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Headlines (25 August) :
Mixed bag for Ferrari
Ferrari endured another bitter-sweet day as Felipe
Massa swept to a comfortable European Grand Prix victory, with
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton second.
London takes centre stage
The symbolic handover of the Olympic flag to London
took place on Sunday during a celebratory closing ceremony in
Beijing.
Addicks seal Primus loan
Charlton have agreed the signing of Portsmouth
defender Linvoy Primus on a season-long loan deal.
Ferdinand on brink of Black Cats move
West Ham boss Alan Curbishley admits he will need to
sign another defender before the closure of the transfer window after
revealing the club have accepted a bid from Sunderland for Anton
Ferdinand.
Ramos demands Berbatov closure
Tottenham manager Juande Ramos has called for a swift
resolution to the uncertainty over Dimitar Berbatov's future.
Moyes calm over contract
David Moyes insists there are no problems over his new
Everton contract, despite still not signing a new deal after months
of negotiations.
Cook reveals Thaksin pledge
Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra remains
committed to the club and has no intention of selling up, according
to executive chairman Garry Cook.
Saints close in on title glory
Double-chasing St Helens put one hand on the engage
Super League leaders shield when coach Daniel Anderson's gamble on
fielding a patched-up side paid off with a 20th successive win.
Clarke clinches second win
Darren Clarke won the KLM Open in Holland by four
shots on Sunday - and may well have sealed a Ryder Cup wild card with
it.
Champions Trophy off until Oct 2009
The International Cricket Council board on Sunday
unanimously agreed to postpone the Champions Trophy, scheduled to
take place next month in Pakistan, until October 2009. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 24
August 2008
OLYMPIC GAMES BEIJING
Athletics
Men's Marathon:
1 Samuel Kamau Wansiru (Ken) 2h06:32, 2 Jaouad Gharib
(Mor) 2h07:16, 3 Tsegay Kebede (Eth) 2h10:00, 4 Deriba Merga (Eth)
2h10:21, 5 Martin Lel (Ken) 2h10:24, 6 Viktor Rothlin (Swi) 2h10:35,
7 Gashaw Asfaw (Eth) 2h10:52, 8 Yared Asmerom (Eri) 2h11:11, 9 Dathan
Ritzenhein (USA) 2h11:59, 10 Ryan Hall (USA) 2h12:33, 11 Mike
Fokoroni (Zim) 2h13:17, 12 Stefano Baldini (Ita) 2h13:25,
Boxing
Men's Light Fly (48kg) Final Bout: Match 1: Zou
Shiming (Chn) bt Serdamba Purevdorj (Mgl) Ret (Round 2)
Bantam Weight (54kg) Final Bout:Match 1: Badar-Uugan
Enkhbat (Mgl) bt Yankiel Leon Alarcon (Cub) Pts (16-5)
Light Weight (60kg) Final Bout: Match 1: Alexey
Tishchenko (Rus) bt Daouda Sow (Fra) Pts (11-9)
Welter Weight (69kg) Final Bout: Match 1: Bakhyt
Sarsekbayev (Kaz) bt Carlos Banteaux Suarez (Cub) Pts (18-9)
Light Heavy Weight (81kg) Final Bout: Match 1: Zhang
Xiaoping (Chn) bt Kenny Egan (Irl) Pts (11-7)
Super Heavy Weight (+91kg) Final Bout: Match 1:
Roberto Cammarelle (Ita) bt Zhang Zhilei (Chn) RSCH (Round 4
Rhythmic - Gymnastics
Women's Group. Final:
1 Russian Feder 35.550 pts, 2 China 35.225 pts, 3
Belarus 34.900 pts, 4 Italy 34.425 pts, 5 Bulgaria 33.550 pts, 6
Israel 32.100 pts, 7 Azerbaijan 31.575 pts, 8 Ukraine 31.100 pts
Water Polo
Bronze Medal Match 43: Serbia bt Montenegro 6-4
Gold Medal Match 44: Hungary bt United States 14-10
Final: 1 Hungary, 2 United States, 3 Serbia, 4
Montenegro, 5 Spain, 6 Croatia, 7 Greece, 8 Australia, 9 Italy, 10
Germany, 11 Canada, 12 China
Basketball
Men's Bronze Medal Game Game 75: Argentina bt
Lithuania 87-75
Gold Medal Game Game 76: United States bt Spain 118-107
Final: 1 United States, 2 Spain, 3 Argentina, 4
Lithuania, 5 Greece, 6 Croatia, 7 Australia, 8 China, 9 Russian
Feder, 10 Germany, 11 Iran, 12 Angola
Handball
Bronze Medal Match 41: Spain bt Croatia 35-29
Gold Medal Match 42: France bt Iceland 28-23
Final: 1 France, 2 Iceland, 3 Spain, 4 Croatia, 5
Poland, 6 Russian Feder, 7 Denmark, 8 Korea, 9 Germany, 10 Egypt, 11
Brazil, 12 China
Volleyball
Men's Bronze Medal Match 37: Russian Feder bt Italy
3-0 (25-22 25-19 25-23)
Gold Medal Match 38: United States bt Brazil 3-1
(20-25 25-22 25-21 25-23)
Final: 1 United States, 2 Brazil, 3 Russian Feder, 4
Italy, 5 Bulgaria, 5 China, 5 Poland, 5 Serbia, 9 Germany, 9
Venezuela, 11 Egypt, 11 Japan
FOOTBALL
Barclays Premier League
Man City 3 West Ham 0 Wigan 0 Chelsea 1
GOLF
Collated final round scores & totals in the USPGA
Tour The Barclays, Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey,
United States of America(USA unless stated, par 71):
276 Vijay Singh (Fij) 70 70 66 70 (Vijay won at the
second play-off hole), Sergio Garcia (Spa) 70 67 69 70, Kevin
Sutherland 70 69 69 68 277 Mathew Goggin (Aus) 67 74 69 67, Ben
Curtis 71 68 70 68, Kevin Streelman 67 70 68 72 278 Paul Casey (Eng)
66 71 69 72, Justin Leonard 70 70 71 67, Mike Weir (Can) 72 67 67 72,
Martin Laird (Sco) 70 69 72 67, Nicholas Thompson 75 68 68 67 279
Dudley Hart 67 69 73 70, Anthony Kim 70 67 72 70, Jim Furyk 70 71 68
70, KJ Choi (Kor) 74 69 68 68, Ken Duke 72 71 67 69, Bubba Watson 68
70 71 70, Scott Verplank 73 70 67 69
KLM Open Collated final-round scores (Gbr & Irl
unless stated, par 70):
264 Darren Clarke 68 64 66 66 268 Paul McGinley 69 68
67 64 269 Henrik Stenson (Swe) 68 65 68 68 271 Lee Slattery 70 69 67
65, Marc Warren 72 64 67 68 272 Soren Hansen (Den) 65 69 70 68, Ross
McGowan 69 64 72 67 273 Anthony Wall 67 68 69 69, Gary Orr 68 67 71
67, Michael Campbell (Nzl) 68 66 69 70, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 69 67 68
69 274 Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 72 66 67 69, Anders Hansen (Den) 69 66 70
69, Paul Waring 70 68 70 66, Peter Baker 71 67 72 64, John Bickerton
65 71 66 72, Simon Dyson 70 64 70 70, David Lynn 70 66 71 67,
Alexander Noren (Swe) 66 66 72 70
SAS Masters Collated final-round scores (Gbr & Irl
unless stated, par 72):
203 Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 69 66 68 206 Tania Elosegui
(Spa) 70 69 67, Samantha Head 70 68 68 208 Johanna Head 69 71 68,
Lee-Anne Pace (USA) 71 67 70, Nina Reis (Swe) 68 71 69, Becky
Brewerton 72 67 69, Iben Tinning (Den) 69 68 71, Emma Zackrisson
(Swe) 73 67 68, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 71 69 68, Diana Luna (Ita)
66 68 74 210 Kirsty S Taylor 74 65 71, Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 72 68 70,
Beatriz Recari (Spa) 72 65 73, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 69 71 70 211
Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 66 75 70, Anna-Lise Caudal (Fra) 71 70 70,
Martina Eberl (Ger) 72 67 72, Lena Kirstina Viola Tornevall (Swe) 74
68 69
FORMULA ONE
Valencia
1 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 1hr 35mins 32.339secs
2 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren 1:35:37.950
3 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:36:09.692
4 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren 1:36:12.042
5 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1:36:23.023
6 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Scuderia Toro Rosso
1:36:24.964
7 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota 1:36:40.329
8 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams 1:36:43.796
9 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:35:54.516
10 Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso
1:37:02.133
11 Nelson Piquet Jr (Bra) Renault 1:37:05.039
12 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull at 1 lap
13 Jenson Button (Gbr) Honda at 1 lap
14 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India at 1 lap
15 Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams at 1 lap
16 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda at 1 lap
17 David Coulthard (Gbr) Red Bull at 1 lap |
