Kerber makes strong start at Australian Open warmup in Adelaide
Former world number one Angelique Kerber swept past the challenge from China’s Wang Qiang 6-1 6-3 to pick up her first win of the year at the inaugural Adelaide International on Monday.
Cash for doping cover-up: trial of former athletics chief Diack to begin
Lamine Diack, the disgraced former head of athletics’ governing body IAAF, goes on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of corruption and money laundering linked to a Russian doping scandal.
Federer ready and in good shape for Australian Open campaign
Roger Federer declared himself ready on Monday to kick off the new season at next week’s Australian Open despite having played no competitive matches since November.
Top 25 roundup: Purdue stuns No. 8 Michigan St.
Sophomore forward Trevion Williams led four scorers in double figures with 16 points, lifting host Purdue to a stunning 71-42 upset of No. 8 Michigan State in West Lafayette, Ind.
No room for two team events in two months, says Nadal
World number one Rafa Nadal has called on tennis administrators to create one “big world team cup competition” instead of confusing fans by staging the ATP Cup and Davis Cup within two months of each other.
Goalie Ryan donates A$28,000 to bushfire relief efforts
Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper Mat Ryan has raised A$28,000 ($19,365) for an Australian bushfire animal rescue charity after a novel shot-stopping fundraiser in England’s Premier League.
Mahomes brings Chiefs back from the brink
There have been no shortage of highlights in Patrick Mahomes’ short NFL career but none were more impressive than his performance on Sunday as he brought Kansas City back from a 24-0 deficit to beat Houston 51-31 in the NFL playoffs. The Chiefs quarterback had five touchdowns, threw for 321 yards and ran for 53 more, and showed the kind of leadership that could carry them to their first Super Bowl in 50 years if they get past Tennessee in the American Football Conference champions
NBA roundup: Irving shines in return as Nets blast Hawks
Kyrie Irving scored 21 points in his first game in nearly two months as the Brooklyn Nets never trailed and cruised to a 108-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night in New York.
NHL roundup: Devils snap Lightning’s 10-game win streak
Louis Domingue made 26 saves against his former team as the New Jersey Devils snapped Tampa Bay’s franchise record-tying 10-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Sunday night in Newark, N.J.
No clear favorite for Australian Open, says Djokovic
Novak Djokovic says next week’s Australian Open is wide open and while bookmakers see the seven-times champion as the hot favorite the Serb expects the current crop of young talent to push for glory at the season’s opening Grand Slam.
