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On This Day in Sport (07 May 2011):

1900: Worcestershire bowled Yorkshire out for just 99 in a County Championship match at Bradford but still went on to lose by an innings as they were bowled out for 43 and 51.
1921: The Second Division game between Stockport and Leicester attracted just 13 spectators to Old Trafford - the lowest crowd on record for a Football League match.
2003: Jermaine Pennant scored a hat-trick as Arsenal shrugged off the disappointment of losing the title with a 6-1 win over Southampton.
2006: Tottenham failed to qualify for the Champions League following a 2-1 defeat to West Ham after many of their first team went down to food poisoning.

Headlines (07 May) :

Golf legend Ballesteros dies
Golf legend Seve Ballesteros has died at the age of 54, his family have confirmed via his official website.
 Villa start Downing talks
Aston Villa have opened initial talks with representatives of winger Stewart Downing regarding a new contract.
Blues have mental edge - Carlo
Carlo Ancelotti claims Chelsea hold the mental edge ahead of Sunday's title showdown - because Manchester United never saw the Blues coming.
Fergie fears bad decision
Sir Alex Ferguson admits Howard Webb is England's best referee, but is still concerned about Manchester United suffering from a bad decision.
Gomes gets Redknapp's backing
Harry Redknapp has called on Tottenham's fans to get behind Heurelho Gomes and insists he has no plans to ditch the goalkeeper this summer.
Wenger rues Ramsey pressure
Arsene Wenger has no worries about Aaron Ramsey at Stoke on Sunday, but feels the Wales captaincy came too early for the Arsenal youngster.
Murray reveals Rangers pride
Sir David Murray has described his 22-year reign as Rangers owner as a "privilege" after finally selling Craig Whyte his majority shareholding.
Perez moves into top spot
Pat Perez produced an impressive second round to take a two-shot lead in the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow in Charlotte.
Button fastest in Turkey
Jenson Button grabbed the spoils in second practice for Sunday's Turkish GP notable by the absence of world champion Sebastian Vettel.
Jeffries returns to Bulls
Bradford have re-signed Australian half-back Ben Jeffries from Wakefield on an 18-month deal.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 06 May 2011

FOOTBALL
Blue Square Premier Play-off Semi-Final 1st Leg
Fleetwood Town 0 AFC Wimbledon 2
CRICKET
Hampshire v Sussex LV County Championship : Division One at The Rose Bowl
Hampshire 480 all out 143.4 ovs Sussex 438 all out 140.1 ovs 19 - 0 8.1 ovs In Progress
Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire LV County Championship : Division One at Trent Bridge
Nottinghamshire 428 all out 95.5 ovs Yorkshire 534 - 9 dec 162.5 ovs 17 - 0 7 ovs Match Delayed
Somerset v Worcestershire LV County Championship : Division One at Taunton
Somerset 309 all out 95.4 ovs 185 all out 63.2 ovs Worcestershire 238 all out 58.2 ovs 165 all out 43.3 ovs Somerset won by 91 runs.
Warwickshire v Lancashire LV County Championship : Division One at Edgbaston
Warwickshire 172 all out 63.2 ovs 97 all out 30.2 ovs Lancashire 227 all out 78 ovs 189 all out 68.3 ovs Lancashire won by 147 runs.
Gloucestershire v Middlesex LV County Championship : Division Two at Bristol
Gloucestershire 358 all out 103.3 ovs 218 - 5 64.5 ovs Middlesex 406 all out 104.4 ovs Match Delayed
Kent v Northamptonshire LV County Championship : Division Two at Canterbury
Kent 280 all out 89.5 ovs 283 - 8 74.5 ovs Northamptonshire 493 all out 133.1 ovs In Progress
Surrey v Leicestershire LV County Championship : Division Two at The Kia Oval
Surrey 294 all out 73.1 ovs 311 - 6 dec 70.4 ovs Leicestershire 183 all out 57 ovs 207 all out 69.1 ovs Surrey won by 215 runs.
GOLF
Turkish Ladies Open Latest second round scores & totals in the Ladies European Tour Turkish Ladies Open, National Golf Club, Belek, Antalya, Turkey(Par: 73) Note: The second round play has been suspended due to storm. Second round will resume at 8am local time on Saturday, 33 players still to finish their round
144 Diana Luna (Ita) 74 70, Christel Boeljon (Ned) 73 71, Stefania Croce (Ita) 70 74 146 Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 74 72, Pernilla Lindberg (Swe) 74 72, Klara Spilkova (Cze) 74 72 147 Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 72 75 148 Kym Larratt (Eng) Gc 74 74, Linda Wessberg (Swe) 75 73, Becky Morgan (Wal) 74 74, Dewi Claire Schreefel (Ned) 75 73, Mollie Fankhauser (USA) 77 71
ALLIANZ Challenge de France Collated second-round scores (Fra unless stated, par 71):
131 J McLeary (Sco) 68 63 133 A Marshall (Eng) 68 65 134 S Little (Eng) 70 64, N Meitinger (Ger) 71 63, C Ford (Eng) 67 67 135 B Hebert 69 66, B Akesson (Swe) 69 66 136 A Domingo (Spa) 70 66, G Houston (Wal) 67 69, J Quesne 69 67, F Colombo (Ita) 69 67, A Ahokas (Fin) 67 69, J Palmer (Eng) 70 66, G Molteni (Ita) 67 69, S Thornton (Irl) 68 68, M Kieffer (Ger) 69 67
Open De Espana Collated second-round scores (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72):
136 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 68 68 137 Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 67 70 138 Anthony Wall 68 70, Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 72 66, Romain Wattel (Fra) 67 71, Scott Jamieson 66 72 139 Alexander Noren (Swe) 72 67, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 68 71 140 Peter Lawrie 68 72
Wells Fargo Championship
Collated second round scores & totals in the USPGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 72):
132 Pat Perez 67 65 134 Bill Haas 64 70, Jonathan Byrd 66 68 135 Phil Mickelson 69 66, Lucas Glover 67 68 136 Vijay Singh (Fij) 68 68, Stewart Cink 71 65, Carl Pettersson (Swe) 68 68 137 Brian Davis (Eng) 70 67, Steve Marino 70 67, Webb Simpson 70 67 138 Sergio Garcia (Spa) 69 69, John Senden (Aus) 74 64, David Toms 66 72, Kevin Na 69 69, Andres Romero (Arg) 71 67, Bo Van Pelt 71 67, Ryan Moore 69 69, Jason Bohn 71 67
TENNIS
ATP & WTA Mutua Madrid Open Men's Quarter-final:
Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) bt (7) Tomas Berdych (Cze) 7-6 (7-2) 6-3
(1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Michael Llodra (Fra) 6-2 6-2
(3) Roger Federer (Swi) bt (5) Robin Soderling (Swe) 7-6 (7-2) 6-4
(2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt (6) David Ferrer (Spa) 6-4 4-6 6-3
Women's Quarter-final:
Julia Goerges (Ger) bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) 6-4 6-2
(4) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Lucie Safarova (Cze) 6-3 3-6 6-2
(6) Na Li (Chn) bt Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-4
(16) Petra Kvitova (Cze) bt Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) 3-6 6-3 7-5