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Headlines (25 September) :
Yeung gets Premier League approval
The Premier League has approved the appointment of
Carson Yeung as a director of Birmingham as the Hong Kong businessman
moves closer to a formal takeover of the club.
Ferguson keeps faith in Foster
Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Ben Foster will keep
his place for Manchester United at Stoke on Saturday despite a day to
forget during the derby clash with Manchester City last weekend.
Hargreaves nearing comeback
Owen Hargreaves could be back playing in four weeks
after returning to England following surgery on both knees.
England aware of Mendis threat
England's batsmen have been swotting up on how to
tackle Sri Lanka matchwinner Ajantha Mendis ahead of their initiation
on Friday.
Hamilton offers best wishes to Piquet
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton believes it
will be difficult for Nelson Piquet Jnr to return to the sport
following the race-fixing scandal at last year's Singapore Grand
Prix.
New Wildcats deal for George
Wakefield winger Luke George has signed a new two-year
contract which will keep him at the Wildcats until the end of the
2011 season.
Robinson - Our pride has been dented
Sussex coach Mark Robinson admits his team's pride has
been hurt by their relegation from the top flight of the LV County
Championship.
Disappointment for Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins' rainbow jersey bid was derailed by a
blistering ride from Fabian Cancellera and a mechanical problem as
the Swiss rider clinched the world time-trial title at the UCI World
Road Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland on Thursday.
McAllister wants club role
Gary McAllister has turned down the chance to become a
coach in George Burley's Scotland set-up.
Harewood completes Magpies switch
Aston Villa striker Marlon Harewood has completed his
three-month loan move to Newcastle. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 24 September 2009
CRICKET
South Africa v New Zealand Centurion ICC Champions
Trophy - Group B
South Africa beat New Zealand by 5 wkts.
LV County Championship - Division One at Old Trafford
Lancashire 369 - 9 120.4 ovs Warwickshire 148 all out
44.4 ovs
LV County Championship - Division One at Trent Bridge
Nottinghamshire 328 all out 105 ovs 36 - 3 20.5 ovs
Sussex 243 all out 75.1 ovs Nottinghamshire are leading by 121 runs.
LV County Championship - Division One at New Road
Worcestershire 356 all out 98.5 ovs Durham 443 - 4
109.4 ovs
LV County Championship - Division One at Headingley
Carnegie
Yorkshire 215 - 2 72 ovs Hampshire 351 all out 115.3
ovs
LV County Championship - Division Two at Derby
Derbyshire 474 all out 128.3 ovs Essex 238 - 2 72.2 ovs
LV County Championship - Division Two at Bristol
Gloucestershire 533 - 8 121.4 ovs Kent 264 all out 62
ovs
LV County Championship - Division Two at Northampton
Northamptonshire 600 - 8 dec 116.2 ovs Leicestershire
218 all out 60.4 ovs 44 - 5 17 ovs Leicestershire are 338 runs behind.
GOLF
Vivendi Trophy
Vivendi Trophy with Seve Ballesteros, Continental
Europe v Great Britain and Ireland, at St-Nom la Breteche, Paris,
France (Continental Europe names first):
Henrik Stenson and Robert Karlsson lost to Anthony
Wall and Chris Wood 6 & 5
Soren Kjeldsen and Alvaro Quiros lost to Graeme
McDowell and Rory McIlroy 4 & 3
Anders Hansen and Francesco Molinari bt Robert Rock
and Steve Webster 4 & 3
Soren Hansen and Peter Hanson lost to Simon Dyson and
Oliver Wilson 3 & 2
Miguel Angel Jimenez and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano bt
Ross Fisher and Nick Dougherty 2 & 1
Match score after day one: Continental Europe 2 Great
Britain and Ireland 3
Tour Championship
Collated first round scores in the USPGA Tour THE TOUR
Championship presented by Coca-Cola, East Lake GC, Atlanta, United
States of America(USA unless stated, par 70):
66 Sean O'Hair 67 Tiger Woods, Stewart Cink, Padraig
Harrington (Irl) 68 Lucas Glover 69 Dustin Johnson, Steve Marino,
Retief Goosen (Rsa) 70 Steve Stricker, Nick Watney, Zach Johnson,
Marc Leishman (Aus), John Senden (Aus), Luke Donald (Eng), Scott Verplank
TENNIS
WTA Hansol Korea Open 2nd rd:
Kimiko Date Krumm (Jpn) bt (5) Alisa Kleybanova (Rus)
4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-3
Maria Kirilenko (Rus) bt (3) Francesca Schiavone (Ita)
6-1 1-2 ret
(1) Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) bt Chanelle Scheepers
(Rsa) 6-1 6-1
(7) Vera Dushevina (Rus) bt Anastasija Sevastova (Lat)
7-5 6-1
WTA Tashkent Open 2nd rd:
(4) Olga Govortsova (Blr) bt Vesna Manasieva (Rus) 6-2 6-3
Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzb) bt Ekaterina Bychkova (Rus)
4-6 7-5 7-6 (7-4)
Alexandra Panova (Rus) bt (7) Patricia Mayr (Aut) 7-5 6-1
(2) Shahar Peer (Isr) bt Kathrin Woerle (Ger) 6-2 6-4
ATP BCR Open Romania 2nd rd:
Simon Greul (Ger) bt (6) Daniel Koellerer (Aut) 6-1 6-4
(8) Pablo Cuevas (Uru) bt Peter Luczak (Aus) 7-5 6-4
Maximo Gonzalez (Arg) bt Oscar Hernandez (Spa) 7-5 3-6 6-1
(3) Juan Monaco (Arg) bt Pere Riba-Madrid (Spa) 6-4 6-2
ATP Open de Moselle 2nd rd:
Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) bt (8) Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) 6-4
7-6 (7-3)
(4) Philipp Petzschner (Ger) bt Michael Llodra (Fra)
7-6 (7-3) 6-3
(1) Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Sebastien Grosjean (Fra) 6-1 6-1
Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Christophe Rochus (Bel) 7-5
4-6 6-2 |
