Football
Barclays Premiership
ARSENAL (3) 5 CRYSTAL PAL (0) 1
UNIBOND LEAGUE: Premier division: Postponed: Leek v Matlock Town.
BARCLAYS PREMIERSHIP RESERVE LEAGUE: North: Birmingham 0 Manchester United 3; Blackburn 3 West Bromwich 1; Liverpool 1 Newcastle 1. South: Chelsea 0 Charlton 0; Ipswich 0 Leicester 1.
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FA VASE: Quarter-final draw: Jarrow Roofing or Tipton v Frome; Bedlington Terriers v AFC Newbury; AFC Sudbury v Stourbridge; Didcot v Bury Town.
Matches will be played Saturday, March 5.
FA WOMEN’S CUP: Semi-final draw: Charlton v Bristol Rovers; Everton v Birmingham or Arsenal.
Matches to be played Sunday, March 20
American football
NFL: PRO BOWL: AFC 38 NFC 27.
Basketball
NBA: Miami 96 San Antonio 92; Cleveland 103 Los Angeles Lakers 89; Minnesota 83 Chicago 87; Boston 100 Sacramento 104; Indiana 76 Memphis 73; New Jersey 94 Denver 79; New York Knicks 102 Charlotte 99; Orlando 97 New Orleans 94; Toronto 109 Los Angeles Clippers 106; Seattle 92 Dallas 95; Houston 81 Portland 80; Golden State 102 Phoenix 106 (OT).
Bowls
NORTHAMPTON: All-England Mixed Pairs Championship: First round: G Cliff and J Cracknell (Bromsgrove) bt S and J Godfrey (Adur) 21-19; N Beales and I Jenkins (Egham) bt D Archer and M Bennett (West Denton) 26-14; T Burgess and P Broderick (Wellingborough) bt G Wonnacott and S Thomas (Barwell) 23-13; J Roylance and I Wones (North Walsham) bt A Campbell and A Owens (Weston St Andrews) 34-8; A and R Paxton (Exonia) bt M Rumball and J Howe (Risbygate) 29-12; R Kendrick and K Day (Prince Arthur) bt J Bird and D Snell (Swindon Westlecot) 20-17; G Hunter and C Burgess (Stonyhill) bt B Ball and G Frost (Newquay) 29-11; S and M King (Gallow) bt I Barber and P Briscoe (Paddington) 24-11; S Westoby and M Walton (Ryedale) bt S Kearsley and A Mayne (Blackpool Newton Hall) 23-12; S McKay and M Tomlin (Boston) bt M Brady and T Sankey (Birmingham) 26-11; K Jones and N Davies (Desborough, Maidenhead) bt P Whiteman and C Bryan (Havering) 26-15; E Parkes and J Wells (Hartlepool) bt S Page and T Webb (Riverain) 21-12; A Knott and G Harlow (City of Ely) bt C Robertson and M Hyde (Foxhill) 17-15; C Edmondson and R Gallagher (Cumbria) bt E Bond and R Dray (Worthing) 22-12; S Gordon and D Holmes (Oyster) bt D and M Sekjer (East Dorset) 23-16; C Desmond and B Patterson (Moonfleet 2000) bt J Simmons and S Skelton (Erewash) 22-19. Second round: Bromsgrove bt Egham 16-14; Wellingborough bt North Walsham 23-4; Exonia bt Prince Arthur 19-10; Gallow bt Stonyhill 20-17; Ryedale bt Boston 30-17; Hartlepool bt Desborough 29-9; City of Ely bt Cumbria 33-11; Oyster bt Moonfleet 22-6. Quarter- finals: Wellingborough bt Bromsgrove 30-18; Gallow bt Exonia 24-22; Ryedale bt Hartlepool 23-15; Oyster bt City of Ely 22-12. Semi-finals: Gallow bt Wellingborough 22-8; Ryedale bt Oyster 22-11. Final: Ryedale bt Gallow 22-21. All England Mixed Fours Championship: First round: Egham (S Tuohy) bt Darlington (T Bousfield) 25-7; Spalding (G Smith) bt Nottingham (A Hansen) 21-20; Ryedale (M Walton) bt Leicester (S Wade) 25-14; Tilbury (G Pereira) bt Gallow (M King) 21-11; Plymouth (M Avent) bt Clarrie Dunbar (G Shadwell) 19-18; Swindon Westlecot (D Snell) bt Desborough, Maidenhead (A Price) 21-17; Risbygate (J Howe) bt Prince Arthur (L Ryan) 21-8; Lincoln (B Jackson) bt Mote Park (S Hazell) 26-14; Jack Hi (R Thorn) bt Worthing (J Dicker) 27-10; Foxhill (M Hyde) bt Bridgwater BCL (M Davies) 30-7; Wellingborough (P Broderick) bt Atherley (D Graydon) 23-14; Tye Green (S Mitchinson) bt MidGlos (S Knight) 28-13; City of Ely (N Brett) bt Riverain (T Webb) 24-8; North Walsham (B Taylor) bt West Denton (N Harris) 19-15; Cumbria (T Taylor) bt Exonia (N Farrant) 25-11; Rugby Thornfield (B Lever) bt Egerton Park (P Gunston) 25-12. EIBA Over-60 Pairs Championship: Quarter- finals: Cambridge Chesterton bt Whiteknights 26-17; Newquay bt Hounslow 27-22; Ilford bt Concordia 19-17; Egham bt Oyster 22-14. Semi-finals: Cambridge Chesterton bt Newquay 19-16; Ilford bt Egham 21-8. Final: Cambridge Chesterton bt Ilford 21-17.
Cricket
FIFTH UNDER-19 ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL: Siliguri (England won toss): England 228-9 (50 ov) India 229-6 (37.1 ov; K A Srikkanth 143). India won by four wickets and win series 4-1.
Golf
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CALIFORNIA: Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Leading final scores (United States unless stated): 269: P Mickelson 62, 67, 67, 73. 273: M Weir (Can) 66, 67, 73, 67. 275: G Owen (GB) 67, 69, 67, 72. 276: T Clark (SA) 67, 71, 67, 71; P Goydos 67, 68, 70, 71. 277: D Clarke (GB) 70, 66, 70, 71; A Oberholser 71, 66, 69, 71. 278: G McDowell (GB) 68, 69, 70, 71. 279: D Love III 65, 72, 71, 71; J Sluman 71, 66, 69, 73. 280: W Andrade 74, 70, 63, 73; L Donald (GB) 71, 70, 68, 71; R Gamez 70, 71, 66, 73; C Howell III 65, 71, 72, 72; J Kribel 72, 70, 68, 70. Selected others: 283: P McGinley (Ire) 69, 69, 72, 73. 290: L Westwood (GB) 68, 69, 74, 79.
Rackets
QUEEN’S CLUB: Lacoste British Open: Final: G Smith-Bingham bt A Titchener-Barrett 15-7, 13-16, 15-4, 15-3, 3-15, 9-15, 15-7.
Rugby union
LOS ANGELES IRB World Sevens: Cup: Quarter-finals: England 28 Samoa 7; Argentina 7 South Africa 5; Australia 24 France 5; New Zealand 21 Fiji 7. Semi-finals: Argentina 17 England 0; New Zealand 31 Australia 12. Final: New Zealand 34 Argentina 5. Plate: Semi-finals: Samoa 12 South Africa 10; Fiji 28 France 10. Final: Fiji 24 Samoa 21. Bowl: Quarter-finals: Uruguay 17 Tonga 10; Kenya 14 United States 0; Canada 49 Mexico 0; Scotland 33 West Indies 7. Semi-finals: Kenya 26 Uruguay 10; Canada 17 Scotland 10. Final: Canada 15 Kenya 0. Shield: Semi-finals: Tonga 35 United States 12; Mexico 19 West Indies 12. Final: Tonga 40 Mexico 0. Overall positions (after four events): 1, New Zealand 72pts; 2, Fiji 52; 3, Argentina 50; 4, England 48; 5, South Africa 36; 6, Australia 26; 7, Samoa 24; 8, Scotland 10.
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Snooker
WEMBLEY: Rileys Club Masters: First round: Ding Junhui (China) bt M Fu (HK) 6-4. Second round: J White (Eng) bt M Stevens (Wales) 6-5; P Ebdon (Eng) bt D Gray (Eng) 6-0.
Tennis
SAN JOSE: ATP SAP Open: Final: A Roddick (US) bt C Saulnier (Fr) 6-0, 6-4.
ROTTERDAM: ATP World Indoor Open: First round: P Srichaphan (Thai) bt I Andreev (Russ) 7-6, 1-6, 7-5; T Berdych (Cz) bt R Söderling (Swe) 7-5, 6-2; G Coria (Arg) bt R Sluiter (Neth) 6-2, 6-4; T Johansson (Swe) bt K Beck (Slovakia) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.
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MEMPHIS: ATP Regions Morgan Keegan Championships: First round: K Kim (US) bt S Jenkins (US) 6-4, 6-7, 7-6. WTA Cellular South Cup: First round: S Karatancheva (Bul) bt S Noorlander (Neth) 7-5, 6-3; K Bondarenko (Ukr) bt A Jidkova (Russ) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; J Jackson (US) bt A Frazier (US) 7-6, 0-6, 6-3; S Beltrame (Fr) bt L Osterloh (US) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; E Linetskaya (Russ) bt E Gallovits (Rom) 6-4, 6-3; K Brandi (P Rico) bt J Hopkins (US) 6-3, 6-0; A Haynes (US) bt M Irvin (US) 6-7, 6-4, 7-5.
ANTWERP: WTA Proximus Diamond Games: First round: P Schnyder (Switz) bt D Chladkova (Cz) 6-3, 7-5; M Maleeva (Bul) bt T Garbin (It) 6-4, 6-4.