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On This Day in Sport (02 September 2009):

1893: Liverpool beat Middlesbrough Ironopolis to claim their first win in the Football League. The Reds have since won more league titles (18) than any other club.
1973: England legend Ian Botham played his first game for Somerset when he turned out in a Sunday League game against Sussex at Hove.
1980: John Arlott, the `voice of cricket', commentated on his last Test match on the occasion of the Lord's centenary match between England and Australia.
2000: Michael Owen came off the bench to score an 86th-minute equaliser in England's 1-1 draw with France in Paris.
2001: John Daly secured his first tournament win for six years with victory in the BMW International in Germany.

Headlines (02 September)

Murray pleased with night's work
Andy Murray came away with some bumps and bruises but with his confidence intact after opening his US Open campaign with a solid victory over the inconsistent Ernests Gulbis at Flushing Meadows.
Djokovic: It was no stroll
Novak Djokovic enjoyed a stroll into the second round of the US Open at the expense of Ivan Ljubicic at Arthur Ashe Stadium but insisted it was not as easy as it looked.
Safina hopes test can help
Dinara Safina is hoping the major scare she received in the opening round of the US Open can be more beneficial in her bid for a first grand slam title than her almost perfect run to this year's French Open final.
Arsenal consider UEFA Eduardo verdict
Arsenal will analyse the reasoning behind UEFA's decision to hand striker Eduardo a two-match European ban for diving to win a penalty against Celtic in a Champions League qualifier before deciding on their next course of action.
Spurs land Kranjcar
Tottenham have confirmed the signing of Croatia midfielder Niko Kranjcar from Portsmouth.
Strauss and Onions up for award
Ashes-winning captain Andrew Strauss and England team-mate Graham Onions are among 14 players nominated for the ICC cricketer of the year award.
Toffees clinch Heitinga deal
Everton have completed the £6million signing of defender Johnny Heitinga from Atletico Madrid.
Petrov looking forward to Dunne arrival
Skipper Stiliyan Petrov believes Aston Villa will be signing "a true leader" when they formally complete the signing of Manchester City skipper Richard Dunne on a four-year contract in a £6million deal.
Massa must wait for return
Felipe Massa will have to wait until next season to make his Formula One comeback.
Quins braced for more controversy
Fresh damaging revelations are expected on Wednesday in the Harlequins 'Bloodgate' fake injury scandal.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 01 September 2009

FOOTBALL
Football League Trophy Northern Section - First Round
Burton Albion 1 Chesterfield 5 Crewe 1 Stockport 4 Darlington 1 Lincoln City 0 Morecambe 2 Carlisle 2 Carlisle won 4-2 on penalties Oldham 1 Accrington Stanley 2 Rochdale 1 Bradford 2 Rotherham 1 Huddersfield 2 Walsall 0 Bury 0
TENNIS
US OPEN RESULTS
Men's Singles - First Round
Kevin Kim 6 0 6 6 - Dudi Sela 3 6 2 2 -
Michael Yani 3 5 4 - - Sam Querrey (22) 6 7 6 - -
Novak Djokovic (4) 6 6 6 - - Ivan Ljubicic 3 1 3 - -
Juan Pablo Brzezicki 6 (5) 3 4 - - Carsten Ball 7 (7) 6 6 - -
Karol Beck 6 6 1 4 3 Maximo Gonzalez 2 1 6 6 6
jesse Witten 6 6 6 - - Igor Andreev (29) 4 0 2 - -
Fernando Verdasco (10) 7 6 7 - - Benjamin Becker 5 4 5 - -
Florent Serra 7 (10) 7 (7) 7 (7) - - Janko Tipsarevic 6 (8) 6 (5) 6 (5) - -
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7) 6 6 6 - - Chase Buchanan 0 2 1 - -
Jarkko Nieminen 7 7 (8) 6 - - Fabio Fognini 5 6 (6) 4 - -
Flavio Cipolla 6 1 3 3 - Julien Benneteau 4 6 6 6 -
Peter Luczak 3 3 6 6 1 Viktor Troicki (30) 6 6 1 2 6
Tomas Berdych (17) 7 6 6 - - Wayne Odesnik 5 4 4 - -
Michael Berrer 3 6 (7) 6 0 - Federico Zeballos 6 7 (9) 3 6 -
Josselin Ouanna 7 (7) 6 3 6 - Rajeev Ram 6 (4) 4 6 3 -
Nicolas Massu 3 3 3 - - Fernando Gonzalez (11) 6 6 6 - -
Marin Cilic (16) 7 (7) 6 7 (7) - - Ryan Sweeting 6 (2) 4 6 (4) - -
Teimuraz Gabashvili 5 1 2 - - Jesse Levine 7 6 6 - -
Denis Istomin 6 6 7 (7) - - Brendan Evans 4 4 6 (3) - -
Nicolas Lapentti 4 3 7 (8) 7 (7) 6 Stanislas Wawrinka (19) 6 6 6 (6) 6 (3) 3
Ivo Karlovic (27) 4 6 (8) 6 (5) - - Ivan Navarro 6 7 (10) 7 (7) - -
Feliciano Lopez 6 6 (6) 3 5 - Taylor Dent 4 7 (8) 6 7 -
Paul Capdeville 6 6 7 (7) - - Victor Crivoi 3 0 6 (2) - -
Ernests Gulbis 5 3 5 - - Andy Murray (2) 7 6 7 - -
Women's Singles - First Round
Dinara Safina (1) 6 (5) 6 6 - - Olivia Rogowska 7 (7) 2 4 - -
Urszula Radwanska 4 4 - - - Kristina Barrois 6 6 - - -
Tathiana Garbin 6 6 - - - Mallory Cecil 0 1 - - -
Petra Kvitova 6 (4) 6 6 - - Alisa Kleybanova (27) 7 (7) 3 2 - -
Patty Schnyder (19) 4 6 7 (8) - - Lucie Safarova 6 3 6 (6) - -
Sara Errani 6 6 - - - Arantxa Rus 0 3 - - -
Shuai Peng 6 6 - - - Jarmila Groth 2 3 - - -
Yanina Wickmayer 6 6 - - - Virginie Razzano (16) 4 3 - - -
Ana Ivanovic (11) 6 3 6 (7) - - Kateryna Bondarenko 2 6 7 (9) - -
Shenay Perry 6 6 - - - Monica Niculescu 4 2 - - -
Anastasia Rodionova 6 4 6 - - Lourdes Dominguez Lino 0 6 1 - -
Aravane Rezai 6 (4) 7 (7) 1 - - Sabine Lisicki (23) 7 (7) 6 (4) 6 - -
Alona Bondarenko (30) 3 6 6 - - Alla Kudryavtseva 6 3 2 - -
Gisela Dulko 6 5 6 - - Ekaterina Makarova 3 7 4 - -
Yaroslava Shvedova 6 6 - - - Masa Zec Peskiric 3 3 - - -
Roberta Vinci 2 3 - - - Jelena Jankovic (5) 6 6 - - -
Elena Dementieva (4) 6 6 - - - Camille Pin 1 2 - - -
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1 2 - - - Melanie Oudin 6 6 - - -
Polona Hercog 3 1 - - - Christina McHale 6 6 - - -
Tsvetana Pironkova 3 0 - - - Maria Sharapova (29) 6 6 - - -
Jie Zheng (21) 6 6 - - - Anna-Lena Groenefeld 3 2 - - -
Alize Cornet 4 6 7 - - Monique Adamczak 6 4 5 - -
Eva Hrdinova 3 3 - - - Julie Coin 6 6 - - -
Katarina Srebotnik 3 3 - - - Nadia Petrova (13) 6 6 - - -
Caroline Wozniacki (9) 6 6 - - - Galina Voskoboeva 4 0 - - -
Petra Martic 6 6 - - - Severine Bremond Beltrame 4 2 - - -
Kristina Mladenovic 0 4 - - - Stephanie Dubois 6 6 - - -
Ayumi Morita 1 3 - - - Sorana Cirstea (24) 6 6 - - -
Agnes Szavay (32) 2 2 - - - Shahar Peer 6 6 - - -
Varvara Lepchenko 6 3 2 - - Carla Suarez Navarro 2 6 6 - -
Tamarine Tanasugarn 3 5 - - - Anastasija Sevastova 6 7 - - -
Julia Goerges 3 2 - - - Svetlana Kuznetsova (6) 6 6