National Sports

Frank Lampard climbed the steps in the tunnel and emerged to rapturous applause from Chelsea fans, a flame display and a giant banner at one end of Stamford Bridge that read "Welcome Home Super Frank.

CINCINNATI — The Reds have placed first baseman Joey Votto on the 10-day injured list with lower back tightness that has kept him out of Cincinnati's last three games. The move is retroactive to Thursday.

LONDON — Former England defender Ashley Cole is planning a move into coaching after announcing his retirement from soccer.

BATLEY, England — An English rugby league club says one of its players has been found dead in his hotel room the day after a game in France. Batley Bulldogs announced the death of Archie Bruce on Sunday.

VANCOUVER — Just a few weeks ago, coach Marc Dos Santos couldn't pinpoint what had gone wrong with his Vancouver Whitecaps.

CALGARY — Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. didn't care that the Montreal Alouettes hadn't won a game in Calgary since 2009. He also didn't care that his team was down 11 points late in Saturday's game against the defending Grey Cup champions.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Sarah Fillier scored twice as Canada's national women's development team beat the United States 2-1 on Saturday in exhibition play.

MONTREAL — Impact defender Rudy Camacho says he and his teammates are "disgusted" by their end-of-game collapse — the worst in franchise history.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Canada bounced back with a strong performance on Saturday, waiting out an early rain delay to beat Italy 10-0 at the Little League World Series.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jozy Altidore scored in the 90th minute to give Toronto FC a 2-2 draw with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night. Altidore found an open space on a run into the 6-yard box and headed home Auro's cross to pull Toronto FC (9-10-7) level.