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Headlines (17 June) :
United face WBA, Reds host Cats
Manchester United travel to West Brom on the opening
day of the 2011/12 Premier League season, while Liverpool face
Sunderland at Anfield.
McLeish takes reins for Villa
Aston Villa have confirmed former Scotland coach Alex
McLeish, who resigned as Birmingham boss on Sunday, as their new manager.
Irons host Cardiff, Rams v Blues
West Ham will play hosts to Cardiff on the opening day
of the 2011-12 Championship season on August 6, while Birmingham
travel to Derby.
Gers host Jambos, Hibs v Hoops
Ally McCoist's Rangers will host Hearts on the opening
day of the 2011-12 SPL season on July 23, while Celtic must travel to Hibernian.
McIlroy roars three shots clear
A mere 67 days after his Masters meltdown Rory McIlroy
was back leading a major at the US Open - by three after a brilliant
six-under-par 65.
Rock thrives after late arrival
England's Robert Rock ended day one of the US Open in
a remarkable joint 10th place after an American embassy drama he will
never forget.
Zapata 'close' to Reds switch
Udinese defender Cristian Zapata, who can play at
centre-back or full-back, has revealed that he is close to agreeing a
deal with Liverpool.
Anderson puts England on top
James Anderson returned with a vengeance as England
made early inroads with the ball against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl
on Thursday.
Lulia agrees Bulls switch
Cook Island three-quarter Keith Lulia has agreed a
two-year deal with Bradford Bulls.
Bravo leads Windies to victory
West Indies finished off their one-day international
series against India in style with a thrilling seven-wicket victory
at Sabina Park. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 16 June 2011
HORSE RACING
Royal Ascot
Gold Cup (British Champions' Series) (Group 1)
1 3 Fame And Glory 9-2 J P Spencer A P O'Brien 5 11/8
f
2 1 3 Opinion Poll (IRE) 9-2 M Barzalona M Al Zarooni
5 16/1
3 13 4½ Brigantin (USA) 9-0 P C Boudot A Fabre 4
16/1
4 8 ½ Manighar (FR) 9-2 K Fallon L M Cumani 5 14/1
CRICKET
England v Sri Lanka Test Series : Third Test at The
Rose Bowl
Sri Lanka 81 - 4 38 ovs Close of play
GOLF
US Open 2011. Collated first-round scores (USA unless
stated, par 71):
65 Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 68 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Y.E.
Yang (Kor) 69 Alexandre Rocha (Bra), Scott Hend (Aus), Sergio Garcia
(Spa), Ryan Palmer, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Kyung-Tae Kim (Kor) 70
Robert Garrigus, Graeme McDowell (NIrl), John Senden (Aus), Davis
Love III, Stewart Cink, Alvaro Quiros (Spa), Johan Edfors (Swe), Chez
Reavie, Robert Rock (Eng), Bubba Dickerson, Brandt Snedeker, Henrik
Stenson (Swe) 71 Charley Hoffman, Zach Johnson, Bubba Watson, Angel
Cabrera (Arg), Heath Slocum, Jason Day (Aus), Aaron Baddeley (Aus),
Christopher Deforest, William Cauley, Brandt Jobe, David May, Padraig
Harrington (Irl) 72 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa), Seung-yul Noh (Kor),
Christo Greyling (Rsa), Jeff Overton, Harrison Frazar, Matt Kuchar,
Peter Hanson (Swe), Peter Uihlein, J J Henry, Shane Lowry (Irl), Brad Benjamin
SWIMMING
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington produced a
demonstration of world-class swimming to win the 800metres freestyle
at the British Gas ASA National Championships in Sheffield despite
still being in heavy training that sees her churn out 70,000m a week
in the pool. The 22-year-old has also had to overcome recurring
illness that affected her training but she still won by 20m in eight
minutes 24.77 seconds ahead of Eleanor Faulkner and Hannah Miley.
CYCLING
Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk won the sixth stage of the
Tour de Suisse after breaking clear in the final stretch. The
Rabobank rider finished the 157-kilometre ride from Tobel-Tagerschen
to Triesenberg-Malbun in Liechtenstein nine seconds ahead of
second-placed Levi Leipheimer of RadioShack. |
