Score board
NBA
NEW YORK: Results of National Basketball Association games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS):
ATLANTA 105 Phoenix 96
Orlando 105 TORONTO 96
LA Clippers 104 INDIANA 89
PHILADELPHIA 94 Charlotte 63
BOSTON 119 Denver 93
SAN ANTONIO 88 Miami 78
Memphis 105 SEATTLE 98
UTAH 103 Cleveland 101
PORTLAND 93 New Orleans 90
NHL
NEW YORK: Results of National Hockey League games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS):
BUFFALO 2 Boston 1 (OT)
Philadelphia 3 PITTSBURGH 1
TAMPA BAY 3 Florida 1
DETROIT 3 Nashville 2 (SO)
CHICAGO 5 Columbus po-2
COLORADO 4 Edmonton 3 (SO)
Dallas 3 SAN JOSE 1
Phoenix 6 ANAHEIM 5 (OT)
*SO denotes shootout win
SOCCER
European Champions League
PARIS: Results of European Champions League group games on Wednesday:
Group E
At Lyon, France: Lyon (FRA) 4 (Ben Arfa 6, 37, Kallstrom 15, Juninho 90+3) Stuttgart (GER) 2 (Gomez 16, 56)
At Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona (ESP) 2 (Henry 6, Messi 43) Rangers (SCO) 0
Group F
At Manchester, England: Manchester United 4 (Pique 31, Tevez 37, Rooney 76, Ronaldo 88) Dynamo Kiev (UKR) 0
At Lisbon: Sporting Lisbon (POR) 2 (Liedson 22, 64) Roma (ITA) 2 (Cassetti 4, Polga 89-og)
Group G
At Milan, Italy: Inter Milan (ITA) 4 (Ibrahimovic 32, 75, Cambiasso 34, 67) CSKA Moscow (RUS) 2 (Jo 23, Wagner Love 31)
At Istanbul: Fenerbahce (TUR) 2 (Mercellis 28-og, Semih Senturk 30) PSV Eindhoven (NED) 0
Group H
At Prague: Slavia Prague (CZE) 0 Arsenal (ENG) 0
At Bucharest: Steaua Bucharest (ROM) 0 Sevilla (ESP) 2 (Renato 35, 65)
Tuesday
Group A
At Liverpool, England: Liverpool (ENG) 8 (Crouch 19, 89, Benayoun 32, 53, 56, Gerrard 69, Babel 78, 81) Besiktas (TUR) 0
At Oporto, Portugal: Porto (POR) 2 (Sektioui 27, Lisandro 78) Marseille (FRA) 1 (Niang 47)
Group B
At Valencia, Spain: Valencia (ESP) 0 Rosenborg (NOR) 2 (Iversen 31, 58)
At Gelsenkirchen, Germany: Schalke 04 (GER) 0 Chelsea (ENG) 0
Group C
At Rome: Lazio (ITA) 2 (Rocchi 57, 68) Werder Bremen (GER) 1 (Diego 88-pen)
At Athens: Olympiakos (GRE) 0 Real Madrid (ESP) 0
Group D
At Glasgow, Scotland: Celtic (SCO) 1 (McGeady 45) Benfica (POR) 0
At Donetsk, Ukraine: Shakhtar Denetsk (UKR) 0 AC Milan (ITA) 3 (Inzaghi 66 90+3, Kaka 72)
Standings
W D L Gf Ga Pts
Group A
Porto 2 2 0 5 3 8
Marseille 2 1 1 5 3 7
Liverpool 1 1 2 10 4 4
Besiktas 1 0 3 2 12 3
Group B
Chelsea 2 2 0 5 2 8
Rosenborg 2 1 1 5 3 7
Schalke 04 1 1 2 2 3 4
Valencia 1 0 3 2 6 3
Group C
Real Madrid 2 2 0 8 5 8
Lazio 1 2 1 6 6 5
Olympiakos 1 2 1 6 6 5
Werder Bremen 1 0 3 5 8 3
Group D
AC Milan 3 0 1 10 4 9
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 0 2 4 7 6
Celtic 2 0 2 3 4 6
Benfica 1 0 3 2 4 3
Group E
Barcelona 3 1 0 7 0 10
Rangers 2 1 1 5 3 7
Lyon 2 0 2 6 8 6
Stuttgart 0 0 4 3 10 0
Group F
Man United 4 0 0 10 2 12 - qualified
AS Roma 2 1 1 6 4 7
Sporting Lisbon 1 1 2 5 6 4
Dynamo Kiev 0 0 4 3 12 0
Group G
Inter Milan 3 0 1 8 4 9
Fenerbahce 2 2 0 5 2 8
PSV Eindhoven 1 1 2 2 5 4
CSKA Moscow 0 1 3 6 10 1
Group H
Arsenal 3 1 0 11 0 10 - qualified
Sevilla 3 0 1 8 6 9
Slavia Prague 1 1 2 4 12 4
Steaua Bucarest 0 0 4 2 7 0
Tennis
WTA Championships
MADRID: WTA Championships women's singles round robin results and standings on Wednesday (x-denotes seeding);
Red Group
Ana Ivanovic (Ser x4) bt Daniela Hantuchova (Svk x8) 6-2 7-6(9)
Yellow Group
Anna Chakvetadze (Rus x7) bt Serena Williams (USA x5) 6-4 0-0 (Serena Williams retired); Justine Henin (Bel x1) bt Jelena Jankovic (Ser x3) 6-2 6-2
Standings
Yellow Group
W L Sf Sa
Justine Henin 2 0 4 0
Anna Chakvetadze 1 1 1 2
Serena Williams 0 1 0 1
Jelena Jankovic 0 1 0 2
Red Group
Ana Ivanovic 2 0 4 1
Maria Sharapova 1 0 2 0
Svetlana Kuznetsova 0 1 1 2
Daniela Hantuchova 0 2 0 4
(Sf = sets for, Sa = sets against)
(China Daily 11/09/2007 page22)
