Tennis: World number one Novak Djokovic and Russian Maria Sharapova shook off windy conditions to move into the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami yesterday. Serb Djokovic posted a 6-2 6-4 victory over India’s Somdev Devvarman and Sharapova turned back fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-2. Djokovic’s win set up a clash with German Tommy Haas, who beat Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3 6-2. The top-seeded Serb took 28 of his 31 first-serve points and faced just one break point in the 68-minute victory.
Cricket: Kane Williamson took two wickets, including that of Alastair Cook, just before stumps to put New Zealand in charge of the series-deciding third test against England at the end of the fourth day at Eden Park yesterday. Ian Bell was on eight, while Steven Finn was dismissed in the final over of the day by Williamson for a duck to reduce England to 90 for four at the close, chasing an improbable 481 for victory and now needing to bat out the final day’s play to scrape to a draw.
Basket, NBA: If Dwyane Wade had to pick a game to sit out with a bruised right knee, this was the one. A mismatch on paper between the teams with the NBA’s best record – Miami Heat – and worst record – Charlotte Bobcats – was made a little closer with the absence of Wade. But thanks to LeBron James, Miami had more than enough to subdue the Bobcats 109-77 on Sunday night to extend the second-longest winning streak in NBA history to 26 games. James had 32 points to keep the Heat on track in their chase of the 1971-72 record of 33 wins in a row.
Golf: Tiger Woods won the weather-hit Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill for an eighth time yesterday to reclaim the world no. 1 ranking for the first time since 2010. Woods, who collected his 77th career PGA Tour win and third in five starts this season, shot a final-round two-under 70 for a 13-uner 275 total that left him two shots clear of runner-up Justin Rose (70). A ferocious storm halted play after two holes on Sunday but an unruffled Woods returned to work yesterday to finish his final round with five birdies and three bogeys.