Swiatek tops Bencic to capture Adelaide crown
ADELAIDE, Australia — French Open champion Iga Swiatek, 19, beat Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Adelaide International.
More tennis: Top-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut and David Goffin advanced to the Open Sud de France final . ...
Former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez, 48, is hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. She is the coach of Garbine Muguruza, who opens play Monday at the Qatar Open.
College football: Javon Williams Jr. and Romeir Elliott each had a pair of TD runs, and Southern Illinois upset top-ranked North Dakota State 38-14 that ended the Bison’s 39-game win streak. North Dakota State, which has won three straight FCS championships, last lost on Nov. 4, 2017 to South Dakota State. The Salukis snapped an eightgame losing streak to the Bison.
Gymnastics: Jordan Chiles posted the highest all-around score of 57.050 at the Winter
Cup in Indianapolis. Three-time world championship medalist Sunisa Lee had a 15.050 on the uneven bars, the highest of the day for any event. Skye Blakely, 16, tied for first on the balance beam. Konnor Mcclain, 16, was fourth on beam and third on vault. Two-time Olympic medal winner Laurie Hernandez, 20, was fifth on beam and 11th in floor exercise.
NFL: The son of former Packers defensive tackle Ron Kostelnik says he lost his father’s Super Bowl II ring, and is offering a $5,000 reward for its return.
Cycling: Tadej Pogacar won the weeklong UAE Tour by 35 seconds over Adam Yates.
Soccer: Manchester City won its 20th straight game and opened a 13-point lead in the Premier League by beating West Ham 2-1 on goals by Ruben Dias and John Stones . ... Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski had two goals as Bayern Munich routed Cologne 5-1 to end its two-game winless skid and secure its league lead.
Boxing: Canelo Alvarez easily retained his WBC and WBA super middleweight titles as Avni Yildirim’s corner threw in the towel at the end of round three.