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Headlines (08 April) :
McIlroy makes his mark
It was a day to remember for Rory McIlroy in The
Masters on Thursday - and one to forget for Padraig Harrington and
world No 1 Martin Kaymer.
Pain in the neck for Harrington
Padraig Harrington was expected back for the Masters
second round despite neck trouble and a 77 which matched his
worst-ever round at Augusta.
Terry backs Ancelotti and Torres
John Terry has insisted Chelsea's players are 100%
behind manager Carlo Ancelotti and misfiring striker Fernando Torres.
Webber stars in first practice
Mark Webber turned the tables on Sebastian Vettel in a
remarkable first practice session for the Malaysian GP marked by
mechanical failures.
Hamilton: Weather won't stop us
Lewis Hamilton is convinced lightning will not strike
twice should this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix again be hit by
heavy rain.
Park keen to return to best
Park Ji-sung is confident it won't take long for him
to rediscover top form for Manchester United as he chases a
successful end to the season.
Carroll confident of Euro hopes
Andy Carroll is confident of Liverpool's European
hopes, but admits Tottenham must make a mistake if the Reds are to
claim fifth place.
Fish through to Houston quarters
Mardy Fish marched into the quarter-finals of the US
Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston on a day when all the seeds
in action won.
Red Sox continue miserable run
The Boston Red Sox are off to their worst start since
1945 after falling to 0-6 with a tough 1-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
Rangers on brink of elimination
The New York Rangers' NHL play-off hopes are hanging
by a thread after they suffered a 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 07 April 2011
FOOTBALL
Europa League Quarter Final 1st Leg
Benfica 4 PSV 1 Dynamo Kiev 1 Braga 1 FC Porto 5
Spartak Moscow 1 Villarreal 5 FC Twente 1
TENNIS
WTA Andalucia Tennis Experience
2nd rd:
(4) Alexandra Dulgheru (Rom) bt Anabel Medina
Garrigues (Spa) 5-7 6-4 6-4 (1)
Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Laura Pous Tio (Spa) 6-3 6-2
Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino (Spa) bt Sandra Zahlavova
(Cze) 7-5 3-6 6-3
Irina Begu (Rou) bt Estrella Cabeza Candela (Spa) 7-5 6-0
ATP Grand Prix Hassan II
2nd rd:
(5) Potito Starace (Ita) bt Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
(Spa) 6-4 6-3
(1) Albert Montanes (Spa) bt Filippo Volandri (Ita)
6-1 6-4
(7) Fabio Fognini (Ita) bt Blaz Kavcic (Slo) 1-6 7-5 7-5
(3) Gilles Simon (Fra) bt Frederico Gil (Por) 6-3 6-4
WTA Tour Family Circle Cup
3rd rd:
(12) Julia Goerges (Ger) bt (5) Shahar Peer (Isr) 6-2 6-3
(6) Yanina Wickmayer (Bel) bt Anna Tatishvili (Geo)
6-4 7-5
(11) Shuai Peng (Chn) bt (7) Nadia Petrova (Rus) 6-3
5-7 6-2
(1) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt (15) Barbora
Zahlavova-Strycova (Cze) 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (11-9)
Sania Mirza (Ind) bt Sabine Lisicki (Ger) 6-4 6-4
(3) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt Chanelle Scheepers (Rsa)
6-2 6-2
ATP US Men's Claycourt Championships
2nd rd:
(3) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) bt Somdev Devvarman
(Ind) 6-4 6-1
(7) Pablo Cuevas (Uru) bt James Blake (USA) 7-5 6-1
(1) Mardy Fish (USA) bt Albert Ramos-Vinolas (Spa) 6-3 6-4
SAILING
World and Olympic champions Iain Percy and Andrew
Simpson extended their lead at the top of the Star fleet on another
day dominated by light sea breeze conditions at the Princess Sofia
Trophy in Palma.
CYCLING
Samuel Sanchez overpowered his rivals to take the
queen stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco in Arrate. The
Euskaltel-Euskadi rider attacked inside the final kilometre and held
off a lead pack of 11 riders to take an impressive win after 179 kilometres. |
