General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Rugby Union
France maintained their Six Nations Grand Slam dream with a bonus-point win over Italy in Lille. Ireland reignited their title bid with a record 42-21 away win over England at Allianz Stadium. Scotland showed "bottle" and "grit" in an "ugly" Cardiff win against Wales, securing their fourth straight victory over the Welsh for the first time in 99 years.
Ice Hockey
Team USA followed the women's team success by beating Canada 2-1 in overtime to win men's ice hockey gold at the Winter Olympics. Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner as the Americans claimed their first Olympic gold in the event since 1980.
Cricket
South Africa recovered from a slow start to beat hosts India by 76 runs in their T20 World Cup Super 8s opener. England claimed a big Super 8 win over Sri Lanka, bowling them out for 95 to secure victory by 51 runs. Phil Salt hit 62 to set up England's win, while Will Jacks delivered again for the team.
Winter Olympics
Eileen Gu defended her Olympic halfpipe gold and shared that her grandmother died. The "Wonder Woman" claimed her sixth Olympic medal in six events across her Winter Games career. Team GB achieved historic firsts and new records at Milan-Cortina 2026, winning three golds for a record-equalling medal haul. Sweden won women's curling gold with their final stone against Switzerland.
Boxing
Ryan Garcia secured his first major title with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Mario Barrios in Las Vegas, becoming the new WBC welterweight champion. The stakes have never been higher for Garcia with Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney waiting in the wings.
Football
Donegal remained clear at the top of Division One with victory over Armagh in Gaelic football action. Wakefield Trinity got their Super League season up and running as two tries from Lachlan Walmsley gave them victory at Huddersfield Giants.
Other Sports
Carlos Alcaraz thrashed Arthur Fils inside 50 minutes to maintain his unbeaten start to 2026 and win the Qatar Open in Doha. Sandy Ryan became a two-weight world champion with a hard-fought points win over Karla Ramos Zamora in Nottingham. Luke Littler ruthlessly swept aside Mike de Decker 6-1 to reach the last 16 at the Poland Darts Open in Krakow.