General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Basketball
Top-10 senior Bruce Branch III has committed to BYU, giving coach Kevin Young his third consecutive recruiting class with a five-star recruit Branch latest 5-star hoops recruit to choose BYU. Arizona clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State on Monday night.
Cricket
Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hopes her England team can create their own "Euros moment" at the home T20 World Cup this summer Sciver-Brunt eyes 'Euros moment'. Former England captain Michael Vaughan says England have a better spin attack than India and he has a "funny feeling" Harry Brook's side will win Thursday's T20 World Cup semi-final England have better spinners.
Football/Soccer
The England women's football team are among the nominees for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards with the winners to be announced in April Norris, Littler and Lionesses up for Laureus awards. Players and officials ran from the court at an ATP Challenger event in the United Arab Emirates when an Iranian drone attack led to a fire breaking out at an oil terminal located about 10km away Players flee and tournament cancelled.
Rugby
Scarlets wing Ellis Mee is in line for a Wales recall in Friday's Six Nations game against Ireland Wales wing Mee set for Six Nations recall. Back row Hanro Liebenberg will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the season to rejoin South African side the Bulls Liebenberg to leave Leicester.
Golf
The USGA announced that the winner of the U.S. Amateur now will receive the Tiger Woods Medal, while the U.S. Junior Amateur champ will get the Tiger Woods Trophy USGA names national amateur awards. LIV's Jon Rahm accused the DP World Tour of attempting to "extort" golfers and said he won't commit to competing in six events on the European tour each season Rahm accuses World Tour.
Other Sports
WNBPA executive committee members Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart wrote a three-page letter to players' union executive director Terri Jackson expressing "serious concerns about how the PA is h" Plum, Stewart question PA's handling. Iowa State is ending its women's gymnastics program, citing a pattern of issues within the program Iowa St. discontinues women's gymnastics. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Hunter Armstrong plans to swim in the PED-friendly Enhanced Games while still pursuing hopes to compete in the 2028 Olympics 2-time gold medalist to swim in Enhanced Games.