Sport in short: Basketball

ENGLAND SQUAD (for European Championship qualifying tournament, Poland, in May): J Amaechi (Cheshire), R Baker (London Towers), K Brown (Guildford), S Bucknall (Villeurbanne), A Byrd (Guildford), D Craven (Manchester), A Cunningham (Worthing), P Douglas (Sunderland), T Gordon, M Henlan (both Guildford), M Hubbard, C Irish (both Worthing), P James (Thames Valley), C Miller (Guildford), J Moore (London T), M Obaseki (Thames V), K Samuels (Derby), P Scantlebury (London T), T Simms (Birmingham), M Spaid (Worthing), K St Kitts (Thames V).

NBA: Charlotte 124 Washington 104; LA Lakers 123 Detroit 121; Chicago 86 Seattle 83; Houston 104 Miami 94; Atlanta 117 Milwaukee 103; San Antonio 119 Dallas 84; Utah 116 Minnesota 107; Phoenix 128 Sacramento 108.