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On This Day in Sport (03 April 2011):

1988: David Llewellyn shot a final round of 65 in the AGF Biarritz Open to record a then European Tour record low for 72 holes. His total of 258 beat the previous best of 259, set by Mark McNulty a year earlier.
1993: The Grand National was declared void for the first and only time. After a second false start, the organisers were unable to call the horses back. Several of them completed the course - and first over the line in the 'Grand National that wasn't' was Esha Ness, ridden by John White and trained by Jenny Pitman.
1999: Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler celebrated scoring a penalty against Everton by appearing to simulate sniffing cocaine along the six-yard line. His action led to a Football Association fine and suspension.
2000: London was confirmed as the host city for the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Championships. However, London was eventually forced to withdraw when the British Government shelved plans to build a new stadium at Pickett's Lock in October 2001. Helsinki in Finland was eventually chosen as the host city.

Headlines (03 April) :

Bale could face Real - Redknapp
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp claims Gareth Bale could be fit to face Real Madrid on Tuesday in the Champions League.
Rooney apologises for outburst
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has apologised for swearing into a television camera during Saturday's win over West Ham.
'Flat' Gunners confuse Wenger
Arsene Wenger was at a loss to explain Arsenal's "flat" performance in their frustrating 0-0 draw at home to 10-man Blackburn on Saturday.
India fined for slow over rate
India have been fined for a slow over rate during their World Cup final victory over Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Augusta experience key - Westwood
Forget most of what has happened the last few months - that is Lee Westwood's advice to anybody trying to pick the winner of the Masters.
Quins coach furious after defeat
Conor O'Shea was a study in controlled fury after what he considered to be a a number of injustices in Harlequins' 17-13 defeat by Leicester.
Mourinho: Title is almost Barca's
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has conceded it would now be "practically impossible" for his side to win the Primera Division title.
Roy won't gloat after beating Reds
West Brom manager Roy Hodgson insists he took no extra pleasure from beating former club Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday.
Red Wings secure play-off spot
The Detroit Red Wings joined the NHL play-off line-up after Danny Cleary's overtime goal secured a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators.
Rose blooms for Chicago Bulls
Derrick Rose scored 36 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors to move closer to locking up top spot in the Eastern Conference.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 02 April 2011

FOOTBALL
Barclays Premier League
Arsenal 0 Blackburn 0 Birmingham 2 Bolton 1 Everton 2 Aston Villa 2 Newcastle 4 Wolverhampton 1 Stoke 1 Chelsea 1
West Brom 2 Liverpool 1 West Ham 2 Man Utd 4 Wigan 0 Tottenham 0
Scottish Premier
Motherwell 2 Aberdeen 1 Rangers 2 Dundee Utd 3 St Johnstone 0 Kilmarnock 0 St Mirren 3 Hamilton 1
npower Championship
Bristol City 1 Doncaster 0 Burnley 1 Ipswich 2 Cardiff 4 Derby 1 Coventry 2 Watford 0 Crystal Palace 2 Barnsley 1 Hull 0 Millwall 1 Leeds 4 Nottm Forest 1 Middlesbrough 3 Leicester 3 Norwich 6 Scunthorpe 0 Preston 2 Swansea 1 Reading 2 Portsmouth 0
CRICKET
Sri Lanka v India Gymkhana Ground, Mumbai ICC World Cup Final
India beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets.
RUGBY UNION
Aviva Premiership Rugby
Gloucester (10) 34 Newcastle (9) 9 Harlequins (10) 13 Leicester (0) 17 Northampton (26) 53 Sale (16) 24
RUGBY LEAGUE
Super League
Salford (0) 10 Crusaders (6) 16
GOLF
Barclays Kenya Open
Collated third round scores & totals in the European Challenge Tour Barclays Kenya Open, Muthaiga G.C., Nairobi, Kenya(Par: 71)
202 M Bothma (Rsa) 66 67 69 204 A Bossert (Swi) 70 64 70 205 B Grace (Rsa) 68 71 66, T Ferreira (Rsa) 73 66 66 206 B Hebert (Fra) 70 69 67, T Feyrsinger (Aut) 68 66 72 208 F Colombo (Ita) 70 67 71, C Gane (Eng) 70 72 66, J Quesne (Fra) 72 66 70, S Tiley (Eng) 68 72 68 209 F Calmels (Fra) 68 70 71, P Dwyer (Eng) 69 66 74, S Walker (Eng) 68 69 72, C Russo (Fra) 68 71 70, T Mordt (Rsa) 64 73 72, A Perrino (Ita) 68 71 70
Lalla Meryem Cup
Collated third round scores & totals in the Ladies European Tour Lalla Meryem Cup, Soleil Golf Course, Agadir, Morocco(Mor unless stated, par 72):
210 Zuzana Kamasova (Svk) 71 68 71 214 Kiran Matharu (Eng) 74 70 70, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 71 72 71 215 Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 69 70 76 217 Bree Arthur (Aus) 73 71 73, Caroline Masson (Ger) 69 73 75 218 Diana Luna (Ita) 73 73 72, Kristie Smith (Aus) 67 78 73
Trophee Hassan II
Collated third round scores & totals in the European Tour Trophee Hassan II, Golf du Palais Royal & Golf de l'Ocean, Agadir, Morocco(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72 & 71):
205 David Horsey 67 71 67, Rhys Davies 67 70 68 206 Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 68 73 65 207 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 74 64 69, George Coetzee (Rsa) 67 71 69 208 Joost Luiten (Ned) 68 69 71, Lloyd Saltman 67 72 69 209 Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 70 69 70, Liam Bond 69 70 70, Mark Tullo (Chi) 68 72 69, Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn) 71 68 70, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 68 70 71, Florian Fritsch (Ger) 70 69 70, Oscar Floren (Swe) 67 74 68
Shell Houston Open
Collated third round scores & totals in the USPGA Tour Shell Houston Open, Redstone GC, Humble, Texas, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 72):
203 Phil Mickelson 70 70 63, Scott Verplank 73 65 65 204 Chris Kirk 66 69 69, Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 73 65 66 205 Anthony Kim 72 64 69, David Hearn (Can) 69 70 66 206 Steve Stricker 67 72 67 207 Hunter Mahan 70 71 66, Nate Smith 69 72 66, Robert Allenby (Aus) 68 72 67, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 68 69 70 208 J J Henry 73 70 65, Vaughn Taylor 68 71 69, Michael Putnam 70 69 69, Ben Curtis 70 70 68
Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic
Collated second round scores & totals in the USPGA Champions Tour Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, Fallen Oak Golf Club, Biloxi, Mississippi, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 72):
131 Tom Lehman 67 64 132 Jeff Sluman 66 66 135 David Frost (Rsa) 68 67 137 Mark O'Meara 69 68, Mark Calcavecchia 70 67, Steve Lowery 69 68, John Morse 70 67, Nick Price (Zim) 68 69, Jay Haas 69 68 138 Olin Browne 70 68, Peter Senior (Aus) 69 69, Hale Irwin 70 68, Fred Funk 70 68
Kraft Nabisco Championship
Collated third round scores & totals in the LPGA Tour Kraft Nabisco Championship, Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 72):
204 Yani Tseng (Tai) 70 68 66 206 Stacy Lewis 66 69 71 208 Morgan Pressel 70 69 69 210 Michelle Wie 74 67 69 211 Angela Stanford 72 72 67 212 Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 67 75 70, Chie Arimura (Jpn) 68 73 71, Brittany Lincicome 66 72 74
TENNIS
ATP & WTA Sony Ericsson Open
Women's Final:
(8) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt (16) Maria Sharapova (Rus) 6-1 6-4