NBA: Heat’s winning streak hits 11 games
LeBron James scored 28 points and Dwyane Wade scored 11 of his 24 in the final five minutes as the Heat extended the NBA’s longest current winning streak to 11 games, beating the Cavaliers 109-105.
Kobe Bryant had 38 points to win a scoring duel with Dirk Nowitzki, (30 points) as the Lakers beat the Mavericks 103-99. … The Spurs defeated the Suns 97-87 to boost their NBA-best record to 45-13.
SOCCER: Balotelli copes with racist fans
Mario Balotelli of AC Milan was subjected to racial taunts by fans of his former club yesterday, but he kept his composure and held a finger to his mouth to signal for quiet. Inter supporters waved inflated bananas and whistled at Balotelli, who is a native of Ghana. He was facing Inter for the first time since transferring from Manchester City to Milan last month. He gestured to the fans in the second half of a game that ended 1-1.
David Beckham celebrated his Paris Saint-Germain debut, coming off the bench in the 76th minute and helping to create the second goal as the French leaders beat bitter rival Marseille 2-0.
TENNIS: Ferrer tops Wawrinka in Argentina
David Ferrer won his second tournament of the season by defeating Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 to successfully defend his Copa Claro title in Buenos Aires. … Kei Nishikori of Japan won his third career title and second since October, beating Feliciano Lopez of Spain 6-2, 6-3 in the U.S. National Indoor Championships in Memphis. … Jo-Wilfried Tsonga saved a match point beforeovercoming top-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the final of the Open 13 in Marseille, France.
GOLF: Park wins LPGA event in Thailand
South Korea’s Inbee Park took advantage of 17-year-old Thai star’s Ariya Jutanugarn’s closing triple bogey to win the LPGA Thailand by a stroke in Chonburi, Thailand. Jutanugarn blew a two-stroke lead on the par-5 18th, driving into an unplayable lie in a bunker, hitting over the green and three-putting for an 8.