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Headlines (06 June) :
FIFA's Warner backs down
Jack Warner has, for legal reasons, backed down from
his threat to reveal the content of emails with the ruling body's
president Sepp Blatter.
Rebels lift Cipriani ban
The Melbourne Rebels have lifted Danny Cipriani's
suspension following their recent dispute.
Canaries set to land Johnson
Norwich City have reportedly beaten Wigan, Bolton,
Stoke and West Brom in the race to sign Leeds midfielder Bradley
Johnson on a free transfer.
Kawashima in Albion talks
Japan keeper Eiji Kawashima claims talks have taken
place with West Brom over a move to the Premier League.
Rovers in hunt for Larsson
Sebastian Larsson's agent has confirmed that Blackburn
Rovers are one of the clubs in the hunt for his client's signature.
Rafa wants more French glory
Rafael Nadal equalled Bjorn Borg's record of six
French Open titles with victory over Roger Federer, and then set his
sights on number seven.
England bowlers told to step up
England's pace attack have found out the hard way that
they cannot afford to be "lackadaisical" when they are
bowling to Tillakaratne Dilshan.
Parker to holiday before talks
England midfielder Scott Parker will not sort out his
club future until returning from a family holiday later this month.
Memorial success for Stricker
Steve Stricker finished on 16-under-par to beat Matt
Kuchar and Brandt Jobe by a shot to grab his 10th career title at the
Memorial Tournament.
Powell injury 'not serious'
Asafa Powell's manager expects the Jamaican to be fit
for the World Championships despite suffering a hamstring injury in
Morocco on Sunday. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 05 June 2011
FOOTBALL
International
Australia 3 New Zealand 0 Bolivia 0 Paraguay 2 China
PR 1 Uzbekistan 0 Poland 2 Argentina 1
Under-21 International
England U21 2 Norway U21 0
CRICKET
England v Sri Lanka Test Series : Second Test at Lord's
England 486 all out 112.5 ovs Sri Lanka 479 all out
131.4 ovs In Progress
GOLF
Principal Charity Classic
Collated final-round scores & totals in the USPGA
Champions Tour PrincipalCharity Classic, Glen Oaks Country Club, West
Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America (USA unless stated, par 71):
199 Bob Gilder 68 66 65 200 Mark Brooks 65 67 68 201
Rod Spittle (Can) 68 68 65, Mike Goodes 70 66 65 202 Mark
Calcavecchia 67 66 69 203 Brad Bryant 71 65 67, Tom Lehman 68 69 66,
Lee Rinker 74 65 64
ShopRite LPGA Classic
Collated final-round scores & totals in the LPGA
Tour ShopRite LPGA Classic,Seaview - A Dolce Resort, Bay Course,
Galloway, New Jersey, United States (USA unless stated, par 71):
202 Brittany Lincicome 72 64 66 203 Jiyai Shin (Kor)
66 71 66, Cristie Kerr 69 65 69 204 Catriona Matthew (Sco) 68 67 69
205 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 71 68 66, In-Kyung Kim (Kor) 69 70 66 206
Yani Tseng (Tai) 73 68 65 207 Mindy Kim (Kor) 72 65 70, Karrie Webb
(Aus) 70 72 65, Brittany Lang 72 66 69
Saab Wales Open
Collated final round scores & totals in the
European Tour Saab Wales Open, The Celtic Manor Resort, City of
Newport, Wales(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 71)
275 Alexander Noren (Swe) 67 67 71 70 277 Anders
Hansen (Den) 70 70 66 71, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 67 73 70 67 278 Peter
Hanson (Swe) 65 72 69 72, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 71 67 73 67, Johan
Edfors (Swe) 68 71 70 69, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 70 70 71 67 280 Joel
Sjoholm (Swe) 72 69 71 68, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 71 70 69 70, Peter
Whiteford 70 70 73 67, Jamie Donaldson 68 68 71 73
MOTOR CYCLING
Casey Stoner closed the gap on Jorge Lorenzo at the
top of the MotoGP standings after easing to a convincing victory in
tricky conditions at Sunday's Catalunya Grand Prix. The Repsol Honda
rider mastered both his rivals and a damp track to register his third
victory in five races this season and move to within seven points of
Spaniard Lorenzo, who had to settle for second place in front of his
home fans. Third place went to Ben Spies, the American claiming his
first podium finish of the year for the factory Yamaha squad.
TRIATHLON
Great Britain's Helen Jenkins was edged out for gold
but clinched an impressive second-place finish in Sunday's ITU World
Championship race in Madrid. The 27-year-old was outsprinted by
Canadian Paula Findlay in the race for the line, and her time of two
hours, three minutes and 49 seconds put her three seconds down on the winner.
EQUESTRIAN
British showjumper Nick Skelton continued his
blistering form by winning the Longines Grand Prix of Switzerland in
St Gallen on Sunday. The Warwickshire-based Olympian topped a 10
horse jump-off with Carlo to land a £54,600 top prize. It ended
an impressive St Gallen show for British riders after Skelton, Robert
Smith, Scott Brash and Tim Stockdale secured second place in Friday's
FEI Nations Cup round. |
