SPORTS DIGEST

BASEBALL

Steven Wright gave up only two hits in seven innings as the Boston Red Sox shut out the Detroit Tigers 6-0. JD Martinez blasted a two-run homer – his 20th of the season – in the second, with the Red Sox recording a two-run fourth to double the lead. Xander Bogaerts hit a home run in the fifth and Brock Holt grounded out to allow Martinez in to wrap up the scoring. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Minnesota Twins 4 Chicago White Sox 2, Boston Red Sox 6 Detroit Tigers 0, Chicago Cubs 1 Philadelphia Phillies 6, Cincinnati Reds 6 Colorado Rockies 9, Cleveland Indians 3 Milwaukee Brewers 2, Houston Astros 1 Seattle Mariners 7, LA Angels 1 Kansas City Royals 0, Minnesota Twins 3 Chicago White Sox 6, New York Mets 1 Baltimore Orioles 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Diego Padres 1 Atlanta Braves 14, San Francisco Giants 2 Arizona Diamondbacks 3, St Louis Cardinals 4 Miami Marlins 7, Texas Rangers 7 Oakland Athletics 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 New York Yankees 7, Washington Nationals 4 Tampa Bay Rays 2.

MOTO GP

Three-time Motogp world champion Jorge Lorenzo is to join fellow Spaniard Marc Marquez at the Repsol Honda team next season. Lorenzo is to leave Ducati after two so far largely unsuccessful seasons which followed his switch from Yamaha where he won his Motogp titles. Lorenzo is to replace fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa who is to leave Honda after 13 seasons having finished runner-up in the world title race three times. The announcement of Lorenzo’s signing comes just days after he won for the first time on a Ducati at the Italian Motogp race at Mugello on Sunday. Lorenzo’s replacement on the factory Ducati team will be Italian Danilo Petrucci.

SPEEDWAY

FIXTURES Tonight: Championship – Ipswich v Sheffield (7.30pm), Redcar V Berwick (7.30pm). National Trophy: Isle Of Wight v Eastbourne (7pm). Tomorrow: Championship: Glasgow v Peterborough (7.30pm), Scunthorpe v Newcastle (7.30pm). Championship Shield: Edinburgh v Workington (7.30pm). Travel Plus National League: Plymouth v Isle Of Wight (7.15pm). Saturday: Championship: Berwick v Redcar (7pm). Travel Plus National League: Stoke v Mildenhall (7pm). National Trophy: Eastbourne v Plymouth (7.30pm).

SWIMMING

Double world champion Filippo Magnini is reportedly facing a ban of up to eight years for doping. The Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper claims that Italy’s anti-doping prosecutor has requested an eightyear ban for Magnini and a four-year ban for his relay team-mate Michele Santucci. Magnini, who is retired, and Santucci were questioned by anti-doping authorities last October over their relationship with nutritionist Guido Porcellini, who is being investigated for allegedly distributing illegal drugs. The Gazzetta report claims the prosecutor is now also investigating the swimmers for use of banned substances. Both swimmers maintain they did nothing wrong and a lawyer for the swimmers would not comment. A ruling is expected in September. Magnini, who won the 100-metre freestyle at the 2005 and 2007 world championships, has never tested positive and maintains that he never doped. He was an outspoken critic of doping throughout his career, having taken part in an “I am doping free” initiative.