General Sports 3d Briefing
×Mixed Martial Arts
Francis Ngannou espn.com is set to return to action on May 16 as part of Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions' inaugural MMA fight card. The event will be headlined by a women's bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano. Meanwhile, Francis Ngannou espn.com has been released by the PFL, making him a free agent after competing in both MMA and boxing in recent years.
College Basketball
West Virginia espn.com avenged two regular-season losses to No. 10 TCU by beating the reigning Big 12 tournament champion 62-53 in the conference title game Sunday. Queens University espn.com earned an NCAA berth in its first year of eligibility with a 98-93 win over Central Arkansas in the Atlantic Sun tournament. Northern Iowa espn.com defeated UIC 84-69 to win the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and earn an automatic NCAA bid. UCLA espn.com rolled past No. 9 Iowa 96-45 to win its second straight Big Ten tournament crown. Duke women espn.com rallied to win its second straight women's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title, beating No. 12 Louisville 70-65 in overtime Sunday.
Football (Soccer)
India bbc.com claimed their third white-ball trophy in a row with a dominant T20 World Cup title win. Leicester Tigers bbc.com overpowered defending champions Bath to set up a Prem Rugby Cup final meeting with Exeter at Welford Road. Hull KR bbc.com got up and running in 2026 with a 32-6 victory at winless Huddersfield Giants for their first Super League win. England's men bbc.com won their Hockey World Cup qualification tournament with a 4-1 victory over Pakistan in the final in Egypt. Ireland bbc.com clinched a place in the Hockey World Cup finals with a dramatic shootout win over Japan to finish third at the qualification tournament in Santiago.
Motorsport
Ryan Blaney espn.com completed a Team Penske sweep at Phoenix Raceway by winning the Cup Series race Sunday. Tadej Pogacar bbc.com soloed to victory as he won the Strade Bianche for a record fourth time. Arvid Lindblad bbc.com said he "showed people a bit of what I am here to do" after finishing eighth on his F1 debut at the Australian Grand Prix. 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.
Rugby
Scotland bbc.com will be without first-choice second-row pair Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings, winger Duhan van der Merwe and three others in Dublin. Scotland bbc.com delivered arguably their best performance in almost 40 years to give themselves unlikely shot at Six Nations title. Ireland bbc.com kept alive their slim hopes of reclaiming the Six Nations title with a bonus-point victory over spirited Wales in Dublin. Ireland bbc.com head coach Andy Farrell says his side will benefit from the pressure of having to secure a win in Saturday's game against Scotland to secure the Triple Crown. England bbc.com head coach Steve Borthwick may make major changes for the trip to France after three straight defeats. Italy bbc.com want to keep writing history after finally breaking a duck - their first win over England at the 33rd attempt.
Golf
Akshay Bhatia bbc.com beats fellow American Daniel Berger on the first sudden death play-off hole to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando. Thomas Detry espn.com was among eight players from LIV Golf stuck in the Middle East amid the Israeli-U.S. attacks on Iran. Jon Rahm arranged a flight to get them to Hong Kong for the LIV event.
Tennis
Emma Raducanu bbc.com wins only 11 points in the first set as Amanda Anisimova wins 6-1 6-1 to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells. Sonay Kartal bbc.com saves a match point and takes a medical time out before battling to a 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-2) victory in her second round match against Emma Navarro at Indian Wells. Alex Eala espn.com has drawn enormous crowds everywhere she goes and will take on Coco Gauff at Indian Wells.
Boxing
Charles Oliveira bbc.com dominated Max Holloway from start to finish to win the BMF title by unanimous decision at UFC 26 in Las Vegas. Jai Opetaia bbc.com could be stripped of his IBF cruiserweight belt after he defeats Brandon Glanton to win the inaugural Zuffa World cruiserweight title. Alycia Baumgardner bbc.com will defend her world titles against Bo Mi Re Shin on April 17 as part MVPW, a newly launched women's boxing league from Most Valuable Promotions (MVP). Conor Benn bbc.com secured a reported £11m one-fight deal with Zuffa Boxing. Naoya Inoue espn.com and Junto Nakatani is set for May 2 at the Tokyo Dome for Inoue's undisputed junior featherweight title.
Winter Sports
Sky Brown bbc.com becomes a skateboarding world champion for the second time after winning gold in a rain-disrupted park event in Brazil. Varvara Voronchikhina bbc.com wins Russia's first Paralympic gold medal since 2014 with victory in the standing super G. Emanuel Perathoner bbc.com competed at two Olympics for Italy before winning Paralympic gold at his home Games after a devastating knee injury. Neil Simpson bbc.com says "a couple of mistakes" cost him as he finishes in fourth, one second outside of the medal places in Cortina.
Other Sports
Victor Wembanyama bbc.com enjoys "one of the best wins" of his career as he helps the San Antonio Spurs make a 25-point comeback against the Los Angeles Clippers. Luke Littler bbc.com successfully defends his UK Open title, beating James Wade in the final in Minehead. Jacob Kiplimo bbc.com regains the world half-marathon record as he claimed victory in Lisbon on Sunday. Brett Randell bbc.com becomes the first bowler in the 254-year history of first-class cricket to take five wickets in five balls. Charlotte Bankes bbc.com claims victory in the women's snowboard cross at a World Cup event in Erzurum, Turkey.