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Australia clinches 3-1 quarterfinal win over US: Australia advanced to the Davis Cup semifinals after Nick Kyrgios beat late substitute Sam Querrey of the United States 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-4 in the first reverse singles match on Sunday in Brisbane, clinching the quarterfinal 3-1.

On a hard court at Pat Rafter Arena, Kyrgios and his singles partner Jordan Thompson gave Australia a 2-0 lead on Friday before the American team staved off elimination on Saturday when Jack Sock, who lost to Thompson on Friday, and partner Steve Johnson beat Sam Groth and John Peers 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

Querrey was supposed to be Johnson’s doubles partner, but American captain Jim Courier, who said it would take “monstrous effort” for the Americans to win the tie, pulled a swap, putting Sock into doubles and allowing Querrey to be fresh for Kyrgios.

That worked for a while during an evenlyplayed first set, but Kyrgios gradually overpowered the American with his strong serves and backhand. Querrey broke Kyrgios’ serve in the fourth game of the third set, and held to lead 4-1.

But Kyrgios stepped it up a notch and won the last five games of the match, jumping up and hugging Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt and his teammates when the match ended.

The often-volatile Kyrgios was mostly at his best behavior and won both his singles matches in straight sets, although the final two sets against John Isner on Friday were in close tiebreakers, 7-5 each time, after Kyrgios prevailed in the opening set 7-5.

The U.S. has won the title a leading 32 times, with Australia second with 28. But the U.S hasn’t won the Davis Cup since 2007, and Australia not since 2003.

Bradley out of starting lineup for Red Sox, has MRI on knee: Jackie Bradley Jr. was out of the starting lineup for the Boston Red Sox on Sunday after hurting his right knee in the ninth inning of the previous game at Detroit.

Bradley fell to the ground after rounding first base when he hit a flyout Saturday. He was able to walk off and seemed OK, but manager John Farrell said before Sunday’s game against the Tigers that Bradley was dealing with some soreness and swelling, so he had an MRI. Farrell said the team was waiting for the images to be reviewed.

Boston activated right-hander Matt Barnes from the bereavement list and optioned righty Noe Ramirez to Triple-A Pawtucket.

The Red Sox have had several players out sick recently, but Mookie Betts returned to the lineup Sunday.

UFC Prez White: McGregor-Mayweather fight on the horizon: UFC President Dana White said he was confident a proposed bout between Conor McGregor and boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. is on the horizon.

“I see this fight happening,” White said after UFC 210.

White said he will meet with McGregor, UFC’s biggest box office attraction, in New York soon after the fighter’s girlfriend gives birth to their first child in May.

Once a longshot, the boxing match has inched closer to reality.

White cautioned the fight was not close to a done deal. But White said he’s had talks with Mayweather’s team, though there’s plenty of negotiating still on the table — including the share of the purse.

“The longer it takes for us to come to an agreement, the longer it takes to negotiate with the Mayweather team,” White said. “Is Conor McGregor not a massive star? Floyd doesn’t make this kind of money without Conor.”

Mayweather, one of the great pound-for-pound fighters who retired at 49-0 in 2015, has said he’d want the fight to be at either 147 or 150 pounds and be part of a Showtime pay-per-view package. When asked if a deal could be struck, Mayweather said earlier this year, “absolutely.”

Harvey will drive a 5th Andretti entry in the Indy 500: Andretti Autosport has chosen British driver Jack Harvey for its fifth entry into next month’s Indianapolis 500.

It will be the first IndyCar Series race for Harvey, who has raced in 30 Indy Lights events and won the British F3 championship in 2003.

Michael Andretti called Harvey “a rising talent in open-wheel racing,” and noted the organization has watched him progress in the Mazda Road to Indy ladder and the British F3 series.

Harvey won at Indy in the lights races for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and the Freedom 100 in 2015.

The 23-year-old said the Indy 500 is “easily the biggest race I have entered in my career. We have been working incredibly hard over the last 18 months to make this happen and it’s hard to put into words what this means to me.”

Longtime Andretti partner AutoNation will sponsor Harvey.

Dunn scores twice to lead US to 5-1 win over Russia: Crystal Dunn had two goals for the second straight game, helping the U.S. women’s national team cruise to a 5-1 win over Russia in an international friendly Sunday in Houston.

Dunn scored in the 38th minute off a pass from Meghan Klingenberg before opening the second half with her fourth goal in the two Russian friendlies off a pass from Mallory Pugh.

Carli Lloyd and Rose Lavelle also scored in the United States’ dominant performance. The Americans had a 21-2 advantage in shots and attempted 14 corner kicks to one by Russia.

Russian teen Kasatkina wins first WTA event in Charleston: Daria Kasatkina overpowered Jalena Ostapenko to win her first WTA event Sunday in straight sets at the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C.

The final was the first between two teens on the WTA tour in eight years and the 19-year-old Russian handled the pressure much better, winning 6-3, 6-1, breaking Ostapenko in five of her last six service games.

Kasatkina is a rising star on tour. She has two wins already this season over top-ranked Angelique Kerber. And she took full advantage of her first appearance in a tour final.

Kasatkina wiped tears from her eyes for several minutes after winning match point, hugging her father and her coach.