Brit earns first stage victory; overall Tour leaders steady

British rider Simon Yates posted his first Tour de France stage win after a long breakaway in the Pyrenees mountains in Bagneres-de-bigorre, France.

The main pack of contenders crossed the finish line 9 minutes, 35 seconds, behind the winner, with no major change in the overall standings. Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe kept the race leader’s yellow jersey ahead of Friday’s time trial in Pau, 1:12 ahead of defending champion Geraint Thomas.

Golf: J.T. Poston shot a 10-under 62 to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

Golf: Morgan Pressel and Paula Creamer shot a best-ball 6-under 64 for a share of the second-round lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Midland, Michigan, the LPGA Tour’s first-year team event. Stephanie Meadow and Giulia Molinaro had a 61, and Celine Boutier and Karine Icher shot 62 to match Pressel and Creamer at 10-under 130.

NBA: Minnesota signed rookie center Naz Reid to a multiyear contract after he averaged 11.9 points and 5.4 rebounds at the Vegas Summer League.

Boxing: IBF light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev (14-0, 14 knockouts) will fight WBC champ Oleksandr Gvozdyk (17-0, 14 KOS) in a unification title bout Oct. 18 at a site to be determined in the U.S.

Diving: Defending champion Xie Siyi of China won the men’s 3-meter springboard final at the world championships in Gwangju, South Korea, after Jack Laugher of Britain faltered in his last dive.