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Headlines (24 March) :
Bale to miss England showdown
Wales winger Gareth Bale has pulled out of Saturday's
Euro 2012 qualifier against England with a hamstring injury, the FAW
have confirmed.
Depressed Yardy flies home
England all-rounder Michael Yardy has left the World
Cup squad and returned home as he is suffering from depression, the
ECB have confirmed.
I'd love Reds return, roars Rafa
Rafael Benitez "dreams" of managing
Liverpool again in the future and would consider offers from England,
but not Everton or Manchester United.
Saha thinks his season is over
Everton striker Louis Saha claims he may not play
again this season due to an ankle injury - and admits his fitness
problems are 'tiresome'.
England hopeful over Bresnan
Tim Bresnan has had a scan on his calf, but England
are optimistic he will be fit for their World Cup quarter-final
against Sri Lanka.
Webber hits back at Lewis jibe
Mark Webber has taken a swipe at Lewis Hamilton after
the Briton this week described Red Bull Racing as "just a drinks company".
Bronzes for Britain in Holland
Great Britain's team pursuit and team sprint squads
claimed bronze on the opening day of the Track Cycling World
Championships in Holland.
The FIA is a joke, blasts Bernie
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has fired a
broadside at FIA president Jean Todt and described motor sport's
governing body as "a joke".
Pearce offered new Under-21 deal
Stuart Pearce has been offered a new two-year contract
as England Under-21 boss - and admits 'it might well happen' as he
'enjoys the job'.
Afridi plays down title talk
Shahid Afridi played down Pakistan's chances of
winning the World Cup despite reaching the semi-finals with a
10-wicket win over West Indies. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 23 March 2011
CRICKET
Pakistan v West Indies Mirpur ICC World Cup Quarter Final
Pakistan beat West Indies by 10 wickets
TENNIS
ATP & WTA Sony Ericsson Open
Men's 1st rd:
Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz) bt Jarkko Nieminen (Fin) 3-6
6-3 6-2
Pablo Andujar (Spa) bt Bernard Tomic (Aus) 6-4 3-6 7-5
Kevin Anderson (Rsa) bt Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) 6-4 6-3
Julien Benneteau (Fra) bt Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spa)
6-4 6-3
Ivan Dodig (Cro) bt Andrey Golubev (Kaz) 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 6-0
Paolo Lorenzi (Ita) bt Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) 7-6 (9-7) 6-1
Marcel Granollers (Spa) bt Benjamin Becker (Ger) 6-4
6-7 (4-7) 6-4
Somdev Devvarman (Ind) bt Potito Starace (Ita) 6-2 6-4
Xavier Malisse (Bel) bt Ryan Sweeting (USA) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4
Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) bt Victor Hanescu (Rom) 6-3
4-6 7-5
Marsel Llhan (Tur) bt Tobias Kamke (Ger) 6-2 6-1
Igor Andreev (Rus) bt Santiago Giraldo (Col) 6-1 2-6 6-1
Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) bt Ricardo Mello (Bra) 6-4 6-4
Denis Istomin (Uzb) bt Donald Young (USA) 6-4 6-3
Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) bt Robert Kendrick (USA) 5-4 ret
James Blake (USA) bt Michael Russell (USA) 3-6 7-6
(9-7) 7-6 (7-3)
Women's 1st rd:
Shuai Peng (Chn) bt Greta Arn (Hun) 6-1 6-2
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) bt Sofia Arvidsson (Swe)
6-1 6-4
Chanelle Scheepers (Rsa) bt Polona Hercog (Slo) 5-7
7-5 6-2
Varvara Lepchenko (USA) bt Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 6-2 6-3
Yaroslava Shvedova (Kaz) bt Sara Errani (Ita) 6-3 5-7
7-6 (7-5)
Jamie Hampton (USA) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (Cro) 3-6 7-5 6-0
Elena Vesnina (Rus) bt Gisela Dulko (Arg) 6-1 6-3
Kimiko Date Krumm (Jpn) bt Zuzana Ondraskova (Cze) 6-4 6-3
Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) bt Ksenia Pervak (Rus)
6-1 6-2
Agnes Szavay (Hun) bt Shuai Zhang (Chn) 2-6 6-3 6-2
Virginie Razzano (Fra) bt Alize Cornet (Fra) 6-3 6-1
Angelique Kerber (Ger) bt Edina Gallovits-Hall (Rom)
6-4 6-4
Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova (Cze) bt Sloane Stephens
(USA) 6-4 6-2
Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spa) bt Arantxa Rus (Ned) 6-4
6-7 (7-9) 6-4
Dinara Safina (Rus) bt Jelena Dokic (Aus) 6-4 6-4
Lucie Hradecka (Cze) bt Chan Yung-Jan (Tpe) 7-5 7-5
CYCLING
Great Britain's cyclists know there is still work to
be done after the men's team pursuit and team sprint squads claimed
bronze medals on the opening day of the Track Cycling World
Championships in Apeldoorn, Holland. After each team qualified third
fastest on Wednesday afternoon, they emerged triumphant in their
ride-offs for third place. Steven Burke, Andy Tennant, Peter Kennaugh
and Sam Harrison, who took over from the ill Ed Clancy for the medal
ride, took bronze in the four-man, four-kilometre team pursuit as
Australia claimed gold ahead of Russia. |
