Caroline Wozniacki wins third consecutive Pilot Pen title

Caroline Wozniacki, top-seeded for the U.S. Open, won her third consecutive Pilot Pen tennis title, beating Russian Nadia Petrova, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, in the final at New Haven, Conn.

The victory capped a good week for the 20-year-old Danish star, who won in Montreal on Monday and heads to New York with four wins this season, the most of any player on tour.

“I feel great,” Wozniacki said. “I have a Tuesday start. So, you know, I’m on a roll.”

Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine defeated Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the men’s final for his second title of the year.

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Hawaii to face Japan for title

Ezra Heleski struck out six, and Kahoea Akau had three hits to lead Hawaii to a 10-0 victory over Texas and advance to the Little League World Series title game at South Williamsport, Pa.

Noah Shackles added a two-run homer to cap a four-run first as the team from Waipahu, Hawaii, took control early against a Pearland, Texas, squad that had hit a tournament-leading eight homers coming into the game.

Hawaii, seeking its second Little League title in three years, will face Japan for the championship on Sunday. Japan defeated Taiwan, 3-2, in seven innings on Ryo Motegi’s run-scoring single.

Dario Franchitti’s pit strategy gamble paid off, helping him to win a frantic IndyCar series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

It was a tough night for series points leader Will Power of Australia, who was running among the leaders when he abruptly went to pit road for an extra fuel stop with five laps left in the race at Joliet, Ill. He finished 16th.

That’s an ideal scenario for Scotland’s Franchitti, who came into Saturday’s race trailing Power by 59 points in the standings.

England’s Dan Wheldon finished second followed by Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Tony Kanaan of Brazil.

Afleet Express outlasted Fly Down in a riveting run down the stretch and won the $1-million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., in a photo finish. Super Saver finished eighth for his third straight defeat since winning the Kentucky Derby.

Premier League leader Chelsea extended its season-opening winning streak to three with a 2-0 home win over Stoke on goals by Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba, while Arsenal and Manchester United also posted victories to remain close behind. … AC Milan reached a deal with Barcelona to bring Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to Serie A, potentially altering the balance of power in the Italian league on the opening day of the season. Milan announced that Ibrahimovic will join the team on a free loan this season, after which it will have the option to pay Barcelona $30.5 million for his full transfer.

Dominican Republic police have charged former major league pitcher Ambiorix Burgos with kidnapping and attempted murder after his ex-wife said she was forced to eat rat poison.