Thunder beat Pacers in NBA; Mertens leads Napoli to Serie A summit

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Russell Westbrook (centre) finished with 28 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds and Carmelo Anthony had 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder to take the pressure off Paul George.

Badminton

Srikanth, Sindhu progress in French Open

Kidambi Srikanth and P V Sindhu joined compatriots Saina Nehwal, H S Prannoy and B Sai Praneeth in making their progress to the next round of the French Open Super Series event.

While Srikanth benefited from his opponent retiring in the opening game, Sindhu got the better of Beatriz Corrales 21-19 21-18.

Basketball

Westbrook’s triple-double hands Thunder victory over Pacers

Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, added 10 rebounds and made 16 assists as Oklahoma City Thunder handed the visiting Indiana Pacers a 114-96 defeat.

Paul George, playing his first game against his former club, was nagged by foul trouble before eventually fouling out, having managed just 10 points in their victory.

Football

Napoli back on top of Serie A

Dries Mertens scored two goals and forced a third through an own goal in Napoli’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Genoa.

Juventus and Lazio remain joint third, a point behind second-placed Inter Milan, with wins in their respective encounters.