Sports News Roundup: Thunder top Magic in battle of 2022 draft talent; Jelena Ostapenko, Emma Navarro win titles and more

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Tennis-Wozniacki through to Australian Open second round as Linette retires

Former champion Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the second round of the Australian Open after four years away as last year's semi-finalist Magda Linette retired due to injury while trailing 6-2 2-0. Dane Wozniacki came out of retirement last year after the birth of her two children and reached the fourth round of the U.S. Open where she lost to eventual champion Coco Gauff but showed she could still compete at the highest level.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander powers Thunder past Magic

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points to lead the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 112-100 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night. The game marked the first regular-season matchup between the Magic's Paolo Banchero and the Thunder's Chet Holmgren, the top two picks in the 2022 NBA Draft.

Tennis-Nostalgic Osaka seeks third Australian Open crown

Memories of her two previous titles at the Australian Open have made it hard for Naomi Osaka not to dream of holding aloft the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup once again as she marks her return in a first-round meeting with Caroline Garcia on Monday. Osaka has reached at least the third round in six of her seven appearances on Melbourne's blue hard courts, winning the 2019 and 2021 titles.

NHL roundup: Oilers work OT for franchise-best 10th straight win

Evan Bouchard scored in overtime to give visiting Edmonton a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, as the Oilers set a franchise record with their 10th consecutive victory. With Montreal's Mike Matheson in the penalty box for a high-sticking infraction called early in the extra period, Bouchard unloaded a point-shot blast that found the mark at 2:01 for his 10th goal of the season.

Charlie McAvoy nets OT winner as Bruins knock off Blues

Charlie McAvoy's second goal of the game came 1:10 into overtime and helped the visiting Boston Bruins end a three-game losing streak by beating the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Saturday night. McAvoy, who also scored in the second period, has six goals this season. David Pastrnak collected the only assist on the game-winning goal. He had two assists in the game.

Athletics-Ngetich breaks world 10 km record in Valencia

Kenyan runner Agnes Ngetich broke the 10km world record in Valencia on Sunday, shaving 28 seconds off the previous mark, becoming the first woman to run the distance in under 29 minutes. Ngetich clocked a time of 28:46, breaking Yalemzerf Yehualaw's road mixed race world record set two years ago.

Tennis-Djokovic comes through Prizmic test in Melbourne opener

Novak Djokovic was dragged into a dogfight by talented teenager Dino Prizmic and had to dig deep to open his Australian Open title defence with a 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 victory in the first round on Sunday. At a shade over four hours, it was Djokovic's longest first-round match at a major and he heaped praise on the Croatian qualifier for his performance on his Grand Slam debut.

WTA roundup: Jelena Ostapenko, Emma Navarro win titles

Sixth-seeded Jelena Ostapenko captured her seventh career title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Daria Kasatkina on Saturday in the final of the Adelaide International in Australia. Ostapenko, of Latvia, recorded 32 winners and three aces to dispatch Kasatkina in 75 minutes. Saturday's victory will catapult Ostapenko into the Top 10 for the first time since September 2018.

Golf-Fleetwood fights off McIlroy to win Dubai Invitational

Tommy Fleetwood came out on top during a dramatic fourth round to win the Dubai Invitational by one shot on Sunday after Rory McIlroy bogeyed his final hole. England's Fleetwood finished on 19-under-par overall after a birdie in the final hole earned him a 67 in the final round, with McIlroy and South Africa's Thriston Lawrence one-shot behind in a thrilling finish at the Dubai Creek Resort.

NBA roundup: Thunder top Magic in battle of 2022 draft talent

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points to lead the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 112-100 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night. The game marked the first regular-season matchup between the Magic's Paolo Banchero and the Thunder's Chet Holmgren, the top two picks in the 2022 NBA Draft.

(With inputs from agencies.)