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On This Day in Sport (28 September 2008):

1870: Thirteen-year-old Fred Archer rode his first winner, partnering Athol Daisy to victory at Chesterfield. It was the first of 2,748 winners for Archer who committed suicide at the age of 29.
1905: Germany's former world heavyweight champion Max Schmeling was born. He died in 2005.
1951: Norm van Brocklin set an NFL record when he passed for 554 yards playing for Los Angeles Rams.
1986: Great Britain's Lloyd Honeyghan stopped champion Donald Curry in Atlantic City to win the world welterweight title and become the first British holder of the belt since John H Stracey in 1976.
1996: Arsenal confirmed Arsene Wenger as their new manager.
2004: Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick on his Manchester United debut in the 6-2 Champions League victory over Fenerbahce.
2006: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was cleared of ball tampering but found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute and banned for four matches following the abandoned fourth Test against England at The Oval. Umpire Darrell Hair, whose on-field decision led to the charge, was omitted from the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy for ``safety and security'' reasons.

Headlines (28 September) :

Rossi regains MotoGP title
Valentino Rossi won his sixth MotoGP title after claiming a fifth straight race victory at Motegi.
Scolari hails Blues spirit
Luiz Felipe Scolari believes team ethic is separating Chelsea from the rest with confidence in the camp growing by the week.
Defoe sets up Pompey win
Jermain Defoe scored a first-half penalty against former club Tottenham before Peter Crouch added a second as Portsmouth won 2-0 and left Juande Ramos' hapless side rooted to the bottom of the Barclays Premier League.
Beckham happy on the England bench
David Beckham insists he is happy to play a minor role for England in their attempts to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.
Cook reflects on proudest moment
Geoff Cook has reflected on the culmination of a near-lifetime's work after Durham clinched their maiden County Championship title.
Time for trial by television - Megson
Frustrated Bolton manager Gary Megson believes it is only a matter of time before technology is used to settle contentious issues in the game.
Portsmouth: We are not for sale
Portsmouth have insisted they are not seeking a buyer for the club but will consider offers.
Alonso has night vision in Singapore
Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso staged a stunning recovery to secure a historic victory at an action-packed Singapore Grand Prix.
Gebrselassie: I can go quicker
Haile Gebrselassie raised the bar of his already distinguished career by taking his own world marathon record under two hours four minutes for the first time in Berlin on Sunday morning.
Westwood holds slender lead
Defending champion Lee Westwood took a one-stroke lead over New Zealand's Michael Campbell into the last nine holes of the Quinn Insurance British Masters at The Belfry today.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 27 September 2008

FOOTBALL
Barclays Premier League
Arsenal 1 Hull 2 Aston Villa 2 Sunderland 1 Everton 0 Liverpool 2 Fulham 1 West Ham 2 Man Utd 2 Bolton 0 Middlesbrough 0 West Brom 1 Newcastle 1 Blackburn 2 Stoke 0 Chelsea 2
Scottish Premier
Celtic 3 Aberdeen 2 Dundee Utd 3 Hearts 0 Falkirk 4 Hamilton 1 Inverness CT 3 Kilmarnock 1 Motherwell 2 St Mirren 1
Coca-Cola Championship
Barnsley 0 Norwich 0 Blackpool 1 Coventry 1 Burnley 3 Preston 1 Cardiff 1 Birmingham 2 Charlton 1 Sheff Wed 2 Doncaster 0 Southampton 2 Ipswich 1 Crystal Palace 1 Plymouth 1 Nottm Forest 0 QPR 0 Derby 2 Reading 4 Swansea 0 Sheff Utd 2 Watford 1 Wolverhampton 2 Bristol City 0
GOLF
Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open
Collated final-round scores (Par 70):
264 Hideto Tanihara (Jpn) 66 68 64 66 265 Azuma Yano (Jpn) 67 66 65 67 266 Kenichi Kuboya (Jpn) 67 69 64 66, Liang Wen-Chong (Chn) 64 70 67 65 268 Mark Brown (Nzl) 66 68 67 67, Kaname Yokoo (Jpn) 62 69 68 69 269 Bae Sang-Moon (Kor) 69 65 67 68, Shintaro Kai (Jpn) 71 66 66 66 270 S.K. Ho (Kor) 68 67 68 67 271 Norio Shinozaki (Jpn) 65 68 71 67 272 Taichi Teshima (Jpn) 67 70 67 68
Dutch Futures
Collated final round scores & totals in the European Challenge Tour Dutch Futures presented by The Royal Bank of Scotland, GC Houtrak, Netherlands(Par 72)
275 Taco Remkes (Ned) 72 68 69 66 (Taco Remkes won at the first extra hole), Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 73 69 68 65 276 Marcus Higley (Eng) 71 68 71 66 277 Matthew Morris (Eng) 71 69 68 69, Chris Gane (Eng) 71 66 70 70 278 Andrew Butterfield (Eng) 74 68 69 67, Andrew Tampion (Aus) 71 66 71 70, Ralph Miller (Ned) 68 72 69 69, Richard Mcevoy (Eng) 75 68 66 69, Michael Hoey (NIrl) 69 69 68 72 279 Inder Van Weerelt (Ned) 72 69 69 69, Robert Coles (Eng) 71 74 66 68, Roland Steiner (Aut) 70 69 71 69, Ben Evans (Eng) 69 72 67 71, Ryan Blaum (USA) 73 68 68 70, Stuart Davis (Eng) 70 70 68 71 280 Andrew Mcarthur (Sco) 73 67 73 67, Christophe Brazillier (Fra) 75 65 70 70, Sebastien Delagrange (Fra) 70 70 69 71 281 Richie Ramsay (Sco) 71 72 74 64, Christian Aronsen (Nor) 73 69 67 72, Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 72 71 70 68, Chris Doak (Sco) 70 71 70 70, Marco Soffietti (Ita) 73 69 71 68, Adrien Bernadet (Fra) 72 73 67 69, Wil Besseling (Ned) 70 73 66 72 282 Branden Grace (Rsa) 73 71 69 69, Matthew Cort (Eng) 69 70 70 73, Johan Axgren (Swe) 75 71 69 67, David Carter (Eng) 70 72 67 73, Adam Gee (Eng) 72 72 67 71, Daniel Wardrop (Eng) 73 71 66 72, Wilhelm Schauman (Swe) 73 73 65 71, Joost Steenkamer (Ned) 70 69 70 73
Quinn Insurance British Masters (R4)
Latest final round scores & totals in the European tour The Quinn Insurance British Masters, The Belfry, West Midlands, England(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72):
286 Marcus Fraser (Aus) 67 73 77 69 287 Rafael Echenique (Arg) 68 77 72 70, Mark Foster 72 72 73 70 288 Simon Wakefield 70 74 73 71 289 David Dixon 69 72 76 72 293 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 70 76 71 76
TENNIS
WTA Hansol Korea Open Final:
(1) Maria Kirilenko (Rus) bt Samantha Stosur (Aus) 2-6 6-1 6-4
ATP Thailand Open Final:
(2) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) bt (1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4
MOTOR RACING
SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
1 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1hr 57mins 16.304secs
2 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams 1:57:19.261
3 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren 1:57:22.221
4 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota 1:57:24.459
5 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:57:26.572
6 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:57:27.405
7 David Coulthard (Gbr) Red Bull 1:57:32.691
8 Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams 1:57:34.793
9 Jenson Button (Gbr) Honda 1:57:36.189
10 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren 1:57:43.206
11 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:57:44.279
12 Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:57:45.736
13 Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari 1:57:51.474
14 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India 1:57:59.875
15 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari at 4 laps