Roddick falls in Legg Mason championship

Tennis: After fourteen points in the third-set tiebreaker and 2 1/2 hours of tennis, Andy Roddick and Juan Martin del Potro stood at the net, waiting for the scoreboard to tell them if they would continue to play.

Del Potro had apparently won the match with a crosscourt forehand winner, but after Roddick challenged the call, both players expected play to continue.

“I actually thought it might have been out, and I asked him and he said it might have been out,” Roddick said. “So imagine the disappointment when it wasn’t.”

The replay system confirmed the ball hit the outer portion of the sideline, giving del Potro a 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6) win and his second straight Legg Mason Tennis Classic title in Washington. Del Potro raised both arms above his head in celebration before embracing Roddick across the net.

It was the first loss for the top-seeded Roddick in four Washington finals. Roddick won the tournament in 2001, 2005 and 2007.

•Pennetta wins L.A. Women’s Tennis title: Flavia Pennetta took advantage of error-prone Samantha Stosur for a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the L.A. Women’s Tennis Championships in Carson, Calif. Pennetta made quick work of Stosur, an Aussie doubles specialist who has yet to win a WTA Tour singles title. She lost in a final for the fifth time in her career.

Late push lifts Real Madrid over D.C.

Soccer: Gonzalo Higuain shredded D.C. United’s defense for two goals in a two-minute span, leading Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid to a 3-0 victory over the MLS club in an exhibition before 72,368 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.

United’s usual home, RFK Stadium, couldn’t hold all the U.S.-based Real fans who wanted to come, but the spectators in white spent the first half and part of the second applauding in appreciation for United keeper Josh Wicks. He finished with six saves, including a diving, right-arm reflex stop against Arjen Robben in the 52nd minute.

•Chelsea beats United on penalties: Chelsea beat Manchester United 4-1 in a penalty-kick shootout to win the Community Shield at Wembley, England, with Salomon Kalou getting the winner in the traditional opener to the English season.

Frank Lampard gave Chelsea a 2-1 lead in the 71st minute on a goal that drew a furious protest from United players. They felt the game should have been stopped beforehand because Michael Ballack’s foul left Patrice Evra lying on the ground.

Wayne Rooney tied the game when he broke free in stoppage time.

But FA Cup winner Chelsea dominated the shootout, giving new manager Carlo Ancelotti the victory.

•English soccer chief against spending limits: The head of English soccer opposes restrictions for clubs on player spending, contending the Premier League is improved by clubs like Manchester City spending heavily to strengthen their teams.

European soccer’s governing body is trying to implement rules that would force teams to make transfer fees and players’ salaries proportionate to their income as a condition for entry to the Champions League.

“Anything that makes the competition stronger and more deep, I think has got to be welcomed,” Ian Watmore, who took over at the Football Association two months ago, said.

Dixon sets IndyCar record with win

Auto Racing: Scott Dixon became IndyCar’s career leader in victories with a commanding performance in the Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio at Lexington, Ohio. The win was the 20th of Dixon’s career, breaking a tie with Sam Hornish Jr.

Dixon won so easily at Mid-Ohio, he was practically in Victory Lane by the time the rest of the field hit the finish line at the 2.258-mile course. He took the checkered flag nearly 30 seconds ahead of pole-sitter Ryan Briscoe, the largest margin of victory in the series in a decade.

Vinokourov in pack at Tour de l’Ain

Miscellany: Alexandre Vinokourov finished in the main pack in the opening stage of the Tour de L’Ain at Saint Denis les Bourg, France, part of his comeback from a two-year doping ban.

French rider Mickael Buffaz of the Cofidis team won the stage in 3 hours, 18 minutes, 48 seconds.

Vinokourov finished the 91-mile flat stage from Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Denis-les-Bourg in 81st place in a large group of riders that finished 47 seconds behind Buffaz.

•Dalhausser, Rogers team for beach volleyball title: Olympic champions Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers have won their fourth consecutive Hermosa Beach Open, giving them five titles on the pro beach volleyball circuit this season.

They defeated second-seeded John Hyden and Sean Scott 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 at Hermosa Beach, Calif.

•Germany sweeps U.S. women’s volleyball: Germany defeated the U.S. 25-22, 25-18, 27-25 to complete its second round of pool play at the FIVB World Grand Prix in Miao Lie, Chinese Taipei. Team USA is 2-4 and will begin its final round of pool play Aug. 14 in Thailand.