Baseball

Results from the MLB games on Monday (home team in CAPS):

BALTIMORE 4 NY Yankees 2

CLEVELAND 4 Kansas City 3

Chicago Cubs 2 CINCINNATI 0

Washington 9 NY METS 0

Atlanta 5 MIAMI 2

MINNESOTA 6 LA Angels 3

Pittsburgh 1 TEXAS 0

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5 Detroit 1

LA DODGERS 8 Arizona 1

Houston 6 SEATTLE 4

SAN FRANCISCO 3 Colorado 2 (10 innings)

AMERICAN LEAGUE

EASTERN DIVISION

W L PCT GB

1. Boston 87 58 .600 -

2. Tampa Bay 78 64 .549 7 1/2

3. Baltimore 77 66 .538 9

4. NY Yankees 76 68 .528 10 1/2

5. Toronto 67 76 .469 19

CENTRAL DIVISION

1. Detroit 82 62 .569 -

2. Cleveland 77 66 .538 4 1/2

3. Kansas City 75 69 .521 7

4. Minnesota 62 80 .437 19

5. Chi White Sox 58 85 .406 23 1/2

WESTERN DIVISION

1. Oakland 83 60 .580 -

2. Texas 81 62 .566 2

3. LA Angels 67 76 .469 16

4. Seattle 65 79 .451 18 1/2

5. Houston 48 96 .333 35 1/2

NATIONAL LEAGUE

EASTERN DIVISION

1. Atlanta 86 57 .601 -

2. Washington 74 69 .517 12

3. Philadelphia 66 77 .462 20

4. NY Mets 64 78 .451 21 1/2

5. Miami 53 89 .373 32 1/2

CENTRAL DIVISION

1. St. Louis 83 60 .580 -

2. Pittsburgh 82 61 .573 1

3. Cincinnati 82 63 .566 2

4. Milwaukee 62 80 .437 20 1/2

5. Chicago Cubs 61 82 .427 22

WESTERN DIVISION

1. LA Dodgers 84 59 .587 -

2. Arizona 72 71 .503 12

3. San Diego 65 77 .458 18 1/2

4. Colorado 66 79 .455 19

5. San Francisco 65 79 .451 19 1/2

Golf

World rankings

As of Monday (US unless stated, last week's positions in brackets):

1. (1) Tiger Woods 13.98 average points

2. (2) Adam Scott (AUS) 9.48

3. (3) Phil Mickelson 8.68

4. (4) Rory McIlroy (NIR) 7.86

5. (5) Justin Rose (ENG) 7.77

6. (10) Henrik Stenson (SWE) 7.11

7. (6) Matt Kuchar 6.84

8. (7) Brandt Snedeker 6.29

9. (8) Jason Dufner 6.04

10. (14) Steve Stricker 5.87

11. (9) Graeme McDowell (NIR) 5.68

12. (12) Keegan Bradley 5.02

13. (11) Luke Donald (ENG) 5.00

14. (13) Lee Westwood (ENG) 4.80

15. (15) Jim Furyk 4.73

16. (17) Ian Poulter (ENG) 4.67

17. (18) Jason Day (AUS) 4.64

18. (20) Sergio Garcia (ESP) 4.64

19. (16) Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 4.45

20. (19) Ernie Els (RSA) 4.41

Money winners on 2013 PGA Tour

As of Monday (US unless stated):

1. Tiger Woods $8,231,839

2. Matt Kuchar $5,415,008

3. Phil Mickelson $5,253,527

4. Brandt Snedeker $4,934,087

5. Henrik Stenson (SWE) $4,905,963

6. Adam Scott (AUS) $4,664,611

7. Justin Rose (ENG) $3,815,881

8. Steve Stricker $3,417,532

9. Keegan Bradley $3,304,813

10. Bill Haas $3,281,963

11. Jason Day (AUS) $3,136,430

12. Billy Horschel $3,133,383

13. Jordan Spieth $3,039,820

14. Kevin Streelman $2,906,818

15. Jason Dufner $2,886,134

16. Graham DeLaet (CAN) $2,649,300

17. Boo Weekley $2,640,262

18. Dustin Johnson $2,626,094

19. Hunter Mahan $2,569,164

20. D.A. Points $2,507,287

2013 European Tour Race to Dubai

As of Monday:

1. Henrik Stenson (SWE) 2,118,961 euros

2. Graeme McDowell (NIR) 1,693,388

3. Justin Rose (ENG) 1,661,271

4. Richard Sterne (RSA) 1,300,054

5. Matteo Manassero (ITA) 1,243,808

6. Branden Grace (RSA) 1,069,469

7. Brett Rumford (AUS) 1,067,099

8. Thomas Bjorn (DEN) 1,058,313

9. Ernie Els (RSA) 1,036,616

10. Sergio Garcia (ESP) 1,016,700

11. Ian Poulter (ENG) 973,716

12. Lee Westwood (ENG) 943,639

13. Stephen Gallacher (SCO) 905,863

14. Mikko Ilonen (FIN) 886,522

15. Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 882,321

16. Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 834,077

17. Jamie Donaldson (WAL) 826,072

18. Angel Cabrera (ARG) 821,744

19. Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN) 793,293

20. Gregory Bourdy (FRA) 763,596

NFL

Results on Monday (home team in CAPS):

Philadelphia 33 WASHINGTON 27

Houston 31 SAN DIEGO 28

Tennis

WTA rankings

As of Monday (last week's positions in brackets):

1. (1) Serena Williams (USA) 12,260

2. (2) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 9,505

3. (3) Maria Sharapova (RUS) 7,866

4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 6,335

5. (6) Li Na (CHN) 5,565

6. (5) Sara Errani (ITA) 4,325

7. (7) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 3,746

8. (8) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 3,645

9. (9) Angelique Kerber (GER) 3,420

10. (12) Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 3,245

11. (10) Petra Kvitova (CZE) 3,170

12 (13) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 3,065

13. (16) Sloane Stephens (USA) 3,045

14. (14) Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 2,806

15. (20) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 2,775

16. (18) Sabine Lisicki (GER) 2,770

17. (15) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 2,720

18. (11) Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2,715

19. (19) Simona Halep (ROM) 2,630

20. (17) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 2,620

ATP World Tour rankings

As of Monday (Last week's positions in brackets):

1. (1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) 10,980 2. (2) Rafa Nadal (ESP) 10,860

3. (3) Andy Murray (SCO) 7,060

4. (4) David Ferrer (ESP) 6,850

5. (5) Tomas Berdych (CZE) 4,535

6. (7) Roger Federer (SUI) 4,515

7. (6) Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 4,425

8. (8) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3,425

9. (9) Richard Gasquet (FRA) 3,165

10. (10) Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 3,150

11. (11) Milos Raonic (CAN) 2,555

12. (12) Kei Nishikori (JPN) 2,325

13. (13) Tommy Haas (GER) 2,265

14. (14) Jerzy Janowicz (POL) 2,110

15. (17) John Isner (USA) 2,025

16. (16) Gilles Simon (FRA) 1,950

17. (18) Fabio Fognini (ITA) 1,945

18. (15) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 1,940

19. (22) Tommy Robredo (ESP) 1,890

20. (24) Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 1,825

US Open

Results on Monday (x-denotes seedings):

Men's singles final

Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) bt Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.

WTA Tashkent Open

Results on Monday:

Donna Vekic (CRO x4) bt Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) 6-3, 6-2; Bojana Jovanovski (SRB x1) bt Kurumi Nara (JPN) 6-4, 6-3; Irina Begu (ROM x6) bt Alexandra Panova (RUS) 7-6 (8), 6-1; Nastassja Burnett (ITA) bt Lesia Tsurenko (UKR x2) 7-6 (4), 6-4; Nadiya Kichenok (UKR) bt Eva Birnerova (CZE) 7-5, 6-2; Alexandra Cadantu (ROM x5) bt Sabina Sharipova (UZB) 6-2, 6-0; Risa Ozaki (JPN) bt Kateryna Kozlova (UKR) 7-5, 6-2; Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) bt Timea Babos (HUN) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1; Mandy Minella (LUX) bt Olga Puchkova (RUS) 6-2, 6-3.

WTA Quebec City Challenge

Results on Monday:

Caroline Garcia (FRA x8) bt Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 6-3, 6-4; Ajla Tomljanovic (CRO) bt Maria Sanchez Lorenzo (ESP) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3; Marina Erakovic (NZL x6) bt Mallory Burdette (USA) 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3; Christina Mchale (USA) bt Tamira Paszek (AUT) 6-2, 6-1.

China Daily

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