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On This Day in Sport (25 May 2011): 1935: Jesse Owens set six athletics world records in 45 minutes at Ann Arbor, Michigan. His long jump record stood for 25 years. 1965: Muhammad Ali made light work of his first defence of the world heavyweight boxing crown, knocking out Sonny Liston in the first round. 1967: Celtic became the first British club to win the European Cup, beating Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon. 1977: Liverpool won their first European Cup, beating Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 in Rome. 2003: Rangers won Bank of Scotland Premier League title on goal difference from Celtic after a 6-1 win over Dunfermline. 2004: Fabrice Santoro defeated Arnaud Clement 6-4 6-3 6-7 (5/7) 3-6 16-14 in the French Open. The clash lasted more than six and a half hours, the longest match in tennis history. 2005: Liverpool won the Champions League final, beating AC Milan 3-2 on penalties in Istanbul after recovering from 3-0 down at half time. Headlines (25 May) : Bin Hammam among FIFA accused FIFA will investigate Mohamed Bin Hammam, Jack Warner and two other officials after bribery allegations made by CONCACAF's Chuck Blazer. Federer outclasses wild card Roger Federer gave French wild card Maxime Teixeira a grand slam lesson in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday morning. Wenger keen on Benzema deal Arsene Wenger has confirmed an interest in Karim Benzema and says it is 'not impossible' for Arsenal to sign the Real Madrid striker. Sir Alex confirms De Gea deal Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Manchester United will sign Atletico Madrid goalkeeper David De Gea this summer to replace Edwin van der Sar. Owen desperate to stay at OT Michael Owen is ready to speak to Sir Alex Ferguson over his future, but he has confirmed he wants to stay at Manchester United. Narraway to skipper England XV Gloucester number eight Luke Narraway will captain the England XV in Sunday's non-cap game against the Barbarians at Twickenham. Groeneveld on hand for Murray Andy Murray has turned to Roger Federer's former coach Sven Groeneveld for advice as he looks to build on a first-round win at the French Open. Jackson handed Bantams reins Bradford City have announced Peter Jackson as the club's permanent manager following an 87-day tenure as interim boss. Cardiff named as 2015 WC venue The International Rugby Board has cleared the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to stage matches at the 2015 World Cup. Warne mentor Jenner dies Former Australia spinner Terry Jenner, more widely known as Shane Warne's leg-spin mentor, has died in Adelaide at the age of 66. International Results Roundup Dateline 24 May 2011 FOOTBALL Carling Nations Cup Rep of Ireland 5 Northern Ireland 0 CRICKET Hampshire v Lancashire LV County Championship : Division One at The Rose Bowl Hampshire 98 - 4 29.2 ovs Lancashire 328 all out 95.5 ovs Lunch Somerset v Yorkshire LV County Championship : Division One at Taunton Somerset 112 - 0 33 ovs Yorkshire 358 all out 90 ovs Lunch Warwickshire v Durham LV County Championship : Division One at Edgbaston Durham 483 - 5 126 ovs Lunch Essex v Middlesex LV County Championship : Division Two at Chelmsford Essex 21 - 0 8 ovs Middlesex 385 all out 114.1 ovs Lunch Kent v Derbyshire LV County Championship : Division Two at Canterbury Derbyshire 457 - 9 124 ovs Lunch Northamptonshire v Leicestershire LV County Championship : Division Two at Northampton Northamptonshire 117 - 5 41 ovs Leicestershire 313 all out 81.4 ovs Lunch Surrey v Glamorgan LV County Championship : Division Two at The Kia Oval Glamorgan 419 - 9 122.1 ovs Lunch TENNIS FRENCH OPEN Men's Singles - Round 1 Rafael Nadal (1) 6 6 (2) 6 (2) 6 6 John Isner 4 7 (7) 7 (7) 2 4 Santiago Giraldo 6 (5) 3 3 - - Pablo Andujar 7 (7) 6 6 - - Sam Querrey (24) 3 6 6 6 - Philipp Kohlschreiber 6 1 2 4 - Ivan Ljubicic 6 6 6 - - Somdev Devvarman 4 3 4 - - Dmitry Tursunov 5 6 3 6 1 Xavier Malisse 7 3 6 3 6 Juan Monaco 2 5 6 4 - Fernando Verdasco (16) 6 7 4 6 - Daniel Gimeno-Traver 2 6 (3) 3 - - Robin Haase 6 7 (7) 6 - - Jeremy Chardy 6 6 6 - - Grigor Dimitrov 2 4 4 - - Michael Russell 3 6 1 0 - Gilles Simon (18) 6 4 6 6 - Ryan Harrison 1 7 (7) 3 5 - Robin Soderling (5) 6 6 (5) 6 7 - Andy Murray (4) 6 6 6 - - Eric Prodon 4 1 3 - - Arnaud Clement 6 1 7 (11) 6 - Filippo Volandri 3 6 6 (9) 4 - Alexandr Dolgopolov (21) 6 6 6 - - Rainer Schuettler 3 3 1 - - Andreas Haider-Maurer 6 6 (5) 6 6 - Ryan Sweeting 1 7 (7) 2 0 - Nicolas Almagro (11) 6 6 6 (3) 6 (5) 4 Lukasz Kubot 3 2 7 (7) 7 (7) 6 Igor Kunitsyn 3 6 4 3 - Florian Mayer (20) 6 4 6 6 - Kevin Anderson (32) 6 6 6 (6) 6 - Nicolas Mahut 4 4 7 (8) 3 - Juan Ignacio Chela 7 (7) 6 6 - - Tim Smyczek 6 (5) 1 1 - - Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6 2 4 6 5 Lukas Rosol 3 6 6 3 7 Andreas Beck 3 4 2 - - Jurgen Melzer (8) 6 6 6 - - Women's Singles - Round 1 Na Li (6) 6 6 (6) 6 - - Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova 3 7 (8) 3 - - Silvia Soler Espinosa 4 6 6 - - Elena Vesnina 6 3 4 - - Patty Schnyder 1 3 - - - Sorana Cirstea 6 6 - - - Laura Pous Tio 3 4 - - - Alexandra Dulgheru (27) 6 6 - - - Dominika Cibulkova (22) 7 (12) 3 2 - - Vania King 6 (10) 6 6 - - Elena Baltacha 7 6 - - - Sloane Stephens 5 2 - - - Ekaterina Makarova 6 3 6 - - Romina Oprandi 4 6 0 - - Johanna Larsson 7 (7) 0 6 - - Ana Ivanovic (20) 6 (3) 6 2 - - Pauline Parmentier 7 (7) 6 - - - Ksenia Pervak 6 (5) 4 - - - Andrea Hlavackova 3 3 - - - Victoria Azarenka (4) 6 6 - - - Maria Sharapova (7) 6 6 - - - Mirjana Lucic 3 0 - - - Zuzana Ondraskova 3 4 - - - Caroline Garcia 6 6 - - - Yanina Wickmayer (21) 6 6 - - - Monica Niculescu 0 3 - - - Kristina Mladenovic 6 4 5 - - Ayumi Morita 2 6 7 - - Andrea Petkovic (15) 6 7 (7) - - - Bojana Jovanovski 4 6 (3) - - - Anastasija Sevastova 3 7 1 - - Lucie Hradecka 6 5 6 - - Corinna Dentoni 5 5 - - - Anabel Medina Garrigues 7 7 - - - Virginie Razzano 3 1 - - - Jarmila Gajdosova (24) 6 6 - - - Marina Erakovic 6 4 4 - - Arantxa Rus 2 6 6 - - Anastasiya Yakimova 2 3 - - - Kim Clijsters (2) 6 6 - - - CYCLING Alberto Contador burned off his nearest rivals in a gruelling mountain time-trial to win his second stage of this year's Giro d'Italia and strengthen his grip on first place. The Saxo Bank-Sungard rider completed the 16th stage from Beluno to Nevegal in 28 minutes and 55 seconds. Vincenzo Nibali of Liquigas was 34 seconds adrift, while Lampre's Michele Scarponi finished four seconds further adrift.