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On This Day in Sport (31 March 2011):

1872: Jack Johnson, the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, was born. Because of discrimination in the United States, he had to go to Australia for his successful title challenge against Tommy Burns.
1889: The world featherweight title fight between Ike Weir and Frank Murphy was stopped by police after 80 rounds. It is the longest world title contest under Queensberry Rules.
1928: Scotland's `Wembley Wizards' inflicted a 5-1 defeat on England. Alec Jackson scored a hat-trick.
1980: The legendary Jesse Owens, the athlete who once set four world records in one day and won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, died.
1995: Sunderland escaped a points deduction when they were fined £2,500 by the Football League for playing unregistered player Dominic Matteo in a First Division match at Barnsley.
2003: Peter Ridsdale resigned as chairman of debt-ridden Leeds United PLC after five years and was succeeded by Professor John McKenzie.
2005: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was handed a two-match touchline ban and fined 20,000 Swiss francs (around #9,000) by UEFA's control and disciplinary body after comments concerning an alleged meeting between Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard and referee Anders Frisk during a Champions League clash between the teams. The club were also fined 75,000 Swiss francs (£33,000).
2006: The Football Association confirmed all matches planned for Wembley that year would be played at alternative venues following more delays in the stadium's troubled construction project.

Headlines (31 March) :

Afridi sorry for World Cup exit
Captain Shahid Afridi apologised to fans after Pakistan suffered defeat in their semi-final against arch-rivals India at the World Cup.
Fergie vows to avoid paranoia
Sir Alex Ferguson will not to become paranoid about the decisions which have gone against Manchester United in their recent games with Chelsea.
McCall hails impressive Well
Motherwell manager Stuart McCall hailed every one of his players following their emphatic 3-0 Scottish Cup triumph over Dundee United.
Djokovic sets up Fish clash
Novak Djokovic extended his unbeaten start to the year as he set up a semi-final against Mardy Fish at the Sony Ericsson Open.
Clijsters slips to Azarenka
Kim Clijsters admitted she ran out of "fighting spirit" as she lost to Victoria Azarenka in the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open.
Lucas lands new Liverpool deal
Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has signed a new long-term contract with the Anfield club - and admits "it was an easy decision".
Ajax board resign over Cruyff row
Ajax's board of directors have announced their resignation over a disagreement with Johan Cruyff over how the club should be run.
Spurs take action over stadium
Tottenham are taking Olympic chiefs to court over the decision to hand the 2012 stadium to Premier League rivals West Ham after the Games.
Scots quintet out of club rugby
Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has withdrawn five players from club rugby to focus on the Rugby World Cup and beyond.
O'Sullivan's poor run continues
Ronnie O'Sullivan's miserable run continued as he was eliminated from the Bank of Beijing China Open at the first-round stage.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 30 March 2011

FOOTBALL
International
Costa Rica 0 Argentina 0 Mexico 1 Venezuela 1 USA 0 Paraguay 1
npower Division Two
Accrington Stanley 4 Hereford 0
CRICKET
Pakistan v India Punjab Cricket Assocn. Stadium, Mohali ICC World Cup Semi Final
India beat Pakistan by 29 runs.
TENNIS
ATP & WTA Sony Ericsson Open
Men's quarter-finals:
(14) Mardy Fish (USA) bt (6) David Ferrer (Spa) 7-5 6-2
(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Kevin Anderson (Rsa) 6-4 6-2
Women's quarter-finals:
(3) Vera Zvonareva (Rus) bt (9) Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) 7-5 6-3
(8) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt (2) Kim Clijsters (Bel) 6-3 6-3