Baseball

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

CLEVELAND 4 Toronto 2

TAMPA BAY 4 Minnesota 3

NY YANKEES 8 Kansas City 4

Chicago White Sox 6 DETROIT 3

Boston 8 SEATTLE 7 (10 innings)

ALTIMORE 3 Texas 1

PHILADELPHIA 3 Washington 1

ATLANTA 6 Cincinnati 5

CHICAGO CUBS 3 St. Louis 0

ARIZONA 5 Milwaukee 3

LA DODGERS 6 Colorado 1

San Francisco 4 SAN DIEGO 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE

EASTERN DIVISION

W L PCT GB

1. Boston 57 37 .606 -

2. Tampa Bay 53 40 .570 3 1/2

3. Baltimore 51 42 .548 5 1/2

4. NY Yankees 50 42 .543 6

5. Toronto 44 47 .484 11 1/2

CENTRAL DIVISION

1. Detroit 50 41 .549 -

2. Cleveland 48 44 .522 2 1/2

3. Kansas City 43 46 .483 6

4. Minnesota 37 52 .416 12

5. Chi White Sox 36 53 .404 13

WESTERN DIVISION

1. Oakland 54 38 .587 -

2. Texas 53 39 .576 1

3. LA Angels 44 46 .489 9

4. Seattle 40 52 .435 14

5. Houston 32 59 .352 21 1/2

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EASTERN DIVISION

1. Atlanta 53 39 .576 -

2. Washington 47 45 .511 6

3. Philadelphia 46 47 .495 7 1/2

4. NY Mets 40 48 .455 11

5. Miami 33 57 .367 19

CENTRAL DIVISION

1. St. Louis 55 35 .611 -

2. Pittsburgh 54 36 .600 1

3. Cincinnati 51 41 .554 5

4. Chicago Cubs 41 49 .456 14

5. Milwaukee 37 54 .407 18 1/2

WESTERN DIVISION

1. Arizona 48 44 .522 -

2. LA Dodgers 46 45 .505 1 1/2

3. Colorado 44 49 .473 4 1/2

4. San Francisco 41 50 .451 6 1/2

5. San Diego 41 52 .441 7 1/2

Cricket

Ashes Test

Scoreboard at the close on the second day of the first Ashes test between England and Australia at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Thursday.

England 215 &

Second innings

A.Cook not out 37

J.Root c Haddin b Starc 5

J.Trott lbw b Starc 0

K.Pietersen not out 35

Extras (2-nb 1-b) 3

TOTAL (for two wickets, 43 overs) 80

Fall: 1-11 2-11

Bowling: Pattinson 9-3-27-0 Starc 13-4-15-2 Agar 9-3-29-0 Siddle 9-4-8-0 Watson 3-3-0-0

Australia first innings

S.Watson c Root b Finn 13

C.Rogers lbw b Anderson 16

E.Cowan c Swann b Finn 0

M.Clarke b Anderson 0

S.Smith c Prior b Anderson 53

P.Hughes not out 81

B.Haddin b Swann 1

P.Siddle c Prior b Anderson 1

M.Starc c Prior b Anderson 0

J.Pattinson lbw b Swann 2

A.Agar c Swann b Broad 98

Extras (lb-15) 15

Total (all out, 64.5 overs) 280

Fall: 1-19 2-19 3-22 4-53 5-108 6-113 7-114 8-114 9-117

Bowling: Anderson 24-2-85-5, Finn 15-0-80-2, Swann 19-4-60-2 Broad 6.5-0-40-1.

Cycling

Tour de France

1. Marcel Kittel (GER/ARG) 4 h 49 min 49 sec (average: 45,1 km/h)

2. Mark Cavendish (GBR/OPQ) at 0:00.

3. Peter Sagan (SVK/CAN) 0:00.

4. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/KAT) 0:00.

5. Roberto Ferrari (ITA/LAM) 0:00.

6. Daryl Impey (RSA/ORI) 0:00.

7. Jos Joaquin Rojas (ESP/MOV) 0:00.

8. Yohann Gene (FRA/EUC) 0:00.

9. Juan Jos Lobato (ESP/EUS) 0:00.

10. Samuel Dumoulin (FRA/ALM) 0:00.

11. Serguey Lagutin (UZB/VAC) 0:00.

12. Gert Steegmans (BEL/OPQ) 0:00.

13. Julien Simon (FRA/SOJ) 0:00.

14. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 0:00.

15. Egoitz Garca (ESP/COF) 0:00.

16. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/OPQ) 0:00.

17. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 0:00.

18. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 0:00.

19. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/SAX) 0:00.

20. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC) 0:00.

Overall standings

1. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 47 h 19 min 13 sec

2. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) at 3:25.

3. Bauke Mollema (NED/BKN) 3:37.

4. Alberto Contador (ESP/SAX) 3:54.

5. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/SAX) 3:57.

6. Laurens ten Dam (NED/BKN) 4:10.

7. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/OPQ) 4:44.

8. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 5:18.

9. Rui Costa (POR/MOV) 5:37.

10. Jean Christophe Peraud (FRA/ALM) 5:39.

11. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 5:48.

12. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/AST) 5:48.

13. Daniel Martin (IRL/GRM) 5:52.

14. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC) 6:54.

15. Mikel Nieve (ESP/EUS) 8:04.

16. Michael Rogers (AUS/SAX) 8:28.

17. Andy Schleck (LUX/RSH) 8:32.

18. Daniel Moreno (ESP/KAT) 9:34.

19. Maxime Monfort (BEL/RSH) 10:16.

20. Igor Anton (ESP/EUS) 10:48.

Class standings

Points:

1. Peter Sagan (SVK/CAN) 307 pts

2. Mark Cavendish (GBR/OPQ) 211

3. Andr Greipel (GER/LTB) 195

4. Marcel Kittel (GER/ARG) 177

5. Alexander Kristoff (NOR/KAT) 157

6. Jos Joaquin Rojas (ESP/MOV) 102

7. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/OPQ) 101

8. Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP/VAC) 97

9. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY) 88

10. Danny van Poppel (NED/VAC) 87

King of Mountains:

1. Pierre Rolland (FRA/EUC) 49 pts

2. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 33

3. Richie Porte (AUS/SKY) 28

4. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 26

5. Mikel Nieve (ESP/EUS) 21

6. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 20

7. Simon Clarke (AUS/ORI) 15

8. Thomas De Gendt (BEL/VAC) 14

9. Peter Kennaugh (GBR/SKY) 14

10. Daniel Martin (IRL/GRM) 13

Team stage:

1. Omega Pharma 14h29:27.

2. Movistar at 0:00.

3. Argos 0:00.

4. Saxo Bank 0:00.

5. Cannondale 0:00.

Team overall:

1. Movistar 141h17:14.

2. Saxo Bank at 4:34.

3. Belkin 6:06.

4. AG2R La Mondiale 11:53.

5. RadioShack 16:03.

6. Euskaltel 19:25; 7. Katusha 23:25; 8. BMC 32:58; 9. Garmin 33:33; 10. Sky 44:00; 11. Omega Pharma 44:18; 12. Europcar 48:34; 13. Lampre 48:49; 14. Cofidis 1h01:42; 15. FDJ.fr 1h11:58; 16. Astana 1h22:37; 17. Sojasun 1h30:33; 18. Vacansoleil 1h32:00; 19. Orica - GreenEdge 1h50:19; 20. Cannondale 2h32:52; 21. Argos 2h50:20; 22. Lotto 3h03:40.

Best young riders (stage):

1. Marcel Kittel (GER/ARG) 4h49:49.

2. Peter Sagan (SVK/CAN) at 0:00.

3. Juan Jos Lobato (ESP/EUS) 0:00.

4. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/OPQ) 0:00.

5. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 0:00.

Best young riders (overall):

1. Michal Kwiatkowski (POL/OPQ) 47h23:57.

2. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) at 0:34.

3. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 6:53.

4. Andrew Talansky (USA/GRM) 8:27.

5. Thibaut Pinot (FRA/FDJ) 31:43.

6. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 33:24.

7. Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA/SOJ) 35:27.

8. Arthur Vichot (FRA/FDJ) 39:41.

9. Tony Gallopin (FRA/RSH) 41:02.

10. Tom Dumoulin (NED/ARG) 41:28.

Aggressivity (stage):

Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP/VAC)

Golf

Scottish Open

CASTLE STUART, United Kingdom -Leading scores from first round of the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart on Thursday (par 72; GBR and IRL unless stated):

64 - John Parry

65 - Simon Khan

66 - Shane Lowry, Mikko Illonen (FIN), Phil Mickelson (USA), James Morrison, Kiradeck Aphibarnrat (THA), Thongchai Jaidee (THA), Chris Doak

67 - Pablo Larrazabal (ESP), Matteo Delpodio (ITA), Lorenzo Gagli (ITA), Pablo Larrazabal (ESP), Gary Lockerbie, Paul McGinley, Damien McGrane, Thorbjorn Olezen (DEN), Marcel Siem (GER), Jeev Milka Singh (IND), Richard Sterne (RSA), Peter Uihlein (USA),Keith Horne (RSA), Robert Jan Derksen (NED)

68 - Gregory Bourdy (FRA), Victor Dubuisson (FRA), Ross Fisher, Stephen Gallacher, JB Hansen (DEN), Estanislao Goya (ARG), Paul Waring, David Howell, Raphael Jacquelin (FRA), Lasse Jensen (DEN), Matthew Nixon, Martin Laird, Craig Lee, Thomas Levet (FRA), Chris Lloyd, Alvaro Quiros (ESP), Jaco Van Zyl (RSA), Steve Webster, Danny Willett, Chris Wood

USPGA John Deere Classic

SILVIS, Illinois - Leading first-round scores on Thursday in the $4.6 million US PGA John Deere Classic (USA unless noted, a-denotes amateur, par-71):

64 - Zach Johnson, Camilo Villegas (COL)

65 - Brendon de Jonge (ZIM), Matt Bettencourt, Daniel Summerhays

66 - Vaughn Taylor, Robert Streb, Jim Herman, Kevin Streelman, Boo Weekley, Matt Jones (AUS), David Hearn (CAN)

67 - Martin Flores, Ryan Moore, K.J. Choi (KOR), Steve Stricker, Davis Love, Lee Williams, Steve LeBrun, a-Patrick Rodgers, Patrick Reed, Tom Gillis, Chris Kirk, Nick Watney, Donald Constable

Manulife Financial LPGA Classic

WATERLOO, Canada - Leading first-round scores on Thursday in the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic (USA unless noted):

63 - Angela Stanford, Catriona Matthew (SCO)

65 - Park Hee-young (KOR), Meena Lee (KOR), Belen Mozo (ESP), Irene Cho, Park In-bee (KOR)

66 - Chella Choi (KOR), Jenny Shin (KOR), Amy Yang (KOR), Oh Ji-young (KOR), Ryann O'Toole

67 - Lee Seon-hwa (KOR), Paola Moreno (COL), Becky Morgan (WAL), Anna Nordqvist (SWE), Momoko Ueda (JPN), Karine Icher (FRA), Jodi Ewart Shadoff (ENG), Han Hee-won (KOR), Jennifer Johnson, Nicole Hage

68 - Alena Sharp (CAN), Kathleen Ekey, Stacy Lewis, Suzann Pettersen (NOR), Morgan Pressel, Yoo Sun-young (KOR), Karlin Beck, Candie Kung (TPE), Lee Jee-young (KOR), Austin Ernst, Alison Walshe, Amanda Blumenherst, Silvia Cavalleri (ITA), Jessica Korda, I.K. Kim (KOR), Sandra Gal (GER), Lisa McCloskey, Tiffany Joh

Soccer

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Group A results on Thursday:

At CenturyLink Field, Seattle:

Panama 1 (Torres (pen) 85) Martinique 0

Red Card: Jacky Berdix (Martinique) 72

At CenturyLink Field, Seattle:

Mexico 2 (aul Jimenez 42, Marco Fabian 57pen) Canada 0

Women's Euro 2013

Results on Thursday:

Group B

Germany 0 Netherlands 0

Norway 1 Iceland 1

Tennis

ATP Hall of Fame

Results on Thursday (x denotes seeding):

Quarterfinals

Michael Russell (USA) bt Igor Sijsling (NED x3) 7-6 (3), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5); Nicolas Mahut (FRA) bt Michal Przysiezny (POL) 7-6 (5), 6-4.\\

ATP Stuttgart Open

Results on Thursday:

2nd rd

Victor Hanescu (ROM) bt Thomas Bellucci (BRA) 6-1, 6-4; Benoit Paire (FRA x4) bt Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6-3, 6-1; Tommy Haas (GER x1) bt Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 6-0, 3-6, 6-4; Fabio Fogini (ITA x5) bt Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-1, 6-3.

ATP Swedish Open

Results on Thursday:

2nd rd

Tomas Berdych (CZE x1) bt Martn Alund (ARG) 6-3, 6-0; Thiemo de Bakker (NED) bt Viktor Troicki (SRB x6) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6); Fernando Verdasco (ESP x8) bt Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) 6-1, 7-5; Nicolas Almagro (ESP x2) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.

WTA Palermo Open

Results on Thursday:

2nd rd

Klara Zakopalova (CZE x4) bt Karin Knapp (ITA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Estrella Cabeza (ESP) bt Kristina Mladenovic (FRA x3) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (8/6); Lourdes Domnguez (ESP x5) bt Nastassja Burnett (ITA) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; Roberta Vinci (ITA x2) bt Polona Hercog (SLO) 6-2, 7-6 (3).

WTA Budapest Grand Prix

Results on Thursday:

2nd rd

Danka Kovinic (MNE) bt Valeria Solovieva (RUS) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1; Chanelle Scheepers (RSA x6) bt Petra Martic (CRO) 7-5, 6-4; Shahar Peer (ISR) bt Anna Tatishvili (GEO x8) 6-1, 6-1; Alexandra Cadantu (ROM) bt Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) 4-6, 7-5, 4-0 - retired.

(China Daily 07/13/2013 page15)