U.S. celebrate Olympic berth by thumping Canada 3-0
Second-half goals from Lynn Williams, Lindsey Horan and Megan Rapinoe gave the United States a 3-0 win over Canada in the final of the CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying tournament in southern California on Sunday.
NASCAR notebook: Johnson pushes limits before Daytona qualifying
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jimmie Johnson ran three times on Sunday, but only two of the occasions involved his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro.
Canadian Taylor outplays Mickelson to win at Pebble Beach
Former world number one amateur Nick Taylor bent but did not break, surviving an error-strewn stretch and whipping winds to win the Pebble Beach Pro-Am by four strokes in California on Sunday.
Basketball: Spain dash British hopes and secure Olympic women’s berth
European champions Spain secured their slot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic women’s basketball tournament on Sunday and dashed British hopes of a breakthrough qualification.
ATP roundup: Monfils wins third Montpellier title
Top-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils defeated Canadian Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday to become the second three-time winner of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier.
Monfils continues French dominance in Montpellier
Top seed Gael Monfils captured his third title at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Sunday with a clinical 7-5 6-3 win over Canada’s Vasek Pospisil in the final.
Judo: Frenchman Riner suffers first loss in 10 years
France’s double Olympic champion judoka Teddy Riner suffered his first defeat in nearly 10 years on Sunday, losing to Japan’s Kokoro Kageura in the IJF Paris Grand Slam at Bercy.
Top 25 roundup: Duke survives UNC on two buzzer beaters
Wendell Moore Jr.’s putback at the overtime buzzer of teammate Tre Jones’ air ball gave No. 7 Duke a thrilling 98-96 victory against host North Carolina on Saturday night at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Figure skating: Hanyu survives fall to claim gold at Four Continents
Japan’s double Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu picked himself up after a fall to win the men’s free program at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul on Sunday.
Home hero Lee emulates sister to break European Tour duck at Vic Open
The anticipated family double did not materialize but Min Woo Lee emulated sister Minjee at the Vic Open on Sunday to claim his maiden European Tour title with a two-shot victory over Ryan Fox.
