The German driver Sebastian Vettel broke Ferrari’s Formula One drought with a victory on Sunday over the Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton of England and Valtteri Bottas of Finland at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
Ferrari had not won a Formula One grand prix since Vettel’s 2015 victory in Singapore.
With new rules designed to make the cars faster this season, Vettel showed that Ferrari’s extra speed in preseason testing was genuine.
For the second year in a row, Hamilton started in the pole position and placed second. Last year, he lost to Nico Rosberg, at the time his Mercedes teammate, who went on to edge him for the world championship before retiring. This time, Vettel, a four-time world champion, took the lead and held onto it when Hamilton made a pit stop for new tires early.
HAPPY AT HOME Kyle Larson persevered through four late restarts to win the Auto Club 400 in Fontana, Calif., and earn his second career victory in the Nascar Cup Series.
Continue reading the main storyBrad Keselowski was second, and Clint Bowyer came in third for his best finish since June 2015.
Larson, a California native, also won the Xfinity Series race on Saturday to complete a weekend sweep.
RACER KILLED IN FLORIDA The veteran sprint car racer David Steele was killed during a race in Bradenton, Fla. Desoto Speedway officials said on Saturday night that Steele, 42, was trying to win his 100th race in Florida.
GOLF
Johnson Dominates, Despite Late Drama
Dustin Johnson became the first player to sweep the World Golf Championships with a dominant week at the match play event in Austin, Tex.
Johnson never trailed in any of his seven matches, ending with a 1-up win over Jon Rahm for his third straight victory that left no doubt that he is the No. 1 player in the world.
But Rahm made it interesting. Johnson was 4-up with six holes to play when Rahm, a 22-year-old rookie from Spain, hit a driver over the water and onto the 13th green to win the hole with a birdie. He birdied 15 and 16, too, but could not make up any more ground on Johnson.
Johnson never went beyond the 16th hole until Sunday, when he had to hold on to beat Hideto Tanihara in the semifinals and Rahm in the championship match.
TOURNAMENT RECORD TIED Mirim Lee of South Korea shot a seven-under-par 65 to win the Kia Classic in Carlsbad, Calif., by six strokes and tie the tournament record of 20 under. The victory was Lee’s third on the L.P.G.A. Tour and her first since she won two titles in 2014, her rookie year.
Lee, 26, tied the tournament record set in 2015 by Cristie Kerr. She just missed two putts — for eagle on 16 and birdie on 18 — that would have put her at 21-under.
AMERICAN TRIUMPHS IN PUERTO RICO D. A. Points started with five straight birdies and closed with a six-under 66 to win the Puerto Rico Open in Rio Grande.
TENNIS
Venus Williams Wins at Miami Open
Venus Williams made the most of her home-court advantage at the Miami Open in Key Biscayne, Fla.
Playing for the 18th time in a tournament she considers her hometown event, Williams beat the qualifier Patricia Maria Tig of Romania, 6-3, 6-0, in a third-round match.
Williams, who lives 80 miles away in Palm Beach Gardens, has won the tournament three times, the last in 2001.
Seeded 11th, she will meet Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, the No. 7 seed, who defeated Taylor Townsend, 6-4, 6-2.
Top-ranked Angelique Kerber rallied to beat Shelby Rogers of the United States, 6-4, 7-5.
In men’s play, No. 2-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan outlasted Fernando Verdasco of Spain, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (5), 6-1.
No. 3-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada withdrew after aggravating a hamstring injury that sidelined him for nearly a month. Raonic pulled out before his match against the American qualifier Jared Donaldson.
HOCKEY
Wild Continue Their Slide
Andreas Athanasiou scored 1 minute 52 seconds into overtime, and Detroit edged visiting Minnesota, 3-2.
Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist controlled a rebound and made a long pass to set up Athanasiou, who faked out Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk with a move before flipping the puck into the net.
The Wild have lost eight of their last nine but have clinched a playoff spot.
STARS 2, DEVILS 1 Tyler Seguin scored on a power play 20 seconds into overtime, and Dallas rallied to beat the host Devils.
PRO BASKETBALL
Lopez Leads Nets Past the Hawks
Brook Lopez scored 23 points, and the Nets thumped short-handed Atlanta, 107-92, handing the Hawks their seventh straight loss.
Lopez became the Nets’ career leader in field goals, passing Buck Williams, when he sank a 10-foot jumper with less than five minutes remaining.
Jeremy Lin scored 19 for the Nets (16-57), who have won three of four, improving their league-worst record.
The Hawks All-Star Paul Millsap missed his fifth straight game with tightness in his left knee.
ROCKETS 137, THUNDER 125 Lou Williams scored 31 points off the bench, James Harden added 22 points and 12 assists, and host Houston never trailed against Oklahoma City.
BULLS 109, BUCKS 94 Nikola Mirotic tied a season high with 28 points, Jimmy Butler had 20 points and 14 assists, and Chicago pulled away in the second half in Milwaukee.
PRO FOOTBALL
Two Cornerbacks Arrested in Iowa
Chicago Bears cornerback Deiondre Hall and Green Bay Packers cornerback Makinton Dorleant were arrested outside a bar in Cedar Falls on Saturday, the police said.
Hall was cited for charges including disorderly conduct. Dorleant was cited for interference with official acts.
According to a police affidavit, Hall did not respond to police instructions and spit in the officers’ faces after they responded to a report of a fight. The police said an officer used a stun gun on Hall to get him into the squad car.
Dorleant was detained after the authorities said he approached officers in a threatening manner.
Hall and Dorleant played college football in Cedar Falls at Northern Iowa.
WRESTLING
New Grand Champion Wins Sumo Title
Making his debut at grand champion, sumo’s highest rank, the Japanese wrestler Kisenosato won the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, Japan.
Needing a win in regulation to force a tiebreaker, Kisenosato beat Terunofuji of Mongolia to give both wrestlers a record of 13-2. Kisenosato then threw down Terunofuji in a playoff to win his second straight title.
WINTER SPORTS
Austrian Claims Overall Ski-Jump Title
Stefan Kraft of Austria clinched his first overall World Cup ski-jump title with a victory in the final event of the season in Planica, Slovenia.
Kraft held an 86-point lead on Kamil Stoch of Poland in the overall standings and needed just one jump in Slovenia because the second round was canceled due to high winds.
Kraft went 250.0 meters in the first round for 244.3 points, earning his eighth victory of the season. Andreas Wellinger of Germany placed second at 236.2, and Noriaki Kasai of Japan was third with 223.9.
TWO WIN U.S. SLALOM CHAMPIONSHIPS Resi Stiegler and A J Ginnis won slalom titles at the United States Alpine Championships on Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley, Me.
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