General Sports 3d Briefing
×Rugby Union
Scotland bbc.com extended their lead over France to 33-14 after Kyle Steyn intercepted an Antoine Dupont pass for his second try of the afternoon. Darcy Graham bbc.com had earlier given Scotland the lead with an early try at Murrayfield, while Finn Russell bbc.com approaches a century of caps as one of Scotland's greatest. Wales bbc.com believe they can defy the odds and beat Ireland on Friday night in Dublin, despite Ireland bbc.com captain Caelan Doris saying his side are "nowhere near" reaching their full potential after their record away victory over England.
Cricket
India bbc.com reached the T20 World Cup final after England fell short by seven runs in Mumbai. Jacob Bethell bbc.com brought up a "brilliant" century off 45 balls for England, but it wasn't enough as India bbc.com pipped them by just seven runs. Annabel Sutherland bbc.com shone with a sparkling 129 to help Australia take control of the one-off day-night Test against India on day two in Perth.
Basketball
Dallas Center-Grimes' Ava Smid espn.com caught fire at the game's conclusion to avoid elimination and punch their ticket to the state title game. Breanna Stewart espn.com and Mist topped Phantom 80-74 in the championship game to become the queens of Unrivaled for 2026, despite a brilliant 40-point performance from Kelsey Plum. Miami (Ohio) espn.com capped a 31-0 season with an overtime win, finishing the regular season as the only unbeaten team in Division I men's basketball.
Boxing & MMA
Arike Ogunbowale espn.com was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery in Miami early Thursday morning after allegedly punching a man in the face. Alycia Baumgardner bbc.com will defend her world titles against Bo Mi Re Shin on April 17 as part of MVPW, a newly launched women's boxing league from Most Valuable Promotions. Jai Opetaia bbc.com is set to lose his IBF cruiserweight title if he goes ahead with a fight for a Zuffa Boxing belt against Brandon Glanton on Sunday. Naoya Inoue espn.com and Junto Nakatani's highly anticipated boxing clash is set for May 2 at the Tokyo Dome for Inoue's undisputed junior featherweight title.
Football
President Donald Trump espn.com says he will write an executive order within a week that will "solve all of the problems" brought forth in an unprecedented meeting at the White House to address the future of college sports. Geno Smith espn.com is set to be released by the Raiders, barring a trade, before the start of the new league year. Dillon Brooks espn.com was arrested early Friday morning for suspicion of driving under the influence in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Winter Paralympics
Varvara Voronchikhina bbc.com won Russia's first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics with downhill bronze. Russia bbc.com will not take part in the Winter Paralympics, the IPC confirms, as the nation's solitary athlete scheduled to compete "cannot travel safely to Italy." Great Britain's Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean bbc.com lost 10-7 to Estonia in their Winter Paralympics wheelchair curling opener in Cortina.
Formula 1
George Russell bbc.com knew his Mercedes was fast but was surprised by just how quick. Lando Norris was not so happy after Australian Grand Prix qualifying. Lewis Hamilton bbc.com says "I'm going to be here until that happens" as he pushes for a grand prix in Africa. Fionn McLaughlin bbc.com is ready for his Formula 3 debut in Melbourne after going from gaming in his bedroom to Formula 1 weekends.
Tennis
Emma Raducanu bbc.com says she wants to "bring my instincts back out" as she prepares for Indian Wells in California, saying her natural way of playing has been coached out of her. Jack Draper bbc.com says he no longer has "any fear" around the arm injury that plagued him for eight months as he prepares to begin his Indian Wells title defence.
Other Sports
Former world 100m champion Fred Kerley bbc.com is banned for two years for an anti-doping whereabouts violation. Panna Udvardy bbc.com says she was sent "disturbing" messages including a picture of a gun, warning her family would be harmed unless she lost a tennis match. Tom Aspinall bbc.com says seeing Conor Benn secure a reported £11m one-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing helped convince him to sign with Eddie Hearn. Fred Warburton bbc.com took up ski racing in a bid to impress his Italian father-in-law - now he is competing for Great Britain at the Winter Paralympics.