General Sports 3d Briefing
×College Basketball
Duke's Blue Devils espn.com climbed to No. 1 in the AP poll after stunning top-ranked Michigan 68-63. Arizona Wildcats espn.com moved into sole possession of first place in the Big 12 with a 73-66 win over Houston. Michigan's Wolverines espn.com entered the NCAA's early bracket preview as the overall No. 1 seed despite the loss.
Winter Olympics
Team USA's men's hockey team bbc.com captured gold with a 2-1 overtime victory over Canada, following the women's team who also beat Canada for their title. Eileen Gu espn.com defended her ski halfpipe title for her sixth Olympic medal across six events. Sweden's curling team bbc.com won gold with a final-stone victory over Switzerland, while Canada defeated Team GB bbc.com in the men's curling final for silver.
Rugby
Ireland reignited their Six Nations title bid bbc.com with a record 42-21 away win over England at Twickenham. Scotland battled back bbc.com to beat Wales 27-25 in Cardiff, scoring three second-half tries. France eased to a bonus-point win bbc.com over Italy 33-8 to take a four-point lead at the top of the table.
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz won the Qatar Open bbc.com inside 50 minutes with a straight-sets victory over Arthur Fils. Jessica Pegula claimed her 10th WTA title bbc.com with a 6-2 6-4 win over Elina Svitolina in Dubai.
Boxing
Ryan Garcia secured the WBC welterweight title bbc.com with a dominant unanimous decision over Mario Barrios in Las Vegas. Leigh Wood outpointed Josh Warrington bbc.com in their rematch at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena. Sandy Ryan became a two-weight world champion bbc.com with a points win over Karla Ramos Zamora.
Golf
Jacob Bridgeman took a six-shot lead espn.com into the final round of the Genesis Invitational with a 7-under. Rory Mc Ilroy finished one shot back bbc.com after a 4-under 67 in Los Angeles.
Cricket
South Africa recovered from a slow start bbc.com to beat defending champions India by 76 runs in their T20 World Cup Super 8 opener. England's bowlers shone bbc.com as they beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by 51 runs after bowling them out for. India condemned Australia bbc.com to their first home series loss since 2017 with a 17-run win in the third T20I.
Athletics
Keely Hodgkinson broke the 23-year-old 800m world record bbc.com after meticulous preparation and training. Megan Keith set a new European 10km record bbc.com, taking one second off Eilish Mc Colgan's previous best.
Motorsport
Tyler Reddick swept the first two NASCAR Cup Series races espn.com of the season, winning in double overtime at Echo Park Speedway. Tom Mc Kibbin received a DP World Tour release bbc.com to play in LIV Golf tournaments.
Other Sports
Luke Littler won the Poland Darts Open bbc.com despite Gian van Veen's nine-dart finish in the final. World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul justified her top billing espn.com by winning the LPGA Thailand tournament. Wakefield Trinity got their Super League season going bbc.com with a win over Huddersfield Giants. Wigan Warriors claimed two wins from two bbc.com with a comfortable victory against Hull FC.
Notable Deaths
Kara Braxton, two-time WNBA champion espn.com and former SEC Freshman of the Year at Georgia, died at age. Minnesota Vikings receiver Rondale Moore bbc.com passed away at.
Legal & Business
Charles Bediako asked the Alabama Supreme Court espn.com for interim injunctive relief to finish the college basketball season with the Crimson Tide. The WNBA players union espn.com stated the league generated enough revenue to trigger revenue sharing. The A-10 fined and reprimanded VCU and St. Louis espn.com following a bench-clearing fracas.
Upcoming Events
Ronnie O'Sullivan signed up for the World Seniors Championship bbc.com at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre in May. England and South Africa postponed their 2027 T20 series bbc.com. Floyd Mayweather announced he's unretiring espn.com after his planned exhibition bout with Mike Tyson."