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On This Day in Sport (30 March 2011):

1895: The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race became the first regular British sporting event to be captured on film, with Bert Acres the cameraman.
1991: Wales goalkeeper Neville Southall made his 500th appearance in senior football, playing for Everton against Aston Villa.
1993: Manchester United's French striker Eric Cantona was fined £1,000 for spitting at supporters of his former club Leeds.
1996: Rough Quest, ridden by Mick Fitzgerald, became the first favourite for 14 years to win the Grand National.
2001: Glenn Hoddle was confirmed as Tottenham manager after agreeing a five-year contract to return to the club where he was a player.
2001: Former Arsenal and England midfielder David Rocastle died at the age of 33 from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
2004: The final threat to Greg Rusedski's career was lifted after tennis chiefs decided not to appeal against a decision to clear the British player of taking nandrolone.

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International Results Roundup

Dateline 29 March 2011

FOOTBALL
International
Belarus 0 Canada 1 China PR 3 Honduras 0 Colombia 0 Chile 2 Cyprus 0 Bulgaria 1 Ecuador 0 Peru 0 England 1 Ghana 1 France 0 Croatia 0 Germany 1 Australia 2 Greece 0 Poland 0 Portugal 2 Finland 0 Qatar 1 Russia 1 Rep of Ireland 2 Uruguay 3 Slovakia 1 Denmark 2 Ukraine 0 Italy 2
European Championship Qualifying
Group A
Belgium 4 Azerbaijan 1 Turkey 2 Austria 0
Group C
Estonia 1 Serbia 1 Northern Ireland 0 Slovenia 0
Group D
Romania 3 Luxembourg 1
Group E
Holland 5 Hungary 3 Sweden 2 Moldova 1
Group F
Israel 1 Georgia 0
Group I
Czech Republic 2 Liechtenstein 0 Lithuania 1 Spain 3
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Group Two
Andorra U21 0 Wales U21 1
CRICKET
New Zealand v Sri Lanka Colombo ICC World Cup Semi Final
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 5 wickets.
TENNIS
ATP & WTA Sony Ericsson Open
Men's 3rd rd:
(21) Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukr) bt (15) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) 6-7 (2-7) 6-4 7-5
4th rd:
(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt (21) Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukr) 6-1 6-2
(7) Tomas Berdych (Cze) bt Florian Mayer (Ger) 6-3 2-6 7-6 (7-4)
(3) Roger Federer (Swi) bt Olivier Rochus (Bel) 6-3 6-1
(25) Gilles Simon (Fra) bt Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) 4-6 7-6 (7-3) 6-2
(6) David Ferrer (Spa) bt Marcel Granollers (Spa) 6-1 6-2
(14) Mardy Fish (USA) bt Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) 7-5 7-6 (7-5)
Kevin Anderson (Rsa) bt (30) John Isner (USA) 6-3 7-6 (7-4)
(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt (16) Viktor Troicki (Ser) 6-3 6-2
Women's 4th rd:
(2) Kim Clijsters (Bel) bt (19) Ana Ivanovic (Ser) 7-6 (7-4) 3-6 7-6 (7-5)
Quarter-finals:
(21) Andrea Petkovic (Ger) bt (6) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) 2-6 6-2 6-4
(16) Maria Sharapova (Rus) bt (26) Alexandra Dulgheru (Rom) 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5)