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Badminton

BIRMINGHAM: World Championships: Men: Singles: Semi-finals: Wong Choong Hann (Malaysia) bt Shon Seung-mo (S Kor) 15-4, 15-5; Xia Xuanze (China) bt Bao Chunlai (China) 15-11, 15-7. Final: Xia Xuanze bt Wong Choong Hann 15-6, 13-15, 15-6. Doubles: Final: L Paaske and J Rasmussen (Den) bt S Budiarto (Indo) and C Wijaya (Indo) 15-7, 13-15, 15-13. Women: Singles: Semi-finals: Gong Ruina (China) bt Zhou Mi (China) 11-2, 11-4; Zhang Ning (China) bt M A Tjiptawan (Neth) 11-7, 11-0. Final: Zhang Ning bt Gong Ruina 11-6, 11-3. Doubles: Final: Gao Ling (China) and Huang Sui (China) bt Wei Yili (China) and Zhao Tingting (China) 15-8, 15-11. Mixed doubles: Final: Kim Dong-moon (S Kor) and Ra Kyung-min (S Kor) bt Zhang Jun (China) and Gao Ling (China) 15-7, 15-8.

Baseball

AMERICAN LEAGUE: Friday: Baltimore 2 Boston 1; Minnesota 10 Detroit 4; Texas 10 Cleveland 3; Kansas City 6 Tampa Bay 9; Anaheim 5 Toronto 0; Seattle 1 Chicago White Sox 12; Oakland 3 New York Yankees 2 (10inns). Saturday: Oakland 7 New York Yankees 10; Baltimore 11 Boston 2; Kansas City 10 Tampa Bay 8; Minnesota 2 Detroit 9; Texas 9 Cleveland 7; Seattle 10 Chicago White Sox 0; Anaheim 1 Toronto 6.



NATIONAL LEAGUE: Friday: Montreal 8 Milwaukee 4; Pittsburgh 12 Colorado 11; Philadelphia 6 San Diego 0; Chicago Cubs 4 Arizona 3 (14inns); Cincinnati 5 San Francisco 3; Florida 1 Houston 2; New York Mets 2 St Louis 8; Atlanta 2 Los Angeles 0. Saturday: Philadelphia 4 San Diego 6 (game one); Philadelphia 10 San Diego 4 (game two); Cincinnati 5 San Francisco 4; New York Mets 9 St Louis 10; Chicago Cubs 3 Arizona 4; Atlanta 6 Los Angeles 4; Florida 5 Houston 2; Montreal 7 Milwaukee 1; Pittsburgh 1 Colorado 0.

Bowls

ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA: EBA Centenary series: England bt Canada 18-4 (England names first): Pairs: S Skelton and M King bt J Devonshire and D Anderson 23-14; J Ottaway and S Farish bt S Bezanson and K Roney 21-9; D Morgan and R Newman lost to M Sandford and I Jones 22-19. Triples: Ottaway, Skelton and Newman lost to Devonshire, Sandford and Anderson 21-11; Morgan, King and Farish bt Bezanson, Jones and Roney 23-8. Singles: King bt Jones 21-16; Morgan bt Roney 21-8; Newman bt Devonshire 21-16; Ottaway bt Sandford 21-16; Skelton bt Anderson 21-9; Farish bt Bezanson 21-4. Other scores: South Africa bt Australia 12-10; Wales bt United States 18-4; New Zealand bt Channel Islands 15-7.



EBA INTER-CLUB TWO FOURS CHAMPIONSHIP: Regional playdowns: Wellingborough: Semi-finals: Banbury Borough bt Manchester Commonwealth 40-37; North Walsham bt Brondesbury 42-39. Final: Banbury Borough bt North Walsham 42-22. Heaton Park: Semi-finals: Northern Electric bt Droitwich Spa 34-29; Kingsthorpe bt Stute (Ilkeston) 50-18. Final: Kingsthorpe bt Northern Electric 34-32. Wootton Bassett: Semi-finals: Aldershot Traction bt Chacewater 44-33; Barnstaple bt Purton 49-40. Final: Aldershot Traction bt Barnstaple 44-29. Cranleigh RBL: Semi-finals: AEI Henley bt Seaford 44-32; Romford bt Croydon 43-23. Final: Romford bt AEI Henley 45-28.

Cricket

First one-day international

Australia v Bangladesh

CAIRNS (Australia won toss): Australia beat Bangladesh by eight wickets

BANGLADESH

Hannan Sarkar run out 1

Al Sahariar c Hayden b Lee 8

Habibul Bashar c Gilchrist b Lee 0

Alok Kapali b Lee 0

Sanwar Hossain c Gilchrist b Lee 7

Tushar Imran c Ponting b Gillespie 28

†Khaled Mashud lbw b Gillespie 18

Khaled Mahmud not out 25

Mohammad Rafique c Symonds b Gillespie 3

Hasibul Hossain c Gilchrist b Bichel 6

Mashrafe Mortaza c Gilchrist b Bichel 0

Extras (lb 1, w 5, nb 3)9

Total (34 overs)105

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-2, 2-9, 3-14, 4-19, 5-33, 6-66, 7-76, 8-80, 9-105.

BOWLING: Gillespie 10-3-23-3; Lee 8-1-25-4; Bichel 5-0-24-2; Hogg 10-0-27-0; Symonds 1-0-5-0.

AUSTRALIA

†A C Gilchrist c Sarkar b Mortaza 18

M L Hayden not out 46

R T Ponting b Mohammad Rafique 29

D R Martyn not out 0

Extras (w 6, nb 8) 14

Total (2 wkts, 22.3 overs) 107

D S Lehmann, M G Bevan, A Symonds, G B Hogg, B Lee, J N Gillespie and A J Bichel did not bat.

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-29, 2-103.

BOWLING: Mashrafe Mortaza 7-0-40-1; Hasibul Hossain 5-0-31-0; Khaled Mahmud 5.3-0-29-0; Mohammad Rafique 5-2-7-1.

Umpires: D R Shepherd (England) and S J A Taufel (Australia).

Second one-day international

Australia v Bangladesh

CAIRNS (Bangladesh won toss): Australia beat Bangladesh by nine wickets

BANGLADESH

†Hannan Sarkar c Gilchrist b Harvey 19

Javed Omar c Gilchrist b Bichel 11

Habibul Bashar c and b Symonds 31

Sanwar Hossain c Ponting b Hogg 3

Al Sahariar c Martyn b Hogg 8

Tushar Imran c Bichel b Hogg 2

Alok Kapali c Martyn b Lehmann 34

Khaled Mahmud run out 11

Tapash Baisya c Bevan b Lehmann 2

Mohammad Rafique c Bevan b Lehmann 6

Hasibul Hossain not out 0

Extras (lb 2, w 16, nb 2) 20

Total (45.1 overs)147



FALL OF WICKETS: 1-37, 2-46, 3-52, 4-84, 5-86, 6-101, 7-121, 8-133, 9-144.



BOWLING: Lee 9-2-24-0; Bichel 10-0-29-1; Harvey 7-1-21-1; Hogg 10-0-31-3; Symonds 5-0-24-1; Lehmann 4.1-0-16-3.

AUSTRALIA

A Symonds c Sanwar Hossain b Hasibul Hossain 7

M G Bevan not out 40

D R Martyn not out 92

Extras (w 4, nb 5) 9

Total (1 wkt, 20.2 overs) 148

R T Ponting, D S Lehmann, M L Hayden, †A C Gilchrist, G B Hogg, I J Harvey, B Lee and A J Bichel did not bat.



FALL OF WICKET: 1-17.



BOWLING: Tapash Baisya 5-0-31-0; Hasibul Hossain 6-0-37-1; Khaled Mahmud 3-0-34-0; Mohammad Rafique 4-0-29-0; Sanwar Hossain 2.2-0-17-0.

Umpires: S J Davis (Australia) and D R Shepherd (England).

MINOR COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP:

First day of three: Abergavenny: Cheshire 356 (A Hall 175, S Renshaw 65) Wales 2-0.



SHEPHERD NEAME SUSSEX ECB PREMIER LEAGUE: Eastbourne 209 Chichester 203-9 (winning draw Eastbourne); Horsham 226-9 dec Hastings 228-6; East Grinstead 242-8 dec Three Bridges 244-6; Brighton and Hove 237 Worthing 130.



BEECHDALE SAAB DERBYSHIRE ECB PREMIER LEAGUE: Ockbrook & Borrowash 202-9 Chesterfield 203-2; Denby 224-7 Sawley & Long Eaton Park 210; Ilkeston Rutland 60 Clifton 61-0; Quarndon 243-3 Dunstall 229-9; Sandiacre Town 246-9 Wirksworth 67.



PIPEMASTER NORTH STAFFS & SOUTH CHESHIRE ECB PREMIER LEAGUE: Checkley 255-3 Moddershall 179-7 (winning draw Checkley); Leek 136 Porthill Park 140-5; Little Stoke 266-7 Caverswall 96; Longton 254-5 Barlaston 128; Meir Heath 134 Betley 108; Audley 123 Norton in Hales 98.



HOME COUNTIES ECB PREMIER LEAGUE: Basingstoke & North Hants 235 Hemel Hempstead 192; High Wycombe 226-7 Banbury 156-8 (winning draw High Wycombe); Oxford & Horspath 203-8 Beaconsfield 138-9 (winning draw Oxford & Horspath); Henley 243-8 Radlett 163-8 (winning draw Henley); Reading 270-6 Slough 271-6.



MURRAY SMITH CHESHIRE COUNTY ECB PREMIER LEAGUE: Chester Boughton Hall 215-6 dec Alderley Edge 206; Bowdon 122 Macclesfield 79; Bramhall 203-9 dec Nantwich 185; Neston 114 Didsbury 105-9 (winning draw Neston); Oxton 94 Oulton Park 96-5; Urmston 175-6 dec Hyde 178-6.



OXBRIDGE YORKSHIRE COUNTY ECB PREMIER LEAGUE: Rotherham 131 Appleby Frodingham 133-1; York 101 Barnsley 102-2; Doncaster 230-7 Driffield 210-9; Hull 157 Castleford 158-1; Scarborough 206-4 Sheffield Collegiate 292-5; Harrogate 252-4 Sheffield Utd 181.



LADBROKES MIDDLESEX COUNTY ECB PREMIER LEAGUE: Barnes 323-7 Eastcote 304-7 (winning draw Barnes); Richmond 201 Ealing 86; Brondesbury 192 Finchley 149; Stanmore 259-6 Wembley 134; Southgate 106 Teddington 107-4.



CASTLE LAGER SURREY CHAMPIONSHIP ECB PREMIER LEAGUE: Guildford 192 Banstead 193-5; Malden Wanderers 196 Esher 201-6; Cheam 174 Normandy 176-3; Sutton 191 Reigate Priory 193-4; Wimbledon 319-3 Weybridge 322-7.



NORTHERN ECB PREMIER LEAGUE: Blackpool 106 Chorley 107-4; Kendal 219-5 Leyland Motors 102; Morecambe 117 St Annes 118-3; Lancaster 109 Netherfield 110-2; Fleetwood 128-8 Darwen 129-4; Preston 220-8 Leyland 101.



BANKS BIRMINGHAM & DISTRICT ECB PREMIER LEAGUE: Himley 199-8 Barnt Green 200-7; Coventry & North Wilts 209-4 Wellington 165-8 (winning draw Coventry & North Wilts); Halesowen 200-8 Walsall 131-5 (winning draw Halesowen); Wolverhampton 200-5 Knowle & Dorridge 201-6; Shrewsbury 152 Moseley Ashfield 154-4; Old Hill 249-7 Cannock 146.

Cycling

STUTTGART, Germany: World Championships: Men: 4km team pursuit: Final: Australia (B Lancaster, G Brown, P Dawson and L Roberts) 3min 57.280sec (world record) bt Great Britain (R Hayles, P Manning, B Steel and B Wiggins) 4:00.629. Third-place race: France (F Merciris, J Neuville, F Perque and F Sánchez) 4:04.119 bt Russia (A Markov, M Mikheev, S Klimov and A Serov) 4:04.903. Sprint (best-of-three races): Final: L Gane (Fr) bt J Dajka (Aus) 2-1. Third-place race: R Wolff (Ger) bt A Tournant (Fr) 2-0. Madison: 1, Switzerland 13 pts; 2, New Zealand 5; 3, Argentina 5. Team sprint: Final: Germany 49.957sec bt France 50.071. Third-place race: Great Britain (C Hoy, C McLean and J Staff) 0.442 bt Australia (R Bayley, J Dajka and M French) 50.653. Women: 10km scratch: Final: 1, O Slusareva (Russ); 2, R Gilmore (Aus); 3, A Visser (Neth); 4, G Bronzini (It); 5, I Wannijn (Bel); 6, G P Torrecilla (Sp). Sprint (best of three races): Final: S Grankovskaya (Russ) bt N Tsylinskaya (Bela) 2-0. Third-place race: N Contreras Reyes (Mex) bt V Pendleton (GB) 2-1.

Time-trials



RTTC-RUDY PROJECT SERIES (fifth national round, Brecon, 33 miles): 1, S Dangerfield (Camel Valley C and TC) 1hr 13min 8sec; 2, M Hutchinson (Team MDT-Giant) 1:15:34; 3, B Charley (Stourbridge CC) 1:16:01. Women (16 miles): 1, W Houvenhagel (Camel Valley C and TC) 40:45; 2, S Shook (MI Racing) 40:50; 3, C Greenwood (MI Racing) 43:16. PENNINE CC (Dishforth, North Yorkshire, 50 miles): 1, K Dawson (Life Repair CRT) 1:38:58 (event record); 2, I Cammish (Sonic Cycles) 1:43:41; 3, J Wainman (Pete Read Racing) 1:44:57. Team: Pete Read Racing 5:23:02.

Road race

SWINDON RC (Wanborough, Wiltshire, 84 miles): 1, R Chamberlain (Team Milton Keynes) 3:19:20; 2, N Tilling (Angliasport RT); 3, D Axford (Stilton RT) all same time.

Darts

BLACKPOOL: World Matchplay: Final: P Taylor (Eng) bt W Mardle (Eng) 18-12.

Equestrianism

GATCOMBE PARK: Doubleprint British Open (Great Britain unless stated): 1, Stunning (W Fox-Pitt) 34.4 time pens; 2, Moon Man (W Fox-Pitt) 37.6; 3, King Solomon III (M King) 39.3; 4, Shear L’Eau (L Law) 40.2; 5, Master Fred (R Waygood) 40.7; 6, The Wexford Lady (S Cutteridge) 41.4. Intermediate Championship: 1, Tom Cruise II (W Fox-Pitt) 30.9; 2, Ginger May Killinghurst (M J Tumbridge, Ber) 38.6; 3, Nipper (R Powell) 38.6. Novice Championship: 1, James (C Clague Reading) 33.3; 2, Capaduce (C King) 33.6; 3, Captain Scarlet (J Lazenby) 34.6. Advanced: 1, Osh Kosh (F Whittington) 36.4; 2, Duddles (A Nicholson, NZ) 41.0; 3, In the Purple (L Wiegersma) 41.4; 4, Toytown (Z Phillips) 43.5. Advanced II: 1, Shaabrak (L Wiegersma) 36.1; 2, Flush Banker (A Nicholson, NZ) 39.8; 3, McKinlaigh (G Miles, US) 47.0.

Football

BELL’S SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP: First round: Airdrie Utd 2 Montrose 0; Albion 1 East Fife 0; Alloa 1 Clyde 2; Ayr 1 Stirling 2 (aet); Brechin 1 Falkirk 0; Cowdenbeath 1 Ross County 2; East Stirling 2 Raith 5; Forfar 4 Elgin 0; Gretna 0 Inverness CT 5; Hamilton 2 St Johnstone 3 (aet); Morton 4 Arbroath 3; St Mirren 3 Queen’s Park 2 (aet); Stenhousemuir 0 Peterhead 3; Stranraer 2 Queen of the South 1.



FRIENDLY MATCHES: Derby 3 Real Mallorca 1; Millwall 2 Southampton 2; Tottenham 0 PSV Eindhoven 2; Liverpool 1 Galatasaray 2. Saturday: Aldershot 2 Tottenham XI 0; Ashford 1 Charlton 4; Barnet 1 Peterborough 1; Barnsley 0 Bradford 0; Barrow 1 Darlington 1; Bishop’s Stortford 1 Gravesend 1; Blackpool 1 Antwerp 0; Bournemouth 1 Leicester 1; Burnley 2 Birmingham 2; Bury Town 4 Ipswich Town XI 4; Carlisle 1 Stockport 1; Celtic 1 Arsenal 1; Chelmsford 1 Margate 0; Chesterfield 1 Leeds 2; Coventry 2 Wolverhampton 1; Crawley Town 0 Stevenage 3; Crystal Palace 1 Chelsea 2; Dagenham & Redbridge 0 QPR 3; Doncaster 2 Rotherham 0; Dover 0 Gillingham 2; Dumbarton 0 Dundee Utd 0; Dunfermline 1 Portsmouth 0; Exeter 1 Torquay 0; Farnborough 1 Brentford 3; Forest Green 0 Bristol Rovers 2; Harrogate Town 0 Accrington Stanley 1; Hereford 2 Kidderminster 1; Kilmarnock 4 Sunderland 2; Lincoln City 1 Port Vale 0; Moor Green 1 Oxford Utd 3; Motherwell 2 Fulham 2; Northampton 2 Dundee 4; Northwich 1 Stafford Rangers 2; Norwich 2 FC Utrecht 0; Oldham 0 Man City 6; Plymouth 0 West Brom 0; Preston 1 Everton 0; Rushden & Diamonds 1 Nottm Forest 6; Scarborough 0 Mansfield 1; Sheffield Utd 2 Middlesbrough 3; Shrewsbury 3 Cambridge Utd 1; Southend 1 Colchester 1; Staveley MW 0 Halifax 6; Tamworth 1 Aston Villa XI 4; Telford 2 Sheff Utd XI 0; Tranmere 0 Crewe 5; Vauxhall Motors 1 Chester 1; Walsall 2 Aston Villa 1; Whitby 0 Hartlepool 1; Wigan 1 Blackburn 0; Woking 1 Leyton Orient 2; Worksop 1 Burton Albion 0; Wrexham 1 Huddersfield 3; Wycombe 2 Watford 1; Walton & Hersham 0 Reading 1.



EIRCOM LEAGUE: Premier division: Longford Town 1 St Patricks 1. First division: Kilkenny City 1 Cobh Ramblers 2; Monaghan Utd 2 Sligo 3.



PRESS AND JOURNAL HIGHLAND LEAGUE: Brora 1 Keith 3; Buckie Thistle 3 Fort William 1; Clachnacuddin 1 Rothes 0; Cove Rangers 2 Inverurie Locos 2; Deveronvale 5 Lossiemouth 3; Forres Mechanics 1 Fraserburgh 2; Huntly 1 Wick Academy 0.



FRENCH LEAGUE: Monaco 2 Bordeaux 0; Guingamp 0 Marseilles 1; Auxerre 1 Nice 2; Lens 0 Le Mans 0; Metz 0 Ajaccio 1; Montpellier 1 Rennes 1; Paris Saint-Germain 0 Bastia 0; Sochaux 2 Nantes 1; Toulouse 1 Strasbourg 1.



GERMAN LEAGUE: Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 Cologne 0; Hansa Rostock 0 VfB Stuttgart 2; VfL Wolfsburg 3 VfL Bochum 2; Kaiserslautern 0 TSV 1860 Munich 1; Hertha Berlin 0 Werder Bremen 3; Bayer Leverkusen 4 SC Freiburg 1; Hamburg SV 0 Hanover 96 3; Schalke 04 2 Borussia Dortmund 2; Bayern Munich 3 Eintracht Frankfurt 1.

Pools dividends

HALF-TIME: Three score draws: 11, 17, 34. Fifteen no score draws: 3, 4, 14, 15, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 35, 41, 49. Dividend forecast is low. FULL TIME: Ten score draws: 13, 17, 20, 31, 33, 34, 36, 40, 44, 47. Three no score draws: 14, 25, 26. Seventeen home wins: 1, 2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 19, 27, 29, 32, 37, 39, 41, 43, 46, 48, 49. Nineteen away wins: 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 30, 35, 38, 42, 45. Dividend forecast is moderate. Twelve high scoring matches: 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 20, 21, 32, 45, 49. Eight medium scoring matches: 6, 10, 15, 33, 36, 37, 43, 47. High score dividend forecast is low .

Golf

BARSEBACK, Malmö: Scandic Carlsberg Scandinavian Masters: Leading final scores (Great Britain and Ireland unless stated): 277: A Scott (Aus) 70, 71, 67, 69. 279: N Dougherty 67, 69, 74, 69. 280: A Coltart 67, 76, 69, 68; R Karlsson (Swe) 71, 69, 71, 69; L Donald 71, 68, 71, 70. 281: M A Jiménez (Sp) 73, 70, 71, 67; C Pettersson (Swe) 69, 75, 66, 71. 282: F Jacobson (Swe) 71, 70, 72, 69; J Spence 74, 70, 69, 69; P Hedblom (Swe) 70, 70, 71, 71. 283: M Lafeber (Neth) 68, 71, 69, 75. 284: A Mednick (Swe) 73, 69, 71, 71; M Campbell (NZ) 70, 72, 71, 71; P Archer 71, 70, 71, 72; R S Johnson (Swe) 71, 71, 69, 73. 285: J Donaldson 76, 69, 70, 70; M Foster 74, 67, 73, 71; C Rodiles (Sp) 69, 72, 73, 71; S Strüver (Ger) 72, 71, 70, 72; C Schwartzel (SA) 72, 72, 69, 72; M Roe 71, 70, 71, 73; S Kjeldsen (Den) 71, 70, 70, 74; R-J Derksen (Neth) 73, 71, 67, 74. 286: H Stenson (Swe) 73, 72, 73, 68; F Andersson (Swe) 74, 68, 75, 69; G Brand Jr 73, 71, 73, 69; B Mason 72, 72, 73, 69; B Lane 71, 75, 71, 69; D McGrane 73, 73, 69, 71; J-L Guepy (Fr) 75, 71, 69, 71; B Langer (Ger) 70, 71, 72, 73; R Russell 72, 70, 71, 73; G Orr 71, 71, 69, 75. 287: S Wakefield 70, 71, 74, 72; M James 69, 70, 72, 76; S Webster 70, 72, 68, 77. 288: P Broadhurst 71, 74, 74, 69; D Gilford 67, 74, 75, 72; K Na (S Kor) 68, 74, 74, 72; T Dier (Ger) 72, 71, 73, 72; M Olander (Swe) 72, 72, 72, 72.



GRAND BLANC, Michigan: Buick Open: Leading final scores (United States unless stated): 267: J Furyk 68, 66, 65, 68. 269: G Ogilvy (Aus) 70, 65, 69, 65; B Baird 70, 68, 65, 66; T Woods 69, 65, 69, 66; C DiMarco 67, 64, 71, 67. 270: P Goydos 68, 68, 66, 68; N Lancaster 67, 68, 66, 69. 272: P Gow 66, 67, 69, 70; V Singh (Fiji) 69, 67, 70, 66; A Magee 71, 64, 71, 66; K Perry 69, 67, 66, 70. 273: J Sluman 71, 68, 67, 67; P Azinger 71, 66, 68, 68. 274:L H Slocum 67, 71, 67, 69; G Willis 67, 68, 70, 69; D Sutherland 66, 67, 74, 67; J Huston 69, 67, 73, 65; D Pride 70, 69, 67, 68. 275: H Sutton 72, 64, 70, 69; J Delsing 71, 67, 67, 70; W Austin 69, 66, 68, 72; T Barranger 71, 66, 71, 67; M Heinen 70, 69, 69, 67. 276: I Leggatt (Can) 71, 69, 70, 66; H Kuehne 69, 68, 68, 71; S Verplank 69, 70, 66, 71; S Appleby (Aus) 67, 72, 68, 69; F Funk 68, 68, 69, 71; S McCarron 70, 70, 70, 66; S Micheel 67, 68, 72, 69; T Pernice Jr 70, 67, 71, 68; C Perks (NZ) 66, 71, 68, 72. 277: T Levet (Fr) 67, 69, 74, 67; E Toledo (Mex) 72, 68, 69, 68; S Ames (Tri) 69, 70, 70, 68; R Estes 72, 66, 66, 73; J Kelly 69, 72, 69, 67.



ALWOODLEY GC, Leeds: English Amateur Championship: Final: G Lockerbie (Penrith) bt M Skelton (Middlesbrough) 6 and 5.



SOUTHERNDOWN: Welsh Amateur Championship: Final: S Manley (Mountain Ash) bt R Davies (Royal Porthcawl) 8 and 7.



ST ANDREWS: Scottish Amateur Championship: Final: G Gordon (Newmachar) bt S Wilson (Forfar) 4 and 3.



ROYAL LYTHAM & ST ANNES: Weetabix Women’s British Open: Leading final scores (Great Britain unless stated): 278: A Sorenstam (Swe) 68, 72, 68, 70. 279: Se Ri Pak (S Kor) 69, 69, 69, 72. 280: Grace Park (S Kor) 74, 65, 71, 70; K Webb (Aus) 67, 72, 70, 71. 282: P Meunier Lebouc (Fr) 70, 69, 67, 76. 283: V Goetze-Ackerman (US) 73, 71, 68, 71; W Ward (US) 67, 71, 69, 76. 284: S Gustafson (Swe) 73, 69, 71, 71. 285: Young Kim (S Kor) 73, 70, 72, 70. 286: Gloria Park (S Kor) 70, 75, 69, 72; C Kung (Taiwan) 73, 71, 69, 73. 287: K Stupples 69, 74, 70, 74; P Marti (Sp) 71, 70, 70, 76. 288: L Brooky (NZ) 70, 74, 75, 69; L Diaz (US) 73, 74, 71, 70; Jeong Jang (S Kor) 76, 69, 72, 71; C Kerr (US) 74, 71, 71, 72; B Daniel (US) 74, 71, 67, 76. 289: Hee Won Han (S Kor) 75, 71, 70, 73; L Davies 75, 70, 70, 74; L Kane (Can) 69, 75, 70, 75; B Morgan 72, 70, 71, 76; H Bowie (US) 70, 66, 74, 79.

Hockey

BELLE VUE HC, Manchester: Women’s under-21 City of Manchester Trophy: England 1 Germany 0; England 1 Germany 1; England 1 Germany 3 (Germany won series 5-3 on pens).

Lacrosse

GOTTINGEN, Germany: Women’s European Championships: England 13 Scotland 2; Czech Republic 9 Germany A 3; Scotland B 10 Germany B 2. Final positions: 1, England; 2, Scotland; 3, Czech Republic; 4, Germany A; 5, Scotland B; 6, Germany B. Orienteering



CLUNES FOREST, Cawdor: Scottish six day international: Men (11.2km): 1, R Wren (East Pennines) 65min 03sec; 2, E McCarthy (Edinburgh University) 75:52 (handicap time) 71:03 (race time); 3 D Archer (Herts) 77:14, 73:48. Women (9.9km): 1, A Lundstrom (Swe) 72:38; 2, K Buckley (Interlopers) 75:42, 72:35; 3, J Hensman (Interlopers) 78:34, 73:59.

Rugby league

Tetley’s Super League

Bradford 30 Huddersfield 16

Bradford Bulls: Tries: Reardon, Deacon 2, Vainikolo, Radford. Goals: Deacon 5. Huddersfield Giants: Tries: Costin, Fleary, White. Goals: McNamara 2. Att: 11,368.

London 18 St Helens 30



London Broncos: Tries: King, Dymock, Moran. Goals: Thorman 3. St Helens: Tries: Higham, Wellens, Albert, Gardner, Stankevitch. Goals: Long 5. Att: 4,214.

Warrington 16 Wigan 18



Warrington Wolves: Tries: N Wood, Appo. Goals: Appo 4. Wigan Warriors: Tries: Hock, Dallas, C Smith. Goals: Farrell 3. Att: 8,705.

Saturday



Hull 12 Leeds 26

Hull: Try: G Horne. Goals: Cooke 4. Leeds Rhinos: Tries: McGuire, Cummins, Poching. Goals: Sinfield 7. Att: 13,081.

NATIONAL LEAGUE: First division: Batley 27 Hull KR 13; Doncaster 16 Dewsbury 31; Featherstone 32 Leigh 58; Oldham 22 Salford 32; Whitehaven 24 Rochdale 44. Second division: Chorley Lynx 41 Swinton 22; Gateshead 8 York 64; Keighley 18 Hunslet 35; Sheffield 98 London Skolars 4; Workington 20 Barrow 24. Third division: Hemel 0 Sheffield HH 48; South London 34 Coventry 22; Bradford DH 38 Warrington Woolston 12; Huddersfield Underbank 42 St Albans 22. Postponed: Teesside v Manchester.



RLC QUALIFYING PLAY-OFFS: Luton Vipers 18 Kingston Warriors 34; Gateshead Storm 52 Blackpool Sea Eagles 10; Liverpool Buccaneers 38 Sunderland City 36; Bolton le Moors 32 Yorkshire Coast Tigers 16; Bridlington Bulls 44 Lancaster 12; Gosport & Fareham Vikings 78 Cambridge Eagles 0; North London Skolars 86 St Ives Roosters 10; Rotherham Giants 24 Coventry Bears A 0; Wolverhampton Wizards 26 Worksop Sharks 0; Rumney Rhinos 88 Worcestershire Saints 6; Essex Eels 18 Greenwich Admirals 26; Torfaen Tigers 82 Bristol Sonics 12; Telford Raiders 8 Derby City 54. NRL: Canterbury Bulldogs 61 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12; St George-Illawarra Dragons 34 Penrith Panthers 28; Newcastle Knights 36 Manly Sea Eagles 28; Cronulla Sharks 20 Brisbane Broncos 10; Parramatta Eels 21 Wests Tigers 18; Melbourne Storm 14 New Zealand Warriors 12; Sydney Roosters 20 Canberra Raiders 16.

Rugby union

Tri-nations series

Australia 29 South Africa 9



SCORERS: Australia: Tries: Rogers (41min), Waugh (80+4). Conversions: Flatley 2. Penalty goals: Flatley 5 (10, 23, 53, 60, 71). South Africa: Penalty goals: Koen 3 (4, 20, 45).

Sailing

COWES WEEK: Class 0 IRC: 1, Aera; 2, Island Fling. Class 7 IRC: 1, Disko Trooper; 2, Cloud Nine; 3, Mikado. Class 8 ISC: 1, Antilope; 2, Hotwatch II; 3, Associate. Class 9 ISC: 1, Witchcraft; 2, Impensable II; 3, Tudor Rose. IRM: 1, Chernikeeff 2; 2, Volvo For Life Team Tonic. Contessa 32: 1, Wild Thyme; 2, Drumbeat; 3, Fresh Herring. Sigma 38: 1, Big Deal; 2, Skandia Creativity; 3, Rapscallion. Sunsail 37: 1, BDO Stoy Hayward; 2, KPMG; 3, Skandia Team 2. Sunsail 36: 1, Team Imperial College; 2, Team Sunsail; 3, Team Shamrock. 1720: 1, Yachts And Yachting; 2, Polyphagus; 3, Proctor Winning Masts. Daring: 1, Dionysus; 2, Doublet; 3, Decanter. International Dragon: 1, Aimee; 2, Chaotic; 3, Supremacy. International Etchells: 1, El Toro; 2, Mayhem; 3, Blue Genes. International Flying 15: 1, Fritillary; 2, Funny Enuff; 3, Cruella. Laser SB3: 1, Henri Lloyd; 2, Full Chat; 3, Stress Bunny. National Swallow: 1, Svala. Redwing: 1, Quail; 2, Flamingo; 3, Toucan. RS K6: 1, Fat Face; 2, Kalamity; 3, Pippi. Solent Sunbeam: 1, Daisy; 2, Maranui; 3, Fleury. Sportsboats: 1, Redshift; 2, Solite Cose; 3, Hullabulloo. X One Design: 1, Chartreuse; 2, Julia; 3, Southwind (Frank McGinn).

Speedway

CONFERENCE LEAGUE: Rye House 53 Newcastle 36. PREMIER LEAGUE: Glasgow 47 Berwick 42; Newcastle 54 Isle of Wight 36; Newport 47 Arena Essex 42. Saturday: Berwick 48 Trelawny 42; Rye House 49 Newcastle 41; Stoke 42 Sheffield 48; Workington 50 Isle of Wight 43. BRITISH LEAGUE CUP: Eastbourne 46 Oxford 38. CONFERENCE: League: Buxton 41 Boston 49. Trophy: Mildenhall 52 Trelawny 36.

Tennis

WASHINGTON: ATP Classic: Semifinals: T Henman (GB) bt A Roddick (US) 1-6, 6-3, 7-6; F Gonzalez (Chile) bt A Agassi (US) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6. LOS ANGELES: ATP tournament: Semi-finals: L Hewitt (Aus) bt N Kiefer (Ger) 6-2, 6-4; W Ferreira (SA) bt M Philippoussis (Aus) 6-4, 7-5. SOPOT, Poland: Idea Prokom Open: Men: Semi-finals: D Ferrer (Sp) bt R Ramirez Hidalgo (Sp) 6-7, 6-3, 6-4; G Coria (Arg) bt L Horna (Peru) 6-2, 6-2. Final: Coria bt Ferrer 7-5, 6-1. Women: Final: A Pistolesi (Isr) bt K Koukalova (Cz) 6-2, 6-0. CARLSBAD, California: WTA Acura Classic: Semi-finals: K Clijsters (Bel) bt L Davenport (US) 6-3, 6-3; J Henin-Hardenne (Bel) bt S Kuznetsova (Russ) 6-1, 6-3. ILKLEY: Hastings Direct Tour: Men: Final: K Skupski (Lancashire) bt M Growcott (Staffordshire) 6-3, 6-2. Women: Final: L Davison (Durham & Cleveland) bt J Torr (Essex) 7-6, 6-2.