SPORTS DIGEST
BASEBALL
WORLD SERIES: Los Angeles Dodgers 1 Houston Astros 5 ( Astros win sevengame series 4- 3).
BASKETBALL
Free- scoring Philadelphia star Ben Simmons showed no sign of slowing down as he and the 76ers handed a 119- 109 defeat to the Atlanta Hawks. The 21- yearold Australian- American continued his incredible start to the season with 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. Taken No 1 in the 2016 draft, the forward is one of only two players in NBA history to clock up 100 points, 50 rebounds and 40 assists in his first six games. Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets in a 129- 111 rout of the Toronto Raptors. The point guard scored 16 of Denver’s 43 points in the third quarter and went on to tot- up a total of 24, while Paul Millsap added 20 points. Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their fourth- straight loss – a 124- 107 defeat to the Indiana Pacers. Meanwhile, perhaps buoyed by the Astros’ first- ever baseball World Series win, fellow Houston team the Rockets beat the New York Knicks 119- 97. NBA: Boston Celtics 113 Sacramento Kings 86, Charlotte Hornets 126 Milwaukee Bucks 121, Cleveland Cavaliers 107 Indiana Pacers 124, Denver Nuggets 129 Toronto Raptors 111, LA Clippers 119 Dallas Mavericks 98, Memphis Grizzlies 99 Orlando Magic 101, Miami Heat 97 Chicago Bulls 91, New Orleans Pelicans 98 Minnesota Timberwolves 104, New York Knicks 97 Houston Rockets 119, Philadelphia 76ers 119 Atlanta Hawks 109, Utah Jazz 112 Portland Trail Blazers 103 ( OT), Washington Wizards 116 Phoenix Suns 122.
CRICKET
2nd TEST ( Bulawayo) Zimbabwe 326 ( H Masakadza 147, Sikandar Raza 80, PJ Mo or 52)&301-7 ( Sikandar Raza 89, R W Chakabva 71 no) v West Indies 448( JO Holder 110, SO Dowrich 103, KOA Powell 90, Sikandar Raza 5- 9). Zimbabwe drew with West Indies.
GOLF
TURKISH AIRLINES OPEN ( Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort) 1st round ( Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 71): 64 Haydn Porteous ( Rsa), Joost Luiten ( Ned), Nicolas Colsaerts ( Bel); 65 Andres Romero ( Arg), Padraig Harrington; 66 Kiradech Aphibarnrat ( Tha), Matthieu Pavon ( Fra), Ian Poulter, Eddie Pepperell; 7 Soren Kjeldsen ( Den), Paul Dunne, Tyrrell Hatton, Lee Westwood; 68 Julian Suri( USA), David Drysdale, Chris Wood, Shane Lowry, Jorge Campillo( Spa); 69 Matthew Southgate, Andy Sullivan, Peter Uihlein ( USA), Stephen Gallacher, Justin Rose, Thorbjorn Olesen ( Den), Gregory Bourdy ( Fra), Jordan Smith, Adrian Otaegui ( Spa), Nacho Elvira ( Spa), Bernd Wiesberger ( Aut), Marcus Fraser ( Aus), Thomas Pieters ( Bel), Matthew Fitzpatrick; 70 Lucas Bjerregaard ( Den), Andrew Johnston, Paul Waring, David Horsey, Brandon Stone ( Rsa), Lee Slattery, Marcel Siem ( Ger), Thomas Bjorn ( Den), Dylan Frittelli ( Rsa); 71 Ali Altuntas ( Tur), Matt Wallace, Richie Ramsay, Alexander Bjork ( Swe), Callum Shinkwin, Martin Kaymer ( Ger), George Coetzee ( Rsa), Tommy Fleetwood; 72 Scott Hend ( Aus), Robert Rock, Alexander Levy ( Fra), Marc Warren, Jeunghun Wang ( Kor), Fabrizio Zanotti ( Par), Austin Connelly ( Can), Sam Brazel ( Aus), Benjamin Hebert ( Fra); 73 Victor Dubuisson ( Fra), Haotong Li ( Chn), ( a) Leon Acikalin ( Tur), Ryan Fox ( Nzl), Scott Jamieson, Henrik Stenson( Swe); 74 Anthony Wall, Mike Lorenzo- Vera ( Fra), David Lipsky ( USA), Andrew Dodt ( Aus), Edoardo Molinari ( Ita), Hideto Tanihara ( Jpn); 75 Romain Wattel ( Fra), Graeme Storm, Nino Bertasio ( Ita), Renato Paratore ( Ita); 76 Dean Burmester ( Rsa), Richard Sterne ( Rsa); 79 ( a) Taner Yamac ( Tur); 81 Pablo Larrazabal ( Spa).
ICE HOCKEY
The New Jersey Devils are off to the best start in their history after making it nine wins from their opening 11 games with a 2- 0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Jimmy Hayes broke the deadlock in the second period before Drew Stafford slotted into an empty net with 14 second remaining to seal the win. Taylor Hall assisted both goals while Cory Schneider made 37 saves as the Devils broke their previous best start to a campaign, which was in the 1993- 94 season when they won eight of their first 11 games. New Jersey’s triumph keeps them clear of divisional rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins, with the defending Stanley Cup champions getting back to winning ways with a 3- 2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. NHL: Anaheim Ducks 1 Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Blackhawks 3 Philadel- phia Flyers 0, Edmonton Oilers 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 3, San Jose Sharks 4 Nashville Predators 1, Vancouver Canucks 0 New Jersey Devils 2.
SNOOKER
INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ( Daqing, China) Quarter- finals: Mark Selby ( Eng) bt Robbie Williams ( Eng) 6- 2, Martin Gould ( Eng) bt Allister Carter ( Eng) 6- 5.
TENNIS
WTA ELITE TROPHY ( Zhuhai, China) Rose Group: Ashleigh Barty ( Aus) bt Angelique Kerber ( Ger) 6- 3 6- 4. Camellia Group: Anastasija Sevastova ( Lat) bt Barbora Zahlavova Strycova ( Cze) 6- 3 6- 4. Bougainvillea Group: Coco Vandeweghe ( USA) bt Elena Vesnina ( Rus) 6- 3 6- 2. ATP ROLEX PARIS MASTERS 3rd rd: ( 13) Juan Martin Del Potro ( Arg) bt Robin Haase ( Ned) 7- 5 6- 4, Fernando Verdasco ( Spa) bt ( 5) Dominic Thiem ( Aut) 6- 4 6- 4, Filip Krajinovic ( Ser) bt Nicolas Mahut ( Fra) 6- 2 3- 6 6- 1, ( 9) John Isner ( USA) bt ( 6) Grigor Dimitrov ( Bul) 7- 6 ( 1210) 5- 7 7- 6 ( 7- 3).