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On This Day in Sport (02 October 2009):

1909: The first rugby match was played at Twickenham when resident club Harlequins faced Richmond.
1968: Robert Gibson of the St Louis Cardinals pitched a championship-record 17 strikeouts against the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. The Tigers won the best-of-seven series 4-3.
1973: Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi died aged 76.
1980: Muhammad Ali had his 25th and last world heavyweight title fight, being stopped in the 10th round by Larry Holmes at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas.
2003: Leeds announced to the Stock Exchange that under-fire manager Peter Reid would remain in charge. He left just over a month later.
2006: Lord Stevens, leading the inquiry into allegations of corruption in English football, announced there were 39 transfers involving eight English league teams which merited further investigation.

Headlines (02 October) :

Hodgson keeper concerns continue
Roy Hodgson admits Fulham may be forced to play a second successive Europa league match without a substitute goalkeeper.
Lampard bemused by criticism
Midfielder Frank Lampard insists there is no panic over Chelsea's poor form despite boss coach Carlo Ancelotti's dissatisfaction with their performance against Apoel Nicosia.
Double joy for Moyes
Everton manager David Moyes received a double boost in the Europa League that improves his side's chances of moving to the next stage.
McDonald wary of lead talk
Celtic striker Scott McDonald refuses to contemplate taking a seven-point lead over Rangers with a win in Sunday's Old Firm derby at Ibrox.
Hughes looks forward as Adebayor escapes
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes expressed his relief after Emmanuel Adebayor escaped a further ban for his controversial goal celebration against Arsenal.
Murray ruled out of Japan Open
World number three Andy Murray has withdrawn from next week's Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo because of ongoing problems with his left wrist.
Johnson to take in Top 14 tussle
Martin Johnson is making his first trip of the season to France for tonight's Top 14 clash between Stade Francais and Brive.
Broad and Prior in fitness race
Ashes heroes Stuart Broad and Matt Prior are doubtful for Friday's Champions Trophy semi-final against Australia at Centurion.
Sutil quickest as Button stays dry
Adrian Sutil posted the fastest time as the second practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix was disrupted by poor weather at Suzuka.
Chicago's hopes rest on Obama's shoulders
Chicago will go into the final hours before the vote for the 2016 Olympic host city as the narrowest of favourites - and wondering whether the Obama magic will rub off on their bid.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 01 October 2009

FOOTBALL
International
Mexico 1 Colombia 2
Europa League
Group A
Anderlecht 1 Ajax 1 FC Timisoara 0 Dinamo Zagreb 3
Group B
Slavia Prague 1 Lille 5 Valencia 3 Genoa 2
Group C
Celtic 1 Rapid Vienna 1 Hamburg 4 Hapoel Tel-Aviv 2
Group D
FK Ventspils 0 Heerenveen 0 Sporting 1 Hertha Berlin 0
Group E
Fulham 1 Basle 0 Roma 2 CSKA Sofia 0
Group F
Dinamo Bucuresti 0 Panathinaikos 1 Galatasaray 1 SK Sturm Graz 1
Group G
Levski Sofia 0 Lazio 4 SV Red Bull Salzburg 2 Villarreal 0
Group H
FC Sheriff 0 Fenerbahce 1 FC Twente 0 Steaua Bucuresti 0
Group I
AEK Athens 1 Benfica 0 BATE 1 Everton 2
Group J
Shakhtar Donetsk 4 Partizan Belgrade 1 Toulouse 2 Club Brugge 2
Group K
FC Copenhagen 1 Sparta Prague 0 PSV 1 CFR Cluj-Napoca 0
Group L
FK Austria Vienna 1 Nacional 1 Werder Bremen 3 Athletic Bilbao 1
CRICKET
ICC Champions Trophy at Centurion
Australia 206 - 8 50 ovs Pakistan 205 - 6 50 ovs Australia won by 2 wickets.
ICC Champions Trophy at Johannesburg
India 130 - 3 32.1 ovs West Indies 129 all out 36 ovs India won by 7 wickets.
GOLF
Navistar LPGA Classic
Collated first round scores from the LPGA Tour's Navistar LPGA Classic at RTJ GolfTrail, Capitol Hill, The Senator in Prattville, Alabama (USA unless stated, par 72):
64 Janice Moodie (Sco) 65 Alexis Thompson 66 Michelle Wie, Lorena Ochoa (Mex), Karine Icher (Fra) 67 In-Bee Park (Kor), Pat Hurst, Sung Ah Yim (Kor), Pornanong Phatlum (Tha), Na Yeon Choi (Kor), Eunjung Yi (Kor), Meaghan Francella, Lisa Strom (Gbr), Alena Sharp (Can), Katherine Hull (Aus) 68 Sandra Gal (Ger), Brittany Lang, Christina Kim, M.J. Hur (Kor), Allison Hanna-Williams, Allison Fouch, Nicole Castrale, Hye Jung Choi (Kor), Shanshan Feng (Chn)
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Collated first round scores in the European Tour Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72):St Andrews
66 Ross McGowan 67 Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 68 Keir Mcnicoll 69 Carlos Del Moral (Spa), Scott Hend (Aus), Dale Whitnell, Markus Brier (Aut), Chih-bing Lam (Sin) 70 Soren Kjeldsen (Den), Hennie Otto (Rsa), Graham Delaet (Can), Jarmo Sandelin (Swe), David Horsey, Marcel Siem (Ger), Marc Cayeux (Zim), Paul Broadhurst, Alastair Forsyth, Wade Ormsby (Aus), Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa)
Turning Stone Resort Championship
Latest first round scores in the USPGA Tour Turning Stone Resort Championship, Atunyote Golf Club, Verona, New York, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 72): First round suspended due to darkness with six games still to complete. First round is scheduled to resume at 0730 local time. Second round will resume normally
66 Tim Petrovic, Leif Olson 67 Vaughn Taylor, John Senden (Aus), Matt Kuchar 68 Kevin Stadler, Adam Scott (Aus), Scott Gutschewski, Jimmy Walker, Ken Duke, Matthew Jones (Aus), Nicholas Thompson 69 Kent Jones, Rodney Pampling (Aus), Chris Stroud, Robert Garrigus, Charles Howell III, D.A. Points, Dustin Johnson, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Justin Rose (Eng), Martin Laird (Sco), Jonathan Byrd
TENNIS
WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open Quarter-finals:
(7) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt (14) Marion Bartoli (Fra) 6-4 6-3
Maria Sharapova (Rus) bt Iveta Benesova (Cze) 6-4 7-5
(15) Na Li (Chn) bt (8) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) 7-6 (9-7) 4-6 7-6 (7-4)
(11) Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk) 6-3 6-1
ATP Proton Malaysian Open 2nd rd:
(6) Tomas Berdych (Cze) bt Simon Greul (Ger) 6-3 4-6 6-3
(5) Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Martin Vassallo Arguello (Arg) 6-4 6-2
Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Joachim Johansson (Swe) 4-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-2
(4) Fernando Gonzalez (Chi) bt Rohan Bopanna (Ind) 6-4 3-6 6-4
(2) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Karol Beck (Svk) 6-4 6-0
ATP PTT Thailand Open 2nd rd:
(2) Gilles Simon (Fra) bt Kevin Kim (USA) 6-2 6-2
(8) John Isner (USA) bt Mischa Zverev (Ger) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4
Andreas Beck (Ger) bt Donald Young (USA) 6-1 6-7 (3-7) 6-4
Marco Chiudinelli (Swi) bt Marat Safin (Rus) 6-3 7-6 (7-4)
(1) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) bt Ernests Gulbis (Lat) 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2)
Evgeny Korolev (Rus) bt Robby Ginepri (USA) 6-1 6-1