General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×Rugby League & Union
Daryl Clark marked his 350th Super League appearance with two tries as St Helens thrashed Catalans Dragons 42-6 in Perpignan. Warrington Wolves made it two wins from two in Super League by withstanding a strong Wakefield Trinity fightback at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. Edinburgh mounted a comeback to beat Scarlets 24-19 and secure a crucial bonus-point win in their United Rugby Championship play-off bid. Connacht stunned United Rugby Championship leaders Glasgow with Sean Jansen's last-gasp try at Dexcom Stadium.
Cricket
Pakistan were knocked out of the T20 World Cup despite Sahibzada Farhan's superb century against Sri Lanka, missing the semi-finals on net run-rate. Farhan hit his second century of the tournament to boost Pakistan's hopes, but they fell short by five runs. Dashun Shanaka hit three sixes in a row for Sri Lanka before failing to score on the last two balls in their narrow loss to Pakistan.
Football
Michigan defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 to clinch the Big Ten regular-season title outright. Cornell stunned Ivy League front-runner Yale with Jake Fiegen's go-ahead three-pointer with one second left, winning 72-69. Miami of Ohio rallied to beat Western Michigan 69-67 on Trey Perry's driving layup with one second remaining, extending their season-opening winning streak to 29 games.
Tennis & Snooker
Daniil Medvedev won the Dubai Tennis Championships title after Tallon Griekspoor withdrew due to injury, saying it was "not how I wanted to win." Barry Hawkins beat Wu Yize 6-4 to reach the Welsh Open final for the second time in his career. John Higgins remains on course for a sixth Welsh Open title after brushing aside Zhou Yuelong in the quarter-finals.
Cycling
Mathieu van der Poel won the men's race at the Omloop het Nieuwsblad, with Dutch compatriot Demi Vollering triumphing in the women's event.
Combat Sports
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander marked his return from injury with 36 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 127-121 in overtime. Lewis Crocker's manager Jamie Conlan said the IBF welterweight champion's hand injury is "nothing too serious" and expects his first title defence against Liam Paro to proceed.
Other Sports
The England Lions squad are "following official advice" in the UAE after Iran launched attacks throughout the Middle East. The GAA's Annual Congress at Croke Park was disrupted by a protest calling for the association to cut ties with sponsor Allianz. Hayley Ladd begins World Cup qualifying with Wales believing last month's move to Crystal Palace came at "the right time." Tadhg Beirne insists Ireland must remain focused ahead of their Six Nations game with Wales following a record away win over England.
UFC & MMA
Carlos Ulberg will face Jiri Prochazka for the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 327 after Alex Pereira vacated his belt. UFC fighters including Britain's Tom Aspinall gave their thoughts on the proposed UFC event at the White House on US President Donald Trump's birthday.
Miscellaneous
The Unrivaled playoffs open Saturday with six teams - Phantom, Laces, Mist, Breeze, Rose and Vinyl - advancing to compete. Cameron Brink revealed she met her fiancé via email, eschewing social media direct messages for unconventional contact. Formula 1's new golden age of celebrity may have just begun as the eighth series of Netflix's hugely popular Drive To Survive is released this weekend."