SPORTS DIGEST
BASEBALL
Seattle Mariners pitcher James Paxton recorded his first career nohitter in a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The 29-year-old had seven strikeouts at the Rogers Centre in his 99 pitches to record the fifth no-no in the Mariners’ history. It is the second solo no-hitter in this MLB season, after Sean Manaea achieved the same feat for the Oakland Athletics against the Boston Red Sox on 21 April. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Baltimore Orioles 7 Kansas City Royals 15, Chicago Cubs 4 Miami Marlins 3, Chicago White Sox 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Cincinnati Reds 7 New York Mets 2, Colorado Rockies 4 LA Angels 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Milwaukee Brewers 3 Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 3 Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 2 Houston Astros 4, Philadelphia Phillies 4 San Francisco Giants 2, San Diego Padres 0 Washington Nationals 4, St Louis Cardinals 1 Minnesota Twins 7, Tampa Bay Rays 0 Atlanta Braves 1, Texas Rangers 4 Detroit Tigers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 0 Seattle Mariners 5.
BASKETBALL
The top two seeds in the Western Conference will face off for a spot in the NBA finals after the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors wrapped up series wins. The Rockets won their third consecutive game in the best-of-seven series, with Chris Paul scoring 41 points in a 112-102 victory over the Utah Jazz. Houston grabbed the lead early on, but Utah pulled back and held the lead going into the final quarter in the do-or-die clash. But 37 points for the Rockets in the final frame, with Paul, James Harden and Eric Gordon all in the scoring, saw Houston progress. The Rockets will be looking to see off the Warriors in the next round, having seen their play-off dreams cut short by Golden State in two of the last three seasons. For their part, Steph Curry and company recorded their 15th straight home playoff win, beating the New Orleans Pelicans to tie with a record set by the Chicago Bulls in 1990-91. Draymond Green was within one assist of a triple-double in the 113-104 victory, scoring 19 points and having 14 rebounds. Curry scored 28, with Kevin Durant having 24 and Klay Thompson 23, while Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 34 points and 19 rebounds and Jrue Holiday hit a triple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. NBA PLAY-OFFS Western Conference semi-finals: Golden State Warriors 113 New Orleans Pelicans 104 (Golden State win series 4-1), Houston Rockets 112 Utah Jazz 102 (Houston win series 4-1).
TENNIS
ATP & WTA MUTUA MADRID OPEN (Madrid, Spain) Men’s 2nd rd: (8) David Goffin (Bel) bt Robin Haase (Ned) 7-5 6-3, (6) Kevin Anderson (Rsa) bt Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz) 5-7 7-6 (7-3) 6-2, Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt (11) Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) 6-3 4-6 7-5, Kyle Edmund (Gbr) bt (10) Novak Djokovic (Ser) 6-3 2-6 6-3, Pablo Cuevas (Uru) bt Albert Ramos-vinolas (Spa) 6-1 6-7 (2-7) 6-2, (1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Gael Monfils (Fra) 6-3 6-1, (7) John Isner (USA) bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (9-7), (13) Diego Sebastian Schwartzman (Arg) bt Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 7-5 2-6 6-2. Women’s 3rd rd: (1) Simona Halep (Rom) bt Kristyna Pliskova (Cze) 6-1 6-4, Kiki Bertens (Ned) bt (2) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 6-2 6-2, (7) Caroline Garcia (Fra) bt (11) Julia Goerges (Ger) 6-2 6-4, (6) Karolina Pliskova (Cze) bt (9) Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-2 6-3, Carla Suarez Navarro (Spa) bt Bernarda Pera (USA) 2-6 6-2 6-4, (10) Petra Kvitova (Cze) bt Anett Kontaveit (Est) 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-3.