Athletics

Paris Diamond League

Main results at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday:

MEN

200m (wind: +0.2 m/s):

1. Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.73 (world leading)

2. Warren Weir (JAM) 19.92

3. Christophe Lemaitre (FRA) 20.07

400m:

1. Kirani James (GRN) 43.96 (world leading)

2. LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44.09

3. Tony McQuay (USA) 44.84

1500m:

1. Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) 3:32.55

2. Aman Wote (ETH) 3:32.65

3. Leonel Manzano (USA) 3:33.14

110m hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s):

1. Aries Merritt (USA) 13.09

2. Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) 13.12

3. David Oliver (USA) 13.13

3,000m steeplechase:

1. Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 7:59.03 (world leading)

2. Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) 8:00.09 (European record)

3. Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:09.17

Long jump:

1. Damar Forbes (JAM) 8.11m

2. Christopher Tomlinson (GBR) 8.08

3. Lois Tstoumas (GRE) 8.02

Pole vault:

1. Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.92m

2. Jan Kudlicka (CZE) 5.70

3. Konstadnos Filippdis (GRE) 5.70

Discus:

1. Robert Harting (GER) 67.04m

2. Ehsan Hadadi (IRI) 65.53

3. Gerd Kanter (EST) 65.30

WOMEN

100m (wind: -0.2 m/s):

1. Shelly-Ann Fraser (JAM) 10.92

2. Blessing Akagbare (NGR) 10.93

3. Murielle Ahoure (CIV) 11.01

800m:

1. Francine Niyonsaba (BDI) 1:57.26

2. Malika Akkaoui (MAR) 1:57.64

3. Alysia Johnson (USA) 1:57.75

5,000m:

1. Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:23.68 (world leading)

2. Almaz Ayana (ETH) 14:25.84

3. Gelete Burka (ETH) 14:42.07

400m hurdles:

1. Zuzana Hejnova (CZE) 53.23

2. Perri Shakes-Drayton (GBR) 53.96

3. Georganne Moline (USA) 54.19

High jump:

1. Anna Chicherova (RUS) 2.01 m

2. Brigetta Barrett (USA) 1.98

3. Blanka Vlasic (CRO) 1.98

Triple jump:

1. Katerine Ibarguen (COL) 14.69 m

2. Hanna Knyazyeva (ISR) 14.58

3. Olga Saladukha (UKR) 14.55

Shot putt:

1. Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.62m

2. Michelle Carter (USA) 19.57

3. Nadine Kleinert (GER) 17.95

Javelin:

1. Christina Obergfoll (GER) 64.74 m

2. Kimberley Mickle (AUS) 64.35

3. Madara Palameika (LAT) 61.36

Baseball

Results of MLB games on Saturday (home team in CAPS):

NY YANKEES 5 Baltimore 4

Minnesota 6 TORONTO 0

KANSAS CITY 4 Oakland 3

ST. LOUIS 5 Miami 4

Detroit 9 CLEVELAND 4

CHICAGO CUBS 4 Pittsburgh 1

WASHINGTON 5 San Diego 4

CINCINNATI 13 Seattle 4

MILWAUKEE 7 NY Mets 6

Houston 9 TEXAS 5

Atlanta 13 PHILADELPHIA 4

SAN FRANCISCO 4 LA Dodgers 2

TAMPA BAY 3 Chicago White Sox 0

LA ANGELS 9 Boston 7 (11 innings)

ARIZONA 11 Colorado 1

Cycling

Tour de France

Standings from the 8th stage of the Tour de France, a 195.0km ride from Castres to Ax-Trois-Domaines, on Saturday:

1. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 5h03min 18sec

(average: 38.6 km/h)

2. Richie Porte (AUS/SKY) at 0:51.

3. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 1:08.

4. Bauke Mollema (NED/BKN) 1:10.

5. Laurens ten Dam (NED/BKN) 1:16.

6. Mikel Nieve (ESP/EUS) 1:34.

7. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/SAX) 1:45.

8. Alberto Contador (ESP/SAX) 1:45.

9. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 1:45.

10. Igor Anton (ESP/EUS) 1:45.

11. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 2:06.

12. Rui Costa (POR/MOV) 2:28.

13. Jean-Christophe Peraud (FRA/ALM) 2:28.

14. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 2:35.

15. Daniel Martin (IRL/GRM) 2:35.

Overall standings

1. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 32hr 15min 55sec

2. Richie Porte (AUS/SKY) at 0:51.

3. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 1:25.

4. Bauke Mollema (NED/BKN) 1:44.

5. Laurens ten Dam (NED/BKN) 1:50.

6. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/SAX) 1:51.

7. Alberto Contador (ESP/SAX) 1:51.

8. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 2:02.

9. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 2:31.

10. Michael Rogers (AUS/SAX) 2:40.

11. Rui Costa (POR/MOV) 2:45.

12. Andrew Talansky (USA/GRM) 2:48.

13. Daniel Martin (IRL/GRM) 2:48.

14. Mikel Nieve (ESP/EUS) 2:55.

15. Igor Anton (ESP/EUS) 3:06.

Golf

French Open

Leading scores after the third round in the French Open at Le Golf National outside Versailles on Saturday (GBR & IRL unless stated, par 71):

208 - Graeme McDowell 69-69-70, Richard Sterne (RSA) 68-69-71

209 - Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 70-71-68, David Howell 69-71-69, Richard Green (AUS) 69-70-70

210 - Simon Dyson 70-68-72, Soren Kjeldsen (DEN) 69-68-73

211 - Thomas Bjorn (DEN) 68-69-74, Jorge Campillo (ESP) 74-69-68, Hennie Otto (RSA) 71-71-69, Lee Slattery 71-70-70, Marc Warren 69-72-70, Jamie Donaldson 70-70-71, Eduardo De La Riva (ESP) 72-67-72, Graeme Storm 70-68-73

212 - Francesco Molinari (ITA) 71-74-67, Simon Khan 71-73-68, Gregory Bourdy (FRA) 69-73-70

213 - Ignacio Garrido (ESP) 75-70-68, Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP) 69-76-68, Ian Poulter 73-71-69, David Drysdale 70-74-69, Martin Kaymer (GER) 68-76-69, Chris Doak 71-70-72, Richie Ramsey 69-71-73, Stephen Gallacher 68-70-75

214 - John Parry 74-70-70, Ross Fisher 70-73-71, Rafa Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 70-72-72, Kristoffer Broberg (SWE) 72-69-73, Felipe Aguilar (CHI) 68-72-74, Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR) 68-68-78

US PGA Greenbrier Classic

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia - Leading scores on Saturday after the third round of the $6.3 million US PGA Greenbrier Classic (USA unless noted, par-70):

196 - Johnson Wagner 62-70-64

198 - Jimmy Walker 69-65-64

200 - Jonas Blixt (SWE) 66-67-67

201 - Matt Jones (AUS) 69-66-66, Jordan Spieth 67-67-67, Steven Bowditch (AUS) 65-67-69

202 - Pat Perez 71-65-66, Bill Haas 68-67-67, Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 70-65-67, Lee Dong-Hwan (KOR) 66-68-68, Tag Ridings 65-69-68, Tommy Gainey 62-71-69

203 - Gary Woodland 69-70-64, Morgan Hoffmann 69-67-67, Bill Lunde 66-66-71

204 - Nick Watney 72-67-65, Cameron Percy (AUS) 71-68-65, Bryce Molder 71-67-66, Tim Petrovic 69-68-67, Scott Stallings 70-67-67, Brian Stuard 71-66-67, David Lingmerth (SWE) 71-66-67, Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 67-68-69, Ted Potter 69-66-69, Ben Curtis 67-66-71, Russell Henley 67-65-72

Tennis

Wimbledon

Results on Saturday (x-denotes seedings):

Women's singles final

Marion Bartoli (FRA x15) bt Sabine Lisicki (GER x23) 6-1, 6-4

Men's doubles final

Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA/USA x1) bt Ivan Dodig/Marcelo Melo (CRO/BRA x12) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4

Women's doubles final

Su-Wei Hsieh/Peng Shuai (TPE/CHN x8) bt Ashleigh Barty/Casey Dellacqua (AUS/AUS x12) 7-6 (7/1), 6-1

Girls singles final

Belinda Bencic (SUI x1) v Taylor Townsend (USA x5) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

China Daily

(China Daily 07/08/2013 page23)