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)