Sports News Roundup: NBA roundup: Celtics rout Mavs in 10th straight win; Surfing-Chinese 14-year-old qualifies for Olympics, Britain's Brown bows out and more

The schoolgirl beat British surf-skate phenomenon Sky Brown, 2020 Tokyo Olympian Brisa Hennessy from Costa Rica and Spain's Janire Gonzalez-Extabarri in Friday's heat in tricky waves at the contest site of Arecibo. NBA roundup: Celtics rout Mavs in 10th straight win Jayson Tatum overcame a slow start to score a team-high 32 points as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to 10 games by beating the visiting Dallas Mavericks 138-110 Friday night.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 02-03-2024 13:28 IST | Created: 02-03-2024 13:26 IST
Sports News Roundup:  NBA roundup: Celtics rout Mavs in 10th straight win; Surfing-Chinese 14-year-old qualifies for Olympics, Britain's Brown bows out and more
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Surfing-Chinese 14-year-old qualifies for Olympics, Britain's Brown bows out

Yang Siqi, a 14-year-old from China, has become first surfer from her country and the youngest person to qualify for the sport at the Olympics after progressing into finals weekend at the world surfing games in Puerto Rico. The schoolgirl beat British surf-skate phenomenon Sky Brown, 2020 Tokyo Olympian Brisa Hennessy from Costa Rica and Spain's Janire Gonzalez-Extabarri in Friday's heat in tricky waves at the contest site of Arecibo.

NBA roundup: Celtics rout Mavs in 10th straight win

Jayson Tatum overcame a slow start to score a team-high 32 points as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to 10 games by beating the visiting Dallas Mavericks 138-110 Friday night. Tatum had two points after 17 minutes but finished 10-for-19 from the field and grabbed eight rebounds. Jaylen Brown added 25 points and Kristaps Porzingis tossed in 24.

All-Star Scottie Barnes breaks hand in Raptors' loss

Raptors forward Scottie Barnes broke his left hand in Toronto's home loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday, and he will be sidelined indefinitely. Barnes got hurt with 1:56 left in the first half as his hand hit the rim while trying to block a shot.

Tennis-Ruud battles past Rune to book Acapulco final with De Minaur

Casper Ruud overcame a stern test from ailing second seed Holger Rune on Friday to secure a 3-6 6-3 6-4 win and reach the Mexican Open final where he will face defending champion Alex de Minaur. De Minaur earlier returned to the title clash when Briton Jack Draper retired from their semi-final meeting because of an undisclosed issue while trailing 6-3 2-6 4-0.

Spring training roundup: Astros beat Nats in 10-8 slugfest

Shay Whitcomb hit two RBI doubles and Jacob Melton smashed the eventual game-winning home run as the Houston Astros put together 10 consecutive runs and held off the host Washington Nationals 10-8 in a spring training game Friday in Palm Beach, Fla. Melton's two-run homer in the seventh inning put the Astros ahead 9-4, and Joey Loperfido added a run-scoring double in the eighth before Washington pushed back. Alex Call hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the frame and two runs scored on his fielder's choice in the ninth -- one on a throwing error -- before Houston put the game away.

Tension could linger in third Rockets-Suns matchup

The Phoenix Suns seek to run their homecourt winning streak to 10 games when they close a two-game set against the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. Phoenix recorded a 110-105 victory over the Rockets on Thursday in a testy affair that included a heated confrontation between Suns star Devin Booker and Houston rookie Cam Whitmore.

ATP roundup: Alexander Bublik, Ugo Humbert reach Dubai final

No. 7 seed Alexander Bublik and No. 5 Ugo Humbert will meet in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final after an eventful semifinal round Friday. Bublik was ahead 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-5 when No. 2 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia was defaulted for unsportsmanlike conduct after making comments to a line judge.

NHL roundup: Coyotes beat Senators, end 14-game skid

Dylan Guenther scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as the visiting Arizona Coyotes snapped a 14-game skid with a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday. Arizona's Matias Maccelli collected a goal and two assists and Nick Schmaltz, Michael Carcone, J.J. Moser and Guenther had one of each. Schmaltz had one of his team's two power-play goals and won 10 of 13 faceoffs.

WTA roundup: Injuries KO two in Austin quarters

Injuries knocked out two players in the quarterfinals of the ATP Open on Friday in Austin, Texas. Third-seeded Danielle Collins of the United States had to stop her match against sixth-seeded Xiyu Wang of China because of a lower back injury. Wang won the first set 6-2 before Collins shook her opponent's hand at the net.

Clippers' Russell Westbrook sustains fractured left hand

Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook was diagnosed with a fractured left hand during Friday's game against the Washington Wizards and was ruled out for the remainder of the contest. Westbrook's injury appeared to occur while making a play on defense against the Wizards' Jordan Poole in the second quarter. The nine-time All-Star and 2016-17 MVP played 10 minutes in the first half, scoring six points.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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