MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Novak Djokovic can still crack a joke when discussing the Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner rivalry that for two years has prevented him from becoming the most decorated tennis player ever.

YANBU, Saudi Arabia (AP) – Luciano Benavides exploited a navigation blunder by Ricky Brabec minutes from the finish of the Dakar Rally to sensationally win the motorbike title on Saturday by two seconds – the smallest margin ever.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – At 45, it’s no surprise Venus Williams will be setting an age record at the Australian Open when she lines up Sunday in the first round. The fact she’ll be the oldest player ever to compete in the Australian Open women’s singles draw wasn’t something she realized until after she’d received a wild-card entry to play at the year’s first major.

MILAN (AP) – Inter Milan will be full of confidence when the Champions League resumes after consolidating its lead in Serie A with a 1-0 win at Udinese on Saturday.

DALLAS (AP) – Malik Thomas had a game-high 23 points and a career-best 11 rebounds and Thijs De Ridder added 17 points, including seven of No. 16 Virginia’s eight points in the final 2½ minutes, as the Cavaliers hung on to beat SMU 72-68 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Tarris Reed Jr. had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and third-ranked UConn held off Georgetown 64-62 on Saturday for its 14th consecutive victory.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) – Air Force men’s basketball coach Joe Scott has been indefinitely suspended pending an investigation into the treatment of cadet-athletes, the school said Saturday.

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) – Nika Egadze of Georgia will head to next month’s Winter Olympics as the European figure skating champion after a dominant win by nearly 17 points on Saturday.