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On This Day in Sport (03 September 2010):

1925: Austria beat Germany 6-3 in the first international handball match.
1935: Malcolm Campbell became the first man to travel at 300mph on land when he powered his Bluebird to a new world record of 301.13mph at Bonneville Flats, Utah.
1950: Giuseppe `Nino' Farina won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in an Alfa Romeo to capture the world title and become the first winner of the newly-instituted drivers' championship.
1972: Northern Ireland's Mary Peters pipped West Germany's Heidi Rosendahl to the gold medal in the pentathlon at the Munich Olympics. The result was confirmed only in the final event, the 200metres, which Peters ran in 24.08secs - had she been 0.1secs slower she would have missed out.
1999: Former England boss Bobby Robson was unveiled as the new manager of Newcastle at the age of 66.
2003: Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Bosnich had his appeal against a nine-month ban for improper conduct and breach of doping regulations rejected.
2004: England's World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward announced he would be leaving rugby after the 2005 summer Lions Tour to New Zealand.
2006: Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood were named as wild cards for European Ryder Cup team.
2006: Andre Agassi retired from tennis after being knocked out of the US Open by Benjamin Becker.

Headlines (03 September)

ICC charge Pakistan trio
Butt, Asif and Amir could face life bans after being charged by the ICC for alleged irregular behaviour during the fourth Test
Opponent keeps Murray guessing
Andy Murray is preparing for a journey into the unknown today, in more ways than one, in the US Open at Flushing Meadows
Becks ready for LA comeback
David Beckham is confident he will be fit enough to make his comeback for Los Angeles Galaxy next week - three weeks ahead of schedule
Gerrard: We believe in Capello
Steven Gerrard launches a strong defence of Fabio Capello and hopes the Italian's future does not depend on their opening two Euro 2012 qualifiers
Fed wins as Davydenko goes out
Roger Federer marched into the third round of the US Open this evening but sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko was shocked by Richard Gasquet
Sharapova sets up Capra clash
Maria Sharapova will face the new hero of American tennis for the second year running at the US Open after reaching the third round
Pearce won't quit U21 role
Stuart Pearce insists he will not walk away from his post as England Under-21 coach, even if his side fail to qualify for Euro 2011
Tiger back in the spotlight
Only four weeks until the Ryder Cup and still golf fans do not know for sure whether Tiger Woods will be part of the US team

International Results Roundup

Dateline 02 September 2010

FOOTBALL
European Championship Qualifying Group F
Israel 3 Malta 1
CRICKET
Durham v Nottinghamshire LV County Championship : Division One at Emirates Durham ICG
Durham 372 all out 103.5 ovs 361 - 6 dec 86 ovs Nottinghamshire 343 all out 113 ovs 18 - 0 4.4 ovs In Progress
Lancashire v Hampshire LV County Championship : Division One at Liverpool
Lancashire 398 all out 134 ovs Hampshire 160 all out 47.4 ovs 328 - 9 125.2 ovs In Progress
Warwickshire v Kent LV County Championship : Division One at Edgbaston
Warwickshire 294 all out 84.4 ovs 140 all out 33.1 ovs Kent 111 all out 31.3 ovs 228 all out 60.1 ovs Warwickshire won by 95 runs.
Gloucestershire v Derbyshire LV County Championship : Division Two at Bristol
Gloucestershire 156 all out 35.1 ovs 70 all out 24.3 ovs Derbyshire 44 all out 16.1 ovs 236 all out 73 ovs Derbyshire won by 54 runs.
TENNIS
US OPEN
Men's Singles - Second Round
Ricardo Mello 1 4 4 - - Juan Carlos Ferrero (22) 6 6 6 - -
Kei Nishikori 5 7 (8) 3 7 (7) 6 Marin Cilic (11) 7 6 (6) 6 6 (3) 1
Nikolay Davydenko (6) 3 4 2 - - Richard Gasquet 6 6 6 - -
Thiemo De Bakker 6 (4) 6 6 3 - Ivan Dodig 7 (7) 2 3 2 - Match won by retirement
Robin Soderling (5) 6 6 6 - - Taylor Dent 2 2 4 - -
Albert Montanes (21) 6 6 6 - - Carsten Ball 4 3 1 - -
Jurgen Melzer (13) 6 6 (4) 6 1 7 Ricardas Berankis 4 7 (7) 3 6 5
Paul-Henri Mathieu 7 (7) 6 6 - - Guillaume Rufin 6 (3) 4 3 - -
Kevin Anderson 6 (4) 6 5 6 7 (7) Thomaz Bellucci (26) 7 (7) 4 7 4 6 (2)
Andreas Beck 3 4 3 - - Roger Federer (2) 6 6 6 - -
Pablo Cuevas 5 0 2 - - Mardy Fish (19) 7 6 6 - -
Philipp Petzschner 5 3 6 (6) - - Novak Djokovic (3) 7 6 7 (8) - -
Arnaud Clement 6 5 - - - Eduardo Schwank 3 5 - - - Match won by retirement
Peter Polansky 7 (7) 3 2 4 - James Blake 6 (1) 6 6 6 -
Women's Singles - Second Round
Svetlana Kuznetsova (11) 6 6 - - - Anastasija Sevastova 2 3 - - -
Alexandra Dulgheru (25) 7 (7) 6 - - - Sofia Arvidsson 6 (5) 1 - - -
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (22) 6 (2) 4 - - - Patty Schnyder 7 (7) 6 - - -
Jelena Jankovic (4) 6 3 6 - - Mirjana Lucic 4 6 2 - -
Aravane Rezai (18) 5 6 3 - - Beatrice Capra 7 2 6 - -
Julia Goerges 4 5 - - - Yanina Wickmayer (15) 6 7 - - -
Agnieszka Radwanska (9) 6 1 4 - - Shuai Peng 2 6 6 - -
Dominika Cibulkova 6 5 7 (9) - - Kateryna Bondarenko 2 7 6 (7) - -
Yvonne Meusburger 6 5 0 - - Maria Kirilenko (23) 4 7 6 - -
Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6 7 - - - Urszula Radwanska 2 5 - - -
Yung-Jan Chan 6 6 - - - Tamira Paszek 3 3 - - -
Iveta Benesova 1 2 - - - Maria Sharapova (14) 6 6 - - -
Caroline Wozniacki (1) 6 6 - - - Kai-Chen Chang 0 0 - - -
Akgul Amanmuradova 2 4 - - - Kaia Kanepi (31) 6 6 - - -
Sabine Lisicki 1 6 (5) - - - Vera Zvonareva (7) 6 7 (7) - - -
Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 3 5 - - Andrea Petkovic 3 6 7 -
GOLF
Omega European Masters
Collated first round scores in the European Tour Omega European Masters, Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans, Switzerland(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 71):
64 Matteo Manassero (Ita) 65 Mikko Ilonen (Fin), Graeme Storm 66 David Drysdale, Steve Webster, Rick Kulacz (Aus), Robert Coles, Chapchai Nirat (Tha), Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 67 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned), Soren Hansen (Den), Paul Waring, Darren Clarke, Anthony Wall, David Dixon, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa), Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 68 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra), Anders Hansen (Den), Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Oliver Wilson, Scott Strange (Aus), Phillip Price, Gary Lockerbie, Daniel Vancsik (Arg), Michael Jonzon (Swe), Jamie Donaldson, Alastair Forsyth, Keith Horne