LOS ANGELES -- A woman at Dodger Stadium was taken to a hospital for precautionary tests Sunday after being struck in the head by a foul ball from Los Angeles Dodgers star Cody Bellinger during the first inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies.

The young woman was sitting four rows from the field down the first base line, just beyond protective netting that extends to the end of the visiting dugout. She was hit by a sharp line drive by Bellinger, who checked on her between innings. She at first stayed in her seat and was given an ice pack, but she left about 15 minutes later for further attention.

A first-aid worker who treated the woman said she was taken to the hospital for precautionary tests but that she was alert and answering questions. The name of the woman was not released.

A woman died last August after being struck in the head by a foul ball at Dodger Stadium.

All 30 major league stadiums expanded protective netting to at least the far ends of the dugouts at the start of the 2018 season after several fans were injured by foul balls two years ago.

Fan safety has received further scrutiny after a young girl was struck by a foul ball in Houston during a game May 29. The Chicago White Sox and Washington Nationals recently announced that they will extend their netting to the foul poles.

New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway shouted profanities at a Newsday reporter in the clubhouse Sunday and starting pitcher Jason Vargas challenged the reporter to a fight and had to be restrained from going after him.

The incident came after the Mets' bullpen blew a 3-2 lead in the eighth inning of what ended as a 5-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Reporters asked repeatedly after the game about Callaway's decision to stick with reliever Seth Lugo during the eighth inning instead of going to closer Edwin Diaz. Lugo allowed a go-ahead three-run homer to Javier Baez.

After the news conference, Callaway walked past Newsday's Tim Healey in the clubhouse. Healey told Callaway he would "see you tomorrow,'' and Callaway responded by calling him a "m-----f-----."

Callaway instructed members of the team's public relations staff to escort Healey from the clubhouse, telling them to "get this m-----f----- out of here," according to multiple reporters present.

When Healey did not leave, Vargas then stared him down and shouted at him, including saying, "I'll knock you the f--- out, bro," according to a Yahoo Sports account.

Vargas charged at Healey but was held back by teammates, including Carlos Gomez and Noah Syndergaard. No punches were thrown during the incident.

"The Mets sincerely regret the incident that took place with one of our beat writers following today's game in the clubhouse. We do not condone this type of behavior from any employee," the team said in a statement later Sunday. "The organization has reached out and apologized to this reporter and will have further discussions internally with all involved parties."

Callaway, the Mets' embattled second-year manager, received a vote of confidence from first-year general manager Brodie Van Wagenen in late May after the club was swept by the Marlins in a three-game series in Miami. Sunday's loss dropped the Mets to 37-41 on the season, nine games behind first-place Atlanta in the National League East.

The Mets did make a change to their coaching staff Thursday when they fired pitching coach Dave Eiland and bullpen coach Chuck Hernandez.

The Mets are set to open a four-game series at Philadelphia on Monday to face the Phillies, who have lost seven consecutive games.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

For the third consecutive game, a rookie produced a walk-off victory for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Colorado Rockies.

Catcher Will Smith, who was recalled from Triple-A on Sunday, blasted a pinch-hit three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the visiting Rockies on Sunday.

It's Smith's second walk-off home run of the season. He has three home runs total in 13 games with the Dodgers this season. He became the fourth player in MLB history to have walk-off homers for two of his first three career home runs.

Smith joins the Washington Nationals' Trea Turner and Oakland Athletics' Matt Chapman as the only players with two walk-off home runs this season.

Alex Verdugo produced the heroics Saturday night when he homered against the Rockies in the bottom of the 11th inning for a 5-4 victory. Fellow rookie outfielder Matt Beaty was the hero Friday when he hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the Dodgers a 4-2 victory over Colorado.

"Three games in a row is pretty remarkable. Just when you think it couldn't get any better, can't get any better, it does," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "Will just got here last night. To come out and play a big role in this game, speaks a lot to his preparation."

The Dodgers had already set a MLB record with the walk-off hits by rookies on Friday and Saturday, according to Elias Sports Bureau research. Smith's game-ending home run adds to that record.

Smith was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City earlier Sunday when infielder David Freese was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring.

ESPN Stats & Information contributed to this report.

Olympic heptathlon champion achieves 6819 points despite injury, breaking records in the process

Coverage of the England Athletics Under-23 and Under-20 Championships in Bedford, where Max Burgin broke the British under-20 800m record, can be found here, while a report on the JCP Swansea Half Marathon is here.

Other recent highlights are below.

Decastar, Talence, France, June 22-23

Olympic and world heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam achieved a world-leading performance despite injury.

En route to her 6819-point score the 24-year-old set a world best for the high jump within a heptathlon, clearing 2.02m to improve her own previous best of 2.01m, and also soared out to a Belgian long jump record of 6.67m (+1.6m/sec).

After five events (13.49 100m hurdles, 2.02m high jump, 15.41m shot put PB, 24.55 200m and 6.67m long jump) her score was 5195 points, compared to the 5083 she achieved at the same stage during her eventual 7013 PB performance in Götzis in 2017.

But an elbow injury prevented her from taking all three throws in the javelin and her best was 47.25m.

With her arm strapped up, Thiam ran 2:20.46 for the 800m to secure the heptathlon title ahead of Xénia Krizsán with 6619 points and Laura Ikauniece with 6518 points.

Thiam’s 4133 points after four events was her best-ever first-day score.

She was contesting her first heptathlon since winning the European title in Berlin and had missed the indoor season due to a leg injury.

Canada’s Pierce LePage won the decathlon title with 8453 points, as Zach Ziemek was second with 8344 and Thomas van der Plaetsen was third with 8214.

LePage’s results included a 10.31 100m, 7.87m long jump, 14.21m shot put, 2.07m high jump, 48.14 400m, 14.40 110m hurdles,  44.46m discus, 5.25m pole vault, 55,22m javelin and 4:59.76 1500m.

World decathlon record-holder Kevin Mayer did not contest all the events but his performances included a 10.60 100m, 7.55m long jump, 15.56m shot put, 13.90 110m hurdles, 50.15m discus and 5.05m pole vault.

Jamaican Championships, Kingston, Jamaica, June 20-21

There were world-leading performances by Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce as both clocked 10.73 (+0.6m/sec), with Thompson gaining the title. In third, world under-20 champion Brianna Williams ran a Jamaican junior record and world under-18 all-time best of 10.94.

The men’s 100m was won by Yohan Blake with 9.96 (+0.4m/sec) ahead of Tyquendo Tracey with 10.00 and Rasheed Dwyer with 10.10.

Kuortane Games, Finland, June 22

Magnus Kirt threw an Estonian record and world lead of 90.61m in the javelin for a mark which puts him 17th on the world all-time list.

Britain’s Holly Bradshaw won the pole vault with 4.46m and Nick Miller won the hammer with 75.90m. David King clocked 13.55 (+1.2m/sec) in the 110m hurdles.

Berlin Fliegt international match, Germany, June 22

Britain’s Harry Aikines-Aryeetey clocked 10.11 in the 100m, while Jodie Williams ran 11.20.

Malaika Mihambo leapt 6.89m in the long jump to win ahead of Brittney Reese’s 6.68m. Abigail Irozuru jumped 6.51m.

In the pole vault, Harry Coppell cleared 5.42m.

Germany won the team title ahead of Great Britain, USA and China.

Leverkusen, Germany, June 21

Kyron Duke threw 14.19m to set an official world record in the F41 shot put.

@dukey_devil is a new world record holder! ? He throws a distance of 14:19 in Leverkusen to take the title. ?? @BA_Paralympic | @BritAthletics pic.twitter.com/J7n9dCqJVC

— Para Athletics (@ParaAthletics) June 21, 2019

Agropoli, Italy, June 21-22

At the Italian Under-18 Championships, Larissa Iapichino, who is the daughter of Olympic and world medallist Fiona May, improved to 6.64m (+0.2m/sec) in the long jump to break the Italian under-20 record.

Golden Spike, Ostrava, Czech Republic, June 20

There was a world best in the 300m by Shaunae Miller-Uibo as the Olympic 400m champion stormed to a time of 34.41 to improve the previous mark of 35.30 set by Ana Guevara in 2003.

Magnus Kirt threw a then world-leading and Estonian record 90.34m to win the javelin, while Mariya Lasitskene cleared an impressive 2.06m to win the high jump before attempting a would-be world record height of 2.10m.

An exciting 200m was won by Andre De Grasse as he came through to pip Christian Coleman, 19.91 to 19.97.

Britain’s Charlie Da’Vall Grice won the mile in 3:56.95 ahead of Michael Kibet (3:57.01), Ben Blankenship (3:57.27) and Marcin Lewandowski (3:57.32), while Gudaf Tsegay won the women’s 1500m in 4:02.95 ahead of Sarah McDonald (4:03.79) and Jemma Reekie ran a 4:05.82 PB in seventh for a Doha World Championships standard.

Sam Kendricks cleared 5.93m to win the pole vault.

Meeting Iberoamericano, Huelva, Spain, June 20

World champion Yulimar Rojas set a world lead and PB of 15.06m in the triple jump, while Denia Caballero threw a world lead of 69.20m in the discus.

The Golden Stag Mile, London, June 21

Clare Elms ran 5:12.64 at Finsbury Park to take five seconds off the W55 world record and 27 seconds off the British record.

Clare Elms runs 5:12.64 at Golden Stag Mile at Finsbury Park to take five seconds off W55 world record and 27 seconds off British record pic.twitter.com/LUqtqE4as0

— AW (@AthleticsWeekly) June 21, 2019

Alex Leprêtre won the mile in 4:13.9 as Hannah Viner was fastest woman in 4:53.8.

Brian Goodwin Memorial 10km, Scotland, June 21

Callum Hawkins clocked 29:06 and Morag MacLarty 33:51 to take the titles.

The West Highland Way Race, Scotland, June 22-23

The ultra event, which includes 95 miles of trail and 14,000ft of ascent, was won by Rowan Boswood in 15:14:42 and Siobhan Killingbeck in 17:41:09 to place sixth overall.

Belfast Irish Milers Club Meeting, Northern Ireland, June 22

Preston AC’s Matt Wigelsworth was the impressive winner of the feature event at the Belfast Irish Milers Club Meeting, Malcolm McCausland reports.

The overdue arrival of summer meant perfect running conditions as records tumbled at the Mary Peters Track throughout an action-packed afternoon.

For Wigelsworth, it was a worthwhile trip across the Irish Sea from his Preston base as he picked up the £200 bonus for breaking three minutes and 43 seconds in the men’s 1500m. The ice-cool 22-year-old was well back off the pace in third place with 300m to run but stormed to the front on the final straight before stopping the clock at a personal best 3:42.67.

Omagh’s Eilish Flanagan in a class of her own in the women’s 1500m. The Carmen Runners athlete, who had only returned from Arizona where she is on an athletics scholarship on the Wednesday before the race, opened up an unassailable lead on the penultimate circuit before coming home on her own in 4:21.06.

Both 800m races were thrilling affairs with contrasting outcomes. Kieran Kelly took up the running in the men’s race with 300m to go and looked all over the winner as he entered the home straight.

However, his Raheny Shamrock club colleague Cillian Kirwan had other ideas as he overhauled Kelly right on the line to win in 1:50.45. Nadia Power lived up to the favourite’s tag in the women’s two-lapper striking the front on the final back straight to build up a 20 metre lead.

Although fading slightly over the final 100m, the Dubliner still had enough in hand to win easily in 2:04.05.  Surprise here was Irish record holder for the event Rose-Anne Galligan ending up back in ninth with a modest 2:07.70 timing.

Other highlights included comprehensive victories in the respective 5000m races by Tullamore Harrier Liam Brady (14:32.80) and Strabane resident Ann-Marie McGlynn (16:09.35); Finn Valley’s Shane Irwin (47.72) and North Down’s Rachel McCann (56.94) were the winners of the respective 400m races while another Finn Valley athlete Janine Boyle arguably turned in the top sprint performance of the day with a 25.79 clocking in the women’s 200m.

Feliciano Lopez became the first wildcard to win the Queen's singles title since Pete Sampras in 1999 by beating fellow veteran Gilles Simon.

Lopez, who won the 2017 title, triumphed 6-2 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-2).

The Spaniard had spent almost five hours on court on Saturday and France's Simon, 34, had come through some long matches - and this was another slog.

Lopez, 37, returns to the court later in the doubles final alongside Andy Murray at the Fever-Tree Championships.

The Scot is playing his first tournament since having hip surgery in January and the pair will meet Joe Salisbury, another Briton, and American Rajeev Ram for the trophy.

For Lopez, lifting the Queen's trophy again has capped an extraordinary week at the west London club.

Now ranked 113th in the world, he had won just three singles matches this year going into the tournament.

The victory - over former world number six Simon, who had also spent more than 10 hours on court in the singles going into the final - was Lopez's eighth at Queen's this week across the singles and doubles.

A ninth, alongside Murray, will make him the first man to lift both trophies at Queen's since Australian Mark Philippoussis in 1997.

"I don't know how I did that," the Spaniard said.

"I thought the best moment of my career was when I held this trophy in 2017 but it's not. It's right now."

'Now my girlfriend knows I'm a decent tennis player!'

The two players, with a combined age of 71, initially showed little movement and variation as they became locked in a baseline battle.

Lopez's strong service game proved the difference in the first set and he broke in the first and fifth games - and held off three break points in the sixth - on his way to the opener.

Simon broke at the first attempt in the second set for a 2-0 lead, only to see that wiped out instantly by the Spanish left-hander.

The pair easily traded holds on the way to the tie-break, although Lopez did plant a straightforward volley into the net for 30-30 at 5-5, which would have given him a glimpse of an opportunity.

Lopez recovered to lead 3-1 and 4-2 in the breaker but then missed another volley for a 5-3 lead as Simon battled back to win and force a decider.

That was also an attritional set as Simon, bidding to become the first Frenchman to win the singles at Queen's, kept finding passing winners when Lopez came forward.

Lopez eventually forced his first match point at 6-5 after a lengthy deuce, sending a tired forehand into the net.

In the deciding tie-break, Lopez moved 5-2 ahead with a stunning volley which left him screaming with delight, then pulled out a service ace out wide for four more match points.

He took the first when, after charging forward to the net again, Simon could only tap a forehand into the net.

Lopez ripped off his bandana after clinching victory, looking over to the stands where his fiancee Sandra Gago - who he is set to marry in September - was crying in celebration.

"When we met, things weren't going too well and I kept losing," Lopez, whose previous tour win was the 2017 Queen's title, told the crowd. "Now she can see I'm a decent tennis player!

"I'm so happy for you; we can share this together."

Andy Murray's dream comeback from potentially career-ending hip surgery ended with a fairytale triumph with playing partner Feliciano Lopez in the doubles at Queen's.

Briton Murray and Spain's Lopez beat Briton Joe Salisbury and American Rajeev Ram 7-6 (8-6) 5-7 10-5.

The Scot, 32, thought he might not play again before having his hip resurfaced in January.

Lopez, 37, added the doubles to the singles title he won earlier on Sunday.

Left-hander Lopez, who beat France's Gilles Simon in three sets, is the first man since Australia's Mark Philippoussis in 1997 to win both the singles and doubles titles at Queen's in the same year.

Murray, who had not won a doubles title since 2011, described ending his comeback tournament with victory as "brilliant".

"I've enjoyed it, I felt very relaxed at the beginning of the week, then I started getting more nervous as the week continued and my competitive instincts were kicking in," he said.

To loud cheers from he crowd, he added: "My hip felt great, there was no pain."

Lopez said he never expected to win both the singles and doubles titles.

"It happens maybe once in a lifetime, with how difficult it is to win the singles, I cannot believe I won both," he told BBC Sport.

Dream return

Former world number one Murray could not have dreamed for a smoother return to the sport which he thought he might have to quit this summer because of chronic hip pain that had not been cured by previous surgery.

Five months ago he broke into tears during a news conference at the Australian Open when he laid bare the extent of his fears about an injury that had left him unable to put on his shoes and socks without pain.

That was a stark contrast to the beaming grin stretched across his face at Queen's, when he and Lopez sealed victory with their second of five match points.

When a return from Salisbury sailed wide, Murray leapt into the air in celebration as almost all of the centre court crowd also rose to their feet to mark a victory many probably thought they would not see.

During his return to action this week, Murray has shown a sharpness which has surprised many.

The three-time Grand Slam champion's shot-making, less surprisingly, has not diminished and neither has the fierce will-to-win.

Analysis

BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller

Lopez frequently stayed on his feet at the change of ends: wary of the pounding his 37-year-old legs had taken over 15 hours on court.

Having won a third-set tie-break to beat Gilles Simon in the singles final, he hit five winners in a row to turn the deciding 10-point tie-break out of Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram's reach.

Murray has looked in terrific shape all week, and his desire to win as strong as ever: he says he got more nervous as the week progressed, and the prize loomed larger.

He now heads to Eastbourne in search of more success with a different partner - the Brazilian Marcelo Melo.

England beat Germany 24-14 to finish third at the Moscow Sevens in the first round of the Rugby Europe Grand Prix Series.

They had earlier beaten Wales 45-14 in the quarter-final but lost 24-19 to France in the semi-final.

England won all three group games on Saturday against Spain, Georgia and Russia.

The tournament serves as a ranking event for the official European Olympic qualification event in July.

In the third-place play-off against Germany, two first-half tries from Ben Harris gave England a 10-7 lead at the break.

Dan Norton extended the lead after the break, with a further try from Harry Glover securing the win.

Sale Sharks winger Chris Ashton has pulled out of the England World Cup training squad for family reasons.

The 32-year-old has not been replaced in the preliminary 29-man squad.

Ashton, who scored 20 tries in 44 England caps, says he has decided to stay with his wife Melissa, who is pregnant with their second child.

"Pulling on the white shirt is always special. I'm grateful to [coach] Eddie [Jones] for giving me the opportunity to have done so again," Ashton said.

"When I returned from Toulon last season it was for two reasons; firstly for my family and secondly to try and realise the dream of playing for England again.

"In the meantime I wish Owen [Farrell] and the boys all the very best with their preparation over the coming months."

The squad named last week is mainly made up of players who were not involved in the Premiership semi-finals at the end of May, who are guaranteed a five-week rest after the end of their season and will come into contention once they have completed their mandatory rest periods.

Danny Care, Chris Robshaw, Nathan Hughes and Dylan Hartley were all eligible but not selected, while Ruaridh McConnochie and Alex Dombrandt were handed their first senior call-ups.

The World Cup will take place in Japan from 20 September-2 November.

DUBUQUE, Iowa — Continued rain leading to over-saturated grounds, as well as a forecast for additional rain, has led to the cancellation of Sunday’s World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series event at Dubuque Speedway.

The event will not be rescheduled.

Those who bought tickets in advance will receive a full refund at the point of purchase, while those who purchased tickets at O’Reilly Auto Parts can mail their tickets to SLS Promotions at 2134 East Waverly Lane, Arlington Heights, Ill., 6004.

The next scheduled World of Outlaws sprint car event is set for Thursday, June 27 at Minnesota’s Jackson Motorplex.

Brad Sweet is the current World of Outlaws point leader on the strength of five victories this season, including Saturday night at Beaver Dam Raceway in Wisconsin.

CONCORD, N.C. – Amid ongoing preparations for the second running of the Bank of America ROVAL 400, Sept. 27-29, Charlotte Motor Speedway officials announced major changes to the 2.28-mile road course oval’s backstretch chicane on Sunday.

An expanded configuration of the challenging chicane will create additional passing opportunities and more side-by-side action – increasing the drama and raising the stakes throughout all 17 turns of the revolutionary course that will conclude the first round of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

The chicane’s original layout was 32 feet wide at its widest point, while the new version will be 54 feet at its widest point and will feature additional runoff areas which were unavailable in its first iteration.

Speedway operations staff moved back parts of the inside wall near oval turn three to accommodate more on-track space for the updated chicane.

“The Bank of America ROVAL 400 is all about excitement and creating memorable moments for our fans,” said Marcus Smith, the president and CEO of Speedway Motorsports Inc. “Having our backstretch chicane upgraded will give drivers an additional opportunity to go for a season-making or season-breaking pass like we saw on the frontstretch chicane last year. Every turn matters on the ROVAL.”

The new turns will require heavier braking and a sharper entry, but a wider radius promises to provide drivers with the ideal mix of risk-taking opportunities and a slightly increased margin for error on exit – if the driver’s entry is correct.

The track distance and turn count will not be affected by the new layout, which featured input from NASCAR drivers Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney and Justin Allgaier, as well as former Formula One racers Alex Wurz and Max Papis.

“My hat’s off to Marcus and the team at Charlotte Motor Speedway for talking with drivers and industry experts as they work to further improve the ROVAL,” Larson said. “The changes to the backstretch look like they will help create an additional passing zone and make it that much more exciting for the fans. After last year’s wild finish, I’ll take every possible opportunity to gain track position and earn some points.”

Construction on the chicane began this week and is expected to conclude in early August.

In addition to the restructured backstretch chicane, speedway officials also announced an increase in race distance for the Sept. 28 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.

The 200-kilometer, 55-lap event will become the 250-kilometer, 67-lap Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.