Brassey’s hard work pays off
Equestrianism: Louisa Brassey, 19, from Gloucestershire, won the International CIC Class at the UAE horse trials at Gatcombe yesterday, riding Plantaganet of Rushall, trained by Tina Hoy and Angel Tucker. Brassey spent a busy year building up a partnership with the horse and was rewarded with a good dressage.
Leslie Law, the Olympic gold medal-winner, did not compete yesterday because of an unlucky fall and bruising suffered on Saturday when in the lead on Diamond Hall Alice. Zara Phillips won the military novice class on the Princess Royal’s six-year-old, Blue Plaid.
Safin success
Tennis: Marat Safin, of Russia, ended a 22-month title drought with a 7-6, 7-5 victory over Mikhail Youzhny, his compatriot, in the final of the China Open in Beijing yesterday. The former world No 1 battled hard to claim his first championship triumph since he won in Paris in November 2002.
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England triumph
Bowls: England dominated the international under-25 series at Royal Leamington Spa, beating Scotland, the defending champions, 121-105, before adding wins of 58 and 65 shots over Wales and Ireland to take the British Isles team title for the first time since 2000.
Parke rallies
Squash: Simon Parke, the 32-year-old former world No 3, has claimed the best first-round scalp of the US Open Championship, fighting back from two games down to overcome the present world No 3, Thierry Lincou, of France, 9-11, 10-11 (2-4), 11-3, 11-7, 11-1, in Boston.
Pérez pedals hard
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Cycling: Santiago Pérez won his second successive stage in the Spanish Vuelta yesterday by taking the fifteenth stage, a mountain time-trial, while Roberto Heras saw his overall lead cut to five seconds. Pérez finished the 19-mile ride from Granada to the Sierra Nevada in 1hr 2min 29sec.