Baseball: Puerto Rico made it to their second straight World Baseball Classic final on Monday with a 4-3 extra-innings win over the Netherlands at Dodger Stadium. Eddie Rosario’s sacrifice fly drove in Carlos Correa in the bottom of the 11th inning to seal the semi-final triumph and set up a decider against the United States or Japan, who square off in the other semi.

Cricket: Cricket Australia (CA) has proposed a new pay deal to players which offers large salary increases, particularly for women, but breaks with the 20-year model of a fixed percentage of revenue from the game going to the cricketers. The A$419 million offer is a 35 per cent increase on the current five-year deal, which expires in July. CA said the new deal meant international men’s players would be earning an average of $1.45m a year by the 2021-22 season.

Rugby Union: There was no evidence that Wales winger George North was bitten in the latter stages of their controversial 20-18 Six Nations defeat by France on Saturday, the citing commissioner has said. After reviewing evidence in the case of the alleged bite, including footage from several angles, the commissioner was “not able to conclude that any particular individual carried out an act of foul play”, organisers said.

Basketball, NBA: Two-times reigning Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are headed to China for two pre-season games against the Minnesota Timberwolves in October. The teams will play Oct. 5 in Shenzhen at the Shenzhen Universiade Center, followed by a contest in Shanghai at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on Oct. 8. The games will mark the Warriors’ third trip to China following visits in 2008 and 2013.