Score board

Alpine skiing

World Cup women's giant slalom

Results on Friday at Are in Sweden:

1. Anna Fenninger (AUT) 2:00.15 ( 58.49 + 1:01.66)

2. Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 2:00.76 ( 58.97 + 1:01.79)

3. Jessica Lindell-Vikarby (SWE) 2:00.83 ( 59.10 + 1:01.73)

4. Eva-Maria Brem (AUT) 2:00.95 ( 59.51 + 1:01.44)

5. Maria Pietilae-Holmner (SWE) 2:01.28 ( 59.05 + 1:02.23)

6. Manuela Moelgg (ITA) 2:01.48 ( 59.69 + 1:01.79)

7. Nadia Fanchini (ITA) 2:01.70 ( 59.36 + 1:02.34)

8. Federica Brignone (ITA) 2:01.92 ( 59.80 + 1:02.12)

9. Nina Loeseth (NOR) 2:02.28 ( 59.95 + 1:02.33)

10. Maria Hoefl-Riesch (GER) 2:02.47 ( 1:00.51 + 1:01.96)

World Cup giant slalom standings (after 7 of 8 races):

1. Jessica Lindell-Vikarby (SWE) 432 pts, 2. Anna Fenninger (AUT) 418, 3. Maria Pietilae-Holmner (SWE) 299, 4. Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 260, 5. Lara Gut (SUI) 240

World Cup overall standings (after 27 of 32 races):

1. Anna Fenninger (AUT) 1151 pts, 2. Maria Hoefl-Riesch (GER) 1144, 3. Tina Weirather (LIE) 943, 4. Tina Maze (SLO) 859, 5. Lara Gut (SUI) 856, 6. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 673, 7. Elisabeth Goergl (AUT) 560, 8. Maria Pietilae-Holmner (SWE) 495, 9. Nicole Hosp (AUT) 491, 10. Marie-Michelle Gagnon (CAN) 479

Athletics

World Indoor Championships

Main results on the first day at Sopot on Friday:

Men's shot Final

1. Ryan Whiting (USA) 22.05m

2. David Storl (GER) 21.79

3. Tomas Walsh (NZL) 21.26

4. Tomasz Majewski (POL) 21.04

5. Georgi Ivanov (BUL) 21.02

6. Germn Lauro (ARG) 20.50

7. Orazio Cremona (RSA) 20.49

8. Alexandr Lesnoi (RUS) 20.16

Women's pentathlon final standings

1. Nadine Broersen (NED) 4830 pts

2. Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN) 4768

3. Alina Fyodorova (UKR) 4724

4. Sharon Day-Monroe (USA) 4718

5. Claudia Rath (GER) 4681

6. Yana Maksimava (BLR) 4651

7. Ganna Melnichenko (UKR) 4587

8. Karolina Tyminska (POL) 4557

Badminton

All England Open

Quarterfinals results on Friday:

Men's singles

Chen Long (CHN x2) bt Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (DEN) 18-21, 21-11, 21-14; Wang Zhengming (CHN) bt Lee Dongkeun (KOR) 21-13, 16-21, 21-17; Son Wan-ho (KOR) bt Kenichi Tago (JPN x5) 21-15, 21-17; Lee Chong Wei (MAS x1) bt Kento Momota (JPN) 21-14, 21-18.

Women's singles

Wang Shixian (CHN x4) bt Saina Nehwal (IND x7) 21-17, 21-10; Wang Yihan (CHN x2) bt Bae Yeon-Ju (KOR x6) 21-8, 21-13; Li Xuerui (CHN x1) bt Ji Hyung-sung (KOR x5) 21-17, 21-18; Ratchanok Intanon (THA x3) bt Li Michelle (CAN) 23-21, 21-16.

Basketball

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

Memphis 85 CHICAGO 77

CHARLOTTE 101 Cleveland 92

TORONTO 99 Sacramento 87

BOSTON 91 Brooklyn 84

NY KNICKS 108 Utah 81

MINNESOTA 114 Detroit 101

NEW ORLEANS 112 Milwaukee 104

DALLAS 103 Portland 98

DENVER 134 LA Lakers 126

HOUSTON 112 Indiana 86

GOLDEN STATE 111 Atlanta 97

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Toronto 34 26 .567 -

Brooklyn 30 30 .500 4

New York 23 40 .365 12

Boston 21 41 .339 14

Philadelphia 15 46 .246 19

Southeast Division

Miami 43 16 .729 -

Washington 32 29 .525 12

Charlotte 29 33 .468 15

Atlanta 26 34 .433 17

Orlando 19 44 .302 26

Central Division

x-Indiana 46 16 .742 -

Chicago 34 28 .548 12

Detroit 24 38 .387 22

Cleveland 24 39 .381 22

Milwaukee 12 49 .197 33

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

San Antonio 45 16 .738 -

Houston 43 19 .694 2

Dallas 37 26 .587 9

Memphis 35 26 .574 10

New Orleans 25 37 .403 20

Northwest Division

Oklahoma City 46 16 .742 -

Portland 42 20 .677 4

Minnesota 31 30 .508 14

Denver 27 34 .443 18

Utah 21 41 .339 25

Pacific Division

LA Clippers 43 20 .683 -

Golden State 39 24 .619 4

Phoenix 36 25 .590 6

Sacramento 22 40 .355 20

LA Lakers 21 42 .333 22

x-clinched playoff spot

Ice Hockey

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

NY Rangers 4 CAROLINA 2

DETROIT 7 New Jersey 4

FLORIDA 2 Buffalo 0

CALGARY 4 NY Islanders 3

Pittsburgh 3 ANAHEIM 2 (SO)

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 29 21 13 71 171 176

Ottawa 27 25 11 65 177 206

Florida 24 32 7 55 154 201

Buffalo 19 36 8 46 127 186

Metropolitan Division

Pittsburgh 42 17 4 88 201 157

Philadelphia 33 24 6 72 180 184

NY Rangers 34 26 4 72 168 162

Columbus 32 26 5 69 185 178

Washington 29 25 10 68 188 195

New Jersey 27 24 13 67 156 163

Carolina 27 27 9 63 156 179

NY Islanders 24 33 9 57 181 224

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 7 93 207 157

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 25 31 7 57 149 189

Edmonton 22 34 8 52 160 208

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

Golf

WGC-Cadillac Championship

Leading scores on Friday after the second round of the $9 million PGA Tour's World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship (par-72, USA unless noted)

143 - Matt Kuchar 69-74, Hunter Mahan 69-74, Dustin Johnson 69-74, Patrick Reed 68-75

144 - Jamie Donaldson (WAL) 74-70, Graeme McDowell (NIR) 73-71, Francesco Molinari (ITA) 69-75, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 70-74

145 - Zach Johnson 70-75, Bubba Watson 73-72

146 - Jason Dufner 69-77, Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 70-76, Brandt Snedeker 73-73, Chris Kirk 75-71, Kim Hyung-sung (KOR) 72-74, Harris English 69-77

Puerto Rico Open

Leading scores on Friday after the second round of the $3.5 million US PGA Puerto Rico Open (par 72, USA unless stated):

132 - James Driscoll 69-63

133 - Chesson Hadley 68-65

134 - Eric Axley 68-66

135 - Jonathan Byrd 69-66, Danny Lee (AUS) 67-68, Ben Martin 68-67, Wes Roach 69-66

136 - Jerry Kelly 69-67, David Toms 72-64, Greg Owen (ENG) 69-67, Jason Gore 67-69, Ricky Barnes 68-68, George McNeill 69-67, Rafael Cabrera, 69-67, Bud Cauley 69-67

Rallying

Rally of Mexico

Results on Friday after five stages:

1. Mads Ostberg (NOR/Citroen DS3) 52:24.6, 2. Sebastien Ogier (FRA/Volkswagen Polo-R) at 3.3, 3. Mikko Hirvonen (FIN/Ford Fiesta) 11.3, 4. Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN/Volkswagen Polo) 19.2, 5. Kris Meeke (GBR/Citroen DS3) 25.0, 6. Robert Kubica (POL/Ford Fiesta) 1:00.6, 7. Elfyn Evans (GBR/Ford Fiesta) 1:14.4, 8. Martin Prokop (CZE/Ford Fiesta) 1:33.7, 9. Thierry Neuville (BEL/Hyundai) 1:36.2

Stage winners: Ogier 3 (SS1, SS2, SS5), Ostberg 2 (SS3, SS4)

Tennis

BNP Paribas Open

Results on Friday:

Men's 1st rd

Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) bt Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-2, 7-5; Horacio Zeballos (ARG) bt Rajeev Ram (USA) 6-3, 7-6 (4); Lu Yen-hsun (TPE) bt Tobias Kamke (GER) 6-0, 6-4; Nicolay Davydenko (RUS) bt David Goffin (BEL) 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (3); Robin Haase (NED) bt John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 6-4, 6-4; Joao Sousa (POR) bt Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 6-4, 6-1; Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) bt Daniel Brands (GER) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; Roberto Bautista (ESP) bt Steve Johnson (USA) 6-3, 6-3; Feliciano Lopez (ESP) bt Dudi Sela (ISR) 7-5, 6-3; Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) bt Samuel Groth (AUS) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4); Dominic Thiem (AUT) bt Daniel Kosakowski (USA) 6-2, 7-6 (1); Julien Benneteau (FRA) bt Daniel Munoz (ESP) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3; Marinko Matosevic (AUS) bt Bradley Klahn (USA) 6-4, 6-4; Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) bt Pablo Carreno (ESP) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2; Alejandro Gonzalez (COL) bt Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (6); Victor Hanescu (ROM) bt Stephane Robert (FRA) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.

Women's 2nd rd

Simona Halep (ROM x6) bt Kurumi Nara (JPN) 6-2, 6-2; Lucie Safarova (CZE x26) bt Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-3, 6-4; Eugenie Bouchard (CAN x18) bt Peng Shuai (CHN) 6-2, 6-2; Sara Errani (ITA x9) bt Sharon Fichman (CAN) 6-1, 6-1; Roberta Vinci (ITA x13) bt Madison Keys (USA) 6-3, 6-3; Casey Dellacqua (AUS) bt Kirsten Flipkens (BEL x19) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1; Varvara Lepchenko (USA) bt Daniela Hantuchova (SVK x29) 6-3, 6-2; Lauren Davis (USA) bt Victoria Azarenka (BLR x3) 6-0, 7-6 (2); Jelena Jankovic (SRB x7) bt Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) 6-3, 6-1; Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK x31) bt Shelby Rogers (USA) 6-4, 6-3; Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) bt Kaia Kanepi (EST) 6-3, 6-2; Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x10) bt Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 6-1, 6-3; Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) bt Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-3, 6-3; Alize Cornet (FRA x22) bt Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Annika Beck (GER) bt Elena Vesnina (RUS x30) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x2) bt Heather Watson (GBR) 6-4, 6-3.

(China Daily 03/09/2014 page11)