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On This Day in Sport (11 March 2010):

1947: The fourth-wicket partnership between Gulzar Mahomed and Vijay Hazare produced 577 runs in Baroda, India, against Holkar - setting a world record in first-class cricket.
1992: David O'Leary played his 700th game for Arsenal, a record for the north London club.
2001: Roy Essandoh swept Second Division Wycombe into the FA Cup semi-finals with a stoppage-time headed winner against Leicester at Filbert Street.
2004: Greg Rusedski was cleared of taking the performance-enhancing drug nandrolone by an independent anti-doping tribunal after successfully arguing any excess levels in his system were as a result of an approved supplement given to him by trainers.
2005: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was fined £5,000 by the Football Association for accusing Manchester United players of diving and cheating, while the club were also hit with a £15,000 punishment after a brawl at Blackburn.

Headlines (11 March) :

Kenwright desperate for investment
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright is still hopeful there is a billionaire somewhere who wants to invest in the club.
Onions to fly home
England seamer Graham Onions will fly back to England after being ruled out of the two-Test series against Bangladesh due to a back injury.
Pietersen calls on Fletcher for advice
Former England coach Duncan Fletcher has revealed Kevin Pietersen contacted him after the recently-completed one-day international series in Bangladesh as he attempts to find a way out of his batting slump.
Donovan happy with Goodison spell
On-loan forward Landon Donovan believes his short-term spell with Everton has been a success as he prepares for his final match with the club this weekend.
England capable of WC win - Capello
Fabio Capello believes his England players are capable of creating history at this summer's World Cup finals in South Africa.
Beckham backs United to win CL
David Beckham is backing Manchester United for Champions League glory following their four-goal demolition of AC Milan at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
Nomura to advise Red Knights
The battle for control of Manchester United has taken another twist following confirmation that a leading global investment bank has agreed to advise on a possible acquisition of the Old Trafford outfit by the Red Knights group.
HMRC to accept Pompey administration
Portsmouth expect to be told today that Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs accept the club have entered administration legitimately.
Button predicts 'belter' of a season
Jenson Button believes this season in Formula One will be "a belter" and that Michael Schumacher will prove he can still compete at the age of 41.
Henman: I don't want captaincy
Tim Henman has ruled himself out of the running to be Great Britain's next Davis Cup captain because "it doesn't feel like the right time".

International Results Roundup

Dateline 10 March 2010

FOOTBALL
UEFA Champions League Second Round 2nd Leg
Man Utd 4 AC Milan 0 Man Utd won 7-2 on aggregate Real Madrid 1 Lyon 1 Lyon won 2-1 on aggregate
Barclays Premier League
Burnley 1 Stoke 1
Coca-Cola Championship
Reading 4 Derby 1
CRICKET
New Zealand v Australia One Day International Series at Auckland
New Zealand 238 all out 44.1 ovs Australia 202 - 4 31.1 ovs Australia won by 6 wickets. (Revised target - Duckworth-Lewis system)
SKIIING
Canada's Erik Guay claimed overall victory in the World Cup super-G after taking victory in the final race of the season at Garmisch Partenkirchen in Germany. Guay has hit form at just the right time with Thursday's victory on the the Kandahar course coming four days after he took the win at the penultimate event of the season in Kvitfjell, Norway.