NBA: Bucks win ninth straight as Lakers rest LeBron James

NEW YORK, FEB 10 (AGENCIES): Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 38 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished six assists and the Milwaukee Bucks matched their longest winning streak of the season with a ninth consecutive victory, beating the host Los Angeles Lakers 115-106 on Thursday.

Khris Middleton scored 22 points off the Milwaukee bench, and Jrue Holiday finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Playing without LeBron James -- sitting out to rest an ankle injury inflamed after he set the

Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie (26) looks to drive past Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9).

NBA’s all-time scoring record on Tuesday -- the Lakers got a team-high 25 points from Dennis Schroder. Anthony Davis finished with 23 points and 16 rebounds. The Bucks overcame an eight-point halftime deficit, blitzing the short-handed Lakers in the third quarter with a 38-23 advantage. Antetokounmpo fueled the pivotal period with 5-of-7 shooting from the floor, leading to 15 points. Nets 116, Bulls 105 Spencer Dinwiddie made his return to the Nets a suc -

Ranji Trophy semis: Jackson, Arpit lead Saurashtra’s fightback vs K’taka; WB continue to dominate MP

NEW DELHI, FEB 10 (IANS): Fantastic centuries by Sheldon Jackson and Arpit Vasavada led Saurashtra’s fightback against Karnataka while Bengal continued to dominate defending champions Madhya Pradesh on the third day of their respective 2022-23 Ranji Trophy semi-final matches on Friday.

At the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, Saurashtra were 364 for 4 at stumps, trailing by just 43 runs against Karnataka with Arpit Vasavada (112 not out) and Chirag Jani (19 not out) unbeaten at the crease.

Sheldon Jackson was the star performer for Saurashtra on Day 3 with a 245-ball 160. He also stitched a vital fourthwicket stand of 232 with Arpit Vasavada.

Earlier, Karnataka began the day on a positive note with Vidhwath Kaverappa dismissing Vishvaraj Jadeja for 22. However, Jackson and Vasavada led Saurashtra’s recovery and also gave them control in the game.

Krishnappa Gowtham was the only other Karna- taka bowler to pick up a wicket during the course of the day as he got rid of Jackson by trapping him in front of the wicket. first-class cricket, ripped through MP’s batting unit, taking the wickets of Saransh Jain, Rajat Patidar, Kumar Kartikeya, Yash Dubey and Avesh Khan. Apart from this, the likes of Shahbaz Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar and Ishan Porel also picked up wickets as Bengal were bowled out for 170 in 79 overs.

Jain with his knock of 65 was the top-scorer for MP while Shubham Sharma remained unbeaten on 44. Jain and Kartikeya then picked up a wicket each but MP have a lot of work to make a comeback in the game.

Brief scores: cessful one, scoring 25 points as Brooklyn pulled away down the stretch against visiting Chicago in New York. Dinwiddie, acquired along with Dorian Finney-Smith from Dallas for Kyrie Irving on Monday, also handed out six assists and tied a career high with four steals. Cam Thomas added 20 points and Joe Harris scored 18 as the Nets won their first game without Kevin Durant, who was traded to Phoenix in a fourteam deal that was officially announced an hour before tipoff.

Karnataka 407 (Mayank Agarwal 249; Chetan Sakariya 3-73) lead Saurashtra 364/4 (Sheldon Jackson 160, Arpit Vasavada 112 not out) by 43 runs.

Kobe Bryant’s jersey from MVP season sold for $5.8 million

NEW YORK, FEB 10

(AGENCIES): A Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn by Kobe Bryant during his only MVP season in 200708 fetched $5.8 million at an auction on Thursday, becoming the second-most expensive basketball jersey ever sold, auction house Sotheby’s said.

Michael Jordan’s jersey from the opening game of the 1998 NBA Finals holds the record for the most expensive piece of game-worn sports memorabilia in history after it sold for over $10 million in September also via Sotheby’s.

Bryant, an 18-times All Star and five-times NBA champion, died in a January 2020 helicopter crash that also killed his daughter and seven others.

Sotheby’s website said the jersey was signed by Bryant and worn by him in 25 of his 82 games that season, including six playoff games.

“Leo felt muscle fatigue, he will resume training on Monday. He is not uncertain for Bayern. We know the importance of Leo in our game. In his absence, we’ll have to play in a different way with a more solid, more compact team structure.

“Obviously going to Monaco without Leo is always annoying. Injuries happen when there is a sequence of games with a World Cup in the middle of the season. It’s up to me to have both a successful team while injecting freshness.”

The Argentine World Cup winner has 10 goals and 10 assists in Ligue 1 this season.

However, Galtier confirmed Achraf Hakimi has overcome a hamstring problem and would be available.

PSG are top of Ligue 1 with 54 points from 22 games, eight points ahead of second-placed Marseille. Monaco are fourth with 44 points.

Tennis: Top seed Schwarzman bundled out of Cordoba Open

DIMAPUR, FEB 10 (NPN): Norman Putsure College, Chumukedima, held its first sports week from February 7 to 10. The Inaugural session commenced with flag hoisting and torch lighting ceremonies on February 7.

The students were divided into four houses, namely- the Aqua house, the Ignis house, the Terra house and the Ventus house. The contest amongst the four houses was the flag competition and a total of about 20 indoor and outdoor games were played. To appraise and acquaint the younger generations, two indigenous gamesthe bamboo stilt race and the greased bamboo pole climbing were introduced.

The Ignis house emerged as the champion of the first sports week of the college. The programme culminated with prize distribution and closing ceremony.

It may be mentioned that the college sports week was part of the co- curricular activities of the college which is to induce and motivate the students to be physically active.

CORDOBA (ARGENTINA), FEB 10 (IANS): Top seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina was eliminated from the Cordoba Open with a straight sets loss to countryman Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the Round of 16.

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Schwartzman won just 61 per cent of his first service points on Thursday and converted only one of four break point attempts on the outdoor clay of the Polo Deportivo Kempes com - plex in Cordoba. Cerundolo sent down six aces and won 67 per cent of points on his first serve to take the match in one hour and 40 minutes, reports news agency Xinhua. He will face Hugo Dellien in the quarterfinals on Friday after the Bolivian overcame Argentina’s Guido Pella 6-3, 6-4. Others to progress in the ATP 250 event on Thursday were Alberto Ramos-Vinolas, Federico Coria and Joao Sousa. in

Akash Deep continued his brilliant form in the Ranji Trophy 2022-23 with a five-for as Bengal continued to dominate Madhya Pradesh. At stumps, Bengal were 59 for 2, in front by 327 runs. Akash, who bagged his sixth five-wicket haul in

Bengal 438 (Anustup Majumdar 120, Sudip Gharami 112; Kumar Kartikeya 3/95) and 59/2 (Saranch Jain 1-13) lead Madhya Pradesh 170 (Saransh Jain 65; Akash Deep 5-42) by 327 runs.

“The image of Kobe wearing this particular jersey during the NBA playoffs has permeated in popular culture, reprinted on murals, books, newspapers,” Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s head of streetwear and modern collectables, said in a statement.