Earthquakes, Sporting Kansas City play scoreless draw
Bingham’s saves included a diving stop of Jimmy Medranda’s shot in the 70th minute.
Sporting KC (7-4-6) had a handful of chances, including a free kick by Benny Feilhaber that bounced off the post in the opening minutes.
Devon Sandoval scored on a penalty kick in the 40th minute, and the Deltas (5-2-5) moved into second place in the NASL with a win at Kezar Stadium.
Russia marched on toward hosting the 2018 World Cup as the rehearsal tournament kicked off in the new $750 million stadium in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s native St. Petersburg.
Putin arrived by helicopter barely 20 minutes before kickoff, and made a speech to open the tournament.
Romain Alessandrini scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the host Los Angeles Galaxy a 2-2 tie with the Houston Dynamo. ...
Cristian Techera scored on a free kick in the 74th minute to give the host Vancouver Whitecaps a 1-1 tie with FC Dallas. ...Jozy Altidore and Jordan Hamilton scored second-half goals and host Toronto FC beat D.C. United 2-0 to stretch its home unbeaten streak to nine games. ...
Alan Gordon came on in the 80th minute and scored nine minutes later to give the Colorado Rapids a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers.