BASEBALL
Chinese Professional Baseball League
Standings following Wednesday's games:
W L Tied Pct. GB
1. Uni Lions 39 28 1 .582 0
2. La New Bears 36 30 0 .545 2.5
3. Macoto Cobras 35 31 1 .530 3.5
4. Brother Elephants 31 35 1 .470 7.5
5. Sinon Bulls 28 35 1 .444 9
6. Chinatrust Whales 28 38 2 .424 10.5
Wednesday's results:
Elephants 3, Cobras 2
WP: Todd Moser (2-0) 1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K, 0 W
LP: Jeremy Hill (6-5) 2.1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 K, 0 W
MVP: Chen Chih-hung 2-4, 1 RBI
Lions 8, Whales 5
WP: Chang Chih-chiang (2-2) 6 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 5 K, 4 W
LP: Ni Fu-teh (5-10) 3.1 IP, 6 R, 9 H, 3 K, 1 W
MVP: Chang Chih-chiang
Today's games:
Elephants v Bears, 6:35pm, Kaohsiung
Lions v Bulls, 6:35pm, Hsinchu
BASKETBALL
FIBA Asian Championship
Yesterday's results from Tokushima, Japan:
China 100, United Arab Emirates 55
Philippines 89, Kuwait 58
Syria 105, India 54
Indonesia 81, Hong Kong 78
Qatar 87, Taiwan 74
Kazakhstan 75, South Korea 73
Lebanon 82, Iran 60
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