SPORTS DIGEST

BASKETBALL

Russell Westbrook claimed his seventh triple-double of the season as the Oklahoma City Thunder triumphed against the Utah Jazz. Westbrook scored 34 points and made 14 assists and 13 rebounds to push Oklahoma to their third win a row. The victory did not look certain at halftime, however, as Utah led 47-39. But a strong third quarter from Westbook, where he scored 11 points, put Oklahoma back in the game and after taking the lead with four minutes remaining in the fourth, they never looked back, going on to claim the win 100-94. Kyle Lowryand and Demar Derozan both scored 20 points each in the Toronto Raptors’ victory against the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker, who reached a season-high 46 points on Monday, was carried off due to an apparent leg injury as the Suns failed to prevent the Raptors’ fourth win in a row. Meanwhile, Bradley Beal lifted the Washington Wizards after their heavy defeat to Utah by scoring a career best 51 points against the Portland Trail Blazers. After a 116-69 thrashing on Monday, Beal put away five three-pointers and Damian Lillard added 30 points to see off the Blazers away from home. NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder 100 Utah Jazz 94, Portland Trail Blazers 92 Washington Wizards 106, Toronto Raptors 126 Phoenix Suns 113.

CRICKET

3rd TEST (Delhi) India 536-7 dec (V Kohli 243, M Vijay 155, R G Sharma 65, P A D L R Sandakan 4-167) & 246-5 dec (S Dhawan 67, R G Sharma 50 no, V Kohli 50) v Sri Lanka 373 (L D Chandimal 164, A D Mathews 111) & 299-5 (D M de Silva 119, A R S Silva 74 no). India drew with Sri Lanka. 2nd TEST (Adelaide) Australia 442-8 dec (S E Marsh 126 no, T D Paine 57, U T Khawaja 53) & 138 (J M Anderson 5-43, C R Woakes 4-36) v England 227 (N M Lyon 4-60) & 233 (J E Root 67, M A Starc 5-88). Australia beat England by 120 runs. WORLD CRICKET LEAGUE (Dubai) Kenya 140 all out (S Sharif 3-33). Scotland 145-2 (K J Coetzer 52, C S Macleod 56 no). Scotland won by 8 wickets.

ICE HOCKEY

The New York Rangers’ replacement goaltender Ondrei Pavelec stopped 41 shots to put an end to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ four-game winning streak. Standing in for Henrik Lundqvist, Pavelec was made to work hard in the 4-3 victory, which saw Boo Nieves, Jesper Fast, Mats Zuccarello and Pavel Buchnevic find the net. Phil Kessel scored his 13th goal for the Penguins but it was not enough to hold off the Rangers who claimed the victory thanks to Buchnevich’s deflection off Pittsburgh’s Tristan Jarry. Cory Schneider also made 41 saves for the New Jersey Devils as they overcame the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1. The victory marked his 100th win over five seasons with New Jersey, who pushed the Blue Jackets to a second loss in a row. Elsewhere, two late goals in the second period from Yanni Gourde helped lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 6-2 victory over the New York Islanders, while the Detroit Red Wings anded a seven-game losing streak by beating the Winnipeg Jets 5-1. Juuse Saros stood out for the Nashville Predators, making 43 saves, a career best, as Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop saw three goals make the net on 15 shots. The Stars fought back in the third with two goals but could not outdo the Predators, who scored five across the night, while the Los Angeles Kings overcame the Minnesota Wild by the same 5-2 scoreline. The St Louis Blues turned around three straight losses to beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3, the Buffalo Sabres beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 away from home, the Vancouver Canucks shut out the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 and Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout. NHL: Colorado Avalanche 2 Buffalo Sabres 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 New Jersey Devils 4, Dallas Stars 2 Nashville Predators 5, Detroit Red Wings 5 Winnipeg Jets 1, Los Angeles Kings 5 Minnesota Wild 2, Montreal Canadiens 3 St Louis Blues 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 New York Rangers 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 6 New York Islanders 2, Vancouver Canucks 3 Carolina Hurricanes 0, Vegas Golden Knights 4 Anaheim Ducks 3.

SNOOKER

BETWAY UK CHAMPIONSHIPS (Barbican Centre, York) 4th rd: Mark King (Eng) bt John Higgins (Sco) 6-5, Stephen Maguire (Sco) bt Graeme Dott (Sco) 6-2.