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Kaieteur News
Sunday January 05, 2014
Kiwis go 2-1 up with 58 run D/L win
Martin Guptill opened up after a slow start. (Getty Images) CMC - NELSON, New Zealand – New Zealand beat West Indies by 58 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method to win the fourth One Day International (ODI) here at Saxton Oval and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Rain shortened play during the West Indies’ reply
to New Zealand’s 285 for six off their 50 overs. West Indies were 134 for five in the 34th over when play was officially called off. West Indies struggled from the start, losing both openers – Chadwick Walton (0) and Johnson Charles (0). Kirk Edwards and Lendl
Lendl Simmons plays a lofted shot. (AFP) Simmons stabilised the innings before Edwards was run out by Brendon McCullum for 24 and
Simmons was caught on the boundary for 43 off 48 balls. When the rain came, Dwayne Bravo (43) and
NBA roundup: Late free throws lift Rockets past Knicks Associated Press - James Harden scored 37 points and Aaron Brooks made a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left to lift the Houston Rockets to a 102-100 win over the New York Knicks on Friday night in Houston. The Knicks had a chance to tie it at the end of the game, but Iman Shumpert missed a shot before Andrea Bargnani grabbed a rebound and dished it to Beno Udrih, whose running jump shot rolled in and out of the basket at the buzzer. Udrih and J.R. Smith both missed 3-pointers for the Knicks with under a minute remaining. Brooks grabbed the rebound on the second one and was fouled by Udrih to set up the game-winning free throws. Raptors 101, Wizards 88 — At Washington: DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points, Kyle Lowry outplayed John Wall with 19 points and 11 assists, and Toronto won its season-high fifth consecutive game by beating Washington. Pelicans 95, Celtics 92 — At Boston: Anthony Davis had 23 points and nine rebounds and Tyreke Evans scored 16 points with a key basket late to lead New Orleans to a win over Boston. Warriors 101, Hawks 100
Dwayne Bravo hooks in West Indies loss. (AFP) Denesh Ramdin (17) were at the wickets but still short of the run equation. Earlier, opener Martin Guptill set the stage for New Zealand with a knock of 81. Ross Taylor (49), and 47 each from Jesse Ryder and Kane Williamson ensured a challenging target for the West Indies. Bravo finished with two for 35 and a wicket each for Sunil Narine, Jason Holder and Tino Best. Best was the most expensive of the bowlers, conceding 22 runs off his final over to end with one for 70 off nine overs. West Indies were down to 12 fit players after pacer Ravi Rampaul suffered an injured finger while batting the nets on Friday. This followed injuries to Marlon Samuels and Darren Sammy and the withdrawal of Darren Bravo due to personal reasons. The fifth and final ODI will
be played in Hamilton on Wednesday (Tuesday afternoon Caribbean time). The two teams will also contest two Twenty20 matches. Scores: New Zealand Innings: 285/6 (50 Overs). Martin Guptill 81, Ross Taylor 49, Jesse Ryder 47, Kane Williamson 47; Dwayne Bravo 7-0-35-2, Sunil Narine 10-0-47-1, Jason Holder 10-2-58-1, Tino Best 9-0-70-1. West Indies Innings: 134/5 (33.4 Overs). Dwayne Bravo 43*, Lendl Simmons 43, Kirk Edwards 24, Denesh Ramdin 17*; Nathan McCullum 100-30-1, Kane Williamson 80-30-1, Mitchell McClenaghan 6.4-1-301, Tim Southee 5-1-21-0. Result: New Zealand won by 58 runs D/L (Series: NZ 2-1 WI)
Winter Olympics: Russia...
Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) lays the ball up during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Houston. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider) — At Atlanta: Andre Iguodala hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, David Lee scored 23 points and Golden State won its eighth straight game with a victory over Atlanta. Clippers 119, Mavericks 112 — At Dallas: DeAndre Jordan scored a career-high 25 points to match Blake Griffin, and Los Angeles
rallied to beat Dallas after Chris Paul left with a shoulder injury. Nuggets 111, Grizzlies 108 — At Denver: Ty Lawson scored 18 points, including a key 3-pointer with less than a minute to play, and Denver snapped an eight-game losing streak with a win over Memphis, whose Mike Miller
narrowly missed a tying 3pointer at the buzzer. Lakers 110, Jazz 99 — At Los Angeles: Pau Gasol had 23 points and 17 rebounds, and injury-riddled Los Angeles used its sixth different starting point guard of the season, Kendall Marshall, in a victory over Utah.
From page 59 in the southern city of Volgograd on 29 and 30 December. Russian investigators say the perpetrators are believed to be two men who arrived in the city from the restive North Caucasus region. The bombings prompted President Vladimir Putin to order further security measures and personally inspect Olympic sites. Security measures in Sochi are reported to include surveillance by drones and strict limits on road access to the city. Some analysts see the easing of restrictions on
demonstrations as the latest in a series of moves to burnish Russia’s image and counter the Kremlin’s criti c s a s t h e Games approach. A recent amnesty saw the release from prison of prominent former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and two members of the female punk group Pussy Riot. The Chinese authorities imposed similar restrictions on protests for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Demonstrations were permitted in three designated city parks but permission had to be obtained from the city authorities and the police.