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Headlines (06 May) :
Cook and Broad get England jobs
Alastair Cook has been confirmed as England's new
one-day captain after Andrew Strauss decided to quit the shorter form
of the game.
Time running out for Tevez
Roberto Mancini has admitted it will be impossible for
Carlos Tevez to play in the FA Cup final if he cannot play some part
against Spurs.
Whyte looking to seal Gers deal
Craig Whyte arrived in Scotland on Thursday hoping to
finally complete his protracted takeover of SPL giants Rangers.
Six weeks on sidelines for Duff
Fulham winger Damien Duff's season is over after the
wideman was ruled out for six weeks after undergoing Achilles surgery.
Magpies duo out for season
Newcastle winger Hatem Ben Arfa is set to miss the
rest of the season, while Mike Williamson also misses the Magpies'
final three games.
Halifax dismiss Noble reports
Halifax have labelled reports linking the club with
former Great Britain, Bradford and Wigan coach Brian Noble as
"pure speculation".
Coles takes early lead in Spain
England's Robert Coles, playing his 300th European
Tour event and still searching for his first win, shared the early
lead in the Spanish Open.
Nadal sets up Del Potro clash
World number one Rafael Nadal was one of a host of
seeds to progress into the third round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday.
UCI take action against Landis
The International Cycling Union have begun legal
proceedings against Floyd Landis over a series of allegations made by
the American rider.
Kauto Star future in limbo
Paul Nicholls reports Kauto Star "bright as a
button" after his defeat at Punchestown on Wednesday. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 05 May 2011
FOOTBALL
Europa League Semi Final 2nd Leg
Braga 1 Benfica 0 Agg: 2-2, Braga won on away goals
Villarreal 3 FC Porto 2 FC Porto won 7-4 on aggregate
Blue Square Premier Play-off Semi-Final 1st Leg
Wrexham 0 Luton 3
CRICKET
Hampshire v Sussex LV County Championship : Division
One at The Rose Bowl
Hampshire 145 - 3 50 ovs Sussex 438 all out 140.1 ovs
Close of play
Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire LV County Championship :
Division One at Trent Bridge
Nottinghamshire 43 - 0 8.2 ovs Yorkshire 534 - 9 dec
162.5 ovs Close of play
Somerset v Worcestershire LV County Championship :
Division One at Taunton
Somerset 309 all out 95.4 ovs 83 - 3 37 ovs
Worcestershire 238 all out 58.2 ovs Close of play
Warwickshire v Lancashire LV County Championship :
Division One at Edgbaston
Warwickshire 172 all out 63.2 ovs Lancashire 227 all
out 78 ovs 118 - 4 46 ovs Close of play
Gloucestershire v Middlesex LV County Championship :
Division Two at Bristol
Gloucestershire 358 all out 103.3 ovs Middlesex 296 - 4
76 ovs Close of play
Kent v Northamptonshire LV County Championship :
Division Two at Canterbury
Kent 280 all out 89.5 ovs Northamptonshire 407 - 6 107
ovs Close of play
Surrey v Leicestershire LV County Championship :
Division Two at The Kia Oval
Surrey 294 all out 73.1 ovs 166 - 2 45 ovs
Leicestershire 183 all out 57 ovs Close of play
Derbyshire v Leeds/Bradford UCCE MCC University Match
: Uni Match at Derby
Derbyshire 305 - 9 81.4 ovs Leeds/Bradford UCCE 356 - 6
107 ovs Close of play
GOLF
Wells Fargo Championship Quail Hollow.
Collated first-round scores in the USPGA Tour Wells
Fargo Championship, QuailHollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina,
United States of America (USA unless stated, par 72)
64 Bill Haas 66 David Toms, Jonathan Byrd 67 Pat
Perez, Lucas Glover 68 Vijay Singh (Fij), Rickie Fowler, Jim Herman,
Carl Pettersson (Swe), Stuart Appleby (Aus) 69 Billy Mayfair, Bobby
Gates, Sergio Garcia (Spa), Chez Reavie, Phil Mickelson, Kevin Na,
Ryuji Imada (Jpn), Brandt Jobe, Josh Teater, Ryan Moore, Padraig
Harrington (Irl)
Open De Espana
Collated first round scores & totals in the
European Tour Open de Espana, Real Club de Golf El Prat, Terrassa,
Barcelona, Spain(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72):
66 Scott Jamieson 67 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Steve
Webster, Romain Wattel (Fra), Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 68 Anthony Wall,
Thomas Aiken (Rsa), Gregory Bourdy (Fra), Peter Lawrie 69 Christian
Nilsson (Swe), Jesus Maria Arruti (Spa), Anders Hansen (Den), Shaun
Norris (Rsa), Shane Lowry, Seve Benson
TENNIS
ATP & WTA Mutua Madrid Open Men's 3rd rd:
(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez
(Spa) 6-1 6-2
(3) Roger Federer (Swi) bt Xavier Malisse (Bel) 6-4 6-3
(7) Tomas Berdych (Cze) bt Juan Monaco (Arg) 7-5 6-3
(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) ret
Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) bt (4) Andy Murray (Gbr) 6-4 6-2
(5) Robin Soderling (Swe) bt Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra)
7-6 (10-8) 7-5
Michael Llodra (Fra) bt Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spa) 1-6
6-4 7-6 (7-4)
(6) David Ferrer (Spa) bt Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukr) 6-3
7-6 (7-3)
Women's 3rd rd:
Julia Goerges (Ger) bt (1) Caroline Wozniacki (Den)
6-4 1-6 6-3
(6) Na Li (Chn) bt Roberta Vinci (Ita) 2-6 6-2 6-1
(4) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Arantxa Parra Santonja
(Spa) 6-0 6-3
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) bt (5) Samantha Stosur
(Aus) 7-6 (7-4) 6-3
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) bt (3) Francesca Schiavone
(Ita) 7-6 (7-5) 6-3
Lucie Safarova (Cze) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (Aus) 6-3 6-3
HOCKEY
Great Britain's men got their Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
campaign off to the best possible start with a comfortable 3-1 win
over hosts Malaysia in a hot and humid Ipoh. The reigning European
champions went ahead when Surbiton forward James Tindall pounced on a
rebound from a 17th-minute penalty corner. |
