General Sports 3d Briefing
×Six Nations & Rugby Union
Wales wing Ellis Mee bbc.com is set for a Six Nations recall against Ireland. Scarlets wing Ellis Mee is in line for a Wales recall in Friday's Six Nations game against Ireland. Meanwhile, Scotland received an unexpected boost bbc.com with the return of Jack Dempsey to their squad ahead of Saturday's clash with France. Scotland get unexpected Dempsey boost for France. The Six Nations trophy bbc.com will be replaced after fire damage during transit. Six Nations trophy to be replaced after fire damage. England hooker Jamie George bbc.com says rugby's relationship with head injuries has changed dramatically during his career. England hooker George on rugby's concussion issue. Former England player Anthony Watson revealed bbc.com he cheated a concussion test during the 2017 Lions tour of New Zealand. How Watson 'cheated' Lions concussion test in 2017. Ex-England captain Lewis Moody opened up bbc.com in a new BBC documentary about head injuries. Moody opens up in new BBC documentary. Ben Youngs investigates bbc.com rugby's safety concerns in a new BBC documentary. Ben Youngs Investigates: How Safe Is Rugby?
Cricket & T20 World Cup
India secured a T20 World Cup semi-final bbc.com against England after a five-wicket victory over West Indies. India see off West Indies to book semi-final with England. South Africa produced an unconvincing performance bbc.com with the bat as they beat Zimbabwe by five wickets to set up a semi-final against New Zealand. South Africa set up New Zealand semi-final. England have better spinners bbc.com and can beat India in the semi-final according to Michael Vaughan. England have better spinners and can beat India in semi-final - Vaughan. England Lions squad bbc.com arrived back in the UK following the cancellation of their limited-overs series in the UAE. ECB 'grateful' as England Lions return from cancelled series in UAE. Former fast bowler John Blain bbc.com is to be reinstated to the Cricket Scotland Hall of Fame. Blain reinstated to Cricket Scotland Hall of Fame.
Football & Women's World Cup
Captain Angharad James bbc.com says Wales have a first Women's World Cup "in their sights" as they begin qualifying. Brazil World Cup in Wales' sights - James. The beginning of World Cup qualifying bbc.com means a fresh start for Rhian Wilkinson's Wales. World Cup qualifiers mean fresh start for Wales. England women's football team bbc.com is among the nominees for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards. Norris, Littler and Lionesses up for Laureus awards. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley espn.com said the school is working to help former players return home from Israel. Staley: Working to bring home ex-players in Israel.
Golf & Tennis
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. 2-time gold medalist to swim in Enhanced Games. Nico Echavarria espn.com shot a 5-under 66 to win at PGA National, beating Shane Lowry. Echavarria wins Cognizant after Lowry collapse. Casey Jarvis espn.com won the South African Open, earning spots in the Masters and Open Championship. Jarvis gets Masters, Open spots with S. Africa win. Australia's Hannah Green bbc.com won the LPGA's Women's World Championship in Singapore with her husband as caddie. Green wins LPGA title with husband as caddie. Players and officials ran from the court bbc.com at an ATP Challenger event in the UAE when an Iranian drone attack led to a fire. Players flee and tournament cancelled as drone attack in UAE causes nearby fire.
Motorsport & Formula 1
Italy's Marco Bezzecchi bbc.com won the opening race of the Moto GP season in Thailand as defending champion Marc Marquez retired late. Bezzecchi wins Moto GP opener as Marc Marquez retires. Australian Grand Prix organisers bbc.com are "really confident" travel chaos caused by Middle East conflict will not impact the opening F1 race. No impact on Australian GP despite Middle East travel disruption. As Formula 1 steps into a new era bbc.com with new rules, cars, engines and an 11th team, BBC Sport breaks down the changes for 2026. New era of Formula 1 - what is changing in 2026? Ahead of the dawn of what is arguably F1's biggest-ever rules shake-up espn.com with all-new cars and engines, just how important will the Australian Grand Prix be? Australian Grand Prix: Does winning first race of F1's new era guarantee title? BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson bbc.com answers questions before the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Should we have high hopes for Hamilton and Ferrari? F1 Q&A. Harry Benjamin, Jennie Gow and guests bbc.co.uk look forward to the new F1 season on The Chequered Flag Podcast. The Chequered Flag Podcast.
College Basketball & NCAA
No. 2 Arizona espn.com clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State. Arizona wins Big; Lloyd calls out 'soft' narrative. Star freshman Cameron Boozer espn.com and top-ranked Duke overwhelmed NC State to clinch the outright ACC regular-season title. Boozer, Duke 'show fight' in securing ACC title. Duke takes the No. 1 spot espn.com in the Associated Press men's college basketball poll for a record 149th time. Duke No. 1 in men's AP poll for record 149th time. UConn completed its 11th undefeated regular season espn.com Sunday night, positioning itself nine wins from repeating as national champion. UConn finishes off perfect 31-0 regular season. Elina Aarnisalo scored a career-high 22 points espn.com and Nyla Harris had 19 points as No. 21 North Carolina beat No. 12 Duke 74-69. UNC denies Duke outright ACC women's title. No. 7 Florida espn.com earned at least a share of the Southeastern Conference title with a 111-77 romp over 20th-ranked Arkansas. Gators win 9th straight, clinch share of SEC title. Texas joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina espn.com as the No. 1 seeds in the women's NCAA basketball tournament's latest projections. UT joins No. 1s in women's NCAA seed projections.
Winter Sports & Paralympics
Skiing duo Menna Fitzpatrick and Scott Meenagh bbc.com will be Great Britain's flagbearers at the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony. Ski duo named GB's Winter Paralympics flagbearers. Britain's Lone'er Kavanagh bbc.com claims the biggest win of his career as he upsets former UFC flyweight champion Brandon Moreno in Mexico City. Britain's Kavanagh stuns ex-champion Moreno with three weeks' preparation.
Other Sports
Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder espn.com died early Sunday morning in a single-car crash, according to police. He was. Colorado QB Ponder dies in single-car crash at. The Colorado Buffaloes mourned teammate Dominiq Ponder espn.com at practice after his death. Buffs opt to practice, mourn QB after fatal crash. 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 at Circuit of the Americas. Reddick wins 3rd straight to make NASCAR history. 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. Brennan follows Cavendish with victory in Belgium. Kenya's Brigid Kosgei bbc.com set a new course record of 2:14:29 with a commanding victory at the Tokyo Marathon. Kosgei wins Tokyo Marathon in record time. Alyssa Healy bbc.com ends her one-day international career with a stunning 158 as Australia complete a clean sweep in the 50-over series against India. He