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Headlines (22 July) :
Essien signs new deal
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has signed a new
five-year deal at Stamford Bridge.
Blues: No Eto'o bid
Chelsea have denied making a bid for Barcelona striker
Samuel Eto'o despite claims from the Cameroon international he has
received offers from the Blues, Tottenham and Inter Milan.
Christie: Chambers can be ambassador
Sprint legend Linford Christie has urged the sport to
forgive and "rehabilitate" drug cheat Dwain Chambers rather
than "leave him to rot".
Ronaldo move would be mistake - Fergie
Sir Alex Ferguson has told Cristiano Ronaldo that
joining Real Madrid would be "the worst thing he could do".
New Ospreys deal for Henson
Wales centre Gavin Henson has signed a new three-year
contract with the Ospreys.
Moores: Vaughan wanted Pattinson
England head coach Peter Moores has indicated the
controversial selection of bowler Darren Pattinson for the second
Test against South Africa was down to captain Michael Vaughan.
Carrick loving United life
Michael Carrick believes moving to Manchester United
was the best decision of his career.
Toffees may face EGM
Everton could be forced to call an extraordinary
general meeting by fans opposed to their move to a new stadium in
Kirkby.
Emerton signs Rovers deal
Blackburn utility man Brett Emerton has signed a new
four-year contract.
Vaughan: We can still win series
England captain Michael Vaughan claims his side need
to get their "buzz" back if they are to win the npower Test
series against South Africa. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 21 July 2008
FOOTBALL
Friendly Match: Brechin 0 Aberdeen 1
Partick 0 Burnley 1,TSG Hoffenheim 3 Blackburn
1,Tavistock 0 Crystal Palace 4,Yeovil 0 Bristol City 3,Sheffield
Rotherham Late,Bournemouth 1 Portsmouth 4
Eircom League Premier Division:St Patricks 1 Shamrock 1
CRICKET
Minor Counties Championship
Day Two
Corsham: Wiltshire 333-8 and 234-6 (D C Shirazi 60, W
J Durston 106no) Dorset 271 (M J Metcalfe 81no, T C Hicks 71)
Whitchurch: Oxfordshire 180 and 325-8 (C S Sandbach
61, J P Hewitt 53, C S Knightley 64) Shropshire 182
Finchhampstead: Berkshire 406-9 and 234-3 dec (D E
Barnes 123no) Herefordshire 225-4 and 9-0
Falmouth: Cornwall 361 and 174-5 (B A Smeath 62) Wales
298-8 (R Jenkins 85, K Tudge 58)
Exmouth: Cheshire 341-6 and 133-4, Devon 291-8
Bedford Modern School: Bedfordshire 202 and 195-4 (D S
Bendon 63) Cambridgeshire 337-7 (M Pateman 145, M Summers 53)
Cleethorpes: Hertfordshire 138 and 192-5 (A W Laraman
57) Lincolnshire 375 (R Cook 154 and P Cook 114)
Slough: Staffordshire 329-7 and 165-6 Buckinghamshire 226-6
Manor Park: Norfolk 143 (T R Ward 70, J Clark 5-45)
Cumberland 172-3
Second npower Test Match
Headingley Carnegie England 203 (M Morkel 4-52, D W
Steyn 4-76) & 327 (S C J Broad 67 no, A N Cook 60) v South Africa
522 (A B de Villiers 174, A G Prince 149) & 9-0 South Africa beat
England by 10 wkts
Tour Match
Derby Derbyshire 298-6 dec (C J L Rogers 101, J L
Sadler 50) v Bangladesh A 46-2
DARTS
World Matchplay, Blackpool, Lancashire, England(Gbr
unless stated):
1st rd: Dennis Priestley bt Adrian Gray 10-8, Tony
Eccles bt Kevin Painter bt 10-8, Matt Clark bt Roland Scholten 10-4,
Terry Jenkins bt Alex Roy 10-6, John Part bt Chris Mason 10-3, Kevin
McDine bt Adrian Lewis 10-8, Phil Taylor bt Steve Beaton 10-6,
Raymond van Barneveld bt Mark Frost 11-9
EQUESTRIAN
FEI European Showjumping Championships for Juniors,
Prague, Czech Republic
Team Final
1 & Gold medal: Great Britain, 8 flts (M.Sampson
on Indy, 0 & 0, L.Saywell on Cyprianus, 0 & 4, M.Lovett on
Emily, 21 & 12, D.Neilson on High Tone, 4 & 0) 2 &
Silver: Denmark, 15 (5 & 10in 2 rnds) 3 & Bronze: Germany, 16
(12 & 4, plus 0, 0, 0 in 122.67 secs in j-o) 4 Switzerland, 16
(12 & 4, plus 0, 0, 4 in 119.6secs in j-o)
Young Riders Team Final
1 & Gold medal: Switzerland, 5 (1 & 4) 2 &
Silver: Holland, 8 (0 & 8) 3.& Bronze: Great Britain, 16
(R.Prater on Whisker, 4 & 12 + 0 in j-o, G.Plumley on Lutine du
Charmois, 0 & 4 + 0 in j-o, H.Paul on Sirius III, 4 & 0 + 0
in j-o, W.Whitaker on Sarlino, 4 & 4 & n/s) 4 France, 16 +
elim, 4 & n/s in j-o
GOLF
Collated final round scores & totals in the
Canadian Tour Free Press Manitoba Classic, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada(Can & USA unless stated, par 72)
270 Wes Heffernan 69 67 68 66 271 Dustin Risdon 69 70
70 62, John Ellis 66 68 71 66 272 Mark Leon 70 68 71 63 273 Rob Grube
69 65 71 68, Richard Scott 69 69 66 69 274 Joseph Lanza 70 68 68 68,
Michael Walton 71 62 70 71 275 Josh Habig 69 70 70 66, Rob McMillan
69 69 69 68, Marc Lawless 73 66 69 67, Alex Coe 68 69 69 69 276 Rob
Oppenheim 66 70 70 70, Kris Wasylowich 68 71 67 70 277 Eugene Smith
68 70 68 71
TENNIS
WTA Banka Koper Solvenia Open, Portoroz, Slovenia
1st rd: (3) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt Andreja Klepac
(Slo) 7-5 6-0, Vera Dushevina (Rus) bt Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spa)
6-3 6-3, Katie O'Brien (Gbr) bt (5) Tsvetana Pironkova (Bul) 7-6
(8-6) 4-6 6-2, Julia Vakulenko (Ukr) bt Polona Hercog (Slo) 5-7 6-4
6-4, (4) Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) bt Ekaterina Makarova (Rus)
6-1 6-3, Klara Zakopalova (Cze) bt (7) Carla Suarez-Navarro (Spa) 6-4
6-4, Petra Martic (Cro) bt Angelique Kerber (Ger) 7-5 6-2
ATP Masters Series Rogers Masters, Toronto, Canada
1st rd: (10) Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Michael Llodra
(Fra) 6-2 4-6 6-3, Nicolas Kiefer (Ger) bt Mardy Fish (USA) 7-5 7-6
(7-4), (9) Stanislas Wawrinka (Swi) bt Simone Bolelli (Ita) 6-4 7-6
(7-4), (12) Tommy Robredo (Spa) bt Frederic Niemeyer (Can) 7-6 (7-4)
6-1, Robby Ginepri (USA) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) 6-3 4-6 6-4,
Nicolas Mahut (Fra) bt Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-2,
Frank Dancevic (Can) bt Mario Ancic (Cro) 6-3 6-4, (15) Mikhail
Youzhny (Rus) bt Andreas Seppi (Ita) 7-6 (7-1) 6-2, Jose Acasuso
(Arg) bt Ernest Gulbis (Lat) 6-7 (1-7) 6-3 7-5
WTA East West Bank Classic presented by Herbalife, Los
Angeles, California, United States
1st rd: Yung-Jan Chan (Tpe) bt Aravane Rezai (Fra) 6-1
6-4, Tamira Paszek (Aut) bt Aiko Nakamura (Jpn) 6-4 6-2, Olga Savchuk
(Ukr) bt Gisela Dulko (Arg) 6-4 6-3, Olga Govortsova (Blr) bt Darya
Kustova (Blr) 6-3 6-4, Jill Craybas (USA) bt Anne Keothavong (Gbr)
6-3 6-2, Marta Domachowska (Pol) bt Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 6-3 6-3,
Melinda Czink (Hun) bt (13) Virginie Razzano (Fra) 6-3 6-3, (14)
Sybille Bammer (Aut) bt Ahsha Rolle (USA) 6-0 6-4, Petra Kvitova
(Cze) bt Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) 6-4 1-6 7-5, Bethanie Mattek (USA) bt
Abigail Spears (USA) 6-2 6-4 |
