Cycling: De Marchi taken to hospital after nasty Tour de France crash
BRIOUDE, France – Italian Alessandro De Marchi was taken to hospital after a heavy crash in the opening kilometers of the ninth stage of the Tour de France, his CCC team said on Sunday.
Motor racing: Button may have driven title-winning Brawn for last time
Jenson Button fears he may have driven for the last time the Brawn GP car that took him to a stunning 2009 Formula One world championship.
Kenyan blames high doping-offence figures on participation numbers
Kenya’s anti-doping and athletics chiefs on Friday disputed figures that put the east African nation as the third-most cheating nation in the sport in terms of biological passport offences.
Motor racing: Formula E set for title showdown in New York
The all-electric Formula E title will be decided in Sunday’s season finale after series leader Jean-Eric Vergne failed to score in the first of two races in New York.
MLB roundup: Reds pound out 24 hits in win
Phillip Ervin went 6-for-6 and the Cincinnati Reds rolled to a 17-9 win against the Colorado Rockies in the second game of the three-game series in Denver on Saturday night.
NASCAR notebook: Late caution erases Logano’s chance at winning
When Bubba Wallace spun in Turn 2 with six laps left in Saturday night’s Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway, it changed the course of the entire race.
Swimming: Sun doping case needs more ‘clarity’, says Australia coach
Australia’s head swimming coach has questioned a panel decision to clear Sun Yang of wrongdoing in refusing a doping test and urged anti-doping authorities to provide more transparency over the Chinese swimmer’s case.
Hall of Fame pitcher Gibson diagnosed with cancer: reports
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, local media reported on Saturday.
NFL notebook: Security guard presses charges against Elliott
Security guard Kyle Johnson has pressed charges against Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott over a May 19 incident in Las Vegas, Fox 5 Las Vegas reported.
MLB notebook: Nationals ace Scherzer on 10-day IL
The Washington Nationals placed ace right-hander Max Scherzer on the 10-day injured list on Saturday due to back issues. The move is retroactive to July 10.
