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On This Day in Sport (31 May 2011):

1868: Parc de St Cloud was the venue for the first recorded bicycle race. It took place over two kilometres and was won by Britain's James Moore.
1965: Britain's Jim Clark became the first European to win the Indianapolis 500. He achieved an average speed of 150.69mph in his Lotus.
1980: Tony Ward set a British Lions Test record by scoring 18 points against South Africa at Cape Town.
1984: Viv Richards hit a then record one-day international score, making 189 not out for the West Indies against England at Old Trafford.
2002: The World Cup in Japan and South Korea began with first-time qualifiers Senegal causing an upset by defeating holders France 1-0 in Seoul.
2003: Rangers completed a domestic treble, beating Dundee 1-0 to add the Scottish Cup to the league title and CIS Cup won earlier in the season.
2004: Chelsea, as widely expected, dismissed manager Claudio Ranieri despite the Italian having guided the club to the Champions League semi-finals and second place in the Premiership.
2010 Red Bull deny favouring Sebastian Vettel after laying the blame for the disastrous crash at the Turkish GP at the feet of Mark Webber

Headlines (31 May) :

Warner hits back at FIFA
Jack Warner has unleashed his threatened "tsunami" on FIFA with allegations about president Sepp Blatter and secretary general Jerome Valcke.
Vettel hails Red Bull strategy
Sebastian Vettel believes his "aggressive" approach is paying dividends after he continued his charge towards back-to-back world titles.
Trott shines as England dominate
Jonathan Trott made a fantastic double-hundred as England dominated the rain-hit fourth day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Cardiff.
Posh seal Championship return
Peterborough secured promotion back to the Championship with a 3-0 win over Huddersfield in the League One play-off final at Old Trafford.
Murray upbeat despite ankle woe
British number one Andy Murray is in good spirits despite carrying an ankle injury at the French Open.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 30 May 2011

FOOTBALL
npower Championship Play-off Final
Reading 2 Swansea 4
TENNIS
FRENCH OPEN
Men's Singles - Quarter-final
Fabio Fognini - - - - - Novak Djokovic (2) - - - - - Match won by walkover
Rafael Nadal (1) 7 6 6 - - Ivan Ljubicic 5 3 3 - -
Gilles Simon (18) 3 3 6 (5) - - Robin Soderling (5) 6 6 7 (7) - -
Alejandro Falla 6 2 6 6 (5) 2 Juan Ignacio Chela 4 6 1 7 (7) 6
David Ferrer (7) 4 6 5 6 6 Gael Monfils (9) 6 2 7 1 8
Women's Singles - Round 4
Na Li (6) 2 6 6 - - Petra Kvitova (9) 6 1 3 - -
Ekaterina Makarova 2 3 - - - Victoria Azarenka (4) 6 6 - - -
Maria Sharapova (7) 7 (7) 7 - - - Agnieszka Radwanska (12) 6 (4) 5 - - -
Andrea Petkovic (15) 6 2 6 - - Maria Kirilenko (25) 2 6 4 - -
CRICKET
England v Sri Lanka Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Test Series First Test Day 5 of 5
England beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 14 runs.