World Sports in 60 Seconds
Daily bulletin for Thursday, August 13, 2026
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- Tennis: Iga Swiatek beats Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3 to win the National Bank Open in Toronto — her first WTA title of 2026; Rybakina had finished Coco Gauff 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 just after 1 a.m. (CBC / Canadian Press).
- Tennis: Defending champion Ben Shelton vs Brandon Nakashima in the first all-American National Bank Open men's final since Agassi-Sampras in 1995; Thursday night in Montreal (AP / National Bank Open).
- MLB: Logan Gilbert (6 IP) and three relievers four-hit the Yankees 1-0; Weston Wilson's second-inning homer off Max Fried snaps Seattle's six-game skid (AP / Sportsnet).
- MLB: Braxton Ashcraft throws an 85-pitch complete-game three-hitter (10 K); Rafael Flores two three-run homers as Pirates rout Marlins 13-1 (AP / MLB.com).
- Golf: Five-way share of the FedEx St. Jude Championship lead at 5-under 65 (Jordan Spieth, Michael Thorbjornsen, Kurt Kitayama, Jake Knapp, Michael Kim); Scottie Scheffler 68, Rory McIlroy 74 (Memphis Commercial Appeal / AP).
Sources
- Iga Swiatek cruises to NBO Toronto final win for her first WTA Tour title this yearCBC Sports · Aug 13, 2026
- Swiatek beats Rybakina in women's singles final at National Bank Open in TorontoCanadian Press / CP24 · Aug 13, 2026
- Defending champ Ben Shelton, Brandon Nakashima set up all-American final in MontrealAssociated Press · Aug 12, 2026
- NBO Montreal Tale of the Tape: Shelton vs. NakashimaNational Bank Open · Aug 13, 2026
- Logan Gilbert pitches 6 strong innings as Mariners stop 6-game skid with 1-0 win over YankeesAssociated Press · Aug 13, 2026
- Logan Gilbert helps Mariners end 6-game skid with win over YankeesSportsnet · Aug 13, 2026
- Ashcraft throws complete game, Flores has 2 homers, 6 RBIs as Pirates rout Marlins 13-1Associated Press · Aug 13, 2026
- Braxton Ashcraft twirls complete-game gem in Pirates' rout of MarlinsMLB.com · Aug 13, 2026
- PGA Tour leaderboard today: FedEx St. Jude Championship Round 1 scores in MemphisMemphis Commercial Appeal · Aug 13, 2026
- Spieth shoots 65, shares lead in PGA Tour playoff openerAssociated Press / SWOK News · Aug 13, 2026
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Hi, xxxx xxxx for sports in sixty on Thursday, August thirteenth, twenty twenty-six. In tennis, Iga Swiatek claims her first title of twenty twenty-six in Toronto, rolling past Elena Rybakina six-two, six-three after Rybakina's one-a.m. semi over Coco Gauff. In Montreal, defending champion Ben Shelton meets Brandon Nakashima in the first all-American National Bank Open final since nineteen ninety-five. In baseball, Logan Gilbert and three relievers blank the Yankees one-nothing — Weston Wilson's second-inning homer snaps Seattle's six-game skid. And in Miami, Braxton Ashcraft fires an eighty-five-pitch complete game as the Pirates rout the Marlins thirteen-one, Rafael Flores hitting two three-run homers. On the P.G.A. Tour, Jordan Spieth headlines a five-way share of the St. Jude lead at five-under sixty-five; Scottie Scheffler shoots sixty-eight, while Rory McIlroy opens with a four-over seventy-four. Sports in Sixty dot com your sports on demand anytime, anywhere!