Bulls gore Nuggets, Suns buck Durant absence to trounce Thunder
LOS ANGELES: Zach Lavine poured in 29 points as the Chicago Bulls ended the Denver Nuggets’ eight-game home unbeaten streak with a 117-96 victory in Colorado on Wednesday.
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Nakashima bests fellow American Isner as Indian Wells gets underway
INDIAN WELLS, California : Rising American Brandon Nakashima beat veteran John Isner 7-6(7) 6-3 to set up a second round meeting with Daniil Medvedev in first round action at Indian Wells on Wednesday.
Nakashima tops Isner at Indian Wells without Djokovic, Nadal
INDIAN WELLS, California: Brandon Nakashima took advantage of two double-faults by John Isner in an error-filled game to collect the match’s only service break and went on to reach the second round at the BNP Paribas Open with a 7-6 (7), 6-3 victory in the all-American contest Wednesday.
Indian Wells draw: Andy Murray and Carlos Alcaraz in same section, Emma Raducanu and Iga Swiatek could meet
Andy Murray, Dan Evans and Jack Draper have been drawn in the same section as top seed Carlos Alcaraz for Indian Wells. Evans will join the tournament in the second round, since he is among the top-32 seeds, and could face Draper in his first match. Ad The winner of that would play Murray, if the three-time Grand Slam champion beats Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Pablo Carreno Busta.
Lehecka high on belief after Australian Open heroics
MELBOURNE : Jiri Lehecka said he had the game to go to higher places after the unheralded Czech stunned Canadian sixth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Australian Open on Sunday to reach the quarter-final of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.
SA's Lloyd Harris upsets Italian 17th seed in 5-set epic at Australian Open
South African tennis ace Lloyd Harris scored an upset win in the Australian Open first round on Monday when he eliminated Italian 17th seed Lorenzo Musetti.
Nadal battles past Draper into Australian Open second round
Defending champion Rafael Nadal battled past a man 15 years his junior and kickstart his bid for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title at the Australian Open Monday.
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas falls in Vienna
Borna Coric of Croatia rallied to eliminate second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the second round of the Erste Bank Open on Thursday in Vienna, Austria.