Basketball
Pelicans snap Celtics’ seven-game win streak
With 45 points and 16 rebounds, Anthony Davis was pivotal in New Orleans Pelicans 116-113 overtime victory against the Boston Celtics.
With his third consecutive 40-point game, Davis was able to end the Celtics seven-game winning streak.
Cricket
South Africa take unassailable 2-0 lead
A session on day five was all it took South Africa to wrap up proceedings as they picked up seven wickets in the final morning to win the match by 135 runs, claiming an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Resuming the day at 35 for three, India were never in the contest as they kept losing wickets and were bundled out for 151 in their chase of 287. Debutant Lungi Ngidi, who finished with figures of six for 39 in the second innings and seven for 90 in the match, was adjudged to be the Man of the Match.
Football
Falcao nets late equaliser against Nice
Mario Balotelli displayed his fine finishing skills by scoring two goals and putting Nice ahead in their game against Monaco.
Radamel Falcao, however, stole the limelight with a late equaliser as the defending Ligue 1 champions snatched a point from the game, which ended 2-2.
Tennis
Nadal keeps it simple against Mayer
World number one Rafael Nadal was at his dominant best as he served up a straight sets win against Leonardo Mayer.
On a day when Caroline Wozniacki and Elina Svitolina survived scares in the women’s section, 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk took the spotlight, becoming the youngest woman to reach the Australian Open third round since Martina Hingis reached the quarter-finals in 1996.
