SCOREBOARD
Basketball
NBA (home team in bold): Toronto 109 Golden State 92 New York 82 Cleveland 64 Indiana 116 Sacramento 104 Boston 104 Washington 95 Detroit 97 Chicago 73 Utah 96 Atlanta 89 LA Clippers 108 Memphis 92
Standings
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
W L Pct Gb New Jersey 3 1 .750 - Boston 3 2 .600 1/2 Miami 2 2 .500 1 Washington 2 3 .400 1 1/2 Orlando 2 3 .400 1 1/2 New York 2 3 .400 1 1/2 Philadelphia 0 4 .000 3
Central Division Milwaukee 3 0 1.000 - Detroit 4 1 .800 - Indiana 4 2 .667 1/2 Toronto 3 2 .600 1 Charlotte 2 2 .500 1 1/2 Chicago 1 3 .250 2 1/2 Atlanta 1 4 .200 3 Cleveland 1 5 .167 3 1/2
Western Conference
Midwest Division Minnesota 4 0 1.000 - Houston 4 1 .800 1/2 Dallas 4 1 .800 1/2 San Antonio 3 2 .600 1 1/2 Utah 2 4 .333 3 Denver 1 3 .250 3 Memphis 0 5 .000 4 1/2
Pacific Division LA Lakers 4 0 1.000 - Sacramento 4 1 .800 1/2 Golden State 2 3 .400 2 1/2 Seattle 2 3 .400 2 1/2 Portland 2 3 .400 2 1/2 Phoenix 2 3 .400 2 1/2 LA Clippers 2 3 .400 2 1/2
Ice hockey
NHL (home team in bold): Florida 2 Pittsburgh 0 New Jersey 3 Atlanta 2 San Jose 2 Dallas 2 Detroit 3 Phoenix 1 Calgary 3 Anaheim 3
Standings
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
W L T Otl Gf Ga Pts Toronto 9 4 1 1 47 35 20 Boston 7 3 3 2 32 27 19 Ottawa 7 6 1 0 46 36 15 Buffalo 6 7 1 1 36 38 14 Montreal 5 7 2 0 30 39 12
Atlantic Division NY Islanders 11 1 1 1 45 26 24 NY Rangers 8 7 1 0 41 49 17 New Jersey 7 4 0 1 36 33 15 Philadelphia 6 5 3 0 42 32 15 Pittsburgh 6 7 2 1 32 40 15
Southeast Division Carolina 8 6 1 2 42 45 19 Washington 5 8 2 0 34 41 12 Florida 4 8 2 1 32 43 11 Tampa Bay 4 8 1 1 26 35 10 Atlanta 3 8 1 2 29 49 9
Western Conference
Central Division Detroit 13 3 0 0 55 39 26 Chicago 10 4 3 0 55 45 23 St Louis 7 4 3 0 40 34 17 Nashville 5 8 2 0 37 43 12 Columbus 2 9 4 0 26 46 8
Northwest Division Calgary 10 2 1 2 46 31 23 Edmonton 10 5 1 1 47 35 22 Colorado 7 8 1 0 37 38 15 Minnesota 5 5 3 1 38 43 14 Vancouver 6 9 1 0 45 48 13
Pacific Division San Jose 8 3 4 1 46 37 21 Dallas 5 5 3 3 37 41 16 Phoenix 5 5 3 2 29 36 15 Anaheim 6 7 2 0 38 40 14 Los Angeles 4 8 1 2 38 40 11
Soccer South American World Cup
At Quito Ecuador 1 Uruguay 1
At Bogota Colombia 3 Chile 1
At La Paz Bolivia 3 Brazil 1
Standings
P W D L F A Pts 1. Argentina 16 12 3 1 39 14 39 2. Paraguay 16 9 3 4 28 16 30 3. Ecuador 17 9 3 5 23 20 30 4. Brazil 17 8 3 6 28 17 27 5. Uruguay 17 7 5 5 18 12 26 6. Colombia 17 6 6 5 16 15 24 7. Bolivia 17 4 5 8 20 32 17 8. Peru 16 4 3 9 13 22 15 9. Venezuela 16 4 1 11 15 40 13 10. Chile 17 3 2 12 15 27 11
Note: top four qualify for the World Cup in 2002. Fifth team plays off against the winners of the Oceania region. Argentina, Paraguay and Ecuador already qualified.
Spanish Cup Marino 1 Deportivo 4 Gramamet 1 Osasuna 2 Compostela 1 Alaves 2 Figueras 1 Barcelona 0 (aet)
Tennis Fed Cup World Finals
Pool A: Russia bt Czech Republic 2-1: Elena Dementieva (Rus) bt Denisa Chladkova (Cze) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; Kveta Hrdlickova (Cze) bt Elena Bovina (Rus) 3-6, 6-1, 8-6; Nadia Petrova/Elena Likhovtseva (Rus) bt Kveta Hrdlickova/Alena Vaskova (Cze) 6-3, 6-2
Pool B: Spain bt Australia 3-0: Conchita Martinez (Spa) bt Alicia Molik (Aus) 2-6, 6-0, 7-5; Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (Spa) bt Nicole Pratt (Aus) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1; Gala Leon Garcia/Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spa) bt Rachel McQuillan/Evie Dominikovic (Aus) 7-5, 6-4
Belgium bt Germany 3-0: Kim Clijsters (Bel) bt Bianka Lamade (Ger) 6-3, 6-1; Justine Henin (Bel) bt Martina Muller (Ger) 6-3, 6-1; Els Callens/Laurence Courtois (Bel) bt Bianka Lamade/Barbara Rittner (Ger) 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1
Pool A Russia 1 point France first match Thursday Czech Republic 0 Argentina first match Thursday
Pool B Belgium 1 Spain 1 Australia 0 Germany 0
The tournament is being played using a round-robin format with the nation finishing top of each pool going through to contest the final next Sunday.
Field hockey Champions Trophy S. Korea 2 Holland 3 Pakistan 4 Germany 5 Australia 3 England 2
Standings (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points): Germany 4 4 0 0 12 5 12 Australia 4 3 0 1 10 7 9 Holland 4 2 1 1 9 8 7 Pakistan 4 1 1 2 8 9 4 England 4 1 0 3 8 11 3 S. Korea 4 0 0 4 5 12 0
Weightlifting
World championship
Men's 77kg
Overall 1. Abbas Nader (Qat) 365kg, 2. Armsen Melikyan (Arm) 365, 3. Oleg Perepetchhenov (Rus) 360
Clean and jerk 1. Abbas Nader (Qat) 202.5kg, 2. Armsen Melikyan (Arm) 200, 3. Oleg Perepetchhenov (Rus) 200kg
Snatch 1. Plamen Zhelazkov (Bul) 165kg, 2. Armsen Melikyan (Arm) 165, 3. Abbas Nader (Qat) 162.5
Women's 63kg
Overall 1. Xiao Ying (Chn) 230kg, 2. Anastasia Tsakiri (Gre) 227.5, 3. Pang-Chun Kuo (Tpe) 227.5
Clean and jerk 1. Anastasia Tsakiri (Greece) 125kg, 2. Pang-Chun Kuo (Tpe) 125, 3. Xiao Ying (Chn) 125
Snatch 1. Xiao Ying (Chn) 105kg, 2. Anastasia Tsakiri (Greece) 102.5, 3. Pang-Chun Kuo (Tpe) 102.5
Taekwondo World championships
Men
84kg Semi-finals: Mickael Borot (Fra) bt Garcia Jon (Spa) 11-8; Bahri Tanrikulu (Tur) bt Kim Kyong-hoon (Kor) 7-6 Final: Bahri Tanrikulu bt Mickael Borot 7-4. Gold: Bahri Tanrikulu (Tur) Silver: Mickael Borot (Fra) Bronze: Kim Kyong-hoon (Kor) and Garcia Jon (Spa)
Women
72kg Semi-finals: Sarah Stevenson (Eng) bt Rniavskaya Alesia (Blr) 7- 3; Zhong Chen (Chn) bt Elli Mistakidou (Gre) 10-2 Final: Sarah Stevenson bt Zhong Chen 10-7. Gold: Sarah Stevenson (Eng) Silver: Zhong Chen (Chn) Bronze: Rniavskaya Alesia (Blr) and Elli Mistakidou (Gre)