Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Motor racing-Horner seeks to attract line beneath misconduct probe

Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner sought to attract a line beneath a misconduct controversy as spouse Geri Halliwell confirmed her assist by becoming a member of him at a season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix dominated by his workforce. Speaking to reporters for the primary time since an unbiased investigation cleared him on Wednesday of undisclosed allegations made by a feminine worker, Horner was eager to show the discuss again to the observe motion.

Canucks star Elias Pettersson agrees to 8-year extension

Vancouver Canucks ahead Elias Pettersson agreed to an eight-year contract extension, the workforce introduced Saturday morning. Financial phrases weren’t disclosed by the Canucks, nevertheless a number of media retailers reported the contract is value $92.8 million.

Soccer-USWNT gamers shut out discuss of workforce’s demise

The U.S. girls’s nationwide workforce are usually not subscribing to the concept that their greatest days are behind them and welcome the upper degree of competitors they’re seeing globally, defender Crystal Dunn mentioned on Saturday. The most profitable workforce in worldwide girls’s soccer historical past struggled to create possibilities of their 2-0 loss to Mexico within the group stage of the Gold Cup on Monday, prompting contemporary considerations that they have been falling behind the remainder of the world.

NBA-LeBron James turns into first participant to attain 40,000 factors

LeBron James on Saturday turned the primary NBA participant to attain 40,000 profession factors, hitting a scoop layup off the glass within the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers house recreation in opposition to the Denver Nuggets. James, who entered the sport needing 9 factors to succeed in the milestone, used a spin transfer to create separation from Denver’s Michael Porter Jr. and put the ball in together with his left hand because the all-time scoring chief continues to place his document additional out of attain.

Athletics-Bol crushes world document, Kerr thrills house crowd at world indoors

Dutch runner Femke Bol rewrote her personal world document within the indoor 400 metres on Saturday, whereas Britain’s Josh Kerr steamrolled to victory within the males’s 3,000 to the delight of the house crowd on the world indoor athletics championships. The 24-year-old 400 hurdles specialist made it look easy, main from the gun to clock 49.17 seconds and beat the earlier mark of 49.24 she set two weeks in the past on the Dutch nationwide championships.

Motor racing-F1 season opens with Verstappen in ‘a unique galaxy’

Max Verstappen couldn’t have hoped for a greater begin to his bid for a fourth-consecutive Formula One title, with even rivals hailing his crushingly dominant show in Saturday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as being in “a different galaxy”. The Dutch driver took the chequered flag 22.4 seconds away from his workforce mate Sergio Perez driving the same RB20.

Spring coaching roundup: Pirates’ Henry Davis stays scorching at plate

Former No. 1 general decide Henry Davis clubbed his second homer in as many video games because the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Saturday afternoon in Lakeland, Fla. Davis, the highest decide of the 2021 draft, hit a solo shot within the prime of the primary to proceed a powerful begin to spring coaching. He is 5-for-13 with two homers and 6 RBIs by 5 video games.

Tennis-In-form Humbert eases previous Bublik to seize Dubai title

Fifth seed Ugo Humbert produced a near-flawless efficiency to outclass Kazakh Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-3 and seize the Dubai Tennis Championships title on Saturday for his second trophy this season. By lifting the title, the 25-year-old Frenchman turned solely the third participant within the skilled period to win his first six tour-level finals, matching the achievement of Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis and Slovakia’s Martin Klizan.

Athletics-Dutch runner Bol smashes her personal indoor 400m world document

Femke Bol of the Netherlands shattered her personal indoor 400 metres world document on the world championships on Saturday. The 24-year-old clocked 49.17 seconds, decreasing the earlier mark of 49.24 she set two weeks in the past on the Dutch nationwide championships, for the primary world document of the three-day occasion at Emirates Arena.

Motor racing-Mercedes’ hopes hit by cooling error

Mercedes mentioned a cooling miscalculation hit their hopes of a podium end on the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. George Russell began third on the grid, ran in second place for some time after which ended up fifth whereas workforce mate Lewis Hamilton completed seventh after beginning ninth in a race dominated by champions Red Bull.

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