Lewis, Hedwall share lead at Reignwood

Golf: Stacy Lewis recovered from a slow start with four birdies on the back nine Saturday to take a share of the lead with Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall heading into the final round of the LPGA Reignwood Classic in Beijing.

The top-ranked Lewis started the day with a two-stroke lead over fellow American Brittany Lang, but fell back with three bogeys through the 11th hole. She then made three straight birdies from No. 13 before closing with a birdie on the 18th to regain a share of the lead with a 72, bringing her three-day total to 13-under 206.

Hedwall made five birdies on the back nine to shoot a 5-under 68. She will be aiming for her first career LPGA victory today, while Lewis will be trying to win her fourth this year.

• Wilson retakes lead at Dunhill Links: Oliver Wilson of England closed in on a maiden European Tour title when he moved three strokes clear of the field in the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland.

Wilson, playing with an invite as he lost full playing rights on tour in 2011, shot a 7-under-par 65 on the Old Course at St. Andrews to tally 15-under 201.

On his tail at 12 under were four players: World No. 1 Rory McIlroy (64), England’s Tommy Fleetwood (62), and the French pair of Raphael Jacquelin (69) and Alexander Levy (68).

Heavy overnight rain caused an hour’s delay to the start of play, and officials adopted the preferred lie rule, meaning Fleetwood’s 10-under 62 wasn’t counted as tying the Old Course record.

Djokovic, Sharapova reach finals in China

Tennis: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic reached his fifth China Open final and improved his spotless record at the tournament to 23-0 with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Andy Murray in Beijing.

It was Djokovic’s third win over Murray this year and came just weeks after the Serb knocked Murray out of the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in a hard-fought, 3 1/2-hour match.

Djokovic plays third-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the final. Berdych won 6-4, 6-1 over Martin Klizan, the qualifier who upset Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals.

In the women’s draw, Maria Sharapova overcame eight double-faults, including four as she served for the match, to defeat Ana Ivanovic 6-0, 6-4. She will take on Petra Kvitova in the final after the Czech player beat Samantha Stosur 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.

• Nishikori, Raonic to face off in Japan Open final: Fourth-seeded Kei Nishikori advanced to the final of the Japan Open in Tokyo with a 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7-2) win over unseeded Benjamin Becker of Germany.

Nishikori will play third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada in today’s final. Raonic downed unseeded Gilles Simon of France 6-1, 6-4 in the first semifinal in 1 hour and 11 minutes.

Pair of Ducks accused of shoplifting

Men’s basketball: Authorities say Oregon basketball players Elgin Cook, a junior forward, and Jalil Abdul-Bassit, a senior guard, were caught shoplifting at a grocery store near Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon.

Eugene Police Department spokeswoman Melinda McLaughlin told the Register-Guard newspaper that the players were arrested Sept. 12. Because the goods totaled less than $100, they were cited for misdemeanor theft. McLaughlin said she doesn’t know when they will appear in court.

U.S. handles Aussies to reach worlds final

Women’s basketball: Tina Charles scored 18 points and Maya Moore added 16 to help the U.S. beat Australia 82-70 in the semifinals of the women’s world championship in Istanbul.

The U.S. will face Spain in the gold-medal game today. Spain beat host Turkey 66-56 for its first trip to the championship.

Wise Dan rallies in Shadwell Turf Mile

Horse racing: Wise Dan overcame a bad start and rallied past the leaders down the stretch to win the $1 million Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky.

With his second Shadwell victory in three years and record seventh stakes win at Keeneland, the reigning two-time Horse of the Year qualified for the upcoming Breeders’ Cup Mile.

Wise Dan clocked 1:35.62 and paid $3.80, $2.80 and $2.10.

• By the Moon, Daredevil win 2-year-old stakes : By the Moon and Daredevil won $500,000 stakes for 2-year-olds in the slop at New York’s Belmont Park.

By the Moon pulled a 24-1 upset in the Frizette for fillies, beating Wonder Gal by 2 1/4 lengths. The Champagne ran true to form when Daredevil, the 8-5 favorite, won by 2 1/2 lengths over Upstart.

Both races were Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” challenges, ensuring the winners berths in the championships on Nov. 1 at Santa Anita.

• Sing Praises squeezes out win : Sing Praises edged Royal Squeeze in a photo finish to win the $350,000 In Reality Division at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida, capping the Sire Stakes series.