MELBOURNE- - Maria Sharapova scorched the Rod Laver Arena with her aggressive tennis to eliminate defending Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the third round on Friday.
CALIFORNIA-- Phil Mickelson birdied four of his last five holes on Friday to remain in front after two rounds of the Desert Classic in southern California. Mickelson, who came up a shot shy of a 59 in his first round played at La Quinta Country Club, carded a four-under 68 at the Nicklaus Tournament Course to move to 16-under 128, two strokes ahead of Australian Curtis Luck (66).
LONDON--New York's Allonzo Trier was called for goaltending with less than one second remaining and the Washington Wizards rallied from 16 points down to defeat the Knicks 101-100 at the O2 Arena in London.
LIMA- - Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah became a three times Dakar Rally winner on Thursday, taking no risks on the last stage to Lima and finishing with a 46-minute lead, while Australian Toby Price took the motorcycle crown.
MELBOURNE- - Former Australian Open winner Maria Sharapova continued her marauding form by handing out a 6-2 6-1 thrashing to Sweden's Rebecca Peterson on Wednesday to set up a blockbuster third-round showdown with holder Caroline Wozniacki.
