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Headlines (09 September) :
Bristow takes gold
Mark Bristow followed Darren Kenny to cycling gold as
Great Britain's dominance of the Laoshan Velodrome track continued in
Beijing on Tuesday.
Hammers keen to wrap up Zola deal
West Ham are expected to start talks with Gianfranco
Zola on Tuesday with a view to appointing the Italian as the club's
new manager.
Evans makes Castleford switch
Castleford have confirmed the signing of Bradford
centre James Evans, who has agreed a 12-month contract.
Miller fit for Scotland
Scotland striker Kenny Miller has been passed fit to
travel to Iceland for their World Cup qualifying clash in Reykjavik
but James Morrison has pulled out of the squad.
Toshack seeks to repeat German draw
Wales manager John Toshack has called on his squad to
repeat the heroics which earned them a shock draw in Germany last
year when they face Russia in a vital World Cup qualifier on
Wednesday night.
There will be no fear, insists Cole
Joe Cole insists England will play with without fear
when they attempt to overcome Croatia in Wednesday's World Cup
qualifier in Zagreb.
Kaka dismisses City link
Brazil playmaker Kaka has brushed aside speculation he
could leave AC Milan for big-spending Manchester City.
Henman backs Murray to be number one
Tim Henman has backed Andy Murray to overcome the
disappointment of his defeat to Roger Federer in the final of the US
Open and establish himself as the world number one.
Murray vows to come back stronger
Andy Murray will leave New York a million dollars
better off and believing he is richer for the experience of playing
the first grand slam final of his career.
McCartney a doubt for Czech clash
Sunderland defender George McCartney is rated 50-50 to
make Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier against the Czech
Republic at Windsor Park on Wednesday. |
International Results Roundup
Dateline 08
September 2008
TENNIS
US OPEN
Women's Singles final:
(4) Serena Williams (USA) bt (2) Jelena Jankovic (Srb)
6-4 7-5
Men's Singles semi-final:
(6) Andy Murray (Gbr) bt (1) Rafael Nadal (Spa) 6-2
7-6 (7-5) 4-6 6-4
Women's Doubles final:
(1) Cara Black (Zim) & Liezel Huber (USA) bt (10)
Lisa Raymond (USA) & Samantha Stosur (Aus) 6-3 7-6 (8-6)
PARALYMPICS
Mark Bristow followed
Darren Kenny to cycling gold as Great Britain's dominance of the
Laoshan Velodrome track continued in Beijing today. Bristow triumphed
in the men's LC1 one-kilometre time-trial in a world record of one
minute 08.873 seconds for Britain's ninth gold of the Games.
Great Britain's youngest Paralympian Eleanor Simmonds
sent a shockwave through the National Aquatics Centre with a stunning
and inspirational victory in Beijing on Tuesday. The 13-year-old's
sensational performance was the catalyst for a successful evening at
the Water Cube, with David Roberts
taking gold, Heather Frederiksen and Louise
Watkin silver and Matt Walker
bronze.
Anthony Kappes and
tandem pilot rider Barney Storey had earlier won Britain's fourth
cycling gold of the Games at the Laoshan Velodrome.
The athletics team also weighed in with silver medals
for Shelly Woods(disputed) and Chris Martin
on the first day of competition at the Bird's Nest Stadium.
CYCLING
Australian Matthew Goss timed his sprint finish to
perfection to claim the second stage of the Tour of Britain in a
frantic finish in Newbury. The 21-year-old Tasmanian, who won the
third stage of last year's race, escaped a mass pile-up in the
closing stages to edge out Garmin-Chipotle team-mates Julian Dean and
Chris Sutton on the line.
Great Britain's Roger Hammond was a place further back
in fourth while Alessandro Petacchi, the winner of stage one in
London, retained the yellow jersey after finishing sixth. |
