Lakers lobby for Davis as defensive player of year
Election season is in full swing for the Los Angeles Lakers who have returned from the All-Star break with one clear campaign in mind: Anthony Davis for NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
Thiem falls to Italian qualifier Mager in Rio quarter-finals
Top seed Dominic Thiem was knocked out of the Rio Open by Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager in the completion of a rain delayed quarter-final match on Saturday.
Tsitsipas to battle Auger-Aliassime for Marseille Open title
Greek second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 7-5 6-3 to advance to his second consecutive Open 13 Provence final in Marseille on Saturday where he will face Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Halep survives Rybakina onslaught to win Dubai title
Top seed Simona Halep came back from a set down for the third time in the tournament to beat Kazakhstan’s rising star Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the second time on Saturday.
NFL notebook: Players Association delays vote on bargaining agreement
Player representatives from the NFL Players Association delayed a vote on a proposed collective bargaining agreement Friday after the union’s executive committee voted against recommending the deal on the table.
Japanese emperor, on birthday, expresses coronavirus concern, looks forward to Olympics
Japanese Emperor Naruhito said on Sunday that he was looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics in summer but that he was concerned about the spread of the new coronavirus, which has killed three in Japan and is slowly spreading across the country.
Nine-year-old bullying victim leads out all-star Rugby team in Australia
Quaden Bayles, the nine-year-old boy who in a heart-wrenching video said he wanted to kill himself after being bullied at school, had the “best day of his life” when he led out an all-star rugby league team in Australia on Saturday.
Salazar link hit me financially and emotionally, says Farah
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah said he had suffered “financially and emotionally” in the fallout from his former coach Alberto Salazar being banned for doping violations, even though the Briton has not been implicated.
Mercedes suspect Ferrari are playing down their true pace
Champions Mercedes suspect Ferrari are considerably faster than the Italian team let on in Formula One’s first pre-season test in Spain, with the gap between the top three and the rest closing.
NBA roundup: Doncic, Kleber carry Mavs past Magic
Luka Doncic scored 33 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and handed out eight assists, Maxi Kleber scored a career-high 26 points off the bench, and the Dallas Mavericks held off the host Orlando Magic 122-106 on Friday.
