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Boston Bruins’ Sean Kuraly (52) tries to keep the puck away from Philadelphia Flyers’ Claude Giroux (28) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, on Feb 3, in Philadelphia. (AP) – See Page 15 Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Clippers use 3-pointers to drill Cavaliers

Mavs snap skid NBA Results/Standings CLEVELAND, Feb 4, (AP): Paul George made a WASHINGTON, Feb 4, (AP): Results and standings from the NBA games on season-high eight 3-point- Wednesday. Milwaukee 130 Indiana 110 ers and scored 36 points, Philadelphia 118 Charlotte 111 Dallas 122 Atlanta 116 Kawhi Leonard added 24 LA Clippers 121 Cleveland 99 and the Los Angeles Clip- New York 107 Chicago 103 Oklahoma City 104 Houston 87 pers found enough energy Washington 103 Miami 100 San Antonio 111 Minnesota 108 on tired legs to end a six- New Orleans 123 Phoenix 101 game road trip with a 121- Sacramento 116 Boston 111 Eastern Conference 99 victory over the Cleve- Atlantic Division W L Pct GB land Cavaliers. Philadelphia 16 6 .727 - Brooklyn 14 9 .609 2-1/2 Just 24 hours after dropping a Boston 11 9 .550 4 tight game in Brooklyn that had New York 10 13 .435 6-1/2 Toronto 9 12 .429 6-1/2 an NBA Finals vibe, the Clippers Southeast Division made 20 3-pointers to avoid losing W L Pct GB two straight for the first time this Atlanta 10 11 .476 - Charlotte 10 12 .455 -1/2 season. They are the only team in Orlando 8 14 .364 2-1/2 the league not to drop two in a row. Miami 7 14 .333 3 Washington 5 13 .278 3-1/2 George only missed one 3-pointer Central Division and Los Angeles went 20 of 34 on 3s, W L Pct GB outscoring Cleveland 60-12 from be- Milwaukee 13 8 .619 - hind the arc. Indiana 12 10 .545 1-1/2 Cleveland 10 12 .455 3-1/2 George banked in a 32-footer at Chicago 8 12 .400 4-1/2 the horn to end the third, capping his Detroit 5 16 .238 8 16-point quarter that gave the Clippers Western Conference Southwest Division a 14-point cushion heading into the W L Pct GB fourth. Memphis 9 7 .563 - The Cavs were hanging around San Antonio 12 10 .545 - and only down 10 when the Clippers Houston 10 10 .500 1 Dallas 9 13 .409 3 went on a 12-0 run that featured 3s by New Orleans 8 12 .400 3 George and Lou Williams that ended Northwest Division any hopes of a Cleveland comeback. W L Pct GB Utah 16 5 .762 - Denver 12 8 .600 3-1/2 Portland 11 9 .550 4-1/2 BASKETBALL Oklahoma City 9 11 .450 6-1/2 Minnesota 5 16 .238 11 Pacific Division Kings 116, Celtics 111 W L Pct GB In Sacramento, Calif., De’Aaron LA Clippers 17 6 .739 - Fox had 26 points and 11 assists, LA Lakers 16 6 .727 -1/2 Buddy Hield made two free throws Phoenix 11 9 .550 4-1/2 Oklahoma City Thunder center Al Horford (42) shoots between Houston Rockets guard Victor Oladipo, (left), center Christian Wood, center, and forward Golden State 11 10 .524 5 with six-tenths of a second remaining Jae’Sean Tate, (right), in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Feb 3, in Oklahoma City. (AP) Sacramento 10 11 .476 6 and the Sacramento Kings held off the short-handed Boston Celtics 116-111. Hield fi nished with 15 points and 11 Hosts lead by 355 runs rebounds, Harrison Barnes scored 24 1 of Southampton’s red cards in 9-0 loss rescinded points and Tyrese Haliburton added 21. LONDON, Feb 4, (AP): One of South- Jayson Tatum had 27 points, 10 as- ampton’s two red cards in its 9-0 loss Mehidy century puts B’desh on sists and nine rebounds for the Celt- to Manchester United in the Premier ics. Jaylen Brown scored 21. Boston League was overturned on Thursday. played without three of its top ballhan- Jan Bednarek was adjudged to have top of West Indies on 2nd day dlers due to injuries. brought down Anthony Martial in the Spurs 111, Timberwolves 108 penalty area in the 86th minute of CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, Feb 4, He grew in confi dence, with support In San Antonio, DeMar DeRozan Tuesday’s match and was sent off for (AP): Mehidy Hasan’s maiden hun- from Taijul and Nayeem, and brought scored 30 points and the San Antonio denying an obvious scoring opportu- dred lifted Bangladesh to 430 and on up the second fi fty off 69 balls. Soon Spurs rallied from a 16-point defi cit nity. top of the West Indies after two days after reaching his fi rst ton, he holed to to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves of the fi rst cricket Test on Thursday. long on off Cornwall’s bowling and 111-108. SOCCER The West Indies was 75-2 in reply, was the last batsman out. Jakob Poeltl added 19 points and captain Kraigg Brathwaite on 49 at Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican Dejounte Murray had 15 points and 11 stumps and newcomer Nkrumah Bon- was the most successful bowler for rebounds. Martial appeared to be already fall- ner on 17 in an unbroken 51-run part- West Indies with 4-133, and Cornwall Malik Beasley scored 29 points and ing before making the slightest of con- nership. returned 2-114. D’Angelo Russell added 20 for Min- tact with the Poland center back, and Batting at No. 8, the allrounder Me- Fast bowler Mustafi zur Rahman, nesota, which was outscored 32-18 in Southampton appealed against the de- hidy scored 103 off 168 balls, and in- 2-18, then put West Indies in further the fi nal quarter. The Timberwolves cision. cluded 13 boundaries. trouble with two lbw decisions against dropped to 1-9 on the road this season. The Football Association said the Mehidy formed three important John Campbell for 3 in the fi fth over partnerships to help Bangladesh estab- after a video review, and debutant Mavericks 122, Hawks 116 appeal was upheld by an independent regulatory commission and the red lish full control on a slow pitch. Shayne Moseley for 2 with a yorker. In Atlanta, Luka Doncic scored 27 Southampton’s Nathan Redmond, (top), duels for the ball with Manchester He shared a 67-run stand with Moseley reviewed the decision in vain. points and dished out 14 assists as the card had been rescinded. United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka during the English Premier League soccer Bednarek will now be available for match between Manchester United and Southampton, at the Old Trafford Shakib Al Hasan for the seventh wick- “It is still a good batting pitch, so Dallas Mavericks snapped a six-game et, 45 runs with Taijul Islam (18) for tomorrow is a very important day for losing streak, defeating Trae Young Southampton’s away match against Stadium in Manchester, England, on Feb 2. (AP) Newcastle on Saturday. the eighth wicket, and 67 with Nayeem us,” Brathwaite said. “We really have and the Atlanta Hawks 122-116. Hasan (24) for the ninth wicket. to build some partnerships. We have to Kristaps Porzingis added 24 points The 9-0 loss at Old Trafford tied the shared that record after losing by the Alexandre Jankewitz was also red- record for the heaviest loss in Premier same score at home to Leicester last carded for Southampton on Tuesday, get as close to their score as possible, and 11 rebounds for the Mavericks, or even go past it.” including a crucial tip-in of a miss by League history. Southampton already season. after just 82 seconds. CRICKET Doncic with 32 seconds remaining that points and the Wizards rallied from a against the Magic. York Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls helped Dallas hold off a furious At- “I was bit nervous initially,” Mehidy lanta comeback. 13-point, second-half defi cit to beat the Bucks 130, Pacers 110 107-103. said. “But Shakib Al Hasan encour- Doncic clearly won the individual freefalling Miami Heat 103-100. In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetok- New York outscored the Bulls 34- matchup between two of the NBA’s aged me. He told me to back my ability Deni Avdija added 13 for Washing- ounmpo had 21 points, 14 rebounds and 17 in the fi rst quarter. The Knicks and play my natural game.” brightest young stars, who are forever ton, which pulled off this comeback 10 assists despite sitting out the fourth withstood a huge run in the fourth and linked after being dealt for each other His partnership with Shakib was the just three nights after digging its way quarter, and the Milwaukee Bucks routed came away with the win after losing most important after Bangladesh re- in a blockbuster trade during the 2018 out of an 18-point hole to beat the the Indiana Pacers 130-110. two nights earlier in Chicago. draft. sumed the day on 242-5. Bangladesh Brooklyn Nets. The Wizards - who The reigning two-time MVP shot Randle made 5 of 7 from beyond the lost Liton Das early in the morning af- Thunder 104, Rockets 87 had their season suspended for nearly 7 of 8 from the fl oor and 7 of 8 from arc to equal his career best at Brooklyn ter he added just four runs to his over- In Oklahoma City, Kenrich Wil- two weeks because of virus issues in the line in a remarkably effi cient per- on Dec. 26, 2019. He hit three in a row night 34. liams scored 19 points Wednesday January - held Miami to 32 points in formance. late in the opening quarter. At 248-6, Bangladesh could have night, and the Oklahoma City Thunder the game’s fi nal 23 minutes. Antetokounmpo completed the triple- Pelicans 123, Suns 101 slumped, but Shakib resisted and bounced back from a 30-point loss to 76ers 118, Hornets 111 double in the fi nal minute of the third In New Orleans, Zion Williamson brought up his 25th half-century, deal- Houston two days earlier and beat the In Charlotte, N.C., Joel Embiid quarter when he got his 10th assist, set- punctuated a 28-point performance ing with the West Indies’ disciplined Rockets 104-87. had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and ting up Bobby Portis for a corner 3-point- with a soaring, one-handed alley-oop spinners patiently. Darius Bazley had 18 points and a the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Char- er that capped a 10-0 run and gave the jam during a decisive fourth-quarter Shakib, playing his fi rst Test in 17 career-high 12 rebounds, Al Horford lotte Hornets 118-111 for their fourth Bucks a 34-point advantage. surge, and the New Orleans Pelicans months after being suspended for not scored 17 points and Hamidou Diallo straight win. The Bucks already had a command- soundly defeated the Phoenix Suns reporting approaches from a book- added 16 for the Thunder. Oklahoma Tobias Harris scored 26 points ing lead before they closed the third 123- 101. maker, scored 68 off 150 balls with Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic City had allowed 147 and 136 points and Ben Simmons added 15 points with a 30-11 run. Milwaukee led by as Ingram scored 23 and Lonzo Ball fi ve fours. Games Organising Committee Presi- in its previous two games - both losses. and nine assists for the 76ers, who many as 40 in the fourth quarter. added 18 points for New Orleans, Offspinner Rahkeem Cornwall was dent Yoshiro Mori delivers a speech On Wednesday, the Thunder allowed a stretched their winning streak against Knicks 107, Bulls 103 which led by as many as 28 in the rewarded for his consistency with the at a beginning of a meeting on the season-low point total. the Hornets to 14 games, tied for the In Chicago, Julius Randle scored fourth quarter and ended a two-game wicket of Shakib, who was baffl ed by preparation for the Tokyo Olympics Wizards 103, Heat 100 longest active streak in the NBA. The 27 points and tied a career high by slide while also stopping the Suns’ extra bounce. and Paralympics at the Liberal Dem- In Miami, Bradley Beal scored 32 Clippers have also won 14 straight hitting fi ve 3-pointers, and the New winning streak at three. Mehidy reached his fi fty off 99 balls. ocratic Party (LDP) headquarters in Tokyo, on Feb 2. (AP) Head of Tokyo Games won’t resign after statement about women TOKYO, Feb 4, (AP): The president of the Tokyo Shimbun as saying women talk too much in meet- the presence of few women on the board of the Japa- Olympic organizing committee said Thursday he ings. His comments have created a storm in Japan, nese Olympic Committee. would not resign despite pressure on him to do so af- where women are grossly under-represented in poli- “If we are going to have more women directors, ter making derogatory comments earlier in the week tics and in board rooms. someone has remarked, then meetings go on for a about women. “The statement made at the Japan Olympic Com- long time unless we restrict the comments,” he said. The controversy surrounding Yoshiro Mori, the mittee was an inappropriate expression, contrary to “I’m not saying who that is.” gaffe-prone former Japanese prime minister, is one the spirit of the Olympics and Paralympics,” Mori In defending Mori, the IOC noted its support for more problem the postponed Tokyo Olympics re- said. “I am deeply remorseful. I would like to with- gender equality as “one of the key pillars” of Olym- ally didn’t need as organizers and the IOC try to pull draw the statement. I would like to apologize for any pic values, including an increase in the number of off the games in the midst of a pandemic. They are unpleasant feelings.” women on its own executive board to 33% with fi ve scheduled to open on July 23. of 15 members. “I am not thinking to resign,” Mori said. “I have OLYMPICS “President Mori has apologized for his comments been working hard and helped devotedly for seven today. With this, the IOC considers the issue closed,” years. I will not be stepping down.” the Olympic body said. The International Olympic Committee said it will In an online meeting, Asahi reported the 83-year- The Tokyo Olympics are already swamped with not urge Mori to resign, saying his apology was old offi cial as saying: “Women are very competitive. problems. enough. When one of them raises her hand, they probably About 80% of Japanese in polls say the Games Cleveland Cavaliers’ Darius Garland, (right), drives against Los Angeles In an online meeting of the Japanese Olympic think they have to say something, too. And then ev- should be postponed or canceled. They also have Clippers’ Reggie Jackson during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Committee board of directors earlier in the week, eryone says something.” spoken out on rising costs that may total more than on Feb 3, in Cleveland. (AP) Mori was reported by the daily newspaper Asahi Mori’s comment came when he was asked about $25 billion.

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