General Sports 8-Hour Briefing

Golf & Hockey

Casey Jarvis secured Masters and Open Championship spots by winning the South African Open with a 3-under. Ireland's hockey team began their FIH World Cup qualification campaign with a 5-2 victory over Canada in Santiago.

Cricket

India's T20 team advanced to the World Cup semi-finals with a five-wicket win over West Indies, setting up a clash with England at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Sanju Samson starred with an unbeaten 97 in the victory. South Africa's cricket team also reached the semi-finals after beating Zimbabwe by five wickets to top Group, earning a matchup against New Zealand.

Cycling

Matthew Brennan became the first British winner of Belgium's Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne one-day race since cycling great Sir Mark Cavendish.

Basketball

Texas basketball joined UConn, UCLA and South Carolina as a No. 1 seed in the latest women's NCAA tournament projections, with Iowa and Oklahoma making significant jumps in the rankings.

Rugby

Wales' Six Nations squad added Cardiff's Keiron Assiratti and Dragons' Ryan Woodman ahead of their campaign resumption against Ireland.