Philadelphia 76ers veteran forward Jaylen Brown will be out of Friday's NBA Cup game against the New York Knicks with a left knee patella injury, the team announced.

Tampa Bay Lightning star forward Nikita Kucherov, 33, who is in the final year of an eight year, $76 million contract, has requested a trade from a club he led to two Stanley Cup titles, sources told ESPN on Friday night, confirming an earlier report.

Lakers owner Mark Walter and Thrive Capital founder Josh Kushner met Thursday to finalize the transaction and are expected to sign the formal agreement soon, sources told ESPN.

England's Red Roses return to winning ways, but without entirely vanquishing doubts over their position at the top of the women's game, as they see off the United States.