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On This Day in Sport (03 June 2011):

2010 Rafael Benitez will hold talks with his agent today after being offered a £3million pay-off to leave Liverpool

Headlines (03 June) :

Hiddink rules out dual role
Guus Hiddink has admitted that it would be "impossible" to combine his role as Turkey manager with working as Chelsea boss.
Spurs 'snubbed' in Damaio bid
Internacional president Giovanni Luigi claims the club have turned down an offer from Tottenham for rising star Leandro Damiao.
Strauss wary of Sri Lanka response
England captain Andrew Strauss is refusing to write-off Sri Lanka despite the first Test rout in Cardiff.
Magpies hit back at Owen
Newcastle have hit back at comments from striker Michael Owen which suggested the St James' Park side were a "poor" team.
Norwich fail in Snodgrass bid
Premier League new boys Norwich City have had a £3.5million offer for winger Robert Snodgrass rejected by Leeds United, according to reports.
Coyle: I'll try to get Dan back
Bolton boss Owen Coyle has admitted he will try and bring Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge back to the club next season.
Murray braced for Nadal test
Andy Murray accepts he will need to come through "one of the best challenges in tennis" on Friday if he is to reach a first French Open final.
Route 66 for McIlroy
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy got off to a promising start to the Memorial Tournament after shooting a round of 66 to share the early lead.
Betfred agrees deal to buy the Totel
Bookmakers Betfred won the auction to buy the Tote on Friday after the Government backed a takeover deal worth around £265million.
Henson desperate for WC chance
Wales star Gavin Henson believes he is about to enter the "last-chance saloon" as he prepares for his return as a Test match player.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 02 June 2011

FOOTBALL
International
Canada 2 Ecuador 2 Guatemala 0 Venezuela 2 Mexico 3 New Zealand 0
GOLF
Saab Wales Open Collated first-round scores, The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 71)
64 Keith Horne (Rsa) 65 Peter Hanson (Swe) 66 Steve Webster, Alvaro Velasco (Spa), Paul Broadhurst 67 Damien McGrane, Alexander Noren (Swe), Graeme McDowell, Stuart Manley, Gregory Bourdy (Fra), Victor Dubuisson (Fra) 68 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Daniel Gaunt (Aus), Darren Clarke, Johan Edfors (Swe), Simon Khan, Graeme Storm, Felipe Aguilar (Chi), Romain Wattel (Fra), Jamie Donaldson, Barry Lane
The Memorial
Collated first round scores in the USPGA Tour The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance, Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 72):
66 Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Chris Riley 67 Chris DiMarco, Josh Teater 68 Steve Stricker, Scott Stallings, Stewart Cink, Matt Bettencourt, Dustin Johnson, Ricky Barnes, Bryce Molder, Rickie Fowler, Rocco Mediate 69 Hunter Mahan, Charley Hoffman, Robert Garrigus, Davis Love III, Shaun Micheel, Matt Kuchar, Kevin Chappell, Ryan Moore
TENNIS
FRENCH OPEN
Women's Singles - Semi-final
Marion Bartoli (11) 3 3 - - - Francesca Schiavone (5) 6 6 - - -
Na Li (6) 6 7 - - - Maria Sharapova (7) 4 5 - - -
Men's Doubles - Semi-final
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (1) 6 (4) 3 - - - Juan Sebastian Cabal / Eduardo Schwank 7 (7) 6 - - -
Men's Doubles - Semi-final
Michael Llodra / Nenad Zimonjic (4) 6 (4) 6 (5) - - - Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (2) 7 (7) 7 (7) - - -
Mixed Doubles - Final
Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjic (1) 6 (6) 6 7 - - Casey Dellacqua / Scott Lipsky 7 (8) 4 10 - -
CYCLING
World and Olympic time trial champion Fabian Cancellara won Wednesday evening's prologue at the Tour de Luxembourg. Riding for Luxembourg-based Leopard Trek, the Swiss star was the penultimate rider in the field to tackle the twisting 2.7 kilometres course around the streets in the old quarter of the nation's capital which also featured cobbled sections and a short, steep climb towards the finish.