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Headlines (23 April) :
AW: 'Stupid' changes not needed
Arsene Wenger maintains Arsenal do not need an influx
of big-money signings and says radical changes would be
"completely stupid".
Raul: United was an option
Raul admits Manchester United was a possible
destination after he left Real Madrid last summer before he moved to Schalke.
Donald holds halfway lead
Luke Donald is on course to become world number one
after a second-round of 65 moved him into a one-shot lead at The
Heritage at Hilton Head.
Harry: Summer spending required
Harry Redknapp has called on chairman Daniel Levy to
spend big this summer, regardless of whether Tottenham qualify for
the Champions League.
Blues must believe - Ancelotti
Carlo Ancelotti wants Chelsea to believe they can pull
off an unlikely Premier League title comeback - even if he is not
convinced they will.
McAllister: Houllier will be back
Gary McAllister believes Gerard Houllier's passion for
football means he will return as Aston Villa manager when his health allows.
Williams secures last-eight spot
Mark Williams blasted the decision to scrap the
maximum break prize after he thrashed Jamie Cope to make the World
Championship quarter-finals.
Tigers secure home semi-final
Leicester won 24-13 at Newcastle to secure a home
semi-final in the play-offs and keep the Falcons deep in relegation trouble.
Warriors claim thrilling derby win
Wigan pulled off a breathtaking 28-24 derby victory
over a depleted St Helens in front of a capacity crowd of 24,000 at
the DW Stadium.
Simple win for Nadal in Barcelona
Rafael Nadal cruised into the semi-finals of the
Barcelona Open with a 6-2 6-2 victory over Frenchman Gael Monfils. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 22 April 2011
FOOTBALL
npower Championship
Coventry 1 Scunthorpe 1 Doncaster 0 Crystal Palace 0
Leeds 0 Reading 0 Nottm Forest 3 Leicester 2
npower Division One
Brentford 1 Colchester 1 Dag & Red 0 Plymouth 1
Exeter 2 Oldham 0 Hartlepool 1 Tranmere 1 Leyton Orient 2
Peterborough 1 Milton Keynes Dons 1 Huddersfield 3
CRICKET
Durham v Sussex LV County Championship : Division One
at Emirates Durham ICG
Durham 292 all out 80.4 ovs 210 all out 57.1 ovs Sussex
194 all out 66.3 ovs 261 - 4 89.3 ovs In Progress
Lancashire v Somerset LV County Championship :
Division One at Liverpool
Lancashire 451 all out 137.1 ovs Somerset 268 all out
73.1 ovs 163 all out 53.3 ovs Lancashire won by an innings and 20
runs.
Worcestershire v Warwickshire LV County Championship :
Division One at New Road
Worcestershire 375 all out 106.2 ovs Warwickshire 201
all out 59 ovs 426 - 7 132.4 ovs In Progress
Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire LV County Championship :
Division One at Headingley Carnegie
Yorkshire 336 all out 91.2 ovs 86 all out 30.3 ovs
Nottinghamshire 143 all out 35.4 ovs 337 all out 114.1 ovs
Nottinghamshire won by 58 runs.
Derbyshire v Middlesex LV County Championship :
Division Two at Derby
Derbyshire 154 all out 61.2 ovs 403 all out 110.1 ovs
Middlesex 230 all out 73.5 ovs 173 - 4 52.2 ovs In Progress
Glamorgan v Surrey LV County Championship : Division
Two at The SWALEC Stadium
Glamorgan 395 all out 127.1 ovs 6 - 0 3.5 ovs Surrey
575 - 7 dec 160 ovs In Progress
Northamptonshire v Essex LV County Championship :
Division Two at Northampton
Northamptonshire 538 - 9 dec 154 ovs Essex 433 all out
122.2 ovs 63 - 2 19.5 ovs In Progress
WORLD SNOOKER
Second Round:
Mark Williams (Wal) bt Jamie Cope (Eng) 13-4
Graeme Dott (Scot) level with Ali Carter (Eng) 8-8
Judd Trump (Eng) leads Martin Gould (Eng) 11-5
Barry Hawkins (Eng) leads Mark Allen (NIrl) 5-3
GOLF
Volvo China Open (R2) Collated second round scores
& totals in the European Tour Volvo China Open, Luxehills
International Country Club, Chengdu, China(Gbr & Irl unless
stated, par 72):
131 Jamie Donaldson 70 61 132 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind)
66 66, Jeppe Huldahl (Den) 67 65, Gareth Maybin 65 67, Keith Horne
(Rsa) 63 69, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel) 65 67, Peter Lawrie 68 64,
Gregory Havret (Fra) 66 66 133 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 67 66, Steve
Alker (Nzl) 66 67, Joost Luiten (Ned) 66 67, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 66
67, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 66 67
The Heritage (R2) Collated second round scores &
totals in the USPGA Tour The Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links,
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States of America(USA
unless stated, par 71):
132 Luke Donald (Eng) 67 65 133 Garrett Willis 64 69
134 Chad Campbell 65 69, Jim Furyk 68 66, Camilo Villegas (Col) 66
68, Jason Day (Aus) 69 65 135 Ben Crane 69 66, Ian Poulter (Eng) 69
66 136 Tim Herron 65 71, Chris Couch 68 68, Nick O'Hern (Aus) 70 66,
Brandt Snedeker 69 67, Mark Wilson 66 70, D.J. Trahan 69 67
Indonesian Masters (R2) Collated second round scores
& totals in the Asian Tour Indonesian Masters, Royale Jakarta
Golf Club, Indonesia(Par: 72)
134 Lee Westwood (Eng) 68 66 135 Shaaban Hussin (Mal)
68 67, Park Hyun-Bin (Kor) 67 68 136 Thitiphun Chuayprakong (Tha) 68
68 137 Pariya Junhasavasdikul (Tha) 72 65, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Tha)
69 68, Simon Griffiths (Eng) 69 68, Prayad Marksaeng (Tha) 67 70,
Antonio Lascuna (Phi) 67 70, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 67 70 138 Lin
Wen-Tang (Tpe) 71 67, Prom Meesawat (Tha) 70 68, Siddikur (Ban) 66 72
TENNIS
ATP Barcelona Open Quarter-finals:
(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt (7) Gael Monfils (Fra) 6-2 6-2
(4) David Ferrer (Spa) bt (6) Jurgen Melzer (Aut) 6-3 6-3
Ivan Dodig (Cro) bt Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 6-4 2-6 6-4
(8) Nicolas Almagro (Spa) bt Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa)
6-3 6-3 |