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Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jamie Drysdale (34) de- fends against Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault (81) during the fi rst period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif. Golden Knights won 4-0. (AP) — See Page 14 Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com England captain moves onto a league-high 21 goals for the season NBA Results/Standings

Kane scores 2, gets injured in Spurs draw at Everton WASHINGTON, April 17, (AP): NBA results and standings on Friday. LONDON, April 17, (AP): Harry Utah 119 Indiana 111 Kane scored twice, including a second- Detroit 110 Oklahoma City 104 half equalizer, before limping off with Philadelphia 106 LA Clippers 103 Washington 117 N. Orleans OT 115 an ankle injury in Tottenham’s 2-2 Brooklyn 130 Charlotte 115 draw at Everton in the Premier League Toronto 113 Orlando 102 as both teams stayed on the fringe of Denver 128 Houston 99 the race for Champions League quali- Memphis 126 Chicago 115 fi cation. Minnesota 119 Miami 111 The England captain’s latest injury Portland 107 San Antonio 106 comes a week before Tottenham play New York 117 Dallas 109 Manchester City in the English League Eastern Conference Cup fi nal, which is Jose Mourinho’s Atlantic Division W L Pct GB team’s only shot at a trophy this sea- Philadelphia 39 17 .696 - son. Brooklyn 38 18 .679 1 Kane rolled his right ankle under the Boston 30 26 .536 9 weight of a tumbling Richarlison at a New York 30 27 .526 9-1/2 corner in second-half stoppage time at Toronto 23 34 .404 16-1/2 Goodison Park. Kane hobbled off after Southeast Division treatment, walking around the perim- W L Pct GB eter of the fi eld unaided toward the Atlanta 30 26 .536 - locker room. Miami 28 28 .500 2 Charlotte 27 28 .491 2-1/2 “I think it’s too early to say some- Washington 22 33 .400 7-1/2 thing,” Mourinho said immediately Orlando 18 38 .321 12 after the match. “For him to leave the Central Division pitch (at) 2-2 with a couple of min- W L Pct GB utes to go is obviously because he felt Milwaukee 35 20 .636 - something. Indiana 26 29 .473 9 “But let me be optimistic and be- Chicago 22 33 .400 13 lieve he has time to recover.” Cleveland 20 35 .364 15 The striker has suffered with a num- Detroit 17 39 .304 18-1/2 Western Conference ber of ankle issues in recent years. Southwest Division Earlier, Kane moved onto a league- W L Pct GB high 21 goals for the season, two more Dallas 30 25 .545 - than Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, Memphis 28 26 .519 1-1/2 with his clinically taken equalizer in San Antonio 26 28 .481 3-1/2 the 68th minute after a defensive mix- New Orleans 25 31 .446 5-1/2 up. Houston 14 42 .250 16-1/2 Kane had given Tottenham the lead Northwest Division in the 27th, only for a double from W L Pct GB Utah 42 14 .750 - Gylfi Sigurdsson — the fi rst coming Denver 36 20 .643 6 from the penalty spot following a foul Portland 32 23 .582 9-1/2 by Sergio Reguilon on James Rodri- Oklahoma City20 36 .357 22 guez — to put Everton ahead. Minnesota 15 42 .263 27-1/2 Sigurdsson’s goals came in the 31st Tottenham’s Serge Aurier, (right), duels for the ball with Everton’s Lucas Digne during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Pacifi c Division and 62nd minutes. Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England. (AP) W L Pct GB ❑ ❑ ❑ Phoenix 40 15 .727 - LA Clippers 39 19 .672 2-1/2 Sheffi eld Wednesday manager LA Lakers 34 22 .607 6-1/2 Darren Moore has developed pneu- Golden State 28 28 .500 12-1/2 monia and blood clots on his lungs fol- Sacramento 22 34 .393 18-1/2 lowing a recent coronavirus infection. The 46-year-old Moore returned from the requisite COVID-19 isola- 76ers snap LA Clippers tion period on Monday but said he felt VAR denies Leipzig discomfort the next night following the injury-time winner SOCCER BERLIN, April 17, (AP): Leip- zig had an injury-time winner Owls’ 2-0 loss to Swansea in the sec- ruled out through VAR and had ond division. to settle for a 0-0 draw with Hof- 7-game winning streak fenheim in the . “I have developed pneumonia as a result of COVID-19, with blood clots It was potentially a title-decid- on the lungs and extreme discomfort,” ing decision. Moore said in a club announcement Mitchell exits with ankle sprain as Jazz beat Pacers A win for hosts Leipzig would late Thursday. have cut Bayern Munich’s lead “I am gutted to be away but I under- to two points. stand the situation and the course of SALT LAKE CITY, April rebounds. Derrick Rose added 15 victory over San Antonio, which missed its ninth straight loss. Leipzig coach Julian Nagels- action I must take,” he said. 17, (AP): Donovan Mitchell points with fellow backup guard Alec three shots on its fi nal possession. Oklahoma City cut an 11-point, mann acknowledged his team’s The club sent its “very best wishes scored 22 points before leav- Burks sidelined by COVID-19 proto- Norman Powell added 22 points for fourth-quarter lead to one, but Detroit title bid was becoming increas- to the gaffer for a speedy and full re- cols. Portland, which snapped a two-game held on two nights after blowing a dou- ingly diffi cult. covery.” ing the game with a sprained The Knicks are three games over skid. ble-digit advantage in the fi nal period “We have to win the games to ❑ ❑ ❑ ankle in the third quarter, .500 for the fi rst DeMar DeRozan had 24 points and against the Los Angeles Clippers. manage it, but we didn’t manage and the NBA-leading Utah time since De- Dejounte Murray had 13 points, 11 re- Isaiah Stewart had 15 points and 22 it, and that’s why we don’t have A post on Twitter between high-pro- cember 2017. bounds and 10 assists for San Antonio. rebounds for Detroit. to talk about it so much,” Nagels- fi le soccer players after a Champions Jazz beat the Indiana Pacers Luka Don- Portland was without Damian Lil- Lu Dort scored 26 points for the 119-111 on Friday. mann said. League game has backfi red, highlight- cic scored 22 lard, who strained his right hamstring Thunder, who weren’t at full strength Substitute ing the perils of sports stars handing Bojan Bogdanovic had 24 points points and tied during practice on Thursday. themselves. thought he had scored in the 96th over control of their social media ac- and Rudy Gobert added 13 points, a career high DeRozan missed a jumper from the Grizzlies 126, Bulls 115 minute after heading in Marcel counts to third parties. 23 rebounds and four blocks for with 19 assists, wing with 9.2 seconds left, but Jakob After scoring the goal that sealed Poeltl tipped the rebound out to Rudy In Chicago, Dillon Brooks scored the Jazz. Jordan Clarkson chipped while Kristaps a season-high 32 points and Memphis Manchester City’s progress to the in 18 points off the bench while Porzingis had Gay, who missed a 3-pointer. Poeltl SOCCER semifi nals, Phil Foden appeared to got the rebound but missed a 17-footer took control in the second half to beat Mike Conley had 10 points and 23 points and McCollum Chicago. throw down the gauntlet to Paris 12 rebounds. as time expired. Halstenberg’s corner, but referee Saint-Germain superstar Kylian 10 assists. Utah won its second Brooks had 15 points in the third straight game. But the Mavericks couldn’t follow Nuggets 128, Rockets 99 quarter to lead Memphis’ charge. Manuel Gräfe reviewed video Mbappe. Doncic’s electrifying game-winning replays and determined that the “Are you ready,” read a post from Mitchell went to the locker room In Houston, Nikola Jokic scored 29 Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points 3-pointer in Memphis two nights ear- points, Michael Porter Jr added 21 and and seven rebounds while Ja Morant ball struck Poulsen’s hand. Foden’s Twitter account directed after suffering a right ankle sprain lier with another victory. with 8:18 left in the third quarter. He Denver cruised past Houston. scored 15 for the Grizzlies. Xavier It was Hoffenheim’s second at Mbappe in anticipation of City’s consecutive scoreless draw after match against PSG. could not put any weight on his leg Nets 130, Hornets 115 Jokic dominated in the paint, hitting Tillman added 14 points off the bench. and had to be helped off the fl oor by In New York, Kevin Durant had 25 10 of 12 fi eld goals and adding 16 re- Coby White led the way for the another uninspiring game against It was later deleted and the com- Bayer Leverkusen on Monday, pany that manages the social media teammates. X-rays on the ankle were points and 11 assists, Joe Harris scored bounds. Jokic played just 27 minutes Bulls with 27 points as the team played negative. 26 points and Brooklyn beat Charlotte. and fell three assists shy of his 16th without All-Star Zach LaVine, who but it was enough to lift the visi- accounts of Foden, among many other tors to 11th on goal difference leading players, looks to have had its Domantas Sabonis had 22 points, Landry Shamet added 20 points for triple-double of the season and second was sidelined by the NBA’s health and 15 rebounds, and seven assists for the the Nets. Kyrie Irving had 12 points, in as many games. safety protocols. Nikola Vucevic had ahead of the rest of the 29th partnership with the City player ended. round. Hours after the Daily Telegraph Pacers. Caris LeVert scored 24 points with Blake Griffi n and Jeff Green each The Nuggets have won 10 of their 24 points and 14 rebounds for Chicago. Nagelsmann, who is still just newspaper reported that Foden had and Malcolm Brogdon added 16. Indi- chipping in 10 for the Nets on the day last 12 games, winning six of those by Timberwolves 119, Heat 111 parted ways with Ten Toes Media, after LaMarcus Aldridge retired after double digits. 33, was up against his former Kelly Olynyk had 23 points for In Minneapolis, Karl-Anthony side in Hoffenheim, which he the company posted a statement on BASKETBALL experiencing an irregular heartbeat in Towns scored 24 points, including Twitter on Friday saying it was “sad- a game Saturday. Houston. Jae’Sean Tate had 21 points, led to third place and Champions and Christian Wood added 15. eight in the fourth quarter before foul- League qualifi cation in 2018. dened with the current situation.” “Phil Miles Bridges led the Hornets, who ing out, to lead Minnesota past Miami. Foden is a special person and football- ana led by as many as 17 points in the were playing without fi ve of their top Pistons 110, Thunder 104 Both Nagelsmann and Hof- Ricky Rubio added 17 points and fenheim counterpart Sebastian er and we wish him the very best going fi rst half but lost for the second time in six scorers, with a career-high 33 points. In Detroit, Josh Jackson scored 29 Naz Reid scored 16 off the bench as Hoeneß reacted at the break after forward,” the statement said. its last six games. Terry Rozier added 27 points and 10 points and Detroit overcame several Minnesota had seven players score in a muted fi rst half. Ten Toes Media didn’t respond to 76ers 106, Clippers 103 assists, and Vernon Carey Jr. scored a key absences to hand Oklahoma City double fi gures to overcome 21 turno- career-high 21 as the Hornets lost their Nagelsmann brought on Kevin emails and calls by The Associated In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had vers. Towns keyed a 22-6 run midway fourth straight. Kampl and Press about the situation. 36 points and 14 rebounds and Phila- through the fourth as the Timber- Without directly referencing Foden, for the ineffective Angeliño delphia snapped Los Angeles’ seven- Wizards 117, Pelicans 115, OT wolves pulled away. and , while Hoe- the company, whose clients have game winning streak. In Washington, Russell Westbrook Jimmy Butler had 30 points, 10 re- also included England internationals neß sent on Ihlas Bebou for Furkan Korkmaz added 18 points scored 10 of Washington’s 12 points in bounds and eight assists, but Miami Georginio Rutter. Harry Kane and Trent Alexander- and Ben Simmons had 12 points and overtime, including a pair of free throws lost its third straight game, all on the Arnold and Real Madrid winger Vin- Hoeneß was forced into anoth- nine rebounds for the Eastern Confer- to break a tie with 1 second left after he road. Trevor Ariza scored a season- er change early in the second half icius Junior, said it has always had a ence-leading Sixers, who have won was fouled by Zion Williamson, and high 21 points for the Heat, who start- process “which requires all posts to be when Mijat Gacinovic replaced four in a row. Washington edged New Orleans. ed the night seventh in the East and a the injured Florian Grillitsch. approved in advance” by the athletes it Paul George had 37 points and nine Westbrook accumulated 36 points, half-game ahead of Charlotte. manages or their representatives. had the rebounds for the Clippers. Patrick Pat- 15 rebounds and nine assists, just shy Raptors 113, Magic 102 game’s fi rst real chance before “No exceptions,” it said. “They al- terson added a season-high 18 points. of what would have been a seventh ways have been approved — that has In Tampa, Fla, Paul Watson Jr the hour-mark when he forced a Kawhi Leonard missed his fourth consecutive triple-double. scored 20 of his career-high 30 points save from Hoffenheim goalkeep- been true for 4 years and is still true straight game for the Clippers with a NBA leading scorer Bradley Beal today.” Foden has nearly 500,000 fol- in the third quarter and Toronto pulled er Oliver Baumann, a minute be- sore right foot. added 30 points despite going 0 for 9 away to beat Orlando. fore missed another lowers on Twitter. Mbappe has almost It was the second straight game in on 3-point attempts, helping Washing- 6 million. Playing in only his second game good chance for Leipzig. which the Sixers beat one of the league’s ton come back to collect its third vic- after missing 11 games due to the Alexander Sörloth, another City manager Pep Guardiola didn’t marquee teams without its stars, follow- tory in a row and fi fth in the past six address the tweet directly but said that NBA’s COVID-19 protocol, Watson substitute, should have done bet- ing Philadelphia’s win over Brooklyn on games. converted six straight 3-point shots in ter when he fi red over from a Foden and others should do their talk- Wednesday night with James Harden Brandon Ingram scored 34 points ing “on the grass.” “Footballers have the period, in which Toronto outscored promising position, while Bebou and Kevin Durant sidelined. for New Orleans, and Williamson add- the Magic 38-19. missed the visitors’ best chance to show every single day. The journal- ed 21 but was in foul trouble through- ists will talk a lot about the past, talk a Knicks 117, Mavericks 109 Yuta Watanabe also had a career in the 75th. In Dallas, Julius Randle scored 44 out and picked up his sixth on the late high for the Raptors, contributing 21 Meanwhile, Lille needed a late lot about the future — and football is play while guarding Westbrook away Washington Wizards guard Bradley present. It doesn’t matter what we have points in his best game in his home- Beal (3) looks to pass next to New points and six rebounds. equalizer from Luiz Araujo to done. It’s what you have to do today. town, leading New York past Dallas from the basket. Orleans Pelicans forward Naji Mar- Wendell Carter Jr led Orlando with draw 1-1 at home to Montpellier Today, everybody’s involved, talking, for a fi ve-game winning streak, the Trail Blazers 107, Spurs 106 shall, back, during the fi rst half of 20 points and nine rebounds on his and guarantee they will keep top talking and social media ... you have to Knicks’ longest in seven years. In San Antonio, CJ McCollum scored an NBA basketball game in Wash- 22nd birthday. Rookie Cole Anthony spot in a close French title race. talk on the grass.” RJ Barrett had 24 points and eight 29 points and Portland escaped with a ington. (AP) added 19 points.

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