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On This Day in Sport (12 November 2011):

1961: Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci was born. The star of the 1976 Montreal Olympics, she became the first gymnast in history to score a maximum 10 points in international competition.
1990: The Football Association disciplinary commission decided to fine Arsenal and Manchester United £50,000 each as punishment for the brawl involving 21 players at Old Trafford on October 20. In addition to the fine, two league points were deducted from Arsenal and one from United.
1996: Republic of Ireland striker John Aldridge announced his retirement from international football.
2003: Steven Gerrard signed a new four-year Liverpool contract and claimed the Reds were "close" to being a title-winning outfit.
2004: John Toshack signed a five-year contract to become the new manager of Wales.
2010 Chelsea make the surprise announcement that assistant manager Ray Wilkins has left the club with immediate effect

Headlines (12 November) :

I'm not God - Trapattoni
Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni insisted he was not God despite seeing his side romp to a 4-0 victory over Estonia on Friday.
Keane hails team performance
Republic of Ireland captain Robbie Keane hailed a great team performance after his side powered to an impressive 4-0 win over Estonia.
Jagielka is fully fit - Capello
Fabio Capello insists he would not risk Phil Jagielka if he were less than 100% fit at Wembley on Saturday night.
Lampard: Terry is not a racist
Frank Lampard has launched a strong defence of England skipper and Chelsea club-mate John Terry and insisted: "He is not a racist."
Senden leads as Woods falters
John Senden fired a nine-under-par 63 to take the third-round lead in the Australian Open, as overnight leader Tiger Woods faltered.
Coe delight at 2017 victory
Sebastian Coe is celebrating completing some "unfinished business" after London was awarded the 2017 World Athletics Championships.
Miller hopeful of more to come
Kenny Miller vowed to keep on scoring for Scotland as long as possible after his 16th and best international strike.
Thorpe shows improvement
Ian Thorpe again failed to qualify for the final of the 100 metres freestyle in the seventh and final FINA World Cup 2011 meet in Tokyo.
Murray run ended by Berdych
Andy Murray's 18-match winning run was ended by Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters on Friday afternoon.
Tindall to appeal fine
Mike Tindall will appeal the £25,000 fine imposed on him today by the Rugby Football Union.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 11 November 2011

FOOTBALL
European Championship Play Off
First Leg 1st Leg
Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 Portugal 0 Czech Republic 2 Montenegro 0 Estonia 0 Rep of Ireland 4 Turkey 0 Croatia 3
International
Albania 0 Azerbaijan 1 Belgium 2 Romania 1 Cyprus 1 Scotland 2 Denmark 2 Sweden 0 France 1 USA 0 Georgia 2 Moldova 0 Greece 1 Russia 1 Holland 0 Switzerland 0 Hungary 5 Liechtenstein 0 Poland 0 Italy 2 Ukraine 3 Germany 3
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Group One
Greece U21 4 Germany U21 5 San Marino U21 0 Belarus U21 2
Group Two
Armenia U21 0 Czech Rep U21 2 Montenegro U21 4 Andorra U21 0
Group Three
FYR Macedonia U21 1 Faroe Islands U21 0
Group Ten
Ukraine U21 1 Finland U21 1
FA Challenge Cup
First Round
Cambridge Utd 2 Wrexham 2
CRICKET
South Africa v Australia Test Series : First Test at Cape Town
South Africa 96 all out 24.3 ovs 236 - 2 50.2 ovs Australia 284 all out 75 ovs 47 all out 18 ovs South Africa won by 8 wickets.
GOLF
Barclays Singapore Open (R2) Collated second round scores & totals in the European & Asian Tour Barclays Singapore Open, The Tanjong & The Serapong, Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 71): At The Serapong
130 Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 62 68, James Morrison 62 68 132 Juvic Pagunsan (Phi) 66 66 134 Y.E. Yang (Kor) 63 71 135 Daisuke Maruyama (Jpn) 64 71 136 Jeff Overton (USA) 68 68, Sung Lee (Kor) 65 71, Rikard Karlberg (Swe) 67 69 137 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 67 70, Shane Lowry 67 70, Mark Foster 70 67
Emirates Australian Open Collated second-round scores & totals in the Australian PGA Tour EmiratesAustralian Open, The Lakes GC, New South Wales, Australia (Aus unless stated, par 72):
135 Tiger Woods (USA) 68 67 136 Peter O'Malley 70 66 137 Jason Day 69 68 138 Bubba Watson (USA) 68 70 139 Nick Watney (USA) 66 73, Jarrod Lyle 65 74, Greg Chalmers 67 72, Rohan Blizard 69 70, Matthew Jones 69 70 140 Adam Scott 69 71, Joon woo Choi (Kor) 73 67
TENNIS
ATP BNP Paribas Masters 3rd rd:
(2) Andy Murray (Gbr) bt (13) Andy Roddick (USA) 6-2 6-2
(5) Tomas Berdych (Cze) bt (11) Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) 7-5 6-4
(1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt (15) Viktor Troicki (Ser) 4-6 6-3 6-1
(4) David Ferrer (Spa) bt (14) Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukr) 6-3 6-2
(6) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) bt Andreas Seppi (Ita) 6-3 6-4
Juan Monaco (Arg) bt (7) Mardy Fish (USA) 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 1-2 ret
(3) Roger Federer (Swi) bt (16) Richard Gasquet (Fra) 6-2 6-4
John Isner (USA) bt Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 6-4 6-2
AEGON Challenger, Loughborough
Women's 2nd rd:
Lucy Brown (Gbr) bt Emma Devine (Gbr) 6-3 6-3
Martina Borecka (Cze) bt Carolin Daniels (Ger) 7-5 6-0
Amy Bowtell (Irl) bt Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) 6-2 6-3
Elixane Lechemia (Fra) bt Petra Krejsova (Cze) 6-3 6-1
Lou Brouleau (Fra) bt Katerina Vankova (Cze) 6-4 7-6 (7-1)
Tara Moore (Gbr) bt Alexandra Walker (Gbr) 6-2 6-4
Myrtille Georges (Fra) bt Valeria Podda (Ned) 6-2 6-1
Anaeve Pain (Fra) bt Morgane Pons (Fra) 7-5 6-1
Men's 2nd rd:
Andreas Haider-Maurer (Aut) bt Peter Gojowczyk (Ger) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 7-6 (9-7)
Andre Begemann (Ger) bt Grega Zemlja (Slo) 7-6 (8-6) 6-4
Flavio Cipolla (Ita) bt Simone Vagnozzi (Ita) 3-6 6-0 6-0
Tobias Kamke (Ger) bt Conor Niland (Irl) 3-6 6-3 6-4
Andreas Beck (Ger) bt Maxime Authom (Bel) 6-3 6-4
RALLYING
Sebastien Loeb claimed a record eighth consecutive World Rally Championship crown after Mikko Hirvonen retired from Wales Rally GB. The Frenchman was eight points ahead of his only remaining championship rival heading into the rally and is assured of the title now the Finn is unable to score in the event.