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Headlines (24 July) :
Tevez: Give Ronaldo Real deal
Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez has broken
ranks by claiming Cristiano Ronaldo should be allowed to join Real
Madrid if he wishes.
Bosingwa worry for Blues
Jose Bosingwa was set to undergo a scan on Thursday
after being substituted during the first half of his Chelsea debut.
Federer crashes out in Toronto
World number one Roger Federer crashed out of the
Rogers Cup in Toronto on Wednesday, while Wimbledon champion Rafael
Nadal continued his remarkable run.
Raikkonen to see out Ferrari deal
Reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen has insisted he
will see out his Ferrari contract.
Gay pulls out of London clash
World 100 metres champion Tyson Gay has pulled out of
his eagerly-anticipated head-to-head with Asafa Powell at the Aviva
London Grand Prix on Friday night.
Miller: There are no problems
National selector Geoff Miller has attempted to draw a
line under England's second Test defeat by South Africa at
Headingley.
Murray progresses in Toronto
British number one Andy Murray advanced to the third
round of the Rogers Cup with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Sweden's Thomas
Johansson in the ATP Masters event in Toronto on Wednesday night.
Shilton: Robinson has England future
Former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton has offered
Paul Robinson hope ahead of the new season by insisting his
international career can get back on track.
Johnson interests Rangers
Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has revealed he
may be willing to let Adam Johnson join Rangers on loan.
Wolves priced out of Balde move
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is still interested in a
swoop for Bobo Balde but insists he is unable to meet the Celtic
defender's wage demands. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 23 July 2008
FOOTBALL:
UEFA Under-19 Championship Semi Finals: Germany U19 2
Czech Rep U19 1After Extra Time, Italy U19 1 Hungary U19 0
UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round, Second
Leg: Artmedia Petrzalka 1 Valletta 0 (Agg 3-0), Buducnost Podgorica 1
Tampere United 1 (Agg 2-3), Dinamo Zagreb 1 Linfield 1 (Agg 3-1),
Domzale 2 F91 Dudelange 0 (Agg 3-0), IFK Goteborg 4 Murata 0 (Agg
9-0), Levadia Tallinn 0 Drogheda Utd 1 (Agg 1-3), Modrica 2 Dinamo
Tirana 1 (Agg 4-1), Valur Reykjavik BATE (Agg 0-2)Late, Pyunik 0
Anorthosis Famagusta 2 (Agg 0-3),
Friendly Match: Arbroath 0 Dundee Utd 2, Berwick 2
Falkirk 1, Bodmin Town Crystal Palace Late, Bordeaux 0 Toulouse 0,
Borussia Dortmund 2 Bayern Munich 1, Borussia M'gladbach 3 Heerenveen
1, Brondby 1 Juventus 2, Chelmsford Colchester Late, Dag & Red 1
Leyton Orient 4, Dumbarton 1 Hamilton 3, Dundee 0 Bradford 1, FC
Seoul Fulham Late, Gillingham 1 Ipswich Town XI 1, Guangzhou Yiyao 0
Chelsea 4, Marseille 3 Monaco 1, Motherwell 1 Wolverhampton 1,
Northampton 0 QPR 1, Northwood 3 Barnet 1, Oldham Derby Late,
Shelbourne 1 Leeds 1, St Johnstone 1 Burnley 3, Stansted 1 Brighton
XI 3, Stirling 1 St Mirren 3, Stocksbridge 1 Sheff Wed 1, Telford
Nottm Forest Late, Tiverton Exeter Late, Vitoria Setubal Sunderland
Late, Wealdstone 3 Watford 1,
BILLIARDS:
World Professional Championship, Northern Snooker
Centre, Leeds
Group A: Mike Russell (Eng) bt Michael Kreuziger (Aut)
1068-177, Devendra Joshi (Ind) bt Gary Rogers (Eng) 720-253
Group B: David Causier (Eng) bt Sourav Kothari (Ind)
918-302, Kothari beat Dhruv Sitwala (Ind) 561-378
Group C: Geet Sethi (Ind) bt Rupesh Shah (Ind)
671-459, Peter Gilchrist (Eng) bt Alok Kumar (Ind) 945-447
Group D: Pankaj Advani (Ind) bt Ian Williamson (Eng)
742-308, Williamson bt Mark Hirst (Eng) 607-154
CRICKET:
Minor County Championships
Manor Park: Norfolk 143 and 217, Cumberland 324 and
38-4 Cumberland won by six wickets
First Test Match
Colombo Sri Lanka 85-2 (B S M Warnapura 50 no) v India
LV County Championship - Division One
Old Trafford Lancashire 357 (P J Horton 66, L Vincent
58, F du Plessis 57, S G Law 51, Imran Tahir 5-123) v Hampshire 174-3
(M J Brown 75 no, C C Benham 70 no)
Trent Bridge Nottinghamshire 213 (M J Wood 58) &
146-2 (B M Shafayat 62, M A Wagh 56 no) v Yorkshire 161 (C E Shreck 5-58)
LV County Championship - Division Two
Chelmsford Gloucestershire 275 (M J North 98, G R
Napier 4-50) & 70-6 v Essex 279 (J S Foster 57, S P Kirby 5-60)
Lord's Middlesex 300 (S D Udal 91, Kabir Ali 5-58) v
Worcestershire 350-9 (B F Smith 93)
Northampton Northamptonshire 373 (D J G Sales 151, L
Klusener 65, S D Peters 65) v Leicestershire 173 (D S Lucas 4-54)
& 8-1
NatWest Pro40 - Division One
Riverside Somerset Sabres 286-8 Innings Complete (M E
Trescothick 124, J L Langer 63) v Durham Dynamos 268 (L E Plunkett
72, D M Benkenstein 58, C M Willoughby 4-33) Somerset beat Durham by
18 runs
Tour Match
Derby Derbyshire 298-6 dec (C J L Rogers 101, J L
Sadler 50) & 176-8 dec (G M Smith 52) v Bangladesh A 190
(Mushfiqur Rahim 50, K J Dean 6-46) & 285-9 (Tamim Iqbal 60)
Bangladesh A beat Derbyshire by 1 wkt
CYCLING:
Tour de France, L'Alpe d'Huez, France
Leading Final Positions after Stage 17 (Embrun -
L'Alpe d'Huez, 210.5km): 1 Carlos Sastre (Spa) CSC-Saxo Bank 6hrs
07mins 58secs, 2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi at
2.03, 3 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank at same time, 4
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne at 2.13, 5 Frank
Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank at same time, 6 Vladimir Efimkin
(Rus) AG2R La Mondiale at 2.15, 7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto
at same time, 8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank at same time, 9
Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 at same
time, 10 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner at same time, 11 Roman
Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas at 3.11, 12 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La
Mondiale at 3.36, 13 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale at 3.50,
14 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone at 4.57,
15 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel at 5.16, 16 Sandy Casar (Fra)
Francaise des Jeux at 5.25, 17 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole
at 5.28, 18 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre at 5.32, 19 Amal Moinard
(Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone at 5.40, 20 Kim Kirchen (Lux)
Team Columbia at 6.01
Selected Others: 118 David Millar (Gbr) Team
Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 6hrs 13mins 59secs
General classification after stage 17: 1 Carlos Sastre
Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 74hrs 39mins 03secs, 2 Frank
Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank at 1.24, 3 Bernhard Kohl (Aut)
Gerolsteiner at 1.33, 4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto at 1.34, 5
Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank at 2.39, 6 Christian Vande Velde (USA)
Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 at 4.41, 7 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte
(Spa) Caisse d'Epargne at 5.35, 8 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa)
Euskaltel - Euskadi at 5.52, 9 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale
at 8.10, 10 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale at 8.24, 11 Kim
Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia at 8.35, 12 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC -
Saxo Bank at 10.15, 13 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas at 12.13, 14
Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre at 12.26, 15 Sandy Casar (Fra) Fran par
Telephone at 23.01, 18 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel -
Euskadi at 23.22, 19 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia at
24.29, 20 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas at 25.39
Selected Other: 71 David Millar (Gbr) Team
Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 76hrs 39mins 19secs
TENNIS:
WTA Banka Koper Solvenia Open, Portoroz, Slovenia
2nd rd: Vera Dushevina (Rus) bt Katie O'Brien (Gbr)
6-3 6-2, (4) Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) bt Julia Vakulenko (Ukr)
6-4 6-4, Petra Martic (Cro) bt Klara Zakopalova (Cze) 6-3 4-6 7-6
(7-3), (3) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt Karolina Sprem (Cro) 6-1 6-1
WTA East West Bank Classic presented by Herbalife, Los
Angeles, California, United States
2nd rd: Melanie South (Gbr) bt Petra Kvitova (Cze) 6-4
6-2, Ai Sugiyama (Jpn) bt (7) Patty Schnyder (Swi) 6-4 7-5, Melinda
Czink (Hun) bt Olga Savchuk (Ukr) 6-4 2-6 6-4, Samantha Stosur (Aus)
bt Regina Kulikova (Rus) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5, (4) Dinara Safina (Rus) bt
Shuai Peng (Chn) 6-2 6-2, (9) Nadia Petrova (Rus) bt Akgul
Amanmuradova (Uzb) 6-1 3-6 6-1, (8) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt
Yung-Jan Chan (Tpe) 6-1 6-3, Bethanie Mattek (USA) bt (11) Nicole
Vaidisova (Cze) 6-4 6-0, (14) Sybille Bammer (Aut) bt Stephanie
Dubois (Can) 6-3 7-5, (10) Flavia Pennetta (Ita) bt Tamira Paszek
(Aut) 2-6 6-1 6-4, Meng Yuan (Chn) bt Sania Mirza (Ind) 6-4 6-3, (5)
Vera Zvonareva (Rus) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-4 7-6 (7-2)
ATP Masters Series Rogers Masters, Toronto, Canada
1st rd: Marat Safin (Rus) bt Sam Querrey (USA) 6-3 6-3
2nd rd: (5) David Ferrer (Spa) bt Robby Ginepri (USA)
6-4 6-4, Marin Cilic (Cro) bt (12) Tommy Robredo (Spa) 6-3 6-4, (2)
Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Jesse Levine (USA) 6-4 6-2, Igor Andreev (Rus)
bt (16) Tomas Berdych (Cze) 6-4 3-6 6-4, Robin Soderling (Swe) bt
(13) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 6-4, (10) Richard Gasquet
(Fra) bt Alexandre Kudryavtsev (Rus) 7-5 6-3, Dmitry Tursunov (Rus)
bt Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 6-3 7-6 (8-6), Jose Acasuso (Arg) bt (14)
Fernando Gonzalez (Chi) 6-3 3-6 6-3, (4) Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt
Tommy Haas (Ger) 6-3 7-6 (8-6), (7) James Blake (USA) bt Jonas
Bjorkman (Swe) 1-6 6-1 6-2, Gilles Simon (Fra) bt (1) Roger Federer
(Swi) 2-6 7-5 6-4 |
