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Headlines (26 September) :
Wales power past tired Namibia
Wales needed a second-half blitz to finally secure a
81-7 World Cup victory over Namibia in New Plymouth.
Van Persie stalling on new deal
Robin van Persie has revealed he is in no rush to sign
a contract extension at Arsenal - but insisted he is happy with his
current deal.
Allardyce eyes England chance
Sam Allardyce is hoping to be in the frame to be the
next England coach by leading West Ham back into the Premier League.
Woods hires LaCava as caddie
Tiger Woods has announced he has hired Joe LaCava as
his new caddie.
Massa's warning for Hamilton
Felipe Massa has issued a stark warning to Lewis
Hamilton he will never win another F1 title if he continues to drive
in a 'mindless' manner.
Scotland focused on England
Scotland attack coach Gregor Townsend insists his side
believe they can get the result they need to reach the quarter-finals
of the World Cup.
Cavendish credits team for win
Mark Cavendish insisted his UCI Road Race World
Championship title was a real team effort - one which he hopes will
culminate in Olympic gold.
Vettel hails 'incredible' year
Sebastian Vettel didn't quite suggest his achievements
this season have been magical, but under the Singapore lights he was
certainly dazzling.
Radcliffe thinking of 2012 Games
Paula Radcliffe has set her sights firmly on next
year's Olympic marathon after sealing her place on the team for London.
Hull KR appoint Sandercock
Hull KR have appointed little-known Australian Craig
Sandercock as their new head coach. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 25 September 2011
FOOTBALL
Barclays Premier League
QPR 1 Aston Villa 1
Scottish Premier
St Johnstone 2 Hearts 0
npower Championship
Cardiff 0 Leicester 0
CRICKET
England v West Indies The Kia Oval International Twenty20
West Indies beat England by 25 runs.
RUGBY UNION
World Cup Pool B
Argentina (3) 13 Scotland (6) 12
World Cup Pool C
Ireland (36) 62 Russia (0) 12
World Cup Pool D
Fiji (0) 7 Samoa (12) 27
RUGBY LEAGUE
Super League Final Eliminator
Wigan (18) 44 Catalan Dragons (0) 0
Co-operative Championship One Play-off Final Eliminator
Keighley (8) 38 Rochdale (16) 23
FORMULA ONE
Singapore
Leading Final Positions after Race (61 Laps):
1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 1hr 59mins 06.757secs
2 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 1:59:08.494
3 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 1:59:36.036
4 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 2:00:02.206
5 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren 2:00:14.523
6 Paul di Resta (Gbr) Force India 2:00:57.824
7 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP at 1 Lap
8 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India at 1 Lap
9 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari at 1 Lap
10 Sergio Perez (Mex) Sauber-Ferrari at 1 Lap
11 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Williams at 1 Lap
12 Sebastien Buemi (Swi) Scuderia Toro Rosso at 1 Lap
13 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Williams at 1 Lap
14 Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn) Sauber-Ferrari at 2 Laps
15 Bruno Senna (Bra) Renault at 2 Laps
16 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Lotus F1 at 2 Laps
17 Vitaly Petrov (Rus) Renault at 2 Laps
18 Jerome d'Ambrosio (Bel) Virgin Racing at 2 Laps
19 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) HRT-F1 at 4 Laps
20 Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) HRT-F1 at 4 Laps
21 Jaime Alguersuari (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso at 5 Laps
Not classified:
22 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Lotus F1 47 Laps completed
23 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Mercedes GP 28 Laps completed
24 Timo Glock (Ger) Virgin Racing 9 Laps completed
GOLF
Tour Championship Collated final-round scores (USA
unless stated, par 70):
272 Bill Haas 68 67 69 68 (Bill Haas won at third
playoff hole), Hunter Mahan 67 68 66 71 273 Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 68
69 64 72, K J Choi (Kor) 68 65 70 70, Luke Donald (Eng) 66 68 70 69
274 Adam Scott (Aus) 67 65 74 68, Jason Day (Aus) 67 67 69 71,
Charles Howell III 67 71 68 68 275 Bo Van Pelt 71 70 66 68 276 Phil
Mickelson 68 70 67 71 277 Keegan Bradley 64 71 72 70, Geoff Ogilvy
(Aus) 69 68 72 68 278 Jason Dufner 66 70 73 69, Gary Woodland 72 68
72 66 279 Steve Stricker 68 70 69 72
Solheim Cup
USA v Europe
Sunday Singles(European player first)
Catriona Matthew (Sco) bt Paula Creamer 6 & 5
Sophie Gustafson (Swe) bt Stacy Lewis 2 up
Anna Nordqvist (Swe) lost to Morgan Pressel 2 & 1
Laura Davies (Eng) level with Juli Inkster
Melissa Reid (Eng) lost to Vicky Hurst 2 up
Christel Boeljon (Ned) bt Brittany Lincicome 2 up
Sandra Gal (Ger) lost to Brittany Lang 6 & 5
Maria Hjorth (Swe) lost to Christina Kim 4 & 2
Suzann Pettersen (Nor) bt Michelle Wie 1 up
Caroline Hedwall (Swe) level with Ryann O'toole
Azahara Munoz (Spa) bt Angela Stanford 1 up
Karen Stupples (Eng) bt Cristie Kerr 10 & 8
Europe 15 USA 13
CYCLING
Mark Cavendish claimed the men's road race title after
a dramatic sprint finish at the World Championships in Copenhagen and
then set his sights on delivering Olympic gold at London 2012. The
26-year-old produced a trademark burst to cross the line ahead of
Australia's Matt Goss and German Andre Greipel after Team GB's
eight-man line-up had set the pace at the front of the peloton
throughout the 266-kilometre race and then made space for Cavendish
to hit the front when it mattered most.
ATHLETICS
Britain's Paula Radcliffe achieved the Olympic
qualification time after coming third in the Berlin Marathon. The
37-year-old crossed the line in two hours 23 minutes 46 seconds,
behind Kenya's Florence Kiplagat and Irina Mikitenko of Germany.
MOTORCYCLING
John Hopkins and Josh Brookes claimed wins in the
penultimate round of the British Superbike Championship at
Silverstone on Sunday to leave the title race wide open. |
