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On This Day in Sport (01 September 2009): 1866: Former world heavyweight boxing champion James J Corbett, known as `Gentleman Jim', was born. He captured the title in 1892 by knocking out John L Sullivan in the 21st round. He made one successful defence before losing his crown to Bob Fitzsimmons in March 1897. Corbett died in 1933. 1923: Another world heavyweight champion, Rocky Marciano, was born. He took the title from `Jersey Joe' Walcott in 1952. Marciano was undefeated in all his 49 professional fights and 43 of those he won inside the distance. He retired in 1956 and was killed in a plane crash in 1969. 2004: Premiership referee Andy D'Urso was suspended for 28 days after failing to send off Blackburn midfielder Barry Ferguson despite showing him two yellow cards. 2006: England left-back Ashley Cole's move to Chelsea was confirmed, with William Gallas moving in the opposite direction. Headlines (01 September) : Injuries agitate Croatia chief The president of the Croatian federation says the injury suffered by his country's star playmaker Luka Modric has left him wondering whether Croatia's top stars are being deliberately targeted for rough treatment in the Premier League. New York late show no problem for Roddick Andy Roddick showed no ill-effects from a late start at Flushing Meadows or his crushing Wimbledon final loss to Roger Federer as he blasted his way into the US Open second round in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Venus digs deep for victory Third seed Venus Williams survived a major scare at Flushing Meadows as she came from a set down to beat Vera Dushevina on the first night at the 2009 US Open. Terry signs five-year deal Chelsea captain John Terry has signed a new five-year contract that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2014. Murray equipped for grand slam glory Andy Murray will get his US Open campaign under way believing he is a better player now than when he reached last year's final at Flushing Meadows. Potters sign Arismendi Stoke have signed Uruguay midfielder Diego Arismendi for an initial £2.9million fee. West Ham sign Da Costa West Ham have signed defender Manuel Da Costa from Fiorentina, and allowed forward Savio Nsereko to move in the opposite direction. Bruce lands Turner prize Sunderland boss Steve Bruce got his man on Monday night when he completed a big-money move for Hull defender Michael Turner. Sidebottom wants to pile on Australia's misery Ryan Sidebottom is intent on sending Australia home empty-handed this summer, but admits feeling some jealousy towards his Ashes-winning team-mates. Ennis facing tough choices World heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis may miss next year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi to avoid becoming "burnt out". International Results Roundup Dateline 31 August 2009 FOOTBALL Coca-Cola Championship Newcastle 1 Leicester 0 Peterborough 1 Crystal Palace 1 Blue Square Premier Altrincham 1 Chester 1 Eastbourne Borough 1 Ebbsfleet United 2 Grays Athletic 2 AFC Wimbledon 4 Hayes & Yeading 3 Salisbury 4 Histon 0 Stevenage 2 Mansfield 0 Kettering 0 Rushden & D'monds 1 Cambridge Utd 1 Tamworth 2 Kidderminster 1 Wrexham 0 Barrow 0 TENNIS US OPEN RESULTS Men's Singles - First Round Roger Federer (1) 6 6 7 - - Devin Britton 1 3 5 - - Nicolas Lapentti 3 6 6 0 6 Simon Greul 6 4 3 6 7 Juan Ignacio Chela 6 6 6 - - Oscar Hernandez 4 4 2 - - Thiago Alves 0 3 4 - - Lleyton Hewitt (31) 6 6 6 - - James Blake (21) 6 6 7 - - Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 1 4 5 - - Olivier Rochus 6 6 6 - - Igor Kunitsyn 3 0 2 - - Peter Polansky 4 4 7 6 1 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6 6 5 3 6 Donald Young 4 6 2 3 - Tommy Robredo (14) 6 3 6 6 - Robin Soderling (12) 6 3 6 6 - Albert Montanes 1 6 1 4 - Mischa Zverev 6 5 6 4 0 Marcel Granollers 2 7 3 6 6 Paul-Henri Mathieu (26) 6 5 0 2 - Mikhail Youzhny 2 7 6 6 - Potito Starace 6 (3) 6 (2) 0 - - Marco Chiudinelli 7 (7) 7 (7) 6 - - Jan Hernych 1 7 (7) 6 2 6 Rainer Schuettler 6 6 (5) 4 6 3 Dieter Kindlmann 3 4 5 - - Nikolay Davydenko (8) 6 6 7 - - Philipp Kohlschreiber (23) 6 6 6 - - Andreas Seppi 0 4 4 - - Somdev Devvarman 6 6 6 - - Frederico Gil 3 4 3 - - Andrey Golubev 4 6 5 3 - Leonardo Mayer 6 4 7 6 - Simone Bolelli 4 4 4 - - Radek Stepanek (15) 6 6 6 - - Robert Kendrick 6 6 6 - - Martin Vassallo Arguello 3 2 2 - - Alejandro Falla 5 6 6 (7) 2 - Tommy Haas (20) 7 4 7 (9) 6 - Victor Hanescu (28) 1 6 (16) 6 (5) - - John Isner 6 7 (16) 7 (7) - - Marsel Ilham 3 6 3 7 7 Christophe Rochus 6 3 6 5 5 Marc Gicquel 6 5 6 6 - Dmitry Tursunov 2 7 3 3 - Bjorn Phau 1 4 2 - - Andy Roddick (5) 6 6 6 - - Women's Singles - First Round Victoria Azarenka (8) 6 6 - - - Alexandra Dulgheru 1 1 - - - Marta Domachowska 6 2 3 - - Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 2 6 6 - - Alberta Brianti 7 (12) 1 3 - - Stefanie Voegele 6 (10) 6 6 - - Yvonne Meusburger 1 2 - - - Francesca Schiavone (26) 6 6 - - - Na Li (18) 7 (7) 6 - - - Ioana Raluca Olaru 6 (4) 3 - - - Michelle Larcher de Brito 1 7 6 - - Mathilde Johansson 6 5 1 - - Maria Kirilenko 6 6 - - - Mariya Koryttseva 2 1 - - - Patricia Mayr 1 2 - - - Agnieszka Radwanska (12) 6 6 - - - Marion Bartoli (14) 6 6 - - - Rossana De Los Rios 1 0 - - - Viktoriya Kutuzova 1 1 - - - Kim Clijsters 6 6 - - - Kirsten Flipkens 6 6 - - - Jelena Dokic 3 4 - - - Gail Brodsky 6 6 - - - Anabel Medina Garrigues (20) 4 4 - - - Kaia Kanepi (25) 0 6 2 - - Kai-Chen Chang 6 2 6 - - Magdalena Rybarikova 6 4 6 - - Valerie Tetreault 3 6 1 - - Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 6 - - - Iveta Benesova 3 4 - - - Vera Dushevina 7 (7) 5 (3) - - - Venus Williams (3) 6 (5) 7 (6) - - - Vera Zvonareva (7) 6 6 - - - Nuria Llagostera Vives 0 4 - - - Erika Sema 6 1 2 - - Anna Chakvetadze 4 6 6 - - Carly Gullickson 3 6 (5) - - - Jill Craybas 6 7 (7) - - - Lucie Hradecka 4 6 (5) - - - Elena Vesnina (31) 6 7 (7) - - - Amelie Mauresmo (17) 6 6 - - - Tatjana Malek 3 4 - - - Aleksandra Wozniak 6 7 (9) - - - Laura Granville 1 6 (7) - - - Olga Govortsova 2 6 3 - - Sania Mirza 6 3 6 - - Edina Gallovits 0 4 - - - Flavia Pennetta (10) 6 6 - - - Samantha Stosur (15) 6 4 6 - - Ai Sugiyama 4 6 4 - - Vania King 2 - - - - Anastasiya Yakimova 1 - - - - Match won by retirement Timea Bacsinszky 6 6 - - - Vesna Manasieva 3 4 - - - Meghann Shaughnessy 6 4 1 - - Daniela Hantuchova (22) 2 6 6 - - Sybille Bammer (28) 4 6 6 (5) - - Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6 1 7 (7) - - Angelique Kerber 6 5 6 - - Andrea Petkovic 4 7 3 - - Alexa Glatch 4 1 - - - Serena Williams (2) 6 6 - - - Melinda Czink 6 6 - - - Maria Elena Camerin 3 4 - - - CYCLING Greg Henderson claimed victory on the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana in Venlo and moved up to second place in the overall standings behind Fabian Cancellara, who continues to wear the leader's gold jersey.