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On This Day in Sport (17 September 2008):

1948: Legendary Australian Don Bradman played his last innings on British soil in Aberdeen, scoring 123 against Scotland.
1998: Croatia World Cup star Robert Jarni abandoned a £2.6million move to Coventry after previously agreeing to join the Highfield Road club, and signed a three-year contract with Real Madrid.
1999: Peter Nicol became Britain's first men's world squash champion following his victory over Ahmed Barada in the final of the Al-Ahram Men's World Open Championship in Egypt.
1999: Hampshire signed Australian leg-spin wizard Shane Warne as their overseas player in one of the most lucrative contracts ever agreed in county championship history.
2000: The British cycling team, including 1km time trial gold medallist Jason Queally, won silver in the sprint at the Sydney Olympics.
2004: Jaguar announced they would be pulling out of Formula One at the end of the season after deciding they could "no longer make a compelling business case" for participation.
2006: Essex won the NatWest Pro40 title despite losing to Durham by six wickets

Headlines (17 September) :

Mickelson carrying no baggage
American veteran Phil Mickelson insisted there were would be no emotional scars to cope with at this week's Ryder Cup despite the US having lost three times in a row.
Woods may be hindrance - Seve
Seve Ballesteros has warned America captain Paul Azinger that relying on the help of Tiger Woods at this year's Ryder Cup could do more harm than good.
Xisco breaks Toon silence
Newcastle's Spanish striker Xisco has broken the players' wall of silence to admit the team is suffering from the turmoil that has engulfed the club.
Ronaldo return boosts Tevez
Carlos Tevez feels having Cristiano Ronaldo back is like gaining an extra player for Manchester United.
Ferguson fury over Terry
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has expressed anger at the decision to overturn Chelsea captain John Terry's sending off against Manchester City last weekend.
Mixed emotions for Scolari
Chelsea were celebrating after John Terry's red card against Manchester City was overturned but Luiz Felipe Scolari was far from happy with his side's performance against Bordeaux.
Benitez thrilled with captain fantastic
Rafael Benitez hailed the "fantastic" impact of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard on the Anfield club's opening Champions League group match in France.
Turn potential into points - Wenger
Manager Arsene Wenger has called on his Arsenal youngsters to show their potential by opening the Champions League campaign in style against Dynamo Kiev, declaring "we are afraid of nobody in the world".
Garcia provides Europe's heartbeat
Sergio Garcia signed off from the last Ryder Cup with the words: "There's nothing sweeter than beating the Americans."
Briton ready for Klitschko
David Haye believes he is ready to challenge world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko as his dream fight edges closer towards reality.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 16 September 2008

FOOTBALL
European Champion Clubs Cup
Group A Chelsea 4 Bordeaux 0 Roma 1 CFR Cluj-Napoca 2
Group B Panathinaikos 0 Inter Milan 2 Werder Bremen 0 Anorthosis Famagusta 0
Group C
Barcelona 3 Sporting 1 Basle 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 2
Group D Marseille 1 Liverpool 2 PSV 0 Atletico Madrid 3
UEFA Cup
First Round 1st Leg Apoel Nicosia 1 Schalke 04 4 FC Nordsjaelland 0 Olympiacos 2 Hertha Berlin 2 St Patricks 0
Coca-Cola Championship
Barnsley 0 Cardiff 1 Bristol City 1 Birmingham 2 Burnley 2 Blackpool 0 Doncaster 0 Charlton 1 Preston 2 Nottm Forest 1 Reading 6 Sheff Wed 0 Sheff Utd 1 Coventry 1 Swansea 1 Derby 1 Watford 1 Plymouth 2 Wolverhampton 2 Crystal Palace 1
TENNIS
WTA Guangzhou International Open 1st rd:
(1) Vera Zvonareva (Rus) bt Anastassia Rodionova (Rus) 6-1 6-2 Tamira Paszek (Aut) bt Ye-Ra Lee (Kor) 6-0 6-4 Camille Pin (Fra) bt (2) Yan-Chong Chen (Chn) 6-2 6-3
2nd rd:
Jill Craybas (USA) bt (6) Olga Govortsova (Blr) 6-2 7-5
WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open 1st rd:
Katarina Srebotnik (Slo) bt Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 6-1 6-2 Nadia Petrova (Rus) bt Aravane Rezai (Fra) 7-5 6-2 Virginie Razzano (Fra) bt Ai Sugiyama (Jpn) 6-3 6-2 (5) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) bt Na Li (Chn) 6-2 1-6 6-3
PARALYMPICS
Wheelchair racer Shelly Woods won Great Britain's 100th medal of the Paralympic Games with silver in the women's T54 1,500 metres in Beijing today.
Meanwhile, Britain's wheelchair rugby team finished fourth after a 47-41 loss to Canada at the University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium.