General Sports 3d Briefing
×Rugby & Soccer
Fin Smith bbc.com is set to start for England as coach Steve Borthwick makes significant changes to the backline for Saturday's Six Nations match against Italy. Meanwhile, former England captain Michael Vaughan believes England have a better spin attack than India and predicts a victory in Thursday's T20 World Cup semi-final bbc.com. Scotland face unbeaten France this weekend with Jack Dempsey's unexpected return bbc.com providing a boost as they aim to keep their Six Nations title hopes alive bbc.com. Ireland's forwards coach Paul O'Connell insists his team won't underestimate Wales when they meet on Friday bbc.com, with Angharad James saying Wales have a Women's World Cup appearance "in their sights" bbc.com.
International Competition
India bbc.com secured a T20 World Cup semi-final showdown with England after a five-wicket victory over West Indies, thanks to Sanju Samson's unbeaten. South Africa finished top of Group 1 in the Super 8s after beating Zimbabwe by five wickets bbc.com, setting up a semi-final against New Zealand bbc.com. Pakistan knocked out as New Zealand reached T20 World Cup semis despite Sahibzada Farhan's superb century bbc.com. Ireland's FIH Hockey World Cup qualification campaign started brightly with a 5-2 victory over Canada bbc.com.
College Basketball
Arizona espn.com clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over Iowa State, while Cameron Boozer and top-ranked Duke overwhelmed NC State to clinch the outright ACC regular-season title espn.com. Duke is now the unanimous No. 1 in the men's AP poll for a record 149th time espn.com. UConn completed its 11th undefeated regular season espn.com and remains the unanimous No. 1 in the women's AP Top 25 espn.com. North Carolina denied Duke the outright ACC women's title with a 74-69 victory espn.com. Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as the No. 1 seeds in the latest women's NCAA tournament projections espn.com.
American Football
Dominiq Ponder espn.com, Colorado's 23-year-old quarterback, died in a single-car crash Sunday. The Colorado Buffaloes mourned their teammate during practice espn.com and later announced defensive assistant Warren Sapp had resigned espn.com. Outside linebacker Khalil Mack will play in 2026 and explore all free agency options after mulling retirement espn.com. Miami (Ohio) athletic director David Sayler challenged Bruce Pearl over what he called "disrespect" after the former Auburn coach said the Red Hawks don't deserve a spot in the NCAA tournament espn.com.
Other Sports
Tyler Reddick espn.com 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, beating Shane Lowry. Barry Hawkins bbc.com won his first Welsh Open title, beating Jack Lisowski 9-5, while Lisowski had earlier beaten John Higgins 6-5 to reach the final bbc.com. Daniil Medvedev bbc.com won the Dubai Tennis Championships title after Tallon Griekspoor withdrew due to injury. The Australian Grand Prix organizers are "really confident" that travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening F1 race bbc.com.