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On This Day in Sport (04 September 2010):

1990: Manchester United's Steve Bruce became the first top-flight player to be red-carded under the new professional foul rule, in a match against Luton.
2000: European champions Real Madrid reported they were more than £165million in debt.
2002: Former England cricket captain and opening batsman Geoffrey Boycott confirmed he had been diagnosed with cancer after tests on a lump in his neck.
2006: Thomas Bjorn let rip at Ian Woosnam after Europe's captain opted for Lee Westwood instead of the Dane as his second wild card for the defence of the Ryder Cup at the K Club. Bjorn described his relationship with Woosnam as "completely dead", calling the captain "barmy"

Headlines (04 September) :

Capello hails England side
Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney and Joe Hart picked out for praise after England's 4-0 win over Bulgaria at Wembley
Murray eases through in New York
Andy Murray charges into the third round of the US Open after a dominant win over Jamaica's Dustin Brown at Flushing Meadows
Police release Pakistan trio
The three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of match-fixing allegations have been released without charge by police
Nadal digs deep for victory
Rafael Nadal displays all his renowned fighting spirit to beat Denis Istomin and complete the third round line-up at the US Open
Venus wins on good day for seeds
Venus Williams makes light work of Many Minella to reach the fourth round of the US Open on a day of easy wins for the top women in New York
McIlroy and Davis well placed in Boston
Rory McIlroy and Brian Davis are one shot off the lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship after a first round delayed by Hurricane Earl
Levein blasts ref after Scotland stalemate
Craig Levein hits out at Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir after Scotland's 0-0 draw with Lithuania in their opening Euro 2012 qualifyier in Kaunas
Brewer pleased by sharp Sharks
Sale boss Mike Brewer praises his side's pace and intensity after they beat Newcastle 35-18 on the opening night of the new Aviva Premiership season

International Results Roundup

Dateline 03 September 2010

FOOTBALL
International
China PR 0 Iran 2 Qatar 1 Bahrain 1 Switzerland 0 Australia 0
European Championship Qualifying Group A
Belgium 0 Germany 1 Kazakhstan 0 Turkey 3
European Championship Qualifying Group B
Andorra 0 Russia 2 Armenia 0 Rep of Ireland 1 Slovakia 1 FYR Macedonia 0
European Championship Qualifying Group C
Estonia 1 Italy 2 Faroe Islands 0 Serbia 3 Slovenia 0 Northern Ireland 1
European Championship Qualifying Group D France 0 Belarus 1 Luxembourg 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 Romania 1 Albania 1
European Championship Qualifying Group E
Moldova 2 Finland 0 San Marino 0 Holland 5 Sweden 2 Hungary 0
European Championship Qualifying Group F
Greece 1 Georgia 1 Latvia 0 Croatia 3
European Championship Qualifying Group G
England 4 Bulgaria 0 Montenegro 1 Wales 0
European Championship Qualifying Group H
Iceland 1 Norway 2 Portugal 4 Cyprus 4
European Championship Qualifying Group I
Liechtenstein 0 Spain 4 Lithuania 0 Scotland 0 Romania U21 3 Russia U21 0
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying Group Two
Switzerland U21 1 Rep of Ireland U21 0
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying Group Three
Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 0 Italy U21 1
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying Group Four
Finland U21 2 Poland U21 0
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying Group Five
Czech Rep U21 1 Germany U21 1 N Ireland U21 4 San Marino U21 0
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying Group Six
Sweden U21 1 Israel U21 2
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying Group Seven
Norway U21 1 Cyprus U21 3
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying Group Eight
Slovenia U21 2 Belgium U21 2 Ukraine U21 2 France U21 2
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying Group Nine
Portugal U21 0 England U21 1
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying Group Ten
Belarus U21 1 Scotland U21 1
TENNIS
US OPEN
Men's Singles - Second Round
Feliciano Lopez (23) 6 6 (4) 5 7 (7) 6 Benoit Paire 4 7 (7) 7 6 (3) 2
Daniel Gimeno-Traver 4 6 6 7 (7) - Jeremy Chardy 6 2 0 6 (2) -
Julien Benneteau 4 6 - - - Tommy Robredo 6 6 - - - Match won by retirement
David Ferrer (10) 6 6 6 - - Benjamin Becker 3 4 3 - -
Adrian Mannarino 1 2 2 - - Fernando Verdasco (8) 6 6 6 - -
David Nalbandian (31) 7 6 6 - - Florent Serra 5 4 2 - -
Rafael Nadal (1) 6 7 (7) 7 - - Denis Istomin 2 6 (5) 5 - -
Victor Hanescu 6 (2) 4 2 - - Michael Llodra 7 (7) 6 6 - -
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 3 6 (5) 6 6 (4) - Nicolas Almagro (14) 6 7 (7) 4 7 (7) -
Sam Querrey (20) 6 6 6 - - Marcel Granollers 2 3 4 - -
Andy Murray (4) 7 6 6 - - Dustin Brown 5 3 0 - -
Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 5 3 6 7 (8) Ryan Harrison 3 7 6 3 6 (6)
Juan Ignacio Chela 5 3 4 - - Stanislas Wawrinka (25) 7 6 6 - -
Gilles Simon 4 6 1 6 6 Philipp Kohlschreiber (29) 6 3 6 1 3
Mikhail Youzhny (12) 6 6 4 6 - Dudi Sela 1 3 6 3 -
Marco Chiudinelli 3 6 6 (7) 4 - John Isner (18) 6 3 7 (9) 6 -
Women's Singles - Third Round
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (20) 6 6 - - - Gisela Dulko 1 2 - - -
Virginie Razzano 5 0 - - - Ana Ivanovic 7 6 - - -
Mandy Minella 2 1 - - - Venus Williams (3) 6 6 - - -
Francesca Schiavone (6) 6 7 - - - Alona Bondarenko (29) 1 5 - - -
Daniela Hantuchova (24) 5 2 - - - Elena Dementieva (12) 7 6 - - -
Samantha Stosur (5) 6 6 - - - Sara Errani 2 3 - - -
Shahar Peer (16) 6 6 - - - Flavia Pennetta (19) 4 4 - - -
Petra Kvitova (27) 3 0 - - - Kim Clijsters (2) 6 6
GOLF
Home Care & Hospice First Tee
Collated first-round scores in the Champions Tour Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open, Pebble Beach Golf Links & Del Monte GC, Monterey, California, United States of America (USA unless stated, par 72): Pebble Beach Golf Links
66 Tom Pernice Jnr. 67 Chip Beck, Olin Browne 68 John Cook 69 Mark O'Meara, Jay Don Blake 70 Denis Watson (Zim), Jay Haas, Hal Sutton 71 Joey Sindelar, Greg Bruckner, Tom Lehman, John Jacobs, Sandy Lyle (Sco) 72 Fulton Allem (Rsa), Gene Jones, Bobby Clampett, David Frost (Rsa), Peter Senior (Aus), Tommy Armour III, David Peoples, Robin Freeman
Omega European Masters Second-round collated scores (Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 71):
128 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 67 61 131 Matteo Manassero (Ita) 64 67, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 66 65 132 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 65 67 133 Graeme Storm 65 68 134 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 68 66 135 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 67 68, Anthony Wall 67 68, Anders Hansen (Den) 68 67 136 Steve Webster 66 70, Oliver Wilson 68 68, Phillip Price 68 68, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 69 67, Simon Dyson 69 67, David Drysdale 66 70, David Dixon 67 69, Jamie Donaldson 68 68, Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 68 68
Deutsche Bank Championship
Collated first-round scores in the USPGA Tour Deutsche Bank Championship, The TPC of Boston, Norton, Massachusetts, United States of America (USA unless stated, par 71):
63 Zach Johnson, Jason Day (Aus) 64 Brian Davis (Eng), Hunter Mahan, Charley Hoffman, Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Ryan Palmer, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus), D.J. Trahan, Ryan Moore 65 Steve Stricker, Steve Marino, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Luke Donald (Eng), Matthew Jones (Aus) 66 Kris Blanks, Jason Dufner, John Senden (Aus), Matt Kuchar, John Rollins, Vijay Singh (Fij), J.B. Holmes, Jim Furyk, Bill Haas, Paul Casey (Eng), Martin Laird (Sco), Brandt Snedeker
HOCKEY
England's unbeaten start to the BDO FIH World Cup continued as a solo effort from Reading's Helen Richardson earned a 1-1 draw against South Korea in Rosario, Argentina. Things started badly for England with Kim Jong-Eun scoring the quickest goal of the tournament so far when she dived in at the back post to put Korea ahead inside the first minute.