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On This Day in Sport (04 June 2011):

1966: The Lions notched their biggest Test win, beating Australia 31-0 in Brisbane.
1987: Ed Moses lost more than a race when Danny Harris pipped him at Madrid - the defeat ended the longest winning streak in track history, 122 hurdles victories stretching back to August 1977.
2000: Peter Schmeichel scored from a penalty in his 121st international as Denmark drew 2-2 with Belgium.
2003: Manchester City signed veteran former England goalkeeper David Seaman from Arsenal on a one-year deal. Seaman did not last the season, with injury forcing his retirement in January 2004.
2007: Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and defender Jamie Carragher agreed new contracts committing them to the Anfield club until 2011.
2010 Avram Grant is appointed as the new manager of West Ham on a four-year deal, subject to a work permit

Headlines (04 June) :

Fed ends Djokovic run in semis
Roger Federer will play Rafael Nadal in a fourth French Open final after ending Novak Djokovic's winning run in 2011 on Friday night.
Murray: I've closed the gap
Andy Murray admits he is still searching for the missing ingredient after his brave effort in defeat to Rafael Nadal at the French Open.
MH 'wants to fight for titles'
Mark Hughes may be willing to remain out of management for a year after quitting as Fulham boss, his agent Kia Joorabchian has revealed.
Cook anchors England recovery
Alastair Cook played a key anchor role as England recovered from 22-3 to reach 342-6 at stumps on day one of the second Test with Sri Lanka.
Dancing Rain shocks Oaks field
Dancing Rain benefited from a brilliant front-running ride by Johnny Murtagh to take the glory in the Investec Oaks at Epsom.
Wales Open woe for Monty
Colin Montgomerie now has another memory of Celtic Manor - his worst 36-hole score on European soil for more than 20 years.
Germany & Italy win, France held
Germany, Kazakhstan, Italy, Sweden and Croatia all earned Euro 2012 qualification wins on Friday night, while France drew 1-1 with Belarus.
McIlroy holds clubhouse lead
Rory McIlroy finished his second round of the Memorial Tournament with the clubhouse lead after carding a level-par round to lie six under.
Sizzling Saints rout Rhinos
St Helens hit Leeds with a six-try second-half blitz to cruise to a convincing 42-16 win over their old foes in the Super League on Friday.
Bahrain Grand Prix reinstated
The Bahrain Grand Prix has returned to this year's F1 calendar after a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Bahrain on Friday.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 03 June 2011

FOOTBALL
International
Luxembourg 0 Hungary 1 South Korea 2 Serbia 1
European Championship Qualifying
Group A
Austria 1 Germany 2 Belgium 1 Turkey 1 Kazakhstan 2 Azerbaijan 1
Group C
Faroe Islands 0 Slovenia 2 Italy 3 Estonia 0
Group D
Belarus 1 France 1 Romania 3 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0
Group E
Moldova 1 Sweden 4 San Marino 0 Finland 1
Group F
Croatia 2 Georgia 1
Group I
Liechtenstein 2 Lithuania 0
Group Two
Andorra U21 0 Montenegro U21 5
Group Four
Croatia U21 0 Georgia U21 1
Group Eight
Romania U21 0 Kazakhstan U21 0 Slovakia U21 2 Latvia U21 0
Group Ten
Finland U21 0 Malta U21 0 Lithuania U21 0 Slovenia U21 1
Under-21 International
Portugal U21 2 Austria U21 0
CRICKET
England v Sri Lanka Test Series : Second Test at Lord's
England 342 - 6 88 ovs Close of play
GOLF
Saab Wales Open Collated second round scores & totals in the European Tour Saab Wales Open, The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 71)
134 Alexander Noren (Swe) 67 67 135 Graeme McDowell 67 68 136 Jamie Donaldson 68 68, Victor Dubuisson (Fra) 67 69 137 Peter Hanson (Swe) 65 72, Keith Horne (Rsa) 64 73, Barry Lane 68 69 138 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 71 67, Steve Webster 66 72, Stuart Manley 67 71, Paul Broadhurst 66 72
The Memorial Collated second-round scores & totals in the USPGA Tour The Memorial Tournamentpresented by Nationwide Insurance, Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio, United States of America (USA unless stated, par 72):
135 Steve Stricker 68 67 138 Ricky Barnes 68 70, Rodney Pampling (Aus) 72 66, Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 66 72, Jonathan Byrd 71 67 139 Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 71 68, Kevin Stadler 71 68, Brandt Jobe 71 68, Luke Donald (Eng) 70 69, Ryan Moore 69 70, Josh Teater 67 72 140 Matt Kuchar 69 71, Matt Bettencourt 68 72
TENNIS
FRENCH OPEN
Men's Singles - Semi-final
Rafael Nadal (1) 6 7 6 - - Andy Murray (4) 4 5 4 - -
Roger Federer (3) 7 (7) 6 3 7 (7) - Novak Djokovic (2) 6 (5) 3 6 6 (5) -
Women's Doubles - Final
Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina (7) 4 3 - - - Andrea Hlavackova / Lucie Hradecka 6 6 - - -