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LONDON — Nico Rosberg stunned the world of Formula One and beyond by announcing his retirement on Friday at the age of 31, five days after winning his first drivers’ championship.

Here are some other sports stars who retired at a young age:

Bjorn Borg (tennis)

Borg retired at the beginning of 1983, aged just 26. Considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, the Swede won Wimbledon five times in a row and also claimed six French Open titles.

Borg failed to win the US Open in 10 tries, losing four finals — 1976 and 1978 to Jimmy Connors, and 1980 and 1981 to McEnroe.

He played only one tournament in 1982, reaching the quarter-finals in Monte Carlo, before announcing he was quitting the game.

Rocky Marciano (boxing)

Marciano had been the world heavyweight champion for four years and won all 49 of his fights — 43 by knockout — when he retired in 1956 at the age of 32. The American wanted to spend more time with his family.

He died 13 years later in a plane crash.

Marciano, nicknamed the “Brockton Blockbuster”, remains the only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated.

Marco Van Basten (football)

Van Basten won three Ballon d’Or titles and two European Cups as well as the European Championship with the Netherlands in a glittering career that was cut short by injury at the age of 28.

He also helped Ajax to three Eredivisie titles and Milan to four Serie A trophies.

Milan’s Champions League final defeat to Marseille in 1993 would be his final match due to persistent ankle problems that forced his retirement two years later.

Van Basten went on to a career in management, coaching Ajax and the Netherlands among others.

Lorena Ochoa (golf)

Ochoa was the top-ranked female player when she announced her retirement in 2010 at age 28, putting aside golf so she could start a family. Coming two years after the retirement of Annika Sorenstam at the age of 37, the LPGA was robbed of another of its biggest names.

Ochoa was probably the best-known athlete in Mexico who was not a football player, winning 27 LPGA titles and two majors — the Women’s British Open in 2007 and the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2008.

Ochoa gave birth to her first child 20 months after retiring.

Justine Henin (tennis)

The seven-time Grand Slam winner was still No. 1 in the WTA rankings when she shocked the world of tennis with the news of her retirement at age 25 in 2008.

She said she had lost the desire to train and wanted to rediscover the “small pleasures” of life.

Before Henin, no reigning No. 1 had retired from the women’s game.

But the break did not last long. The 2004 Olympic champion returned 20 months later and reached the 2010 Australian Open final. She retired for good in January 2011 because of a lingering elbow injury.

Magic Johnson (basketball)

The Lakers point guard ended his career on November 7, 1991 after he found out he was HIV positive.

One of the most gifted basketball players in the NBA with huge charisma, Johnson was 32 when he retired after 12 seasons with the Lakers, who drafted him in 1979.

Johnson did not stay away from the game long. He was the MVP of the 1992 All-Star game and won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics before briefly coaching the Lakers in 1994 and returning to the court for 32 games in 1996 before calling it quits for good.

AMMAN — The 12th edition of the Ayla Red Sea Half Marathon will be held on December 9 with the participation of thousand of local, regional and foreign runners.

“This year, a few logistical changes were made to the routes of the races, whereby a larger portion of the 21km race will be inside the Ayla Oasis project allowing participants to marvel on the finished sections of the new addition to Aqaba’s touristic offerings,” Lina Kurd, the general manager of Run Jordan, said.

“A special wheelchair category and a Down syndrome category are added to the children’s race to encourage special needs children to participate in running events,” she added. Kurd stated that Run Jordan has signed cooperation agreement with Al-Yasmeen Society for the Down syndrome, whereby the society receive 20 per cent of the revenue as support from Run Jordan.

“We are also supporting the Disabled Child Care Society from Irbid to enroll 34 of their children in the Ayla Red Sea Half Marathon children’s race,” she said. Ayla Red Sea Half Marathon consists of three categories: 21km, 10km Fun Run and 4.2km Children’s Race. The starting point for the 21km race will be the InterContinental Hotel and end at Revolution Square (Thawra Plaza).

The 10km event will start from north gate of Ayla towards Revolution Square and the 4.2km will start from Ayla as well through Al Farouk Street towards Revolution Square. Registration is open online at www.runjordan.com and at Run Jordan offices in Shmeisani.  

BARCELONA, Spain — Sergio Ramos scored in the 90th minute to secure Real Madrid a 1-1 draw at Barcelona in Saturday's "clasico" match at Camp Nou.

Ramos charged in to head Luka Modric's free kick past goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who got a hand on the ball but could not keep it out.

Luis Suarez's header from a free kick by Neymar had given Barcelona the lead in the 53rd minute.

The stalemate favoured Zinedine Zidane's Madrid, which left Camp Nou with their six-point advantage atop the table intact with Barcelona second.

Madrid also extended its unbeaten streak to 33 consecutive matches.

Central defender Ramos has a habit of striking late for Madrid, including his headed goal to force added time in the 2014 Champions League final, which Madrid went on to win against Atletico Madrid.

His goal on Saturday stunned Barcelona, who were on the cusp of reviving its title defence.

Instead, it has now drawn three rounds in a row and only won two of their last seven matches overall, a particularly poor run for a side boasting an attack of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Suarez.

Despite having Andres Iniesta cleared to play from a right-knee injury hours before the match, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique decided to keep faith in the same starting 11 that was thoroughly outplayed in last weekend's stumble at Real Sociedad. Andre Gomes started for Iniesta.

Madrid's defence controlled a no-frills first half, stopping Barcelona from turning their superior possession into danger for goalkeeper Keylor Navas, while creating the only scoring opportunities.

Forward Lucas Vazquez, playing for the injured Gareth Bale, was behind Madrid's first threat when his fancy footwork opened space for a cross that Karim Benzema fired off a defender.

With Modric getting plenty of help to keep Messi in check when he tried to go through Madrid's midfield, the visitors ventured out for a goal in the final minutes before half-time.

Cristiano Ronaldo tested Ter Stegen with a pair of strikes before Benzema's pass intended for Ronaldo forced Gerard Pique to intervene with a well-timed clearance in the 44th minute.

Barcelona got the boost they needed after the restart.

Suarez muscled Vazquez out of the way and nodded in Neymar's cross that he swerved into the middle of the six-yard box.

Iniesta went on for Ivan Rakitic in the 60th for his first action since injuring a ligament in his right knee at Valencia on October 22.

Neymar, who picked up a suspension with a fifth yellow card, impressed with a sudden change of foot to breeze past Dani Carvajal, only to blast his point-blank shot over the bar in the 68th minute.

Iniesta, Neymar and Messi all added shots that could have sealed the win.

But Madrid pinned the hosts back in the final minutes and got the equaliser when Ramos arrived unchecked to meet Modric's service.

Before kick-off, both teams observed a minute of silence held for the victims of the plane crash in Colombia which included players from the Brazilian team Chapecoense.

NEW YORK — On a dreary, rainy Manhattan night, a huge, happy roar arose in a crowd of chess fans from around the world.

Two-time world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen, had just reached for a final, victorious move on Wednesday that crowned him a champ for the third time.

He marked his 26th birthday by beating Russian 26-year-old grandmaster Sergey Karjakin with bold, aggressive moves in a series of tiebreakers capping three weeks of the World Chess Championship that was tied after 12 games; 10 draws and one win each.

Carlsen used a queen sacrifice to checkmate his opponent.

The setting was a refurbished New York City building overlooking the Brooklyn Bridge that was once the city’s fish market.

On this night, it became a glittering gathering of hundreds of fans — adults and children — from Norway, Russia, the United States and elsewhere. They were riveted as the two grandmasters leaned into the tense game, barely moving, in total silence and deep in thought.

Fans paid $100 to enter, feasting on snacks and drinks as they kept their eyes glued to flat-screens that beamed close-ups of the chessboard in an inner chamber. A panel of soundproof glass shielded the players from onlookers, who could see in but whom the players could not see.

Hungarian grandmaster Judit Polgar said the four lightning-quick games played on Wednesday — plus even faster ones that was not needed — were “like Russian roulette”.

“Today, the faster games are a great show even for people who don’t know the game,” said Polgar, considered the greatest female player ever.

On Wednesday, the required mental strategies also played out on chessboards scattered around the spectator lounge. People hovered over them, trying out various combinations of pieces, mirroring the masters.

“Magnus is my hero because he takes risks, he’s really exciting,” said Pippa Millstone, a Manhattan 9-year-old who came to watch the tournament for her fourth time.

“The game is pretty even now, but I feel like Magnus is going to start attacking really soon,” she said in the middle of the third of the four so-called “rapid games,” each about a half-hour long, played as tiebreakers.

Carlsen and Karjakin reached a draw in two, and the Norwegian won two for the championship.

At crucial moments, spectators hushed, waiting to see what the next move would be. One whispered, “no, no” when Karjakin’s choice seemed halting, or on the defensive.

Even the winner missed a chance in one game, drawing groans and a few happy shrieks, depending on loyalties.

Organisers said about 6 million people around the world followed the last games — sort of like sudden death play in football.

Most fans were in homes and clubs across the globe. Some spent $15 for a pay-per-view live transmission, others to watch via high-tech goggles in 3-D virtual reality or by tracking moves on various free websites.

The prize was $1.1 million divided between the two players, with the winner getting 60 per cent.

The New York championship did not escape the shadow of East-West rivalry dating to the Cold War days when American Bobby Fischer beat Russian defender Boris Spassky in 1972.

This time, a key figure in chess was absent in New York: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, a Russian multimillionaire and long-time president of the governing World Chess Federation who was accused by the US government of collaborating with the Syrian regime.

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo tied a career high with 34 points and the Milwaukee Bucks stunned the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-101 on Tuesday night.

Antetokounmpo added 12 rebounds and five assists while Milwaukee ended Cleveland’s four-game winning streak. Jabari Parker had 18 points and Michael Beasley had 17 off the bench for the Bucks.

LeBron James had 22 points for the Cavaliers, who fell to 13-3. Kyrie Irving added 20 points.

Milwaukee led by 22 points in the fourth quarter and cruised past the defending champions, who benched their starters midway through the final period.

The Bucks outscored Cleveland by 14 points in the third quarter.

Cleveland rode hot early shooting to a 14-point first quarter lead, but Milwaukee closed on a 10-0 run and trailed by only two at the end of the period.

The hot hands of Antetokounmpo and Beasley sparked Milwaukee in the second quarter as the Bucks built an advantage of eight points before leading 58-54 at the half.

Nets 127, Clippers 122, 2OT

Sean Kilpatrick scored 31 of his career-high 38 points after the third quarter and Brooklyn stopped a seven-game losing streak with a double-overtime victory over Los Angeles.

The Clippers started the game without Blake Griffin, ended it without the ejected coach Doc Rivers and dropped their third straight game by blowing an 18-point lead.

Chris Paul had 26 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, but the best guard on the floor in crunch time was Kilpatrick, who also had a career-best 14 rebounds.

Brook Lopez added 27 points for the Nets.

DeAndre Jordan had 21 points and 23 rebounds for the Clippers, who rested Griffin, their leading scorer.

Magic 95, Spurs 83

Serge Ibaka had 18 points and Orlando took advantage of a sloppy night by San Antonio to snap the Spurs’ nine-game winning streak.

San Antonio committed a season-high 19 turnovers in its worst scoring performance of the season. The Spurs have four home losses in the first two months of this season after falling just once at AT&T Centre in 2015-16.

Evan Fournier scored 13 points and Nikola Vucevic had 12 to help the Magic snap a four-game skid.

Orlando entered having lost eight of 11, but they were looser and more fluid than San Antonio from the start.

The Spurs’ turnovers resulted in 19 points for the Magic.

Kawhi Leonard had 21 points for San Antonio and LaMarcus Aldridge added 16.

Pelicans 105, Lakers 88

Anthony Davis had 41 points and 16 rebounds, helping New Orleans dominate short-handed Los Angeles.

Jrue Holiday scored 22 points in his first start this season and Omer Asik had 10 points and 11 assists while New Orleans snapped a two-game skid.

The Lakers expected to be healthier with forward Julius Randle returning to the line-up following a three-game absence because of a hip injury, but about two minutes into the game, starting shooting guard Nick Young was carried off with a strained right Achilles tendon.

Lou Williams scored 16 points for the Lakers and Randle finished with 12, but Los Angeles was in a 20-point hole by the second quarter.

Jazz 120, Rockets 101

Gordon Hayward scored a season-high 31 points, helping Utah beat Houston for its season-best fourth straight win.

Utah started strong en route to a season high for scoring. Rodney Hood had 10 points during a 20-5 first-quarter run after trailing 16-9, and Houston never led again. Hood finished with 19 points.

Rudy Gobert recorded his 11th double-double of the season with 16 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks. Hayward had seven assists and five rebounds.

James Harden scored 26 points but was an inefficient 8 for 23 from the field. He also had seven assists and five rebounds, while Eric Gordon scored 24 points off the bench.

Pistons 112, Hornets 89

Tobias Harris scored 24 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Marcus Morris each had 18 points and Detroit beat Charlotte for its third straight win.

Ish Smith added 13 points while Detroit shot 49 per cent from the field.

Kemba Walker had 23 points for the Hornets, who were playing their fourth game in five nights.

The Pistons had not played since Saturday and looked much fresher throughout the game in snapping Charlotte’s two-game winning streak.

Detroit took a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter after Caldwell-Pope knocked down a pair of 3-pointers late in the third. Things got sloppy from there with the Hornets turning the ball over frequently on bad passes, and the game quickly turning into a blowout.

OAKLAND, California — Golden State extended its winning streak to a dozen games by holding off Atlanta in a close finish and winning 105-100 on Monday, led by 25 points and 14 rebounds from Kevin Durant.

Draymond Green blocked two shots in the final 43.4 seconds to preserve victory for the Warriors, who moved two games clear atop the Pacific Division from the Los Angeles Clippers. Those division rivals have the two best records across the NBA.

Atlanta’s loss saw the Hawks slip to second in the Southeast Division behind Charlotte, which started strongly to take victory at Memphis, while Oklahoma City remained half-a-game clear in the Northwest Division as Russell Westbrook recorded another triple double and the Thunder beat New York.

Golden State’s Stephen Curry scored 25 points with four 3-pointers, and Klay Thompson added 20 points as Golden State’s Big Three — including Durant — each reached 20 points for the second consecutive game.

The Warriors won their seventh straight home game and fifth in a row there against Atlanta while welcoming back Green from a one-game absence while injured.

Dennis Schroder scored 24 points for the Hawks.

Charlotte’s Kemba Walker and Jeremy Lamb scored 21 points apiece as the Hornets won 104-85 at Memphis.

Walker and Lamb were a combined 14 of 25 from the field, including 7 for 13 on 3-point attempts. The rest of the Hornets were 2 of 13 from outside the arc.

Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies with 19 points and eight rebounds. Mike Conley had 15 points before leaving in the third quarter with a lower back injury.

Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook got his third straight triple-double and nearly did it by half-time, finishing with 27 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists for his NBA-leading eighth of the season as the Thunder beat New York 112-103.

Westbrook had 14 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists at the break and is now averaging a triple-double for the season, raising his averages to 30.9 points, 11.3 assists and 10.3 rebounds through more than a month of the season.

Enes Kanter added a season-high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Thunder.

Derrick Rose scored a season-best 30 points, but the Knicks had their six-game home winning streak snapped.

Boston’s Isaiah Thomas had 25 points to lead the Celtics past Miami 112-104.

Avery Bradley added 18 points for the Celtics, who beat Miami for the fourth consecutive time. The 112 points were the most scored against the Heat this season.

Goran Dragic had 27 points and 17 assists for the Heat, setting season bests in both categories, and Hassan Whiteside added 25 points and 17 rebounds.

The Heat tied a season low for a quarter with 12 points in the second, going into half-time down 48-31. They established a season best with 42 points in the third, yet Boston maintained a double-digit lead.

Utah’s George Hill had 24 points as the Jazz beat Minnesota 112-103 to remain right on the tail of Oklahoma City in their tight division contest.

Toronto’s Kyle Lowry scored 24 points and set a team record by hitting all six of his 3-pointers as the Raptors cruised past Philadelphia 122-95 to make it 13 straight wins against the 76ers.

Washington’s Bradley Beal made a career-high seven 3-pointers and finished with 31 points as the Wizards recovered after giving up a late lead and beat Sacramento 101-95 in overtime.

Manchester United’s Jose Mourinho is fond of setting landmarks as a manager but becoming the first individual to be sent off twice in this season’s Premier League is not one he will covet.

No player in England’s top flight has yet been shown two red cards this term but now an angry man in a big coat has beaten them all to it following Mourinho’s dismissal during United’s 1-1 draw at home to West Ham United on Sunday.

If all that is not of great concern to Mourinho, then the plight of his expensively assembled team, now 11 points off the pace and losing touch with the top four, definitely will be as United ponder their worst league start since 1990-91.

When you have won 22 trophies, eight league titles and the world coach of the year accolade, it is a bit of a comedown to now be dealing in the most red-carded manager category.

Mourinho’s latest sending off was for a show of petulance when he booted away a water bottle down the touchline in frustration after referee Jon Moss had booked United’s Paul Pogba for diving in the first half.

Referees in England are clamping down on dissent and this flagrant one prompted Moss to send Mourinho to the stands, just as he did last year when the Portuguese, then at Chelsea, had a half-time rant against the official also in a West Ham match.

It was striking how Mourinho’s second sending off in a month — he incurred the wrath of referee Mark Clattenburg in a draw with Burnley at Old Trafford in late October — coincided with another disappointing United showing against lowly opponents.

Whether his ill-discipline at Old Trafford could be linked to United’s impotence in those two matches is open to question, but there is no doubt that Mourinho’s behaviour is becoming an increasingly expensive failing.

Last month, he was fined £50,000 ($62,400.00) by the FA after comments about referee Anthony Taylor before United’s match with archrivals Liverpool.

His rant against Burnley came after United had been denied a penalty and he was given a one-match touchline ban and an £8,000 fine. Now, the FA may consider another touchline ban.

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All of which could mean more post-match media work for Mourinho’s assistant Rui Faria, who took a leaf out of his boss’ book when talking of United being unlucky after their fourth consecutive draw at home.

Yet, in truth, there has been little that is unlucky about United’s failure to turn dominance into points as their blunt edge in front of goal has seen Stoke City, Burnley, Arsenal and now West Ham outplayed but game enough to hang on for a point.

“The reality is that we are playing well,” Faria said. “We create the opportunities but we are not scoring the goals and we are suffering.

“We can say we are unlucky and in the last matches we should get different results. We all believe the results will appear.”

Not that Faria ever assumes the other managerial duties.

“I don’t take over,” he said. “The boss is Jose all the time and he passes on what is the best for the team and we just try to make it happen without having him there.”

That is something United are just having to get used to.

BARCELONA — Barcelona’s poor run away to Real Sociedad continued when the champions were held to a 1-1 draw at Anoeta on Sunday and slipped six points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid before next week’s “Clasico” against their archrivals.

Former Real Madrid academy player Willian Jose headed Real Sociedad ahead in the 53rd minute after a torrid first-half performance by Barca but Lionel Messi levelled in the 59th following a magnificent display of skill by Neymar.

Barca enjoyed some luck when Sociedad’s Juanmi headed home after Carlos Vela had curled a shot off the underside of the bar and saw the goal wrongly ruled offside, while Mexican forward Vela hit the woodwork again late on.

Barca have not won away to Real Sociedad since 2007 although this was the first time in five league games at Anoeta that they had avoided defeat.

Luis Enrique’s side are second in the standings on 27 points, six behind Real Madrid and level on points with Sevilla in third. Atletico Madrid are fourth on 24 after winning 3-0 at Osasuna, while Real Sociedad are fifth on 23.

Villarreal slipped to sixth after a surprise 2-0 defeat at home to Alaves.

Emboldened by a run of four straight wins in the league and their imperious recent record over Barca at home, Real Sociedad dominated the first half, testing Marc-Andre ter Stegen twice in the first 10 minutes, while Vela, Mikel Oyarzabal and Xabi Prieto each fired narrowly wide of goal.

Barca were limited to one chance before the break, a wayward distance effort by Luis Suarez, although Neymar forced a save from Geronimo Rulli from a stinging free kick just after the restart.

La Real found the opener minutes later thanks to the persistence of Vela. He chased down Javier Mascherano in the area and was thwarted by Ter Stegen but the loose ball was nodded back towards goal by Jose and in past a helpless Gerard Pique.

Barca hit back with their first incisive attack of the game, Neymar twisting his way past defenders down the left and squaring to Messi, who flicked the ball up before burying it past Rulli on the half volley.

The game suddenly opened up and either side could have won it. Vela’s deadly curler came close to crossing the line and replays showed Juanmi was clearly onside when he turned in the loose ball.

Barca broke quickly and Denis Suarez rounded Rulli but saw his shot cleared off the line by Asier Illarramendi.

Mascherano glanced the resulting corner just wide and beyond an outstretched Suarez, while Vela sent a potent volley spinning off the far post.

“I feel very positive because we’ve got a point from a game that was practically impossible to get anything from,” said Enrique.

“Real Sociedad won almost every ball and every battle so the fact we got a point is almost a miracle.”

Earlier on Sunday, Atletico put last week’s painful 3-0 defeat by Real Madrid behind them by beating Osasuna by the same scoreline.

Defender Diego Godin gave Atletico the lead in the 36th minute with a towering header and Kevin Gameiro added the second immediately after, while substitute Yannick Carrasco rounded off the victory in the 90th.

Villarreal felt the strain of returning to action less than 72 hours after their Europa League game away to Zurich and were beaten by two early goals from Alaves’ Ibai Gomez and Victor Camarasa to surrender their unbeaten home record.

Celta Vigo beat winless Granada 3-1 in Sunday’s other game.

OAKLAND, California — Stephen Curry had 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists as Golden State overcame Draymond Green’s absence to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-102 on Saturday night for their 11th straight victory.

Curry shot 13 for 19 with four 3-pointers, while Kevin Durant added 28 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and a career-high six blocked shots. Klay Thompson scored 23 points with four 3s.

Green sat out a day after bruising his left ankle at Los Angeles in a collision with teammate Ian Clark, who also missed the game after being hit in the throat on the play.

“Without Ian and Draymond our bench was thinned out,” coach Steve Kerr said.

For the Timberwolves, Zach LaVine scored 31 points with five 3s, while Karl-Anthony Towns had 12 of his 18 points in the first quarter on 6-for-10 shooting.

In Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook recorded his second straight triple-double and NBA-best seventh of the season with 17 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds as the Thunder beat the Detroit Pistons 106-88.

Westbrook, who tied LeBron James for sixth on the NBA’s career list with 44 triple-doubles, shot just 8 for 22 from the field after scoring at least 30 points in eight straight games. It was just the second time this year Westbrook failed to score 20.

“I’m happy we won, that’s the most important part for me,” Westbrook said. “But I definitely don’t take anything for granted. Every night I step on the floor, I try to compete at a high level and I’m thankful that I can play the game I love every night.”

Anthony Morrow scored 21 points off the bench to lead the Thunder (10-8), who were playing their fourth game in six nights in four different cities. Victor Oladipo added 18 while Steven Adams had 16 points and nine rebounds.

Tobias Harris scored 21 points for the Pistons, who have lost five of their last seven.

In Washington, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points while Tony Parker added 20 as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Wizards 112- for their ninth straight victory.

The Spurs (14-3) swept a three-game road swing and are a perfect 10-0 away from home.

“I do want to go home. I don’t want to play at home,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich joked after the game. “You’ve got no choice, no choice.”

Kawhi Leonard scored 19 for San Antonio, which shot 53.3 per cent (40 of 75) from the field. The Spurs led by 10 at half-time and as many as 19 in the second half.

Kemba Walker scored 28 points and Jeremy Lamb added 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds as the Charlotte Hornets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 107-102 win over the New York Knicks.

Frank Kaminsky added 14 points, including two clutch 3-pointers late in the fourth quarter while Kristaps Porzingis led the Knicks with 25 points.

In Miami, Marc Gasol scored a season-high 28 points as the Memphis Grizzlies beat Miami 110-107.

AMMAN — Lama Qubbaj is the toast of Jordan after winning the JJIF World Ju Jitsu title for the second year in a row, according to the Jordan Olympic Committee News Service.

The 28-year-old clinched the title after beating Loska Magdalena from the host nation Poland in the final of the +70kg Category.

Lama has been in incredible form all year and reached the final after beating another Polish fighter, Justyma Sitko, in the semifinal.

The win will make her an overwhelming favourite to retain the Jordan Olympic Committee’s Black Iris Sports Awards’ female accolade which will be decided in the New Year.

Meanwhile, her sister Rana, 34, won bronze in the -70kg Category after losing her semifinal to Sweden’s Diana Hallden. The former world champion won her first fight against Poland’s Emilia Mackwiak, and also beat Russia’s Lana Kutcar in the quarter-final.

The category’s other bronze medal also went to Jordan, with Yara Kakish losing to Poland Irena Preiss in the last four. She reached the semifinal with wins over France’s Chloe Lalande and Greece’s Zafiria Panagiotarakou.

Overall, the JJIF World Ju Jitsu Championships in Wroclaw have proved to be another fruitful one for Jordan who started well on Friday with Haidar Rasheed winning bronze in the 85kg Category. Haidar won five fights to secure his gold medal before missing out on the final to Russia’s Abdubari Guesenov by submission.