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 impartial 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.

NHL roundup: Preds rout Avs for eighth straight win

Cody Glass recorded his first profession hat trick, and the Nashville Predators prolonged their season-high successful streak to eight video games with a 5-1 house victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Glass, a light-scoring ahead, entered the competition with two targets in 33 video games this season however doubled that whole by securing his first profession multi-goal recreation by means of the 2 intervals. He then added an empty-netter for his first hat trick in his five-year profession.

WTA roundup: Marta Kostyuk tops 1 seed Jessica Pegula in San Diego

Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine stormed again within the first set and gained a tense tiebreaker, after which cruised to a semifinal victory over top-seeded Jessica Pegula of the U.S. on the Cymbiotika San Diego Open on Saturday night time. With the 7-6 (4), 6-1 victory, Kostyuk, the sixth seed, will tackle Katie Boulter of Great Britain in Sunday’s last. Boulter, ranked forty ninth on the earth, crushed the third seed, Emma Navarro of the U.S., 6-3, 6-1.

NBA roundup: LeBron James hits milestone, however Nuggets win

Nikola Jokic scored 35 factors and Michael Porter Jr. added 25 because the visiting Denver Nuggets prolonged their successful streak to 6 video games with a 124-114 victory Saturday over the Los Angeles Lakers, spoiling the most recent milestone for LeBron James. While James had the highlight early, turning into the primary participant in NBA historical past to move the 40,000-point mark, the Nuggets owned the sport by getting 24 factors and 11 assists from Jamal Murray and 18 factors from Aaron Gordon. Porter was 10 of 10 from the ground, whereas Porter and Jokic every had 10 rebounds.

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, nonetheless a number of media shops reported the contract is value $92.8 million.

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

LeBron James on Saturday grew to become 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 along 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.

Tennis-De Minaur sinks Ruud to retain Mexican Open crown

Third seed Alex de Minaur efficiently defended his Mexican Open crown on Saturday, romping to a 6-4 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud within the Acapulco title conflict. The outcome helped the 25-year-old Australian snap a four-match dropping run in finals and bag his eighth ATP Tour title – his seventh on laborious courts – to safe his place within the prime 10 of the world rankings that might be up to date on Monday.

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

Former No. 1 total 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 means of 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 grew to become 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.

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