General Sports 3d Briefing
×Golf & Tennis
Jon Rahm espn.com accused the DP World Tour of attempting to "extort" golfers and said he won't commit to competing in six events on the European tour each season. 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.
College Basketball
Cameron Boozer espn.com and top-ranked Duke overwhelmed NC State on Monday night to clinch the outright ACC regular-season title. Elina Aarnisalo espn.com scored a career-high 22 points and Nyla Harris had 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 21 North Carolina beat No. 12 Duke 74-69. No. 19 Miami (Ohio) espn.com closed within a victory of a perfect regular season with a 74-72 win over Toledo on Tuesday night that extended the Red Hawks' season-opening winning streak to 30 games. Arizona espn.com clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State on Monday night. UConn espn.com completed its 11th undefeated regular season Sunday night, positioning itself nine wins from repeating as national champion.
Cricket & Rugby
England bbc.com captain Harry Brook says the team does not need to produce the perfect performance to win the T20 World Cup and "unity" has driven the team to the semi-finals. South Africa bbc.com are the only unbeaten team left at the T20 World Cup and go into their semi-final against New Zealand as favourites. New Zealand's Cole McConchie bbc.com takes two wickets in two balls to remove South Africa's Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton in their T20 World Cup semi-final. Ireland bbc.com head coach Andy Farrell makes five changes to his XV for Friday's match against Wales in Dublin. Nick Timoney bbc.com is unconcerned whether he starts against Wales on Friday or is used as a replacement, but will be ready whatever his role may be.
Combat Sports
Aryna Sabalenka espn.com announced her engagement to Georgios Frangulis, with the news drawing congratulations from players like Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Amanda Anisimova. Jade Jones bbc.com says her journey from reaching the pinnacle of taekwondo to being at the bottom of boxing has been a "humbling" one as she prepares for her boxing debut against Egypt Criss on 7 March. 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.
Motorsports
George Russell bbc.com has had to be satisfied with proving himself against his team-mate, but he may now have a car with which he can challenge for the title. The Australian Grand Prix espn.com starts have always held the potential for chaos, but this year there's almost guaranteed drama when the lights go out in Australia on Sunday. Aston Martin's F1 super team espn.com heads to Australia in disarray after Fernando Alonso described Martin as the "team of the future." Australian Grand Prix organisers bbc.com are "really confident" the travel chaos caused by the conflict in the Middle East will not impact the opening Formula 1 race of the season.
Winter Sports
Welsh Para-alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick bbc.com says it feels "really special" to be at her third Winter Paralympic games after a "rollercoaster" of a year. Skiing duo Menna Fitzpatrick and Scott Meenagh bbc.com will be Great Britain's flagbearers at the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony on Friday.
Soccer
Captain Angharad James bbc.com says Wales have a first Women's World Cup "in their sights" as they set out on the long road to Brazil in the Czech Republic on Tuesday. England women's football team bbc.com are among the nominees for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards with the winners to be announced in April.
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. Barry Hawkins bbc.com dominated the afternoon session to win his first Welsh Open title, beating Jack Lisowski 9-5 in the final. Three athletes bbc.com who were led off course when leading the US half marathon championship will receive compensation after ultimately finishing well outside the top three.