SPORTS DIGEST
BASKETBALL
The Milwaukee Bucks cemented their hold on the Eastern Conference with a dominant 108-97 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Milwaukee, already assured of a play-off spot, took on the side which defeated them in six games in last season’s Conference Finals.
The Bucks came out on top, with Giannis Antetokounmpo scoring 19 points and grabbing 19 rebounds and Khris Middleton top-scoring with 22. Toronto remain second in the East, eight games behind the Bucks who got their 50th win of the season. Western Conference leaders the Los Angeles Lakers swept past the New Orleans Pelicans 118-109 for their sixth straight win. Lebron James scored 40 points and Anthony Davis added 21, while Pelicans’ rookie Zion Williamson poured in 29.
The Denver Nuggets defeated the Detroit Pistons 115-98 thanks to Jerami Grant’s 29-point performance, the Indiana Pacers saw off the Charlotte Hornets 119-80 and the Oklahoma City Thunder edged out the Chicago Bulls 124-122. Elsewhere, Jayson Tatum scored 36 points to help the Boston Celtics defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 118106 and the Golden State Warriors were defeated 112-94 by the Sacramento Kings.
NBA: Chicago Bulls 122 Oklahoma City Thunder 124, Denver Nuggets 115 Detroit Pistons 98, Golden State Warriors 94 Sacramento Kings 112, Indiana Pacers 119 Charlotte Hornets 80, LA Lakers 118 New Orleans Pelicans 109, Portland Trail Blazers 106 Boston Celtics 118, Toronto Raptors 97Milwaukee Bucks 108x.
CRICKET
Centuries from Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis saw Sri Lanka cruise to a 161-run victory over the West Indies in the second one day international in Hambantota.
The win, which was achieved with 10.5 overs to spare, gives Dimuth Karunaratne’s men an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
SECOND ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL (Hambantota)
Sri Lanka 345-8 Innings Complete (W IA Fernando 127, BK GM end is 119,
SSCott re ll4-67)v West Indies 184 (S D Hope 51). Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 161 runs.
ICC WOMENS WORLD TWENTY20 (Group B, Canberra)
England Women 176-2 Innings Complete(HC Knight 108 no,NR Sciver 59 no)v Thailand Women 78-7 Innings Complete. England Women beat Thailand Women by 98 runs.
ICE HOCKEY
NHL: Anaheim Ducks 4 Edmonton Oilers 3 (OT), Arizona Coyotes 1 Florida Panthers 2, Boston Bruins 2 Calgary Flames 5, Carolina Hurricanes 1 Dallas Stars 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 New Jersey Devils 4, Minnesota Wild 5 Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 Vancouver Canucks 4 (OT), Nashville Predators 3 Ottawa Senators 2, NY Islanders 3 NY Rangers 4 (OT), Philadelphia Flyers 4 San Jose Sharks 2, St Louis Blues 6 Chicago Blackhawks 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Washington Capitals 4 Winnipeg Jets 3 (SO).
TENNIS
ATP DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
2nd rd: (6) Andrey Rublev (Rus) bt Filip Krajinovic (Ser) 7-6 (7-3) 6-0, Daniel Evans (Gbr) bt Pierre-hugues Herbert (Fra) 7-5 3-6 7-6 (9-7), (2) Stefanos Tsitsipas (Gre) bt Alexander Bublik (Kaz) 7-6 (7-1) 6-4, (7) Karen Khachanov (Rus) bt Dennis Novak (Aut) 6-3 6-4, Jan-lennard Struff (Ger) bt Nikoloz Basilashvili (Geo) 6-1 6-0, (1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) 6-3 6-1, Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt (8) Benoit Paire (Fra) 6-4 6-4, (3) Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Yasutaka Uchiyama (Jpn) 6-1 6-2.