GOLF - American Phil Mickelson has seized early command of the British Open with a record-equalling first-round 63 at Royal Troon. Mickelson's eight-under display also matched the best-ever score at a major.
GOLF - Australian world No.1 Jason Day shot a disappointing two-over-par 73 as Australia's 11-strong charge failed to fire in the first round. Adam Scott and Matt Jones were the only Australians to break par. Scott Hend returned an even-par 71, one better than Marcus Fraser, Rod Pampling, Greg Chalmers and Nathan Holman. Marc Leishman posted a 74.
CYCLING - Briton Chris Froome held on to the overall lead in the Tour de France despite being involved in a pile-up in the closing kilometres of the 12th stage. Belgian Thomas De Gendt won the wind-shortened stage.
BASKETBALL - NBA champion Patty Mills starred as the Boomers beat a US college all-star team 93-63 in Melbourne in Australia's last hit-out before the Olympics. Mills scored 29 points and had five assists.
CRICKET - Captain Misbah-ul-Haq hit a century in his maiden test appearance at Lord's and spearheaded Pakistan to 6-282 against England on the opening day of the first Test. The 42-year-old Misbah smashed an unbeaten 110.
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SOCCER - FIFA president Gianni Infantino is to be interviewed by investigators as part of a preliminary probe into possible breaches of the world soccer body's code of ethics, the BBC reports.
SOCCER - Long-serving defender John Terry will remain Chelsea's captain in the coming Premier League season.
CRICKET - Former England batsman Michael Carberry has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour.
