ARAB TIMES, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2021 16 Spain’s Feliciano Lopez makes a forehand return to South Africa’s Kevin Ander- son during a tuneup tourna- ment ahead of the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb 1. (AP) – See Page 14 Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Vlhova finishes 2nd, Tippler 3rd Wizards stun Nets as Nuggets Gut-Behrami dominates another WC super-G for 4th straight win GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, snap Jazz 11-game win streak Germany, Feb 1, (AP): Lara Gut-Beh- rami outclassed the fi eld once again FIFA pledges no in a World Cup super-G on Monday, winning the last race before the world WC health risks championships. In a repeat of Saturday’s race on GENEVA, Feb 1, (AP): With the same course, the Swiss skier had a 3,000 soccer players due clean run on the challenging Kandahar to travel internationally for World Cup qualifying games course and extended her lead at each next month, FIFA President split time before clinching her fourth Gianni Infantino said on Mon- straight victory in the discipline. day all will conform to health Her winning streak comes on the rules in the back of an extended drought when she coronavirus failed to win a World Cup super-G for pandemic. three years. “We will “Sometimes it takes so long to get certainly not the pieces together and it’s not fun. It’s take any hard work and you’re always fi ght- risk for the ing against everything,” Gut-Behrami health of an- said. yone when “And then somehow, after all this we play work, it goes again in the right direc- football,” In- Infantino fantino said tion. It feels so easy and you’re actu- in a World Health Organization ally enjoying it.” news conference. Her 16th career win in super-G put Delays in the 2022 World Gut-Behrami in a tie for third with Cup qualifying program in Katja Seizinger of Germany on the all- most continents led FIFA last time winners list. Only American great year to create new games Lindsey Vonn (28) and Austrian skier dates next January. They will Renate Götschl (17) have won more help make up the backlog in super-Gs. an increasingly tight schedule Overall World Cup leader Petra Vl- with broadcasting rights al- hova was the only racer to fi nish within ready sold. seven-tenths of a second of Gut-Beh- In Asia, 40 national teams rami’s time, coming in 0.28 behind in are due to resume qualifying second for her fi rst career podium in groups that last played in No- vember 2019. super-G. A total of 135 teams are due to play World Cup qualifiers SKIING next month, and 48 more have preliminary games for the 2022 African Cup of Nations. Tamara Tippler of Austria was 0.74 “We will see where we can behind in third, followed by Kajsa play, in what conditions,” the Vickhoff Lie in fourth. The Norwegian FIFA leader said, pledging to had earned her fi rst podium when she “do it by adhering to a clear came runner-up in Saturday’s race. health protocol.” With the super-G at the worlds eight Many of the players due to Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, (center), drives to the basket as Utah Jazz forward Georges Niang, (left), defends and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic days away, Gut-Behrami said she was return home for national duty follows the play in the second half of an NBA basketball game on Jan 31, 2021, in Denver. (AP) looking forward to traveling home and play for clubs in Europe, in- getting some rest. cluding in England which is experiencing an aggressive At her home races in Crans Mon- new variant of COVID-19. Clippers pull away from Knicks for 129-115 victory tana a week ago, she complained about FIFA eased its rules last back and hip ailments. year that require clubs to “The last two weeks were intense release players to national WASHINGTON, Feb 1, York for its 10th victory in 11 games. and exhausting. I’m happy that I’m teams. The Clippers shredded the NBA healthy and that I fought against the (AP): Bradley Beal and leaders in fewest points allowed per fatigue,” Gut-Behrami said. Russell Westbrook hit game to break away after leading by Corinne Suter of Switzerland was hill champion, was ruled out for the 3-pointers in a wild 3.8-sec- one after two quarters. They surpassed fi fth, keeping alive her slim chance of season after fracturing a bone in her the 102.7 points per game the Knicks retaining the super-G season title she right knee after the cancellation of ond sequence in the final had been allowing with their fi rst bas- won last year. Suter trails leader Gut- Sunday’s race, when she fell while de- seconds to help the Wash- ket of the fi nal quarte. Behrami by 195 points with only two scending from the hill. ington Wizards stun Kevin Reggie Jackson added 18 points and events remaining after the worlds. A Super-G world champion Mikaela Paul George had 17 to help the Clip- race win is worth 100 points. Shiffrin sat out the speed races in Ger- Durant and the Brooklyn pers improve to 16-5. Julius Randle Defending overall champion Federi- many in order to train for the worlds. Nets 149-146. had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the ca Brignone fi nished seventh, leading a Shiffrin has not competed in a speed Westbrook had 41 points, 10 re- Knicks. trio of Italians in the top 10, a day after race in more than a year. She had a bounds and eight assists, and NBA 76ers 119, Pacers 110 the team lost Sofi a Goggia for its home 10-month break from racing in 2020 and In Indianapolis, Tobias Harris world championships. only resumed training in super-G last scoring leader Beal had 37 points. Goggia, who is the Olympic down- week. In the fourth quarter, Beal had 22 scored 27 points and Furkan Kork- points and Westbrook had 15. Du- maz added 17, including the go-ahead rant, second in the NBA in scoring, baskets in the fourth quarter, to help Philadelphia complete a frantic rally also had 37 points. against Indiana. With Washington down 146-141, The 76ers trailed by 16 early in the Beal hit a 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds left. Garrison Matthews defl ected Joe fourth but closed on a 31-6 run for Harris’ inbounds pass to Westbrook their sixth win in seven games – this and he made a 3 with 4.3 seconds left time without All-Star center Joel Em- for a 147-146 lead. biid, who sat out with a sore back. Malcolm Brogdon led Indiana with 25 points, and Domantas Sabonis had BASKETBALL 21. The Pacers have lost fi ve of eight. Raptors 115, Magic 102 Kyrie Irving found Timothe Lu- Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) reaches for the ball against Wash- In Tampa, Florida, Pascal Siakam wawu-Carbarrot under the basket with ington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook (4) during the fi rst half of an NBA had 30 points and 10 rebounds in To- 2.9 seconds left, but his layup attempt basketball game, on Jan 31, 2021, in Washington. (AP) ronto’s victory over Orlando. spun around the rim and failed to drop. Kyle Lowry had 12 points and 14 Beal added two free throws with 0.7 related issues. win for the sixth time in seven games. assists, and Aaron Baynes added eight seconds left as the Wizards broke a Nuggets 128, Jazz 117 Utah lost for the fi rst time since Jan. points and 16 rebounds to help the Rap- four-game losing steak and improved 6 at New York. Bojan Bogdanovic led tors snapa three-game losing streak. In Denver, Nikola Jokic matched the Jazz with 29 points, and Donovan to a still NBA-worst 4-12. his career high with 47 points and fast- Rookie Cole Anthony led Orlando Mitchell had 13 in 31 minutes after with 16 points. The Magic have lost Harris scored a career-high 30 starting Denver ended Utah’s winning points, and Irving had 26 for Brook- missing two games while in concus- 11 of 13. lyn. The Nets had won four in a row. streak at 11. sion protocol. Jokic was 17 for 26 from the fi eld, Timberwolves 109, Cavaliers 104 James Harden sat out because of a Denver hit all eight of its 3-point at- In Minneapolis, Malik Beasley thigh contusion, the fi rst game he has hit all four of his 3-point attempts, tempts and shot 80% in the fi rst quarter. made 9 of 10 free throws and had 12 scored 23 points and rookie Anthony missed since being traded from Hous- The Nuggets kept it going in the second, Edwards had 23 in his second straight ton to Brooklyn on Jan. 13. rebounds and fi ve assists. He scored 33 going 13 of 24 from the fi eld and fi nish- points in the fi rst half. start in Minnesota’s victory over The Wizards are 1-4 since resuming ing 15 of 17 from long range in the fi rst Cleveland. play after a 13-day layoff that included Will Barton added 18 points, and Ja- half to take a 79-54 halftime lead. Minnesota snapped a three-game six postponements due to COVID-19 mal Murray had 16 to help the Nuggets Clippers 129, Knicks 115 losing streak and won for just the third In New York, Kawhi Leonard scored time in 17 games.