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Cricket World Cup Updates

Pakistan got off to a "perfect start" as England opener Phil Salt was out first ball caught by Usman Khan off the bowling of Shaheen Shah Afridi. Liam Dawson then took back-to-back wickets for England to reduce Pakistan to 146-7 in the T20 World Cup Super 8 match. Earlier, Jamie Overton showed "terrific athleticism" to take remove Salman Ali Agha, leaving Pakistan 27-2 in their T20 World Cup Super 8 game in Pallekele.

Football Results

Larne and Linfield played out a 1-1 draw at Inver Park, while Glentoran produced a second half surge to beat Cliftonville 4-0. Ballymena United and Glenavon produced a 2-2 draw in the other match. Meanwhile, Snoop Dogg attended his first Swansea City game, as BBC Sport Wales looks at how the sport-loving American rapper became an investor in the Welsh club.

Tennis News

Australian Open director Craig Tiley has been appointed chief executive of the United States Tennis Association after 13 years at Tennis Australia. In snooker, former Welsh Open champion Shaun Murphy was knocked out in a shock first-round whitewash by China's Chang Bingyu at the Welsh Open.

American Football

The Kansas City Chiefs say they have held positive talks with Travis Kelce over his future but have a plan in place for his retirement. In college football, No. 14 Kansas bounced back from a surprising defeat to hand No. 5 Houston its third straight loss, with Tre White scoring a season-high 23 points.

Basketball Updates

Kentucky coach Mark Pope has been fined $25,000 by the SEC for his "post-game conduct and comments" following his team's 75-74 loss at Auburn on Saturday. For college basketball rankings, Week 3 Top 25 has been released along with the player of the week.

Rugby Union

Cardiff coach Corniel van Zyl holds talks with Benetton about taking over as boss of the United Rugby Championship club next season. Meanwhile, sacked New Zealand coach Scott Robertson will return to rugby by taking charge of the invitational side this summer. Wales have turned to a former Scotland colleague of Steve Tandy to fill their defence coach vacancy in time for the Nations Championship in July.

Winter Sports

Italian biathlete Tommaso Giacomel has minor heart surgery after dropping out when leading the Winter Olympic 15km mass start event last week. Menna Fitzpatrick, Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian, will compete at Milan-Cortina only three months after suffering a significant knee injury. Edinburgh's Davy Zyw speaks of "the tragic beauty" of becoming what is believed to be the first snowsport athlete with motor neurone disease (MND) to compete at the Winter Paralympics.

Mixed Martial Arts

Welsh MMA star Mason Jones takes BBC Sport through a typical day of training in his fight camp. The 30-year-old is excited to fight on home soil after bouts in the United States and France in his last outings in the UFC, as Jones targets UFC London redemption and top 15.

Other Sports

Alyssa Healy begins her final series before retirement with a half-century as Australia ease to victory over India in the one-day series opener. Ireland centre Garry Ringrose says that he feels "lucky" to play alongside the in-form Stuart Mc Closkey in this year's Six Nations. Team GB's silver medal-winning curling team say they will "sit down in the summer" to decide whether they will target a return at the 2030 Winter Olympics in France.

WWE and Entertainment

At the 2002 Survivor Series, six WWE superstars entered the Elimination Chamber. We look back at that night when Styles WWE Hall of Fame-bound, with Elimination Chamber matches set.