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Headlines (30 April) :
Fergie rules out Ronaldo return
Sir Alex Ferguson has virtually ruled out any chance
of Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Manchester United.
Striker is Spurs priority - Harry
Harry Redknapp will scour the globe this summer
looking for a new striker after admitting Tottenham's frontmen have
let him down this season.
Malouda wants to stay with Blues
Chelsea forward Florent Malouda wants to extend his
stay with the club and hopes Carlo Ancelotti will remain as coach if
he does.
Jimenez set for marathon Sunday
Miguel Angel Jimenez produced a flawless front nine to
move into a share of the lead with Brett Rumford at the Ballantine's Championship.
Bubba leads in New Orleans
Bubba Watson remained on course for his second PGA
Tour title of the season by claiming the halfway lead at the Zurich
Classic of New Orleans.
Ancelotti issues warning to Spurs
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has warned Tottenham
their resurgence could be halted if they miss out on Champions League
football next season.
QPR demand answers from FA
QPR have demanded immediate clarification from the FA
after a newspaper article claimed they could be docked 15 points for
breaching rules.
Trump levels semi against Ding
Judd Trump might come a close second in the popularity
stakes to Ding Junhui in China but in Sheffield it is a no-contest.
Higgins stays in contention
John Higgins survived a potting onslaught by Mark
Williams to stay two frames behind in an absorbing semi-final at the
World Championship.
Rhinos coach hails returning duo
Leeds coach Brian McDermott hailed the return of the
"two Messiahs" after Friday's 48-6 victory at Castleford in
Super League. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 29 April 2011
CRICKET
Hampshire v Somerset LV County Championship : Division
One at The Rose Bowl
Hampshire 285 all out 84.4 ovs 232 - 3 71 ovs Somerset
513 all out 134 ovs In Progress
Leicestershire v Derbyshire LV County Championship :
Division Two at Grace Road
Leicestershire 507 - 5 dec 156 ovs Derbyshire 305 all
out 123.5 ovs 48 - 1 25.1 ovs In Progress
Middlesex v Surrey LV County Championship : Division
Two at Lord's
Middlesex 445 all out 118.3 ovs Surrey 203 all out 56.3
ovs 200 all out 73.3 ovs Middlesex won by an innings and 42 runs.
WORLD SNOOKER
Semi-final:
Ding Junhui (Chn) level with Judd Trump (Eng) 12-12
Mark Williams (Wal) leads John Higgins (Sco) 9-7
GOLF
Ballantine's Championship
Collated second-round scores & totals in the
European Tour Ballantine's Championship, Blackstone Golf Club,
Icheon, Seoul, South Korea (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72):
134 Brett Rumford (Aus) 71 63 137 Soren Kjeldsen (Den)
71 66, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 70 67 138 Damien McGrane 66 72,
Rhys Davies 70 68, James Morrison 69 69 139 Dustin Johnson (USA) 70
69, Sang-hyun Park (Kor) 67 72, Alexander Noren (Swe) 70 69, Richard
Finch 67 72
Avnet LPGA Classic,
Collated second-round scores & totals in the LPGA
Tour the Avnet LPGA Classic,RTJ Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove, The
Crossings, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America (USA unless
stated, par 72):
137 Sandra Gal (Ger) 70 67 138 Amy Yang (Kor) 70 68
139 Karen Stupples (Eng) 68 71, Song-Hee Kim (Kor) 67 72, Stacy Lewis
68 71 140 Jenny Suh 71 69, Sun Young Yoo (Kor) 72 68, Se Ri Pak (Kor)
69 71, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 72 68, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 70 70
Zurich Classic Of New Orleans
Collated second-round scores & totals in the USPGA
Tour Zurich Classic of NewOrleans, TPC of Louisiana, Avondale,
Louisiana, United States of America (USA unless stated, par 72):
134 Bubba Watson 66 68 135 Josh Teater 69 66 136 John
Rollins 67 69 137 Dean Wilson 73 64, Jason Dufner 68 69, John Senden
(Aus) 70 67, Webb Simpson 68 69, Matthew Jones (Aus) 66 71 138 Steve
Stricker 70 68, David Mathis 70 68, Tommy Gainey 67 71
TENNIS
ATP BMW Open Quarter-final:
Philipp Petzschner (Ger) bt Potito Starace (Ita) 7-6
(7-3) 7-6 (8-6)
(5) Florian Mayer (Ger) bt Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) 7-6
(7-4) 3-6 6-4
Radek Stepanek (Cze) bt (8) Philipp Kohlschreiber
(Ger) 6-4 6-0
(7) Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt (3) Marin Cilic (Cro)
7-5 6-3
ATP & WTA Estoril Open
Women's Semi-final:
Kristina Barrois (Ger) bt Johanna Larsson (Swe) 7-6
(7-2) 6-4
Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) bt Monica Niculescu
(Rom) 6-1 6-3
Men's Quarter-final:
Pablo Cuevas (Uru) bt (6) Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) 6-4 6-2
(8) Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) bt (1) Robin Soderling
(Swe) 6-4 7-5
ATP Serbia Open
Quarter-final:
Feliciano Lopez (Spa) bt (4) Albert Montanes (Spa) 6-4 6-4
Filippo Volandri (Ita) bt Marcel Granollers-Pujol
(Spa) 6-2 6-4
(7) Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) bt Somdev Devvarman (Ind)
6-3 3-6 6-4
(1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Blaz Kavcic (Slo) 6-3 6-2
WTA Barcelona Open
Quarter-final:
Laura Pous Tio (Spa) bt Polona Hercog (Slo) 6-7 (7-9)
6-1 7-5
Semi-final:
Lucie Hradecka (Cze) bt (5) Sara Errani (Ita) 6-1 7-5
(6) Roberta Vinci (Ita) bt Laura Pous Tio (Spa) 4-6
6-4 7-6 (7-4)
SAILING
Great Britain's women picked up six medals on the
final day of competition at the ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta in
Hyeres, France. Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor were
guaranteed a silver in their Elliot 6m women's match racing final
against Sally Barkow's American trio. Not prepared to settle for
second place they took a comfortable 2-0 lead before having to come
from behind in the third match to secure the 3-0 win, their first
World Cup medal since the Rolex Miami OCR last January. |
