General Sports 3d Briefing
×College Basketball
No. 1 UConn espn.com completed its 11th undefeated regular season Sunday night, positioning itself nine wins from repeating as national champion. No. 7 Florida espn.com earned at least a share of the Southeastern Conference title with a 111-77 romp over 20th-ranked Arkansas on Saturday night. No. 3 Michigan espn.com defeated No. 10 Illinois 84-70 on Friday night and clinched the Big Ten regular-season title. No. 21 North Carolina espn.com beat No. 12 Duke 74-69 as Elina Aarnisalo scored a career-high 22 points and Nyla Harris had 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter.
Football
Ireland forwards coach Paul O'Connell says it is pleasing to see pre-match plans come to fruition as Ireland aim to build on their Six Nations win over England when they play Wales on Friday. Scotland bbc.com are boosted by the unexpected return of Jack Dempsey to their squad before Saturday's game with Grand Slam-chasing France. Wales bbc.com head coach Steve Tandy has added Cardiff's Keiron Assiratti and Dragons' Ryan Woodman to the squad for their Six Nations clash in Ireland. Ireland bbc.com started their FIH Hockey World Cup qualification campaign brightly with a 5-2 victory over Canada in Santiago.
Cricket
India beat West Indies by five wickets to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, where the hosts will meet England at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sanju Samson bbc.com hit a scintillating unbeaten 97 to guide India to victory. South Africa beat Zimbabwe by five wickets to finish top of Group 1 in the Super 8s and set up a semi-final against New Zealand. Sahibzada Farhan bbc.com hit his second century of the tournament, but Pakistan were knocked out on net run-rate after beating Sri Lanka by five runs.
Tennis
Daniil Medvedev says it is "not how I wanted to win" the Dubai Tennis Championships title after Tallon Griekspoor withdrew because of injury. Medvedev espn.com indicated he's among a small number of athletes trying to leave Dubai as the war in the Middle East has caused a widespread travel shutdown.
Racing
Tyler Reddick became the first driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win the first three races of the season with a victory Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas. 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. Marco Bezzecchi bbc.com won the opening race of the Moto GP season in Thailand as defending champion Marc Marquez retired late on. Brigid Kosgei bbc.com set a new course record of 2:14:29 with a commanding victory at the Tokyo Marathon.
Other Sports
Barry Hawkins bbc.com beat Jack Lisowski 9-5 in the final of the Welsh Open to claim his first title. 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. 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. Hannah Green bbc.com won the LPGA's Women's World Championship in Singapore after her husband stepped in as her caddie.
Six Nations Updates
The Six Nations trophy is to be "retired from ceremonial use" and replaced with a new one after being damaged by fire in an accident during transit. Tadhg Beirne bbc.com insists Ireland must remain focused as attention shifts to Friday's Six Nations game with Wales following a record away win over England.
UFC/MMA
Britain's Lone'er Kavanagh claims the biggest win of his career as he upsets former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in Mexico City. UFC fighters bbc.com including Britain's Tom Aspinall have given their thoughts on the proposed UFC event at the White House on US President Donald Trump's birthday.
GAA
The GAA's Annual Congress at Croke Park was disrupted by a protest calling for the association to cut ties with sponsor Allianz. BBC Sport NI bbc.com takes a look at some of the talking points from the latest round of National League action.
Rugby Union
Ospreys scored a pair of late tries as they earned victory over Ulster in the United Rugby Championship. Munster bbc.com secured a much-needed victory over Zebre in Round 12 of the United Rugby Championship, but they were made to work hard before pulling clear in the second half. Edinburgh battle 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. Connacht bbc.com lifted to a dramatic victory at Dexcom Stadium with Sean Jansen's last-gasp try.
Super League
St Helens' Daryl Clark marked his 350th Super League appearance with two tries in their thumping victory at Catalans Dragons. Warrington Wolves bbc.com made it two wins from two in Super League by withstanding a strong Wakefield Trinity fightback at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. Castleford's Ashton Golding scored on his debut against former club Huddersfield Giants to complete Tigers' first Super League win of the season. York Knights bbc.com claimed another shock win as Danny Richardson's drop-goal earned them victory at Hull FC.
Netball
Nottingham Forest's Tash Pavelin says her side "showed a lot of grit and determination" in their Netball Super League season opener as they beat London Mavericks by one point in a thrilling game.
Other Updates
Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder died early Sunday morning in a single-car crash, according to police. He was. Chad Baker-Mazara espn.com is no longer a member of the men's basketball program at USC, a day after he left the Trojans' loss to Nebraska. Lewis Crocker bbc.com's manager says the IBF welterweight champion's hand injury is "nothing too serious" and expects the Belfast fighter's first title defence to take place as scheduled.