Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Motor racing-Horner seeks to draw line under misconduct probe

Red Bull Formula One boss Christian Horner sought to draw a line under a misconduct controversy as wife Geri Halliwell showed her support by joining him at a season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix dominated by his team. Speaking to reporters for the first time since an independent investigation cleared him on Wednesday of undisclosed allegations made by a female employee, Horner was keen to turn the talk back to the track action.

Canucks star Elias Pettersson agrees to 8-year extension

Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson agreed to an eight-year contract extension, the team announced Saturday morning. Financial terms were not disclosed by the Canucks, however multiple media outlets reported the contract is worth $92.8 million.

Soccer-USWNT players shut out talk of team's demise

The U.S. women's national team are not subscribing to the idea that their best days are behind them and welcome the higher level of competition they are seeing globally, defender Crystal Dunn said on Saturday. The most successful team in international women's soccer history struggled to create chances in their 2-0 loss to Mexico in the group stage of the Gold Cup on Monday, prompting fresh concerns that they were falling behind the rest of the world.

NBA-LeBron James becomes first player to score 40,000 points

LeBron James on Saturday became the first NBA player to score 40,000 career points, hitting a scoop layup off the glass in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers home game against the Denver Nuggets. James, who entered the game needing nine points to reach the milestone, used a spin move to create separation from Denver's Michael Porter Jr. and put the ball in with his left hand as the all-time scoring leader continues to put his record further out of reach.

Athletics-Bol crushes world record, Kerr thrills home crowd at world indoors

Dutch runner Femke Bol rewrote her own world record in the indoor 400 metres on Saturday, while Britain's Josh Kerr steamrolled to victory in the men's 3,000 to the delight of the home crowd at the world indoor athletics championships. The 24-year-old 400 hurdles specialist made it look effortless, leading from the gun to clock 49.17 seconds and beat the previous mark of 49.24 she set two weeks ago at the Dutch national championships.

Motor racing-F1 season opens with Verstappen in 'a different galaxy'

Max Verstappen could not have hoped for a better start to his bid for a fourth-consecutive Formula One title, with even rivals hailing his crushingly dominant display in Saturday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix as being in "a different galaxy". The Dutch driver took the chequered flag 22.4 seconds clear of his team mate Sergio Perez driving a similar RB20.

Spring training roundup: Pirates' Henry Davis stays hot at plate

Former No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis clubbed his second homer in as many games as the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Saturday afternoon in Lakeland, Fla. Davis, the top pick of the 2021 draft, hit a solo shot in the top of the first to continue an impressive start to spring training. He is 5-for-13 with two homers and six RBIs through five games.

Tennis-In-form Humbert eases past Bublik to capture Dubai title

Fifth seed Ugo Humbert produced a near-flawless performance to outclass Kazakh Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-3 and capture the Dubai Tennis Championships title on Saturday for his second trophy this season. By lifting the title, the 25-year-old Frenchman became only the third player in the professional era to win his first six tour-level finals, matching the achievement of Latvia's Ernests Gulbis and Slovakia's Martin Klizan.

Athletics-Dutch runner Bol smashes her own indoor 400m world record

Femke Bol of the Netherlands shattered her own indoor 400 metres world record at the world championships on Saturday. The 24-year-old clocked 49.17 seconds, lowering the previous mark of 49.24 she set two weeks ago at the Dutch national championships, for the first world record of the three-day event at Emirates Arena.

Motor racing-Mercedes' hopes hit by cooling error

Mercedes said a cooling miscalculation hit their hopes of a podium finish at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. George Russell started third on the grid, ran in second place for a while and then ended up fifth while team mate Lewis Hamilton finished seventh after starting ninth in a race dominated by champions Red Bull.

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