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Headlines (06 July) :
Donald: Fear factor hampers Harmy
Former England bowling coach Allan Donald believes
Steve Harmison's "fear" of the Test arena may prevent him
from returning to the biggest stage.
Rhinos wait on Sinfield prognosis
Leeds are desperately hoping the misery of their
latest engage Super League defeat is not compounded by the loss of
inspirational captain Kevin Sinfield for their Wembley bid.
Nadal provides test for Federer
Roger Federer has admitted he faces one of the
greatest challenges of his career to extend what he calls his
"perfect" Wimbledon campaign for one more match and claim
his record-breaking sixth title in a row.
Torres reveals Anfield inspirations
Liverpool striker Fernando Torres believes pressure
from Rafael Benitez and inspiration from Steven Gerrard have helped
him to become a global superstar and European champion.
Williams senior on to a winner
The Williams sisters will contest their third
Wimbledon final on Saturday afternoon without the reassuring presence
of father Richard in the stands.
Martins tempted by Gunners switch
Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins has admitted he
would find it hard to turn down Arsenal if they attempted to sign him.
Ankle op to rule out Ronaldo
Manchester United may yet kick off next season without
Cristiano Ronaldo - but the club insist it will not be because he is
being sold to Real Madrid.
Marshals' courage impresses Alonso
Renault's Fernando Alonso has revealed his new-found
respect for trackside marshals after finding himself with a
grandstand seat for Felipe Massa's huge accident in Friday's practice
session ahead of the British Grand Prix.
Garcia moves into contention
Sergio Garcia burst into contention for the European
Open on Friday with a second round 64, his lowest round of the year.
Dunne deal for City
Manchester City captain Richard Dunne ended
speculation about his future by signing a new four-year contract with
the club. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 05
July 2008
TENNIS
Wimbledon
Women's Singles final: (7) Venus Williams (USA) bt (6)
Serena Williams (USA) 7-5 6-4
Men's Doubles final: (2) Daniel Nestor (Can) &
Nenad Zimonjic (Ser) bt (8) Jonas Bjorkman (Swe) & Kevin Ullyett
(Zim) 7-6 (14-12) 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-3
Women's Doubles final: (11) Serena Williams (USA) &
Venus Williams (USA) bt (16) Lisa Raymond (USA) & Samantha
Stosur (Aus) 6-2 6-2
Girls' Singles final: Laura Robson (Gbr)
bt (3) Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (Tha) 6-3 3-6 6-1
GOLF
AT&T National
Collated third round scores & totals in the USPGA
Tour AT&T National, Congressional G & CC, Bethesda, Maryland,
United States of America(USA unless stated, par 70):
200 Tom Pernice Jnr. 68 63 69 201 Steve Stricker 71 64
66 202 Jeff Overton 66 65 71, Nick O'Hern (Aus) 70 65 67, Tommy
Armour III 67 69 66 203 Anthony Kim 67 67 69, Tim Herron 68 70 65,
Cliff Kresge 69 65 69 204 Dean Wilson 69 70 65, Robert Allenby (Aus)
68 69 67 205 Hunter Mahan 69 72 64, Patrick Sheehan 69 67 69, Pat
Perez 71 67 67, Jim Furyk 70 68 67, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 67 72 66
Collated third round scores & totals in the
European Tour European Open, London Golf Club, Ash, Kent, England(Gbr
& Irl unless stated, par 72):
200 Ross Fisher 63 68 69 203 Graeme McDowell 65 67 71
206 David Frost (Rsa) 65 72 69 208 Soren Hansen (Den) 69 67 72,
Michael Jonzon (Swe) 69 68 71, Paul McGinley 69 68 71 209 Jeev Milkha
Singh (Ind) 68 72 69, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 71 64 74, Stephen Gallacher
70 68 71 210 Peter Hanson (Swe) 68 71 71, Rory McIlroy 67 71 72,
Colin Montgomerie 70 67 73, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 72 71 67 211 Martin
Wiegele (Aut) 71 68 72, Padraig Harrington 72 70 69
Collated first round scores in the LPGA tour P&G
Beauty NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons,
Pinnacle CC, Rogers, Arkansas, United States of America(USA unless
stated, par 72):
64 Kristy McPherson, Hwa seon Lee (Kor) 65 Helen
Alfredsson (Swe) 66 Jee Young Lee (Kor), Hye Jung Choi (Kor), Jeong
Jang (Kor) 67 Ai Miyazato (Jpn), Eun Hee Ji (Kor), Meena Lee (Kor) 68
Kelli Kuehne, Karen Stupples (Eng), Soo-Yun Kang (Kor), Na Ri Kim
(Kor) 69 Giulia Sergas (Ita), Jimin Kang (Kor), Il Mi Chung (Kor),
Morgan Pressel, Angela Park, Stacy Lewis, Shanshan Feng (Chn) 70
Stacy Prammanasudh, Jamie Hullett, In-Bee Park (Kor), Brittany Lang,
Karine Icher (Fra), Gloria Park (Kor), Rachel Hetherington (Aus),
Louise Friberg (Swe), Mikaela Parmlid (Swe), Paige Mackenzie, Hee
Young Park (Kor), Heather Young, Charlotte Mayorkas, Lee Ann
Walker-Cooper, Vicki Goetze-Ackerman, Michelle McGann, Katherine Hull
(Aus), Danielle Downey |
