Basketball

Results of NBA games on Friday (home team in CAPS):

Toronto 101 WASHINGTON 88

Golden State 101 ATLANTA 100

New Orleans 95 BOSTON 92

HOUSTON 102 NY Knicks 100

LA Clippers 119 DALLAS 112

DENVER 111 Memphis 108

LA LAKERS 110 Utah 99

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 16 15 .516 -

Boston 13 20 .394 4

Brooklyn 11 21 .344 5

Philadelphia 11 21 .344 5

New York 10 22 .313 6

Southeast Division

Miami 24 8 .750 -

Atlanta 18 15 .545 6

Washington 14 16 .467 9

Charlotte 14 20 .412 11

Orlando 10 22 .313 14

Central Division

Indiana 25 6 .806 -

Detroit 14 19 .424 12

Chicago 13 18 .419 12

Cleveland 11 21 .344 14

Milwaukee 7 25 .219 18

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

San Antonio 25 8 .758 -

Houston 22 13 .629 4

Dallas 19 14 .576 6

New Orleans 15 16 .484 9

Memphis 14 18 .438 10

Northwest Division

Portland 26 7 .788 -

Oklahoma City 25 7 .781

Minnesota 16 16 .500 9

Denver 15 17 .469 10

Utah 11 25 .306 16

Pacific Division

LA Clippers 23 12 .657 -

Golden State 22 13 .629 1

Phoenix 19 12 .613 2

LA Lakers 14 19 .424 8

Sacramento 10 21 .323 11

Biathlon

World Cup

Leading results from the World Cup biathlon meeting at Oberhof on Friday:

Men 10km sprint

1. Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 26min 44.3sec (2 penalties), 2. Ole-Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR) at 0.4sec (2), 3. Martin Fourcade (FRA) 21.7 (3), 4. Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS) 27.1 (1), 5. Artem Pryma (UKR) 28.1 (0)

World Cup sprint standings after four events

1. Martin Fourcade (FRA) 210 pts, 2. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR) 131, 3. Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 126, 4. Johannes Thinges Boe (NOR) 123, 5. Fredrik Lindstroem (SWE) 108

Overall World Cup standings after seven events

1. Martin Fourcade (FRA) 354 pts, 2. Simon Eder (AUT) 204, 3. Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 203, 4. Johannes Thingnes Boe (NOR) 197, 5. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (NOR) 181

Women 7.5km sprint

1. Darya Domracheva (BLR) 23:06.7 (1), 2. Kaisa Mkrinen (FIN) 29.8 (2), 3. Olena Pidhruschna (UKR) 36.4 (0), 4. Tora Berger (NOR) 1:01.6 (3), 5. Ann Kristin Aafedt Flatland (NOR) 1:09.8 (1)

World Cup sprint standings after four events

1. Kaisa Mkrinen (FIN) 154, 2. Selina Gasparin (SUI) 149, 3. Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) 142, 4. Irina Starych (RUS) 138, 5. Veronika Vitkova (CZE) 136

Overall World Cup standings after seven events

1. Gabriela Soukalova (CZE) 249, 2. Valj Semerenko (UKR) 246, 3. Irina Starykh (RUS) 246, 4. Selina Gasparin (SUI) 224, 5. Olena Pidhrushna (UKR) 223

Cricket

Ashes Test

Australia were 140-4 in their second innings at close of play on the second day of the fifth and final Ashes test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday.

Scores: Australia 140-4 (C. Rogers 73 not out) & 326 (S. Smith 115, B. Haddin 75; B. Stokes 6-99) v England 155 (Harris 3-36, Siddle 3-23, Johnson 3-33)

Golf

Hyundai Tournament of Champions

Scores from the US PGA Tour Tournament of Champions at the par-73 course on Friday in Kapalua, Hawaii (US unless stated):

66 -- Michael Thompson, Chris Kirk, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth

67 -- Kevin Streelman, Jason Dufner, Zach Johnson, Ryan Moore

68 -- Matt Kuchar

69 -- Bae Sang-moon (KOR)

70 -- Ken Duke, Brian Gay, Patrick Reed, Harris English, Brandt Snedeker, Adam Scott (AUS), Dustin Johnson

71 -- John Merrick, Gary Woodland, Boo Weekley, Bill Haas, Martin Laird (GBR), Scott Brown

72 -- Woody Austin, D.A. Points, Russell Henley, Billy Horschel

73 -- Jimmy Walker

76 -- Jonas Blixt (SWE)

79 -- Derek Ernst

Ice Hockey

Results of NHL games on Friday (home team in CAPS):

Chicago 5 NEW JERSEY 3

PITTSBURGH 5 NY Rangers 2

Tampa Bay 2 CALGARY 0

ANAHEIM 5 Edmonton 2

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 27 12 2 56 120 88

Tampa Bay 25 12 4 54 116 95

Montreal 24 14 4 52 109 98

Toronto 21 16 5 47 118 120

Detroit 18 14 10 46 109 120

Ottawa 18 18 7 43 122 138

Florida 15 20 6 36 96 130

Buffalo 11 26 4 26 72 117

Metropolitan Division

Pittsburgh 30 12 1 61 136 98

Washington 20 15 6 46 125 123

Philadelphia 20 17 4 44 106 113

New Jersey 17 17 8 42 100 108

NY Rangers 20 20 2 42 98 114

Carolina 16 16 9 41 100 121

Columbus 18 19 4 40 111 117

NY Islanders 14 21 7 35 110 140

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

Chicago 29 7 8 66 165 121

St. Louis 28 7 5 61 144 93

Colorado 25 11 4 54 116 101

Dallas 20 13 7 47 119 119

Minnesota 21 17 5 47 101 110

Winnipeg 19 19 5 43 117 125

Nashville 18 18 5 41 97 122

Pacific Division

Anaheim 30 8 5 65 142 108

San Jose 26 9 6 58 136 105

Los Angeles 25 13 4 54 110 88

Vancouver 23 12 7 53 113 101

Phoenix 20 11 9 49 120 122

Calgary 14 21 6 34 96 128

Edmonton 13 26 5 31 112 153

Nordic Skiing

Tour de Ski

World Cup (Tour de Ski) nordic skiing results from Cortina-Toblach, Italy, on Friday:

Men's 35km pursuit (freestyle)

1. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 1hr 20min 18.7sec, 2. Petter Northug (NOR) at 58.2sec, 3. Alex Harvey (CAN) 58.7, 4. Calle Halfvarsson (SWE) 59.0, 5. Alexander Legkov (RUS) 59.7

Tour de Ski standings (after five of seven events)

1. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 2hr 08min 17.3sec, 2. Petter Northug (NOR) at 1:03.2, 3. Alex Harvey (CAN) 1:08.7, 4. Calle Halfvarsson (SWE) 1:14.0, 5. Alexander Legkov (RUS) 1:14.7

Overall World Cup standings (after 13 of 28 events)

1. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 539 pts, 2. Alexander Legkov (RUS) 340, 3. Chris Jespersen (NOR) 330, 4. Calle Halfvarsson (SWE) 317, 5. Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) 316

Women's 15km pursuit (freestyle)

1. Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) 37min 30.3sec, 2. Therese Johaug (NOR) at 38.7sec, 3. Anne Kylloenen (FIN) 1:12.2, 4. Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) 1:22.5, 5. Krista Lahteenmaki (FIN) 1:31.7

Tour de Ski standings (after five of seven events)

1. Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) 1hr 15min 29.5sec, 2. Therese Johaug (NOR) at 43.7sec, 3. Anne Kylloenen (FIN) 1:22.2, 4. Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) 1:37.5, 5. Krista Lahteenmaki (FIN) 1:46.7

Overall World Cup standings (after 13 of 28 events)

1. Marit Bjoergen (NOR) 676 pts, 2. Therese Johaug (NOR) 502, 3. Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 444, 4. Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) 429, 5. Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 401

Tennis

Hopman Cup

Results on Friday:

Group B

France bt Spain 3-0

Czech Republic bt United States 3-0

Final: France vs Poland

ATP Qatar Open

Semifinal results on Friday (x denotes seeding):

Rafael Nadal (ESPx1) bt Peter Gojowczyk (GER) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Gael Monfils (FRA) bt Florian Mayer (GER) 6-3, 6-2.

ATP Chennai Open

Quarterfinal results on Friday:

Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x1) bt Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 6-2, 6-1; Vasek Pospisil (CAN x5) bt Yuki Bhambri (IND) 6-3, 6-3; Marcel Granollers (ESP x6) bt Benoit Paire (FRA x4) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5); Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA x7) bt Dudi Sela (ISR) 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-0.

WTA Shenzhen Open

Result on Saturday

Final

Li Na (CHN x1) bt Peng Shuai (CHN x5) 6-4, 7-5.

Brisbane International

Results on Saturday:

Men's semifinals

Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) bt Kei Nishikori (JPN x2) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3; Roger Federer (SUI X1) bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA X8) 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3.

Auckland Classic

Results on Saturday:

Final

Ana Ivanovic (SRB x2) bt Venus Williams (USA) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.

China Daily

(China Daily 01/05/2014 page11)