Pagenaud wins in Toronto
Simon Pagenaud won his third race of the season as IndyCar’s championship fight tightened Sunday in Toronto.
The Honda Indy Toronto win on the is the third of the season for Pagenaud but first away from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Frenchman won the Indy 500 and the road-course race at the speedway to quiet questions about his future with Team Penske.
Pagenaud had to save fuel in the waning laps to hold off reigning series champion Scott Dixon. But Penske teammate Will Power caused a caution on the final lap and Pagenaud was able to coast to the finish in his Chevrolet.
“I was confident all weekend, I never had a doubt,” said Pagenaud, who started from the pole and paced nearly every practice session. “I never really looked at who was behind.”
Alexander Rossi finished third, one spot ahead of IndyCar points leader Josef Newgarden, Pagenaud’s other teammate.
BASEBALL
The Kansas City Royals are sending Homer Bailey to the Oakland Athletics after scratching the veteran right-hander about 45 minutes before his scheduled start Sunday against Detroit.
In return, Kansas City is getting minor league infielder Kevin Merrell.
Bailey, 33, has rebounded this season with the Royals after signing a minor league deal in February. He is 7-6 with a 4.80 ERA, but he’s been especially good over his past seven starts, giving the A’s some additional help as they seek to continue a playoff run in the second half.
CYCLING
Daryl Impey of South Africa won Stage 9 of the Tour de France on a day when the top contenders were happy to take it easy far behind on the hilly trek through the Massif Central mountains.
Impey pointed to the South African flag printed on his jersey as he crossed the line in the agricultural town of Brioude, having beaten Belgian rider Tiesj Benoot in a two-man sprint.
They were part of a 14-man group that rode away shortly after the stage start. Because none of the breakaway riders were contenders for the title, leader Julian Alaphilippe and other top riders allowed them to scoot off ahead.
SOCCER
Procter & Gamble, a sponsor of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, is now supporting its members’ fight for equal pay.
The company, which supports U.S. soccer through its Secret deodorant brand, says it will donate $529,000 – $23,000 for each of the 23 players on the U.S. team that won the World Cup earlier this month – to help close the pay gap. The sponsor took out a full-page ad printed in The New York Times on Sunday urging the U.S. Soccer Federation to “be on the right side of history.”
In March, 28 members of the USWNT sued the US Soccer Federation for alleged gender discrimination. The suit claims the federation pays the women less than the men’s national team.
AUTO RACING
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton won a record sixth Formula One British Grand Prix after jumping ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by taking advantage of the safety car being deployed.
In front of his home fans, Hamilton made the decisive move to the front in the 20th of the 52 laps by pitting to get new tires. With the safety car still out after Antonio Giovinazzi spun off in his Alfa Romeo, Hamilton rejoined ahead of pole-sitter Bottas.
NASCAR: Kurt Busch won a door-to-door overtime battle with his brother Kyle at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night to earn his first victory with Chip Ganassi Racing.
Joey Logano had the victory in hand until a spin by Bubba Wallace with six laps remaining sent the race into overtime.
Logano and Kyle Busch lined up side-by-side on the restart for what was expected to be a race for the victory, but both Erik Jones and Kurt Busch shoved their cars into the mix for an intense final two laps.