Sports News Roundup: Tennis-'King of Melbourne Park' Djokovic lands 10th Australian Open title; Tennis-'King of Melbourne Park' Djokovic lands 10th Australian Open title and more

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Tennis-'King of Melbourne Park' Djokovic lands 10th Australian Open title

An emotional Novak Djokovic resumed his reign over Melbourne Park by winning a record-extending 10th Australian Open title on Sunday and crushing the Grand Slam dream of Greek trailblazer Stefanos Tsitsipas in a one-sided final. In a rematch of the 2021 French Open decider, Djokovic swept to a 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) victory at Rod Laver Arena to reclaim the world number one ranking and again deny Tsitsipas a maiden major crown.

Soccer-'Just the start', Australia coach Arnold to stay on until 2026

Australia coach Graham Arnold announced that he would be staying on in the job until the end of the 2026 World Cup finals on Monday, saying he thought the success of last year's Qatar campaign was only the start for the Socceroos. Arnold led Australia to the last 16 at the World Cup for only the second time with an unprecedented two victories in Qatar before a narrow 2-1 loss to eventual champions Argentina ended their campaign.

Soccer-Talking points from European soccer

Talking points from the weekend in European soccer leagues: PIOLI UNDER PRESSURE AS MILAN SET UNWANTED RECORDS

NFL-Chiefs beat Bengals with late field goal to clinch AFC Championship

The Kansas City Chiefs scored a field goal with seconds remaining to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in a thrilling AFC Championship duel on Sunday, booking their ticket to the Super Bowl to face the Philadelphia Eagles. It will mark the Chiefs' third Super Bowl appearance in four years after they broke a five-decade drought to hoist the Lombardi Trophy in 2020 and lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the following year.

Soccer-Dortmund make it three out of three this year with 2-0 win over Leverkusen

Borussia Dortmund cruised past hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 on Sunday for their third win in three league matches since the Bundesliga resumed after the winter break, climbing to within three points of the top spot. Goals from Karim Adeyemi and a second half own goal from Edmond Tapsoba gave Dortmund a comfortable victory and snapped Leverkusen's five-game winning run in the Bundesliga, dropping them to ninth place.

NFL-Chiefs survive Bengals to reach Super Bowl, Eagles thrash 49ers

A last-minute field goal saw the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 at the AFC Championship and punch their ticket to the Super Bowl on Sunday, setting up a showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a high-ankle sprain only days earlier but produced a heroic sprint to get the Chiefs the first down with the game tied and mere seconds left on the clock.

Rugby-Acting WRU chief Walker apologises for handling of sexism allegations

Acting Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chief executive Nigel Walker has apologised for the governing body's handling of allegations of sexism and misogyny, after predecessor Steve Phillips resigned on Sunday. In a BBC Wales documentary, several former female WRU employees made allegations about comments and behaviour that they said were sexist and discriminatory.

Soccer-Juventus suffer shock home loss to Monza

Juventus suffered another blow in their bid for Champions League qualification as they slumped to a 2-0 home defeat by Monza in Serie A on Sunday. Juventus are languishing 13th in the standings with 23 points, two places behind Monza.

Soccer-Late goal from Simeone gives Napoli 2-1 win over Roma

A superb first-half goal from Victor Osimhen and a late decider from Giovanni Simeone gave Napoli a 2-1 home win against Roma on Sunday as they took another step closer to ending their 33-year wait to win the Serie A title. Napoli are alone at the top of the league with 53 points from 20 games, 13 ahead of second-placed Inter Milan. Roma are in sixth with 37 points.

Soccer-Real Madrid frustrated in goalless draw against Real Sociedad

Battling Real Sociedad survived a pounding at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday when they held Real Madrid to a goalless draw in a frantic LaLiga match. Real Madrid recorded 20 goal attempts compared to only seven created by the visitors who held their turf heroically to go home to San Sebastian with a point thanks to a string of saves by goalkeeper Alex Remiro.

(With inputs from agencies.)