|
 
    
    
  |
|
On This Day in Sport (09 April 2011):
1983: Jenny Pitman became the first woman trainer to
saddle a Grand National winner when 13-1 shot Corbiere, ridden by Ben
de Haan, won at Aintree.
1988: Alan Shearer, then a Southampton player, became
the youngest player, at 17 years and 240 days, to score a top-flight
hat-trick, against Arsenal.
2001: The trial of two Leeds footballers, Lee Bowyer
and Jonathan Woodgate, accused of a street attack on an Asian
student, was halted after the judge at Hull Crown Court ruled a
newspaper article could unfairly prejudice the case against them.
2001: John Aloisi, then of Coventry, scored six goals
as Australia set a new record with a 22-0 defeat of Tonga in an
Oceania World Cup qualifier. The Socceroos went on to set a new mark
with their 31-0 win over American Samoa two days later, striker
Archie Thompson chalking up 13 goals at Coffs Harbour.
2005: Hedgehunter, trained by Willie Mullins and
ridden by Ruby Walsh, won the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree.
2006: Phil Mickelson won the Masters for the second
time in three years, beating South African Tim Clark by two strokes. |
|
|
Headlines (09 April) :
McIlroy leads but Tiger prowls
Rory McIlroy has banished the memory of St Andrews and
will take a two-stroke lead into the third round of The Masters at
Augusta.
Lewis fastest in final practice
McLaren look set to push Red Bull all the way in
qualifying for the Malaysian GP after Lewis Hamilton set the quickest
lap in final practice.
Ancelotti adamant over Torres
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is confident Roman
Abramovich would never try to force him to play Fernando Torres or
any other big-money signing.
Harry backs Bale for PFA gong
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has unsurprisingly named
Gareth Bale as his choice for the PFA Player of the Year award.
Wozniacki through in Charleston
Caroline Wozniacki had to come from behind to beat
Yanina Wickmayer and progress in the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.
Nishikori sinks Fish in Houston
Mardy Fish was beaten 6-3 6-2 by Kei Nishikori in the
quarter-finals of the US Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston on Friday
Dalglish confirms Gerrard blow
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been ruled out
for the season but Kenny Dalglish still does not know the extent of
his captain's injury.
Master class in Melling Chase
Master Minded bounced back to something like his
brilliant best with an imperious performance under Ruby Walsh in the
Melling Chase at Aintree. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 08 April 2011
FOOTBALL
npower Division Two
Macclesfield 2 Accrington Stanley 2
GOLF
Collated second-round scores (USA unless stated, par 72):
134 Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 65 69 136 Jason Day (Aus) 72
64 137 Tiger Woods 71 66, K J Choi (Kor) 67 70 138 Geoff Ogilvy (Aus)
69 69, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 65 73 139 Ricky Barnes 68 71, Rickie
Fowler 70 69, Lee Westwood (Eng) 72 67, Fred Couples 71 68, Y.E. Yang
(Kor) 67 72 140 Ross Fisher (Eng) 69 71, Jim Furyk 72 68, Charl
Schwartzel (Rsa) 69 71, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 69 71, Luke Donald (Eng)
72 68, Brandt Snedeker 69 71 141 David Toms 72 69, Angel Cabrera
(Arg) 71 70
RUGBY UNION
Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter Final
Harlequins (23) 32 Wasps (10) 22 Stade Francais (12) 32
Montpellier (19) 28
Aviva Premiership Rugby
Sale (16) 36 Gloucester (13) 31
RUGBY LEAGUE
Super League
Crusaders (6) 18 St Helens (30) 34 Huddersfield (18) 29
Warrington (10) 10 Hull (18) 34 Bradford (18) 24 Wigan (10) 28
Catalan Dragons (30) 47
Northern Rail Cup
Quarter Final
Hunslet (0) 12 Featherstone (28) 50
TENNIS
WTA Andalucia Tennis Experience
Quarter-finals:
(8) Sara Errani (Ita) bt (4) Alexandra Dulgheru (Rom)
6-2 6-2
(1) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Dinara Safina (Rus) 5-1 ret
(2) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) bt Lara
Arruabarrena-Vecino (Spa) 6-1 6-2
Irina Begu (Rom) bt (6) Klara Zakopalova (Cze) 6-3 6-3
ATP Grand Prix Hassan II
Quarter-finals:
Pablo Andujar (Spa) bt Pere Riba (Spa) 6-2 6-2
(1) Albert Montanes (Spa) bt (7) Fabio Fognini (Ita)
7-6 (7-1) 6-1
(5) Potito Starace (Ita) bt (3) Gilles Simon (Fra) 6-4
3-6 6-4
(8) Victor Hanescu (Rom) bt Andrey Kuznetsov (Rus) 6-7
(1-7) 7-5 6-2
WTA Family Circle Cup
Quarter-finals:
(1) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt (6) Yanina Wickmayer
(Bel) 4-6 6-4 6-4
(11) Shuai Peng (Chn) bt Sania Mirza (Ind) 2-6 6-2 6-2
(3) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt Christina McHale (USA)
6-2 6-0
Elena Vesnina (Rus) bt (12) Julia Goerges (Ger) 2-6
6-2 6-2
ATP US Men's Claycourt Championships
Quarter-finals:
Ryan Sweeting (USA) bt Teymuraz Gabashvili (Rus) 3-6
6-3 6-1
Ivo Karlovic (Cro) bt (4) John Isner (USA) 7-6 (7-2)
6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (11-9)
(7) Pablo Cuevas (Uru) bt (3) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
(Spa) 1-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-3
(6) Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt (1) Mardy Fish (USA) 6-3 6-2
GYMNASTICS
Daniel Purvis secured a bronze medal in the men's
all-round event at the 2011 Artistic Gymnastics European
Championships with a solid showing on the floor, on which he was
already world bronze medalist. Purvis' score of 88.350 was just
enough to give him the bronze as he tied with Ukrainian Mykola
Kuksenkov after an all-round consistent showing. |
|
