Reuters Sports News Summary

Northern Irishman McIlroy, with 5,164.5 points going into the DP World Tour Championship at Dubai this week, has now finished top of the formerly named European Tour money list five times, first in 2012 and again in 2014, 2015 and last year. Soccer-Gotham defeat Reign for first NWSL title, Rapinoe exits early Spanish striker Esther Gonzalez headed in the winner to secure Gotham FC's first National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Championship title 2-1 over OL Reign on Saturday, as veteran Megan Rapinoe's final career match came to a bitter end.

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Alpine skiing-Shiffrin notches up win as rival Vlhova stumbles in slalom

Mikaela Shiffrin extended her record to 89 World Cup victories when she won the women's slalom in Levi on Sunday after her rival Petra Vlhova from Slovakia straddled a gate on the second run. Victory in Finnish Lapland also gave the American her 139th podium place. Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark holds the record for the most podiums with 155 in the men's events.

NHL roundup: Blues blitz Avs behind 2 hat tricks

Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich each scored three goals to record hat tricks as the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-2 in Denver on Saturday night. Schenn, who also had an assist, now has four career hat tricks, while Buchnevich, who had two short-handed goals, has three career hat tricks.

NBA roundup: Magic's balanced attack too strong for Bucks

Paolo Banchero scored 26 points, Franz Wagner added 24 and the Orlando Magic weathered a 35-point, 10-rebound effort from Giannis Antetokounmpo to beat the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 112-97 on Saturday night. Orlando took the lead late in the first quarter and never looked back, building an advantage of as many as 21 points behind a balanced offensive attack. Antetokounmpo carried the load for Milwaukee, which was playing a second straight game without Damian Lillard, who was out due to right calf soreness.

Soccer-Rapinoe suffers 'devastating' early exit with injury in final match

Twice World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe said she was devastated after her final professional appearance came to a crushing early end, as the OL Reign veteran exited the NWSL championship on Saturday with injury. The showdown between OL Reign and Gotham FC was highly anticipated as an emotional farewell for the 2019 Ballon d'Or winner and her former U.S. women's national team mate Ali Krieger.

Golf-McIlroy finishes top of money list without hitting a shot

Rory McIlroy sealed top place in the DP World Tour rankings on Sunday without hitting a shot as none of his closest challengers can now catch him after the end of the penultimate event of the season at Sun City. Northern Irishman McIlroy, with 5,164.5 points going into the DP World Tour Championship at Dubai this week, has now finished top of the formerly named European Tour money list five times, first in 2012 and again in 2014, 2015 and last year.

Soccer-Gotham defeat Reign for first NWSL title, Rapinoe exits early

Spanish striker Esther Gonzalez headed in the winner to secure Gotham FC's first National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Championship title 2-1 over OL Reign on Saturday, as veteran Megan Rapinoe's final career match came to a bitter end. Forward Lynn Williams got the scoring started for the New Jersey/New York club, as Gotham capped a Cinderella run through the postseason only a year after they finished at the bottom of the table for the top-flight American league.

Soccer-'Phenomenon' Kane basks in praise after record goal run for Bayern

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane arrived in Germany on a record-breaking transfer and his sensational goal-scoring run this season has already exceeded expectations and turned him into an instant fan favourite. Kane joined Bayern from Tottenham Hotspur in August for a Bundesliga record 100-million-euro ($106.81-million) fee, with the German champions desperate to bring in a tested scorer to fill the goal-scoring gap created by last year's departure of Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona.

Golf-Homa wins Sun City tournament by four shots

American Max Homa converted his overnight one-shot lead into a four-stroke triumph at the Nedbank Challenge on Sunday, winning the tournament dubbed Africa’s major at the first attempt. The 32-year-old Californian carded 66 for a 19-under-par total of 269, ahead of Ryder Cup rival Nicolai Hojgaard, who finished on 273.

Tennis-Stakusic puts Canada on brink of BJK Cup glory

Teenager Marina Stakusic put Canada within sight of Billie Jean King Cup final glory with a stunning victory over Italy's Martina Trevisan in the opening singles in Seville on Sunday. The 18-year-old, 258th in the WTA rankings, produced a nerveless display to win 7-5 6-3 against an opponent ranked 43.

Tennis-Sinner dispatches Tsitsipas in dream start to ATP Finals

Jannik Sinner made a dream start to the ATP Finals with a comprehensive 6-4 6-4 defeat of Stefanos Tsitsipas in their opening Green Group clash on Sunday. Playing in front of his home crowd in the huge Pala Alpitour indoor arena, the world number four was streets ahead of his opponent even if the score looked reasonably close.