Stephens ends slump with victory in Miami

Sloane Stephens defeated Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (5), 6-1 in Saturday’s women’s final of the Miami Open.

Stephens was the surprise champion at the U.S. Open last September, and then lost her next eight matches, including the first two of 2018. But she shook her slump in Miami, improved to 6-0 in finals and will break into the top 10 for the first time next week at No. 9.

John Isner faces Alexander Zverev in today’s men’s final.

Boxing

JOSHUA ACQUIRES HIS THIRD BELT >> Anthony Joshua defeated Joseph Parker by unanimous decision in Cardiff, Wales, to become a three-belt world heavyweight boxing champion.

Two judges awarded it to Joshua 118-110 and the other had it 119-109.

Joshua won his previous 20 fights by knockout but struggled to land many clean shots on Parker.

Joshua added Parker’s WBO strap to his WBA and IBF titles, and moved within one belt of becoming the first undisputed champion since Lennox Lewis in 2000.

Deontay Wilder holds the WBC heavyweight belt.

Horse racing

THUNDER SNOW WINS IN DUBAI >> Thunder Snow stormed past race favorite West Coast to win the Dubai World Cup. Ridden by Christophe Soumillon, Thunder Snow started from the widest post and won by more than five lengths.

West Coast, trained by Bob Baffert, was second. His other horse, Mubtaahij, was third.

Soccer

IBRAHIMOVIC’S MLS DEBUT AHIT>> Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice in his MLS debut to lift the Los Angeles Galaxy past LAFC, 4-3.

Ibrahimovic won it with a header early in stoppage time after tying the score 3-3 in the 77th minute when he caught LAFC goalkeeper Tyler Miller out of his goal and scored on a 40-yard kick.

In other MLS games:

• Scott Sutter’s goal in the 86th minute sent Orlando City past the New York Red Bulls 4-3.

• Kei Kamara scored the go-ahead goal on a diving header in the 78th minute in Vancouver’s 2-1 win over Columbus.

• Brandon Vincent had a goal and an assist to lift Chicago to a 2-2 draw with Portland.

• Felipe Gutierrez scored an early — and the only — goal in Sporting Kansas City’s 1-0 victory over D.C. United.

• Cristian Penilla had a goal and an assist in New England’s 2-0 win over 10man Houston.

• Dominique Badji scored all of Colorado’s goals in its 3-0 victory over Philadelphia.

• Defender Francisco Calvo scored an own goal in the third minute to give 10-man Atlanta United FC a 1-0 win over Minnesota.