With two outs to go in Friday night’s 7-6, 12-inning victory against the Diamondbacks, reliever Cory Gearrin stood in left field facing incredulous stares from Denard Span and Hunter Pence.

John Beaven tried his best to not be defined by Sept. 11, 2001.

Colombian Nairo Quintana kept Tour de France champion Chris Froome at bay to virtually seal the Vuelta a Espana yesterday with just today’s procession around the streets of Madrid to come.

Reigning US Open champion Dustin Johnson fired a nine-under-par 63 Friday to match US compatriot Roberto Castro for the lead after the second round of the US PGA Tour BMW Championship.

World MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo will start from pole for Sunday’s San Marino Grand Prix after posting the quickest time in a record qualifying lap at the Misano circuit yesterday.

Formula One’s takeover this week by the Liberty Media opens a new frontier for auto racing’s top flight in the United States, where it has struggled to gain a foothold.

Jamaica’s double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson brought the curtain down on a spectacular season with her 12th straight 100m victory at Brussels’ Diamond League meeting on Friday.

American Sandi Morris immediately set her heights high after vaulting her way into the history books in Brussels when she became just the third woman ever to pass the mythical five-metre bar.

A devastating late surge broke Argentina’s resistance as New Zealand powered to a 57-22 victory to keep their Rugby Championship title bid on track yesterday.

Australia edged South Africa 23-17 to snap a six-game losing streak and ease pressure on coach Michael Cheika in the Rugby Championship yesterday.

Egypt’s Ibrahim Hamadtou can swing a table tennis racket as well as the next Paralympian, but that’s not what makes him a sensation: Hamadtou holds the racket between his teeth.

The Brazilian crowd was one of the quietest ever for their national football team, but it was still not quiet enough when the ball came into the box in the 29th minute.