Saen Sor Ploenchitr of Thailand defeated Jesus...

Saen Sor Ploenchitr of Thailand defeated Jesus Rojas of Venezuela by unanimous 12-round decision and retained the WBA flyweight title in Bangkok.

Miscellany

Harvard won the men’s collegiate championship for the third time in four years at the San Diego Crew Classic. In the Whittier Cup for women, Washington won its third consecutive championship in 6:57.90.

Nigeria won its second African Nations Cup title, rallying to beat Zambia, 2-1, at Tunis, Tunisia. Emmanual Amunike scored both goals for Nigeria, one of Africa’s three teams in the World Cup.

Basketball

Quinn Buckner, who has four years left on his contract, appears to be out as the Dallas Mavericks’ coach. The Dallas Morning News reported that team employees have been advised not to include Buckner in next season’s advertising campaign.

Felipe Lopez, the high school player of the year, had 25 points in leading the East All-Stars to a 141-135 victory over the West in the Magic Johnson Roundball Classic at Auburn Hills, Mich.

Names in the News

Pepperdine basketball Coach Tom Asbury will be offered the Kansas State coaching position, according to television station WDAF in Kansas City, Mo. WDAF attributed the report to a unnamed member of the university’s search committee. . . . Wayne Messmer, the public address announcer for the Chicago Cubs, was expected to recover after being shot in the neck on Sunday. Dr. Seth Krosner said it was too early to determine if Messmer’s speaking voice would be affected.