Cross-country skiers compete during the sprint event at the FIS Tour de Ski China on Saturday in Xiwu Banner, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Adam Johansson of Sweden won the men's race while Jenni Hoylanen from Finland won the women's event. Zheng Huansong / Xinhua

Alpine skiing

World Cup women's slalom

Friday's results:

1. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 2:01.73 (59.26 + 1:02.47)

2. Frida Hansdotter (SWE) 2:02.92 (1:00.02 + 1:02.90)

3. Erin Mielzynski (CAN) 2:03.49 (1:00.07 + 1:03.42)

4. Nina Loeseth (NOR) 2:03.82 (1:01.28 + 1:02.54)

5. Laurie Mougel (FRA) 2:04.42 (1:00.71 + 1:03.71)

6. Maria Hoefl-Riesch (GER) 2:04.90 (1:00.20 + 1:04.70)

7. Bernadette Schild (AUT) 2:05.01 (1:01.73 + 1:03.28)

8. Marie-Michele Gagnon (CAN) 2:05.08 (1:01.82 + 1:03.26)

9. Resi Stiegler (USA) 2:05.11 (1:00.74 + 1:04.37)

10. Brittany Phelan (CAN) 2:05.29 (1:01.10 + 1:04.19)

11. Nicole Hosp (AUT) 2:05.62 (1:02.10 + 1:03.52)

12. Carmen Thalmann (AUT) 2:05.65 (1:01.17 + 1:04.48)

13. Nathalie Eklund (SWE) 2:05.85 (1:02.67 + 1:03.18)

14. Tessa Worley (FRA) 2:05.87 (1:02.37 + 1:03.50)

15. Wendy Holdener (SUI) 2:05.98 (1:02.01 + 1:03.97)

World Cup slalom standings (after six events)

1. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 336 points, 2. Tina Maze (SLO) 310, 3. Veronika Zuzulova (SVK) 305, 4. Maria Hoefl-Riesch (GER) 279, 5. Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 230

World Cup overall standings (after 18 events)

1. Tina Maze (SLO) 1139 pts, 2. Maria Hoefl-Riesch (GER) 687, 3. Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597, 4. Anna Fenninger (AUT) 450, 5. Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 431, 6. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 426, 7. Lindsey Vonn (USA) 414, 8. Julia Mancuso (USA) 391, 9. Tessa Worley (FRA) 355, 10. Lara Gut (SUI) 350

Basketball

Results from the NBA games on Friday (home team in CAPS):

Sacramento 105 TORONTO 96

Brooklyn 115 WASHINGTON 113 (OT)

Cleveland 106 CHARLOTTE 104

DETROIT 85 Atlanta 84

BOSTON 94 Indiana 75

Portland 86 MEMPHIS 84

OKLAHOMA CITY 109 Philadelphia 85

Chicago 96 MIAMI 89

Houston 115 MILWAUKEE 101

Utah 87 PHOENIX 80

LA CLIPPERS 107 LA Lakers 102

Tennis

ASB Classic

Saturday's results (x denotes seed):

Final

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x1) bt Yanina Wickmayer (BEL x3) 6-4, 6-4

ATP Chennai Open

Friday's results (x denotes seeding):

Singles quarterfinals

Benoit Paire (FRA x5) bt Marin Cilic (CRO x3) 6-4, 1-6, 7-5; Aljaz Bedene (SLO) bt Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x4) 6-2, 7-6 (6); Janko Tipsarevic (SRB x2) bt Go Soeda (JPN x8) 6-2, 6-4; Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) bt Tomas Berdych (CZE x1) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3

Brisbane International

Saturday's results (x denotes seeding):

Men's semifinals

Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) bt Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5); Andy Murray (GBR x1) bt Kei Nishikori (JPN x5) 6-4, 2-0 ret.

Qatar Open

Friday's results (x denotes seeding):

Semifinals

Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) bt David Ferrer (ESP x1) 6-2, 6-3; Richard Gasquet (FRA x2) bt Daniel Brands (GER) 7-5, 7-5.

(China Daily 01/06/2013 page7)