Nadal’s season ends in defeat

SYDNEY — Rafael Nadal has ended an up-and-down 2022 with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 loss to Britain’s Cameron Norrie at the United Cup mixed teams tournament on Saturday at Sydney.

Nadal won the Australian Open and French Open to take his career Grand Slam singles total to a leading 22. But foot, rib and abdomen injuries meant he played only four events after Wimbledon in July.

He wasn’t upset by the loss Saturday.

“It was not a disaster at all,” Nadal said. “I can do things better, and I need to do it. But as I said, I have not had many matches. I think he played the first match two days ago. I think that’s an advantage, especially if you win the match the way that he did.”

Norrie failed to win a set in his four previous matches against Nadal.

Britain took a 2-0 lead into Sunday after Katie Swan had a 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 win over Spain’s Nuria Parrizas-Diaz.

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek beat Yulia Putintseva 6-1, 6-3 at Brisbane. Poland and Kazakhstan were level at 1-1 going into Sunday’s finals.

Earlier, Jiri Lehecka scored a 6-4, 6-2 upset win over world No. 12 Alexander Zverev to help give the Czech Republic a 2-0 lead.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BYU’s Veikoso dies in accident

Brigham Young offensive lineman Sione Veikoso was killed in a construction accident in his hometown in Hawaii.

Veikoso, 22, died Friday after a retaining wall he was helping repair collapsed, his family confirmed.

The Honolulu Fire Department reported that three others were injured when the 15-foot rock wall partially fell behind a home in Kailua, about 12 miles northeast of Honolulu.