• Associated Press

    Top-ranked Ash Barty to make return in Adelaide exhibition

    Ash Barty is set to return to the tennis court for something other than practice for the first time in 11 months. The world No. 1-ranked Barty on Thursday said she'll play in a one-day exhibition event in Adelaide on Jan. 29 which includes Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep. Called “‘A Day at the Drive," the exhibition at Memorial Drive also features four of the top men’s players, with the field playing afternoon and evening sessions.

  • Irving returns, but new-look Nets beaten by Cavs in 2 OTs
    Associated Press

    Irving returns, but new-look Nets beaten by Cavs in 2 OTs

    Kyrie Irving returned from his personal “pause” to score 37 points in his first game with Kevin Durant and James Harden but the new-look, star-studded Brooklyn Nets gave up 42 to Collin Sexton and lost 147-135 in double overtime to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Sexton scored 15 points in the second OT — most of them over Irving — for the Cavs, who outplayed the Nets all night.

  • Tokyo Games may be too big a gamble, disease expert says
    Reuters

    Tokyo Games may be too big a gamble, disease expert says

    As embattled Tokyo Olympics organizers enter the final six months of preparations for the delayed Games on Saturday, virus experts believe hosting the world's biggest sporting event may be too big a gamble. The Olympics are due to start on July 23 but with much of Japan in a state of emergency and growing public opposition, organizers are under increasing pressure. Japan has been less severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic than many other advanced economies, but a recent surge in cases spurred it to close its borders to non-resident foreigners and declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and major cities.