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On This Day in Sport (28 November 2009):

1929: Ernie Nevers scored an NFL record 40 points for the Chicago Cardinals against the Chicago Bears.
1945: Dwight Davis, the man who founded tennis' Davis Cup competition, died.
1990: Manchester United won 6-2 at Arsenal in the League Cup. On the same night Coventry beat Nottingham Forest 5-4. It was Forest's first defeat in 22 matches in the competition.
1999: Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert scored a hat-trick for Velez Sarsfield in their 6-1 win against Ferro Carril Oeste.
2004: Stephen Maguire was crowned UK snooker champion after beating David Gray 10-1 in the York final.
2005: Chelsea were fined #30,000 and West Ham warned about their future conduct by the Football Association after both sides were found to have failed to control their supporters during a Carling Cup tie in 2004.

Headlines (28 November) :

Ancelotti keen on long Chelsea career
Carlo Ancelotti has targeted a long stay at Stamford Bridge because he already feels part of the Chelsea family.
Fabregas 'so happy' with Gunners
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has reiterated his commitment to the Gunners, saying: "I don't want to fail here."
Benitez empathises with Reds fans
Rafael Benitez insists he understands the distress of Liverpool's fans at the club's current plight, while re-affirming his commitment to the club.
O'Grady relieved over Woods
European Tour chief executive George O'Grady has expressed relief that Tiger Woods did not suffer serious injury in a car crash.
Van Persie blow for Arsenal
Arsenal forward Robin van Persie will undergo ankle surgery in Amsterdam next week and is expected to be sidelined for up to five months.
Strauss: We can hit back
England are confident they have the power to fight back against South Africa on Sunday, after conceding their 1-0 series lead at Newlands.
Gooch to help out England
Former England captain Graham Gooch is to help coach his country on a temporary basis as they prepare for their forthcoming four-Test series in South Africa.
Australia trounce Windies
Australia recorded a comprehensive innings-and-65-run win over West Indies late on day three of the opening Test at the Gabba, but the visitors unearthed a star of the future with opener Adrian Barath notching a record-breaking century on debut.
Sale blast Wasps over postponed game
Wasps came under heavy fire on Friday night after they walked away from their Guinness Premiership match at Sale just minutes before kick-off.
Hughes keen to keep Richards
Mark Hughes has ruled out any prospect of Micah Richards leaving Manchester City during the January transfer window.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 27 November 2009

CRICKET
India v Sri Lanka Test Series at Kanpur
India 642 all out 154 ovs Sri Lanka 229 all out 84 ovs 269 all out 65.3 ovs India won by an innings and 144 runs.
Australia v West Indies Test Series at Brisbane
Australia 480 - 8 dec 135 ovs West Indies 228 all out 63 ovs 187 all out 52.1 ovs Australia won by an innings and 65 runs. South Africa v England Cape Town One Day Int Third Match
South Africa beat England by 112 runs.
GOLF
Japan Tour Casio World Open
Collated second round scores & totals in the Japan Tour Casio World Open, Kochi Kuroshio CC, Kochi, Japan(Jpn unless stated, par 72):
132 Koumei Oda 67 65, Shigeki Maruyama 67 65 134 Ryo Ishikawa 68 66, Katsumasa Miyamoto 67 67, Tetsuji Hiratsuka 67 67, Yusaku Miyazato 65 69, Shingo Katayama 66 68 136 Kaname Yokoo 69 67, Chawalit Plaphol (Tha) 68 68, S K Ho (Kor) 69 67, Kenichi Kuboya 70 66, Toru Taniguchi 68 68 137 Toyokazu Fujishima 68 69, Hiroo Kawai 69 68, Tomohiro Kondo 68 69, Takao Nogami 67 70
Omega Mission Hills World Cup
Collated second round scores & totals in The 55th World Cup of Golf Omega Mission Hills World Cup, Mission Hills GC, Olazabal Course, Shenzhen, China(Par 72):
126 Rory McIlroy & Graeme McDowell (Irl) 58 68 129 Henrik Stenson & Robert Karlsson (Swe) 64 65 130 Edoardo Molinari & Francesco Molinari (Ita) 64 66 133 Ryuji Imada & Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn) 62 71 134 Stephen Dodd & Jamie Donaldson (Wal) 66 68, Jhonattan Vegas & Alfredo Adrian (Ven) 67 67 135 Rory Sabbatini & Richard Sterne (Rsa) 65 70, Jeev Milkha Singh & Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 67 68, David Smail & Danny Lee (Nzl) 67 68, Ian Poulter & Ross Fisher (Eng) 66 69
TENNIS
ATP World Tour Finals
Men's Singles Group B:
(3) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt (2) Rafael Nadal (Spa) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3
(6) Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt (8) Robin Soderling (Swe) 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 6-3
Men's Doubles Group B:
Max Mirnyi (Blr) & Andy Ram (Isr) bt Lukas Dlouhy (Cze) & Leander Paes (Ind) 7-6 (7-1) 6-4
Bob Bryan (USA) & Mike Bryan (USA) bt Lukas Kubot (Pol) & Oliver Marach (Aut) 6-3 6-4
HOCKEY
England made a losing start to their Champions Trophy campaign with a 3-2 defeat at the hands of great rivals Germany in Melbourne. Ashley Jackson scored both goals for the European champions, but it was not enough to prevent a third successive defeat to the Germans.