General Sports 3d Briefing
×Rugby Union
Connacht bbc.com stunned United Rugby Championship leaders Glasgow with a last-gasp try from Sean Jansen at Dexcom Stadium. Cardiff bbc.com boosted their URC play-off bid by ending champions Leinster's 11-game winning streak at the Arms Park. Edinburgh bbc.com battled past a spirited Scarlets side 24-19 to secure a crucial bonus-point win in their bid to reach the United Rugby Championship play-offs.
Cricket
South Africa bbc.com put on an impressive run chase to beat West Indies by nine wickets with 3.5 overs to spare, qualifying for the T20 World Cup semi-finals. India bbc.com saw Abhishek Sharma return to form with a half-century off 26 balls in their T20 World Cup Super 8s match against Zimbabwe. England bbc.com secured an unlikely four-wicket win over New Zealand in a nail-biting finish at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, with Rehan Ahmed and Will Jacks leading the charge.
Super League
St Helens bbc.com thrashed Catalans Dragons with Daryl Clark marking his 350th Super League appearance with two tries. Warrington bbc.com made it two wins from two in Super League by withstanding a strong Wakefield Trinity fightback at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. Castleford bbc.com completed their first Super League win of the season with Ashton Golding scoring on his debut against former club Huddersfield Giants.
Football
Michigan espn.com defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 on Friday night and clinched the Big Ten regular-season title. Cornell espn.com upset first-place Yale 72-69 in an Ivy League thriller when Jake Fiegen hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with one second left. Miami of Ohio espn.com rallied to beat Western Michigan 69-67 to extend its season-opening winning streak to 29 games.
Tennis
Daniil Medvedev bbc.com said it is "not how I wanted to win" the Dubai Tennis Championships title after Tallon Griekspoor withdrew because of injury. Katie Boulter bbc.com reached the quarter-finals of the Merida Open in Mexico as Camila Osorio retired with injury.
Golf
Italian golfer Andrea Pavan bbc.com says he has "a lot of rehab and hard work" ahead of him after falling multiple floors down an open lift shaft before the start of the South African Open.
MMA & Combat Sports
Brandon Moreno espn.com believes he can still be a three-time champion ten years into his UFC career. Britain's Lone'er Kavanagh bbc.com called facing former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in Mexico City on Saturday a "legendary moment" in his career.
Basketball
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bbc.com marked his return from injury with 36 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 127-121 in overtime. The San Antonio Spurs bbc.com extended their winning run as Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder lost at the Detroit Pistons.
Motorsport
Formula 1's bbc.com 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. Cadillac and Audi bbc.com enter F1 with the ultimate goal of becoming world champions, both knowing they have some way to go before achieving that aim.
Other Sports
Mathieu van der Poel bbc.com won the men's race at the Omloop het Nieuwsblad, with Dutch compatriot Demi Vollering triumphing in the women's event. Barry Hawkins bbc.com beat Wu Yize 6-4 to reach the Welsh Open final for the second time in his career. John Higgins bbc.com remains on course for a sixth Welsh Open title after brushing aside Zhou Yuelong in the quarter-finals.
International News
The GAA's Annual Congress bbc.com at Croke Park was disrupted by a protest calling for the association to cut ties with sponsor Allianz. The England Lions squad bbc.com are "following official advice" in the UAE after Iran launched attacks throughout the Middle East.