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Headlines (30 July) :
Moyes hopeful of new deal
Everton boss David Moyes hopes to sign a new contract
with the club within the next fortnight.
England pair back
Ryan Sidebottom and Paul Collingwood have been
recalled to the England side for the third npower Test with South
Africa at Edgbaston starting on Wednesday but there is no place for
Steve Harmison.
Spurs near Bentley deal
Tottenham have stepped up their pursuit of Blackburn
winger David Bentley as head coach Juande Ramos shapes his squad
following the departure of Robbie Keane.
Grant: Scolari can deliver title
Former boss Avram Grant believes Chelsea are now a
stronger side than when he was at the club and has backed successor
Luiz Felipe Scolari to bring the Premier League title back to
Stamford Bridge.
Wolves put faith in Lowes
Warrington have named James Lowes as their head coach
until the end of 2009 after a promising start to his coaching career.
Potters move for Sorensen
Stoke are hoping to complete a deal for Denmark
international goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen.
Calderon still waiting on Ronaldo
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon admits he can do
little more as the club wait for Manchester United star Cristiano
Ronaldo to decide on his future.
Tweddle dreams of gold impact
Beth Tweddle believes a gold medal for women's
gymnastics at the Beijing Olympics would revolutionise the sport in
Britain. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 29 July 2008
TENNIS
ATP W & S FINANCIAL GROUP MASTERS
1st rd:
(11) Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Michael Llodra (Fra) 3-6
6-1 1-0 ret John Isner (USA) bt Andrea Stoppini (Ita) 7-6 (7-2) 6-3
Florent Serra (Fra) bt Benjamin Becker (Ger) 4-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 Arnaud
Clement (Fra) bt Thomas Johansson (Swe) 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 Chris
Guccione (Aus) bt Jesse Levine (USA) 6-3 6-4 Carlos Moya (Spa) bt
Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 Nicolas Lapentti (Ecu) bt Marin
Cilic (Cro) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 (10) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Victor
Estrella (Dom) 6-3 7-5 Simone Bolelli (Ita) bt Kevin Anderson (Rsa)
6-3 7-6 (7-1) Gilles Simon (Fra) bt Rajeev Ram (USA) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4
Igor Andreev (Rus) bt (15) Radek Stepanek (Cze) 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (4-7)
7-6 (7-3)
2nd rd:
Robin Soderling (Swe) bt (12) Tommy Robredo (Spa) 7-6
(8-6) 6-4 (1) Roger Federer (Swi) bt Robby Ginepri (USA) 6-7 (2-7)
7-6 (7-5) 6-0 (16) Ivo Karlovic (Cro) bt Jose Acasuso (Arg) 6-3 7-6
(7-3) Phillip Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt (6) Woong-Sun Jun (Kor) 6-2 6-2
WTA ROGERS CUP
1st rd:
(11) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Jamea Jackson (USA)
6-1 6-1 (13) Maria Kirilenko (Rus) bt Anne Keothavong (Gbr) 6-1 7-5
Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) bt Ahsha Rolle (USA) 6-4 6-2 Ai Sugiyama (Jpn)
bt (16) Nicole Vaidisova (Cze) 6-3 3-6 6-2 Marta Domachowska (Pol) bt
Bethanie Mattek (USA) 7-5 6-2 (12) Nadia Petrova (Rus) bt Marie-Eve
Pelletier (Can) 6-0 6-1 Melinda Czink (Hun) bt Julie Ditty (USA) 7-6
(7-4) 6-0 Jill Craybas (USA) bt Sharon Fichman (Can) 6-4 6-3 Sybille
Bammer (Aut) bt Monique Adamczak (Aus) 6-7 (6-8) 6-1 6-2 (15) Flavia
Pennetta (Ita) bt Olga Savchuk (Ukr) 1-6 7-5 6-3 Aleksandra Wozniak
(Can) bt Yung-Jan Chan (Tpe) 6-2 1-6 7-5
2nd rd:
(4) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) bt Alla Kudryavtseva
(Rus) 6-1 1-0 ret Virginie Razzano (Fra) bt (8) Vera Zvonareva (Rus)
6-3 1-6 7-6 (7-2)
WTA Nordea Nordic Light Open
1st rd:
(3) Katarina Srebotnik (Slo) gbt Anna Lapushchenkova
(Rus) 6-2 6-1 (5) Anabel Medina Garrigues (Spa) bt Sandra Roma (Swe)
6-3 6-1 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) bt Ekaterina Bychkova (Rus)
6-4 3-6 6-1 (1) Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) bt Nathalie Dechy (Fra) 6-2
6-3 Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova (Cze) bt Petra Cetkovska (Cze) 6-4 6-7
(2-7) 6-4 Mariya Koryttseva (Ukr) bt Ekaterina Makarova (Rus) 6-3 6-4
Maria Elena Camerin (Ita) bt (8) Marina Erakovic (Nzl) 6-3 6-4
Johanna Larsson (Swe) bt Julia Goerges (Ger) 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4
Virginia Ruano Pascual (Spa) bt Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Spa) 3-6
7-6 (7-5) 6-2 Vera Dushevina (Rus) bt Lucie Safarova (Cze) 7-6 (7-4)
6-3 (4) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt Angelique Kerber (Ger) 6-3 6-4
ATHLETICS
Yelena Isinbayeva set her 23rd world pole vault record
when jumping five metres four centimetres with her third attempt at
the height. The 26-year-old Russian added a centimetre to the
performance she achieved at the Rome Golden League meeting on July
11th and it was her 13th record outdoors. Isinbayeva display
suggested she will be an odds-on favourite to defend her Olympic
title in Beijing when the Games track and field programme gets
underway in 16 days time.
Asafa Powell with his third successive 100m win in a
week lowered his season's best to a superb 9.82sec ahead of Darvis
Patton and Nesta Carter who clocked 9.98sec and 10.02sec. |
