ATP roundup: Evans reaches Adelaide quarterfinals
Daniel Evans of Great Britain reached the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International with a 7-5, 6-2 win Tuesday over Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in Australia.
Top-ranked men’s doubles player Farah fails doping test
Men’s doubles world number one Robert Farah said on Tuesday that he tested positive for a banned substance, hours after the Colombian pulled out of the Australian Open citing personal reasons.
‘Dinged up’ Koepka ready to test injured knee in Abu Dhabi
After three months rehabilitating an “excruciating” left knee injury, world number one Brooks Koepka returns to competition at this week’s Abu Dhabi Championship still not completely recovered but keen to test the state of the joint.
Jarry suspended after testing positive for banned substances
Chile’s Nicolas Jarry has been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after testing positive for two banned substances at last year’s Davis Cup finals in Madrid, the sport’s international governing body said on Tuesday.
‘Ochocinco’ takes aim at XFL … as a kicker
Former NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver Chad Johnson is hoping to get a kick out of the XFL’s reboot this spring. Literally.
Capitals re-sign center Backstrom to five-year, $46 million deal
The Washington Capitals re-signed center Nicklas Backstrom to a five-year, $56 million contract on Monday.
WNBA reaches tentative eight-year labor deal with players
The Women’s National Basketball Association and its players’ union on Tuesday said they reached a tentative eight-year labor deal that for the first time will see the average annual compensation for players hit six figures.
Breathless Tomic eliminated in first round of Australian Open qualifiers
Australia’s one-time child prodigy Bernard Tomic was eliminated in the first round of the Australian Open qualifiers in Melbourne on Tuesday, saying he couldn’t breathe because of bushfire smoke hanging over Melbourne Park.
American teen Gauff aiming for magical time at Australian Open
A little magic may help Coco Gauff go a long way in next week’s Australian Open main draw, with the American teenager entering her first Grand Slam tournament solely on her own merits.
Barty scrapes through for much-needed win in Adelaide
World number one Ash Barty was staring at a second consecutive first-round exit from Australian Open warmup events on Tuesday before grinding out a 4-6 6-3 7-5 win over Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Adelaide International.
