WEDNESDAY 22 JANUARY 2020 SPORTSPORT 07 TENNIS FOOTBALL We're disappointed losing the game, we don't Australian Open Leicester City vs want to be behind them in the league. But tournament, third West Ham United; there were signs there that we are on the right day in Tottenham Hotspur ACTION track, definitely: United Manager Solskjaer TODAY’S Melbourne Park vs Norwich City Celtics rout Lakers; Sixers and Bucks win AFP — LOS ANGELES Bulls for a 10th straight time. Boston Celtics forward Khris Middleton added 24 The Boston Celtics handed Jayson Tatum (0) guards points for the Bucks, who were LeBron James and the Los Los Angeles Lakers headed Monday night to Paris Angeles Lakers their worst forward LeBron James where they take on the Char- defeat of the NBA season on (23) during the second lotte Hornets on Friday in the Monday, routing the Western half of their NBA games first NBA regular-season game Conference leaders 107-139. at TD Garden on Monday. in the French capital. Jayson Tatum scored 27 “Obviously, a game like this points, and Kemba Walker is kind of a tricky game,” returned from injury to add 20 Antetokounmpo said, adding for the Celtics, who snapped a that preparations for the trip to three-game skid with the upset France were a bit distracting. triumph. “I think we did a better job Enes Kanter came off the coming out in the second half, bench to score 18 points and playing with some energy, being pull down 11 rebounds for the more aggressive and being Celtics, who had lost six of their more sharp.” past eight games. The Miami Heat needed “Listen, it was just a good, overtime to stay in second place old-fashioned butt-whipping, in the East, rallying from an that’s all,” said James, who eight-point fourth-quarter scored 15 points and handed out deficit to triumph 118-113. 18 assists for the Lakers -- who The Heat, trailing the Bucks had won 10 of their last 11. by eight games, remained a “They beat us in all facets of game in front of the reigning the game,” added James, who champion Toronto Raptors, said 15 Lakers turnovers leading who pushed their winning to 28 Celtics points and Boston’s streak to four games with a 48-36 rebounding advantage 122-117 victory over the Hawks were too much to overcome. in Atlanta. The Celtics spoiled the Houston’s Russell West- return from injury of Anthony brook notched another iconic Davis, who missed five games triple-double moment, but his with a bruised backside suffered 32-point, 11-rebound, 12-assist during an in-game fall. performance for the Rockets For Walker, it was a first wasn’t enough in a 112-107 loss career win against James. He’d to the Oklahoma City Thunder. gone 0-28 in prior games Westbrook played his first against James-led teams. 11 seasons for Oklahoma City, Philadelphia’s star guard and they were the only team he Ben Simmons matched his for a 76ers team trying to keep season. For good measure, he Dinwiddie scored 22 points for with a 111-98 victory over the hadn’t recorded a triple-double career high with 34 points and their playoff push on track added five steals and two the Nets, who led by 10 in the Chicago Bulls. against. added 12 rebounds and 12 despite the absence of injured blocked shots. third quarter but dropped their Reigning NBA Most Valuable He joined James as the only assists in a triple-double that big man Joel Embiid. “Ben was ridiculously dom- fourth straight. Player Giannis Antetokounmpo players in NBA history to notch propelled the 76ers to a 117-111 The Aussie star connected inant tonight,” 76ers coach Brett Philadelphia, holding down posted a triple-double of 28 a triple-double against every victory over the Nets in on 12 of 14 from the field in his Brown said. “He was just multi- sixth place in the Eastern Con- points, 14 rebounds and 10 team in the league. Brooklyn. fifth straight game with 20 or skilled, used all over the place ference, notched their fourth assists as the Bucks notched a But the Thunder, aided by Simmons, named during the more points, achieving his in multiple positions, ball- straight win. seventh straight win. 28 points from Chris Paul and game as the NBA’s Eastern Con- fourth triple-double -- posting handler, screen setter, post Eastern Conference leaders The Bucks were slowed by 25 from Danilo Gallinari, erased ference player of the week, did double figures in three key sta- target. Milwaukee improved their 23 turnovers -- 15 in the first a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit it all in a dominant performance tistical categories -- of the He was incredible.” Spencer league-leading record to 39-6 half -- but held on to beat the to grab the win. Alonso a free agent for Indy after McLaren contract ends REUTERS — LONDON Fernando Alonso will be free to drive for whomever he chooses at this year’s Indian- apolis 500 after ending his Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and relationship with McLaren. strong safety Tyrann Mathieu (32) celebrate after beating the The Formula One team Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead confirmed on Monday that the Stadium in this file picture. double world champion’s con- tract had expired at the end of last year and was not renewed. “Fernando is a world-class Chiefs and 49ers march competitor and we wish him well for the future,” said a to Miami for Super Bowl team spokesman. “While our relationship REUTERS — MIAMI has come to a natural con- Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) makes a save on a shot from Chicago Blackhawks clusion, he will always remain The NFL will cap its centennial season with a compelling Super right wing Patrick Kane (88) during the third period of their NHL game at the United Center on Monday. part of the McLaren family.” Bowl featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers Alonso, twice a winner of that will highlight a clash of styles and two dynamic young quar- the Le Mans 24 Hours terbacks poised to lead the league into its next hundred years. sportscar race, has made Back in Miami for a record 11th time, the National Football Panthers nip Wild in final winning Indianapolis his major League is planning a week-long party of the century with focus of the year to complete something for everyone including a championship game on the so-called Triple Crown of Febraury 2 between the throwback 49ers and high-octane seconds for 5th straight win Motorsport. Chiefs. Now 38, the Spaniard The 49ers, coached by Kyle Shanahan who turned just 40 in REUTERS — LOS ANGELES NHL Results Florida’s Anton Stralman failed to qualify in a McLaren December, play a run-first, hard-hitting style that was more in committed a delay-of-game for last year’s Indy 500 after vogue when Jim Brown and Gayle Sayers were blasting through Florida’s Noel Acciari chipped Colorado 6 Detroit 3 penalty late in the opening leading the race on his debut defences back in the 60s. in the game-winning goal with Florida 5 Minnesota 4 period, creating Minnesota’s in 2017 with Andretti The Chiefs, coached by 61-year-old Andy Reid, are explosive 5.6 seconds left as the Panthers second man advantage. Autosport. and creative with a play book that looks like it was lifted from a won for the first time ever in Spurgeon cashed in with 17 McLaren are returning to video game. regulation at Minnesota, beating goal and an assist, and Zach seconds remaining before the The Brickyard in May as part “Fired up, fired up to go Miami, I need to go on a diet so I can the Wild 5-4 on Monday night Parise potted a goal for the intermission to tie the game at of a fulltime IndyCar return in fit into my clothes,” Reid told reporters. in St. Paul, Minn. Wild. Joel Eriksson Ek and Ryan 1 -- the Wild’s ninth power-play partnership with Arrow “They don’t care about the score,” he said of his team, “they Mark Pysyk fired in a long Suter posted two assists apiece, goal in nine games. Schmidt Peterson just bring it and that’s paid off for us the last couple of weeks.” shot in the closing seconds and Alex Stalock made 20 Josh Brown’s stretch pass Motorsports. How the 49ers and Chiefs reached the 54th Super Bowl is a that Aaron Ekblad tipped and saves. Victor Rask played in his went over half of the length of The team have been contrast of style and philosophy. then Acciari redirected in for 400th NHL game. the ice, sending Barkov in on a renamed Arrow McLaren In two playoff contests, San Francisco quarterback Jimmy his 18th goal, giving Florida its Frank Vatrano led a quick breakaway in the second Racing SP, competing with two Garoppolo, 28, completed just 17 of 27 passes for 191 yards. season-high fifth consecutive breakout for Florida in the period. Chevrolet-powered cars and During one stretch of Sunday’s NFC championship game victory. first period, then dropped a The Florida captain skated a possible third entry for against the Green Bay Packers, Garoppolo went 90 minutes without Keith Yandle scored his pass back to Mike Hoffman. in and chipped the puck back Indianapolis. throwing a single pass. 99th career goal and assisted The high-scoring winger, high over the goalie’s glove at Alonso, who left Formula Instead the Niners leaned on a top-ranked defence and the on three markers, Aleksander known more for his one- 7:28 for a 2-1 lead for the One as a McLaren driver at the running of Raheem Mostert, who rumbled for 220 yards - second Barkov scored and recorded an timers, found Yandle all alone visitors.