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Headlines (09 August) :
Johnson eyes England recall
Andy Johnson is confident he can add to his eight
England caps now he has joined Fulham.
Robinho staying put - Calderon
Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has ruled out
"any possibility" of Robinho leaving the Spanish champions
for Chelsea.
Sunday start for Murrays
Andy and Jamie Murray will begin their bid for Olympic
glory Sunday in the first round of the men's doubles in Beijing.
Ainslie bounces back
Ben Ainslie recovered from a disappointing performance
in the opening race of the Finn class at the Olympic sailing regatta,
winning the second race on Saturday to move up to third in the
overall standings.
Another Greek caught by testers
Greece's problem with drugs in sport has been
highlighted again after the 14th athlete in the last three months
failed a doping test.
It's a breeze for Degale
James Degale handed Great Britain's beleaguered boxing
team a much needed boost by impressing in his middleweight first
round victory over Egypt's Mohamed Hikal at the Workers' Gymnasium.
Rose delighted to move into contention
Justin Rose was thrilled with his day's work after
moving into US PGA Championship contention at Oakland Hills.
Fallon remains on course for bronze
Craig Fallon's quest to become Britain's first medal
winner at the Beijing Olympics remains on track with the 26-year-old
two victories away from securing bronze in the -60kg category.
Benitez drops strong Barry hint
Rafael Benitez has promised to bring in one more top
player this summer - but refused to confirm that it would be Gareth Barry.
Gunners forced to dig deep
Arsene Wenger admits Ajax gave Arsenal a stern
examination of their Champions League credentials on Friday night -
when they were forced to produce a remarkable second-half comeback to
win their Amsterdam Tournament clash. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 08 August 2008
FOOTBALL
Blue Square Premier
Barrow 3 Oxford Utd 0
CRICKET
Sri Lanka v India
Third Test Match at Colombo Sri Lanka 188 - 4 70.5 ovs
India 249 all out 80 ovs
England v South Africa Fourth npower Test Match at The
Brit Oval
England 316 all out 95.2 ovs South Africa 194 all out
64.5 ovs 37 - 1 9 ovs Rain Stopped Play. South Africa are 85 runs
behind.
Lancashire v Sussex LV County Championship - Division
One at Old Trafford
Lancashire 206 all out 87.3 ovs 285 all out 88.1 ovs
Sussex 316 all out 95.3 ovs 14 - 0 10 ovs Close of play. Sussex need
162 more runs to win.
Somerset v Nottinghamshire LV County Championship -
Division One at Taunton
Somerset 106 all out 39.1 ovs 335 all out 98.2 ovs
Nottinghamshire 230 all out 64 ovs 70 - 3 24.5 ovs Nottinghamshire
need 142 more runs to win.
Warwickshire v Northamptonshire LV County Championship
- Division Two at Edgbaston
Warwickshire 120 - 3 45 ovs Northamptonshire 407 - 8
dec 105.4 ovs Close of play.
Glamorgan v Middlesex LV County Championship -
Division Two at Colwyn Bay
Glamorgan 262 all out 79.1 ovs 110 - 5 37.1 ovs
Middlesex 242 all out 87.4 ovs Rain Stopped Play. Glamorgan are
leading by 130 runs. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire LV County
Championship - Division Two at Cheltenham
Gloucestershire 315 all out 106.1 ovs 265 - 3 80 ovs
Leicestershire 228 all out 76 ovs Close of play. Gloucestershire are
leading by 352 runs. Worcestershire v Derbyshire LV County
Championship - Division Two at New Road
Worcestershire 450 - 8 dec 82.2 ovs 296 - 3 dec 60 ovs
Derbyshire 343 all out 105.3 ovs 34 - 0 16 ovs Close of play.
Derbyshire need 370 more runs to win.
England Under 19 v New Zealand Under 19
Second Under 19 One Day International at Canterbury
England Under 19 51 - 1 6.1 ovs New Zealand Under 19
EQUESTRIAN
They won the prestigious Aga Khan Trophy by a
five-fault margin from Ireland, with Germany, who defeated Britain at
Hickstead two weeks ago, in third place.
TENNIS
ATP Countrywide Classic Quarter-final:
(6) Mardy Fish (USA) bt Florent Serra (Fra) 6-4 6-4
GOLF
USPGA
All players US unless stated / a - amateur / par-70 / (totals)
139 J.B. Holmes 71 68 140 Charlie Wi (South Korea) 70
70, Ben Curtis 73 67, Justin Rose (Britain) 73 67 141 David Toms 72
69, Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 71 70 142 Angel Cabrera (Argentina) 70
72, Brandt Snedeker 71 71, Jeev Milkha Singh (India) 68 74, Aaron
Baddeley (Australia) 71 71, Sergio Garcia (Spain) 69 73, Ken Duke 69
73, Sean O'Hair 69 73 143 Nicholas Thompson 71 72, Briny Baird 71 72,
Paul Goydos 74 69, D.J. Trahan 72 71, Boo Weekley 72 71, Phil
Mickelson 70 73, Steve Flesch 73 70 144 Brian Gay 70 74, Tom Lehman
74 70, Michael Campbell (New Zealand) 73 71, Steve Elkington
(Australia) 71 73, Peter Hanson (Sweden) 71 73 145 Michael Allen 70
75, Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 71 74, Rory Sabbatini (South Africa)
72 73, Ian Poulter (Britain) 74 71, Alastair Forsyth (Britain) 73 72,
Robert Karlsson (Sweden) 68 77, Carl Pettersson (Sweden) 71 74,
Anthony Kim 70 75, Justin Leonard 74 71 |
