Black Saturday

Booker gutted

Hockey: It was a matter of missed opportunities for the women’s Black Sticks today in their 6-2 loss to the USA at Rangiora’s Waimakariri Hockey Stadium yesterday. While the match was high scoring by international test match standards, it could well have been higher if it wasn’t for star of the first half, Black Sticks goal keeper Sally Rutherford, as well as several unconverted chances to the Black Sticks. The second of the two match series will be played at the same venue at 3pm today. Basketball: Phoenix shooting guard Devin Booker scored 70 points, becoming the sixth player in NBA history to reach that total, but it wasn’t enough to give his side a victory as the Phoenix Suns fell 130-120 to the Boston Celtics yesterday. Booker 20, joined Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, David Thompson, David Robinson and Elgin Baylor as the NBA’s 70-point scorers. The win was Boston’s third straight.