Reuters Sports News Summary

Kyrgios and fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis won the men's doubles title on a packed Rod Laver Arena on Saturday after Barty's victory over Danielle Collins had given the country its first singles champion in 44 years. NBA roundup: Suns rally past Spurs for 10th straight win Devin Booker had a 28-point effort that included decisive, back-to-back 3-pointers in the final two minutes as the Phoenix Suns came from behind to beat the visiting San Antonio Spurs 115-110 Sunday to win their 10th straight game.

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Tennis-Kyrgios lashes out at media, doubles rival over crowd issues

Nick Kyrgios has lashed out at the media and doubles rival Max Purcell as he denied claims he had disrespected world number one Ash Barty following her Australian Open win. Kyrgios and fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis won the men's doubles title on a packed Rod Laver Arena on Saturday after Barty's victory over Danielle Collins had given the country its first singles champion in 44 years.

NBA roundup: Suns rally past Spurs for 10th straight win

Devin Booker had a 28-point effort that included decisive, back-to-back 3-pointers in the final two minutes as the Phoenix Suns came from behind to beat the visiting San Antonio Spurs 115-110 Sunday to win their 10th straight game. The Suns trailed by 12 points heading into the fourth quarter but rallied to take the lead. San Antonio, playing without three of its usual starters, fought back and had a 108-106 advantage before Booker hit his two tough baskets from beyond the arc to put Phoenix in front for good.

Soccer-'Underload' restricting growth of women's game, says FIFPRO official

A low number of competitive women's football matches stops players from showing their ability and limits the development of the sport, said Sarah Gregorius, FIFPRO's Director of Global Policy and Strategic Relations for women's football. A report by global players' union FIFPRO which monitored the workload among women players showed tat "underload" is one of the most pressing issues in the sport.

NHL roundup: K'Andre Miller's late goal lifts Rangers over Kraken

Defenseman K'Andre Miller scored the tiebreaking goal with 34 seconds remaining Sunday afternoon as the New York Rangers survived blowing a late lead and eked out a 3-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Kraken. Miller had been stopped on a breakaway with 6:15 remaining, but then ended a 27-game goal drought by scoring for the first time since Nov. 21.

Lawmakers urge U.S. Olympic officials to defend outspoken athletes at Beijing Games

Lawmakers on Monday urged U.S. Olympic officials to prepare to defend American athletes from possible Chinese government retaliation should they choose to speak out about China's rights abuses during next month's Beijing Winter Olympics. A Chinese official told reporters in January that any behavior against the Olympic spirit, and "especially against Chinese laws and regulations" would be subject to punishment.

Olympics-Snowboarding-Canadian teen Gill to replace injured Livingston in Beijing

Liam Gill was prepared to watch the Beijing Olympics from afar but will now attend as a competitor as Canada Snowboard said on Monday he will fill a quota spot in the men's halfpipe following an injury to compatriot Derek Livingston. The 18-year-old Gill, who got the news only days before the team departed for Beijing, will be the second-youngest member of the Canadian snowboarding contingent competing at the Feb. 4-20 Olympics.

Tennis-Nadal triumph slams door on young pretenders again

Not only did Rafa Nadal's staggering comeback victory over Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final earn him a men's record 21st Grand Slam title it also showed once again the folly of assuming a new order is seizing power in men's tennis. When Medvedev ambushed Novak Djokovic's hopes of reaching 21 and a first men's calendar-year Slam since 1969 in last year's U.S. Open final, it felt like a seismic shift with the Russian leading a takeover at the top.

Tennis-Euphoric Spain celebrates Nadal's record triumph

Spain united on Monday in celebration of Rafa Nadal's epic comeback to beat Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final and secure a record 21st Grand Slam title. The 35-year-old Spaniard achieved the feat on Sunday, months after fearing his glittering career might be over due to a succession of injury problems.

Baseball-Ohtani feels a lengthy MLB lockout could impact his motivation

Japan's Shohei Ohtani does not know when Major League Baseball's lockout will end but the reigning American League's Most Valuable Player said the longer the labour dispute drags on the more it risks impacting him mentally. Ohtani, who was revealed on Monday as the cover athlete for Sony's MLB The Show 22 video game, and fellow players have been locked out since early December and the labour dispute has put the mid-February reporting date for Spring Training in jeopardy.

Olympics-COVID cases mount as athletes, personnel arrive in Beijing

During the past four days China has detected 119 COVID-19 cases among athletes and personnel involved in the Beijing Winter Olympics, with authorities imposing a "closed loop" bubble to keep participants, staff and media separated from the public. The tally from the weekend showed 37 new cases on Sunday, and 34 on Saturday, with most testing positive after arrival at the airport, Games organisers said on Monday.

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