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Headlines (26 August) :
Zola 'completely shocked' by trouble
West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola described his shock
after the 3-1 Carling Cup second-round victory over Millwall was
scarred by pitch invasions and ugly clashes between fans in and
around Upton Park.
Murray seeded second in US Open
Andy Murray will start a grand slam tournament at the
bottom of the draw for the first time after being seeded second for
next week's US Open.
Lescott raring to get started
Joleon Lescott will finally get a chance to train with
his new team-mates on Wednesday morning after completing his move to
Manchester City on a five-year deal.
Anderson vows to fight for place
Anderson has admitted he is frustrated at his lack of
first-team opportunities so far this season but insists he does not
want to leave Manchester United.
McShane to seal Tigers switch
Hull are expected to complete the signing of
Sunderland defender Paul McShane on Wednesday morning.
Wenger: Eduardo set for 'massive season
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes this will be a
"massive season" for Croatia striker Eduardo.
RFU express 'concern' over Williams testimony
The Rugby Football Union have expressed their
"concern" over Tom Williams' claims that he felt under
pressure from Harlequins not to make a full disclosure on the events
behind the 'Bloodgate' scandal.
Redknapp talks up English stars
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp hopes Wednesday night's
Carling Cup clash against Doncaster will be the first step for Peter
Crouch to get himself to the World Cup.
No rest for Prior and co
Half a dozen of England's Ashes heroes will shake off
any effects of celebratory hangovers with a net session in Belfast on
Wednesday morning.
Lorenzo commits to Yamaha
Jorge Lorenzo has signed a 12-month contract extension
to remain with Yamaha. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 25 August 2009
FOOTBALL
UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-Offs 2nd Leg
Anderlecht 1 Lyon 3 Lyon won 8-2 on aggregate
Atletico Madrid 2 Panathinaikos 0 Atletico Madrid won
5-2 on aggregate
Debrecen 2 Levski Sofia 0 Debrecen won 4-1 on aggregate
FC Zurich 2 FK Ventspils 1 FC Zurich won 5-1 on
aggregate
Maccabi Haifa 3 SV Red Bull Salzburg 0 Maccabi Haifa
won 5-1 on aggregate
Europa League Qualifying Play-off 2nd Leg
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Sivasspor 0 Shakhtar Donetsk won
5-0 on aggregate
Carling Cup Second Round
Gillingham 1 Blackburn 3
Hartlepool 1 Burnley 2 Burnley won after extra-time
Hull 3 Southend 1
Leeds 2 Watford 1 Leeds won after extra-time
Nottm Forest 2 Middlesbrough 1 Nottm Forest won after
extra-time
Peterborough 2 Ipswich 1
Port Vale 2 Sheff Wed 0
Portsmouth 4 Hereford 1
Preston 2 Leicester 1
QPR 2 Accrington Stanley 1
Reading 1 Barnsley 2
Southampton 1 Birmingham 2
Swansea 1 Scunthorpe 2 Scunthorpe won after extra-time
Tranmere 0 Bolton 1
West Ham 3 Millwall 1 West Ham won after extra-time
Wolverhampton 0 Swindon 0 Wolverhampton won 6-5 on
penalties
TENNIS
ATP/WTA Pilot Pen Tennis Mens 2nd rd:
(7) Igor Andreev (Rus) bt Kevin Kim (USA) 6-3 6-1
(14) Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) bt Taylor Dent (USA) 6-3 6-4
Leonardo Mayer (Arg) bt Olivier Rochus (Bel) 6-0 6-4
(11) Jurgen Melzer (Aut) bt Pablo Cuevas (Uru) 6-2 3-0 ret
Bjorn Phau (Ger) bt (9) Nicolas Almagro (Spa) 2-6 6-3 7-5
Simone Bolelli (Ita) bt (13) Andreas Beck (Ger) 6-4 6-4
(1) Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt Robert Kendrick (USA)
7-6 (12-10) 6-3
(8) Victor Hanescu (Rom) bt Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) 6-4
6-7 (8-10) 6-3
(15) Fabrice Santoro (Fra) bt Potito Starace (Ita) 7-5 6-0
Frederico Gil (Por) bt (12) Philipp Petzschner (Ger)
6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (10-8) 6-3
(2) Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Paul Capdeville (Chi)
6-0 6-3
Jose Acasuso (Arg) bt (3) Tommy Robredo (Spa) 3-6 7-5
7-6 (7-5)
(16) Andreas Seppi (Ita) bt Yen-Hsun Lu (Tpe) 6-7
(5-7) 6-3 7-5
Florent Serra (Fra) bt (10) Jeremy Chardy (Fra) 6-7
(8-10) 7-6 (7-4) 6-1
Rajeev Ram (USA) bt (5) Mardy Fish (USA) 6-3 6-3
Women's 1st rd:
(9) Samantha Stosur (Aus) bt Alize Cornet (Fra) 6-7
(8-10) 6-2 6-4
(6) Marion Bartoli (Fra) bt Maria Jose Martinez
Sanchez (Spa) 4-6 6-3 6-1
(3) Flavia Pennetta (Ita) bt Ioana Raluca Olaru (Rom)
6-1 6-2
(8) Amelie Mauresmo (Fra) bt Alona Bondarenko (Ukr)
6-1 6-1
Anna Chakvetadze (Rus) bt Sybille Bammer (Aut) 4-6 6-4 7-5
(2) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt Edina Gallovits (Rom)
6-0 6-0
HOCKEY
England's women set up a semi-final meeting with
Germany at the EuroHockey Nations Championships in Amstelveen with a
4-1 win over Azerbaijan today. Leicester's Chloe Rogers put England
ahead in the 15th minute and Alex Danson added a second midway
through the first half. |
