Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is facing a one-game suspension after being called for his 16th technical foul of the season during Sunday's road game against the Charlotte Hornets.

Doncic was whistled for a technical foul with 7:51 remaining in the third quarter for arguing a no-call after missing a shot on a drive to the basket. Unless the league office rescinds the technical, Doncic will serve the suspension Monday night, when the Mavs play the Indiana Pacers on the road.

Players automatically get a one-game suspension after 16 technical fouls each season, and for every two technicals thereafter. Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (twice) and Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green have served suspensions due to their technicals totals this season.

Doncic has narrowly avoided a suspension the past two years, finishing each of those seasons with 15 technical fouls. He had a technical foul rescinded before last year's regular-season finale.

Sunday's technical foul comes two days after Doncic was fined by the league for rubbing his fingers together, in an apparent reference to money, while staring down a ref during last week's loss to the Warriors.

The Mavs currently sit outside the Western Conference play-in race at 36-38 with eight games to go.

After missing the past 13 games, LeBron James is available to play for the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday against the Chicago Bulls.

James has been dealing with a tendon injury in his right foot. He was initially upgraded Saturday to doubtful for Sunday's game, then Sunday was deemed questionable before testing his foot and being cleared to play.

James will come off the bench against the Bulls, the Lakers announced. It will be just the second time in 1,414 career games that he has played as a reserve. The first was Dec. 11, 2007, when he sacrificed his starting spot for Anderson Varejao, who had been in a contract dispute with the Cleveland Cavaliers, so that Varejao would be cheered with the starters and protected from fans booing him when he checked in off the bench.

The Lakers have gone 8-5 since James went down, reaching .500 for the first time all season with a 116-111 win over Oklahoma City on Friday and climbing to No. 8 in the Western Conference standings.

James, 38, has missed 27 games this season -- tied for the most games he has missed in a season in his career because of injury.

D'Angelo Russell (right hip soreness) is out of Sunday afternoon's game.

Information from ESPN's Dave McMenamin was used in this report.

Atlanta Braves right-hander Kyle Wright will start the season on the injured list, a move that will open starting-rotation spots for rookies Jared Shuster and Dylan Dodd.

The Braves said Sunday that Wright will be placed on the 15-day IL in order to give him time to strengthen his ailing shoulder, which required a cortisone shot in January.

Wright will remain in extended spring training for the next two weeks and will be eligible to return from the IL on April 11 against the Reds.

In the meantime, Atlanta is preparing for Shuster and Dodd, who had been competing for the No. 5 spot in the rotation, to both make their major league debuts over the first week of the regular season.

The left-handed Shuster, 24, is expected to start next Sunday against the Nationals. The former first-round draft pick has a 1.45 ERA in five appearances this spring with 18 strikeouts over 18⅔ innings.

Dodd, 24, also a left-hander, likely won't break camp with the Braves but will be added to the major league roster to start Atlanta's game against the Cardinals on April 5. He has posted a 2.00 ERA this spring with 20 strikeouts over 18 innings.

Wright, 27, went 21-5 with a 3.19 ERA during his breakout 2022 campaign and was MLB's only 20-game winner. He is expected to make at least one early-April start at Triple-A Gwinnett before the Braves consider activating him to the major league roster.

Springfield Striders runner takes surprise win at the X-Bionic Lake Garda 42 event in Italy on Sunday

Nestled in the northern mountains of Italy, Lake Garda is a spectacular body of crystal-clear water stretching for 52km from north to south and 17km from east to west, Paul Bramley reports.

Surrounded by majestic mountains and rolling hills, it’s been a popular tourist destination since the renaissance times thanks to its stunning natural scenery, Mediterranean climate and charming towns with their stunning water-facing villas.

The lake offers numerous activities for visitors, including swimming, boating and windsurfing, although on this spring weekend (March 26) it’s the X-Bionic Marathon and Half-Marathon events which take centre stage.

An easy budget-friendly airline hop from the UK makes it a great destination for an early spring marathon and the intimate nature of the event means you avoid the crush of the bigger European city events.

The course has gentle undulations making it great for chasing a personal best as it follows the lakeside route. The marathon starts on the west side of the lake and heads to the halfway point at the northern tip. Here, the half-marathon follows the same route to the finish heading south along the eastern side of the picturesque lake.

This year’s event was blessed with near-perfect running weather, typical of the time of year in the region, with a temperature of around 11C and only a gentle breeze. The sun made an appearance to spotlight the stunning scenery too.

The first of the large contingent of British runners making the trip to Lake Garda this year was Jackie Stretton taking victory in the women’s race in 2:53:46. It proved to be a reasonably comfortable win for her, too, with almost a six-minute buffer over runner-up Eleonora Gardelli of Italy (below left) in 2:59:31 and Juliane Rossler (below right) in 3:01:49.

Stretton, of Springfield Striders RC in Essex, ran a solo race and said: “Running on Lake Garda was amazing – one of the most beautiful races I have ever run. It was my first time here and the route was more challenging than I expected with some hilly sections. Next year I will be here again to defend my title.”

It was a home nation podium in the marathon with Enrico Bartolotti taking first place from Matteo Vecchietti in 2:31:20 to 2:33:40. Third place was Lorenzo Barconcelli in 2:44:02.

First Brit home in the men’s race was Mark Rogers of Cherwell Runners joining the sub-three-hour club in 2:59:02.

The half-marathon had more of an international result with Austrian Christoph Sander (below) winning in 71:40 from Italian Enrico Cozzini and Spaniard Garcia Gutierrez in 73:11 and 74:14 respectively.

The women’s race saw Philine Meister of Germany take first place in 82:54 from Dragana Schroder of Croatia and Fatima Rakhssane of Italy in 88:20 and 89:00.

With 66% of participants being from outside Italy, the event has a great international feel. There were 62 nationalities represented, with runners arriving from 50 countries across all continents. Specifically, the country with the greatest number of participants was Germany as well as the strong British contingent.

Full results can be found here – lakegarda42.com

Welsh rugby clubs have voted in favour of major governance change to the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) board.

The special resolution followed allegations of sexism and misogyny within the WRU.

The resolution required 75% to be passed and received 97.2%.

There were 173 delegates who attended the meeting while 79 proxy votes were received.

Of the 252 votes, 245 were in favour of the resolution and seven votes against.

When the result was announced there was a spontaneous round of applause from the clubs.

Thirty clubs or organisations either chose not to vote or any proxy forms were sent in too late.

The changes were the only matter up for discussion at the meeting inside the Princess Royal Theatre, as the WRU brought the special resolution before its member clubs.

WRU president Gerald Davies opened the meeting in what was described as a "crucial meeting" and "important day" for the organisation.

There were key speakers, including chair Ieuan Evans, with the day described as "going down in Welsh rugby history" and that a positive vote would be "momentous".

Clubs had their chance to ask questions and voice opinions before the vote.

Acting chief executive Nigel Walker had warned the clubs before the meeting the future of the game in Wales was on the line this weekend and major sponsors could walk away from Welsh rugby if the proposals were not voted for.

What the changes mean

The WRU needed the EGM to change the articles of association because the organisation is, in effect, a co-operative of its member clubs.

The existing governing body wanted to "modernise" the WRU's board to include more expertise knowledge and diversity to help run a business with a turnover of almost £100m.

The current board is made up of 12 directors with eight voted into position by the clubs, including the chair, three appointed independent members, including the Professional Rugby Board (PRB) chair with the final place taken up by the chief executive.

The changes will now allow to double the number of independent members (INEDs) on the board from three to six.

This includes the introduction of an independent WRU chair for the first time, alongside the PRB chair in addition to four separate independent members.

The rise of independent members means the number of elected national or district members will be halved from eight to four.

The fear was the community clubs might have been reluctant to relinquish the perceived power they currently hold.

The WRU can now redress the gender imbalance, with an ambition that at least five of the 12 board members are women, including one of the top two jobs - the chief executive or chair.

Catherine Read, one of the three independent non-exec directors alongside PRB chair Malcolm Wall and Henry Engelhardt, is currently the only female member of the 12-strong board.

The WRU proposals also include a board representative with a specific remit to represent the women's and girls' rugby.

So the new-look WRU board will include:

What happens now?

This is just the first step to reform and redemption of the WRU. Clubs will still have the right to call another EGM with 20% support to review the plans.

The WRU has set itself a deadline of 31 December to have the new members in place but expects the process to be much quicker.

Ieuan Evans will stand down as chairman once a replacement is found, while the search for a permanent chief executive will continue.

The WRU has instigated these changes themselves with Walker and Evans having spent the last month travelling across Wales to explain their proposals to clubs in a bid to drum up support.

There had been an attempt in the WRU annual general meeting in October 2022 to modernise the board by trying to introduce a new independent chair but only 64.5% of clubs voted in favour the motion.

The latest board proposals came in the wake of a catalogue of damaging allegations that saw chief executive Steve Phillips resign.

His interim replacement, Walker, was forced to appear before a Senedd hearing following a BBC Wales Investigates programme that provided allegations of sexism and misogyny within the governing body.

The WRU are still being investigated by an independent taskforce led by former judge Dame Anne Rafferty concerning the culture within the organisation.

What the WRU say

WRU chair Ieuan Evans: "I'm delighted with the support members have shown for the Board's recommendation today.

"We now have a line in the sand from which we intend to move forward purposefully, swiftly and better prepared to serve Welsh rugby's needs.

"This is another historic day in the 142-year history of the WRU.

"From this moment on we will be much better equipped to overcome any challenges we may face and I thank all members for giving us the tools to do a better job on their behalf.

"The repercussions of a positive vote today are nothing short of momentous and I am genuinely excited about the latent potential of our national game at all levels.

"Members have taken the opportunity to pay something forward of huge significance to our great rugby playing country's children… and its children's children.

"We will draft in the very best talent to help our elected Board members. Each with a genuine and heartfelt, interest and love for our game.

"But also with the business expertise, varied skills and acumen to see Welsh rugby soar."

WRU acting chief executive Nigel Walker: "We hope to complete the process for change by December this year, but the first steps will be taken immediately.

"We need a new chair in place first and the recruitment process for INEDs, and of course any potential new CEO, will follow from there, with a natural stage at our AGM in November where the composition of our elected members will evolve due to a number reaching the end of their terms of office.

"This is just the beginning of a journey which will see the trust and faith of a nation in Welsh rugby restored and revitalised.

"There is a lot of hard work ahead of us but this is a genuinely uplifting moment in the history of our game."

Lionel Messi has been honoured by the Argentina Football Association who have renamed the national team's headquarters after him.

Messi, who captained Argentina to as they lifted the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, has made 173 appearances for the Albiceleste since making his debut in 2005.

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The Paris Saint-Germain forward, along with Argentina FA president Claudio Tapia and national team manager Lionel Scaloni, unveiled a plaque outside the Albiceleste's training centre on Saturday.

"We experienced a historic day in our Casa de Ezeiza, which from today will be renamed Lionel Andres Messi, in tribute to the best player in the world," Tapia tweeted.

Argentina's headquarters are located in Ezeiza, which is 40 minutes away from Buenos Aires city centre.

Messi, who scored his 800th career goal in Thursday's 2-0 friendly win over Panama, was moved by the recognition.

"I've been coming here for 20 years, and I have always felt a very special energy," the former Barcelona star said. "This is very exciting for me. I'm very happy. It's a very, very special recognition.

"This place is something sensational. Even at the worst times, which I've had very bad moments, I would go in and forget everything. I would arrive and feel happy for being in this place and I still feel it. That's why today I feel very happy that, after so long, this is going to bear my name."

Messi, 35, had lost three straight finals with Argentina before lifting the Copa America in 2021 after defeating bitter rivals Brazil in the title game.

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner was sensational in Qatar and was voted the player of the tournament after his seven goals and three assists in seven appearances helped Argentina win their first world title in 36 years.

"I think that the tributes have to be done while one is alive, and this is a very special recognition for what this place means," Messi said. "That it [training centre] bears my name is something very nice."

Messi, who is one strike shy of scoring his 100th international goal with Argentina, will be back in action with the Albiceleste in Tuesday's international friendly against Curacao.