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On This Day in Sport (04 April 2010)

1892: West Brom beat Darwen 12-0 to record the biggest win in the First Division of the Football League. The result was equalled by Nottingham Forest when they beat Leicester Fosse by the same margin.
1930: England batsman Andrew Sandham became the first man to score 300 runs in an innings in Test cricket. His 325 came against the West Indies at Kingston, Jamaica.
1981: Bob Champion won the Grand National at Aintree on Aldaniti after completing a remarkable recovery from cancer.
1981: Susan Brown wrote her name in the record books as the first woman to compete in the University Boat Race. She coxed the Oxford crew to an eight-length victory over Cambridge.
2004: Millwall beat Sunderland 1-0 in their FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford with a goal from Tim Cahill.
2005: Newcastle fined midfielder Lee Bowyer six weeks' wages for his part in a brawl with team-mate Kieron Dyer in a game against Aston Villa.

Headlines (04 April) :

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.
O'Neill won't 'down tools'
Martin O'Neill admits he will discuss his future with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner in the summer but insisted it was not in his nature to "down tools" purely over the size of the club's transfer budget.
Ferguson blasts officials
Sir Alex Ferguson launched an angry tirade at referee Mike Dean and his officials after watching Manchester United fall to a controversial Didier Drogba winner at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.
Haye defends heavyweight title
David Haye dismantled John Ruiz to make a successful first defence of his WBA world heavyweight title in a brutal showdown at the MEN Arena.
Wenger to hold new contract talks - report
Arsene Wenger will discuss a new contract with Arsenal in the summer or autumn, it has been reported.
Vettel leads Red Bull to Sepang success
Red Bull finally got the reward their pace this season has deserved as Sebastian Vettel led a one-two ahead of team-mate Mark Webber at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Dowie waits on Boateng prognosis
Hull boss Iain Dowie remains hopeful captain George Boateng's injury is not as serious as first feared after the midfielder was knocked unconscious in the 2-0 defeat at Stoke.
Mancini keeps his feet on the ground
Robert Mancini was keeping a cool head as Manchester City became the first team to score five goals before half-time in the Premier League.
Harrington: Woods must open up
Padraig Harrington believes Tiger Woods will have to face a "huge amount of questions" about his private life before he is allowed to just get on with the job of being the world's best golfer.
Bruce hails Bent despite penalty misses
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce saluted match-winner Darren Bent despite seeing him miss two penalties in a 3-1 win over his former club Tottenham.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 03 April 2010

FOOTBALL
Barclays Premier League
Arsenal 1 Wolverhampton 0 Bolton 0 Aston Villa 1 Burnley 1 Man City 6 Man Utd 1 Chelsea 2 Portsmouth 0 Blackburn 0 Stoke 2 Hull 0 Sunderland 3 Tottenham 1
Scottish Premier
Motherwell 0 Falkirk 1 Rangers 1 Hamilton 0 St Mirren 1 Hearts 1
Coca-Cola Championship
Bristol City 1 Nottm Forest 1 Cardiff 2 Swansea 1 Coventry 0 Derby 1 Doncaster 1 Plymouth 2 Ipswich 2 Reading 1 Middlesbrough 1 Crystal Palace 1 Peterborough 2 Newcastle 3 Preston 1 Watford 1 QPR 1 Sheff Wed 1 Sheff Utd 0 Barnsley 0
RUGBY UNION
Guinness Premiership
Gloucester (16) 29 Saracens (13) 28 Harlequins (10) 23 Newcastle (6) 14 Leeds Carnegie (7) 7 Northampton (3) 14 Leicester (25) 43 Bath (13) 20
The Magners League
Ulster (9) 24 Cardiff Blues (23) 33
The Championship Pool B
Doncaster (6) 19 Exeter (10) 21 London Welsh (6) 12 Nottingham (8) 29
The Championship Pool C
Coventry (3) 6 Moseley (0) 3 Rotherham Titans (21) 33 Birmingham & Solihull (13) 20
GOLF
Shell Houston Open
Collated third round scores & totals in the USPGA Tour Shell Houston Open, Redstone GC, Humble, Houston, Texas, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 72):
206 Bryce Molder 69 66 71, Anthony Kim 68 69 69 208 Vaughn Taylor 68 70 70, Joe Ogilvie 70 67 71 209 Jeff Maggert 70 69 70, Graham Delaet (Can) 71 67 71, Lee Westwood (Eng) 69 68 72 210 Justin Leonard 69 74 67, Omar Uresti 69 69 72, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 71 72 67, Kevin Sutherland 68 73 69, Matt Kuchar 69 72 69, Cameron Percy (Aus) 67 69 74, Padraig Harrington (Irl) 69 69 72 211 Kevin Stadler 67 70 74, Adam Scott (Aus) 69 70 72, Roland Thatcher 70 71 70, Bubba Watson 73 67 71, James Driscoll 68 70 73, Josh Teater 73 69 69
BOXING
David Haye dismantled John Ruiz to make a successful first defence of his WBA world heavyweight title in a brutal showdown at the MEN Arena. Haye outclassed the limited but courageous Ruiz who refused to take a backwards step until he was rescued by his corner towards the end of the ninth.
ROWING
Cambridge University overturned the odds to beat Oxford by clear water and win the 156th Xchanging Boat Race. The Light Blues, who raced from the Middlesex station after losing the toss, tasted victory on the Tideway for the first time since 2007.