ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021 16 Chelsea’s and Leicester’s players during the English Premier League soccer match between Leicester City and Chelsea at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, Eng- land, Jan 19. Leicester City won the match 2-0. (AP) – See Page 14 Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com ‘I look forward to begin training’ Woods has 5th back surgery, to Nuggets rout Thunder ‘miss’ Torrey Pines and Riviera WASHINGTON, Jan 20, (AP): Tiger pain during the PNC Championship Woods has suffered a setback with his last month that he played with 11-year- back, disclosing Tuesday that he old son Charlie. recently had a fifth surgery that will Doctors said the operation was a keep him from starting the year until success and predicted a full recovery, after the West Coast Swing on the according to the statement. PGA Tour. “I look forward to begin training Woods will not play next week in and am focused on getting back out on the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey tour,” Woods said. Pines, which he has won seven times, The year Woods last won at Torrey most recently in 2013. He also won the Pines is when back problems began to US Open in 2008 at Torrey Pines, surface. He had his first microdisecto- which hosts the US Open again in my right before the 2014 Masters, and June. then he had two more in September He also will miss the Genesis and October of 2015. Invitational on Feb 18-21 at Riviera, The fourth surgery in April 2017 where he serves as tournament host. was a major one, to fuse his lower In a statement from his TGR spine. Woods’ return was successful, Foundation, which Woods also tweet- leading to a victory in the 2018 Tour ed, he did not say when he had the Championship - his first in five years microdiscetomy surgery though Rory – and he capped it off by winning the McIlroy, speaking Wednesday at a Masters in 2019, his 15th major and news conference ahead of the Abu his first in 11 years. Dhabi Championship, said it took place on Dec 23 and that Woods was “back on his feet the next day.” GOLF It was to remove a pressurized disc fragment that was giving him nerve When he won the Zozo Championship in Japan in the fall of 2019, he tied Sam Snead’s career victory record with No. 82, and the record seemed to be only a matter of time. But he was never in seri- ous contention all of last year and missed a full month with a minor back issue before golf was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. When he returned in July, he didn’t finish better than a tie for 37th at the PGA Championship in seven tourna- ments he played. In six of those events where he made the cut, he finished a combined 107 shots out of the lead. He turned 45 at the end of last year, and his surgery count is now up to 10 – five on his left knee, five on his back. Woods said after he tied for 38th in This Dec 19, 2020 fi le photo, shows his Masters title defense that he has Tiger Woods watching his tee shot days that are harder than others. on the fi rst hole during the fi rst “My body just has moments where round of the PNC Championship it just doesn’t work like it used to,” he golf tournament, in Orlando, Fla. said in November. “No matter how Woods announced on Jan 19, he hard I try, things just don’t work the had a fi fth back surgery and will way they used to, and no matter how miss tournaments in San Diego New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) lays the ball up as Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (left), and others defend during the fi rst half of an much I push and ask of this body, it NBA basketball game on Jan 19, in Salt Lake City. (AP) and Los Angeles. (AP) just doesn’t work at times. Rahane was always thinking of win in 4th Test vs Australia Jazz continue good run DENVER, Jan 20, (AP): Shakib returns as Bangladesh defeat WI Nikola Jokic had 27 points NBA Results/Standings and 12 rebounds before DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 20, (AP): bowlers. Washington Sundar got that Shakib Al Hasan claimed 4-8 on balance for us. Mohammed Siraj had calling it an early night as his return to international cricket as played two Test matches, (Navdeep) the Denver Nuggets routed WASHINGTON, Jan 20, (AP): NBA results and standings on Tuesday. Bangladesh made a winning start to Saini one, (Shardul) Thakur one, the Oklahoma City Thun- Denver 119 Oklahoma City 101 Utah 118 New Orleans 102 the three-match ODI series by beat- Natarajan also on debut. All credit Eastern Conference Western Conference ing West Indies by six wickets in the to them.” der 119-101 on Tuesday. opening game on Wednesday. India’s bowling attack was deci- Clean shaven and sporting a Atlantic Division Southwest Division All-rounder Shakib was back after mated by the loss of Jasprit Bumrah new buzz cut, Jokic also had six W L Pct GB W L Pct GB being given a two-year ban by the and Ravichandran Ashwin, who assists before taking a seat on the Boston 8 4 .667 - San Antonio 8 6 .571 - bench with the other starters for the Philadelphia 9 5 .643 - Memphis 7 6 .538 -1/2 International Cricket Council in Oc- could easily have been chosen as man Brooklyn 9 6 .600 -1/2 Dallas 6 7 .462 1-1/2 tober 2019, with one year suspended, of the series ahead of Pat Cummins if fourth quarter. New York 7 8 .467 2-1/2 New Orleans 5 8 .385 2-1/2 for failing to report approaches from a he played the fi nal Test. Reserve Monte Morris added 15 Toronto 5 8 .385 3-1/2 Houston 4 8 .333 3 bookmaker. But debutants Sundar and Thanga- points and Paul Millsap fi nished with Southeast Division Northwest Division Thanks to his wily left-arm spin, rasu Natarajan played key roles at 13 points and 12 rebounds. The Nug- W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Bangladesh bowled the tourists out the Gabba, while recalled paceman gets have won six straight over the Atlanta 6 7 .462 - Utah 10 4 .714 - for 122 in 32.3 overs before reaching Thakur starred with bat and ball, top- Thunder at home. Orlando 6 8 .429 -1/2 Portland 8 6 .571 2 Charlotte 6 8 .429 -1/2 Denver 7 7 .500 3 125-4 with 97 balls to spare in reply. scoring for India in the fi rst innings Luguentz Dort kept the Thunder Miami 5 7 .417 -1/2 Oklahoma City 6 7 .462 3-1/2 Debutant Hasan Mahmud and fel- with 67 runs and taking seven match close early by scoring 15 of his 20 Washington 3 8 .273 2 Minnesota 3 9 .250 6 low fast bowler Mustafi zur Rahman wickets. points in the fi rst half. Central Division Pacifi c Division also played key roles for the home Rahane also praised Rishabh W L Pct GB W L Pct GB team, taking 3-28 and 2-20 respec- Pant’s match-winning total of 89 not Milwaukee 9 5 .643 - LA Lakers 11 4 .733 - tively. out. Pant’s promotion to No. 5 in the BASKETBALL Indiana 8 5 .615 -1/2 LA Clippers 10 4 .714 -1/2 Cleveland 6 7 .462 2-1/2 Phoenix 7 5 .583 2-1/2 Rain held the players up for about Indian players celebrate after de- order was a clear signal of India’s Chicago 6 8 .429 3 Golden State 7 6 .538 3 an hour after Bangladesh captain feating Australia by three wickets intention to complete a venue-record Detroit 3 10 .231 5-1/2 Sacramento 5 9 .357 5-1/2 Tamim Iqbal won the toss and asked on the fi nal day of the fourth cricket chase of 328, rather than bat for a The Nuggets began to pull away West Indies, featuring six ODI debu- draw. “Rishabh was brilliant,” Ra- in the second quarter and stretched it Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, Aus- legs pass to Morris for a layup. 21 3-pointers. Jordan Clarkson added tants, to bat. tralia, Jan 19. India won the four- hane said. “I don’t know how to de- to 26 in the third before Jokic and his Shakib, in his fi rst game for Bang- Test series 2-1. (AP) scribe this victory. I’m just proud of fellow starters became spectators. The Thunder played for the fi rst 18 points, six rebounds, and six as- ladesh since the 2019 World Cup, all the boys, each and every individual It was a much-needed confi dence time since an OT win over Chicago sists, and reserve Joe Ingles scored 15 bowled seven overs in a row and after a nine-month layoff due to the showed character.” boost for the struggling Nuggets (7- last Friday. Their game against Phila- points. Rudy Gobert had 13 points, 18 ripped through the middle order as COVID-19 pandemic. A captain’s century from Rahane 7), who advanced to the Western delphia on Sunday was postponed rebounds, and three blocks. West Indies lost three wickets for 11 The series is part of the ICC World for an eight-wicket win at the Mel- Conference fi nals inside the NBA because the 76ers did not have the Zion Williamson scored 32 points runs.