SPORTS DIGEST
BASKETBALL
Russell Westbrook scored his 99th career triple-double as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Sacramento Kings 106-101. It was the 20th time Westbrook has achieved the feat this season, scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. The 29-year-old needs just one more to join just three players to have scored 100 or more triple-doubles in the NBA. The Kings took a slender one-point lead into the final quarter but Westbrook hit a jump shot and scored on a driving layup as the Thunder prevailed. The San Antonio Spurs slipped out of the top eight in the Western Conference as they lost 109-93 to the Houston Rockets. James Harden – who did not play against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday – scored 28 points and contributed six assists. Khris Middleton scored 24 and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 20 as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 121103, while the Portland Trail Blazers made it 10 wins in a row as they beat the Miami Heat 115-99. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION: Houston Rockets 109 San Antonio Spurs 93, Memphis Grizzlies 103 Milwaukee Bucks 121, Oklahoma City Thunder 106 Sacramento Kings 101, Portland Trail Blazers 115 Miami Heat 99.
CYCLING
TIRRENO-ADRIATICO (Italy) Stage 7 (San Benedetto del Tronto (ITT)10KM): 1 Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team 11mins 15secs, 2 Jos van Emden (Ned) Lottonl-jumbo at 3secs, 3 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky at 7secs, 4 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-segafredo at 8secs, 5 Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Sky at 12secs, 6 Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-scott at 13secs, 7 Jack Bauer (NZL) Mitchelton-scott at 13secs, 8 Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-scott at 16secs, 9 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Lottonl-jumbo at 18secs, 10 Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Team Sky at same time, 11 Chris Froome (Gbr) Team Sky at 19secs, 12 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky at 20secs, 13 Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky at 22secs, 14 Patrick Bevin (NZL) BMC Racing Team at 22secs, 15 Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team at 22secs, 16 Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal at 22secs, 17 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-scott at 23secs, 18 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama-fdj at 23secs, 19 Ryan Mullen (Irl) Trek-segafredo at 24secs, 20 Bob Jungels (Lux) Quickstep Floors at 24secs. Final General Classification: 1 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky 25hrs 32mins 56secs, 2 Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team at 24secs, 3 Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Sky at 32secs, 4 Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal at 1min 06secs, 5 Adam Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-scott at 1min 10secs, 6 Mikel Landa (Spa) Movistar Team at 1min 13secs, 7 Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-hansgrohe at 1min 15secs, 8 Jaime Roson (Spa) Movistar Team at same time, 9 George Bennett (NZL) Lottonl-jumbo at 1min 16secs, 10 Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-drapac p/b Cannondale at 1min 22secs. Selected other: 34 Chris Froome (Gbr) Team Sky at 13mins 31secs.
GOLF
WOMEN’S WORLD RANKINGS: 1 Shanshan Feng (Chn) 7.12, 2 Lexi Thompson (USA) 7.04, 3 So Yeon Ryu (Kor) 6.42, 4 Sung Hyun Park (Kor) 6.33, 5 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 5.49, 6 In Kyung Kim (Kor) 5.31, 7 Ariya Jutanugarn (Tha) 5.23, 8 In Gee Chun (Kor) 5.09, 9 Hye Jin Choi (Kor) 4.88, 10 Cristie Kerr (USA) 4.87, 11 Jessica Korda (USA) 4.32, 12 Lydia Ko (Nzl) 4.27, 13 Brooke M. Henderson (Can) 4.23, 14 Michelle Wie (USA) 4.13, 15 Minjee Lee (Aus) 4.03,16 Sei Young Kim (Kor) 4.01, 17 Jin Young Ko (Kor) 3.91, 18 Amy Yang (Kor) 3.90, 19 Inbee Park (Kor) 3.78, 20 Danielle Kang (USA) 3.67, 21 Moriya Jutanugarn (Tha) 3.63, 22 Stacy Lewis (USA) 3.37, 23 Mirim Lee (Kor) 3.13, 24 Jiyai Shin (Kor) 3.12, 25 Carlota Ciganda (Spa) 3.09.
ICE HOCKEY
Alex Ovechkin became the fourth-fastest NHL player to 600 goals when he grabbed a brace in a 3-2 overtime win for the Washington Capitals. The Russian scored his 599th and the Capitals’ first against the Winnipeg Jets on the powerplay within five minutes, with Nikolaj Ehlers levelling things up less than a minute later. The milestone was reached in the second period when Ovechkin chipped a loose puck over Connor Hellebuyck in his 990th career game. The Jets pulled back in the third, but Evgeny Kuznetsov secured the win with the overtime goal. Jimmy Vesey bagged a hat-trick and Mats Zuccarello a brace as the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3. The Rangers took the lead and were pegged back three times, before Vesey found the net twice and Zuccarello once in the last eight minutes of the game. The Vegas Golden Knights extended their lead at the top of the Pacific Division with a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, while the Columbus Blue Jackets moved into the top wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference after beating the Montreal Canadiens 5-2. The Florida Panthers had won their last eight at home, but the Ottawa Senators had other ideas with Matt Duchene scoring twice in the side’s 5-3 win. There were also wins for the St Louis Blues, who saw off the Anaheim Ducks 4-2, the San Jose Sharks who beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 and the LA Kings who beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE: Anaheim Ducks 2 St Louis Blues 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Montreal Canadiens 2, Florida Panthers 3 Ottawa Senators 5, LA Kings 3 Vancouver Canucks 0, NY Rangers 6 Carolina Hurricanes 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 Vegas Golden Knights 3, San Jose Sharks 5 Detroit Red Wings 3, Washington Capitals 3 Winnipeg Jets 2 (OT).