Mario Ferraro produced a fight and the game-winning goal, Marc-Edouard Vlasic notched a point in his season debut and the San Jose Sharks broke an eight-game losing streak by edging the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday.

Former champions the United States returned to the final of the United Cup mixed team tournament with a fortuitous victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday and set up a title clash with Poland, who hammered Kazakhstan.

Iga Swiatek powers Poland past Kazakhstan while Czech player Tomas Machac retires when leading as the United States also reach the United Cup final.

Poland marched into a second successive final at the United Cup mixed team tennis tournament on Saturday with a convincing 2-0 victory over Kazakhstan after Hubert Hurkacz and Iga Swiatek won their singles matches.

The United States have won the United Cup for the second time after defeating Poland in the final on Sunday. Coco Gauff began in style in Sydney with a 6-4, 6-4 win over world number two Iga Swiatek,

Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz recorded wins over Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz respectively to seal victory for the United States over Poland in the

Coco Gauff improved to 4-0 over Karolina Muchova with a perfect start to the United Cup semifinals for Team USA.

A dominant United States lifted its second United Cup mixed team tennis tournament title in three years, beating Poland 2-0 on Sunday.

Coco Gauff overcame second-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-4 in the opening singles of the United Cup mixed teams tennis event and the United States went on to win the final by beating Poland 2-0 on Sunday.