Los Angeles Chargers, Ryder Cup, Novak Djokovic: Sports round-up

The championship was the only ATP Masters 1000 title the former number one had failed to win in his illustrious career and he finally broke the ice on his sixth try.


Reuters | Updated: 20-08-2018 22:37 IST | Created: 20-08-2018 22:30 IST
Los Angeles Chargers, Ryder Cup, Novak Djokovic: Sports round-up
Novak Djokovic finally got the title that had been missing from his resume as the Serb defeated Swiss world number two Roger Federer. (Image Credit: Twitter)

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Report: Chargers CB Watkins tears ACL

Los Angeles Chargers safety Jaylen Watkins tore his ACL in a Saturday night preseason game, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday. Watkins, a backup, and special teams player with Philadelphia the past four seasons was placed on the reserve/injured list. He started on Saturday against the Seattle Seahawks in an exhibition game.

Stenson, Garcia do little for Ryder Cup hopes

Major champions Henrik Stenson and Sergio Garcia missed out on a chance to stake their claim for Europe's Ryder Cup team with underwhelming performances at the Wyndham Championship. With a tie for 20th at Sedgefield, Swede Stenson made no inroads towards automatic selection for the Sept. 28-30 event in Paris despite a closing 64 that left him eight strokes behind winner Brandt Snedeker.

MLB roundup: Astros hit 5 homers, Verlander wins No. 200

Martin Maldonado finished a single shy of hitting for the cycle, and the visiting Houston Astros slugged five home runs to salvage the finale of their showdown series with the Oakland Athletics with a 9-4 victory on Sunday. The Astros moved back ahead of Oakland by one game in the American League West after the Athletics pulled even by claiming the opening two games of the three-game weekend set.

Djokovic beats Federer to win in Cincinnati

Novak Djokovic finally got the title that had been missing from his resume as the Serb defeated Swiss world number two Roger Federer, his greatest rival, 6-4 6-4 to win the Cincinnati Masters on Sunday. The championship was the only ATP Masters 1000 title the former number one had failed to win in his illustrious career and he finally broke the ice on his sixth try.

Wickens airlifted to a hospital in IndyCar crash; race halted for 2 hours

Driver Robert Wickens was taken to a local hospital by helicopter and racing was stopped after a violent crash on the ninth lap in the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. The Verizon IndyCar Series race was red flagged and did not restart for approximately two hours after the crash, which occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Biles wins the fifth all-around title at U.S. Champs

Olympic champion Simone Biles won her fifth all-around title at the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Boston on Sunday. Biles's total of 119.850 gave her a 6.55-point margin of victory over nearest challenger and reigning world champion Morgan Hurd (113.300). Riley McCusker (112.750), Grace McCallum (111.650) and Shilese Jones (109.850) rounded out the top five.

Bertens stuns world number one Halep for Cincinnati title

Dutch surprise Kiki Bertens saved a championship point before going on to earn a shock Cincinnati Masters final triumph 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2 over a fatigued world number one Simona Halep on Sunday. Bertens came back from the brink against Romania's top seed in an exhausting second set tiebreaker, then won five of the final six games in the decider to lift the sixth and biggest title of her career.

Snedeker seals wire-to-wire Wyndham win

Brandt Snedeker saw off a challenge from Taiwan's C.T. Pan to claim a three-stroke win at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday and raise his hand for Ryder Cup duty. Snedeker finished well outside the eight automatic qualifiers for the American team after last week's cut-off but his victory at Sedgefield Country Club thrusts him into the conversation for Jim Furyk's four captain's picks.

USA Gymnastics ex-doctor moved from prison after alleged assault

Disgraced USA Gymnastics ex-team doctor Larry Nassar has been removed from a federal prison where he has been held, records showed on Sunday, less than a month after his lawyers alleged he was assaulted. Nassar was at a federal transfer facility in Oklahoma City after being removed from a penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona, Federal Bureau of Prisons records showed. It was not clear to which prison he would be sent.

Aaron Hernandez suicide notes revealed by attorney

Aaron Hernandez wrote suicide notes to his fiancee and attorney, who revealed the contents of the personal letters in a book "Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez." Jose Baez published the letters in his book, which outlines the circumstances and attempts to provide context to the final years of the life of Hernandez, who died at age 27 of the apparent suicide in April 2017 while serving a life sentence for first-degree murder.

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