Sports News Roundup: Soccer-Cavani staying at Man Utd until end of season: Rangnick; Figure skating-Chen captures sixth consecutive U.S. national title and more

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Soccer-Cavani staying at Man Utd until end of season: Rangnick

Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani is staying at the club until the end of the season, interim manager Ralf Rangnick said. Cavani's contract expires at the end of June and the Uruguay international had been linked with Barcelona and Juventus, while some reports said the 34-year-old could return to South America during the January transfer window.

Figure skating-Chen captures sixth consecutive U.S. national title

Nathan Chen won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships for a sixth consecutive year on Sunday in Nashville in dominating fashion to solidify his status as the gold medal favourite for next month's Beijing Olympics. Chen, whose sole defeat since the 2018 Pyeongchang Games came last October in the first Grand Prix event of the Olympic figure skating season, was far from perfect in his free skate as he fell twice but still did more than enough to separate himself from the pack.

Steelers' T.J. Watt ties NFL season sack record

Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt matched the NFL's official single-season sack record of 22.5 by corralling Baltimore Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley in the final minute of the first half of Sunday's game. The sack allowed Watt to tie Michael Strahan, who set the record in 2001 for the New York Giants.

Tennis-Kvitova survives Rus scare in Sydney opener

Two-times Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova survived a scare against Arantxa Rus in her opening match of the Sydney Tennis Classic on Monday, coming back from a set down to win 3-6 7-6(4) 7-5 and reach the second round of the WTA 500 tournament.

Czech Kvitova was stunned by Priscilla Hon in the first round at Adelaide last week and came close to another shock as she lost the opening set tamely against the world number 66 and was then dragged into a second set tiebreak.

Australian court orders Djokovic be released from immigration detention

An Australian judge ruled on Monday that Novak Djokovic be released from immigration detention immediately, finding the government's decision to revoke the tennis star's visa to enter the country was "unreasonable". Judge Anthony Kelly ordered Djokovic be freed within 30 minutes and his passport and other personal documents returned to him, rekindling the world number one's bid to win a record 21st Grand Slam title at the upcoming Australian Open.

NFL roundup: Raiders, 49ers win in OT to clinch playoff berths

Derek Carr threw a pair of touchdown passes to Hunter Renfrow and Daniel Carlson kicked the last of his five field goals as time expired in overtime as the Las Vegas Raiders clinched a spot in the NFL playoff field by holding on for a 35-32 victory Sunday night over the visiting Los Angeles Chargers. Carr went 20-of-36 passing for 186 yards as Las Vegas (10-7) won its last four games to earn a trip to Cincinnati for a wild-card game Saturday. Adding to the drama was that a tie game would have put both teams in the playoffs. Instead, the Raiders' victory eliminated the Chargers and allowed the Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoff field.

NBA roundup: Warriors win in Klay Thompson's long-anticipated return

Klay Thompson returned from a 2 1/2-year absence with 17 points in 20 minutes of play, and Stephen Curry scored a game-high 28 points Sunday night as the Golden State Warriors snapped a two-game losing streak with a 96-82 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers in San Francisco. Playing for the first time since tearing the ACL in his left knee in Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Thompson needed just 40 seconds to record his first basket of the season and less than a half to throw down his first dunk and splash his first 3-pointer.

Tennis-Barty pulls out of Sydney event ahead of Australian Open

World number one Ash Barty pulled out of the Sydney Tennis Classic on Monday to give her time to recover for the Australian Open, which starts next week. Barty won the Adelaide International singles title on Sunday with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Elena Rybakina before partnering Storm Sanders to the doubles title.

NHL-Two more NHL games postponed due to COVID-19 issues

The National Hockey League's (NHL) regular-season schedule took another hit as two games scheduled to be played on Monday were postponed due to COVID-19 issues affecting both the New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton have placed five players and six members of their support staff in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol while New Jersey had four players enter the protocol this weekend.

Soccer-Arsenal crash out, Liverpool and Tottenham survive FA Cup scares

Arsenal became the highest-profile casualties of the FA Cup third round as the 14-time winners lost 1-0 at Nottingham Forest, but Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur avoided early exits after scares against lower-league sides on Sunday. Forest repeated their third-round win over Arsenal in 2018 thanks to substitute Lewis Grabban's 83rd-minute finish.

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