General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Rugby & Six Nations
Nick Timoney is handed his first Six Nations start as Ireland make five changes for Friday's clash against Wales. Ellis Mee earns a Wales recall while a potential new cap waits on the bench. Hanro Liebenberg will leave Leicester Tigers at season's end to rejoin South Africa's Bulls. Dave Rennie becomes the first Pasifika heritage coach to lead New Zealand's All Blacks as they target a fourth World Cup.
Cricket & T20 World Cup
South Africa enter their semi-final against New Zealand as the only unbeaten team left, prompting questions about whether it's time to trust them as World Cup favourites despite past disappointments. New Zealand suffered an extraordinary drop when Glenn Phillips spilled a routine catch after David Miller found him near the boundary. Cole McConchie delivered a devastating blow by taking two wickets in two balls to remove Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton in the semi-final. England captain Harry Brook says "unity" has driven the team to the T20 World Cup semi-finals, insisting they don't need a perfect performance to win. Nat Sciver-Brunt hopes her England team can create their own "Euros moment" at the home T20 World Cup this summer.
College Basketball & Football
Kaiya Wynn is leaving the Tennessee women's basketball program, calling what she felt was a slight on senior day a "breaking point." Miami (Ohio) extended their season-opening winning streak to 30 games with a 74-72 victory over Toledo, closing within one win of a perfect regular season. Bruce Branch III, a top-10 senior, has committed to BYU, giving coach Kevin Young his third consecutive recruiting class with a five-star recruit. Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley tried to keep focus on his players after an upset win over No. 14 Kansas in what could be his final home game with the Sun Devils.
Golf & Tennis
Jupiter Links beat The Bay 9-6 to make the TGL postseason. The USGA announced that the U.S. Amateur winner will now receive the Tiger Woods Medal while the U.S. Junior Amateur champ gets the Tiger Woods Trophy. 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.
Winter Sports & Paralympics
Welsh Para-alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick says it feels "really special" to be at her third Winter Paralympic Games after a "rollercoaster" of a year. Former fast bowler John Blain is to be reinstated to the Cricket Scotland Hall of Fame following his suspension in July 2022.
Combat Sports
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. Jade Jones says her journey from reaching the pinnacle of taekwondo to being at the bottom of boxing has been a "humbling" one as she prepares for her boxing debut against Egypt Criss on March 7. Steve Thompson speaks to former England team-mate Ben Youngs about his early onset dementia, revealing he struggles to recognise himself in memories of the World Cup win.
Other Sports News
Three athletes who were led off course when leading the US half marathon championship will receive compensation after ultimately finishing well outside the top three. Iowa State is ending its women's gymnastics program, with the AD calling it "the right decision for our athletics program and our student athletes." England Lions squad and staff arrived back in the UK following the cancellation of their limited-overs series against Pakistan Shaheens in the UAE. 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 handling CBA talks." Para-powerlifter Hope Gordon discusses her Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games aims, aiming to turn bad memories into good ones.