Sports News from Saturday, March 28th, 2026

American Ilia Malinin has returned to the pinnacle of his sport as he skated to a third world title on Saturday and shrugged off the shock of an eighth-place finish at last month's Olympics.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka has beaten hometown favourite Coco Gauff 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Miami Open final on Saturday to join an exclusive club by completing the coveted 'Sunshine Double'.

England boss Thomas Tuchel will have no choice but to ring the changes ahead of Tuesday's friendly with Japan at Wembley Stadium after eight players left the camp on Saturday with a variety of health issues and injury concerns.

India great Virat Kohli and New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy have led from the front as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru opened their 2026 IPL campaign with a commanding six-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.

American challenger 'Magnitude' won the Dubai World Cup on Saturday, taking the $12 million feature race at Meydan Racecourse.

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is set to become the first India international to appear in US-based Major League Cricket (MLC), after San Francisco Unicorns announced his signing on Saturday for the Twenty20 competition's 2026 season.

Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli stormed to a second straight pole position in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of teammate George Russell on Saturday to lock out the front row for Mercedes for a third consecutive race.

Iran’s men's national football team wore black armbands and held schoolbags as their anthem played ahead of Friday's clash with Nigeria, in what a team official said was a protest over the killing of schoolgirls on the first day of the Iran war.

Barcelona attacker Raphinha will miss their Champions League quarter-final tie with Atletico Madrid early next month after suffering a hamstring injury on international duty with Brazil, the LaLiga side said.

Germany forward Florian Wirtz scored two goals, including an 86th-minute winner, and set up two more as his team twice came from a goal down to beat hosts Switzerland 4-3 in a friendly on Friday as both sides continued their preparations for the World Cup.