National Sports

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A court hearing for tennis star Novak Djokovic’s appeal against deportation in Australia ended Sunday and a verdict was expected within hours.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Alabama quarterback Jay Barker, who is married to country music singer Sara Evans, was arrested Saturday on a felony domestic violence charge, Tennessee authorities said.

LANGFORD, B.C. — Jamar Dixon, who captained Pacific FC to the Canadian Premier League championship last season, is staying put. Pacific said Saturday that the 32-year-old midfielder from Ottawa will be back for the 2022 season.

TORONTO — Leah Marino scored twice for the Toronto Six in a 6-1 win Saturday over the visiting Buffalo Beauts. Grant-Mentis had a goal and an assist for the Six.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Martin Necas had a goal and an assist on his 23rd birthday and the Carolina Hurricanes stopped a two-game skid by beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Saturday.

NAKISKA, ALTA. — Kris Mahler's Olympic bid got a boost from his victory in men's World Cup ski cross Saturday.

LILLEHAMMER, Norway — Canada's Mollie Jepsen continued her remarkable comeback Saturday with a silver medal in the super-G at the World Para Snow Sport Championships. The 22-year-old from West Vancouver, B.C., missed gold by only 0.

MILWAUKEE — The Toronto Raptors planned to hold rookie Scottie Barnes out of Saturday's game against the Bucks for injury management. The rookie had missed a game for knee tendinitis, but returned for Toronto's 107-93 loss at Detroit on Friday.

VERNON, B.C. — The B.C. Winter Games next month in Vernon have been cancelled due to the rise of COVID-19 cases in British Columbia. Some 1,800 athletes, coaches and officials were expected to participate in the multi-sport Games, Feb. 24-27.

BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts And Nevis — Captain Mihir Patel scored 96 in a losing cause Saturday as Canada was beaten by 49 runs by the United Arab Emirates in their opening match at the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.