Alfredsson wins Senior LPGA

Helen Alfredsson added the Senior LPGA Championship to her U.S. Senior Women’s Open title, rallying at cold and windy French Lick, Ind., to sweep the two major championships of the season.

Two strokes behind Juli Inkster, Alfredsson closed with a 2-under 70 for a threestroke victory.

The 54-year-old Swede was the only player to break par on the final day at the Pete Dye Course and, at 2-under 214, the only one under par for the week.

Alfredsson won the U.S. Senior Women’s Open in June at Pine Needles, beating Inkster by two strokes.

More golf

Nasa Hataoka birdied three of the final six holes for a 5-under 67 and a share of the first-round lead with Amy Yang in the Buick LPGA Shanghai, the first of four consecutive events in Asia.

Hockey

Vegas Golden Knights forward Valentin Zykov was suspended Thursday for 20 games without pay for a violation of the NHL’s performance-enhancing substances program. … Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares will be out at least two weeks with a broken finger. The Leafs center suffered the injury late in Wednesday’s loss against the Capitals.

Olympics

Sapporo officials are thrilled with a proposal to move next year’s Tokyo Olympic marathons to the northern Japanese city to avoid the summer heat in the city. “We take this as an honor,” Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto said. Sapporo, which hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, has expressed interest in bidding for the 2030 Winter Games, and this could be a first step. “I think this could pave the way for us,” the mayor said.