SPORTS DIGEST

BASKETBALL

Anthony Davis proved to be an invaluable asset once again as he scored 45 and made 16 rebounds to see the New Orleans Pelicans edge past the Boston Celtics 116113 in overtime. After scoring 48 as the Pelicans beat the New York Knicks 123-118 in OT on Sunday, Davis scored four in the extra period that was triggered by Celtics’ surge in the final minutes of regulation. Kyrie Irving scored 27 and Al Horford had 14, although their efforts were not enough to get Boston what would have been their eighth straight win. Meanwhile, the Orlando Magic ended a seven-game skid with a 108-102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Evan Fournier hit a career-high 32 points, while a fourth-quarter blitz by DJ Augustin saw him score 11 of Magic’s 35 to lift them out of the visitors’ reach. Portland Trail Blazers won their first game in four by beating the Phoenix Suns 118111, who lost out despite Devin Booker scoring 43. In Denver, the Nuggets beat the Dallas Mavericks 105-102 after opening up a 23-point lead in the third period. NBA: Boston Celtics 113 New Orleans Pelicans 116 (OT), Denver Nuggets 105 Dallas Mavericks 102, Orlando Magic 108. Minnesota Timberwolves 102, Portland Trail Blazers 118 Phoenix Suns 111.

CRICKET

2nd TEST (Centurion) South Africa 335( A KM ark ram 94, H MA ml a 82, F du Plessis 63, R Ash win 4-113)&258( A B de Villiers 80, D Elgar 61, Mohammed Shami 4-49) v India 307 (V Kohli 153, M Morkel 4-60) & 151 (L Ngidi 6-39). South Africa beat India by 135 runs. TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT (Mirpur) Zimbabwe 290-6 Innings Complete (Sik and arRaza81no,HM as akadza73)v Sri lanka278(mdkjpe re ra80,nl tc Per era 64, TLC ha tara 4-33). Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by 12 runs.

CYCLING

SANTOS TOUR DOWN UNDER AUSTRALIA Stage 2 (Unley - Stirling - 148.6km): 1 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Mitchelton-scott 4hrs 03mins 55secs, 2 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-scott at same time, 3 Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Bora-hansgrohe, 4 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-hansgrohe, 5 Nathan Haas (Aus) Katusha-alpecin, 6 Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-step Floors, 7 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Bahrain-merida, 8 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Bahrain-merida, 9 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 10 Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Movistar Team, 11 Pierre Latour (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale, 12 Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-fdj, 13 Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates, 14 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) EF Education First-drapac p/b Cannondale, 15 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team, 16 Timothy Roe (Aus) Unisaaustralia, 17 Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates, 18 Jon Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Bahrain-merida, 19 Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates, 20 Robert Gesink (Ned) Lottonl-jumbo all at same time. Selected others: 31 Scott Davies (Gbr) Dimension Data at same time, 44 Owain Doull (Gbr) Team Sky all at same time, 97 Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Borahansgrohe at 05mins 51secs, 101 Chris Lawless (Gbr) Team Sky at 07mins 21secs, 125 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-hansgrohe at 14mins 49secs, 130 Jonathan Dibben (Gbr) Team Sky at 24mins 11secs. General classification after Stage 2: 1 Caleb Ewan (Aus) Mitchelton-scott 7hrs 54mins 00secs, 2 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-scott at 10secs, 3 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-hansgrohe at 12secs, 4 Jay Mccarthy (Aus) Bora-hansgrohe at same time, 5 Nathan Haas (Aus) Katushaalpecin at 15secs, 6 Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-alpecin at same time, 7 Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-step Floors at 16secs, 8 Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates at same time, 9 Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Movistar Team, 10 Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-fdj. Selected others: 32 Scott Davies (Gbr) Dimension Data at same time, 46 Owain Doull (Gbr) Team Sky all at same time, 97 Peter Kennaugh (Gbr) Bora-hansgrohe at 06mins 07secs, 101 Chris Lawless (Gbr) Team Sky at 07mins 37secs, 125 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-hansgrohe at 18mins 41secs, 129 Jonathan Dibben (Gbr) Team Sky at 24mins 27secs.

ICE HOCKEY

The New York Rangers ended a threegame skid in emphatic style with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Jordan Weal put the visitors one up two minutes and six seconds into the first period, provoking their hosts into a three-point fightback before the break. Rick Nash, JT Miller and Paul Carey set the ball rolling before Michael Grabner and Nash added one each in the second period. The Flyers then substituted embattled keeper Brian Elliott for Michal Neuvirth. Juuse Saros shut out the Golden Knights with 43 saves to ensure Kevin Fiala’s point was the only one that mattered as the Nashville Predators beat the Vegas visitors 1-0. Nashville’s third straight win was also Saros’s third shutout of the season, while it was Vegas’ second loss in a row. The St. Louis Blues had Vince Dunn to thank for edging the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in an overtime period forced by teammate Alexander Steen with less than a minute to go. Elsewhere the Detroit Red Wings fell to the Dallas Stars 4-2, the New York Islanders lost 4-1 to the New Jersey Devils and the San Jose Sharks were edged out 3-2 by the Arizona Coyotes in a shootout. NHL: Arizona Coyotes 2 San Jose Sharks 3 (Pens), Detroit Red Wings 2 Dallas Stars 4, Nashville Predators 1 Vegas Golden Knights 0, New York Islanders 1 New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 5 Philadelphia Flyers 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 St Louis Blues 2 (OT).

SNOOKER

DAFABET MASTERS (London) 1st rd: Shaun Murphy (Eng) bt Allister Carter (Eng) 6-4.