Reuters Sports News Summary

Gregory Polanco struck out, but Stallings hit his eighth homer of the season, a shot to left field, to end it. Golf-Ice-cool Morikawa wins blazing hot British Open American debutant Collin Morikawa produced an ice-cool final round to win the British Open by two strokes on a blazing hot afternoon at Royal St George's on Sunday.

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Golf-I did all I could, says Spieth, after Open near miss

Jordan Spieth said he had done everything he could to end his long wait for a fourth major after falling just short in a thrilling final day of the British Open on Sunday. The Texan ended up in second place, two shots behind compatriot Collin Morikawa who produced a bogey-free final round to claim his second major title.

Pirates sign No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis

The Pittsburgh Pirates signed catcher Henry Davis, the No. 1 overall pick in last week's 2021 Major League Baseball Draft. The 21-year-old Davis, who played for the University of Louisville, received a $6.5 million signing bonus, according to MLB Network.

Motor racing-Hamilton takes eighth British win, Verstappen taken to hospital

Lewis Hamilton celebrated a record eighth British Grand Prix victory on Sunday after fighting back from a 10-second penalty for a first-lap collision that halted the race and sent title rival Max Verstappen to hospital. The Mercedes driver, now only eight points behind Red Bull's Verstappen after 10 races, passed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc with two laps to go as a capacity 140,000 crowd rose to cheer on their home hero.

Cycling-'Baby Cannibal' Pogacar claims vintage Tour de France title

Tadej Pogacar became the youngest rider to win back-to-back Tour de France titles on Sunday after some vintage racing drew comparisons with cycling's greatest. The 22-year-old Slovenian, who won the Tour on his debut last year, hammered his rivals in the Alps with a long-range attack on stage eight, reminiscent of the event in the 1980s, and stayed in control for the rest of the race.

Olympics-First competitors in athletes' village infected with COVID-19

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Sunday reported the first COVID-19 cases among competitors residing in the athletes' village, as its population swells ahead of the start of the pandemic-hit Games next week. Two athletes from the same country and competing in the same sport staying in the village in the Harumi waterfront district tested positive for the virus, organisers said without providing further details.

Olympics-Tennis-Gauff tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Tokyo Games

American Coco Gauff will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the 17-year-old said on Sunday. Gauff was set to become the youngest Olympic tennis player since 2000 but instead joins a number of the world's top players who have already pulled out of the Tokyo Games.

MLB roundup: Pirates win on Jacob Stallings' walk-off grand slam

Jacob Stallings' two-out grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 9-7 walk-off win over the visiting New York Mets. With the Mets leading 7-5, reliever Edwin Diaz (3-4) hit Ke'Bryan Hayes and walked Bryan Reynolds. After Ben Gamel struck out, John Nogowski's infield single loaded the bases. Gregory Polanco struck out, but Stallings hit his eighth homer of the season, a shot to left field, to end it.

Golf-Ice-cool Morikawa wins blazing hot British Open

American debutant Collin Morikawa produced an ice-cool final round to win the British Open by two strokes on a blazing hot afternoon at Royal St George's on Sunday. The 24-year-old began the day a stroke behind Louis Oosthuizen but played picture-perfect golf in a four-under round of 66 to overhaul the South African and resist resurgent fellow American Jordan Spieth in a three-way battle.

WTA roundup: Yulia Putintseva claims Budapest title

Top seed Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan cruised past Anhelina Kalinina of the Ukraine 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday to win the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. Putintseva won 71 percent of the points on her first serve (29 of 41) and 62 percent of her first return points (21 of 34) in the one hour, 10 minute match.

Factbox-Cycling-Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar

Factbox on Slovenian Tadej Pogacar, who won his second consecutive Tour de France title on Sunday: Born: Sept. 21, 1998