SPORT IN BRIEF

BASKETBALL

RESULT: British League:

Glasgow 68 Cheshire 77.

GOLF

RESULTS; Lalla Meryem Cup, Agadir, Morocco, leading totals

(Par 71): 271 — G Nocera (Fra) 70; 273 — M Reid (Eng) 66, N Garcia (SA) 70, F Johnson (Eng) 67; 275 — N Koerstz Madsen (Den) 68.

Scot: 278 — P Pretswell 69.

ICE HOCKEY

RESULTS; El it e League Play- Offs quarter- f i nals, second leg: Cardiff 3 Belfast 7 (aggregate3-8), Coventry 2

Nottingham 1 (agg5-4), Hull 3 Braehead 1 (Overtime; agg5-4),

Sheffield 3 Fife 3 (agg6-5).

RUGBY UNION

RESULTS; Guinness Pro12: Benetton Treviso 17 Newport Gwent Dragons 32, Munster 42 Connacht 20, Ospreys 53 Zebre 22, Scarlets 15 Edinburgh 26.

BT Scottish Premiership: Melrose 13 Ayr 14, Currie 15 Glasgow Hawks 10.

MOTORSPORT

RESULTS; Qatar MotoGP, Losail:

1 V Rossi (Ita) Movistar Yamaha 42 mins 35.717secs, 2 A Dovizioso ( Ita) Ducati 42: 35.891, 3 A Iannone (Ita) Ducati 42:37.967.

SPEEDWAY

RESULT; Spring Trophy, first leg: Glasgow 36 Edinburgh 30

(abandonedafterHeat11;rain).

TENNIS

RESULTS; ATP & WTA Miami Open, Florida, Men’s third r ound ( prefi x number denotes seeding): ( 15) K

Anderson (SA) bt (24) L Mayer (Arg) 6-4, 6-4; (3) A Murray (GB) bt (27) S Giraldo (Col) 6-3, 6-4; D Thiem (Aut) bt J Sock ( USA) 6-4, 6-3; ( 28) A

Mannarino ( Fra) bt ( 7) S Wawrinka (Swi) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5); (16) G Monfils (Fra) bt (11) J-W Tsonga (Fra) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4). Women’s third round: (3) S Halep (Rom) bt (30) C Giorgi (Ita) 6-4, 7-5; (24) S Kuznetsova (Rus) bt (13) A Kerber (Ger) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; (15) F Pennetta (Ita) bt V Azarenka (Rus) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6); (1) S Williams (USA) bt C Cartan Bellis (USA) 6-1, 6-1.