Basketball
NBA: Orlando 99 Los Angeles Clippers 94; Atlanta 96 Denver 100; Minnesota 82 New Jersey 71; Chicago 107 Sacramento 102; Houston 123 Washington 93; Los Angeles Lakers 102 Utah 95; Golden State 107 Dallas 114.
BBL CHAMPIONSHIP: London Towers 106 Birmingham 61.
Bowls
NORTHAMPTON: All England Mixed Fours Championship: Final: J Morris, J Edson, D Brown and B Jackson (Lincoln) bt D Craddock, T Burgess, N Rees and P Broderick (Wellingborough) 24-13. EIBA Over-50 Triples Championship: First round: Spalding (L Tucker) bt Oxford City & County (L Lacey) 17-10; Blackpool Newton Hall (A Mayne) bt Falcon (J Stamper) 19-11; Newquay (D Perrin) bt Cheshunt (J Dowler) 23-15; Sevenoaks (T Griffiths) bt Wymondham Dell (D Carter) 16-9; Herts (R Rodgers) bt Cumbria (J N Bell) 22-13; Croydon (A Hawes) bt MidGlos (R Hambidge) 15-14; Torbay (J Wickham) bt Sudbury (E Moule) 19-11; Moonfleet 2000 (S Brice) bt City of Ely (G Day) 20-14.
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BALLYMONEY: Irish Women’s Indoor Championships (all finals): Singles: M Johnston (Provincial Towns) bt I Minnis (Belfast) 21-8. Under-25 singles: C Beattie (Belfast) bt C Kelly (Provincial Towns) 21-13. Pairs: L McKee and A Pinnington (Belfast) bt K McGrath and E Bell (Belfast) 17-8. Triples: M Tosh, C Cochrane and D Baird (Provincial Towns) bt V Bakwer, M McKenna and M Ferris (County Antrim) 20-13. Fours: G-L Colvin, D McKee, N Montgomery and J Dowds (Provincial Towns) bt A Doggart, A Brown, S Baillie and V McCourt (Belfast) 20-14.
Cresta Run
ST MORITZ: Coppa D’Italia (Handicap): 1, J W Law (GB) 2min 34.15sec; 2, B Williamson (GB) 2:34.88; 3, S P E Ley (Sp) 2:35.86; 4, C von Bohlen und Halbach (Austria) 2:36.97; 5, G V E Schwarzenbach (Austria) 2:38.25; 6, M M K Fischer (Switz) 2:38.30
Golf
PGA EUROPEAN TOUR 2005 STATISTICS: Stroke average: 1, M Á Jiménez (Sp) 66.50 (four rounds completed); 2, P Harrington (Ire) 66.75 (4); 3, J-M Olazábal (Sp) 68.25 (4); equal 4, P Lonard (Aus) 68.50 (4); N O’Hern (Aus) 68.50 (6). Driving accuracy: 1, P Fulke (Swe) 87.9 per cent (four rounds completed); 2, P O’Malley (Aus) 82.6 (12); 3, O’Hern 80.7 (6); 4, A Forsyth (Scot) 80.6 (10); 5, R Muntz (Neth) 78.1 (8). Average driving distance: 1, Harrington 320.6 yards (four rounds completed); 2, P Gustafsson (Swe) 312.2 (10); 3, L Oosthuizen (SA) 310.9 (16); 4, G Paddison (NZ) 307.0 (6); 5, M Siem (Ger) 305.8 (8). Greens in regulation: equal 1, C Montgomerie (Scot) 83.3 per cent (eight rounds completed), P Marantz (Aus) 83.3 (4), Lonard 83.3 (4) and H Stenson (Swe) 83.3 (8); equal 5, A Scott (Aus) 81.9 (4), L Westwood (Eng) 81.9 (4) and O’Malley (Aus) 81.9 (12). Putts per round: equal 1, Harrington 26.5 (four rounds completed) and A Maestroni (It) 26.5 (4); 3, J Haeggman (Swe) 27.1 (10); equal 4, D Frost (SA) 27.3 (4) and N Colsaerts (Bel) 27.3 (4).
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Compiled by Reuters
Lacrosse
TOUR MATCHES (Maryland, United States): Vanderbilt 4 England 16; Longwood 2 England 8; Davidson 1 England 16; North Carolina 7 England 9; Duke 13 England 12; Richmond 3 England 7.
Snooker
WEMBLEY: The Masters: Second round: S Hendry (Scot) bt S Lee (Eng) 6-1; M Williams (Wales) bt A McManus (Scot) 6-3.
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Squash
NATIONAL LEAGUE: Group A: Manchester/Pontefract 4 Wolverhampton 1; Duffield 2 Nottingham 3. Overall positions: 1, Manchester/Pontefract 120pts; 2, Wolverhampton 88; 3, Nottingham 66; 4, Duffield 63; 5, Edgbaston Priory 54. Group B: Team Solent 2 Team Chichester 3; Guildford 3 Tewkesbury 2. Overall positions: 1, Tewkesbury 76pts; 2, Team Chichester 65; 3, Guildford 60; 4, Team Solent 33.
Tennis
ROTTERDAM: ATP ABN Amro World Indoor Open: First round: S Wawrinka (Switz) bt S Grosjean (Fr) 7-6, 6-2; I Ljubicic (Cro) bt D Hrbaty (Slovakia) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. Second round: P Srichaphan (Thai) bt G Coria (Arg) 2-6, 7-6, 6-3.
COSTA DO SAUIPE: ATP Brasil Open: First round: A Calatrava (Sp) bt J A Marin (C Rica) 6-3, 6-4; M Vassallo Arquello (Arg) bt F Mantilla (Sp) 7-6, 4-6, 6-3; R Mello (Br) bt A Montanes (Sp) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; R Nadal (Sp) bt J Acasuso (Arg) 7-6, 6-3.
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MEMPHIS: ATP Regions Morgan Keegan Championships: First round: A Clement (Fr) bt D Sanguinetti (It) 7-6, 1-6, 6-1; V Spadea (US) bt T Enqvist (Swe) 7-5, 6-2; R Ginepri (US) bt Z Dailey (US) 6-2, 6-0; A Roddick (US) bt Lee Hyung-taik (S Kor) 6-3, 6-4; C Saulnier (Fr) bt R Kendrick (US) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. WTA Cellular South Cup: First round: V Zvonareva (Russ) bt M Pastikova (Cz) 6-3, 6-1; Cho Yoon-jeong (S Kor) bt Antonella Serra Zanetti (It) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2; Y Yoshida (Japan) bt K Bohmova (Cz) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. Second round: J Jackson (US) bt S Karatancheva (Bul) 6-3, 6-4; Cho Yoon-Jeong Cho (S Kor) bt A Spears (US) 6-4, 6-4; A Morigami (Japan) bt M Krajicek (Neth) 6-7, 7-6, 6-4.
ANTWERP: WTA Proximus Diamond Games: Second round: P Schnyder (Switz) bt C Pin (Fr) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; V Williams (US) bt V Razzano (Fr)6-3, 6-0.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia: WTA Copa Colsanitas: Second round: E Birnerova (Cz) bt M A Sánchez-Lorenzo (Sp) 6-4, 7-6; E Gagliardi (Switz) bt C Martínez-Granados (Sp) 6-1, 6-4; C Castano (Col) bt M Fernánda Alvés (Br) 6-2, 6-4; A Szavay (Hun) bt B Mouhtassine (Mor) 7-5, 6-3.