MIXED MARTIAL ARTS

UFC says McGregor will fight Oct. 6 in Vegas — Conor McGregor will return to mixed martial arts on Oct. 6 in Las Vegas for a title bout against UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. The UFC dramatically announced the matchup Friday with a promotional video to close a news conference promoting its slate of fight cards for the rest of 2018. “The fight is done,” UFC President Dana White said. McGregor (21-3) won the featherweight and lightweight championships during his meteoric MMA career, but he has not fought in the UFC since taking the 155-pound lightweight belt from Eddie Alvarez in November 2016.

U.S. defeats Brazil to clinch Tournament of Nations — Julie Ertz, Tobin Heath and Alex Morgan scored second-half goals and the United States took control to beat Brazil 4-1 on Thursday night for the Tournament of Nations title. Heath’s curling goal in the 62nd minute put the United States up 3-1 and gave the team the margin it needed to edge defending tournament champion Australia. The Matildas edged Japan 2-0 earlier in the day at Toyota Park, putting pressure on the Americans to beat Brazil by two goals to finish atop the table. Morgan helped secure the title with her 90th international goal in the 77th minute and the Americans extended their undefeated streak to 19 matches. The United States has not dropped a match since losing 1-0 to Australia in the Tournament of Nations last year.

— From wire reports