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TOM Brady threw for two touchdowns as the second-seeded Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened defense of their Super Bowl crown on Sunday with a smooth 31-15 victory over the seventh-seeded Philadelphia Eagles in an National Football Conference (NFC) wild card playoff game in Tampa, Fla.

MELBOURNE — Naomi Osaka said she is enjoying her tennis again and is having fun on the Tour after the defending champion overcame an unexpectedly stiff challenge from Colombian Camila Osorio in her opening round of the Australian Open on Monday.

DEVIN Booker scored 30 points in 30 minutes, and the visiting Phoenix Suns rolled past the Detroit Pistons (135-108) on Sunday afternoon.

PATRICK Mahomes passed for 404 yards and five touchdowns  (TD) Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs began their bid for a third straight conference title by downing the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers 42-21 in the American Football Conference (AFC) wild card round.

LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool climbed to second in the Premier League after goals from Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino earned them a 3-0 win over Brentford at Anfield on Sunday.

RIYADH — Real Madrid was crowned Spanish Super Cup champion after goals from Luka Modric and Karim Benzema earned them a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

THE Gilas Pilipinas women’s team will be in for a tough title defense bid in the Southeast Asian  (SEA) Games this May with the expected absence of seasoned anchor Jack Animam.

PLDT picked up last season’s top libero Kath Arado from the free agency on Sunday to strengthen its floor defense as it shoots for a big finish in the 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference tentatively unfurling Feb. 16 in Paco, Manila or Tagaytay.

OLYMPIAN Cris Nievarez towed the Philippines to a solid six-silver, two-bronze medal performance in the online 2022 Asian Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships Saturday.

SYDNEY — An Australian court upheld a government decision to cancel Novak Djokovic’s visa on Sunday, ending the unvaccinated tennis superstar’s hopes of winning the Australian Open and racking up a record-breaking 21 men’s Grand Slam titles.

ROBERT Williams III scored six of his team’s final 10 points, including the game-winning free throws with 9.7 seconds remaining as the host Boston Celtics rallied past the shorthanded Chicago Bulls for a 114-112 win on Saturday night.