Rosberg secures pole for Japanese Grand Prix
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – World championship leader Nico Rosberg will start the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix from pole position after setting the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday.
Rosberg completes practice sweep in Japan
SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) – World championship leader Nico Rosberg completed a practice clean sweep for the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix by lapping quickest in Saturday’s third and final session.
Baez homer gives Cubs win over Giants in pitching duel
(The Sports Xchange) – A one-out eighth inning home run by Javier Baez gave the Chicago Cubs the lone run they needed in a 1-0 National League Division Series victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
Toronto pitcher Liriano struck in head, briefly hospitalized
(The Sports Xchange) – Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Francisco Liriano exited Friday’s American League Division Series game against the Texas Rangers in the eighth inning after getting hit in back of the head or neck area by a line drive off the bat of Car…
Dodgers beat Nationals 4-3 in first game of series
(The Sports Xchange) – Corey Seager hit a solo homer in the first and Justin Turner had a two-run shot in the third – both off Max Scherzer – as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Friday in Game 1 of the National League Di…
Baseball: Indians beat Red Sox again to take 2-0 series lead
(The Sports Xchange) – Corey Kluber pitched seven scoreless innings and combined with two relievers on a three-hit shutout as the Cleveland Indians blanked the Boston Red Sox 6-0 on Friday in Game 2 of the American League Division Series at Progressive…
Soccer: U.S. beat Cuba 2-0 on bumpy pitch in Havana friendly
(Reuters) – The United States beat Cuba 2-0 on Friday in the first friendly between the two countries for 69 years in a match that will be remembered mainly for the poor quality of the Havana pitch.
Ex-Costa Rican soccer chief Li pleads guilty in U.S. bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Costa Rican soccer federation president charged in a U.S. corruption probe involving the sport’s global governing body FIFA pleaded guilty on Friday, admitting he took hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.
Baseball: Blue Jays power past Rangers for 2-0 series lead
(The Sports Xchange) – The Toronto Blue Jays smashed four home runs off Texas starter Yu Darvish and eased to a 5-3 victory in Game 2 of the American League Division Series.
Cycling: UK Anti-Doping investigating ‘allegations of wrongdoing’
LONDON (Reuters) – British Cycling is cooperating fully with an investigation by the country’s anti-doping agency UKAD into “allegations of wrongdoing within cycling”, it said on Friday.
