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• Bucks, Lakers stretch winning streaks to 10;
• England in New Zealand: Joe Root 226 sets up tourists' victory push;
• Last-gasp field goal gives Ravens win over 49ers;
• Joshua v Ruiz II: Kevin Barry warned of a shock but what about the rematch?;
• Lewis Hamilton dominates in Abu Dhabi GP for 11th victory of the season;

Bucks, Lakers stretch winning streaks to 10

The Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers extended their respective winning streaks to 10 games in the NBA on Friday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo again led the Bucks in a 119-110 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Antetokounmpo finished with a double-double of 33 points and 12 rebounds, while George Hill contributed 18 points off the bench.

The Bucks are 16-3 and have a 1.5-game lead atop the Eastern Conference.

The Lakers continued to pull clear atop the west after a 125-103 victory over the Washington Wizards.

Once again, Anthony Davis (26 points and 13 rebounds) and LeBron James (23 points and 11 assists) led the way for the 17-2 Lakers.

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England in New Zealand: Joe Root 226 sets up tourists' victory push

Captain Joe Root made a double century but England face an uphill task to win the second Test against New Zealand in Hamilton.

Root's painstaking 226 from 441 balls and 75 from Ollie Pope helped England to 476 and a first-innings lead of 101.

The Black Caps fell to 28-2 but Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor guided them to 96-2 at the close of day four, trailing by only five runs.

England must win at Seddon Park to draw the two-Test series.

Weather may be England's biggest obstacle, with rain forecast for much of the final day.

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Last-gasp field goal gives Ravens win over 49ers

Ravens send out Super Bowl statement

Week 13 of the NFL saw the Baltimore Ravens send a clear message that they can challenge for the Super Bowl as they beat the San Francisco 49ers to join their opponents on 10-2 for the season.

The Green Bay Packers are still in charge of the NFC North after rebounding with a dominant win in New York, while the Kansas City Chiefs did likewise to strengthen their grip on the AFC West.

In a Sunday of surprises, the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins both claimed their third wins of the season in upset results, and the Cincinnati Bengals finally got off the mark at the 12th time of asking.

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Joshua v Ruiz II: Kevin Barry warned of a shock but what about the rematch?

"The two worst detectives working in New York!"

As BBC boxing correspondent Mike Costello and pundit Steve Bunce reflect on the June night that changed the boxing landscape, they curse the fact they didn't piece together clues to see it coming.

Kevin Barry did.

He said people were "kidding themselves" in writing Andy Ruiz Jr off before his fight with unbeaten world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

Here Barry - trainer of former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker - tells BBC Sport why he was influenced by his "history" with Ruiz, explains why the champion's style creates panic, and predicts who will win Saturday's rematch in Saudi Arabia.

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Lewis Hamilton dominates in Abu Dhabi GP for 11th victory of the season

Lewis Hamilton dominated the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to end the season in which he won a sixth world drivers' title on a high.

The Mercedes driver led away from pole position and cruised off into the distance, untroubled by anyone behind.

In a soporific race, Red Bull's Max Verstappen took a comfortable second after Ferrari slipped backwards.

Charles Leclerc ran second in the early laps, ahead of Verstappen, but slipped back to third.

Leclerc held off an attack from Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas in the closing stages, the Finn right on his gearbox on the final lap, after an excellent race from the back of the grid.

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