Injured Djokovic pulls out of Qatar Open
(Reuters) – Former world number one Novak Djokovic withdrew from next week’s Qatar Open on Saturday and faces a race to be fit for the first grand slam of the year.
Highlights of Friday’s NHL games
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of National Hockey League games on Friday:
Highlights of Friday’s NBA games
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s baseline layup with nine-tenths of a second left gave Milwaukee a controversial win over the Thunder.
Bucks beat Thunder on controversial Antetokounmpo basket
(The Sports Xchange) – Giannis Antetokounmpo caught the inbounds pass and immediately turned to size up his defender.
National Football League roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – The New York Jets extended the contracts of coach Todd Bowles and general manager Mike Maccagnan on Friday despite the team’s lackluster 5-10 record.
NBA: National Basketball Association roundup
(The Sports Xchange) – Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul will return from a three-game injury absence to play in Friday’s game against the Washington Wizards.
Golf: Tiger hopes to play full 2018 but not yet ready to commit
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods hopes to play a full 2018 schedule, he said on Friday, while at the same time declining to commit even to competing in February’s Genesis Open which is run by his foundation.
Pinturault hits back to win another combined race
BORMIO, Italy (Reuters) – Frenchman Alexis Pinturault made up a gap of 1.65 seconds on the slalom leg to win the seventh World Cup combined race of his career at Bormio on Friday.
Brignone upsets favorites to win giant slalom in Lienz
LIENZ, Austria (Reuters) – Italian Federica Brignone upset favorites Mikaela Shiffrin and Viktoria Rebensburg to win the women’s giant slalom World Cup race at Lienz on Friday.
Djokovic doubtful for Australian Open after withdrawing from Abu Dhabi event
(Reuters) – Former world number one Novak Djokovic’s preparation for next month’s Australian Open suffered a blow after he pulled out of the season-opening exhibition event in Abu Dhabi on Friday due to pain in his right elbow.
