Football
African Cup of Nations
Group D
GHANA (1) 1 SENEGAL (0) 0
Amoah 13
Att:8,000
Sent off: L Kingston (Ghana) 62, H Beye (Senegal) 62
NIGERIA (0) 2 ZIMBABWE (0) 0
Obodo 57, Obi Mikel 61
Coca-Cola League One
NOTTM FOREST (0) 0 BARNSLEY (2) 2
Richards 15, 31
Att:16,237
Sent off: N Tyson (Nottingham Forest) 90
SOUTHEND (2) 2 SWINDON (0) 0
Guttridge 31, Gower
Att: 32 7,945
UNIBOND LEAGUE: Premier division: Frickley 6 Bradford PA 2.
VAUXHALL MASTERFIT WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE: Haverfordwest 1 Aberystwyth 1; Rhyl 1 Newi Cefn Druids 1; Total Network Solutions 2 Caersws 0.
Basketball
BBL CHAMPIONSHIP: Milton Keynes 84 Newcastle 91.
NBA: Philadelphia 115 Orlando 119 (OT); Miami 98 Phoenix 107; Seattle 97 Dallas 104.
Bowls
POTTERS LEISURE RESORT, Norfolk: WBT World Indoor Championships: Singles: Quarter-finals: J Hill (NZ) bt R Morgan (Wales) 11-6, 8-8; M King (Eng) bt S Rees (Wales) 7-7, 9-3.
ENGLISH WOMEN’S INTER-CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (Vivienne Trophy): Last 16: Cumbria bt York 88-79; Cambridge Chesterton bt Leicester 94-91; Norfolk bt Colchester 90-80; Havering bt Riverain 58; Mid-Glos bt King George Field 81-78; Egham bt Oyster 98-63; Eastbourne bt East Dorset 88-84; Teignbridge bt North Wilts 94-67.
Boxing
DAGENHAM: Light-middleweight: J Moore (Salford) bt W Borovski (Ukr) rsc 3rd; G Woolcombe (Welling) bt L Murtagh (Leeds) rsc 4th; S Webb (Chislehurst) bt A Zhuk (Bela) pts. Cruiserweight: J McDonald (Lewisham) bt S Voron (Bela) rsc 2nd. Lightweight: L O’Reilly (Gravesend) bt J Honney (Basingstoke) pts.
Golf
DOHA: Qatar Masters: Leaders after two rounds (Great Britain and Ireland unless stated): 134: H Stenson (Swe) 66, 68. 135: R González (Arg) 66, 69. 136: N Dougherty 69, 67; R Finch 68, 68. 137: P Marksaeng (Thai) 70, 67. 138: N Fasth (Swe) 68, 70. 139: T Jaidee (Thai) 70, 69; T Björn (Den) 71, 68; D Fichardt (SA) 67, 72; M Lafeber (Neth) 71, 68; G Storm 68, 71; P McGinley 69, 70; P Broadhurst 72, 67. Selected others: 142: E Els (SA) 71, 71. 143: Peter Lawrie 72, 71. 144: I Poulter 72, 72; M Á Jiménez (Sp) 71, 73; D Howell 73, 71; V Singh (Fiji) 73, 71.145: D Clarke 71, 74. 146: L Westwood 69, 77
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LA JOLLA, California: US PGA Tour Buick Invitational: Leading first-round scores (United States unless stated): 65: B Jobe, T Levet (Fr). 66: R Imada (Japan), C Barlow, K Jones, S Appleby (Aus), C Hoffman, N Watney, J Kelly, B Quigley, S Kendall. 67: B Mayfair, J Byrd, J Parnevik (Swe), N Thompson, C Couch, S Bertsch, N Green (Aus), K Stadler, S Lowery, T Byrum, J Sindelar, J Kaye. 68: B Davis (GB), T Clark (SA), G Chalmers (Aus), D Maruyama (Japan), J Holmes, H Björnstad (Nor), K J Choi (S Kor), D A Points, Scott Miller. Selected others: 69: S García (Sp), B Langer (Ger). 71: T Woods, P Mickelson.
Ice hockey
NHL: Atlanta 1 Carolina 5; Boston 3 Washington 2; New York Islanders 4 Pittsburgh 3 (shoot-out); Tampa Bay 1 New Jersey 0 (OT); Detroit 2 Vancouver 1; Ottawa 3 Montreal 0; Toronto 4 Buffalo 8; St Louis 3 Phoenix 5; Minnesota 5 Nashville 1; Chicago 2 Calgary 0; Colorado 2 Dallas 3 (shoot-out).
Rugby league
FRIENDLY MATCHES: Oldham 16 Leeds 8; Bradford 28 Hull KR 12.
Rugby union
GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP: Bristol 23 Worcester 26.
Celtic League
Cardiff Blues 9 Edinburgh 13
Cardiff Blues: Pens: L Thomas 3. Edinburgh: Try: Rennie. Con: Hodge. Pen: Hodge. Dropped goal: Monro. HT: 3-6. Att: 4,943.
Glasgow 8 Ospreys 22
Glasgow: Try: Tckachuk. Pen: McGregor. Ospreys: Try: Cashmore. Con: Cashmore. Pens: Cashmore, Connor 3. Dropped goal: Connor. HT: 0-10. Att: 1,335.
Leinster 62 Borders 14
Leinster: Tries: Williams, Contepomi, Brown 3, Hickie, Kearney, Ronan, Hepworth. Cons: Contepomi 7. Pen: Contepomi. Borders: Tries: Walker 2. Cons: Hore 2. HT: 36-14. Att: 4,000.
Ulster 30 Llanelli Scarlets 13
Ulster: Tries: Maxwell, Howe. Con: Steinmetz. Pens: Steinmetz 6. Llanelli Scarlets: Try: D James. Con: Bowen. Pens: B Davies 2. HT: 10-13. Att: 7,986.
Skiing
CORTINA D’ AMPEZZO, Italy: Women’s World Cup Super-Giant Slalom: 1, A Paerson (Swe) 1min 16.75sec; 2, J Mancuso (US) 1:17.09; 3, L C Kildow (US) 1:17.53; 4, J Kostelic (Cro) 1:17.77; 5, P Haltmayr (Ger) 1:17.84; 6, C Montillet-Carles (Fr) 1:18.02. Leading World Cup positions: Super-Giant Slalom: 1, M Dorfmeister (Austria) 446pts; 2, A Meissnitzer (Austria) 396; 3, N Styger (Switz) 260. Overall: 1, Kostelic 1,208pts; 2, Dorfmeister 970; 3, Paerson 901.
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Squash
EDINBURGH: Head UK Grand Prix: Men: First round (England unless stated): A Iskander (Malaysia) bt S Coppinger 11-6, 4-11, 11-4, 11-5; R Davies (Wales) bt G Melvin (Scot) 11-2, 11-4, 11-4; H Stiff bt J Haycocks 11-8, 11-2, 11-10; A Stait bt D Lewis 11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 11-7; S Meads bt T Richards 11-10, 11-6, 11-8; D Selby bt Hinds 11-5, 11-6, 11-10; T Vail bt S Boughton 11-5, 8-11, 11-5, 11-1; S Parke bt S Khan 11-8, 11-5, 11-7; J Barrington bt C Bentley 11-4, 11-6, 11-5; S Handley bt J Harford 11-8, 11-6, 3-11, 11-6; E Simpson bt J Englebrect (Zim) 11-9, 11-7, 11-7; P Genever bt E Phipps (Scot) 11-9, 11-6, 11-4; B Garner bt J Tate 11-7, 11-9, 11-10; A Whipp bt K Johnson (Scot) 11-4, 11-10, 11-10; S Miller bt G McArthur (Scot) 11-0, 11-9, 11-4; A Gough (Wales) bt E Gibson 11-0, 11-5, 11-7.
Tennis
MELBOURNE: Australian Open: Men: Singles: Semi-final: R Federer (Switz) bt N Kiefer (Ger) 6-3, 5-7, 6-0, 6-2. Women: Doubles: Final: Yan Zi (China) and Zheng Jie (China) bt L Raymond (US) and S Stosur (Aus) 2-6, 7-6, 6-3. Mixed doubles: Semi-finals: D Nestor (Can) and E Likhovtseva (Russ) bt L Paes (India) and N Dechy (Fr) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6; M Bhupathi (India) and M Hingis (Switz) bt P Hanley (Aus) and S Stosur (Aus) 6-3, 6-3.