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Headlines (27 April) :
Fletcher agrees to coach India
Former England coach Duncan Fletcher will take up the
position of India head coach, where he will succeed Gary Kirsten.
Ferguson hails Neuer heroics
Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Manuel Neuer's display
against Manchester United as the best goalkeeping performance against
the club he has seen.
Giggs 'disappointed' with 2-0
Ryan Giggs admitted Manchester United were
"slightly disappointed" to only beat Schalke 2-0 on
Tuesday, such was their dominance of the game.
Ethers doubtful for cup final
Stoke winger Matthew Etherington is in danger of
missing the FA Cup final after suffering a hamstring injury in
Tuesday's win over Wolves.
Trump and Williams on top
Judd Trump leads Graeme Dott 11-5 in their World
Championship quarter-final clash, while Mark Williams also leads Mark
Allen 11-5.
Higgins test gets Rocket firing
Ronnie O'Sullivan hoped John Higgins would bring the
best out of him and that was how it proved as their Crucible
quarter-final got under way.
Henson summoned by WRU
The Wales Rugby Union has summoned Gavin Henson for a
meeting following reports that Toulon have decided to cut their ties
with the player.
Ruthless Giants demolish Salford
Huddersfield hammered Salford 52-22 to ensure they
finished the Easter programme as they began it by topping the Super League.
Double injury blow for Woods
Tiger Woods will be out of action for "a few
weeks" after medical tests revealed he suffered a double injury
setback during the Masters.
Pep: Jose's the man off the pitch
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola hit back at Real Madrid
counterpart Jose Mourinho as a stunning war of words erupted between
the pair. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 26 April
2011
FOOTBALL
UEFA Champions League Semi Final 1st Leg
Schalke 04 0 Man Utd 2
Barclays Premier League
Stoke 3 Wolverhampton 0
CRICKET
Durham v Warwickshire LV County Championship :
Division One at Emirates Durham ICG
Warwickshire 345 - 7 96 ovs Close of play
Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire LV County
Championship : Division One at Trent Bridge
Worcestershire 253 - 7 96 ovs Close of play
Sussex v Lancashire LV County Championship : Division
One at Hove
Lancashire 322 - 6 96 ovs Close of play
Kent v Gloucestershire LV County Championship :
Division Two at Canterbury
Gloucestershire 292 - 9 96 ovs Close of play
WORLD SNOOKER
Quarter-finals:
Mark Williams (Wal) leads Mark Allen (NI) 11-5
Judd Trump (Eng) leads Graeme Dott (Sco) 11-5
John Higgins (Scot) level with Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) 4-4
Ding Junhui (Chn) leads Mark Selby (Eng) 5-3
TENNIS
ATP & WTA Estoril Open
Men's 1st rd:
(6) Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) bt Frederik Nielsen (Den)
7-5 6-1
Pablo Cuevas (Uru) bt Pere Riba (Spa) 6-2 6-4
Alejandro Falla (Col) bt Pablo Andujar (Spa) 4-6 6-1
4-4 ret
Carlos Berlocq (Arg) bt Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spa) 6-4 6-3
Frederico Gil (Por) bt Flavio Cipolla (Ita) 6-3 6-2
Edouard Roger-Vasselin (Fra) bt Marcos Daniel (Bra)
6-3 6-1
(8) Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) bt Pedro Sousa (Por)
6-2 3-6 6-3
(5) Milos Raonic (Can) bt Igor Andreev (Rus) 6-4 6-4
Women's 1st rd:
Kristina Barrois (Ger) bt Sofia Arvidsson (Swe) 6-3 6-1
Sloane Stephens (USA) bt Melanie Oudin (USA) 6-2 6-1
(8) Greta Arn (Hun) bt Maria Joao Koehler (Por) 6-2
3-6 6-3
(2) Jarmila Gajdosova (Svk) bt Renata Voracova (Cze)
6-4 6-0
(3) Klara Zakopalova (Cze) bt Beatriz Garcia Vidagany
(Spa) 6-4 7-6 (7-3)
Urszula Radwanska (Pol) bt (4) Anastasija Sevastova
(Lat) 5-7 7-6 (7-5) 6-1
Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) bt Simona Halep (Rom)
7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5)
Anastasiya Yakimova (Blr) bt Tamira Paszek (Aut) 5-7
4-0 ret
SAILING
British sailor Ben Ainslie leads the Finn class at the
halfway stage of the World Cup series in Hyeres after regaining first
place in tough conditions. An unhelpfully mild wind meant the fourth
leg was unable to get started until 2pm local time but when it did
the three-time Olympic gold medalist proved impossible to best,
winning both races. |
