SPORTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013

2015 World Cup Heat scorch Bucks targets families MIAMI: LeBron James scored 33 points and sat out the fourth : fans will be able to pick up tickets for quarter, while Michael Beasley scored 19 off the bench as the the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand for Miami Heat had little trouble in beating the Milwaukee Bucks as little as A$5 ($4.66) for children and $20 for adults 118-95 Tuesday. as organisers bid to get more than 1 million people Mario Chalmers finished with 15 points and seven assists through the gates. for the Heat, whose previous biggest victory margin was a 12- Having learned the lessons of the 2007 tourna- point triumph over Chicago on opening night. Chris Bosh ment in the Caribbean, where high ticket prices meant scored 10 for Miami (5-3). many of the matches were played in front of sparse John Henson and Gary Neal each scored 18 points and crowds, organisers have made affordability for families Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 11 for Milwaukee - all three of a key consideration. them putting up those points off the Bucks’ bench. Caron Children’s tickets costing A$60 will be available Butler was the only double-digit-scoring starter for the Bucks even for the final at the (2-4), finishing with 10. Miami played without Udonis Haslem (MCG), where the most expensive adult ticket will cost (back) and Ray Allen (ill). Shane Battier started in Haslem’s A$395. place. “We want to put on an event which makes every- one who loves the game feel included,” Cricket World MAVERICKS 105, WIZARDS 95 Cup chief executive John Harnden told a news confer- Dirk Nowitzki had 19 points to pass Jerry West on the NBA’s ence at the yesterday. “Cricket career scoring list and help Dallas beat Washington. Nowitzki is a family game and like any sport, we want to inspire hit consecutive 3-pointers late in the third quarter, the second one putting him at 25,194 points for 16th place, two ahead of the next generation. We want kids to keep playing West. cricket, or if they are not currently playing cricket, to Trevor Ariza led the Wizards with 27 points, including five start. 3-pointers. He also had seven rebounds and four steals. Monta “With $5 children’s tickets for every pool match, Ellis started slowly from the field before scoring 10 in the and adult tickets from $20, we believe we will attract fourth quarter to help the Mavericks improve to 4-0 at home people from around the corner and around the globe.” this season. Ellis matched Nowitzki with 19. Organisers are also hoping to engage immigrant Nowitzki ended up 8 of 19 from the field with eight communities in the 14 host cities to help fill the rebounds, two assists and steals. He has 25,197 points for his grounds and provide what they hope will be a carnival career. Reggie Miller is 15th on the scoring list with 25,279 atmosphere, particularly at the 42 pool matches. “It’s points. about 14 teams, if Australia and New Zealand do well, MIAMI: Milwaukee Bucks’ Gary Neal (12) drives to the basket as Miami Heat’s Chris Andersen (right) defends dur- that’s the icing on the cake,” Harnden added. LAKERS 116, PELICANS 95 ing the second half of an NBA basketball game. — AP “We’ve got a community engagement programme Jordan Hill had a career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds in and we are working very, very hard to effectively make his first start of the season, and Pau Gasol added 14 points every match for every team a home match. and eight rebounds in Los Angeles’ victory over New Orleans. NBA results/standings “We need to capture the hearts and minds of all Nick Young scored 17 points for Los Angeles, which lost the communities and populations in those 14 cities five of its last seven before trouncing the Pelicans, who beat and, if we get that right, I really do think a lot of the them handily last week in New Orleans. Miami 118, Milwaukee 95; Dallas 105, Washington 95; Golden State 113, Detroit 95; LA Lakers 116, New Orleans 95. rest of it looks after itself.” Jodie Meeks and Xavier Henry scored 15 points apiece for Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Feb. the Lakers, who led by 20 points in the first half before coast- Eastern Conference Western Conference 14 next year but fans can pre-register their interest ing to their 12th win in their last 13 regular-season meetings Atlantic Division Northwest Division online at www.cricketworldcup.com. with New Orleans. Eric Gordon scored 17 points for the W L PCT GB Oklahoma City 5 1 .833 - The 2011 World Cup in Bangladesh, India and Sri Pelicans, who have lost on the first two stops of their three- Philadelphia 4 4 .500 - Portland 5 2 .714 0.5 Lanka set an imposing standard for ticket sales with game West Coast road trip. Boston 4 4 .500 - Minnesota 5 3 .625 1 1.2 million spectators attending matches, but Toronto 3 5 .375 1 Denver 2 4 .333 3 Harnden was confident at least two thirds of the 1.5 WARRIORS 113, PISTONS 95 NY Knicks 2 4 .333 1 Utah 0 8 0 6 million available for next year would be taken up. Stephen Curry had 25 points and eight assists to help Brooklyn 2 4 .333 1 Pacific Division “We believe over a million people will attend,” Golden State build a 19-point first-quarter lead before sitting Central Division Phoenix 5 2 .714 - Harnden said. “At the start of the journey, more than a out the final 12 minutes of the win over Detroit. Indiana 8 0 1.000 - LA Clippers 5 3 .625 0.5 million is realistic but we’re not going to get ahead of David Lee added 17 points and nine rebounds, while Klay Chicago 3 3 .500 4 Golden State 5 3 .625 0.5 ourselves.” Thompson had 14 points for the Warriors, who have won five Cleveland 3 5 .375 5 LA Lakers 4 5 .444 2 The 10 full member nations of the International straight over the Pistons. Milwaukee 2 4 .333 5 Sacramento 1 5 .167 3.5 Detroit 2 5 .286 5.5 Cricket Council (ICC) will take part in the Feb. 14- Curry scored 12 points as part of a 19-4 run in the third Southwest Division Southeast Division March 29 tournament along with Ireland, debutants quarter then sat out the entire fourth quarter when Golden San Antonio 7 1 .875 - Afghanistan and two other qualifiers. The final two Miami 5 3 .625 - State coach Mark Jackson emptied his bench. Houston 5 3 .625 2 teams will be decided in a qualifying tournament in Atlanta 4 3 .571 0.5 Detroit’s Andre Drummond had 16 points and 14 rebounds Dallas 5 3 .625 2 New Zealand early next year. — Reuters Charlotte 3 4 .429 1.5 for his second straight double-double and fourth in seven Memphis 3 4 .429 3.5 games. — AP Orlando 3 5 .375 2 Washington 2 5 .286 2.5 New Orleans 3 5 .375 4 McCullum fires NZ to victory

HAMBANTOTA: Nathan McCullum smashed 22 runs off the final four balls to lift New Zealand to a thrilling four- SCOREBOARD win over in the rain-hit second one-day international in Hambantota on Tuesday. The Black Caps, set a revised Duckworth-Lewis target of HAMBANTOTA: Scoreboard from the second one-day 198 in 23 overs, replied with 203-6 as McCullum hit spinner international between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in for three sixes and a four to seal a last-ball Hambantota on Tuesday: win. The victory was set up by a superb 86 off 68 balls from Sri Lanka: opener Tom Latham and a quickfire 49 by Luke Ronchi, the D. Karunaratne c Neesham b Mills 4 pair adding 93 from 57 deliveries for the fifth wicket. T. Dilshan 55 Both batsmen fell in the 21st over bowled by Nuwan K. Sangakkara not out 71 Kulasekara, but McCullum steered the Black Caps home Extras: (b1, lb2, w4, nb1) 8 with an unbeaten 32 off nine balls. Latham’s knock con- Total (for one wicket, 23 overs) 138 tained 12 boundaries and a six, while Ronchi hit seven fours and a six. Fall of wicket: 1-12 (Karunaratne) Earlier, Sri Lanka made 138-1 from 23 overs in between Bowling: Mills 5-2-16-1 (nb1), Milne 3-0-20-0, a rain interruption of more than four hours. Sri Lanka, who Neesham 3-0-25-0 (w1), N. McCullum 4-0-23-0, won the toss and elected to bat, were 117-1 in 20.4 overs Devcich 5-0-31-0 (w1), Nicol 2-0-12-0 (w1), Ellis 1-0-8-0 when bad weather hit the southern coastal town. (w1) When the game resumed, it was curtailed to 23 overs which allowed Sri Lanka to add a further 21 runs in the New Zealand (revised target of 198 runs): remaining 14 deliveries. T. Latham c Senanayake b Kulasekara 86 scored 55 not out and Kumar A. Devcich c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 1 Sangakkara hit an unbeaten 71 off 59 balls, the duo adding R. Nicol c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 0 126 for the unbroken second wicket after opener Dimuth SYDNEY: England Ashes Test cricketer Ian Bell (right) fields close in as batsman Ryan Carters (left) plays a shot during the G. Elliott st Sangakkara b Senanayake 7 tour match against a Invitational XI. — AFP Karunaratne was dismissed for four. New Zealand’s reply began on the wrong foot when C. Munro c Thirimanne b Senanayake 15 Kulasekara dismissed Anton Devcich and Rob Nicol off suc- L. Ronchi c Dilshan b Kulasekara 49 Carters and Nevill blunt cessive balls in the second over. J. Neesham not out 5 Both batsmen fell to catches behind the stumps by N. McCullum not out 32 wicket-keeper Sangakkara, who also Grant Elliott Extras: (lb5, w3) 8 England attack in tour game off Sachithra Senanayake to reduce the Black Caps to 34-3. Total (for six , 23 overs) 203 Kulasekara finished with four for 34 and Senanayake Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Devcich), 2-8 (Nicol), 3-34 (Elliott), SYDNEY: Ryan Carters and skipper frustrated trapped Callum Ferguson leg before wicket for eight. Then Finn took two for 31. The first match on Sunday at the same 4-68 (Munro), 5-161 (Ronchi), 6-165 (Latham). England’s bowlers with an unbroken 178-run stand for the had well caught at first slip by skipper Alastair venue was rained out with New Zealand on 13-1 in 4.2 Bowling: Malinga 5-0-42-0(w3), Kulasekara 5-0-34-4, Cricket Australia Invitational XI yesterday in the tourists’ final Cook for five to leave the home side on 37 for three. overs in reply to the home team’s 288-9. Mathews 5-0-35-0, Senanayake 4-0-31-2, Dilshan 1-0- match before the Ashes. England had the invitation side reel- Finn removed former Australia Test opener Ed Cowan for The third and final one-dayer in Dambulla on November 13-0, Herath 3-0-43-0 ing on 93 for five, but wicketkeepers Carters and Nevill hit back 51 off 93 balls with nine fours shortly after lunch, and Broad 16 will be followed by two internationals in to blunt their attack on the opening day of the four-day match had caught by Michael Carberry for 19 in the only Pallekele on Nov 19 and 21. No Tests are scheduled on the New Zealand won by four wickets (Duckworth-Lewis at the Sydney Cricket Ground. At the close the Invitational XI wickets to fall in the middle session. Cook had won the toss short tour. — AFP method). were 271 for five after being sent in to bat, with Carters and chose to field, deciding that his bowlers needed a work- unbeaten on 94 and Nevill not out 76. The pair defied the out because of time lost to poor weather earlier in the tour. England attack for 348 balls and were doing so easily as the Kevin Pietersen was included in the England team after hav- pitch flattened out during the day. With established stars ing a cortisone injection for a troublesome knee, while Ian , Phil Hughes, and Steve O’Keefe Bell returned to the batting line-up. Wicketkeeper Matt Prior pulled from the match, some unheralded was left out for as he receives treatment for a players had the chance to prove themselves and Carters and calf strain. The five-Test Ashes series begins on November 21 Nevill seized the opportunity. “It’s really satisfying. We always in Brisbane. —AFP backed ourselves to have a really good crack at the English and I think we showed today we’ve got some fight in us,” Carters said. “Nev’s a really quality first-class player. He’s been doing it for SCOREBOARD a few years now and today he showed he can also do it against international opposition.” Stuart Broad had bowled England SYDNEY: Scoreboard at the close on the opening day into a strong position with three wickets. But the tourists were of the four-day tour match between a Cricket Australia denied any further breakthroughs after the pair came together, Invitational XI and England at the Sydney Cricket just over a week before the opening Ashes Test in Brisbane. Ground yesterday: Broad was by far England’s best bowler and finished the day with three wickets for 36 off 20 overs. And he was happy with CA Invitational XI 1st innings: his day’s work and expressed confidence his bowling team- Aaron Finch c Bairstow b Broad 4 mates would lift. Ed Cowan c Trott b Finn 51 “It’s hugely exciting we have such a choice. I genuinely feel Callum Ferguson lbw b Broad 8 whoever goes into that seamer’s spot will do a fantastic job,” he Kurtis Patterson c Cook b Finn 5 said. “Boyd’s (Rankin) bounce is exceptional, Finny (Steven Ben Rohrer c Carberry b Broad 19 Finn) has a fantastic strike rate in and (Chris) Ryan Carters not out 94 Tremlett has won games for England in Test cricket with his Peter Nevill not out 76 huge frame and consistency. All the guys add a huge amount, Extras (lb7, w2, nb5) 14 it’s a tough call to make.” Paceman Finn grabbed the other two Total (5 wkts; 90 overs) 271 wickets but was far more expensive, giving up 79 runs in 22 Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Finch), 2-27 (Ferguson), 3-37 overs. Fellow quick Rankin claimed no wicket for 60 from 20 (Patterson), 4-90 (Rohrer), 5-93 (Cowan) overs.Test spinner Graeme Swann toiled for 22 wicketless overs Bowling: Broad 20-7-36-3 (2nb), Rankin 20-4-60-0 and conceded 66 runs. With spearhead James Anderson rest- (1w), Finn 22-4-79-2 (3nb, 1w), Swann 22-5-66-0, Trott ed, Broad took the new ball and worked up a good pace and 5-1-22-0, Root 1-0-1-0. SRI LANKA: New Zealand’s Tom Latham watches the ball after playing a shot during the second one-day interna- bounce. He had Aaron Finch caught behind for four and tional cricket match against Sri Lanka in Sooriyawewa. — AP