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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White said he does not expect punishment after a video emerged of him in a physical altercation with his wife earlier this month. White made the comments Wednesday at a media day for UFC Fight Night 217. Source: Sports

Tiger Woods could form part of the US Ryder Cup team — or at least, Zach Johnson isn’t ruling it out. Source: Sports

Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face English youngster Jack Draper in the opening round of the Australian Open in a bid to retain his 2022 crown and extend his grand slam tally. Source: Sports

The Boston Celtics became the first team in the NBA this season to reach 30 wins after beating the New Orleans Pelicans 125-114 at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night, largely behind a combined 72 points from the team’s stars, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Source: Sports

Three years after fleeing Iran, chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears being further ostracized after challenging the game’s governing body and its president, Russia’s former deputy prime minister, over her choice of clothing at a tournament in October. Source: Sports

Lionel Messi celebrated his return to Paris Saint-Germain with a goal in his first game back since lifting the World Cup. Source: Sports

Australia’s men’s cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan in protest over the ruling Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement Thursday. Source: Sports

Tennis star Naomi Osaka announced her pregnancy on social media on Wednesday, posting a photo of an ultrasound scan on her social media accounts. Source: Sports

Damar Hamlin has been released after being hospitalized for more than a week due to a cardiac arrest he suffered during a “Monday Night Football” game earlier this month, the Buffalo Bills tweeted Wednesday. Source: Sports

The free-agent saga surrounding shortstop Carlos Correa has finally come to an end. Source: Sports