Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Rangers to retire Beltre's No. 29

The Texas Rangers will retire the number of former third baseman Adrian Beltre with a ceremony planned in June, the team announced Friday. Beltre, 39, announced his retirement in November following his 21st season in the majors, the last eight of which were spent with Texas. Osaka beats Kvitova to win Australian Open

Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4 to become the first Japanese player to win the Australian Open on Saturday. The win made fourth seed Osaka the first player from an Asian country to claim the world number one ranking. McDavid wins Fastest Skater again; Coyne finishes seventh

Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers won the Fastest Skater competition for the third straight year at the NHL skills competition in San Jose on Saturday night. McDavid was the final skater in the field of eight and circled the rink in 13.378 seconds, surpassing the second-fastest time of 13.582, set by Jack Eichel of the Buffalo Sabres. Coyne Schofield first woman in NHL All-Star skills event

With the NHL needing a replacement in the All-Star skills competition on Friday night, it didn't take long for someone to come to the rescue. That's what happens when Kendall Coyne Schofield, one of the speediest players on the U.S. women's national team, is on the scene and willing to compete in the fastest skater event. Coyne Schofield, 26, was already attending the festivities in San Jose, Calif., and planning to demonstrate her skills when organizers asked if she would like to replace Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, who could not compete because of a bruised left foot. She responded on Twitter, quickly making history as the first woman to compete in the event. Djokovic and Nadal add another chapter to great rivalry

After winning one-sided semi-finals that few will remember in years to come, Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will face off in a blockbuster Australian Open decider on Sunday that offers much more than a clash of great players. Both have landed in the final in outrageous form, with second seed Nadal conceding only six games to Stefanos Tsitsipas before top seed Djokovic gave up only four to Lucas Pouille. Krejcikova, Ram win mixed doubles title at Australian Open

Third seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Rajeev Ram defeated local favorites Astra Sharma and John-Patrick Smith 7-6(3) 6-1 to win the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open on Saturday. After edging a tight opening set, the experienced Ram and Krejcikova broke early in the second set and held firm to clinch the contest and deny their unseeded rivals. NFL notebook: T.O. says Brown wants out of Pittsburgh

Calling himself a mentor of Antonio Brown, Hall of Famer Terrell Owens said Friday that the wideout "wants to move on" from the Pittsburgh Steelers, in part because of a fractured relationship with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Owens was asked on a Pro Football Talk podcast if he's gotten the impression Brown wants out. DeChambeau leads going into final round in Dubai

American Bryson DeChambeau fired a four-under 68 in the third round to take a one-shot lead over defending champion Li Haotong in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday. World number five DeChambeau had two straight bogeys on the seventh and eighth holes but ended the round strongly with four birdies after the turn, for a total of six on the day, to go 16-under for the tournament. Alpine skiing: Goggia second in Garmisch on return from injury

Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia celebrated her return from a broken ankle by finishing second in the Super G at Garmisch on Saturday. The Italian, injured during training before the first race of the season in Soelden in October, finished 0.23 seconds behind winner Nicole Schmidhofer of Austria in the weather-delayed race. NBA roundup: Harden extends streak, Rockets stop Raptors

James Harden extended his streak of consecutive 30-point games to 22 but had plenty of help as the Houston Rockets claimed a 121-119, wire-to-wire victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors, who dropped back-to-back games for the first time since mid-December. Harden continued his recent struggles from behind the 3-point line, missing 11 of 13 attempts. However, he relied on a variety of floaters and a 15-for-15 performance from the free-throw line to produce a game-high 35 points as the Rockets claimed back-to-back victories for the first time this month.