SPORTS DIGEST
BASKETBALL
The Chicago Bulls slipped to a 2-5 record by losing 108-95 to the Indiana Pacers. TJ Warren scored a season-high 26 points for the Pacers, who claimed their third straight, win as the Bulls failed to take advantage of Indiana’s makeshift team. The Pacers have moved up to seventh on the Eastern Conference table, while the Bulls are third from bottom. In New York, the Sacramento Kings beat the Knicks 113-92, with De’aaron Fox (24) and Buddy Hield (22) top scoring for the visitors. Harrison Barnes added 19 points for the Kings and Richaun Holmes finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds to make a fine start to a three-game road trip. The win moves the Kings (2-5) up to 12th in the Western Conference, while the Knicks (1-6) remain rooted to the bottom of the Eastern.
NBA results: Cleveland Cavaliers 111 Dallas Mavericks 131, Indiana Pacers 108 Chicago Bulls 95, LA Clippers 105 Utah Jazz 94, Miami Heat 129 Houston Rockets 100, New York Knicks 92 Sacramento Kings 113, San Antonio Spurs 96 LA Lakers 103.
GOLF
Official World Rankings: 1 Brooks Koepka (USA) 11.46pts, 2 Rory Mcilroy (Nirl) 10.38, 3 Dustin Johnson (USA) 8.07, 4 Justin Thomas (USA) 7.87, 5 Jon Rahm (Spa) 7.57, 6 Patrick Cantlay (USA) 7.13, 7 Tiger Woods (USA) 7.09, 8 Justin Rose (Eng) 6.74, 9 Xander Schauffele (USA) 6.33, 10 Bryson Dechambeau (USA) 5.52, 11 Webb Simpson (USA) 5.36, 12 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 5.28, 13 Paul Casey (Eng) 5.27, 14 Tony Finau (USA) 5.24, 15 Patrick Reed (USA) 5.16.
Women’s World Rankings: 1 Jin Young Ko (Kor) 10.28pts ave, 2 Sung Hyun Park (Kor) 7.64, 3 Nelly Korda (USA) 6.58, 4 Nasa Hataoka (Jpn) 6.45, 5 Jeongeun Lee (Kor) 6.17, 6 Brooke M. Henderson (Can) 5.99, 7 Minjee Lee (Aus) 5.96, 8 Lexi Thompson (USA) 5.92, 9 Danielle Kang (USA) 5.89, 10 Ariya Jutanugarn (Tha) 5.37, 11 Inbee Park (Kor) 5.14, 12 Sei Young Kim (Kor) 5.07, 13 Hinako Shibuno (Jpn) 4.81, 14 Carlota Ciganda (Spa) 4.75, 15 Jessica Korda (USA) 4.49.
GRIDIRON
The New England Patriots suffered their first defeat of the season as they were beaten 37-20 by the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. The Patriots were 8-0 heading into the game at M&T Bank Stadium but found Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in inspired form. Jackson, who completed 17 of 23 passes, threw for 163 yards and rushed for 61, racking up three total touchdowns. The Ravens now sit top of the AFC North on 6-2, while the Patriots remain at the summit of the AFC East. The Philadelphia Eagles made it back-toback wins by beating the Chicago Bears 22-14 at home. Running back Jordan Howard’s 13-yard touchdown against his former team in the third quarter helped his current side to victory despite a late fightback from the Bears, who at one point trailed 19-0.The Eagles are now 5-4 and lie second in the NFC East, while the loss sees the Bears on 3-5 and rooted to the bottom of the NFC North.
NFL results: Buffalo Bills 24 Washington Redskins 9, Carolina Panthers 30 Tennessee Titans 20, Denver Broncos 24 Cleveland Browns 19, Jacksonville Jaguars 3 Houston Texans 26, Kansas City Chiefs 26 Minnesota Vikings 23, Los Angeles Chargers 26 Green Bay Packers 11, Miami Dolphins 26 New York Jets 18, Oakland Raiders 31 Detroit Lions 24, Philadelphia Eagles 22 Chicago Bears 14, Pittsburgh Steelers 26 Indianapolis Colts 24, Seattle Seahawks 40 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34(OT), Baltimore Ravens 37 New England Patriots 20
TENNIS
ATP Rankings: Rafael Nadal (Spa) 9585pts, 2 Novak Djokovic (Ser) 8945, 3 Roger Federer (Swi) 6190, 4 Daniil Medvedev (Rus) 5705, 5 Dominic Thiem (Aut) 5025, 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) 4000, 7 Alexander Zverev (Ger) 2945, 8 Matteo Berrettini (Ita) 2670, 9 Roberto Bautista Agut (Spa) 2540, 10 Gael Monfils (Fra) 2530, 11 David Goffin (Bel) 2335, 12 Fabio Fognini (Ita) 2290, 13 Kei Nishikori (Jpn) 2180, 14 Diego Schwartzman (Arg) 2125, 15 Denis Shapovalov (Can) 2050, 16 Stan Wawrinka (Swi) 2000, 17 Karen Khachanov (Rus) 1840, 18 Alex De Minaur (Aus) 1775, 19 John Isner (USA) 1770, 20 Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) 1747.
WTA Rankings: 1 Ashleigh Barty (Aus) 7851pts, 2 Karolina Pliskova (Cze) 5940, 3Naomi Osaka (Jpn) 5496, 4 Simona Halep (Rom) 5462, 5 Bianca Andreescu (Can) 5192, 6 Elina Svitolina (Ukr) 5075, 7 Petra Kvitova (Cze) 4776, 8 Belinda Bencic (Swi) 4745, 9 Kiki Bertens (Ned) 4245, 10 Serena Williams (USA) 3935, 11 Aryna Sabalenka (Blr) 3120, 12 Johanna Konta (Gbr) 2879, 13 Madison Keys (USA) 2767, 14 Sofia Kenin (USA) 2740, 15 Petra Martic (Cro) 2617, 16 Marketa Vondrousova (Cze) 2390, 17 Elise Mertens (Bel) 2290, 18 Alison Riske (USA) 2210, 19 Donna Vekic (Cro) 2205, 20 Angelique Kerber (Ger) 2175.