General Sports 3d Briefing
×Rugby Union
England full-back Elliot Daly bbc.com believes the team are not far from rediscovering the form that produced a 12-match winning streak. Ireland forwards coach Paul O'Connell bbc.com says it's pleasing to see pre-match plans come to fruition as Ireland aim to build on their Six Nations win over England. England hooker Jamie George bbc.com says rugby's relationship with head injuries has changed dramatically during his career. Former England player Anthony Watson bbc.com revealed he cheated a concussion test during the 2017 Lions tour of New Zealand to continue playing. Ex-England captain Lewis Moody bbc.com told former team-mate Ben Youngs he was "very aware" of the risks posed during his career. Ben Youngs bbc.com, England's most-capped men's player, looks into concussion and brain injuries in rugby.
Cricket
Captain Harry Brook bbc.com says England do not need to produce the perfect performance to win the T20 World Cup, with "unity" driving the team to the semi-finals. South Africa's Cole McConchie bbc.com took two wickets in two balls to remove Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton in their T20 World Cup semi-final. Former England captain Michael Vaughan bbc.com says England have a better spin attack than India and has a "funny feeling" Harry Brook's side will win Thursday's T20 World Cup semi-final. England have some reasons for hope bbc.com before their T20 World Cup semi-final against India, but other issues show the difficulty of their task. South Africa are the only unbeaten team left bbc.com at the T20 World Cup and go into their semi-final as favourites.
College Basketball
No. 19 Miami (Ohio) espn.com closed within a victory of a perfect regular season with a 74-72 win over Toledo, extending the Red Hawks' season-opening winning streak to 30 games. Star freshman Cameron Boozer espn.com and top-ranked Duke overwhelmed NC State to clinch the outright ACC regular-season title. No. 2 Arizona espn.com clinched the outright Big 12 regular-season title with a 73-57 win over No. 6 Iowa State. For the second straight week espn.com, Duke takes the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press men's college basketball poll. UConn espn.com completed its 11th undefeated regular season Sunday night, positioning itself nine wins from repeating as national champion. Kaiya Wynn espn.com, a reserve guard on the Tennessee women's basketball team, said she is leaving the program, calling what she felt was a slight on senior day a "breaking point."
Golf
The next stop on the PGA Tour season espn.com brings us to Bay Hill Club and Lodge for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where length off the tee and controlled iron play is at a premium. Nico Echavarria espn.com, who was three shots back with three holes left, shot a 5-under 66 to win at PGA National, finishing at 17-under 267 and beating Shane Lowry.
Winter Paralympics
Great Britain's Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean bbc.com lost 10-7 to Estonia in their Winter Paralympics wheelchair curling opener in Cortina. 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.
Football (Soccer)
Defending champions Inter Miami espn.com finally got their 2026 MLS season on track, surging in the latest ESPN Power Rankings. England women's football team bbc.com are among the nominees for this year's Laureus World Sports Awards.
Mixed Martial Arts
Max Holloway and Charles Oliveira espn.com can thank Nate Diaz for the chance to add BMF to their UFC legacies.
Other Sports
A brawl between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina espn.com in the women's Sun Belt Tournament left eight players ejected and knocked a referee to the ground where she required medical attention. Lou Holtz espn.com, the quick-witted college football coach who led Notre Dame to a national championship in 1988, has died at the age of. The WNBPA's executive committee espn.com said it remains "united" and that a recent player survey reaffirms the league's latest proposal for a new CBA "is not worth taking." Kelsey Plum espn.com said the CBA offer from the league to the WNBPA is a "significant win," but negotiations should continue. WNBPA executive committee members Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart espn.com wrote a three-page letter to players' union executive director Terri Jackson expressing "serious concerns." Rory Mc Ilroy espn.com says it's "a shame" that Jon Rahm is the only LIV Golf player unwilling to accept the terms of a DP World Tour deal to eliminate future fines. Williams wind tunnel systems engineer Christina Sullivan bbc.com tells BBC Sport about her unlikely route into F1. Para-powerlifter and multi-sport enthusiast Hope Gordon bbc.com discusses her Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games aims. England's most-capped men's player Ben Youngs bbc.com speaks to former England team-mate about his early onset dementia. Former British and Irish Lions wing Anthony Watson bbc.com says he memorised answers to circumvent head injury protocol in the 2017 series in New Zealand. Top-10 senior Bruce Branch III espn.com has committed to BYU, giving coach Kevin Young his third consecutive recruiting class with a five-star recruit. The USGA espn.com announced that the winner of the U.S. Amateur now will receive the Tiger Woods Medal, while the U.S. Junior Amateur champ will get the Tiger Woods Trophy. The Colorado Buffaloes espn.com mourned teammate Dominiq Ponder at practice after the 23-year-old died in a single-car crash. Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder espn.com 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, announced a day after he left the Trojans' loss to Nebraska.