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On This Day in Sport (11 April 2010):

1999: Wales wrecked England's Grand Slam dream at Wembley and beat them 32-31 as Scott Gibbs scored a dazzling solo try in injury time. As a result, Scotland were crowned Five Nations champions for the first time since 1990.
2000: South Africa sacked captain Hansie Cronje as United Cricket Board chairman Dr Ali Bacher revealed the player accepted money for match-fixing.
2001: Australia striker Archie Thompson scored 13 goals as the Socceroos beat American Samoa by a world-record 31-0 in their World Cup qualifier.
2001: Forty three people died in a stampede at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, during the Kaizer Chiefs' Premier League match with arch-rivals Orlando Pirates.
2004: Phil Mickelson shot a final-round 69 to win the Masters by one shot from Ernie Els, collecting his first major title.

Headlines (11 April) :

Benitez wants £60m to spend
Rafael Benitez hints Liverpool may need to spend as much as £60m in the summer if they are to challenge for the Premier League title next season
McCoy remains on cloud nine
Tony McCoy admits he is still in disbelief following his glorious first success in the Grand National at Aintree
Zola: We're not safe yet
West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola believes one more win could be enough to secure safety after the Irons' crucial 1-0 victory over Sunderland
Walsh misses Punchestown
Ruby Walsh will miss the Punchestown Festival after breaking his arm in a fall in the Aintree Hurdle
King could be fit for semi-final
Tottenham defender Ledley King has an outside chance of being fit for the FA Cup semi-final against Portsmouth following a thigh injury
Wozniacki recovers to reach final
Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki and Olga Govortsova will meet in the final of the MPS Group Championships at Ponte Vedra Beach
West Brom bag promotion
West Brom join Newcastle in winning promotion straight back to the Premier League with a 3-2 win over Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium

International Results Roundup

Dateline 10 April 2010

FOOTBALL
Barclays Premier League
Hull 1 Burnley 4 West Ham 1 Sunderland 0
FA Challenge Cup Semi Final
Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 3
Scottish Premier
Falkirk 2 St Mirren 1 Hamilton 4 Hibernian 1 Hearts 1 Kilmarnock 0
Coca-Cola Championship
Barnsley 0 Derby 0 Bristol City 1 Swansea 0 Cardiff 0 Reading 0 Crystal Palace 0 QPR 2 Doncaster 2 West Brom 3 Middlesbrough 1 Sheff Wed 0 Newcastle 4 Blackpool 1 Nottm Forest 3 Ipswich 0 Peterborough 1 Leicester 2 Preston 3 Scunthorpe 2 Sheff Utd 1 Coventry 0 Watford 1 Plymouth 0
GOLF
US Masters, Augusta
Third-round scores
Collated third round scores & totals in The Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 72):
204 Lee Westwood (Eng) 67 69 68 205 Phil Mickelson 67 71 67 208 Tiger Woods 68 70 70, KJ Choi (Kor) 67 71 70 209 Fred Couples 66 75 68 210 Hunter Mahan 71 71 68, Ricky Barnes 68 70 72, Ian Poulter (Eng) 68 68 74 211 Y.E. Yang (Kor) 67 72 72, Anthony Kim 68 70 73 213 Jerry Kelly 72 74 67, Steve Marino 71 73 69, Bill Haas 72 70 71 214 Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 69 73 72, Tom Watson 67 74 73 215 Kenny Perry 72 71 72, Nick Watney 68 76 71, Sean O'Hair 72 71 72, David Toms 69 75 71, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 74 72 69, Heath Slocum 72 73 70
CRICKET
Essex v Hampshire LV County Championship - Division One at Chelmsford
Essex 345 all out 107.4 ovs Hampshire 257 - 5 90.1 ovs In Progress
Warwickshire v Yorkshire LV County Championship - Division One at Edgbaston
Warwickshire 217 all out 59.2 ovs 102 - 1 30.5 ovs Yorkshire 274 all out 108.2 ovs In Progress
Glamorgan v Sussex LV County Championship - Division Two at The SWALEC Stadium
Glamorgan 191 all out 69.5 ovs Sussex 284 all out 96.3 ovs 85 - 3 33.5 ovs In Progress
Leicestershire v Northamptonshire LV County Championship - Division Two at Grace Road
Leicestershire 395 all out 125.1 ovs Northamptonshire 190 all out 70.4 ovs 4 - 0 1.5 ovs In Progress
Surrey v Derbyshire LV County Championship - Division Two at The Brit Oval
Surrey 210 - 5 67.3 ovs Derbyshire 451 all out 132 ovs In Progress
Worcestershire v Middlesex LV County Championship - Division Two at New Road
Worcestershire 287 all out 87.3 ovs 119 all out 42.4 ovs Middlesex 126 all out 49.2 ovs 28 - 3 11.5 ovs In Progress
Durham University v Nottinghamshire MCC University Match : Uni Match at Durham
Durham University 21 - 0 7.2 ovs Nottinghamshire 505 - 5 dec 108 ovs In Progress
Kent v Loughborough MCCU MCC University Match : Uni Match at Canterbury
Kent 504 - 7 103 ovs Close of play
Somerset v Cardiff University MCC University Match : Uni Match at Taunton Vale CC
Somerset 246 all out 64.4 ovs Cardiff University 133 - 1 36 ovs Close of play
RUGBY UNION
Amlin Challenge Cup Quarter Final
Connacht (14) 23 Bourgoin (10) 20 Toulon (16) 38 Scarlets (6) 12
Heineken Cup Quarter Final
Biarritz (16) 29 Ospreys (15) 28 Munster (13) 33 Northampton (16) 19
Guinness Premiership
Harlequins (13) 46 Leeds Carnegie (3) 11 Worcester (10) 13 London Irish (17) 23
RUGBY LEAGUE
Super League
Catalans Dragons (4) 14 Bradford (20) 36 Harlequins RL (6) 24 St Helens (6) 32
TENNIS
ATP Grand Prix Hassan II
Semi-final:
(1) Stanislas Wawrinka (Swi) bt Potito Starace (Ita) 6-4 3-6 6-4
(3) Victor Hanescu (Rom) bt (8) Florent Serra (Fra) 6-4 6-1
ATP US Men's Claycourt Championships
Semi-final:
(3) Sam Querrey (USA) bt Wayne Odesnik (USA) 7-6 (7-3) 1-6 7-5
EQUESTRIAN
Ellen Whitaker was crowned British Open showjumping champion for the first time tonight after a thrilling finale at the LG Arena in Birmingham. The 24-year-old, from Barnsley, edged her cousin Robert Whitaker into second place, denying him a hat-trick of Open titles and winning £25,000. Robert Whitaker led going into the last of four competitions that decide the Open champion.