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Headlines (10 August) :
Rafa upbeat for Gerrard recovery
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is hopeful Steven Gerrard
will be out for no more than a week after the Reds captain picked up
a thigh strain.
Jones boost for Black Cats
Sunderland have been boosted by the news that striker
Kenwyne Jones should be back in training within two months.
SFA announce new TV deal
The Scottish Football Association have announced a new
TV rights deal which will net them as much as £60million between
2010 and 2014 - the biggest broadcasting windfall in their history.
MacDonald out of South Africa tour
Leon MacDonald has been ruled out of New Zealand's
trip to South Africa as he continues to recover from concussion.
Lauititti must miss derby clash
Leeds forward Ali Lauitiiti has been banned for one
match and fined £300 by the Rugby Football League after being
found guilty of a careless strike of the forearm during Saturday's
defeat at Warrington.
Scolari: I'm not like Mourinho
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari insists he will
oversee a culture change at Stamford Bridge - both on and off the
pitch.
Ryder Cup weighing on Poulter's mind
Ian Poulter is trying his best to put thoughts of
Ryder Cup qualification out of his mind - but the issue refuses to
disappear as he goes into this week's US PGA Championship at Oakland
Hills.
Velicka rues 'worst night'
Andrius Velicka branded Rangers' defeat by his former
club FBK Kaunas as the worst night of his career - and insisted he
had to shoulder some of the blame for their dramatic exit from Europe
on Tuesday night.
Bopara seeking to stake claim
Ravi Bopara has set his sights on claiming a winter
tour spot with England by seizing his only chance to impress during
this week's final npower Test at The Oval.
Foster has high hopes for Brits
Veteran sprinter Mark Foster goes into his fifth
Olympic Games believing the relaxed atmosphere within the British
swimming team will reap dividends when the action begins in the pool
on Saturday. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 09 August 2008
FOOTBALL
European Champion Clubs Cup
Second Qualifying Round 2nd Leg
FBK Kaunas 2 Rangers 1 FBK Kaunas won 2-1 on aggregate
FK Ventspils 2 SK Brann 1 Agg: 2-2, SK Brann won on
away goals
CIS Insurance Cup First Round
Albion 0 Raith 0 Alloa 2 Elgin 0 Clyde 4 Queens Park 1
Dumbarton 1 Annan Athletic 1 Montrose 0 Cowdenbeath 2 Partick 4
Forfar 3 Peterhead 0 Dunfermline 2 Ross County 2 Airdrie Utd 3
Stenhousemuir 1 St Johnstone 5 Stranraer 3 Morton 6
TENNIS
ATP Countrywide Classic 1st rd:
Andrea Stoppini (Ita) bt Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) 6-1 6-3
Wayne Odesnik (USA) bt Bobby Reynolds (USA) 4-6 6-1 6-4 Vincent
Spadea (USA) bt Sebastien Grosjean (Fra) 6-3 3-6 6-3 Dusan Vemic
(Ser) bt Sam Warburg (USA) 3-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 Amer Delic (USA) bt Dudi
Sela (Isr) 6-4 6-4 (5) Marat Safin (Rus) bt John Isner (USA) 6-3 6-4
Donald Young (USA) bt (8) Tommy Haas (Ger) 6-2 6-4 (7) Carlos Moya
(Spa) bt Xavier Malisse (Bel) 6-2 1-6 7-6 (7-5)
GOLF
US PGA Tour's Legends Reno-Tahoe Open at Montreux G
& CC in Reno, Nevada (USA unless stated, par 72):
270 Parker McLachlin 68 62 66 74 277 Brian Davis (Eng)
67 67 68 75, John Rollins 70 66 70 71 278 Ryan Palmer 71 66 71 70,
Eric Axley 72 66 71 69, Martin Laird 73 70 69 66, Harrison Frazar 67
68 74 69 279 John Merrick 67 67 73 72, Jason Gore 68 70 70 71, Mark
Wilson 74 67 71 67 280 Kevin Na 71 69 71 69, Bob Heintz 71 69 69 71,
Brenden Pappas (Rsa) 74 67 69 70 281 Mathias Gronberg (Swe) 68 68 74
71, Jay Delsing 68 72 69 72, Andrew Buckle (Aus) 70 69 68 74, Carlos
Franco (Par) 68 69 72 72, Rob Grube 70 74 69 68, Jonathan Byrd 71 73
70 67, Steve Elkington (Aus) 73 69 73 66 282 Y. E Yang (Kor) 72 70 67
73, Robert Garrigus 74 69 68 71, Joe Ogilvie 70 66 72 74, Lee Janzen
71 70 68 73, Marco Dawson 67 73 69 73, John Huston 70 66 73 73, John
Riegger 72 72 72 66, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl) 73 71 69 69 |
