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On This Day in Sport (11 August 2008):

1991: A crowd of 33,000 turned out at Old Trafford for former Manchester United manager Sir Matt Busby's testimonial. A 1-1 draw between United and a Republic of Ireland XI raised £250,000 for the man who turned the Red Devils into a major footballing force.
1991: Big-hitting John Daly came from nowhere to win the USPGA title at the Crooked Stick course in Indiana, having been a tour rookie and ninth reserve for the tournament.
1994: Goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar left Liverpool after 13 years and 627 appearances to sign for Southampton.
2005: Shane Warne took his 600th Test wicket when he removed Marcus Trescothick in the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford.
2006: Former captain David Beckham was left out of new England coach Steve McClaren's first squad for a friendly against Greece.

Headlines (11 August) :

Time short in Robson's cancer battle
Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has admitted he will lose his battle with lung cancer "sooner rather than later".
Fulham seal Johnson deal
Andrew Johnson has completed his transfer from Everton to Fulham for an undisclosed fee.
Depor accept Newcastle's Coloccini bid
Deportivo La Coruna have accepted a bid from Newcastle for Argentina defender Fabricio Coloccini.
Ronaldo commits to another year at Utd
Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed to give everything in the Manchester United cause this season.
Villa hold Young talks
Aston Villa are in talks with defender Luke Young after agreeing terms with Middlesbrough for the England international.
Gavin Beijing dream is over
Great Britain's Olympic boxing hopes have been hit by a hammer-blow with the news that world lightweight champion and gold medal favourite Frankie Gavin has been forced to withdraw from the competition.
Pietersen has faith in batting
Kevin Pietersen has challenged England's under-performing batsmen to deliver at the Oval this week when he begins his reign as captain in the final npower Test against South Africa.
Anderson agrees new Giants deal
Huddersfield Giants caretaker coach Paul Anderson has signed a new two-year deal with the engage Super League club.
Everton: Stadium plans not dead
Everton insist their plans for a new stadium in neighbouring Kirkby are not dead despite the Government 'calling in' the scheme for further examination.
Reedie IOC election bid fails
Sir Craig Reedie has lost his bid to be elected to the executive board of the International Olympic Committee.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 10 August 2008

FOOTBALL
European Champion Clubs Cup Second Qualifying Round 2nd Leg
Artmedia Petrzalka 4 Tampere United 2 Artmedia Petrzalka won 7-3 on aggregate
BATE 2 Anderlecht 2 BATE won 4-3 on aggregate
Basle 4 IFK Goteborg 2 Basle won 5-3 on aggregate
Dinamo Tbilisi 0 Panathinaikos 0 Panathinaikos won 3-0 on aggregate
Dinamo Zagreb 3 Domzale 2 Dinamo Zagreb won 6-2 on aggregate
Dynamo Kiev 2 Drogheda Utd 2 Dynamo Kiev won 4-3 on aggregate
MTK Budapest 0 Fenerbahce 5 Fenerbahce won 7-0 on aggregate
Modrica 1 AaB 2 AaB won 7-1 on aggregate
Partizan Belgrade 2 Inter Baku 0 Partizan Belgrade won 3-1 on aggregate
Rapid Vienna 3 Anorthosis Famagusta 1 Anorthosis Famagusta won 4-3 on aggregate
Sparta Prague 2 FC Sheriff 0 Sparta Prague won 3-0 on aggregate
Wisla Krakow 5 Beitar Jerusalem 0 Wisla Krakow won 6-2 on aggregate
Co-operative Insurance Cup First Round
Arbroath 3 Stirling 2 Ayr 2 Berwick 1 East Fife 0 Brechin 3 East Stirling 1 Livingston 2
CRICKET
Holland v Bermuda
First One Day International at Amsterdam
Start delayed due to rain
Durham v Kent Desktop LV County Championship - Division One at Riverside
Durham 146 all out 57.3 ovs Kent 43 - 5 22 ovs Close of play.
Hampshire v Yorkshire LV County Championship - Division One at The Rose Bowl
Hampshire Yorkshire 206 - 7 80 ovs Close of play.
Lancashire v Sussex LV County Championship - Division One at Old Trafford
Lancashire 206 all out 87.3 ovs Sussex 9 - 0 6.3 ovs Close of play.
Somerset v Nottinghamshire LV County Championship - Division One at Taunton
Somerset 106 all out 39.1 ovs Nottinghamshire 185 - 6 47 ovs Close of play.
Glamorgan v Middlesex LV County Championship - Division Two at Colwyn Bay
Glamorgan 258 - 9 76 ovs Middlesex Close of play.
Gloucestershire v Leicestershire LV County Championship - Division Two at Cheltenham
Gloucestershire 256 - 5 80 ovs Leicestershire Close of play.
Worcestershire v Derbyshire LV County Championship - Division Two at New Road
Worcestershire 450 - 8 dec 82.2 ovs Derbyshire 27 - 0 11 ovs Close of play.
OLYMPIC FOOTBALL
Women's First Round
Group E Match 01: Argentina 1 Canada 2 Group E Match 02: China 2 Sweden 1 Group F Match 03: Germany 0 Brazil 0 Group F Match 04: PR Korea 1 Nigeria 0 Group G Match 05: Japan 2 New Zealand 2 Group G Match 06: Norway 2 USA 0
TENNIS
ATP Countrywide Classic 2nd rd
Denis Gremelmayr (Ger) bt (4) Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 7-5 7-5 (5) Marat Safin (Rus) bt Wayne Odesnik (USA) 6-3 6-2 (6) Mardy Fish (USA) bt Vincent Spadea (USA) 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 6-0 Florent Serra (Fra) bt (2) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) 6-2 7-6 (7-4)