General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Rugby Union
Scotland annihilated French Grand Slam dreams with a stunning seven-try victory at Murrayfield that blows the Six Nations championship wide open. Captain Sione Tuipulotu said they have "one more week to finish the job" as they target an unlikely Six Nations triumph. Early tries from Darcy Graham and Kyle Steyn helped extend Scotland's lead to 33-14 over France, with Steyn intercepting an Antoine Dupont pass for his second try of the afternoon.
England spiraled to another Six Nations defeat which raises far-reaching questions about their direction 18 months out from the Rugby World Cup. The loss to Italy plunges England into crisis, with BBC Sport examining whether they could finally lose to Italy in Rome, where they have never lost. Meanwhile, Ireland kept alive their slim hopes of reclaiming the Six Nations title with a bonus-point victory over spirited Wales in Dublin. May Campbell starred with three tries as she helped Saracens back to the top of the Premiership Women's Rugby table with a 43-26 win at Harlequins.
Winter Sports
Steve Emt shared his incredible story from UConn basketball to three-time Paralympian after being paralyzed in a car accident at. Then he discovered his immense skill in Paralympic curling. At the Winter Paralympics, para-alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina won Russia's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Games with downhill bronze. Fred Warburton took up ski racing in a bid to impress his Italian father-in-law - now he is competing for Great Britain at the Winter Paralympics.
Golf
Rory McIlroy withdrew from the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday when he felt muscle spasms in his back that were not going away. A back injury also saw McIlroy withdraw from the event in Orlando before the third round. Olympic figure skating gold medalist Alysa Liu has withdrawn from the world championships later this month.
Cycling
Four-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar soloed to victory as he wins the Strade Bianche for a record fourth time. The race saw dramatic developments as Thomas Detry was among eight players from LIV Golf stuck in the Middle East amid the Israeli-U.S. attacks on Iran. Jon Rahm arranged a flight to get them to Hong Kong for the LIV event.
Football
Victor Wembanyama enjoyed "one of the best wins" of his career as he helped the San Antonio Spurs make a 25-point comeback against the Los Angeles Clippers. In Super League action, Wigan Warriors ran in four tries in 14 minutes as they overpowered Toulouse Olympique to maintain their 100% winning start to their season. Warrington Wolves also maintained their perfect start by holding off a spirited York Knights side in a high-scoring encounter.
College Sports
Miami (Ohio) finished the regular season as the only unbeaten team in Division I men's basketball, winning 110-108 in overtime over Ohio. Vanderbilt's slim hopes for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament all but ended with Friday night's 89-78 defeat to Ole Miss, a loss that included head coach Shea Ralph getting ejected for arguing. President Donald Trump says he will write an executive order within a week that will "solve all of the problems" brought forth in an unprecedented meeting at the White House to address the future of college sports.
Basketball
St. Bonaventure head coach Mark Schmidt is expected to retire after this season, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel. Schmidt, is the all-time wins leader in program history. The Tar Heels will miss star freshman Caleb Wilson as the stakes rise, but his draft stock shouldn't plummet.
Other Sports
In tennis, Hungary's Panna Udvardy says she was sent "disturbing" messages including a picture of a gun, warning her family would be harmed unless she lost a match. Former world 100m champion Fred Kerley is banned for two years for an anti-doping whereabouts violation. In MMA, Max Holloway talks about his trademark 'point-down' before facing Charles Oliveira for the BMF title at UFC 276 in Las Vegas. In cricket, captain Mitchell Santner says New Zealand are keen to "break hearts" in the T20 World Cup final against all-conquering India.