Sports News Roundup: Nike's Vaporfly running shoes and tumbling records; Federer survives huge scare and more


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 24-01-2020 22:37 IST | Created: 24-01-2020 22:29 IST
Sports News Roundup: Nike's Vaporfly running shoes and tumbling records; Federer survives huge scare and more
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Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Top 25 roundup: Indiana pulls off upset over No. 11 Michigan St.

Center Joey Brunk and guard Al Durham made big baskets down the stretch Thursday night, lifting host Indiana to a 67-63 upset win over No. 11 Michigan State in Bloomington, Ind. Durham hit a 3-pointer with 1:52 remaining, breaking a 60-60 tie to put the Hoosiers up 63-60. Then, after Xavier Tillman made an inside basket to cut Indiana's lead to 63-62, Brunk made a putback basket with a minute left to put Indiana up 65-62.

Osaka still searching for 'champion mentality' after Melbourne loss

Naomi Osaka admitted to buckling under the pressure of having to defend her Australian Open title, saying she was still searching for the "champion mentality", following her third-round upset by American teenager Coco Gauff on Friday. The Japanese third seed, who beat Petra Kvitova to win the title at Melbourne Park last year, appeared out of sorts in her loss against 15-year-old Gauff, racking up 30 unforced errors to just 17 winners.

Raonic stays boring to knock out Tsitsipas in straight sets

Canadian Milos Raonic served and volleyed with robotic precision to bundle Greek sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas out of the Australian Open with a 7-5 6-4 7-6(2) victory in the third round on Friday. Raonic, who reached the last four at Melbourne Park in 2016 and the Wimbledon final the same year, hit 19 aces and 55 winners and did not give ATP Finals champion Tsitsipas a single breakpoint opportunity in the match.

Judge revokes passport, orders eval of Antonio Brown

Antonio Brown was released on a $110,000 bond on Friday by a Broward County, Fla., judge who ordered a mental health evaluation, revoked Brown's passport and required GPS monitoring as terms of his conditional freedom. Brown is facing charges of burglary with battery (a felony), burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and criminal mischief.

Nike's Vaporfly running shoes and tumbling records

World Athletics is set to announce the findings of a review of technology in road and track shoes by the end of January, and it is expected to change its rules in light of tumbling times recorded by athletes using Nike's Vaporfly brand. Following are some facts on the shoe and how athletes using it are breaking records: Fireworks, rings monument light up Tokyo six months before Games

Fireworks lit up the night sky above Tokyo Bay on Friday and a giant monument of the Olympic rings was unveiled in the shadow of Rainbow Bridge as the Japanese capital marked six months until the start of the Games. After a decade of planning, Tokyo 2020 organizers have entered the final stretch ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony on July 24. NBA roundup: James records triple-double in battle with Irving

LeBron James totaled 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 128-113 victory over the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night in New York. James posted his 91st career triple-double and 10th this season as the Lakers won for the 12th time in 14 games in front of a crowd that featured former President Bill Clinton and many Los Angeles fans. James exited to a standing ovation from many fans after checking out for good with 4:42 remaining and the Lakers up 23.

Serena's record bid foiled by Chinese battler Wang

Serena Williams suffered her earliest exit from the Australian Open in 14 years on Friday, falling to China's Wang Qiang in a stunning third-round reversal that left her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title in tatters once again. Having conceded one game to Wang in a U.S. Open trouncing four months ago, Williams staggered to an error-strewn 6-4 6-7(2) 7-5 defeat at Rod Laver Arena that sent shockwaves through Melbourne Park and tore open the women's draw.

Youthful 49ers team 'don't even know how good they are': former quarterback Young

Twenty-five years after he led the 49ers to Super Bowl glory in a glittering offensive performance on a humid Miami night, former quarterback Steve Young will once again watch San Francisco try to claim the NFL's championship title. But the one-time MVP sees contrasts between his Super Bowl XXIX team and this year's Bay Area contenders.

Federer survives huge scare to reach last 16 on freaky Friday

Roger Federer looked defeat full in the face before rallying in the 10-point tiebreaker to edge local battler John Millman in a five-set thriller on Friday night and reach the last 16 of the Australian Open. It was Federer's 100th victory at Melbourne Park and few of them can have been as hard as the four-hour, 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 4-6 7-6(8) epic he shared with the teak-tough world number 47 on Rod Laver Arena.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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