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Headlines (11 September) :
Capello hails 'fantastic' Walcott
Fabio Capello saluted hat-trick hero Theo Walcott but
played down the long-term significance of England's stunning 4-1
victory over Croatia in a World Cup qualifier in the Maksimir Stadium
on Wednesday night.
Zola set for Hammers job
Gianfranco Zola will fly in to London on Thursday to
start his new life as manager of West Ham.
Calderwood joins Hull
Hull have signed former Leeds winger Mark Calderwood
on a two-year contract from Wigan.
Morrison set for Bulls return
Bradford's Australian forward Glenn Morrison is in
line for a shock comeback in Friday's engage Super League play-off
eliminator against Wigan.
Vaughan stays with Yorkshire
Yorkshire chief executive Stewart Regan has confirmed
that Michael Vaughan will remain with the county next summer and
welcomed the England and Wales Cricket Board's decision to award him
a central contract.
Faldo facing tough calls - McDowell
European captain Nick Faldo has a tough task on his
hands to pick his Ryder Cup pairings - according to Graeme McDowell.
Burley rises to the challenge
Scotland manager George Burley insists the criticism
he has endured over the last few days only succeeded in making him
stronger as he finally registered his first win as national team
coach.
Heskey shrugs off chants
Emile Heskey branded Croatia fans who racially abused
him during England's 4-1 win in Zagreb "ignorant".
Injury concern for Jonas
Newcastle midfielder Jonas Gutierrez suffered a
shoulder injury during Argentina's draw with Peru.
Blues hit out at new FA charge
Chelsea have vowed to contest charges by the Football
Association concerning groundsman Sam Bethell's altercation with
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra last season. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 10 September 2008
FOOTBALL
FIFA World Cup European Qualifying
Group One
Albania 3 Malta 0 Portugal 2 Denmark 3 Sweden 2
Hungary 1
Group Two
Latvia 0 Greece 2 Moldova 1 Israel 2 Switzerland 1
Luxembourg 2
Group Three
Northern Ireland 0 Czech Republic 0 San Marino 0
Poland 2 Slovenia 2 Slovakia 1
Group Four
Azerbaijan 0 Liechtenstein 0 Finland 3 Germany 3
Russia 2 Wales 1
Group Five
Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 Estonia 0 Spain 4 Armenia 0
Turkey 1 Belgium 1
Group Six
Andorra 1 Belarus 3 Croatia 1 England 4 Kazakhstan 1
Ukraine 3
Group Seven
Faroe Islands 0 Romania 1 France 2 Serbia 1 Lithuania
2 Austria 0
Group Eight
Italy 2 Georgia 0 Montenegro 0 Rep of Ireland 0
Group Nine
FYR Macedonia 1 Holland 2 Iceland 1 Scotland 2
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Group One
Albania U21 0 Azerbaijan U21 0 Croatia U21 1 Italy U21
1
Group Two
Czech Rep U21 0 Ukraine U21 1 Turkey U21 4 Armenia U21
0
Group Three
Montenegro U21 0 Bulgaria U21 0 Portugal U21 2 Rep of
Ireland U21 2
Group Four
Spain U21 2 Russia U21 0
Group Five
Norway U21 0 FYR Macedonia U21 0 Switzerland U21 1
Holland U21 0
Group Six
Denmark U21 1 Scotland U21 0 Slovenia U21 0 Finland
U21 0
Group Seven
Iceland U21 1 Slovakia U21 1
Group Eight
Latvia U21 0 Belarus U21 0
Group Nine
Germany U21 0 Israel U21 0 Moldova U21 2 Luxembourg
U21 0
Group Ten
Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 0 France U21 1 Romania U21 0
Wales U21 3
TENNIS
WTA Commonwealth Bank Classic 2nd rd:
Marta Domachowska (Pol) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-3 6-7
(5-7) 6-4 (1) Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) bt Olga Savchuk (Ukr) 6-1 7-5
(5) Francesca Schiavone (Ita) bt Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzb) 6-3 6-2 (2)
Patty Schnyder (Swi) bt Meng Yuan (Chn) 6-2 7-5
ATP BCR Open Romania 2nd rd:
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) bt (3) Nicolas Almagro
(Spa) 6-4 7-5 Florent Serra (Fra) bt Potito Starace (Ita) 7-5 0-6 6-4
(6) Carlos Moya (Spa) bt Pablo Andujar (Spa) 6-3 7-6 (8-6) (2) Gilles
Simon (Fra) bt Albert Montanes (Spa) 6-3 6-4
1st rd:
Ivan Navarro Pastor (Spa) bt (4) Paul-Henri Mathieu
(Fra) 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-3
PARALYMPICS
Great Britain's Helene Raynsford
became the first Paralympic rowing gold medallist in history with an
emphatic victory in the women's single skulls in Beijing today. The
28-year-old completed the 1000-metre race at Shunyi Olympic Rowing
Park in six minutes 12.93 seconds, 12.51 seconds clear of the field
in the first ever Paralympic rowing final.
It was fitting Britain completed their Laoshan
Velodrome haul with victory in the men's team sprint, with Darren
Kenny, Jody Cundy and Mark Bristow emulating their Olympic
counterparts Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff, who began the
gold rush on August 15.
Sarah Storey and Anthony Kappes - with Storey's
husband Barney as his tandem pilot - also triumphed, while at the
National Aquatics Centre Heather Frederiksen
won the women's S8 100 metres backstroke and the men's 4x100m
freestyle team claimed a third straight victory.
Jon Fox added silver and Louise Watkin and Sean Fraser
bronze at the Water Cube while equestrian rider Felicity Coulthard
was second in Hong Kong.
However, the gold remains elusive for the athletics
team after wheelchair racer David Weir saw his world record go as he
was beaten to silver in the T54 men's 400 metres at the Bird's Nest Stadium.
The haul took Britain's gold medal tally to 21 and 43
medals in all, second only to China in the medal table - the hosts
have 24 golds and 77 total medals - and more than halfway towards the
target set by UK Sport. And the 11-day event is just four days old.
David Roberts' quest to become Britain's most
successful Paralympian of all time may have to go on even if the
swimmer takes five gold medals in Beijing to surpass Dame Tanni
Grey-Thompson's mark of 11.
ATHLETICS
Olympic 400 metres bronze medallist Natasha Danvers
scored an encouraging win ahead of American champion Tiffany Williams
at the IAAF Grand Prix meeting in Zagreb on Tuesday night. Danvers
outpaced the US champion with a solid victory in 54.67 seconds.
CYCLING
Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen overcame a last-gasp
mistake to win the fourth stage of the Tour of Britain in a dramatic
finish in Stoke.
The Team Columbia rider, who finished 71st in the
Olympic road race, appeared to lose ground on LPR Brakes' Giairo
Ermeti on the uphill finish but still had something left to retake
the lead in the dash for the line. |
