Colombian cyclist Daniel Martinez won level thirteen and Primoz Roglic extended his overall lead to 44 seconds on the Tour de France on Friday.
WNBA: Rookie Chennedy Carter scored 22 issues, Courtney Williams had 20 issues and rebounds and Atlanta beat Connecticut 82-75. DeWanna Bonner led the Sun with 17 problems and 8 rebounds . . . Cheyenne Parker had 23 problems and seven rebounds, Ruthy Hebard added 22 numbers and 8 rebounds and Chicago beat Dallas 95-88 to ruin Arike Ogunbowale’s 38-point game.
Tennis: Eugenie Bouchard, Paula Badosa, Tereza Martincova and Patricia Maria Tig reached the semi-finals of the Istanbul Tennis Championship.
College football: Former Penn State catcher Justin Shorter is eligible to play for Florida this season after the NCAA granted his one-year movement rule waiver application. . . The Big 12 announced that it had received the COVID-19 antigen test, which produces rapid effects and will be used on the eve of the festival in players, coaches and staff.
Horse race: The official state song “Maryland, My Maryland” will be played at the Preakness next month because some perceive the lyrics as racist.
Swimming: The pandemic forced all 10 International Swimming League teams to use a bachelor in Budapest, Hungary, to exercise and compete from October 16 to November 16.
Football: Orlando Pride frontman Alex Morgan will play for Tottenham Hotspurs in the FA Women’s Super League for the rest of the year. . . The Three Canadian Major League Soccer groups will each play one home game in the United States due to restrictions in Canada amid the pandemic. The Montreal Impact will host a game at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, on September 20; Toronto FC will host a game in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 27; and the Whitecaps of Vancouver will host a game in Portland, Oregon, on September 27. The league also announced the qualifying details for the playoffs. Eight of the 12 Western Conference teams will be classified. Six of the 14 teams of the East Conference will be classified. while the most sensible 7-10 seed will face off in a play-in match. The MLS Cup is scheduled for December 12.
– Electronic reports