Weightlifting: Thailand to host World Championships despite voluntary ban
Thailand has voluntarily banned itself from all weightlifting, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, because of its recent doping record but will still host the 2019 World Championships, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said on Friday…
NHL roundup: Wild snap Lightning’s home win streak
Minnesota goaltender Devan Dubnyk made 25 saves and Jason Zucker scored a hat trick as the visiting Wild cooled off Tampa Bay in a 3-0 win on Thursday, breaking the Lightning’s eight-game home winning streak.
Wide receiver Brown denies report of pending deal to Bills
The Pittsburgh Steelers might be ready to trade wide receiver Antonio Brown to the Buffalo Bills.
Top 25 roundup: No. 25 UCF edges No. 20 Cincinnati
B.J. Taylor scored a game-high 22 points — including six in the final two minutes — to propel No. 25 UCF to a 58-55 victory over No. 20 Cincinnati on Thursday night in Orlando, completing back-to-back wins over the top two teams in the American Athle…
NBA notebook: Lakers reportedly to limit LeBron’s workload
With the playoffs slipping further away with every loss, the Los Angeles Lakers will scale back LeBron James’ minutes for the remainder of the season, multiple outlets reported Thursday.
Osaka a Barbie girl, in a tennis world
Naomi Osaka, whose meteoritic rise to the top of the tennis world over the past year has included two Grand Slam titles and the world number one ranking, on Thursday said the newly unveiled Barbie in her likeness was another big honor.
Rowing: Olympic champion Drysdale may race for another country in World Cup
New Zealand’s Olympic single sculls champion Mahe Drysdale is contemplating rowing for another country — possibly Fiji — on the World Cup circuit this year as he aims for a third successive gold medal in the discipline in Tokyo.
Venus overcomes illness to advance at Indian Wells
Venus Williams played through illness to win a seesaw opening round match against German Andrea Petkovic 6-4 0-6 6-3 at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.
Querrey shakes off sluggish start to advance at Indian Wells
American Sam Querrey bounced back from a sluggish start to claim a 7-6(5) 2-6 6-4 win over Matteo Berrettini during a windy first-round match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Thursday.
Golf: Back injury strikes Day as Players Championship and Masters loom
Former world number one Jason Day hopes the back pain that prompted his withdrawal from the Arnold Palmer Invitational will not prevent his participation in next week’s Players Championship.
