Basketball
‘Hell of a night’ for Rose as Timberwolves beat Jazz
“And tonight was a hell of a night,” said Derrick Rose, after leading Minnesota Timberwolves to a 128-125 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
2011 NBA Most Valuable Player Rose, whose career has been blighted with injuries since winning that award, poured in a career-high 50 points in a vintage performance in what was his first start this season.
Football
Romagnoli turns from villain to hero as AC Milan win 2-1
Alessio Romagnoli turned villain and then hero on the same night as AC Milan defeated Genoa 2-1 in the Serie A.
In a match postponed due to the Genoa bridge collapse in August, Milan defender Romagnoli cancelled out Suso’s early opener by scoring an own goal. Romagnoli, however, redeemed himself by the end as he scored a spectacular winner in added time.
Tennis
Djokovic set to take number one spot
With Rafael Nadal pulling out of the Paris Masters with abdominal pain, Novak Djokovic is set to take the world number one ranking when the latest ATP rankings are released on Monday.