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Headlines (06 September) :
New Derbyshire deal for Hinds
Former West Indies all-rounder Wavell Hinds has signed
a deal which will keep him at Derbyshire next season, with the option
of a further year in 2010.
Terry calls for confidence
England skipper John Terry has challenged his
team-mates to overcome their fear of failure on the international
stage and show the confidence they exhibit in club football.
Shearer adds to Toon misery
Newcastle legend Alan Shearer has poured fuel on the
fire at Newcastle by claiming he would not take the manager's job
under the current set-up.
Serena Williams through to final
Serena Williams is relishing the chance to capture her
first US Open title in six years after the fourth-seeded American
moved into the final on Friday with a 6-3 6-2 victory over
sixth-seeded Dinara Safina of Russia.
Di Canio talks up Hammers prospects
Former West Ham favourite Paolo Di Canio has revealed
his "pride" at being linked with the Upton Park managerial
vacancy and claimed the claret and blue shirt "still feels like
a second skin".
Good-behaviour incentive for Barton
The Football Association are hoping Joey Barton will
put his troubled past behind him after choosing to give the Newcastle
midfielder an incentive to stay out of trouble.
Hamilton wary of Raikkonen challenge
Lewis Hamilton is refusing to write off Kimi
Raikkonen's chances of retaining his Formula One world title.
Refreshed Harrington in contention
Padraig Harrington, feeling refreshed again after a
draining summer, carded a respectable one-under-par 69 in the opening
round at the BMW Championship on Friday.
Australia finish off Bangladesh
Australia defended a below-par total to complete a 3-0
whitewash over Bangladesh with a 73-run win in the final one-day
international in Darwin.
Anderson happy to clinch top spot
St Helens missed the chance to set a club record but
coach Daniel Anderson was delighted with his team's 16-16 draw with
Wigan which secured top spot in the engage Super League for a fourth
successive year. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 05
September 2008
FOOTBALL
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Group One Croatia U21 4 Albania U21 0
Italy U21 1 Greece U21 1
CRICKET
Australia v Bangladesh One Day International at Darwin
Australia 198 - 5 overs completed 50 ovs Bangladesh
Australia beat Bangladesh by 73 runs
GOLF
BMW Championship Collated first round scores in the
USPGA Tour BMW Championship, Bellerive CC, StLouis, Missouri, United
States of America(USA unless stated, par 71):
65 Camilo Villegas (Col) 66 Kenny Perry, Steve
Stricker, Tim Herron, Andres Romero (Arg), Stuart Appleby (Aus) 67
Dudley Hart, Fredrik Jacobson (Swe), Brian Gay, Tim Clark (Rsa), Chez
Reavie 68 Charley Hoffman, Lucas Glover, Sergio Garcia (Spa), Phil
Mickelson, J.B. Holmes, Anthony Kim, Ernie Els (Rsa), Jay Williamson,
Stephen Ames (Can) 69 Bart Bryant, Woody Austin, Geoff Ogilvy (Aus),
Dean Wilson, Justin Leonard, Steve Marino, Mike Weir (Can), Martin
Laird (Sco), Adam Scott (Aus), John Senden (Aus), Angel Cabrera
(Arg), Mark Wilson, Hunter Mahan, Trevor Immelman (Rsa), Brandt
Snedeker, Padraig Harrington (Irl)
Canadian Tour Championship
Collated second round scores & totals in the
Canadian Tour Championship Presented by The Dominion, Barrie,
Ontario, Canada(USA & Can unless stated, Par 72):
132 Daniel Im 64 68 133 Marc Lawless 70 63 134 Graham
DeLaet 66 68 136 Scott Gibson 67 69, Tom Stankowski 66 70, Wes
Heffernan 68 68 138 Dustin Risdon 67 71, John Ellis 65 73 139 Mike
Grob 68 71, Ryan Cairns (Zim) 68 71, Dale Vallely 68 71 140 Jim Lemon
69 71, Michael Walton 74 66, Nick Manfre 70 70 141 James Hahn 65 76,
Liam Kendregan 69 72, Adam Bland (Aus) 72 69, Wil Collins 70 71,
Andrew Johnson (Aus) 68 73, Warren Pineo 70 71, Ben Bunny (Aus) 70
71, Richard Gilkey 70 71, Adam Speirs 70 71 , Barrett Jarosch 68 73
Utah Championship
Collated second round scores & totals in the USPGA
Nationwide Tour Utah Championship, Willow Creek Country Club, Sandy,
Utah, United States)(USA unless stated, par 71)
128 Marc Leishman 65 63 129 Kyle Thompson 64 65 130
Brendon Todd 64 66 131 Chris Nallen 66 65 132 Blake Adams 67 65 133
Bobby Clampett 66 67 134 Mark Brooks 68 66, Daniel Summerhays 66 68,
Spencer Levin 67 67, Michael Putnam 71 63, Roger Tambellini 68 66,
Bill Lunde 68 66, Gary Christian 68 66, Bubba Dickerson 65 69, Fabian
Gomez 67 67, Ricky Barnes 66 68, Won Joon Lee 68 66, Matt Weibring 67
67, Jeff Curl 66 68
TENNIS
US OPEN
Men's Singles Quarter-final:
(2) Roger Federer (Swi) bt Gilles Muller (Lux) 7-6
(7-5) 6-4 7-6 (7-5) (3) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt (8) Andy Roddick
(USA) 6-2 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7-5)
Mixed Doubles Final:
(5) Cara Black (Zim) & Leander Paes (Ind) bt
Liezel Huber (USA) & Jamie Murray (Gbr) 7-6 (8-6) 6-4
Women's Doubles Semi-final:
(10) Lisa Raymond (USA) & Samantha Stosur (Aus) bt
(4) Katarina Srebotnik (Slo) & Ai Sugiyama (Jpn) 7-5 6-1
ATHLETICS
Usain Bolt beat Asafa Powell in their eagerly awaited
100metres clash in a time of 9.77 seconds at the Memorial Van Damme
meeting in Brussels.
Mo Farah began the task of rebuilding his reputation
at world level by finishing an excellent fourth over 5,000 metres
EQUESTRIANISM
Ruth Edge, the talented Cumbrian rider who missed her
Olympic chance after an injury to her top horse Two Thyme, held a
strong lead after the end of the dressage at the Burghley Horse Trials. |
