Basketball
Raptors become first team to clinch play-off spot
DeMar DeRozan scored 42 points, Kyle Lowry supported with a double-double of 15 points and 15 assists and Toronto Raptors became the first team to clinch a play-off spot this season.
Their 121-119 overtime victory in a back-and-forth thriller against the Detroit Pistons allowed the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors to guarantee their place in the play-offs.
Football
Juve, Man City through to CL last eight
Goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala in three second-half minutes allowed last-season’s finalists Juventus to come-from-behind and defeat hosts Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on the night, allowing them to win their Champions League Round of 16 encounter 4-3 on aggregate.
In the day’s other game, hosts Manchester City progressed to the last eight 5-2 on aggregate, despite losing the second-leg 2-1 to Basel.
Tennis
Sharapova crashes out at Indian Wells
Naomi Osaka of Japan got the better of Maria Sharapova as she defeated the five-time Grand Slam champion 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Indian Wells tournament.
