Latest - New Zealand driver Scott McLaughlin has won his third Indycars race of this season, taking out the penultimate round in Portland.
Scott McLaughlin Photo: PHOTOSPORT
McLaughlin started on pole and led for the majority of the race, finishing comfortably ahead of Australian Will Power with fellow New Zealand Scott Dixon third.
It was also an impressive drive from Dixon, who had started 16th on the grid.
Power now has a 20 point lead over Dixon and American Josef Newgarden and just needs to finish in the top three at Laguna Seca next week to claim his second title.
McLaughlin's win improves him to fifth in the standings, 41 points off the lead, and he too has a mathematical chance of claiming the title.
In 2015 Dixon won the final race of the season to grab the title on countback.
That was the fourth title of what is now six he has to his name.
Price on the podium at Burghley
New Zealand equestrian Tim Price has finished third at the Burghley Horse Trial in England.
Tim Price rides Vitali during the second day of dressage at Burghley. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Price on board Vitali, was in contention after a superb cross country phase, but dropped three rails in the show jumping.
Piggy March won from fellow Briton Tom Jackson.
Tim Price was naturally slightly disappointed but philosophical about Vitali's performance: "He's not God's gift to show jumping," he admitted, "but I think we'll get there - he's got the ability, I just have to find a way to get it out."
Tim's wife Jonelle was fourth with Classic Moet.
Four in a row for Bagnaia
Italian Francesco Bagnaia held off a strong challenge from Enea Bastianini to win the San Marino Grand Prix in front of his home fans in Misano Adriatico on Sunday.
Francesco Bagnaia Photo: AFP
Ducati's Bagnaia finished 0.034 seconds ahead of Gresini Racing rider Bastianini, who is joining Ducati next year, to celebrate a thrilling victory after starting fifth on the grid.
He became the first Ducati rider to win four consecutive MotoGP races, having also triumphed in the Austrian, British and Dutch grands prix.
Bagnaia moved to second in the world championship standings, closing the gap on leader Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha to 30 points. Aleix Espargaro of Aprilia slipped to third after finishing sixth on Sunday.
Maverick Vinales of Aprilia Racing completed the podium and Quartararo finished fifth after starting eighth on the grid following a disappointing qualifying session.
Pole sitter Jack Miller crashed out of the lead on the opening lap and ended the race in 18th on his Ducati.
Italian Andrea Dovizioso came 12th for the Yamaha RNF team in his final race in the premier class.
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Ogier to race in New Zealand
Eight-time World Champion, Sébastien Ogier has confirmed he will line-up in Rally New Zealand which starts at the end of the month.
The reigning World Champion from France, racing a part-time basis for his Toyota Gazoo team in the WRC this year, is keen to return to one of his favourite rallies on the world calendar.
The 11th round of the World Rally Championship returns to New Zealand for first time in 11 years, staged in and around Auckland.
Evenepoel still leads
Team DSM rider Thymen Arensman won his first Grand Tour stage on stage 15 of Vuelta a Espana, a 153km mountain ride from Martos to Sierra Nevada, as Remco Evenepoel fought hard to retain his red jersey.
Arensman attacked to catch and pass Marc Soler of UAE Team Emirates and pushed on to win alone on the "queen stage" to the altitude finish atop Sierra Nevada.
The Dutchman was the only rider from the breakaway who was able to resist Movistar rider Enric Mas, who came second after finishing one minute 23 seconds behind the winner.
Miguel Angel Lopez of Astana Qazaqstan came third, while Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider Evenepoel finished 10th after coming under pressure early on the climb.
Evenepoel retained his lead but lost time to Jumbo-Visma's Primoz Roglic, who made an attack in the final kilometre and finished fifth.
Evenepoel remained 1:34 ahead of Roglic with Mas in third place, 2:01 behind.
After a rest day on Monday, the peloton will pick up again on stage 16, a 189km ride from Sanlucar de Barrameda to Tomares on Tuesday.
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Goalkeeper leak leads to red card
Goalkeeper Connor Maseko was sent off for urinating in a hedge during an English FA Cup first-round qualifying match over the weekend.
Maseko, playing for ninth-tier Blackfield & Langley, was shown a red card in the 76th minute of the goalless draw with Shepton Mallet.
After the ball went out for a goal kick, Maseko needed to use the toilet and decided to go up against a hedge. He was seen by Shepton Mallet players who drew the incident to the attention of the referee.
"He protected himself. He was inside the hedge. Sometimes when you have to go you have to go," Blackfield & Langley co-manager Conor McCarthy told the BBC.
"I was gobsmacked. We're all pretty shocked by the decision."
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