General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Rugby Updates
England has been assessed as worse than Wales at the halfway stage of the Six Nations, according to Rugby Special analysts John Barclay and Sam Warburton. Meanwhile, Cardiff coach Corniel van Zyl is holding talks with Benetton about taking over as boss of the United Rugby Championship club next season. In other coaching news, Scott Robertson will return to rugby by taking charge of the Barbarians invitational side this summer after being sacked as New Zealand coach.
Basketball Highlights
Rookie Knueppel becomes the fastest player to reach 200 three-pointers in NBA history as the Charlotte Hornets defeat the Chicago Bulls 131-99. In college basketball, Cameron Boozer had 24 points and 13 rebounds as No. 1 Duke beat Notre Dame 100-56 on Tuesday night, handing the Irish their worst home loss since 1898. The SEC has fined Kentucky coach Mark Pope $25,000 for his "post-game conduct and comments" following his team's 75-74 loss at Auburn on Saturday.
Football Focus
Northern Ireland's Josh Rock says he didn't expect his first Premier League appearance to be as soon as it has been ahead of playing his first night in Belfast. Despite an ownership change looming, Seahawks GM John Schneider said it will be "business as usual" for the team during the offseason. In Cleveland, both Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson are in the mix to be the Browns' starter, but GM Andrew Berry noted the decision doesn't need to be made soon.
Cricket World
Harry Brook scored a majestic century to lead England into the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a two-wicket victory over Pakistan. Pakistan got off to a "perfect start" when 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, while Jamie Overton showed "terrific athleticism" to take a catch that removed Salman Ali Agha to leave Pakistan 27-2.
Other Sports News
Arvid Lindblad, Britain's youngest F1 driver, tells BBC Sport about being shaped by his Indian and Swedish heritage and how he was fixated on reaching F1 from aged five. At the Welsh Open, Kyren Wilson makes a trick shot on the final black to win his match against Liu Hongyu, while Chang Bingyu knocks out former Welsh Open champion Shaun Murphy in a shock first-round whitewash. In tennis, Craig Tiley is appointed chief executive of the United States Tennis Association after 13 years at Tennis Australia. Tommaso Giacomel, the Italian biathlete, has minor heart surgery after dropping out when leading the Winter Olympic 15km mass start event last week. In cricket, 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. Meanwhile, 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.