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Headlines (18 September) :
Ferguson: Goals will come
Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced the goals will soon
start to flow again for Manchester United.
Robson: I'm still spot-on
Barry Robson insists he will still take the penalties
for Celtic - despite costing them victory in their Champions League
opener against Aalborg.
Castillo eyeing UEFA Cup glory
Segundo Castillo is confident the UEFA Cup will be
taking pride of place in the Goodison Park trophy cabinet by the end
of this season.
Hull will back Fagan legal action
Hull forward Craig Fagan may consider taking legal
action against Newcastle's Danny Guthrie over the tackle that broke
his leg.
Wenger frustrated after Kiev draw
Arsene Wenger feels Arsenal's "momentum" was
maintained following a dramatic late equaliser by captain William
Gallas which rescued a 1-1 draw from their Champions League opener
against Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine.
Murray dismisses Austrian claims
Andy Murray has shrugged off claims by the Austrian
camp that he may buckle beneath expectation during this weekend's
Davis Cup clash.
Duo take over from old guard
Darren Clarke and Colin Montgomerie may be conspicuous
by their absence from Valhalla, but Europe's Ryder Cup team has two
ready-made replacements according to Sweden's Robert Karlsson.
Rovers land Colbon
Liam Colbon is to become the second winger to leave
Wigan for east Yorkshire after signing a two-year contract with Hull
KR.
Redknapp wants more of the same
Portsmouth may be about to take on a new challenge
with the first European fixture in the club's history but manager
Harry Redknapp has no intentions of changing the tactics which got
them there in the first place.
Sheriffe joins Bulls
Bradford Bulls have signed winger Rikki Sheriffe on a
two-year contract and are expected to snap up his former Harlequins
team-mate Michael Worrincy. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 17 September 2008
FOOTBALL
European Champion Clubs Cup
Group E Celtic 0 AaB 0 Man Utd 0 Villarreal 0
Group F Lyon 2 Fiorentina 2 Steaua Bucuresti 0 Bayern
Munich 1
Group G Dynamo Kiev 1 Arsenal 1 FC Porto 3 Fenerbahce 1
Group H Juventus 1 Zenit St Petersburg 0 Real Madrid 2
BATE 0
Coca-Cola Championship
Norwich 0 QPR 1 Southampton 2 Ipswich 2
CRICKET
LV County Championship - Division One at Riverside
Durham Sussex No play Wednesday due to rain
LV County Championship - Division One at Liverpool
Lancashire 107 all out 39 ovs Kent 147 - 5 34 ovs
Close of play.
LV County Championship - Division One at The Brit Oval
Surrey 253 - 8 96 ovs Nottinghamshire Close of play.
LV County Championship - Division One at Scarborough
Yorkshire Somerset 160 - 3 44 ovs Close of play.
LV County Championship - Division Two at Derby
Derbyshire 188 all out 50.5 ovs Gloucestershire 98 - 6
29.2 ovs Close of play.
LV County Championship - Division Two at Chelmsford
Essex 333 - 8 86 ovs Warwickshire Close of play.
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 (4) Shuai Peng (Chn) bt
Mara Santangelo (Ita) 6-4 6-2
2nd rd:
Jill Craybas (USA) bt (6) Olga Govortsova (Blr) 6-2
7-5 Karin Knapp (Ita) bt (8) Mariya Koryttseva (Ukr) 6-4 6-4
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
2nd rd:
(4) Dinara Safina (Rus) bt (4) Dominika Cibulkova
(Svk) 6-3 6-4
BASKETBALL
Great Britain head coach Chris Finch claimed his
side's momentous 67-64 victory over the Czech Republic and subsequent
qualification for the European Championship finals was just reward
for hard work and dedication
PARALYMPICS
China completed the demonstration of their sporting
supremacy by soaring to the top of the Paralympics medal table in
Beijing. The hosts, who were also the leading nation at last month's
Olympics, won 89 gold medals and 211 in all in 11 days of
competition. Great Britain were next best but had less than half the
success of China, with 42 golds and a total medal tally of 102, while
the United States were third with 36 and 99. |
