All you need to know about ATP roundup, Murray and lot more

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

ATP roundup: Klizan, Thiem reach St. Petersburg final

Slovakia's Martin Klizan will put his unbeaten record in ATP finals on the line Sunday against top-seeded Dominic Thiem in the St. Petersburg Open in Russia. Klizan is 6-0 in finals, including a 2012 win in St. Petersburg. He advanced to the championship match with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 win against Stan Wawrinka. Deadlocked at 5-5 in the deciding set, Klizan broke Wawrinka with a backhand drop volley.

Murray to end the season after playing in Shenzhen and Beijing

Andy Murray will end his season after playing in the Shenzhen and Beijing tournaments over the next two weeks to be "in the best possible shape" for the Australian Open in January," the Scot said on Saturday. The former world number one returned to the ATP tour in June after having hip surgery in January and has played nine competitive matches this year.

Braves clinch NL East with a victory against Phillies

Atlanta starter Mike Foltynewicz opened the game with six no-hit innings and the Braves survived a late Philadelphia comeback for a 5-3 win, clinching the National League East title and sending them back to the playoffs for the first time since 2013. Foltynewicz (12-10) did not allow a hit until Odubel Hererra led off the seventh with a hit. The right-hander worked 7 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on two hits and three walks. He struck out five.

No gladiator polo yet but FEI Open to the new

Having weathered a killer hurricane that threatened to wash out the World Equestrian Games (WEG), Ingmar de Vos enjoyed a moment of calm on Saturday as he pondered a future for the flagship event that could include gladiator polo and a permanent home. Overseeing equestrian's most important competition outside the Olympics for the first time as president of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), De Vos endured an unusually rough ride.

Woods on brink of breaking title drought at Tour Championship

Tiger Woods stood on the brink of his first victory for more than five years after opening a three-shot lead over Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy in the third round of the Tour Championship in Atlanta on Saturday. Woods exuded a sense of calm as he contemplated his chances of what given his 42 years and surgical history would be perhaps his greatest triumph, at least outside of his 14 major titles.

NBA notebook: Butler to miss Wolves' media day, the start of camp

Jimmy Butler has received permission from the Minnesota Timberwolves to skip the team's media day on Monday and he will not be available for the start of training camp on Tuesday, The Athletic reported on Saturday. Earlier this week, the four-time All-Star guard reportedly requested a trade and expressed interest in the Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets.

Joshua retains heavyweight crowns with Povetkin TKO

Britain's Anthony Joshua delivered a devastating technical knockout in the seventh round to defeat Russian Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and retain his WBA, IBF, WBO, and IBO world heavyweight championship belts. In front of about 80,000 fans, Joshua moved on to 22 fights unbeaten in his professional career by handing the 39-year-old Povetkin only his second defeat but his first by TKO.

NASCAR notebook: Newman excited to take over No. 6 car

Team owner Jack Roush said the deal was for "years" but wouldn't say for how many. But Saturday's announcement at Richmond Raceway confirmed that Ryan Newman's immediate future lies behind the wheel of the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford in 2019 after Newman closes out his current tenure in the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

Pliskova upsets Osaka to win Tokyo final

Karolina Pliskova stunned home favorite and U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka 6-4 6-4 to win the Pan Pacific Open title in Tokyo on Sunday. Osaka, supremely confident and in top form coming into the final off the back of 10 consecutive wins, looked anxious throughout the contest and allowed Pliskova to win easily in just over an hour.

NFL notebook: Superintendent resigns after Watson comments

The Texas school superintendent who made a racially charged comment about Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson has resigned, a Houston television station reported Saturday. The Onalaska Independent School District's Board of Trustees accepted a letter of resignation from Lynn Redden after a meeting Saturday morning, according to ABC 13.