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On This Day in Sport (01 April 2011):

1933: Walter Hammond set a world Test match record when he made 336 not out against New Zealand at Auckland, an innings which included a then Test best 10 sixes.
1990: The Rangers v Celtic match from Ibrox was the first British league game to be broadcast on satellite, by BSB, in this country.
2001: A bumper Nationwide League crowd of 38,433 watched Sheffield United beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at Hillsborough.
2002: Halifax, previously demoted in 1993, became the first club ever to be relegated twice from the Football League to the Conference following a 5-0 hammering by Darlington.
2003: Francis Jeffers scored his 13th goal in as many England Under-21s appearances to equal a record set by Alan Shearer.
2005: Newcastle captain Alan Shearer confirmed he would postpone his retirement and continue playing for another season.

Headlines (01 April) :

Roy 'never felt wanted' by Reds
Roy Hodgson believes he did not stand a chance at Liverpool as he was 'never wanted' by Reds fans who wanted Kenny Dalglish at the helm.
Mancini issues warning to Mario
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has ordered Mario Balotelli to cut out the "mistakes" he is making, or risk ruining his career in England.
Walker equals course record
Jimmy Walker equalled the course record to lead after round one of the Shell Houston Open.
Nadal v Federer in Miami semis
World number one Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will meet in the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Friday.
Sharapova books Azarenka final
Maria Sharapova admits she will need a smart game plan to stop Victoria Azarenka lifting the Sony Ericsson Open title in Saturday's final.
Haye: Wlad fit for showdown
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye says that Wladimir Klitschko has been passed fit for their unification bout later this year.
Widnes supremo backs licensing
Steve O'Connor has delivered his backing to the Super League licensing system that enabled Widnes to reclaim their place in the top flight.
Saddler Smith gets full-time role
Dean Smith has been appointed Walsall manager on a full-time basis, signing a two-year deal with the League One club.
Bayliss upbeat over Murali
Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss is confident Muttiah Muralitharan will play in Saturday's World Cup final against India.
Star Neymar refuses to say sorry
Neymar has refused to apologise to the Scottish Football Association for complaining of racist abuse during Brazil's match against Scotland.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 31 March 2011

GOLF
Lalla Meryem Cup Collated first-round scores (Mor unless stated, par 72):
67 Kristie Smith (Aus) 69 Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra), Caroline Masson (Ger), Klara Spilkova (Cro) 71 Zuzana Kamasova (Svk), Martina Gillen (Irl), Carin Koch (Swe), Sarah Kemp (Aus) 72 Cassandra Kirkland (Fra), Ana Larraneta (Spa), Georgina Simpson (Eng), Caroline Hedwall (Swe), Kylie Walker (Sco), Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spa), Helena Blomberg (Swe), Anna Rossi (Ita), Charlotte Ellis (Eng)
Kraft Nabisco Championship
Collated first round scores in the LPGA Tour Kraft Nabisco Championship, Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 72):
66 Brittany Lincicome, Stacy Lewis 67 Mika Miyazato (Jpn), Sandra Gal (Ger) 68 Jane Park, Chie Arimura (Jpn) 69 Anna Nordqvist (Swe), Karrie Webb (Aus), Reilley Rankin 70 Mariajo Uribe (Col), Yani Tseng (Tai), Mi-Hyun Kim (Kor), Momoko Ueda (Jpn), Morgan Pressel, Amy Yang (Kor), Wendy Ward, Katie Futcher
Trophee Hassan II
First-round collated scores (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72 & 71): Golf du Palais Royal
64 Peter Lawrie 67 Shiv Kapur (Ind), Rhys Davies 68 Mark Tullo (Chi), Joost Luiten (Ned), Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 69 Michael Campbell (Nzl), Oskar Henningsson (Swe) 70 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Chris Wood, Richie Ramsay, Robert Dinwiddie, Kenneth Ferrie, Florian Fritsch (Ger), Robert Rock, Thorbjorn Olesen (Den), Michael Jonzon (Swe), Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa)
Shell Houston Open
Collated first round scores in the USPGA Tour Shell Houston Open, Redstone GC, Humble, Texas, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 72):
63 Jimmy Walker 65 Nick O'Hern (Aus), Josh Teater 66 Chris Kirk 67 Brendan Steele, Steve Stricker, Nathan Green (Aus), John Rollins 68 Brendon De Jonge, Bill Lunde, Robert Garrigus, Vaughn Taylor, Zack Miller, Steve Elkington (Aus), Jarrod Lyle (Aus), Robert Allenby (Aus), Marc Turnesa, Tommy Gainey, Lee Westwood (Eng), Padraig Harrington (Irl)
TENNIS
ATP & WTA Sony Ericsson Open
Men's quarter-finals:
(3) Roger Federer (Swi) bt (25) Gilles Simon (Fra) 3-0 ret
(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt (7) Tomas Berdych (Cze) 6-2 3-6 6-3
Women's semi-finals:
(16) Maria Sharapova (Rus) bt (21) Andrea Petkovic (Ger) 3-6 6-0 6-2
(8) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt (3) Vera Zvonareva (Rus) 6-0 6-3