General Sports 3d Briefing
×Cricket
India secured a T20 World Cup semi-final against England after a five-wicket victory over West Indies, with Sanju Samson's unbeaten 97 proving decisive bbc.com. South Africa topped Group 1 with a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe, setting up a semi-final against New Zealand bbc.com. Pakistan's hopes ended despite Sahibzada Farhan's century against Sri Lanka, as they missed out on net run-rate bbc.com. England completed a thrilling four-wicket win over New Zealand, with Rehan Ahmed and Will Jacks leading the charge bbc.com. Jos Buttler's struggles continued with a two-ball duck against New Zealand bbc.com.
Rugby
Ospreys scored late tries to beat Ulster in the United Rugby Championship bbc.com. Munster needed a second-half surge to overcome Zebre bbc.com. Connacht stunned Glasgow with a last-gasp try from Sean Jansen bbc.com. Edinburgh battled past Scarlets 24-19 for a bonus-point win bbc.com. Cardiff ended Leinster's 11-game winning streak at the Arms Park bbc.com. Cardiff's Keiron Assiratti and Dragons' Ryan Woodman joined Wales' Six Nations squad bbc.com. Tadhg Beirne insists Ireland must stay focused ahead of their Six Nations clash with Wales bbc.com.
Football
No. 7 Florida clinched at least a share of the SEC title with a dominant 111-77 win over No. 20 Arkansas espn.com. No. 21 North Carolina denied No. 12 Duke an outright ACC women's title with a 74-69 victory espn.com. Michigan clinched the Big Ten regular-season title with an 84-70 win over No. 10 Illinois espn.com. Cornell upset first-place Yale 72-69 on Jake Fiegen's last-second three-pointer espn.com. Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds in women's NCAA tournament projections espn.com.
Snooker
Barry Hawkins claimed his first Welsh Open title with a 9-5 victory over Jack Lisowski bbc.com. Lisowski had earlier beaten four-time world champion John Higgins 6-5 to reach the final bbc.com. Higgins remains on course for a sixth Welsh Open title after beating Zhou Yuelong bbc.com.
Golf
Casey Jarvis shot a 3-under 67 to win the South African Open, earning spots in the Masters and Open Championship espn.com. Italian golfer Andrea Pavan suffered serious injuries after falling down an open lift shaft before the tournament bbc.com.
Tennis
Daniil Medvedev won the Dubai Tennis Championships title after Tallon Griekspoor withdrew due to injury bbc.com.
Motorsport
Marco Bezzecchi won the Moto GP season opener in Thailand as defending champion Marc Marquez retired late bbc.com. Cadillac and Audi entered F1 with ambitions of becoming world champions bbc.com.
Athletics
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei set a new Tokyo Marathon course record of 2:14:29 bbc.com. The women's US Half Marathon Championship in Atlanta ended in controversy when a guide vehicle took leaders the wrong way bbc.com.
Cycling
Matthew Brennan became the first Briton since Sir Mark Cavendish to win Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne bbc.com. Mathieu van der Poel won the men's Omloop het Nieuwsblad, with Dutch compatriot Demi Vollering triumphing in the women's race bbc.com.
Combat Sports
Britain's Lone'er Kavanagh scored the biggest win of his career by upsetting former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in Mexico City bbc.com. Lewis Crocker's manager said the IBF welterweight champion's hand injury is "nothing too serious" bbc.com.
Ice Hockey
Alyssa Healy ended her one-day international career with a stunning 158 as Australia completed a clean sweep of their series against India bbc.com. Hilary Knight appeared on "Saturday Night Live" alongside U.S. women's hockey teammates espn.com.
Basketball
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander marked his return from injury with 36 points in the Thunder's 127-121 overtime win over the Nuggets bbc.com. Colorado defensive assistant Warren Sapp resigned to "pursue other opportunities" espn.com.
Netball
Nottingham Forest's Tash Pavelin praised her side's "grit and determination" in a thrilling 60-59 season-opening win over London Mavericks bbc.com.
Super League
St Helens thrashed Catalans Dragons with Daryl Clark marking his 350th appearance with two tries bbc.com. Warrington Wolves made it two wins from two by withstanding a Wakefield Trinity fightback bbc.com. Castleford completed their first Super League win of the season against Huddersfield Giants bbc.com. York Knights claimed another shock win with Danny Richardson's drop-goal against Hull FC bbc.com. Wigan Warriors won their opening three Super League games as they target regaining the title bbc.com.
GAA
Donegal rolled on while Derry surged in the latest National League action bbc.com. The GAA's Annual Congress at Croke Park was disrupted by a protest calling for the association to cut ties with sponsor Allianz bbc.com.
Other Sports
England Lions are "following official advice" in the UAE after Iran launched attacks in the Middle East bbc.com. Scarlets back Blair Murray is confident he can win back his starting spot with Wales despite size concerns bbc.com. Reading West Indians RUFC inspired generations of black players after being created in the 1970s bbc.com.