Snooker: Judd Trump finished with three consecutive centuries, including a 147 attempt, as he eased to a 5-1 win over Zhang Anda in the last 16 of the German Masters. Trump has played the best snooker of the tournament so far in Berlin and looks in the mood to win his first title since the World Grand Prix 11 months ago. He was playing Martin Gould in the quarter-finals at the Tempodrom last night. Londoner Gould also enjoyed an emphatic win, beating Ben Woollaston 5-0 . World number one Mark Selby suffered a 5-3 defeat against Stephen Maguire who now meets Graeme Dott who scored a 5-3 win over Barry Hawkins.

Rio Olympics: New Zealand’s Olympic athletes and officials have been warned of the risk associated with the Zika virus yesterday, including the possibility that it could be sexually transmitted. The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) had its first Rio Games briefing yesterday with athletes and officials in Christchurch with the virus and other health issues being discussed. “We did talk about the possibility it could be transmitted (sexually)... and that people needed to be mindful of that,” a NZOC spokeswoman told Reuters.

Basketball, NBA: Guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan combined for 59 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-103 at the Moda Center. Lowry scored 30 points with eight assists while DeRozan added 29 points for the Raptors (34-16), who won for the 13th time in their last 14 outings. Centre Jonas Valanciunas chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds for Toronto, which won for only the second time in the last 13 trips to Portland and first since December 2006.

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