General Sports 24-Hour Briefing
×MMA & Combat Sports
Francis Ngannou will return to action on May 16 as part of Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions' inaugural MMA fight card headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano. Meanwhile, Jai Opetaia could be stripped of his IBF cruiserweight belt after defeating Brandon Glanton to win the inaugural Zuffa World cruiserweight title.
College Basketball
West Virginia avenged two regular-season losses to No. 10 TCU by beating the reigning Big 12 tournament champion 62-53 in the conference title game Sunday. UCLA rolled past No. 9 Iowa 96-45 to win its second straight Big Ten tournament crown. Queens University earned an NCAA berth in its first year of eligibility with a 98-93 win over Central Arkansas. Texas sprinted to a 14-0 lead against No. 3 South Carolina en route to the Longhorns' first women's SEC tournament title. Duke rallied to win its second straight women's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title, beating No. 12 Louisville 70-65 in overtime.
Racing & Motorsports
Ryan Blaney completed a Team Penske sweep at Phoenix Raceway by winning the Cup Series race Sunday. Luke Littler successfully defended his UK Open title, beating James Wade in the final in Minehead. Jacob Kiplimo regained the world half-marathon record as he claimed victory in Lisbon on Sunday.
Rugby & Football
Wales hope Tottenham defender Ashley Phillips could boost their World Cup qualifying hopes, if they can persuade the 20-year-old to switch allegiance from England. Scotland will be without first-choice second-row pair Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings, winger Duhan van der Merwe and three others in Dublin. Ireland clinched a place in the Hockey World Cup finals with a dramatic shootout win over Japan to finish third at the qualification tournament in Santiago. England's men won their Hockey World Cup qualification tournament with a 4-1 victory over Pakistan in the final in Egypt.
Tennis & Golf
Akshay Bhatia beat fellow American Daniel Berger on the first sudden death play-off hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. Emma Raducanu won only 11 points in the first set as Amanda Anisimova won 6-1 6-1 to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells.
Ice Hockey & Winter Sports
Britain's Sky Brown became a skateboarding world champion for the second time after winning gold in a rain-disrupted park event in Brazil. Varvara Voronchikhina won the first Paralympic gold medal for Russia since 2014 with victory in the standing super G.
Baseball & American Football
Georgia Tech has fired men's basketball coach Damon Stoudamire, ending his tenure at the school after three seasons. Boston College has fired coach Earl Grant, ending his five-year run at the school.
Other Sports
Leicester Tigers overpowered defending champions Bath to set up a Prem Rugby Cup final meeting with Exeter at Welford Road. Hull KR got up and running in 2026 with a 32-6 victory at winless Huddersfield Giants. Northern Iowa defeated UIC 84-69 to win the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and earn an automatic NCAA bid.