Mexico’s Pato O’Ward captured his first victory of the season, winning the Honda Indy 200 on Sunday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

O’Ward passed Arrow McLaren teammate Christian Lundgaard of Denmark on the 42nd of 90 laps as the duo finished first and second in the 11th of 18 races this season.

The 1-2 finish was McLaren’s first-ever in an IndyCar series race.

O’Ward edged Lundgaard by just 0.9877 of a second. His average speed was 117.932 mph.

“It’s been a year, it’s been a tough one for sure,” O’Ward said. “I think today is just a perfect example of execution. I waited for the perfect time to pounce and from there we just controlled it.”

Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Global) finished third, followed by Rinus VeeKay of the Netherlands (Juncos Hollinger), current series leader Alex Palou of Spain (Chip Ganassi Racing) and Australian Will Power (Andretti).

Lundgaard led for the majority of the first 41 laps, but made a costly slip in the second turn and O’Ward took advantage with a pass. He calmly navigated the 2.258-mile, 13-turn natural road course for the final 48 laps to claim his 10th career victory.

Power and Josef Newgarden, who finished ninth, each led for two laps early in the race.

O’Ward picked up 53 points for the victory and moved into fifth place with 310. Palou, the IndyCar series defending champion, leads with 404 points, followed by Kirkwood (348), Lundgaard (339) and David Malukas (338) of Team Penske.

The next race will be in two weeks at the Music City Grand Prix at the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.

–Field Level Media

After confirming this will be his last World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo insisted that whenever his final match arrives, he will walk away at peace.

And yes, even if that comes as soon as Monday in Portugal’s round of 16 clash with Spain in Arlington, Texas.

“I’m going to be perfectly honest, regardless of what happens tomorrow, Cristiano is going to be 1000% leaving with a clear conscience,” the 41-year-old said at Sunday’s pre-match press conference. “I have given all I could to football. It’s my passion to play for so many years. I didn’t do it out of need; I’m doing well out of life. It’s about passion. I play for the national team, and I love to play football.

“Regardless of what happens tomorrow, I’m not going to exert pressure on myself that I must win.”

That’s probably best for Ronaldo’s side, who will enter the match as modest underdogs against a Spanish team that is among the oddsmakers’ favorites to win the whole tournament.

Portugal squeaked into the last 16 in dramatic and disputed fashion with a 2-1 victory over Croatia, in which manager Roberto Martinez pulled Ronaldo in the 81st minute and was rewarded with Goncalo Ramos’ winner in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time.

After that came the controversial decision to rule an apparent miracle equalizer from Croatia offside even deeper in extra time.

Despite Ronaldo’s lack of involvement in the late drama, Spain manager Luis de la Fuente still says his side must be aware of the one-time Manchester United and Real Madrid star, who remains his country’s most productive scorer at his sixth World Cup.

“As a footballer, he is someone you have to take care of, he can change a game in the moment,” de la Fuente said. “It’s not that we have to do man-to-man marking, but in certain areas we have to be aware he’s there.

“Cristiano has quality and class, and in any moment he can be decisive. I would prefer if he didn’t play, of course, but I think he will.”

Both teams have already had slip-ups, with Portugal playing the Democratic Republic of Congo to a 1-1 draw in their group opener and Spain playing to a nil-nil affair to open their tournament against Cape Verde.

Those results looked better as the tournament wore on, with the Congolese putting a scare into England in the round of 32 and the Cape Verdeans doing the same to Argentina.

And while Ronaldo may be in the twilight of his career, his three goals are still a far more productive tournament than that of Spain’s 18-year-old starlet Lamine Yamal. He has only one goal through four appearances while gradually increasing his minutes to work back from a mid-April hamstring injury.

Portugal haven’t won a match against their Iberian neighbors since a 2010 friendly, though they did defeat Spain on penalties to capture the 2025 UEFA Nations League final following a 2-2 draw.

“I think the game will be very different, not only in a football sense,” de la Fuente said of Monday’s clash. “Our football idea is similar; we like to have the ball. But it’s the World Cup and a World Cup is a unique opportunity.”

–Field Level Media

The Milwaukee Brewers placed starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of right shoulder inflammation after his exit in the fourth inning from a loss Saturday night to the host Arizona Diamondbacks.

In a corresponding move, the Brewers recalled left-hander Drew Rom from Triple-A Nashville.

Woodruff allowed three runs on two hits and one walk with six strikeouts in facing 14 batters in 3 2/3 innings while taking the loss in the 4-3 setback in Phoenix. He was making his third start since returning from surgery to address a cyst in his shoulder joint, which caused him to spend nearly two months on the IL.

The 33-year-old said he felt similar discomfort in his shoulder since the second inning. His velocity dropped from 92.5 mph in the first inning to 86.6 on his fastball in the fourth, and 82.9 mph in the first to 76.6 on his changeup.

“It gets frustrating having to go through this stuff, but I’m in a good spot mentally with it,” Woodruff said. “I know what’s before me. I know what I’m dealing with, so if I can avoid some things, it just becomes, ‘Get back on the field and pitch and help them win.'”

Woodruff exited the game after a visit from Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy, athletic trainer Brad Epstein and pitching coach Chris Hook.

“It’s really unfortunate. He’s a huge part of our organization, a huge part of our team this year and was a huge part of the team last year,” Murphy said. “He just has an unbelievable presence and does whatever he can to help people. And he’s a great pitcher.”

Woodruff is 2-2 with a 2.98 ERA, 10 walks and 47 strikeouts in 45 1/3 innings over nine starts this season.

He missed the entire 2024 season after undergoing right shoulder surgery to repair his anterior capsule.

The two-time All-Star (2019, 2021) has a career 55-30 record and 3.10 ERA over 151 appearances (136 starts) across nine seasons for the Brewers since 2017.

Milwaukee selected Woodruff in the 11th round of the 2014 MLB Draft.

Rom, 26, is 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA, four walks and 11 strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings over five relief appearances this season for Milwaukee. He was 3-1 with one save, a 2.51 ERA, 10 walks and 47 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings over 25 relief appearances at Nashville this season.

He also pitched in 2023 for the St. Louis Cardinals and was 1-4 with an 8.02 ERA in 33 2/3 innings over eight games (all starts).

–Field Level Media