General Sports 3d Briefing
×College Basketball
Michigan espn.com secured the Big Ten regular-season title with a dominant 84-70 win over No. 10 Illinois. Meanwhile, No. 7 Florida espn.com clinched at least a share of the SEC title with a 111-77 blowout of No. 20 Arkansas. No. 21 North Carolina espn.com kept its NCAA tournament hopes alive by stunning No. 12 Duke 74-69, with Elina Aarnisalo scoring a career-high 22 points. USC espn.com announced that leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer with the men's basketball program, a day after he left the Trojans' loss to Nebraska.
NFL & College Football
Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder espn.com died early Sunday morning in a single-car crash at age. The Buffs espn.com also announced that defensive assistant Warren Sapp resigned to "pursue other opportunities," with Chris Marve promoted to defensive coordinator. Michigan's L.J. Cason espn.com suffered a torn right ACL and will miss the rest of the season after emerging as one of the premier backup guards in college basketball.
Motor Sports
Tyler Reddick espn.com made NASCAR Cup Series history by becoming the first driver to win the first three races of the season with victory at Circuit of the Americas. Marco Bezzecchi bbc.com won the Moto GP season opener in Thailand as defending champion Marc Marquez retired late in the race. Brigid Kosgei bbc.com set a new course record of 2:14:29 with a commanding victory at the Tokyo Marathon.
Tennis & Golf
Daniil Medvedev bbc.com won the Dubai Tennis Championships title after Tallon Griekspoor withdrew due to injury. Nico Echavarria espn.com shot a 5-under 66 on Sunday to win at PGA National, finishing at 17-under 267 and beating Shane Lowry, who had two double bogeys in his final round. Casey Jarvis espn.com shot a 3-under 67 to win the South African Open on the DP World Tour, earning a spot in the Masters and the Open Championship later this year.
Rugby Union
Wales head coach Rhian Wilkinson bbc.com intends to continue rotating her goalkeepers during Wales' Women's World Cup qualifying campaign. Wales bbc.com added Cardiff's Keiron Assiratti and Dragons' Ryan Woodman to Steve Tandy's Six Nations squad ahead of their game with Ireland. Ospreys bbc.com scored a pair of late tries to earn victory over Ulster in the United Rugby Championship, while Munster bbc.com secured a much-needed win over Zebre but were made to work hard before pulling clear in the second half. Connacht bbc.com stunned URC leaders Glasgow with Sean Jansen's last-gasp try at Dexcom Stadium.
Soccer & Other Sports
Nottingham Forest bbc.com showed "grit and determination" in their Netball Super League season opener, beating London Mavericks by one point in a thrilling game. Cardiff bbc.com boosted their URC play-off bid by ending champions Leinster's 11-game winning streak at the Arms Park. St Helens bbc.com thrashed Catalans Dragons in Perpignan as Daryl Clark marked his 350th Super League appearance with two tries. Warrington Wolves bbc.com made it two wins from two in Super League by withstanding a strong Wakefield Trinity fightback.
International Cricket
India bbc.com beat West Indies by five wickets to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals, where they'll face England. South Africa bbc.com beat Zimbabwe by five wickets to finish top of Group 1 in the Super 8s and set up a semi-final against New Zealand. Pakistan bbc.com beat Sri Lanka by five runs in the T20 World Cup Super 8s but missed out on a semi-final spot on net run-rate despite Sahibzada Farhan's superb century. England bbc.com secured an unlikely four-wicket win over New Zealand in a nail-biting finish in Colombo, led by Rehan Ahmed and Will Jacks.
Combat Sports & MMA
Britain's Lone'er Kavanagh bbc.com claimed the biggest win of his career by upsetting former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in Mexico City. Lewis Crocker bbc.com suffered a hand injury that his manager says is "nothing too serious," with the Belfast fighter's first title defence against Liam Paro still expected to take place. Ten years into his UFC career, Brandon Moreno espn.com still believes he can become a three-time champion with one more run at the flyweight title.
Formula 1 & Motorsport
Australian Grand Prix organisers are "really confident" that travel chaos caused by the Middle East conflict will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season. As Formula 1 steps into a new era with new rules, cars, engines and the addition of an 11th team, BBC Sport breaks down the changes for 2026. With the 2026 F1 season ushering in a new era of cars and regulations, make your predictions for how the drivers' and constructors' championships will finish.
Other Notable Sports
Matthew Brennan bbc.com became the first Briton to win the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne one-day race in Belgium since cycling great Sir Mark Cavendish. Barry Hawkins bbc.com won his first Welsh Open title, beating Jack Lisowski 9-5 in the final after a dominant afternoon session. The women's US Half Marathon Championship race in Atlanta ended in controversy after a guide vehicle took the leading athletes the wrong way.