Sport

• Luxury giant Louis Vuitton in tie-up with NBA basketball league

  LVMH's Louis Vuitton said on Wednesday it had struck a multi-year partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA), a major men's professional league, as the luxury brand amps up its efforts to make a splash in the United States.

• Rugby: Scots fear England and France women could maintain gap

  Scotland's players fear it could take several years before they can close the gap with England and France in women's rugby as they head into a Six Nations tournament that risks seeing repeats of some of last year's one-sided games.

• Serena dances into third round in Melbourne

  Serena Williams powered her way into the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Slovenian Tamara Zidansek on Wednesday with an erratic performance before crediting her love of dancing for helping keep training fun.

• FIFPro will back players who defy Olympic ban on political protests

  Global football union FIFPro says it will support any soccer player who defies a International Olympic Committee (IOC) ban on political protests and statements during events at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this year.

• Imperious Federer thumps Krajinovic to set up Millman show

  Roger Federer displayed imperious form to canter into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a 6-1 6-4 6-1 thumping of Serb Filip Krajinovic, leaving the 20-time Grand Slam champion feeling a "little bit sorry" for his opponent.

• Former England striker Aluko named Villa Women's sporting director

  Aston Villa Women have named former England striker Eniola Aluko as their first sporting director, the club announced https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2020/01/22/aluko-villa-women-sporting-director on Wednesday.