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Headlines (17 September) :
Capello ready for long haul
Fabio Capello will remain as England manager for the
rest of his career - and has no interest in coaching his native
Italy.
Smith hails Bougherra
Rangers manager Walter Smith hailed Madjid Bougherra's
strike as the defender transformed himself from villain to hero to
claim a point in Stuttgart from their Champions League opener.
Adebayor protests but admits charge
Emmanuel Adebayor maintains he did not intend to act
in a violent manner, even though he will be handed a three-match ban
on Thursday morning for his tackle on Robin van Persie.
Renault chiefs quit
Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds have sensationally
quit Renault.
Benitez unconcerned by narrow win
Rafael Benitez brushed aside criticism of Liverpool's
downbeat 1-0 Champions League victory over Hungarian champions
Debrecen by insisting he was happy because it was a win.
Wenger welcomes Eduardo heroics
Arsene Wenger felt it was inevitable Eduardo would
have a say in Wednesday night's Champions League clash against
Standard Liege, with the Croatia striker netting the winner as
Arsenal recovered from going two goals down inside five minutes.
Morgan striving for consistency
Eoin Morgan believes England's prospects in one-day
cricket have long been undermined by a lack of consistency, but
promised "anything is possible" if the batsmen can start
producing some much-needed centuries.
Murray excited by cup atmosphere
Andy Murray believes the atmosphere at Davis Cup
matches is comparable to grand slams.
Bungee snag stopped Flintoff signing deal
Andrew Flintoff's decision to go freelance was
partially taken to allow him to take part in extreme sporting
activities such as bungee-jumping, as part of possible television
commitments in the future.
Wright to miss rest of series
All-rounder Luke Wright has been ruled out for the
remaining two matches of England's one-day series against Australia
with a toe injury. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 16
September 2009
FOOTBALL
UEFA Champions League
Group E
Liverpool 1 Debrecen 0 Lyon 1 Fiorentina 0
Group F
Dynamo Kiev 3 Rubin Kazan 1 Inter Milan 0 Barcelona 0
Group G
Sevilla 2 Unirea Urziceni 0 VfB Stuttgart 1 Rangers 1
Group H
Olympiacos 1 AZ 0 Standard Liege 2 Arsenal 3
Coca-Cola Championship
Blackpool 2 Newcastle 1 Reading 0 Cardiff 1
CRICKET
LV County Championship - Division One at Taunton
Somerset Worcestershire 409 - 5 97.3 ovs
LV County Championship - Division One at Hove
Sussex Yorkshire 275 - 7 103 ovs
LV County Championship - Division One at The Rose Bowl
Hampshire Durham 439 all out 132.4 ovs
LV County Championship - Division Two at The SWALEC
Stadium
Glamorgan 388 - 7 98 ovs Gloucestershire
LV County Championship - Division Two at Chelmsford
Essex 6 - 0 4.2 ovs Northamptonshire 299 all out 90.3
ovs
LV County Championship - Division Two at Canterbury
Kent 211 - 4 40.5 ovs Leicestershire 148 all out 57 ovs
LV County Championship - Division Two at Uxbridge
Middlesex 80 - 2 28.1 ovs Derbyshire 401 - 5 dec 90 ovs
TENNIS
WTA CHINA GDD-Guangzhou Open
2nd rd: (5) Shahar Peer (Isr) bt Akgul Amanmuradova
(Uzb) 6-3 6-3
(7) Ayumi Morita (Jpn) bt Abigail Spears (USA) 1-6 6-1 6-0
Alexandra Panova (Rus) bt (6) Olga Govortsova (Blr)
7-5 6-4
(8) Alberta Brianti (Ita) bt Lenka Wienerova (Svk) 6-3 6-1
WTA Bell Challenge
2nd rd:
(5) Melinda Czink (Hun) bt Severine Bremond Beltrame
(Fra) 6-4 6-3
(8) Julia Goerges (Ger) bt Rebecca Marino (Can) 6-2 6-3
Alla Kudryavtseva (Rus) bt (6) Jill Craybas (USA) 7-5 6-2
(1) Nadia Petrova (Rus) bt Madison Brengle (USA) 6-3 6-2
DARTS
Phil Taylor ruthlessly whitewashed Mark Walsh to win
Group Two of Championship League Darts. Taylor bounced back from
defeat to James Wade in the Group One final with a flawless second
day in the internet-streamed tournament at Crondon Park GC in Essex.
CYCLING
Team Sky-bound Edvald Boasson Hagen continued his
searing progress with a third successive stage victory of the Tour of
Britain to claim the leader's yellow jersey. The 22-year-old, who won
stage three in Gretna Green and four in Blackpool, triumphed in the
134-kilometre stage which began at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium and
concluded in front of the Town Hall in the Staffordshire town. |