Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Pelicans, Rockets begin ‘dash’ to playoff rivalry

The New Orleans Pelicans had been on a scorching streak going into the All-Star break, whereas it was a totally completely different story for the Houston Rockets. New Orleans will try and hold visiting Houston scuffling on Thursday evening when the groups return from their week-long hiatus.

Jayson Tatum has sights set on huge image as Celtics brace for Bulls

With the NBA All-Star Game returning to the Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference format, Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown had been in a position to giddily workforce up. Tatum and Brown mixed for 56 factors because the East coasted to a 211-186 victory, and now the duo will return to the court docket for the highest workforce within the league when Boston faces the host Chicago Bulls on Thursday evening to open the second half of the season.

Out to halt 3-game slide, wholesome Nuggets face lowly Wizards

The Denver Nuggets are the reigning NBA champions however had just one participant named to the All-Star Game — two-time MVP Nikola Jokic. Some take into account it a slight, however the glass-half-full view is that the remainder of the workforce acquired per week off to relaxation and heal. Denver took benefit as Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Jamal Murray are listed as possible to return to the lineup when the Nuggets host the reeling Washington Wizards on Thursday evening to open the second half of the season.

Chiefs DE Charles Omenihu undergoes surgical procedure to restore ACL tear

Kansas City Chiefs defensive finish Charles Omenihu underwent proper knee surgical procedure to restore the torn ACL he sustained within the AFC Championship Game victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 28. Omenihu reportedly underwent the surgical procedure on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

ATP roundup: Karen Khachanov advances in Doha

Second-seeded Karen Khachanov recorded a 6-4, 7-5 win over Fabian Marozsan on Wednesday within the second spherical of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha. Khachanov, of Russia, fired six aces and benefited from three double faults by his opponent to dispatch the Italian in 88 minutes.

Coco Gauff rallies to achieve quarterfinal spherical in Dubai

No. 3 seed Coco Gauff got here again from a set right down to defeat Czech Karolina Pliskova 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday and attain the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships within the United Arab Emirates. Gauff’s victory snapped the 11-match profitable streak of Pliskova, a former World No. 1. Two weeks in the past, Pliskova received at Cluj-Napoca for her first title since 2020 and has risen from No. 78 to No. 36 within the rankings.

Tennis-No writing off Djokovic but whilst younger weapons acquire floor

For some other participant however Novak Djokovic, a below-par Australian Open on the age of 36 would have had pundits brushing up his tennis obituary. Djokovic, in fact, is not any strange participant. Yes, the Serbian fell in need of profitable a twenty fifth main at Melbourne Park final month however those self same pundits have discovered the onerous manner over the past 15 years that you just write off Djokovic at your peril.

Chess-Eight-year-old turns into youngest to beat grandmaster

An eight-year-old grew to become the youngest participant to defeat a grandmaster in classical chess on Sunday when Ashwath Kaushik beat Poland’s Jacek Stopa on the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland. Indian-born Ashwath, who lives in Singapore, defeated 37-year-old Stopa to interrupt the report set a month earlier by Leonid Ivanovic from Serbia when he beat grandmaster Milko Popchev, in line with the Chess.com web site.

Panthers F Ryan Lomberg fined $2K for elbowing

Florida Panthers winger Ryan Lomberg was fined $2,083.83, the utmost allowable below the collective bargaining settlement, for elbowing Ottawa Senators defenseman Jakob Chychrun throughout Tuesday evening’s sport. Lomberg was not penalized for the incident, which occurred early within the third interval of the Panthers’ 3-2 time beyond regulation victory.

Suns, Mavericks rolling into key matchup at Dallas

Two groups trying to separate themselves within the jam-packed Western Conference playoff image meet Thursday when the Dallas Mavericks host the Phoenix Suns of their first sport following the All-Star break. With lower than two months remaining within the common season, the fifth-place Suns maintain only a one-game benefit within the Western Conference standings on the seventh-place Mavericks, with every squad hoping to keep away from the play-in event for seeds 7-10.

(With inputs from companies.)