Riverhounds continue streak
From local and wire dispatches
Albert Dikwa’s 81stminute goal delivered the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC’s fifth consecutive victory Saturday night at Segra Field in Leesburg, Va, 1-0, edging feisty Loudoun United FC (1-9-3).
The Riverhounds (10-3-1) vaulted into first place in the USL Championship’s Eastern Conference with the win, which also was their fifth shutout in a row. They lead Group F by nine points with two matches to play, although Hartford Athletic has three matches in hand, so the Riverhounds likely cannot clinch a first-round home playoff game until at least next Saturday.
Danny Vitiello stopped two shots for his sixth win, all of which have been clean sheets. The Riverhounds defense also blocked three shots, including two early in the first half.
More soccer
Ryan Hollingshead scored in the 86th minute and Franco Jara had two goals and FC Dallas (5-2-4) beat host Sporting Kansas City (6-4-2), 3-2, in MLS action. ... Sean Johnson had seven saves for his third shutout in the past four games and New York City (5-5-2) played host New England (3-3-6) to a scoreless tie. ... Haris Medunjanin scored on a corner kick in the 85th minute and FC Cincinnati (3-6-3) beat the host New York Red Bulls (4-6-2), 1-0. ... Juan Agudelo and Brek Shea each scored a goal in an early nineminute span early and Inter Miami (3-7-2) beat host
Atlanta United (3-7-2), 2-1. ... Chris Mueller had a goal and an assist, Luis Carlos “Nani” Almeida da Cunha also scored, and Orlando City (6-2-4) beat the Chicago Fire (2-7-3), 4-1. ... Pedro Santos scored in the 50th minute to help the host Columbus Crew (8-1-3) beat Nashville SC (3-5-3), 2-0.
Tennis
Rafael Nadal still has to shed some rustiness after a seven-month break from tennis as he prepares to chase a record-extending 13th French Open title. Nadal’s first tournament back ended with a 6-2, 7-5 loss to Diego Schwartzman in the quarterfinals of the Italian Open. That was after Novak Djokovic earned a verbal warning for smashing his racket on the red clay midway through a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win against German qualifier Dominik Koepfer.
Golf
MelReid shot a 7-under 65 onher 33rd birthday to take a two-strokelead on defending championHannah Green intothe final round of the CambriaPortland Classic in Portland,Ore. Reid closed herafternoon round with a birdieon the par-4 18th at ColumbiaEdgewater.
• Jim Furyk followed his opening 8-under 64 with a 73 to drop two strokes behind leader Ernie Els (65-70) in the second round of the PGA Tour Champions Pure Insurance Championship in Pebble Beach, Calif.
Cycling
In an incredible climax to the Tour de France in La Planche Des Belles Filles, Tadej Pogacar crushed fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic in the final stage before the finish in Paris, snatching away his race lead to all but guarantee that he’ll win cycling’s showpiece event at his first attempt. Set, at one day shy of 22, to become the youngest post-World War II champion, Pogacar devoured the 57-second lead that had made Roglic look impregnable before the showdown in the mountains of eastern France.