Baseball: Bonds closes gap

Barry Bonds moved a step closer to Hank Aaron's Major League Baseball record by belting career home run No 742 yesterday. But his heroics weren't enough, as Scott Hairston hit his 14th home run to power Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Bonds hit his eighth homer of the season and third off Arizona pitcher Edgar Gonzalez to be 14 shy of surpassing Aaron.

The 42-year-old's heroics have been tainted by accusations over steroids, which he says he has never knowingly used.