Basketball
Wade’s buzzer-beater powers Heat past Warriors
A stunning three-pointer from Dwyane Wade, who finished with 25 points, at the buzzer enabled Miami Heat to defeat two-time defending champions Golden State Warriors 126-125 on Wednesday.
Cricket
Wagner’s five-for hands Kiwis the advantage
New Zealand were 86 for no loss at stumps on day one in reply to Bangladesh’s 234 in the first Test at Hamilton.
Neil Wagner finished with figures of five for 47 in the innings to restrict the visitors, who had got off to a strong start thanks to Tamim Iqbal’s heroic 126.
England hold off West Indies in run feast
Centuries from Jos Buttler (150), Eoin Morgan (103) and Chris Gayle (162) made for batting fireworks in the fourth ODI between England and West Indies.
Chasing a mammoth 419 for victory, hosts West Indies were in with a chance till the 48th over, thanks to Gayle’s smashing century. They were dismissed for 389 in the end, handing England a 2-1 lead in the series with one match to go.
Football
Liverpool, City march on in the Premier League
Liverpool and Manchester City registered contrasting victories in the Premier League on Wednesday as they remained separated by a single point at the top of the table.
Liverpool have 69 points after hammering Watford 5-0 at Anfield, while City have 68 points after they crept past West Ham 1-0 at the City of Manchester Stadium.
Chelsea defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0, Arsenal thumped Bournemouth 5-1 and Manchester United got the better of Crystal Palace 3-1 in other games played on Wednesday
Tennis
Kyrgios beats Nadal at Acapulco
Nick Kyrgios saved three match points on his way to a hard-fought 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(6) victory over top-seed Rafael Nadal in the Mexico Open at Acapulco.
