Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)

Unbeaten Garcia tops Broner in debut bout at 140 pounds

- From staff and wire reports

Mikey Garcia defeated Adrien Broner by unanimous decision in his first fight at 140 pounds in New York.

A former champion in three lower weight classes, Garcia (37-0, 30 knockouts) never seriously hurt Broner (33-3, 24 KOs) but dictated the action for most of the 12 rounds, winning 117-111 on one card and 116-112 on the other two.

Women’s tennis: At Bastad, Sweden, topseeded Caroline Wozniacki outlasted unseeded Belgian Elise Mertens 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to her second Swedish Open final.

Men’s tennis: At Atlanta, No. 2-seeded American John Isner dispatched No. 3 seed Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-4, 6-2 to reach the BB&T Atlanta Open final.

Water polo: At Budapest, Hungary, Sandro Sukno scored three goals to help Croatia end Hungary’s hopes of a fourth men’s world title with an 8-6 victory in the final.

College football: Alabama senior defensive end Da’Shawn Hand was arrested Saturday on a charge of driving under the influence and jailed on $1,000 bond.

Soccer: At Miami, Lionel Messi scored to help Barcelona down Real Madrid 3-2 in an Internatio­nal Champions Cup match.

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