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On This Day in Sport (06 October 2011):
1926: Baseball legend Babe Ruth hit three home runs
for the New York Yankees in a World Series game.
1959: A record 92,706 fans watched the fifth game of
the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago
White Sox at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
1969: Golfing legend Walter Hagan, one of America's
most flamboyant players, died aged 76.
1985: Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams, took his
first Formula One Grand Prix win in the European round at Brands Hatch.
1997: Barry Town's Garry Lloyd became the first
non-league player to be selected for the full Wales international
squad when he was called into the squad for the World Cup qualifier
against Belgium.
2002: Captain David Beckham scored a last-minute
free-kick to secure a 2-2 draw against Greece at Old Trafford and
book England's place in the World Cup in the Far East.
2005: Former Wales and British and Irish Lions hooker
Jeff Young died at the age of 62 following a long illness.
2006: Shaharyar Khan resigned as chairman of the
Pakistan Cricket Board.
2010 Liverpool will sell the club to the owners of the
Boston Red Sox subject to Premier League approval and the resolution
of a board dispute |
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Headlines (06 October) :
England turn to Flood
England boss Martin Johnson has opted to team up Toby
Flood and Jonny Wilkinson for Saturday's Rugby World Cup
quarter-final against France.
Quartet return for Wales
Shane Williams, Jonathan Davies, Alun Wyn Jones and
Dan Lydiate have been recalled by Wales to face Ireland in the World
Cup quarter-finals.
Regan reveals Jennings arrest
Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings has been arrested
by Merseyside Police over the investigation into alleged betting irregularities.
Family come first for Beckham
David Beckham has hinted family will come first when
deciding his next career move, despite being flattered by Paris
Saint-Germain's interest.
Van Persie unsure of future
Robin van Persie admits he is unsure about his future,
although the Arsenal striker sees no reason to leave the "best
league in the world".
Redknapp admits Rafa problem
Harry Redknapp does not believe Tottenham can afford
to start with Jermain Defoe and Rafael van der Vaart as the latter
does not track back.
Diniyar: I won't quit Toffees
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov has insisted he wants to remain
at Everton and fight for a first-team place, rather than look for a
move elsewhere.
Carragher wants English coach
Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes England
are "cheating" by employing a foreign manager to run the
national team.
Wade wins in Dublin, Barney out
Defending champion James Wade booked his place in the
quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix in Dublin after edging out
Vincent Van Der Voort.
Tandy guilty in betting probe
Ryan Tandy has been fined Aus $4,000 and placed on a
12-month good behaviour bond after being implicated in a NRL betting
scandal. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 05 October 2011
FOOTBALL
Football League Trophy Northern Section - Second Round
Crewe 1 Macclesfield 0
Southern Section - Second Round
Charlton 0 Brentford 3
TENNIS
ATP China Open 2nd rd:
Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Flavio Cipolla (Ita) 2-6
6-1 6-2
Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 6-7
(5-7) 6-2 7-5
Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) bt Florian Mayer (Ger) 6-0 2-6 6-3
(3) Tomas Berdych (Cze) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger)
6-2 6-0
WTA China Open 2nd rd:
Monica Niculescu (Rom) bt Chanelle Scheepers (Rsa) 6-2 6-1
(2) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) bt Polona Hercog (Slo) 7-6
(10-8) 6-3
(11) Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) bt Jie Zheng (Chn) 6-1 6-4
Kaia Kanepi (Est) bt (14) Sabine Lisicki (Ger) w/o
3rd rd:
Ana Ivanovic (Ser) bt (3) Vera Zvonareva (Rus) 6-2 6-1
(9) Andrea Petkovic (Ger) bt (8) Marion Bartoli (Fra)
4-6 6-4 7-5
DARTS
World Champions Raymond van Barneveld and John Part
both bade farewell to the World Grand Prix after losing their matches
in Dublin on Wednesday night. Five-times champion van Barneveld
exited the New Citywest Convention Centre after losing 3-1 to Andy
Smith, while three-times champion Part followed him after Brendan
Dolan won by the same scoreline. |
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