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On This Day in Sport (21 March 2010):

1874: Queen's Park beat Clydesdale 2-0 to win the first Scottish Cup final.
1935: Brian Clough, one of the greatest goalscorers and managers in English football history was born. He died in 2004, aged 69.
1960: Brazil's three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna was born. He died in a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994.
2002: West Brom were awarded three points and a 3-0 win over Sheffield United by the Football Association after the league match between the two was abandoned when the Blades were reduced to six men.
2006: Lisa Dobriskey won a gold medal for England and Hayley Tullett the bronze for Wales in the women's 1500 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in the Melbourne.

Headlines (21 March) :

Giants win in London
Leroy Cudjoe scored a hat-trick of tries as Huddersfield moved into third place in the Engage Super League with a 32-18 victory over a gutsy Harlequins side at The Stoop.
Robinson savours Scotland success
Andy Robinson hailed his Scotland side for finally solving the riddle of how to win a rugby match after watching them score a sensational victory in Ireland to avoid the RBS 6 Nations wooden spoon.
Grant hails Pompey 'ambassadors'
Portsmouth boss Avram Grant hailed his players as ambassadors for the Barclays Premier League after their stunning comeback against Hull in the same week they were virtually condemned to relegation.
Wenger hails 'outstanding' Gunners
Arsene Wenger hailed the new-found maturity of his young Arsenal side after they overcame the sending off of defender Thomas Vermaelen to battle back to the top of the Barclays Premier League with a 2-0 win over struggling West Ham.
Tigers impress to leave Test in balance
Bangladesh registered the third highest total in their history before removing three of England's top order to leave the second Test delicately poised after two days.
Gatland hails returning duo
Prop Gethin Jenkins and scrum-half Mike Phillips were singled out for praise by Wales coaches Warren Gatland and Shaun Edwards after the 33-10 victory over Italy.
Brown thrilled by Cudjoe show
Nathan Brown hailed the performance of Leroy Cudjoe after the winger bagged a hat-trick of tries in Huddersfield's 32-18 win over a gritty Harlequins side.
Johnson: England 'players came of age'
England manager Martin Johnson felt his team came of age in Paris - but he was ultimately left frustrated as France held out for a 12-10 win that sealed the Grand Slam.
Redknapp: Eidur's a Gud signing
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp revealed he is desperate to make Eidur Gudjohnsen's move permanent after watching him star in a 2-1 win at Stoke.
Villa boss in awe of 'exceptional' Young
Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill hailed a "mesmeric" performance from winger Ashley Young as his side salvaged a point with a 2-2 home draw against Wolves.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 20 March 2010

FOOTBALL
Barclays Premier League
Arsenal 2 West Ham 0 Aston Villa 2 Wolverhampton 2 Everton 2 Bolton 0 Portsmouth 3 Hull 2 Stoke 1 Tottenham 2 Sunderland 3 Birmingham 1 Wigan 1 Burnley 0
Scottish Premier
Aberdeen 2 Dundee Utd 2 Celtic 3 St Johnstone 0 Hamilton 2 Falkirk 2 Hearts 2 Hibernian 1
Coca-Cola Championship
Blackpool 2 Crystal Palace 2 Bristol City 2 Newcastle 2 Doncaster 1 Sheff Utd 1 Ipswich 1 Barnsley 0 Middlesbrough 1 Reading 1 Nottm Forest 1 Peterborough 0 QPR 1 Swansea 1 Scunthorpe 2 Plymouth 1 Sheff Wed 0 Derby 0 West Brom 3 Preston 2
CRICKET
New Zealand v Australia Test Series at Wellington
New Zealand 157 all out 59.1 ovs 187 - 5 72 ovs Australia 459 - 5 dec 131 ovs Close of play
Bangladesh v England Test Series at Mirpur Bangladesh 419 all out 117.1 ovs England 171 - 3 64 ovs Close of play
RUGBY UNION
RBS Six Nations Championship
France (12) 12 England (7) 10 Ireland (7) 20 Scotland (14) 23 Wales (12) 33 Italy (0) 10
The Championship Pool A
Plymouth Albion (9) 9 Bedford (3) 10
The Championship Pool B
London Welsh (12) 26 Doncaster (0) 10 Rotherham Titans (14) 29 Coventry (3) 3
RUGBY LEAGUE
Super League
Harlequins RL (6) 18 Huddersfield (14) 32
National Conference League Premier Division
Hull Dockers 26 Widnes St Maries 0 Siddal 8 Wigan St Patricks 10 Skirlaugh 16 Leigh MR 0 Wigan St Judes 12 York Acorn 20
Co-operative Championship
Barrow (0) 6 Featherstone (8) 20 Toulouse (14) 34 Keighley (4) 26
GOLF
Transitions Championship
Third round collated scores - Innisbrook, A Salamander Golf & Spa Resort, Tampa Bay, Florida, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 71):
202 Jim Furyk 67 68 67 205 Retief Goosen (Rsa) 67 68 70, K J Choi (Kor) 69 69 67, Bubba Watson 70 65 70, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 67 68 70 206 Jeff Maggert 67 69 70, Luke Donald (Eng) 71 68 67, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 69 65 72 207 Steve Stricker 70 66 71, John Senden (Aus) 69 72 66, Jonathan Byrd 67 70 70, Nick O'Hern (Aus) 72 68 67, Webb Simpson 73 69 65 208 Jerry Kelly 70 70 68, Nick Watney 73 70 65, Justin Rose (Eng) 73 68 67, Rickie Fowler 67 71 70
TENNIS
ATP/WTA BNP Paribas Open
Men's semi-finals:
(20) Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) bt (3) Rafael Nadal (Spa) 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-1)
(7) Andy Roddick (USA) bt (6) Robin Soderling (Swe) 6-4 3-6 6-3
DARTS
Barrie Bates won his first tournament since 2006 with a narrow 6-5 defeat of Denis Ovens in Saturday's Players Championship final in Crawley. The Welshman picked up three titles and reached the UK Open final four years ago in his most successful period of form and, having overcome his foot problems, enjoyed his best run since to claim the £6,000 title at the K2 Centre.
CYCLING
Spain's Oscar Freire won the Milan-San Remo Classic for the third time after a sprint finish. Freire (Rabobank) timed his bid for the line to perfection, winning by two bike lengths from Belgium's Tom Boonen (Quick Step) and Italy's Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre).