Following is a abstract of present sports activities information briefs.

Tennis-Wozniacki by way of to Australian Open second spherical as Linette retires

Former champion Caroline Wozniacki superior to the second spherical of the Australian Open after 4 years away as final 12 months’s semi-finalist Magda Linette retired as a consequence of harm whereas trailing 6-2 2-0. Dane Wozniacki got here out of retirement final 12 months after the delivery of her two kids and reached the fourth spherical of the U.S. Open the place she misplaced to eventual champion Coco Gauff however confirmed she may nonetheless compete on the highest stage.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander powers Thunder previous Magic

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 factors to steer the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 112-100 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday evening. The sport marked the primary regular-season matchup between the Magic’s Paolo Banchero and the Thunder’s Chet Holmgren, the highest two picks within the 2022 NBA Draft.

Tennis-Nostalgic Osaka seeks third Australian Open crown

Memories of her two earlier titles on the Australian Open have made it onerous for Naomi Osaka to not dream of holding aloft the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup as soon as once more as she marks her return in a first-round assembly with Caroline Garcia on Monday. Osaka has reached at the least the third spherical in six of her seven appearances on Melbourne’s blue onerous courts, successful the 2019 and 2021 titles.

NHL roundup: Oilers work OT for franchise-best tenth straight win

Evan Bouchard scored in extra time to present visiting Edmonton a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, because the Oilers set a franchise document with their tenth consecutive victory. With Montreal’s Mike Matheson within the penalty field for a high-sticking infraction known as early within the further interval, Bouchard unloaded a point-shot blast that discovered the mark at 2:01 for his tenth objective of the season.

Charlie McAvoy nets OT winner as Bruins knock off Blues

Charlie McAvoy’s second objective of the sport got here 1:10 into extra time and helped the visiting Boston Bruins finish a three-game shedding streak by beating the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Saturday evening. McAvoy, who additionally scored within the second interval, has six objectives this season. David Pastrnak collected the one help on the game-winning objective. He had two assists within the sport.

Athletics-Ngetich breaks world 10 km document in Valencia

Kenyan runner Agnes Ngetich broke the 10km world document in Valencia on Sunday, shaving 28 seconds off the earlier mark, turning into the primary lady to run the space in underneath 29 minutes. Ngetich clocked a time of 28:46, breaking Yalemzerf Yehualaw’s street blended race world document set two years in the past.

Tennis-Djokovic comes by way of Prizmic take a look at in Melbourne opener

Novak Djokovic was dragged right into a dogfight by gifted teenager Dino Prizmic and needed to dig deep to open his Australian Open title defence with a 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 victory within the first spherical on Sunday. At a shade over 4 hours, it was Djokovic’s longest first-round match at a serious and he heaped reward on the Croatian qualifier for his efficiency on his Grand Slam debut.

WTA roundup: Jelena Ostapenko, Emma Navarro win titles

Sixth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko captured her seventh profession title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Daria Kasatkina on Saturday within the ultimate of the Adelaide International in Australia. Ostapenko, of Latvia, recorded 32 winners and three aces to dispatch Kasatkina in 75 minutes. Saturday’s victory will catapult Ostapenko into the Top 10 for the primary time since September 2018.

Golf-Fleetwood fights off McIlroy to win Dubai Invitational

Tommy Fleetwood got here out on high throughout a dramatic fourth spherical to win the Dubai Invitational by one shot on Sunday after Rory McIlroy bogeyed his ultimate gap. England’s Fleetwood completed on 19-under-par general after a birdie within the ultimate gap earned him a 67 within the ultimate spherical, with McIlroy and South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence one-shot behind in an exciting end on the Dubai Creek Resort.

NBA roundup: Thunder high Magic in battle of 2022 draft expertise

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 factors to steer the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 112-100 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday evening. The sport marked the primary regular-season matchup between the Magic’s Paolo Banchero and the Thunder’s Chet Holmgren, the highest two picks within the 2022 NBA Draft.

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