RESULTS WORLDWIDE

BASKETBALL

NBA CHAMPIONSHIP

Houston 107 Golden State 86, Denver 138 Atlanta 93, LA Clippers 116 San Antonio 111.

GOLF

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Leading second-round scores: (Aus unless stated):

136: An Byeong-hun (Kor) 67-69, Max McCardle 70-66;

137: Matt Kuchar (US) 70-67, David Micheluzzi 68-69, Jake McLeod 70-67; 138: Abraham Ancer (Mex) 69-69, Keegan Bradley (US) 72-66, Cameron Percy 69-69, Jordan Zunic 73-65, Marcus Fraser 69-69, Matt Jager 68-70, Keita Nakajima (Jpn) 70-68; 139: Brett Rankin 70-69, Scott Strange 71-68, Dimitrios Papadatos 69-70. Selected: 140: Takumi Kanaya (Jpn) 70-70; 144: Robert Allenby 74-70; 145: Cameron Davis 76-69, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 73-72, Cameron Smith 74-71, Brandt Snedeker (US) 73-72. LPGA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Leading first round scores: (US unless stated): 63: Amy Olson; 64: Brittany Lincicome, Nasa Hataoka (Jpn); 65: Lexi Thompson; 66: Carlota Ciganda (Spa); 67: Lindy Duncan, Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras (Tha); 68: Liu Yu (Chn); 69: Kim Sei-young (Kor), Ashleigh Buhai (Rsa), Ryu So-yeon (Kor), Marina Alex, Lydia Ko (Nzl), Park Hee-young (Kor), Danielle Kang, Nelly Korda, Jaye Marie Green, Charlie Hull (Bri), Jessica Korda, Lizette Salas, Cristie Kerr, Chella Choi (Kor), Bronte Law (Eng), Ariya Jutanugarn (Tha) RSM CLASSIC

Top finishers after first round ((US unless stated. Playing on Par-72 Plantation and Par-70 Seaside courses): Eight-under par 64: Charles Howell; Six-under 66: J.J. Spaun, Austin Coo; Five-under 67: Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Davis Love, Chase Wright; Four-under 68: Whee Kim (Kor), Cameron Champ, Patton Kizzire, Brendon Todd, Jason Gore, Ted Potter Jr, Im Sung-jae (Kor); Four-under 66: Brian Harman, Peter Uihlein; Three-under 69: Sam Saunders, Scott Brown, Josh Teater, Corey Conners (Can), Hank Lebioda, Tyler Duncan, Eric Axley, Luke List, Retief Goosen (Rsa), Ryan Blaum, Brian Gay; Three-under 67: Brad Schnell, Graeme McDowell (Nir).

WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Leading first round scores: 66: Jordan Smith (Bri), Adrian Otaegui (Spa); 67: Danny Willett (Bri), Jon Rahm (Spa); 68: Francesco Molinari (Ita), Li Haotong (Chn), Matt Wallace (Bri), Ross Fisher (Bri), Thomas Pieters (Bel); 69: Tommy Fleetwood (Bri), Rory McIlroy (Nir), Patrick Reed (US), Alex Noren (Swe), Rafa Cabrera Bello (Spa), Mikko Korhonen (Fin), Andrea Pavan (Ita), Marcus Kinhult (Swe), Wade Ormsby (Aus), Joost Luiten (Hol), Tom Lewis (Bri), Hideto Tanihara (Jpn).

TENNIS

ATP FINALS

Lleyton Hewitt Group: Dominic Thiem (Aut) bt Kei Nishikori (Jpn) 6-1, 6-4; Roger Federer (Swi) bt Kevin Anderson (Rsa) 6-4, 6-3.