The day in sports: 16th May

1) Spurs hold off Warriors to advance

The San Antonio Spurs booked a return trip to the NBA Western Conference finals on Thursday, holding off the Golden State Warriors 94-82 to win their second-round playoff series.

2) Qatar and India clinch victory at FIBA Asia 3×3 Basketball championship

FIBA Asia 3×3 Basketball championships was held at Qatar this year and the host nation was crowned as the winner of the men’s tournament. The tournament was held for two days and concluded at Villaggio Mall last night. The Indian women’s team won against Mongolia 21-14 with nine seconds still left on the clock.

3) Knicks beat Pacers in game 5 to stay alive

Carmelo Anthony had a game-high 28 points as the New York Knicks staved off elimination with a wire-to-wire 85-75 victory over Indiana in game five of their second round NBA playoff series.

4) Nadal survives Gulbis test as Djokovic, Serena win

Defending champion Rafael Nadal endured a three-set thriller before overcoming big-hitting Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Rome Masters quarter-finals.

5) IPL 6: Kings XI stay alive in IPL with win over Delhi

Kings XI Punjab kept their faint hopes of making the play-offs alive by beating Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League here Thursday.

6) India do a double over Bahrain

India rode two exquisite strikes from Prameshwori Devi and Kamala Devi in the second half to register their second consecutive win against Bahrain over two International Friendlies played at the National Football Stadium in Riffa.

7) Bekham calls time on stellar career

Football megastar David Beckham announced he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which he became one of the most widely recognised figures in world sport.

8) Sports minister: IOC ban to be lifted in two months

India’s sports minister Jitendra Singh has said that a roadmap has been finalised with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and it will take another one or two months to get the ban lifted from India.

9) Honda to return as F1 engine supplier in 2015

Japanese automaker Honda said Thursday it will return to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to British team McLaren in a bid to revive their championship-winning partnership.

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