Baseball

Results from the MLB games on Monday (home team in CAPS):

KANSAS CITY 11 Tampa Bay 1

ST. LOUIS 8 Cincinnati 6

TORONTO 5 NY Yankees 2

Oakland 8 DETROIT 6

Philadelphia 2 NY METS 1

COLORADO 6 San Francisco 1

Houston 10 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 8

ARIZONA 6 San Diego 1

LA DODGERS 5 Chicago Cubs 0

Texas 8 SEATTLE 3

AMERICAN LEAGUE

EASTERN DIVISION

W L PCT GB

1. Boston 77 55 .583 -

2. Tampa Bay 74 52 .574 1 1/2

3. Baltimore 70 59 .543 5 1/2

4. NY Yankees 69 62 .527 7 1/2

5. Toronto 59 73 .447 18

CENTRAL DIVISION

1. Detroit 77 54 .588 -

2. Cleveland 71 59 .546 5 1/2

3. Kansas City 66 64 .508 10 1/2

4. Minnesota 57 72 .442 19

5. Chi White Sox 54 76 .415 22 1/2

WESTERN DIVISION

1. Texas 75 56 .580 -

2. Oakland 73 57 .562 2 1/2

3. Seattle 59 71 .454 16 1/2

4. LA Angels 58 71 .450 17

5. Houston 44 86 .338 31 1/2

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EASTERN DIVISION

1. Atlanta 78 52 .600 -

2. Washington 65 65 .500 13

3. Philadelphia 60 71 .458 18 1/2

4. NY Mets 58 71 .450 19 1/2

5. Miami 49 80 .380 28 1/2

CENTRAL DIVISION

1. St. Louis 77 54 .588 -

2. Pittsburgh 76 54 .585 1/2

3. Cincinnati 74 58 .561 3 1/2

4. Milwaukee 57 73 .438 19 1/2

5. Chicago Cubs 55 76 .420 22

WESTERN DIVISION

1. LA Dodgers 77 54 .588 -

2. Arizona 67 63 .515 9 1/2

3. Colorado 62 71 .466 16

4. San Diego 59 72 .450 18

5. San Francisco 58 73 .443 19

Golf

World rankings

As of Monday (US unless stated, last week's positions in brackets):

1. (1) Tiger Woods 14.38 average points

2. (4) Adam Scott (AUS) 9.44

3. (2) Phil Mickelson 8.62

4. (3) Rory McIlroy (NIR) 8.18

5. (5) Justin Rose (England) 7.88

6. (6) Matt Kuchar 6.58

7. (7) Brandt Snedeker 6.32

8. (8) Jason Dufner 5.99

9. (9) Graeme McDowell (NIR) 5.82

10. (10) Henrik Stenson (SWE) 5.77

11. (11) Luke Donald (ENG) 5.09

12. (12) Keegan Bradley 5.06

13. (14) Lee Westwood (ENG) 4.93

14 (13) Steve Stricker 4.92

15. (19) Jim Furyk 4.70

16. (17) Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 4.53

17. (15) Ian Poulter (ENG) 4.52

18. (18) Jason Day (AUS) 4.49

19. (16) Ernie Els (RSA) 4.44

20. (20) Sergio Garcia (ESP) 4.37

Money winners on 2013 PGA Tour

As of Monday (US unless stated):

1. Tiger Woods $8,215,119

2. Phil Mickelson $5,224,727

3. Matt Kuchar $5,100,008

4. Brandt Snedeker $4,913,261

5. Adam Scott (AUS) $4,646,513

6. Justin Rose (ENG) $3,691,881

7. Henrik Stenson (SWE) $3,465,963

8. Bill Haas $3,281,963

9. Keegan Bradley $3,180,813

10. Billy Horschel $3,117,543

11. Jason Day (AUS) $2,981,763

12. Kevin Streelman $2,878,018

13. Jordan Spieth $2,724,820

14. Jason Dufner $2,678,134

15. Boo Weekley $2,601,662

16. Dustin Johnson $2,572,844

17. Steve Stricker $2,553,532

18. D A Points $2,507,287

19. Webb Simpson $2,487,284

20. Jim Furyk $2,433,929

2013 European Tour Race to Dubai

As of Monday:

1. Henrik Stenson (SWE) 2,118,961 euros

2. Graeme McDowell (NIR) 1,693,388

3. Justin Rose (ENG) 1,661,271

4. Richard Sterne (RSA) 1,265,514

5. Matteo Manassero (ITA) 1,228,188

6. Branden Grace (RSA) 1,069,469

7. Ernie Els (RSA) 1,036,616

8. Sergio Garcia (ESP) 1,016,700

9. Brett Rumford (AUS) 997,190

10. Ian Poulter (ENG) 973,716

11. Lee Westwood (ENG) 943,639

12. Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 882,321

13. Mikko Ilonen (FIN) 877,527

14. Stephen Gallacher (SCO) 861,276

15. Jamie Donaldson (WAL) 826,072

16. Angel Cabrera (ARG) 821,744

17. Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN) 793,293

18. Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 769,616

19. Marc Warren (SCO) 736,862

20. Chris Wood (ENG) 690,469

PGA Tour 2013 FedExCup points table

As of Monday (US unless stated):

1. Tiger Woods 3,059pts

2. Matt Kuchar 2,293

3. Brandt Snedeker 2,218

4. Phil Mickelson 2,166

5. Bill Haas 1,505

6. Billy Horschel 1,487

7. Justin Rose (ENG) 1,447

8. Jordan Spieth 1,436

9. Henrik Stensen (SWE) 1,426

10. Keegan Bradley 1,416

11. Adam Scott (AUS) 1,347

12. Boo Weekley 1,335

13. Kevin Streelman 1,333

14. Jason Day (AUS) 1,284

15. Jason Dufner 1,256

16. Dustin Johnson 1,226

17. Webb Simpson 1,188

18. Zach Johnson 1,141

19. Harris English 1,134

20. Steve Stricker 1,117

Soccer

English Premier League

Result on Monday:

Manchester United 0 Chelsea 0

Italian Serie A

Result on Monday:

Fiorentina 2 (Rossi 14, Pizarro 28) Catania 1 (Barrientos 22)

Spanish La Liga

Result on Monday:

Granada 0 Real Madrid 1 (Benzema 10)

Tennis

ATP World Tour rankings

As of Monday (last week's positions in brackets)

1. (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 10,980pts

2. (2) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 8,860

3. (3) Andy Murray (SCO) 8,700

4. (4) David Ferrer (ESP) 7,210

5. (5) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 5,075

6. (6) Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 4,740

7. (7) Roger Federer (SUI) 4,695

8. (8) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3,470

9. (9) Richard Gasquet (FRA) 2,625

10. (10) Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 2,610

11. (11) Milos Raonic (CAN) 2,555

12. (12) Kei Nishikori (JPN) 2,405

13. (13) Tommy Haas (GER) 2,185

14. (15) Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 2,110

15. (16) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 2,110

16. (17) Gilles Simon (FRA) 2,040

17. (14) John Isner (USA) 2,025

18. (18) Fabio Fognini (ITA) 2,025

19. (19) Marin Cilic (CRO) 1,805

20. (20) Kevin Anderson (RSA) 1,740

WTA rankings

As of Monday (last week's positions in brackets):

1. (1) Serena Williams (USA) 12,260

2. (2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 9,505

3. (3) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 8,766

4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 6,335

5. (5) Sara Errani (ITA) 5,125

6. (6) Li Na (CHN) 4,825

7. (7) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 4,246

8. (8) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3,490

9. (10) Angelique Kerber (GER) 3,420

10. (9) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3,290

11. (13) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 3,210

12. (11) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 3,125

13 (12) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 3,065

14. (14) Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 2,961

15. (15) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 2,940

16. (17) Sloane Stephens (USA) 2,925

17. (16) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 2,620

18. (18) Sabine Lisicki (GER) 2,615

19. (23) Simona Halep (ROM) 2,450

20. (20) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 2,375

US Open

Results on Monday, the opening day (x-denotes seedings)

Men's 1st rd

Richard Gasquet (FRA x8) bt Michael Russell (USA) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2; Stephane Robert (FRA) bt Albano Olivetti (FRA) 6-3, 6-3, 6-4; Guillaume Rufin (FRA) bt Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 7-6 (4), 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 6-1; Dmitry Tursunov (RUS x32) bt Aljaz Bedene (SLO) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0; Feliciano Lopez (ESP x23) bt Florent Serra (FRA) 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3, 6-3; Bradley Klahn (USA) bt Kenny De Schepper (FRA) 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (0), 7-6 (4); Dudi Sela (ISR) bt Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 5-7, 6-4; Janko Tipsarevic (SRB x18) bt Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3 - retired; Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) bt Ernests Gulbis (LAT x30) 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4; Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) bt Andrej Martin (SVK) 6-4, 7-6 (2), 7-5; Roberto Bautista (ESP) bt Thomaz Belluci (BRA) 6-3, 6-2, 6-2; David Ferrer (ESP x4) bt Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 7-5, 6-3, 6-2; Tommy Robredo (ESP x19) bt Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-2; Frank Dancevic (CAN) bt Robin Haase (NED) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3); Bernard Tomic (AUS) bt Albert Ramos (ESP) 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3; Daniel Evans (GBR) bt Kei Nishikori (JPN x11) 6-4, 6-4, 6-2; Ivan Dodig (CRO) bt Fernando Verdasco (ESP x27) 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3; Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) bt Rhyne Williams (USA) 6-3, 4-6, 1-6, 7-5, 6-0; Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.

Women's 1st rd

Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6-0, 6-1; Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) bt Monica Niculescu (ROM) 6-4, 6-3; Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) bt Olga Puchkova (RUS) 6-1, 6-0; Patricia Mayr (AUT) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK x29) 7-6 (2), 6-3; Jamie Hampton (USA x23) bt Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) 6-4, 6-2; Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) bt Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 6-1, 1-6, 6-1; Urszula Radwanska (POL) bt Irina Begu (ROM) 6-1, 6-3; Sloane Stephens (USA x15) bt Mandy Minella (LUX) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5); Venus Williams (USA) bt Kirsten Flipkens (BEL x12) 6-1, 6-2; Zheng Jie (CHN) bt Kiki Bertens (NED) 6-1, 6-3; Coco Vandeweghe (USA) bt Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 6-4, 7-6 (5); Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP x18) bt Lauren Davis (USA) 6-0, 6-0; Kaia Kanepi (EST x25) bt Vania King (USA) 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1; Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) bt Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (4); Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) bt Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5; Angelique Kerber (GER x8) bt Lucie Hradeck (CZE) 6-1, 6-1; Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x3) bt Silvia Soler Espinosa (ESP) 6-1, 6-2; Maria Teresa Torro Flor (ESP) bt Marina Erakovic (NZL) 6-0, 6-4; Ashleigh Barty (AUS) bt Estrella Cabeza (ESP) 6-1, 6-4; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x32) bt Virginie Razzano (FRA) 7-5, 6-0; Ekaterina Makarova (RUS x24) bt Polona Hercog (SLO) 6-2, 6-4; Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) bt Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 6-3, 6-1; Paula Ormaechea (ARG) bt Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN) 6-3, 7-6 (7); Sabine Lisicki (GER x16) bt Vera Dushevina (RUS) 6-2, 7-6 (3); Jelena Jankovic (SRB x9) bt Madison Keys (USA) 6-3, 6-4; Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) bt Mnica Puig (PUR) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5; Kurumi Nara (JPN) bt Alexandra Cadantu (ROM) 6-2, 6-2; Sorana Cirstea (ROM x19) bt Sharon Fichman (CAN) 7-5, 5-7, 6-1; Laura Robson (GBR x30) bt Lourdes Domnguez (ESP) 7-5, 6-0; Caroline Garcia (FRA) bt Shelby Rogers (USA) 6-3, 6-2; Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) bt Petra Cetkovsk (CZE) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1; Li Na (CHN x5) bt Olga Govortsova (BLR) 6-2, 6-2.

China Daily

(China Daily 08/28/2013 page23)