SINGAPORE (AP) New Zealand won the Singapore Sevens for the first time in 18 years after beating Argentina 19-17 in a final showdown of the world series leaders on Sunday. The Kiwis shot to 12-0 and the Argentines came back to trail 12-10 while New Zealand co-captain Dylan Collier was in the sin-bin.
SINGAPORE (AP) Sevens world series leader New Zealand took a big step toward Olympic Games qualification by beating rivals Australia and South Africa in Singapore on Saturday. New Zealand will become the second men's team, after host France, to secure a place in the Paris Games next year if it can win the Singapore Sevens on Sunday for the first time in 18 years.
SEATTLE (AP) Shohei Ohtani provided the first big punch and the Los Angeles Angels kept adding on from there. Ohtani hit his second home run of the season, Taylor Ward added a two-run shot in the eighth inning and the Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3 on Monday night.
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) Ruoning Yin became the second Chinese winner in LPGA Tour history Sunday, holding off Georgia Hall in the DIO Implant LA Open. “I dreamt about this for so many times and it finally came true today,” Yin said.
HONG KONG (AP) New Zealand achieved the men's and women's double of Hong Kong Sevens titles on Sunday with hard-fought wins over their biggest rivals in the finals. The men defeated Fiji 24-17 after a punishing start with the first three tries and leading 24-7 at halftime.