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Tennis

Thiem sails past Monfils into maiden Melbourne quarters

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Fifth seed Dominic Thiem of Austria kept his flawless record intact against Gael Monfils with a trouble-free 6-2 6-4 6-4 victory on Monday to reach his maiden quarter-final at the Australian Open.

Basketball

Kobe Bryant, daughter 'Mambacita' died pursuing basketball dream

(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant called his daughter Gianna "Mambacita" after his own court nickname, "Black Mamba," confident she would follow in his footsteps and become a professional basketball player.

Tennis

Tennis-Day eight at the Australian Open

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Highlights of the eighth day at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, on Monday (times AEDT; GMT+11):

Tennis

Counter-punching Halep beats Mertens to reach quarters

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Simona Halep had to be at her counter-punching best to see off a determined second-set comeback from Elise Mertens on Monday as the Romanian world number three advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-4 6-4 victory.

Basketball

Kobe Bryant remembered at Grammy Awards hours after his death

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Musicians and performers at the Grammy Awards paid tribute to Kobe Bryant on Sunday at his former home arena, the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, hours after the NBA great was killed some 40 miles (65 km) away in a helicopter crash.

Golf

Leishman cards 65 to win at Torrey Pines as Rahm falters

(Reuters) - Australian Marc Leishman putted brilliantly to win the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego on Sunday when the death of basketball great Kobe Bryant cast a shadow over the final round.

Basketball

Woods plays final round at Torrey Pines unaware of friend Bryant's death

(Reuters) - Tiger Woods played the final round at the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego on Sunday unaware his good friend Kobe Bryant had died in a helicopter crash.

Basketball

Kobe Bryant's death leaves sports world stunned

(Reuters) - The sporting world was plunged into mourning on Sunday as news of Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash spread leaving the rich and famous, presidents, Hall of Famers and ordinary fans stunned.

Basketball

Highlights from the career of former NBA star Kobe Bryant

(Reuters) - Kobe Bryant, who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, died at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash in California. Here is biographical information on him and highlights from his career.

Football

La Liga unveils action plan in response to racist and violent incidents

MADRID (Reuters) - La Liga has announced a series of measures to combat fan violence and racism in stadiums after Espanyol's match at home to Athletic Bilbao and Valencia's game against visiting Barcelona were overshadowed by events off the pitch.

Football

Klopp insists no first-teamers will play in Cup replay

SHREWSBURY (Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says no first-team players will be involved in their FA Cup fourth-round replay with third-tier Shrewsbury Town next month because it clashes with the inaugural Premier League break.

Football

Napoli stun Juve on Sarri's return, Ronaldo scores again

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - Serie A leaders Juventus suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Napoli on Sunday, with coach Maurizio Sarri returning to his former club for the first time, though Cristiano Ronaldo still managed to score for an eighth league game in a row for the visitors.

Football

Brilliant Neymar sends PSG 10 points clear

PARIS (Reuters) - Neymar was in a class of his own again on Sunday, scoring a double to help Paris St Germain extend their Ligue 1 lead to 10 points with a 2-0 win at Lille.

Athletics

Virus forces athletes out of Hangzhou indoor meet

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia have pulled out of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Hangzhou, which begins on Feb 12, due to outbreak of coronavirus in China.

Other Sports

Heavy weight over lifters on dope

PETALING JAYA: After the ugly events at the last Malaysia Games, which saw three athletes being caught for doping and the sport itself almost being kicked out, the Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (MWF) are taking no chances this time.

Football

Turtles’ imports face real test in tough Bangkok friendlies

PETALING JAYA: Terengganu’s foreign legion will face their first major test in Thailand as the team embark on their pre-season tour of Bangkok from Jan 30-Feb 3.

Cycling

NTT Pro Cycling first World Tour team to confirm for LTdL

KUALA LUMPUR: South Africa’s NTT Pro Cycling are the first UCI World Tour team to confirm their participation in the Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) from Feb 6-15.

Squash

Wee Wern can walk tall despite bowing out in q-final

KUALA LUMPUR: National No. 1 Low Wee Wern crashed out in the Carol Weymuller Open in New York but she can still walk with her head held high.

Badminton

Right man for the role

KUALA LUMPUR: As the Badminton Association of Malaysia conducts a shake-up for the future, national singles head coach Datuk Misbun Sidek will get to do what he likes best – whip up juniors into world-beaters.

Badminton

Duo out but not down

PETALING JAYA: Shuttlers Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi’s exit from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) fold have certainly brought them luck.