General Sports 3d Briefing
×NASCAR & Racing
NASCAR espn.com scrapped the "Promoter's Caution" for this season's All-Star race at Dover Motor Speedway, opting instead for a three-segment, 350-lap competition. The change aims to create more competitive racing and reduce the influence of artificial cautions on the outcome.
Boxing
Daniel Dubois bbc.com is calling his upcoming fight against Fabio Wardley the biggest of his career so far. The world title fight between two of Britain's biggest punchers takes place at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena in May. The tension between the fighters escalated when Dubois bbc.com refused a fist bump from world champion Wardley at a lively news conference in London promoting their bout.
Snooker
Mark Williams bbc.com and Neil Robertson both earned 4-1 wins to progress into the third round of the Welsh Open in Llandudno. Meanwhile, Shaun Murphy bbc.com suffered a shock first-round exit, whitewashed by China's Chang Bingyu. Defending champion Mark Selby bbc.com also fell in the opening round to Jiang Jun. Beau Greaves bbc.com made history with a perfect nine-darter in her Players Championship 6 clash against Mensur Suljovic in Leicester, becoming the first woman to achieve this feat on the PDC Pro Tour.
Cricket
Sri Lanka bbc.com crashed out of the T20 World Cup after collapsing to a 61-run defeat by New Zealand in Colombo. The co-hosts' tournament ended in disappointment as they failed to progress past the group stage. England bbc.com secured their place in the semi-finals with a two-wicket victory over Pakistan, led by Harry Brook's majestic century. Pakistan bbc.com got off to a "perfect start" as England opener Phil Salt was dismissed first ball caught by Usman Khan off the bowling of Shaheen Shah Afridi. England bbc.com reduced Pakistan to 146-7 with Liam Dawson taking back-to-back wickets. Jamie Overton bbc.com showed "terrific athleticism" to take a "fabulous" catch removing Salman Ali Aghi, leaving Pakistan 27-2 in their T20 World Cup Super 8 game in Pallekele.
Rugby Union
Alex Mitchell bbc.com has been ruled out of the remainder of England's Six Nations campaign with a hamstring injury, dealing a blow to their championship hopes. Wales bbc.com are not giving up hope of fly-half Sam Costelow playing again in the Six Nations, but flanker Taine Plumtree is ruled out of the tournament. Corniel van Zyl bbc.com held talks with Benetton about taking over as boss of the United Rugby Championship club next season. Former Scotland full-back Murchie bbc.com is set to join Wales as defence coach in time for the Nations Championship in July. Sacked New Zealand coach Scott Robertson bbc.com will return to rugby by taking charge of the invitational side this summer.
Tennis
Jack Draper bbc.com marked his post-injury return to action on the ATP Tour with a straight-set win over Frenchman Quentin Halys at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Craig Tiley bbc.com, who spent 13 years at Tennis Australia, has been appointed chief executive of the United States Tennis Association.
Winter Sports
Arvid Lindblad bbc.com shared how being shaped by his Indian and Swedish heritage helped him become Britain's youngest F1 driver, revealing he was fixated on reaching F1 from age five. Tommaso Giacomel bbc.com underwent minor heart surgery after dropping out when leading the Winter Olympic 15km mass start event last week. Lindsey Vonn espn.com revealed she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women's downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Menna Fitzpatrick bbc.com, Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian, will compete at Milan-Cortina only three months after suffering a significant knee injury. Davy Zyw bbc.com spoke of "the tragic beauty" of becoming what is believed to be the first snowsport athlete with motor neurone disease (MND) to compete at the Winter Paralympics.
Football (Soccer)
Jackson Page bbc.com has questioned the location of the Welsh Open which is again hosted by north Wales town Llandudno this week, suggesting it "should be in south Wales, 100%". Josh Rock bbc.com said 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 on Thursday. Snoop Dogg bbc.com attended his first Swansea City game, with BBC Sport Wales looking at how the sport-loving American rapper became an investor in the Welsh club.
Basketball
Rookie Kon Knueppel bbc.com became the fastest player to reach 200 three-pointers in NBA history as the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Chicago Bulls 131-99. Cameron Boozer espn.com 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. Tre White espn.com scored a season-high 23 points, and No. 14 Kansas bounced back from a surprising defeat to hand No. 5 Houston its third straight loss.
Mixed Martial Arts
Welsh MMA star Mason Jones bbc.com took BBC Sport through a typical day of training in his fight camp. The 30-year-old bbc.com is excited to fight on home soil after bouts in the United States and France in his last outings in the UFC, targeting UFC London redemption and the top 15 rankings.
Other Sports
Anthony Joshua bbc.com made headlines when the driver of the car involved in a fatal crash with the British heavyweight boxer appeared in court in Nigeria. The case has been adjourned to March. Kara Braxton espn.com, a two-time WNBA champion with the Detroit Shock and former SEC Freshman of the Year at Georgia, has died at the age of.