SPORTS DIGEST
BASKETBALL
Isaiah Thomas scored 17 points on his long-awaited Cleveland debut as the Cavaliers ended their three-game losing streak with a 127-110 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Thomas was making his first appearance in over seven months following his move from the Boston Celtics in the summer. Lebron James top-scored for the Cavs, pouring in 24 points, while Damian Lillard got 25 points for the Trail Blazers. The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 113-105 to extend their winning run to four straight games. Lou Williams led the Clippers with 33 points while Blake Griffin scored five of his 21 points late in the fourth quarter to help the hosts pull clear as the Grizzlies closed in. Lamarcus Aldridge and Kawhi Leonard inspired the San Antonio Spurs to a 10091 win against the New York Knicks. Aldridge sank 29 points, while Leonard notched a season-high 25 points. Eight players reached double figures as the Charlotte Hornets recorded a thumping 131-111 victory over the Sacramento Kings. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION: Cleveland Cavaliers 127 Portland Trail Blazers 110, LA Clippers 113 Memphis Grizzlies 105, New York Knicks 91 San Antonio Spurs 100, Phoenix Suns 104 Atlanta Hawks 103, Sacramento Kings 111 Charlotte Hornets 131
CRICKET
Colin Munro became the first batsman to score three Twenty20 international centuries as New Zealand wrapped up a 2-0 series victory against West Indies. The 30-year-old, who registered hundreds in the sprint format against Bangladesh and India last year, blasted three fours and 10 sixes in his 104 off 53 balls while Tim Southee took three wickets as New Zealand won the third and final T20 by 119 runs. The Black Caps had beaten the tourists by 47 runs in the first T20, while the second was washed out. After winning the toss, New Zealand reached 243 for five, thanks mainly to Munro and Martin Guptill (63), who put on 136 for the first wicket. Andre Fletcher scored 46 as West Indies could only make 124 all out in reply, with Shai Hope unable to bat.
TENNIS
ATP & WTA BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL Presented by Suncorp, Brisbane, Australia. Men’s 2nd rd: Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukr) bt Horacio Zeballos (Arg) 6-1 6-2, (3) Nick Kyrgios (Aus) bt Matthew Ebden (Aus) 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2, Michael Mmoh (USA) bt (8) Mischa Zverev (Ger) 6-2 5-7 6-4, Alex De Minaur (Aus) bt (4) Milos Raonic (Can) 6-4 6-4 Women’s 2nd rd: Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Blr) bt Anett Kontaveit (Est) 1-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-3, 3) Elina Svitolina (Ukr) bt Ana Konjuh (Cro) 6-3 6-1, Kaia Kanepi (Est) bt Lesia Tsurenko (Ukr) 6-4 6-3, (2) Karolina Pliskova (Cze) bt Catherine Cartan Bellis (USA) 6-1 6-1 HOPMAN CUP, Perth Arena, Perth, Australia. Germanyvcanada Men’s Singles Group A: Alexander Zverev (Ger) bt Vasek Pospisil (Can) 6-4 6-2 Women’s Singles Group A: Angelique Kerber (Ger) bt Eugenie Bouchard (Can) 6-1 6-3. Mixed Doubles Group A: Angelique Kerber (Ger) & Alexander Zverev (Ger) bt Eugenie Bouchard (Can) & Vasek Pospisil (Can) 4-3 (5-2) 4-3 (5-2) . Germany bt Canada 3-0 Australia v Belgium Men’s Singles Group A: David Goffin (Bel) bt Thanasi Kokkinakis (Aus) 6-4 6-2 Women’s Singles Group A: Elise Mertens (Bel) bt Daria Gavrilova (Aus) 2-6 6-4 6-2. Mixed Doubles Group A: Elise Mertens (Bel) & David Goffin (Bel) bt Daria Gavrilova (Aus) & Thanasi Kokkinakis (Aus) 4-3 (5-3) 2-4 4-1. Belgium bt Australia 3-0 ATP TATA Open Maharashtra, Pune, India: 2nd rd: (8) Pierre-hugues Herbert (Fra) bt Yuki Bhambri (Ind) 4-6 6-3 6-4, (5) Robin Haase (Ned) bt Nicolas Jarry (Chi) 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-5, (4) Benoit Paire (Fra) bt Marton Fucsovics (Hun) 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (8-6), Gilles Simon (Fra) bt (3) Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) 6-3 7-6 (7-5), (7) Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz) bt Laslo Djere (Ser) 7-5 7-6 (7-5), (1) Marin Cilic (Cro) bt Ramkumar Ramanathan (Ind) 6-4 6-3, Ricardo, Ojeda Lara (Spa) bt Ilya Ivashka (Blr) 6-4 6-4, (2) Kevin Anderson (Rsa) bt Thiago Moura Monteiro (Bra) 7-6 (7-4) 3-2 ret WTA ASB CLASSIC, Auckland, New Zealand. 2nd rd: Su-wei Hsieh (Tpe) bt Ysaline Bonaventure (Bel) 6-4 6-3, (3) Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (Cze) bt Johanna Larsson (Swe) 6-1 6-7 (3-7) 6-2, Sofia Kenin (USA) bt Varvara Lepchenko (USA) 6-4 7-6 (8-6), (1) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt Petra Martic (Cro) 6-2 6-2, Sachia Vickery (USA) bt Veronica Cepede Royg (Par) 6-2 6-4, Polona Hercog (Slo) bt Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) 6-4 6-2, (2) Julia Goerges (Ger) bt Viktoria Kuzmova (Svk) 6-4 6-0, (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) bt Taylor Townsend (USA) 6-3 7-5 WTA SHENZHEN OPEN, Shenzhen, China. 2nd rd: (4) Irina-camelia Begu (Rom) bt Ekaterina Alexandrova (Rus) 4-6 6-1 6-2, (6) Katerina Siniakova (Cze) bt Yafan Wang (Chn) 7-5 6-3, (1) Simona Halep (Rom) bt Ying-ying Duan (Chn) 3-6 6-1 6-2, Kristyna Pliskova (Cze) bt Ana Bogdan (Rom) 6-4 7-6 (7-3) ATP QATAR EXXONMOBIL OPEN, Doha, Qatar. 2nd rd: Borna Coric (Cro) bt Nikoloz Basilashvili (Geo) 6-1 6-3, Mirza Basic (Bih) bt (8) Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 6-4 7-6 (7-2), Andrey Rublev (Rus) bt (7) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) 6-4 3-6 6-4 , Peter Gojowczyk (Ger) bt Matteo Berrettini (Ita) 6-2 6-2, (1) Dominic Thiem (Aut) bt Aljaz Bedene (Slo) 7-5 6-4, Guido Pella (Arg) bt Stefano Travaglia (Ita) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3, Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Jan-lennard Struff (Ger) 6-3 1-6 6-3