Murray not yet fully healthy, loses in return
Andy Murray won the first set on his return from injury after almost a year away from competitive tennis before Australian Nick Kyrgios rallied to win 2-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 in the first round at the Queen’s Club Championship in London on Tuesday.
Despite the defeat, Murray — who last played 342 days ago at Wimbledon — will take encouragement from his longawaited return. The former world No. 1 still had a visible limp and sometimes looked to struggle with side-to-side movement after hip surgery in January.
Earlier, Novak Djokovic, in his first appearance at the Wimbledon warmup tournament in eight years, put away Australian qualifier John Millman 6-2, 6-1.
⏩ Roger Federer opened his Gerry Weber Open title defense in Halle, Germany, by seeing off Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia 6-3, 6-4. Fresh from winning his 18th grass-court title in Stuttgart on Sunday, the world No. 1 dropped just four points on his serve and forced seven break opportunities, taking two.
⏩ Elena Svitolina, who came within two wins of becoming world No. 1 in Januarybriefly faltered but beat Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 in the Birmingham (U.K.) Classic.
⏩ World No. 100 player Nicolas Kicker of Argentina was suspended for six years and fined $25,000 for fixing two 2015 Challenger Tour matches.
Sooners reward football coach
Lincoln Riley got a major raise a year ago based on potential. This one was based on results. Oklahoma will pay its football coach $25 million over the next five years, including $4.8 million this season. Oklahoma’s Board of Regents approved the new numbers on Tuesday.
Riley, 34, was one of the highest-paid assistant coaches in the nation before being named head coach last summer after Bob Stoops’ abrupt retirement. Shortly after his promotion, the board approved a deal for Riley that started at $3.1 million. He delivered the goods in his first year as a head coach at any level, leading the Sooners to the Big 12 title, a spot in the College Football Playoff and a No. 3 final ranking behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Baker Mayfield.
WNBA: Despite 39 points and 14 rebounds from Angel McCoughtry, the Atlanta Dream lost to the host New York Liberty 79-72 . ... The WNBA-leading Los Angeles Sparks locked down on defense to win their fifth straight, 74-55 over the Indiana Fever (1-11), who were coming off their first win of the season . ... Maya Moore scored 21 and Sylvia Fowles added 19 points and 17 rebounds as the defending champion Minnesota Lynx beat the visiting Dallas Wings 91-83 . ... A’ja Wilson had 25 points and 15 rebounds as the visiting Las Vegas Aces pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Seattle Storm 87-77 . ... Kristi Toliver had 19 points and eight assists to help the host Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 88-60. College basketball: In addition to games against neighbors Santa Clara, St. Mary’s, USF and San Jose State, the Cal men’s 13-game exhibition and preseason schedule will see them travel to China to play Yale and New York City for the Legends Classic. Obituary: Peter Thomson, a five-time winner of the British Open and only golfer in the 20th century to win the tournament three straight years, died Wednesday in Melbourne at 88. He had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for more than four years.