World Sports News in Brief

Ducati's Petrucci powers to maiden MotoGP win in Italy

Ducati's Danilo Petrucci claimed his maiden MotoGP victory in front of his home supporters at the Italian Grand Prix in Mugello on Sunday. The 28-year-old, who started third on the grid, cruised to victory in 41 minutes, 33.794 seconds ahead of Honda's world champion Marc Marquez and his team mate Andrea Dovizioso.

Ducati's Danilo Petrucci and Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez in action during the race - MotoGP - Italian Grand Prix - Mugello Circuit, Scarperia, Italy - June 2, 2019. (Reuters)
Ducati's Danilo Petrucci and Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez in action during the race - MotoGP - Italian Grand Prix - Mugello Circuit, Scarperia, Italy - June 2, 2019. (Reuters)

* Richard Carapaz rode a perfect race to fulfil his immense potential and become the first Ecuadorian rider to win a grand tour when he prevailed in the Giro d’Italia on Sunday.

* The Republic of Korea’s Lee6 Jeongeun won the US Women's Open by two strokes after a closing one-under-par 70 in South Carolina on Sunday. Lee6 finished on six-under 278 at Country Club of Charleston, collecting US$1 million, the first seven-figure prize in women's golf.

* American Patrick Cantlay clinched his second PGA Tour victory in emphatic fashion when he carded a closing eight-under-par 64 to beat Adam Scott by two strokes at the Memorial tournament in Dublin, Ohio on Sunday.

* Antoine Griezmann scored as France eased past Bolivia 2-0 in a friendly in Nantes on Sunday, ahead of the world champions' resumption of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.

* Olympic champions Fiji captured their third World Rugby Sevens Series title in five years on Sunday as they won the season-ending tournament in Paris. They celebrated their triumph in style by beating New Zealand 35-24 in the final.

* Andy Ruiz Jr. dethroned British title-holder Anthony Joshua with a stunning seventh-round stoppage at New York's Madison Square Garden on Saturday to become the first Mexican-American world heavyweight champion.

Reuters, CNA