General Sports 3d Briefing
×Cricket Highlights
England's bowlers bbc.com dominated Sri Lanka with a 51-run victory in their T20 World Cup Super 8 opener, bowling the co-hosts out for just. South Africa bbc.com recovered from a slow start to beat hosts India by 76 runs in their Super 8s opener, while New Zealand and Pakistan bbc.com saw their Super Eight match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain.
Winter Olympics Wrap
Team GB bbc.com returned home after a record-equalling medal haul at Milan-Cortina 2026, securing three golds and celebrating historic achievements. Eileen Gu espn.com defended her Olympic halfpipe gold before sharing that her grandmother had died. Italy espn.com passed the Olympic torch to France during a dazzling closing ceremony that wrapped up two unforgettable weeks of competition.
Rugby Union
Scotland bbc.com battled back for a thrilling Six Nations win over Wales in Cardiff, while Ireland bbc.com delivered a record home defeat to England at Twickenham. France bbc.com eased to a bonus-point win over Italy in Lille, scoring five tries to take a four-point lead at the top of the table. Wales bbc.com turned to a former Scotland colleague of Steve Tandy to fill their defence coach vacancy ahead of the Nations Championship in July.
College Basketball
Michigan espn.com entered the NCAA tournament men's basketball selection committee's bracket preview as the overall No. 1 seed, followed by Duke espn.com and Arizona. Kansas espn.com bounced back from a surprising defeat to hand No. 5 Houston its third straight loss, while Arizona espn.com toppled second-ranked Houston 73-66 to move into sole possession of first place in the Big. UCLA espn.com authored a 23-point rally to beat No. 10 Illinois in overtime, marking the program's largest comeback since 2008.
Tennis Updates
Jack Draper bbc.com marked his post-injury return to the ATP Tour with a straight-set win over Frenchman Quentin Halys at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Jessica Pegula bbc.com beat Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-4 to win the Dubai Tennis Championships, saying she couldn't have asked for a better start to 2026. Carlos Alcaraz bbc.com thrashed Arthur Fils inside 50 minutes to maintain his unbeaten start to 2026 and win the Qatar Open in Doha.
Combat Sports
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao espn.com will meet again in a professional boxing rematch September 19 at the Sphere in Las Vegas, eleven years after their first fight. Sean Strickland espn.com scored his first stoppage victory in more than two years, finishing Anthony Hernandez in the third round before calling for champion Khamzat Chimaev. Leigh Wood bbc.com comfortably outpointed Josh Warrington in their rematch at Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena.
Football News
Snoop Dogg bbc.com attended his first Swansea City game as BBC Sport Wales examined how the American rapper became an investor in the Welsh club. Tyler Reddick espn.com became the first driver in 17 years to sweep the first two races of a NASCAR Cup Series season, winning in double overtime at Echo Park Speedway. The WNBA espn.com told the union and its teams that a new CBA should be agreed to by March 10 for the 2026 schedule not to be impacted.
Miscellaneous Sports
Chang Bingyu bbc.com hit four centuries in a row in an "utterly extraordinary" display against Shaun Murphy at the Welsh Open. Zhao Xintong bbc.com claimed the final four frames to beat John Higgins 10-7 and win the Players Championship in Telford. World champion Luke Littler bbc.com ruthlessly swept aside Mike de Decker 6-1 to reach the last 16 at the Poland Darts Open in Krakow.