Score Board

Alpine skiing

World Cup women's giant slalom

Results in Thursday's World Cup women's giant slalom at Are in Sweden:

1. Anna Fenninger (AUT) 2:26.39 (1:13.64 + 1:12.75)

2. Anemone Marmottan (FRA) 2:26.60 (1:13.71 + 1:12.89)

3. Eva-Maria Brem (AUT) 2:26.78 (1:14.30 + 1:12.48)

3. Lara Gut (SUI) 2:26.78 (1:13.41 + 1:13.37)

5. Tina Maze (SLO) 2:27.03 (1:12.76 + 1:14.27)

6. Jessica Lindell-Vikarby (SWE) 2:27.21 (1:13.48 + 1:13.73)

7. Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 2:27.35 (1:13.63 + 1:13.72)

8. Maria Pietilae-Holmner (SWE) 2:27.37 (1:14.04 + 1:13.33)

9. Federica Brignone (ITA) 2:27.44 (1:13.60 + 1:13.84)

10. Manuela Moelgg (ITA) 2:27.66 (1:14.16 + 1:13.50)

World Cup giant slalom standings (after 4 rounds):

1. Jessica Lindell-Vikarby (SWE) 372

2. Anna Fenninger (AUT) 318

3. Maria Pietilae-Holmner (SWE) 254

4. Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 252

5. Lara Gut (SUI) 240

World Cup overall standings (after 25 rounds):

1. Maria Hoefl-Riesch (GER) 1118

2. Anna Fenninger (AUT) 1051

3. Tina Weirather (LIE) 943

4. Tina Maze (SLO) 859

5. Lara Gut (SUI) 856

Badminton

All England Open

Results from the second day of the All England Open in Birmingham on Thursday (x denotes seeding):

Men's singles 2nd rd

Wang Zhengming (CHN) bt Gao Huan (CHN) 21-19, 21-17; Kento Momota (JPN) bt Rajiv Ouseph (ENG) 21-15, 21-10; Kenichi Tago (JPN x5) bt Chou Tien-chen (TPE) 21-19, 21-15; Lee Chong Wei (MAS x1) bt Chong Wei Feng (MAS) 21-6, 21-12; Son Wan-ho (KOR) bt Dionysus Rumbaka (INA) 21-16, 14-21, 21-10; Lee Dong-keun (KOR) bt Sho Sasaki (JPN) 21-19, 21-16; Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (DEN) bt Boonsak Ponsana (THA x6) 18-21, 21-12, 21-19; Chen Long (CHN x2) bt Takuma Ueda (JPN) 21-14, 22-20.

Women singles 2nd rd

Bae Yeon-ju (KOR x6) bt Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (THA) 21-11, 19-21, 21-13; Sung Ji-hyun (KOR x5) bt Lindaweni Fanetri (INA) 23-21, 21-11; Michelle Li (CAN) bt Bellaetrix Manuputty (INA) 21-15, 21-23, 21-16; Wang Yihan (CHN x2) bt Yu Sun (CHN) 21-11, 21-14; Ratchanok Intanon (THA x3) bt Han Li (CHN) 18-21, 21-12, 21-11; Saina Nehwal (IND x7) bt Zhang Beiwen (USA) 24-22, 18-21, 21-16; Wang Shixian (CHN x4) bt Chloe Magee (IRL) 21-15, 21-12; Li Xuerui (CHN x1) bt Minatsu Mitani (JPN) 14-21, 21-19, 21-15.

Basketball

Results of NBA games on Thursday (home teams in CAPS):

SAN ANTONIO 111 Miami 87

PHOENIX 128 Oklahoma City 122

LA Clippers 142 LA LAKERS 94

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 33 26 .559 -

Brooklyn 30 29 .508 3

New York 22 40 .355 12

Boston 20 41 .328 14

Philadelphia 15 46 .246 19

Southeast Division

Miami 43 16 .729 -

Washington 32 29 .525 12

Charlotte 28 33 .459 16

Atlanta 26 33 .441 17

Orlando 19 44 .302 26

Central Division

x-Indiana 46 15 .754 -

Chicago 34 27 .557 12

Detroit 24 37 .393 22

Cleveland 24 38 .387 22

Milwaukee 12 48 .200 33

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

San Antonio 45 16 .738 -

Houston 42 19 .689 3

Dallas 36 26 .581 9

Memphis 34 26 .567 10

New Orleans 24 37 .393 21

Northwest Division

Oklahoma City 46 16 .742 -

Portland 42 19 .689 3

Minnesota 30 30 .500 15

Denver 26 34 .433 19

Utah 21 40 .344 24

Pacific Division

LA Clippers 43 20 .683 -

Golden State 38 24 .613 4

Phoenix 36 25 .590 6

Sacramento 22 39 .361 20

LA Lakers 21 41 .339 21

x-clinched playoff spot

Ice Hockey

Results of National Hockey League games on Thursday (home teams in CAPS):

BOSTON 3 Washington 0

Los Angeles 3 WINNIPEG 1

Buffalo 3 TAMPA BAY 1

Colorado 3 DETROIT 2 (OT)

CHICAGO 6 Columbus 1

St. Louis 2 NASHVILLE 1

DALLAS 6 Vancouver 1

PHOENIX 5 Montreal 2

EDMONTON 3 NY Islanders 2 (OT)

SAN JOSE 5 Pittsburgh 3

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L OT Pts GF GA

Boston 40 17 5 85 195 138

Montreal 35 23 7 77 166 162

Toronto 33 23 8 74 189 195

Tampa Bay 34 24 5 73 180 163

Detroit 28 21 13 69 164 172

Ottawa 27 25 11 65 177 206

Florida 23 32 7 53 152 201

Buffalo 19 35 8 46 127 184

Metropolitan Division

Pittsburgh 41 17 4 86 198 155

Philadelphia 33 24 6 72 180 184

NY Rangers 33 26 4 70 164 160

Columbus 32 26 5 69 185 178

Washington 29 25 10 68 188 195

New Jersey 27 23 13 67 152 156

Carolina 27 26 9 63 154 175

NY Islanders 24 32 9 57 178 220

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

St. Louis 42 14 6 90 206 142

Chicago 37 13 14 88 221 171

Colorado 41 17 5 87 195 168

Minnesota 34 21 7 75 153 150

Dallas 30 23 10 70 181 176

Winnipeg 30 27 7 67 177 184

Nashville 26 27 10 62 152 190

Pacific Division

Anaheim 43 14 6 92 205 154

San Jose 40 17 7 87 195 157

Los Angeles 36 22 6 78 155 135

Phoenix 29 23 11 69 175 182

Vancouver 28 27 10 66 151 173

Calgary 24 31 7 55 145 186

Edmonton 22 34 8 52 160 208

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Golf

WGC-Cadillac Championship

Scores on Thursday in the Cadillac Championship, a World Golf Championship on the 7,481-yard, par-72 Blue Monster at Trump National Doral:

Partial First Round Play was suspended by rain and darkness

Harris English 32-37 -69

Scott Hend 39-33 -72

Darren Fichardt 38-35 -73

Kevin Streelman 38-37 -75

Brendon de Jonge 37-39 -76

Jonas Blixt 38-41 -79

Hunter Mahan -3 14; Patrick Reed -3 11; Jason Dufner -3 16; Francesco Molinari -3 13; Harris English -3 F; Adam Scott -2 10; Zach Johnson -2 11; Matt Kuchar -2 15; Russell Henley -2 15; Dustin Johnson -2 15; Louis Oosthuizen -2 13; Charl Schwartzel -2 15; Ryan Moore -1 12; Rory McIlroy -1 14; Keegan Bradley -1 13; Miguel Angel Jimenez -1 16; Sergio Garcia -1 11; Jimmy Walker -1 9; Stephen Gallacher -1 10.

Puerto Rico Open

Leading scores on Thursday after the first round of the $3.5 million US PGA Puerto Rico Open (par 72, USA unless noted):

66 - Brian Stuard

67 - Jason Gore, Danny Lee (NZL)

68 - Tim Petrovic, Ricky Barnes, Chesson Hadley, William McGirt, Yang Yong-Eun (KOR), Eric Axley, Ben Martin

69 - Richard Lee, Cameron Beckman, James Driscoll, Alex Cejka (GER), Steven Bowditch (AUS), Jonathan Byrd, George McNeill, Bud Cauley, Rafael Cabrera Bello (ESP), Chris Smith, Tyrone Van Aswegan (RSA), Edward Loar, John Rollins, Greg Owen (ENG), Jesper Parnevik (SWE), Jerry Kelly, Alvaro Quiros (ESP), Jim Herman, Ryan Sullivan, Wes Roach, Robert Streb

Tennis

BNP Paribas Open

Results on Thursday:

Men's 1st rd

Radek Stepanek (CZE) bt Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1; Tim Smyczek (USA) bt Jack Sock (USA) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4; Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) bt Lukasz Kubot (POL) 6-4, 7-5; Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 6-4, 6-2; Alejandro Falla (COL) bt Federico Del Bonis (ARG) 6-3, 6-4; Jiri Vesely (CZE) bt Igor Sijsling (NED) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1); Lukas Rosol (CZE) bt Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-4; Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) bt Matthew Ebden (AUS) 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3; Michael Russell (USA) bt Donald Young (USA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2; Santiago Giraldo (COL) bt Daniel Gimeno (ESP) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Juan Monaco (ARG) bt Peter Polansky (CAN) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4; Ivo Karlovic (CRO) bt Alex Bogomolov Jr (RUS) 6-4, 6-4; Ryan Harrison (USA) bt Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 6-4, 7-5; Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) bt Robby Ginepri (USA) 6-2, 6-3; Jeremy Chardy (FRA) bt Rhyne Williams (USA) 7-6 (5), 7-5; Sam Querrey (USA) bt Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 6-3, 6-3.

Women's 1st rd

Zheng Jie (CHN) bt Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5); Karolina Pliskova (CZE) bt Michelle Larcher de Brito (POR) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) bt Urszula Radwanska (POL) 6-2, 6-0; Donna Vekic (CRO) bt Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 6-0, 7-5; Monica Niculescu (ROM) bt Marina Erakovic (NZL) 6-2, 6-2; Julia Goerges (GER) bt Jana Cepelova (SVK) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3; Camila Giorgi (ITA) bt Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3; Taylor Townsend (USA) bt Karin Knapp (ITA) 7-6 (1), 6-1; Francesca Schiavone (ITA) bt Mona Barthel (GER) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; Elina Svitolina (UKR) bt Monica Puig (PUR) 6-4, 7-5; Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) bt Lourdes Dominguez (ESP) 6-4, 7-6 (2); Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) bt Victoria Duval (USA) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; Maria Teresa Torro (ESP) bt Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) 6-1, 1-0 ret; Coco Vandeweghe (USA) bt Alexandra Cadantu (ROM) 6-4, 6-0; Caroline Garcia (FRA) bt Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6-3, 7-5; Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) bt Vania King (USA) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2.

(China Daily 03/08/2014 page15)