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. Patriots QB Brady says love for game has never wavered

Tom Brady may be one of the NFL's oldest players and getting set to play in a record-extending ninth Super Bowl but on Saturday the New England Patriots quarterback said his love for the game has never wavered. The 41-year-old Brady, who will depart on Sunday for the showpiece against the Los Angeles Rams on February 3, has more Super Bowl appearances than any other NFL franchise (apart from the Patriots themselves, who will be appearing in their 11th) but he has not grown tired of the work it takes to reach the title game. Report: Padres exploring Machado, Realmuto deals

The San Diego Padres are looking into signing free-agent infielder Manny Machado and potentially trading for Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto, according to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The process for star free agents like Machado has been a slow one this offseason, apparently leading the Padres to jump into the mix. 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. LeBron returns to Lakers' practice, ruled out for Sunday's game

LeBron James returned to contact practice on Saturday for the first time since suffering a groin strain more than a month ago but will still miss the Los Angeles Lakers' game on Sunday, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said. The four-times NBA Most Valuable Player, who joined the Lakers in the offseason, suffered the injury during a Christmas Day win over the reigning champion Golden State Warriors and the Lakers have gone 5-10 during his absence. 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. Figure skating: U.S. champion Liu ineligible for world titles at 13

Alysa Liu became the youngest winner of the U.S. women's figure skating championship, so young that she is not eligible for the upcoming world titles. Liu, 13, collected the American championship in Detroit in brilliant fashion on Friday by landing eight triples in the free skate, including an unprecedented two Axels in one skate by an American female. Bears give Massie four-year extension

The Chicago Bears retained a key piece of their offensive line, signing right tackle Bobby Massie to a four-year extension on Saturday. Terms were not announced. Report: Curry brothers to headline NBA 3-point contest

The NBA's Curry brothers will take part in the All-Star Weekend 3-point contest. ESPN reported Friday night that Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors confirmed he and his brother, Seth, will be two of the participants.