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Snooker: Mark King (picture) overcame a late rally from Kyren Wilson to secure a 6-2 win and progress to today’s final of the Northern Ireland Open. King, 42, dug in to take the first two scrappy frames before runs of 55 and 72 saw the world no. 35 to a four-frame advantage at the mid-session interval. Wilson was struggling for any sort of fluency as King returned from the interval to take the next frame courtesy of a break of 71. However, Wilson brought some respectability to proceedings with breaks of 90 and 79. Wilson had his hand on the table in the eighth frame but a loose shot left the door open for King who cleared to secure his spot in the final.

Cricket: Virat Kohli hit a belligerent fifty to consolidate India’s position after Ravichandran Ashwin picked up another five-wicket haul to help bundle out England for 255 and give the hosts a first-innings lead of 200 in the second test yesterday. After opting not to enforce the follow on, India lost three quick wickets but captain Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane combined in an unbroken stand of 58 to take the team to 98-3 at the end of the third day, an overall lead of 298. The 28-year-old Kohli, who hit 167 in the first innings, hit six boundaries in his unbeaten 56 and looked in no trouble on a surface which has tested all other batsmen with the turn and variable bounce on offer.

Basketball, NBA: Former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has settled a lawsuit with the National Basketball Association and others, the Los Angeles Times reported. Sterling sued the NBA in 2014, after his estranged wife Shelly, with whom he co-owned the Clippers, agreed to sell the franchise to former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer for $2 billion. The sale was forced by the NBA after racially charged comments by Sterling became public, leading the association to ban him for life and fine him $2.5 million.

Golf: Geoff Ogilvy stormed to the top of the Australian Open leaderboard with a stunning eight-under-par 64 yesterday to take a two-shot lead over Jordan Spieth and two others going into the final round. The 39-year-old former US Open champion found his putting touch to pocket six birdies on the front nine and two more over his last three holes in a flawless third round that left him 11-under for the tournament. World number five Spieth came through a wobbly start at Royal Sydney to shoot a 68 for a share of second place with Aaron Baddeley (67) and New Zealander Ryan Fox (71).

Sailing: Land Rover BAR are on the brink of glory heading into the final day of the America’s Cup World Series, with team principal and skipper Sir Ben Ainslie determined to lay down an important marker in Japan.  Ainslie’s team, launched in early 2012, is busily preparing for the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, which they can head into qualifying boasting a two-point advantage if they wrap up victory in its sister competition this morning. Land Rover BAR secured a first, third and second during yesterday’s races in Fukuoka, extending their overall lead to 15 points and putting them in the driving seat as the third World Series comes to an end.