Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Alpine skiing-Shiffrin claims 83rd World Cup win to set girls’s report

American Mikaela Shiffrin claimed yet one more report in her trophy-laden profession as she secured an 83rd girls’s World Cup victory on Tuesday, transferring her to the highest of the listing previous her compatriot Lindsey Vonn. After a number of near-misses since matching Vonn’s mark in Kranjska Gora earlier this month, Shiffrin sealed her milestone win within the large slalom on the Italian resort of Kronplatz.

Tennis-Vintage Azarenka and Tsitsipas surge into Australian Open semis

Victoria Azarenka confirmed glimpses of the shape that took her to the 2012 and 2013 Australian Open titles with a classic show to achieve the semi-finals on Tuesday, earlier than Stefanos Tsitsipas continued his march in the direction of a maiden Grand Slam title.

Twice Grand Slam winner Azarenka meets Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina within the final 4, but it surely was the tip of the street for Sebastian Korda, whose desires of emulating his well-known father led to ache and disappointment earlier within the day.

Soccer-Rashford should keep for United to succeed, says Ten Hag

Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag stated Marcus Rashford is central to his plans to make them the “best club in the world” and urged the ahead to stay at Old Trafford to appreciate his ambitions. United final received the Premier League in 2013 and haven’t received silverware since lifting the Europa League trophy in 2017. It is their worst trophy drought in 40 years however there have been indicators of progress below Ten Hag.

Rugby-Transgender girls banned from feminine contact rugby in Scotland

The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) will ban transgender girls from feminine contact rugby competitions from Feb. 1, the governing physique stated on Tuesday after finishing up a assessment of its gender participation coverage. Only gamers recorded as feminine at delivery can be allowed to play contact rugby within the girls’s class, the SRU stated. The coverage can be reviewed every year and likewise if any new scientific information and analysis turns into obtainable.

Golf-LIV Golf says Condoleezza Rice labored to stop DOJ probe of PGA Tour

Former U.S. Secretary of State and Augusta National member Condoleezza Rice tried to make use of her affect to cease the U.S. Department of Justice from launching an anti-trust investigation into the PGA Tour, rival circuit LIV Golf stated. The Saudi-backed upstart league made the assertion in a California federal courtroom as a part of the anti-trust lawsuit it filed in opposition to PGA final 12 months.

Soccer-Moshiri says Everton not on the market however near securing stadium funding

Everton proprietor Farhad Moshiri has stated the Premier League membership shouldn’t be on the market, however he’s near securing funding to assist with constructing a brand new stadium. Moshiri informed the membership’s Fan Advisory Board (FAB) that he’s on the lookout for assist financing the development of Everton’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in a video posted on the membership web site on Tuesday however recorded previous to their defeat to West Ham United on Saturday.

Motor racing-Let Hamilton communicate out, says Bahrain rights group

The London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) urged Formula One’s governing physique on Tuesday to permit seven instances world champion Lewis Hamilton and different drivers to talk freely on ‘political’ points. The governing FIA up to date its International Sporting Code final December with a clause requiring prior written permission for drivers to make or show “political, religious and personal statements or comments”.

Tennis-Stunned Linette ousts Pliskova to achieve first Grand Slam semi

Magda Linette reacted with disbelief after persevering with her dream run into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a shocking 6-3 7-5 victory over former world primary Karolina Pliskova. The unheralded Pole performed splendidly managed tennis that belied her rating of forty fifth on the earth to wrap up a completely deserved victory within the blazing solar on Rod Laver Arena.

Soccer-Milan sink additional with 4-0 loss to Lazio

Lazio humbled AC Milan with an outstanding 4-0 dwelling victory in Serie A on Tuesday, extending the champions’ winless run to 5 video games in all competitions. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Mattia Zaccagni, Luis Alberto and Felipe Anderson had been all on the right track to ship Maurizio Sarri’s aspect into the third place, one level behind Milan and 13 off the leaders Napoli.

Alpine skiing-Slalom queen Shiffrin not resistant to sport’s uphill battle for manufacturers

American Mikaela Shiffrin’s bid for Alpine snowboarding historical past will encourage younger followers however manufacturers could also be tougher to sway as her sport fights to get an even bigger share of the sponsorship pie, specialists say. The twice Olympic champion secured her 83rd World Cup victory on Tuesday, transferring her previous compatriot Lindsey Vonn for the ladies’s report, in a large slalom on the Italian resort of Kronplatz.

(With inputs from companies.)