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Headlines (04 April) :
Van Persie retains title hope
Robin van Persie retains the belief that Arsenal can
still win the Premier League and hopes the Champions League will
affect Manchester United.
Cech desperate to sink United
Petr Cech is hoping Chelsea avenge their 2008
heartache by knocking Manchester United out of the Champions League.
Reds await Gerrard injury news
Kenny Dalglish is waiting to learn the full extent of
the injury setback that Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard suffered in training.
Mickelson relishing Masters mission
Phil Mickelson knows how it feels to be ready for The
Masters and after victory in Houston he is in that happy place.
Rose hoping to flourish in Augusta
Justin Rose returns to The Masters feeling as good
about his game as he did heading into The Open and determined not to
make the same mistake.
Clarke focused on Bangladesh challenge
New Australia captain Michael Clarke admits his
appointment is yet to sink in as he prepares to commence his reign as skipper.
Nadal: Top spot under threat
Rafael Nadal believes there is a good chance Novak
Djokovic will replace him as world number one this summer.
Kopczak hailed after bereavement
Craig Kopczak was hailed for the way he coped with the
death of his father as he produced a man-of-the-match display against Harlequins.
Selby Trump-ed by Judd
Judd Trump defeated fellow Englishman Mark Selby to
win the China Open in Beijing on Sunday.
Wolves shocked by Dragons
Catalan Dragons shocked leaders Warrington, Bradford
edged out Harlequins and Huddersfield beat Wakefield in Super League
on Sunday. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 03 April 2011
FOOTBALL
Barclays Premier League
Fulham 3 Blackpool 0 Man City 5 Sunderland 0
Scottish Premier
Hibernian 2 Hearts 2
Football League Trophy Final
Brentford 0 Carlisle 1
RUGBY UNION
Aviva Premiership Rugby
Leeds Carnegie (16) 27 Exeter (6) 22 London Irish (15)
25 Wasps (12) 12 Saracens (11) 20 Bath (3) 9
RUGBY LEAGUE
Super League
Bradford (10) 24 Harlequins RL (4) 22 Huddersfield (6)
34 Wakefield (4) 10 Warrington (10) 20 Catalan Dragons (10) 22
Co-operative Championship
Sheffield (22) 41 Halifax (6) 22 Widnes (28) 76 York
(6) 12
GOLF
Lalla Meryem Cup
Final collated scores and totals, Soleil Golf Course,
Agadir, Morocco(Mor unless stated, par 72):
286 Zuzana Kamasova (Svk) 71 68 71 76 288 Alexandra
Bonetti (Fra) 75 76 71 66, Caroline Masson (Ger) 69 73 75 71, Kiran
Matharu (Eng) 74 70 70 74 289 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 75 73 73 68,
Sarah Kemp (Aus) 71 72 71 75 290 Tara Davies (Wal) 78 74 72 66,
Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 75 78 69 68, Klara Spilkova (Cze) 69 77 75 69,
Anne-Lise Caudal (Fra) 69 70 76 75 291 Stefanie Michl (Aut) 79 72 72
68, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 72 78 71 70, Malene Jorgensen (Den) 77
71 72 71, Hannah Jun (USA) 73 73 73 72
Trophee Hassan II
Collated final round scores & totals in the
European Tour Trophee Hassan II, Golf du Palais Royal & Golf de
l'Ocean, Agadir, MoroccoGbr & Irl unless stated, par 72 & 71):
274 David Horsey 67 71 67 69 (won on the second
play-off hole ), Rhys Davies 67 70 68 69, Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 68 73 65
68 276 George Coetzee (Rsa) 67 71 69 69 277 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet
(Fra) 71 68 71 67, Oscar Floren (Swe) 67 74 68 68 278 Richie Ramsay
70 74 66 68, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 74 64 69 71 279 Tetsuji Hiratsuka
(Jpn) 71 68 70 70, David Lynn 75 69 67 68
Shell Houston Open Collated final scores and totals,
Redstone GC, Humble, Texas(USA unless stated, par 72):
268 Phil Mickelson 70 70 63 65 271 Chris Kirk 66 69 69
67, Scott Verplank 73 65 65 68 275 Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 73 65 66 71,
Steve Stricker 67 72 67 69 276 Robert Allenby (Aus) 68 72 67 69,
David Hearn (Can) 69 70 66 71 277 Hunter Mahan 70 71 66 70, Brandt
Jobe 69 72 68 68, Greg Chalmers (Aus) 70 73 66 68, Matt Kuchar 72 70
67 68, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 68 69 70 70
TENNIS
ATP & WTA Sony Ericsson Open
Men's final:
(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt (1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) 4-6
6-3 7-6 (7-4)
CYCLING
Nick Nuyens was crowned 2011 Tour of Flanders champion
after outsprinting Sylvain Chavanel and Fabian Cancellara to seal the
biggest victory of his career. The Saxo Bank Sungard rider worked his
way into the elite 12-man group at the foot of the Bosberg and only
he and Chavanel (Quick-Step) could react when Cancellara (Leopard
Trek) attacked inside the final four kilometres of action.
MOTOR SPORT
Defending champion Jason Plato led every lap of the
first two races in his Silverline Chevrolet to start the 2011 BTCC
season with a bang. The first round of the new season took place on
the Indy configuration at Brands Hatch and Plato had initially played
down his chances of winning race one from the second row of the grid
on a track notorious for the lack of overtaking opportunities.
MOTOR CYCLING
Reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo was handed victory at
his home MotoGP race on a dramatic wet afternoon in Spain which saw
former world champions Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner clash. Yamaha
rider Lorenzo was able to ease away to a comfortable victory at Jerez
after Rossi crashed into Stoner after an ill-advised overtaking
manoeuvre at the end of lap six. Ducati rider Rossi had stormed
through the pack after starting the race in 12th place as he used all
his experience and was able to continue but the collision ended
Repsol Honda rider Stoner's race.
ATHLETICS
Sonia Samuels finished third on her half-marathon
debut - but questioned her performance at Sunday's Vattenfall Berlin
event. The Sale Harrier became the first Briton -male or female - to
earn a podium finish in the world class event, won by Valentine
Kipketer in a time of one hour, 10 minutes and 12 seconds. Kenya's
Kipketer won easily from the highly experienced Fate Tola, who
clocked 1:11.40 on a hot morning, while Samuels - who deliberately
started slowly - came home in 1:12:56. |
