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On This Day in Sport (03 September 2009):

1925: Austria beat Germany 6-3 in the first international handball match.
1935: Malcolm Campbell became the first man to travel at 300mph on land when he powered his Bluebird to a new world record of 301.13mph at Bonneville Flats, Utah.
1950: Giuseppe `Nino' Farina won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in an Alfa Romeo to capture the world title and become the first winner of the newly-instituted drivers' championship.
1972: Northern Ireland's Mary Peters pipped West Germany's Heidi Rosendahl to the gold medal in the pentathlon at the Munich Olympics. The result was confirmed only in the final event, the 200metres, which Peters ran in 24.08secs - had she been 0.1secs slower she would have missed out.
1999: Former England boss Bobby Robson was unveiled as the new manager of Newcastle at the age of 66.
2003: Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Bosnich had his appeal against a nine-month ban for improper conduct and breach of doping regulations rejected.
2004: England's World Cup-winning coach Sir Clive Woodward announced he would be leaving rugby after the 2005 summer Lions Tour to New Zealand.
2006: Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood were named as wild cards for European Ryder Cup team.
2006: Andre Agassi retired from tennis after being knocked out of the US Open by Benjamin Becker.

Headlines (03 September) :

Serena cruises through
Defending champion Serena Williams powered her way into the US Open third round with a quickfire victory over Hungary's Melinda Czink.
Quins get Euro all-clear
Harlequins will contest this season's Heineken Cup - but the 'Bloodgate' fake injury scandal has not yet run its course.
Federer happy to be off the mark
Five-time champion Roger Federer held off a game challenge from Germany's Simon Greul to set up a US Open third-round match with Lleyton Hewitt.
Defoe never doubted his class
Jermain Defoe never doubted he had the class to be an effective performer for England.
Bendtner aims to grow with Gunners
Nicklas Bendtner is determined to go on to bigger and better things with Arsenal after committing his long-term future to the Gunners.
Storrie admits Pompey lived dangerously
Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has revealed the club came close to going into administration "on a couple of occasions."
Jan is the man for Hull
Hull have confirmed the signing of Jan Venegoor of Hesselink on a two-year deal.
Ancelotti: More to come from Cole
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti believes the "best is yet to come" from Ashley Cole after the England defender signed a new four-year contract at Stamford Bridge.
Casey withdraws from Boston event
Paul Casey's rib muscle tear is taking longer to heal than he hoped and he has now withdrawn from this week's Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.
Haddin out of Champions Trophy
Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy as he recovers from undergoing surgery on his left ring finger.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 02 September 2009

CRICKET
LV County Championship - Division One at Trent Bridge
Nottinghamshire Yorkshire 5 - 0 3.3 ovs
LV County Championship - Division One at Old Trafford
Lancashire 131 - 5 56.1 ovs Sussex
LV County Championship - Division One at Edgbaston
Warwickshire 188 - 2 51.4 ovs Worcestershire
LV County Championship - Division One at Riverside
Durham 272 all out 89.5 ovs Somerset 174 all out 59.1 ovs 41 - 0 12.5 ovs Start delayed, inspection 10.30am Somerset are 57 runs behind.
LV County Championship - Division Two at Derby
Derbyshire Kent 232 - 5 64 ovs Start delayed due to rain
LV County Championship - Division Two at Bristol
Gloucestershire Surrey 102 - 2 31.2 ovs
LV County Championship - Division Two at Grace Road
Leicestershire 39 - 1 17.3 ovs Glamorgan Close of play.
LV County Championship - Division Two at Northampton
Northamptonshire Middlesex 209 - 6 55.3 ovs
TENNIS
US OPEN Men's Singles - Second Round
Roger Federer (1) 6 7 7 - - Simon Greul 3 5 5 - -
Juan Ignacio Chela 3 3 4 - - Lleyton Hewitt (31) 6 6 6 - -
Gael Monfils (13) 6 6 6 - - Jeremy Chardy 1 4 3 - -
Evgeny Korolev 3 4 6 6 4 Andreas Beck 6 6 2 2 6
Marcos Daniel 2 4 3 - - Jose Acasuso 6 6 6 - -
Alberto Martin 5 7 3 3 - David Ferrer (18) 7 5 6 6 -
Nicolas Almagro (32) 6 6 2 7 (10) - Steve Darcis 2 4 6 6 (8) -
Robby Ginepri 5 6 6 6 - Andrei Pavel 7 2 4 0 -
Michael Llodra 3 4 4 - - Nicolas Kiefer 6 6 6 - -
Richard Gasquet 2 2 3 - - Rafael Nadal (3) 6 6 6 - -
Juan Martin Del Potro (6) 6 6 6 - - Juan Monaco 3 3 1 - -
Jurgen Melzer 1 6 6 6 - Marat Safin 6 4 3 4 -
Pablo Cuevas 6 7 (7) 6 - - Chris Guccione 4 6 (4) 0 - -
Daniel Koellerer 6 6 2 6 - Rui Machado (25) 2 4 6 2 -
Juan Carlos Ferrero (24) 6 6 6 - - Fabrice Santoro 4 3 3 - -
Philipp Petzschner 7 (7) 6 (6) 6 4 6 Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 (3) 7 (8) 4 6 3
Thomaz Bellucci 6 6 6 - - Yen-Hsun Lu 4 2 3 - -
Daniel Gimeno-Traver 4 6 (3) 3 - - Gilles Simon (9) 6 7 (7) 6 - -
Women's Singles
Samantha Stosur (15) 5 4 - - - Vania King 7 6 - - -
Marion Bartoli (14) 7 1 2 - - Kim Clijsters 5 6 6 - -
Maria Kirilenko 6 2 6 - - Agnieszka Radwanska (12) 4 6 4 - -
Victoria Azarenka (8) 6 6 - - - Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 2 1 - - -
Stefanie Voegele 4 4 - - - Francesca Schiavone (26) 6 6 - - -
Amelie Mauresmo (17) 4 0 - - - Aleksandra Wozniak 6 6 - - -
Sania Mirza 0 0 - - - Flavia Pennetta (10) 6 6 - - -
Kai-Chen Chang 6 2 2 - - Magdalena Rybarikova 4 6 6 - -
Melinda Czink 1 1 - - - Serena Williams (2) 6 6 - - -
Vera Zvonareva (7) 3 6 6 - - Anna Chakvetadze 6 1 1 - -
Jill Craybas 6 (6) 1 - - - Elena Vesnina (31) 7 (8) 6 - - -
Kirsten Flipkens 6 6 - - - Anabel Medina Garrigues (20) 1 3 - - -
Bethanie Mattek-Sands 4 2 - - - Venus Williams (3) 6 6 - - -
Timea Bacsinszky 7 2 1 - - Daniela Hantuchova (22) 5 6 6 - -
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 7 6 - - - Angelique Kerber 5 3 - - -
Na Li (18) 6 6 - - - Michelle Larcher de Brito 1 3 - - -