Bay Area’s Liu lands historic triple axel jump

Alysa Liu of Richmond became the youngest woman in history to land a triple axel jump in an international competition.

Liu, 12, landed the 3 ½ -rotation jump on the way to winning her division at the Asian Open Trophy in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday. She joined Tonya Harding, KimmieMeissner and Mirai Nagasu as the only American women to land a triple axel in a competition.

Liu, who trains at the Oakland Ice Center, competed in the advanced novice women’s division in Thailand because of her age. Liu won the U. S. junior title in January but was too young to compete at the 2018 JuniorWorld Championships.

Olympics

WALSHJENNINGS TORETIRE IN 2020 » Kerri Walsh Jennings will call it a career in beach volleyball after the Tokyo Olympics in two years.

The Bay Area native has big plans before her days on the sand are done, and for improving the long-term health and growth of the sport well into the future by creating new playing opportunities in the U.S.

The three-time Olympic gold medalist absolutely expects to go out with another gold around her neck from the 2020 Games after she and partner April Ross wound up with bronze at Rio in 2016.

“I haven’t shouted it from the mountaintops,” Walsh Jennings, 40, said of her career timeline in an interview with The Associated Press.

College football

STANFORD NO. 13 IN COACHES’ POLL » Defending national champion Alabama is a unanimous No. 1 in the preseason coaches’ poll, with Clemson No. 2 and Ohio State No. 3.

Stanford opens the season at No. 13.

The Crimson Tide received 61 one first- place votes from a panel of major- college coaches in the poll. The Associated Press media poll will be released Aug. 20.

Georgia was ranked fourth by the coaches and Oklahoma was fifth. Rounding out the top 10 were Washington, Wisconsin, Miami, Penn State and Auburn.

Women’s soccer

U. S. WINS TOURNAMENT OF NATIONS » Julie Ertz, Tobin Heath and Alex Morgan scored second- half goals and the United States took control to beat Brazil 4-1 for the Tournament of Nations title.

Heath’s curling goal in the 62nd minute put the United States up 3-1 and gave the team the margin it needed to edge defending tournament champion Australia. The Matildas edged Japan 2- 0 earlier in the day at Toyota Park, putting pressure on the Americans to beat Brazil by two goals to finish atop the table.

Cal’s Morgan helped secure the title with her 90th international goal in the 77th minute and the Americans extended their undefeated streak to 19matches. The United States has not dropped a match since losing 1- 0 to Australia in the Tournament of Nations last year.

There was concern in the final moments when Morgan was stretched off with an apparent injury, but she was on her feet for the trophy ceremony following the game. Morgan had four goals in the tournament.

Tennis

ISNER OUSTED » A wearylooking John Isner hit serves in the low 90s mph and was broken twice in the opening set during a 6- 4, 7- 6 (6) loss to 152nd-ranked Noah Rubin in the second round at the Citi Open in Washington. The No. 2-seeded Isner was coming off a title in Atlanta last week and a semifinal run at Wimbledon last month.

Alexander Zverev beat older brother Mischa 6- 3, 7- 5 to reach the quarterfinals in their first ATP maindraw match against each other.

In the women’s draw, No. 3 seed Naomi Osaka lost to Magda Linette 6-2, 3- 6, 6- 3, while two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova won, as did No. 7 seed Donna Vekic, who edged Fanny Stollar 6-2, 3- 6, 7- 6 (13).

MLS

LAFC LOSES KAYE » Los Angeles FC midfielder MarkAnthony Kaye will be sidelined for four to six months after undergoing surgery to repair his broken left ankle. The 23-year- old Canadian had started all but one regular-season game.

Motor sports

LAUDA HAS TRANSPLANT » Three- time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, 69, has undergone a lung transplant. The Vienna General Hospital says the operation was performed because of a “serious lung illness.”

CFL

MANZIELTOSTART » Johnny Manziel will make his first Canadian Football League start tonightwhen theMontreal Alouettes face the Hamilton Tiger- Cats.

The 2012 Heisman Trophy winner last saw regular-season action with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns in a 17-13 loss to Kansas City on Dec. 27, 2015.