Daily Sports News, October, 31st.
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- Davis drops 40 points & 20 rebounds as Lakers win, Butler makes Heat debut;
- Harden scores 59 as Rockets win 159-158, Curry breaks hand in Warriors loss;
- Rugby World Cup 2019: Wales losses prepared Springboks for semi-final glory – Erasmus;
- Silverwood appointed England head coach;
- Bangladesh captain Shakib banned after ICC anti-corruption breaches;
- Nationals make history with World Series win over Astros;
Davis drops 40 points & 20 rebounds as Lakers win, Butler makes Heat debut
Anthony Davis posted a triple-double to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Memphis Grizzlies, while the Miami Heat downed the Atlanta Hawks as Jimmy Butler made his debut.
Davis starred with 40 points and 20 rebounds to help the Lakers to a 120-91 win over the Grizzlies in NBA action on Tuesday.
The All-Star – who made a franchise record 26 free throws – recorded his fourth 40-20 career game and became the first Lakers player to accomplish the feat since Shaquille O'Neal in 2003.
LeBron James added 23 points for the Lakers, who improved to 3-1 for the season following three consecutive victories.
Butler made his long-awaited Heat debut in Miami's 112-97 win against the Hawks.
The Miami guard missed the first three games of the year to bond with his newborn daughter but did not miss a beat once he got back on the court.
Butler – who arrived from the Philadelphia 76ers – finished with 21 points, five rebounds, and three steals.
But rookie sensation Tyler Herro also made his presence known with a team-high 29 points and seven rebounds. He scored 19 points off the bench in the second quarter alone.
Unfortunately for Atlanta, Hawks start Trae Young went down with an ankle sprain in the second quarter and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.
Harden scores 59 as Rockets win 159-158, Curry breaks hand in Warriors loss
James Harden almost scored 60 points as the Houston Rockets won a high-scoring thriller against the Washington Wizards, while the Golden State Warriors' season went from bad to worse after Stephen Curry broke his hand.
Harden posted 59 points to lead the Rockets to a stunning 159-158 victory over the Wizards in NBA action on Wednesday.
MVP in 2017-18, Harden was 18-of-32 shooting while going 17 of 18 from the free-throw line as the Rockets registered a franchise-record score.
Rockets team-mate Russell Westbrook had another triple-double, scoring 17 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.
Wizards star Bradley Beal had 46 points of his own on 14-of-20 shooting, including seven of 12 from beyond the three-point line.
Curry, meanwhile, suffered a broken left hand in Golden State's 121-110 loss to the Phoenix Suns midweek.
The Warriors star landed heavily on his wrist in the third quarter and did not return as Golden State lost for the first time in four games.
It is another huge blow for the Warriors, who are already without injured All-Star Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant – who left for the Brooklyn Nets.
As for the Los Angeles Clippers, they lost 110-96 to the Utah Jazz after resting superstar Kawhi Leonard.
Rugby World Cup 2019: Wales losses prepared Springboks for semi-final glory – Erasmus
Rassie Erasmus believes the hard lessons of defeat South Africa learned against Wales were central to their gruelling Rugby World Cup semi-final triumph.
Handre Pollard's perfect goalkicking performance inspired the Springboks to a tense 19-16 victory on Saturday, ending a run of four consecutive losses to Warren Gatland's men.
Far from preying on his players' minds, Erasmus felt those experiences were part of the reason South Africa got over the line in Yokohama.
"Playing against them four times and knowing that they know how to close out games, we've learned our lessons," he told a post-match news conference.
"Especially the Washington Test match [a 22-20 loss in the United States capital last year], we were ahead in the last few minutes and the way they clawed back and won… we certainly learned some lessons there.
"And the way they won the Six Nations, we certainly see they're a team that strangles the life out of the opposition. We expected exactly that and that's what we received the whole game.
"We had to match that the whole game. It probably wasn't the best spectacle to watch and I guess the boys stuck to their guns and adapted to that."
Silverwood appointed England head coach
Chris Silverwood has been appointed as England head coach.
Silverwood took over as England fast bowling coach under Trevor Bayliss early last year and it was announced on Monday he is the man to succeed the Australian.
Bayliss decided to bring his four-year reign, which included a Cricket World Cup triumph in July, to an end at the conclusion of the Ashes series last month.
Bangladesh captain Shakib banned after ICC anti-corruption breaches
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has been handed a two-year suspension from all forms of cricket after accepting three charges relating to breaches of the ICC anti-corruption code.
Shakib's ban, one year of which is suspended, comes after he contravened article 2.4.4 of the code on multiple occasions, the International Cricket Council said.
That part of the code compels cricketers to disclose full details of "any approaches or invitations received to engage in corrupt conduct" to the governing body's anti-corruption unit (ACU).
"I am obviously extremely sad to have been banned from the game I love, but I completely accept my sanction for not reporting the approaches," world number one all-rounder Shakib said in a statement released by the ICC.
"The ICC ACU is reliant on players to play a central part in the fight against corruption and I didn't do my duty in this instance.
Nationals make history with World Series win over Astros
The Washington Nationals clinched their first World Series title after beating the Houston Astros 6-2.
Wednesday's Game 7 victory guided the Nationals to an historic MLB triumph over the Astros.
The Nationals rallied from a 3-2 series deficit to win Games 6 and 7 in Houston and shock the 107-win Astros.
After trailing as late as the eighth inning in the National League wild-card game against the Milwaukee Brewers earlier this postseason, the Nationals regrouped and are now champions.
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