Sports News Roundup: World gymnastics championships, Nishikori, Anderson reach Vienna final

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

NHL roundup: Backstrom leads Caps to shootout win

Nicklas Backstrom scored the shootout winner, and goalie Pheonix Copley recorded his first career NHL victory as the visiting Washington Capitals claimed a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon. Backstrom converted in the fourth round of the shootout for the difference-maker, while Copley made 27 saves through overtime and stopped three of four players he faced in the showdown.

Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Georgia downs No. 9 Florida in key SEC battle

Quarterback Jake Fromm threw for 240 yards and three scores as No. 7 Georgia got redemption from its blowout loss to LSU two weeks ago with a 36-17 win over No. 9 Florida at Jacksonville, Fla. With the victory, Georgia (7-1, 5-1) puts itself in position to win its second straight SEC East crown should it beat Kentucky next week in Lexington.

Tennis: Federer to face Romanian qualifier Copil in Basel final

Roger Federer will face Romanian qualifier Marius Copil in the final of the Swiss Indoors in Basel after storming past seventh seed Daniil Medvedev 6-1 6-4 on Saturday. Copil, the world number 93, stunned second seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3 6-7(6) 6-4 in the day's other semi-final.

Gymnastics: Biles leads world championships qualifying despite kidney stone

Olympic champion Simone Biles soared to the top of all-around qualifying at the world gymnastics championships on Saturday just hours after visiting a Doha emergency room for kidney stone problems. Aiming for her fourth world all-around title, Biles piled up 60.965 points and even had a vault, 'The Biles', named after her, USA Gymnastics said.

Leicester City football club owner's helicopter crashes outside stadium

A helicopter belonging to Leicester City football club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed in a ball of flames in the club's car park on Saturday after a Premier League match, British media said. It was not known whether Vichai, a father of four and the founder of duty-free giant King Power International, was in the helicopter when it spiralled out of control and crashed just yards from the pitch, around an hour after the game had ended.

NBA roundup: LeBron moves up scoring list in Lakers loss

DeMar DeRozan finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists to help the San Antonio Spurs post a 110-106 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night. Rudy Gay had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Bryn Forbes also scored 16 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 15 as San Antonio defeated Los Angeles for the second time in less than a week.

Tennis: Nishikori, Anderson reach Vienna final

Kei Nishikori will have a chance to win his first ATP title in over two years on Sunday after beating qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4 6-3 to reach the Vienna Open final. The Japanese, ranked 11th in the world, will face this year's Wimbledon runner-up Kevin Anderson after the South African beat Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-3 3-6 6-4.

NASCAR notebook: Bowyer eyeing strong performance at Martinsville

With Kyle Busch sitting in the front row, waiting for his turn at the dais in the Martinsville Speedway media centre, Clint Bowyer seized on an opening to take a good-natured shot at his fellow Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff contender before the drivers hit the track for final practice. Asked to name his favourite Halloween costume as a child, Bowyer didn't miss a beat in responding, "Kyle Busch. It was pretty damn scary."

NFL notebook: Goodell says 'No question' London team could succeed

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Saturday that there's "no question" a team could be successful in London, though challenges remain. Appearing from London, where the Jacksonville Jaguars will meet the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, he said on NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" that "this market, without question, could have an NFL team."

Red Sox beat Dodgers to take stranglehold on World Series

The Boston Red Sox overcame a late four-run deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-6 in Game Four of the World Series on Saturday and take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Red Sox scored five runs in the top of the ninth behind RBI hits by Rafael Devers, Steve Pearce and Xander Bogaerts to complete the comeback and put themselves one win away from their fourth World Series title since 2004.

(With inputs from Reuters)