Rory McIlroy wins HSBC Champions in a playoff

Given another shot at winning the HSBC Champions, Rory McIlroy delivered his best shot of the day.

McIlroy birdied the first playoff hole, the par-5 No. 18, and defeated Xander Schauffele in the World Golf Championships event Sunday in Shanghai.

McIlroy closed with a 4-under 68, but he had to scrounge for par on No. 18 after his drive stopped in rough a foot from a water hazard. Schauffele birdied two of the last four holes for a 66 to force a playoff at 19-under 269.

When they returned to No. 18 for the playoff, Schauffele hit his tee shot into thick rough, laid up and missed a 12-foot birdie putt. McIlroy went driver, 4-iron to 25 feet and two putts.

"Over the last few years ... for the most part, I've been able to get the best out of myself when I've needed it," McIlroy said.

• Nelly Korda birdied the first hole of a three-way playoff to win the LPGA Swinging Skirts in Taipei, Taiwan. Korda closed with a 72. Minjee Lee (69) and Caroline Masson (68) also made the playoff with 270 totals.

• Brendon Todd ran away with the PGA Tour Bermuda Championship in Southampton, shooting a 9-under 62. He finished at 24-under 260 for a four-stroke victory.

Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei upset four-time champion Mary Keitany to win the New York City Marathon, finishing seven seconds off the course record in her marathon debut.

Jepkosgei crossed the finish in Central Park in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 38 seconds, the second-best run in course history.

Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya won the men's race for the second time in three years, finishing in 2:08:13.

Lewis Hamilton wrapped up his sixth Formula One championship with a second-place finish to Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas at the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.

Hamilton has won the past three championships. The F1 record for championships is seven, held by Michael Schumacher.

Balotelli, who is black, was playing for Brescia against Verona in Italy's Serie A. He was visibly upset as he fought for the ball at the end of the stadium from which "monkey" chants were emanating, then picked up the ball with his hands, drop-kicked it into the crowd and indicated he was leaving. Teammates and opponents embraced him and persuaded him to stay.

On Instagram, Balotelli thanked those opponents who supported him. "You've shown yourself to be real men, not like those who deny the evidence," he said.

Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado won the Gold Glove as the best fielder at his position for the seventh season in a row, every season of his career.

Kansas City outfielder Alex Gordon also won his seventh Gold Glove.

Mike Leake won the Gold Glove for AL pitchers, a category in which the Twins' Jose Berrios was a finalist. Leake was traded by Seattle to Arizona at the deadline.

Men's tennis: Novak Djokovic won his 34th Masters title, one off Rafael Nadal's record, defeating Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 in the Paris Masters.