General Sports 3d Briefing
×NCAA Basketball
Top-ranked Duke espn.com overwhelmed NC State 82-64 to clinch the outright ACC regular-season title. Arizona espn.com secured the Big 12 crown with a 73-57 win over Iowa State. UConn espn.com completed its 11th undefeated regular season with a 98-58 rout of Memphis, positioning the Huskies nine wins from repeating as national champions. Florida espn.com earned at least a share of the SEC title with a dominant 111-77 victory over Arkansas.
College Football & Recruiting
Colorado espn.com mourned quarterback Dominiq Ponder at practice after the 23-year-old died in a single-car crash Sunday morning. Duke espn.com leads the 2026 recruiting class rankings, poised for a third straight No. 1 class. USC espn.com announced that leading scorer Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer with the men's basketball program.
International Cricket
England bbc.com faces India in the T20 World Cup semi-final after India defeated West Indies by five wickets to book their spot in Mumbai. South Africa bbc.com beat Zimbabwe by five wickets to finish top of Group 1 and set up a semi-final against New Zealand. Pakistan bbc.com saw fast bowler Haris Rauf named as a marquee player for The Hundred auction.
Rugby Union
Wales bbc.com is being urged to rethink plans to cut a men's professional side by Welsh government politicians. Ireland bbc.com forwards coach Paul O'Connell says the team is "wary but focused" before facing Wales. Scotland bbc.com must get key areas right against unbeaten France in the Six Nations. England bbc.com hooker Jamie George says rugby's relationship with head injuries has changed dramatically during his career.
Formula 1 & Motorsport
Australian Grand Prix organisers bbc.com are "really confident" that Middle East travel chaos won't impact the season opener. Marco Bezzecchi bbc.com won the Moto GP season opener in Thailand as defending champion Marc Marquez retired late in the race. Tyler Reddick espn.com became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win the first three races of a season with victory at Circuit of the Americas.
Golf
Nico Echavarria espn.com shot a 5-under 66 to win at PGA National, beating Shane Lowry after the latter had two double bogeys late. Casey Jarvis espn.com won the South African Open, earning spots in the Masters and Open Championship. Hannah Green bbc.com won the LPGA's Women's World Championship in Singapore with her husband caddying for her.
Tennis & Olympics
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Hunter Armstrong espn.com plans to swim in the PED-friendly Enhanced Games while still pursuing hopes to compete in the 2028 Olympics. Daniil Medvedev espn.com indicated he's among athletes trying to leave Dubai amid Middle East war travel shutdowns.
Winter Sports
Skiing duo Menna Fitzpatrick and Scott Meenagh bbc.com will be Great Britain's flagbearers at the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony. Brigid Kosgei bbc.com set a new Tokyo Marathon course record of 2:14:29 with a commanding victory.
Other Sports
Matthew Brennan bbc.com became the first Briton to win 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. Alyssa Healy bbc.com ended her one-day international career with a stunning 158 as Australia completed a clean sweep in the 50-over series against India.
Hall of Fame & Awards
Former fast bowler John Blain bbc.com is to be reinstated to the Cricket Scotland Hall of Fame following his 2022 suspension. Lando Norris, Luke Littler and the England women's football team bbc.com are among nominees for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards.