Reuters Sports News Roundup: Tearful Serena retires injured in Toronto final; Timely break sees Isner advance in Cincinnati

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

MLB notebook: Maddon expects to stay with Cubs

In the final season of his five-year contract, Chicago manager Joe Maddon said he expects to be with the Cubs "for a couple more years." Maddon, 65, addressed his future with ESPN prior to Sunday's game in Cincinnati. He said he wants to manage until he is at least 70.

Gymnastics: Biles soars to sixth title at national championships

American Simone Biles reasserted her position as the world's unrivaled number one gymnast with an amazing winning performance at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Mo., on Sunday. Biles became the first woman in nearly 70 years to capture six U.S. senior women's all-around gymnastics titles – matching Clara Schroth Lomady, who won her sixth in 1952.

Golf: Norway's Pettersen handed Solheim Cup wildcard slot

Europe captain Catriona Matthew picked Norway's Suzann Pettersen, who took time out from golf to have a baby in 2017, as one of four wildcards to face the United States in the Solheim Cup in Scotland next month. The others announced at Gleneagles on Monday ahead of the Sept 11-13 tournament were England's Bronte Law and Jodi Ewart Shadoff and France's Celine Boutier.

Joshua promoter defends Saudi fight as game changer for boxing

Anthony Joshua's promoter has defended a decision to stage the Briton's heavyweight title rematch with Mexican-American world champion Andy Ruiz Jr. in Saudi Arabia and said it could change boxing forever. Eddie Hearn told a news conference on Monday that Joshua and his opponent had signed up for the Dec. 7 fight to be hosted in an open-air stadium in Ad Diriyha, near the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Fatigued Nadal withdraws from Cincinnati Open

World number two Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from this week's Cincinnati Open due to fatigue, the tournament's organizers said on Sunday. The Spaniard, Cincinnati champion in 2013, beat Russia's Daniil Medvedev to claim his fifth Rogers Cup in Montreal earlier in the day.

Tearful Serena retires injured in Toronto final

Serena Williams' first U.S. Open tune-up ended in dramatic fashion as the tearful American was forced to retire with a back injury while trailing Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu 3-1 in the Rogers Cup final on Sunday. Williams, who hopes to chase a record-equaling 24th career Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, seemed fine on court but suddenly sat crying in her chair before deciding to retire 19 minutes into the match with back spasms.

Timely break sees Isner advance in Cincinnati

John Isner blasted 27 aces in his first-round match against Serbian Dusan Lajovic on Sunday but it was a timely break of serve that saw the American advance 7-6(3) 1-6 7-5 at the Cincinnati Open. Lajovic shook off the loss of a first set tiebreak to dominate the second frame, earning two breaks of Isner's fearsome serve.

Bagley pulls out of Team USA consideration

Two days after his promotion from Team USA Select to the Senior Team, Marvin Bagley III removed himself from consideration for the 2019 FIBA World Cup roster. Bagley, a forward for the Sacramento Kings, was promoted from the Select Team to the Senior roster on Friday after a scrimmage won by the Select Team.

Pepperell apologizes for calling DeChambeau a 'twit'

PGA European Tour player Eddie Pepperell apologized Monday to Bryson DeChambeau for calling him "a twit" while criticizing his slow play at The Northern Trust tournament. "Seems my comment regarding Bryson's slow play has garnered plenty of attention and I just want to sincerely apologize to Bryson for being personal and referring to him as a 'twit,'" the 28-year-old English golfer wrote on Twitter. "That was unnecessary and something I shouldn't have said."

Keenum, McCoy ahead in Redskins QB competition

Rookie first-round pick Dwayne Haskins could still win the quarterback competition in Washington, but two veterans are ahead of him at this stage, Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. Colt McCoy and Case Keenum hold an edge in the open battle based on experience, Gruden told MMQB.