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On This Day in Sport (01 August 2008):

1716: The oldest surviving sporting contest, the Doggett's Coat and Badge, for Thames scullers, was held for the first time.
1936: The 11th Olympics opened in Berlin, Germany. The Games were remembered for Jesse Owens winning four gold medals.
1980: Sebastian Coe turned the tables on Steve Ovett to win the 1,500 metres at the Moscow Olympics, after his great rival had beaten him in the 800m final six days earlier.
1989: Australia won the fourth Test at Old Trafford to become the first side to regain the Ashes on English soil since 1934.
2003: Manchester United plc were fined £1.652million by the Office of Fair Trading over allegations they fixed the price of replica kits.
2004: Mark Palios resigned as chief executive of the Football Association.
2005: Britain's David Davies won bronze in the men's 1,500metres freestyle at the World Championships in Montreal.

Headlines (01 August) :

Rooney quizzed over spitting allegation
Wayne Rooney was questioned by police after allegedly spitting at a paparazzi photographer, Scotland Yard said on Friday.
On-song Flintoff hungry for more
Andrew Flintoff has set his sights on reaching further milestones for England after passing the 200 Test wicket barrier with a stunning performance against South Africa on Thursday.
Murray happy with progress
Andy Murray believes he has reached new heights since Wimbledon as his fine start the American hardcourt season continues.
Fergie has management touch - Solskjaer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not surprised in the least by the number of Sir Alex Ferguson's pupils who have entered the management game.
Heidfeld relaxed about the future
Nick Heidfeld appears likely to be retained by BMW Sauber for next season after finally turning his season on its head.
Tigers poised to sign Widders
South Sydney forward Dean Widders is set to join Castleford for 2008, the Australian club have announced.
2012 will increase doping temptation
Britain's anti-doping chief Andy Parkinson is "massively concerned" that the rewards on offer at the London 2012 Olympics will tempt home athletes to take performance-enhancing drugs.
Life is sweet for Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton is determined to keep hitting the sweet spot in a McLaren he currently hails as "the best it has ever been".

International Results Roundup

Dateline 31 July 2008

FOOTBALL
UEFA Cup First Qualifying Round 2nd Leg
Apoel Nicosia 1 Pelister Bitola 0 Apoel Nicosia won 1-0 on aggregate
B36 Torshavn 0 Brondby 2 Brondby won 3-0 on aggregate
Banants Yerevan 0 SV Red Bull Salzburg 3 SV Red Bull Salzburg won 10-0 on aggregate
Bellinzona 3 Ararat Yerevan 1 Bellinzona won 4-1 on aggregate
Birkirkara 0 Hajduk Split 3 Hajduk Split won 7-0 on aggregate
Borac Cacak 3 FC Dacia 1 Borac Cacak won 4-2 on aggregate
CS Grevenmacher 1 FH Hafnarfjordur 5 FH Hafnarfjordur won 8-3 on aggregate
Debrecen 1 Shakhtyor Karaganda 0 Debrecen won 2-1 on aggregate
FC Copenhagen 7 Cliftonville 0 FC Copenhagen won 11-0 on aggregate
FC Haka 4 Cork 0 FC Haka won 6-2 on aggregate
FC Midtjylland 4 Bangor City 0 FC Midtjylland won 10-1 on aggregate
FC Nistru 0 Hertha Berlin 0 Hertha Berlin won 8-1 on aggregate
FC Zestafoni 1 Gyor 2 Gyor won 3-2 on aggregate
FK Austria Magna 2 Tobol 0 FK Austria Magna won 2-1 on aggregate
FK Milano 1 Omonia Nicosia 2 Omonia Nicosia won 4-1 on aggregate
Flora Tallinn 2 Djurgardens IF 2 Agg: 2-2, Djurgardens IF won on away goals
Gomel 1 Legia Warsaw 4 Legia Warsaw won 4-1 on aggregate
IA Akranes 2 FC Honka 1 FC Honka won 4-2 on aggregate
Interblock 1 Zeta 0 Interblock won 2-1 on aggregate
Juvenes/Dogana 0 Hapoel Tel-Aviv 2 Hapoel Tel-Aviv won 5-0 on aggregate
Kalmar FF 7 Racing Luxembourg 1 Kalmar FF won 10-1 on aggregate
Lech Poznan 4 Khazar Lenkoran 1 Lech Poznan won 5-1 on aggregate
MSK Zilina 1 MTZ-RIPO 0 MSK Zilina won 3-2 on aggregate
Man City 2 EB Streymur 0 Man City won 4-0 on aggregate
Mogren 0 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona 3 NK Slaven Koprivnica 4 Marsaxlokk FC 0 NK Slaven Koprivnica won 8-0 on aggregate
Olimpik Baku 1 Vojvodina 1 Vojvodina won 2-1 on aggregate
Partizani Tirana 1 Siroki Brijeg 3 Siroki Brijeg won 3-1 on aggregate
SK Liepajas Metalurgs 2 Glentoran 0 SK Liepajas Metalurgs won 3-1 on aggregate
St Patricks 2 JFK Olimps 0 St Patricks won 3-0 on aggregate
The New Saints FC 0 FK Suduva 1 FK Suduva won 2-0 on aggregate
UE Sant Julia 0 Cherno More 5 Cherno More won 9-0 on aggregate
Viking FK 2 FK Vetra 0 Viking FK won 2-1 on aggregate
Vllaznia Shkoder 0 Koper 0
WIT Georgia Tbilisi 1 FC Spartak Trnava 0 WIT Georgia Tbilisi won 3-2 on aggregate
Zrinjski Mostar 3 FC Vaduz 0
CRICKET
Sri Lanka v India Second Test Match at Galle
Sri Lanka 147 - 3 38.3 ovs India 329 all out 82 ovs
England v South Africa Third npower Test Match at Edgbaston
England 231 all out 77 ovs South Africa 273 - 7 81 ovs
Kent v Hampshire LV County Championship - Division One at Canterbury
Kent 252 - 4 76.5 ovs Hampshire 367 all out 110.2 ovs
Nottinghamshire v Durham LV County Championship - Division One at Trent Bridge
Nottinghamshire 135 - 4 40.2 ovs Durham 266 all out 91.2 ovs
Sussex v Somerset LV County Championship - Division One at Horsham
Sussex 419 all out 110.5 ovs Somerset 265 - 5 60.4 ovs
Yorkshire v Surrey LV County Championship - Division One at Headingley Carnegie
Yorkshire 92 - 1 34.2 ovs Surrey 204 all out 56.1 ovs
Derbyshire v Northamptonshire LV County Championship - Division Two at Chesterfield
Derbyshire Northamptonshire 382 - 6 96.5 ovs
Essex v Glamorgan LV County Championship - Division Two at Southend
Essex 206 all out 61 ovs Glamorgan 139 all out 54.1 ovs 257 - 6 70.1 ovs Glamorgan are leading by 190 runs.
Gloucestershire v Worcestershire LV County Championship - Division Two at Cheltenham
Gloucestershire 283 all out 86.3 ovs Worcestershire 342 - 2 65.2 ovs
Leicestershire v Warwickshire LV County Championship - Division Two at Grace Road
Leicestershire 432 all out 139.3 ovs Warwickshire 34 - 2 13.1 ovs
MCC v Bangladesh A Tour Match at Racecourse
MCC Bangladesh A Start delayed due to wet outfield
England Under 19 v New Zealand Under 19 Second Under 19 Test Match at New Road
England Under 19 New Zealand Under 19 21 - 0 6.2 ovs
TENNIS
RICOH Women's British Open
Collated first round scores in the LPGA Tour RICOH Women's British Open, Sunningdale GC, Berkshire, England(USA unless stated, par 72):
65 Juli Inkster 66 Johanna Head (Eng), Ji-Young Oh (Kor), Stacy Prammanasudh, Ji-Yai Shin (Kor), Yuri Fudoh (Jpn), Momoko Ueda (Jpn), Laura Diaz 67 Karen Stupples (Eng), Sherri Steinhauer, Kristy McPherson, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 68 Minea Blomqvist (Fin), Marianne Skarpnord (Nor), Shi Hyun Ahn (Kor), Paula Marti (Spa), Catriona Matthew (Sco), Eun Hee Ji (Kor), Ji-Hee Lee (Jpn), Ai Miyazato (Jpn), Bo-Bae Song (Kor) 69 Felicity Johnson (Eng), Lotta Maria Wahlin (Swe), Jane Park, Reilley Rankin, Lorena Ochoa (Mex), Helen Alfredsson (Swe), Jimin Kang (Kor), Janice Moodie (Sco), Hee Young Park (Kor), Maria Verchenova (Rus), Maria Hjorth (Swe), Natalie Gulbis, Na Yeon Choi (Kor), Sophie Gustafson (Swe), Nicole Castrale, Katherine Hull (Aus)
ATP W & S Financial Group Masters
2nd rd:
Carlos Moya (Spa) bt (4) Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) 7-6 (10-8) 4-6 6-2
3rd rd:
Ernest Gulbis (Lat) bt (7) James Blake (USA) 6-4 1-6 6-3(3) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Andreas Seppi (Ita) 6-1 6-2(8) Andy Murray (Gbr) bt Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) 6-3 6-3 (16) Ivo Karlovic (Cro) bt (1) Roger Federer (Swi) 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 7-6 (7-5) Phillip Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt Robin Soderling (Swe) 7-6 (7-4) 5-7 7-6 (10-8) Nicolas Lapentti (Ecu) bt (10) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) 6-3 7-5 (2) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Tommy Haas (Ger) 6-4 7-6 (7-
WTA Rogers Cup
3rd rd:
Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) bt (12) Nadia Petrova (Rus) 7-6 (7-2) 6-2 (4) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) bt Michelle Larcher De Brito (Por) 7-5 2-6 6-4 (7) Dinara Safina (Rus) bt (9) Patty Schnyder (Swi) 6-2 6-2 (2) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt Stephanie Dubois (Can) 6-3 6-2 (10) Marion Bartoli (Fra) bt Anna Chakvetadze (Rus) 4-6 7-5 7-6 (7-4) (11) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Virginie Razzano (Fra) 7-6 (7-4) 2-0 ret