Football
FA CUP: First qualifying round: Bishop Auckland 1 Workington 2; Wealdstone 2 Banbury 1.
VAUXHALL MASTERFIT WELSH PREMIER LEAGUE: Rhyl 5 Caernarfon 1.
Baseball
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AMERICAN LEAGUE: Oakland 5 Texas 4; Toronto 5 Baltimore 9; Boston 11 Tampa Bay 4; Cleveland 4 Detroit 6; Minnesota 10 Chicago White Sox 1; Seattle 1 Anaheim 6.
NATIONAL LEAGUE: Milwaukee 0 San Francisco 4; Arizona 8 Colorado 5; Florida 4 Montreal 3; New York Mets 9 Atlanta 4; Cincinnati 4 Chicago Cubs 5; St Louis 3 Houston 8; Los Angeles 0 San Diego 3.
Bowls
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA: Women’s World Outdoor Championships: Singles: Final: M Johnston (Ire) bt L Trigwell (SA) 21-9. Fours: Final: J Christie, E Falkner, J Baker and A Monkhouse (Eng) bt C Grimes, G O’Neil, K Bisson and S Dingle (Jer) 23-10. Third place play-off: C Taylor, L Evans, A Butten and K Pearce (Wales) bt S Murray, C Smith, J Dickey and J Lindores (Scot) 15-12.
Boxing
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PLYMOUTH PAVILIONS: Heavyweight: S Gammer (Pembroke Dock) bt C Baker
(Sheffield); N Hosking (Plymouth) bt G S Briggs (Chesterfield) rsc 2nd. Light- middleweight: J Harrison (Plymouth) bt G Harvey (Pontypridd) pts. Welterweight: C Brophy (Swansea) bt T Marshall (Plymouth) pts. Lightweight: M Marshall (Torquay) bt G Tate (Carmarthen) rsc 6th. Vacant British Middleweight Championship: S Dann (Plymouth) bt S Bendall (Coventry) rsc 6th.
Golf
SAN ANTONIO, Texas: PGA Valero Open: Leading first-round scores (United States unless stated): 61: E Purdy. 64: T Clark (SA), D Wilson, J J Henry, J McGovern. 65: J Leonard, J Delsing, P Sheehan, S Simpson, M Wilson, S McCarron. 66: B Geiberger, J Kelly, R S Johnson (Swe), B Crane, B van Pelt, D J Brigman, T Lehman, A Baddeley (Aus), D Waldorf, H Slocum, P Perez, R Palmer, L Roberts, K Muncrief, M Brooks, B Bryant, J Senden (Aus). 67: T Petrovic, B Gay, C Pavin, D Peoples, M Springer, J Maggert, T Armour III, B Bryant, S Micheel, J Ogilvie, A Atwal (India), D Pappas (SA). 68: T Byrum, B Lardon, M Standly, B Pappas (SA), L Mize, T Fischer, D Lundstrom, P Bates, H Kuehne, H Miyase (Japan), S Hend (Aus), B Chamblee, D Chopra (Swe), C Kresge, D Sutherland, W Glasson, S Elkington (Aus), D Olsen, D Briggs, O Uresti, R Freeman, T Thelen, F Jacobson (Swe), H Mahan, M Kuchar, J Coceres (Arg), G Boros, J Rose (Eng), J-M Olazábal (Sp), R Estes, M Heinen, D Ogrin.
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EUROPEAN TOUR QUALIFYING SCHOOL: First stage: Qualifiers (Great Britain and Ireland unless stated): Chart Hills, Kent: 278: S Cooke 67, 69, 70, 72. 279: P Edberg (Swe) 70, 72, 68, 69; A Townsend (Aus) 73, 69, 68, 69; R Echenique (Arg) 73, 68, 69, 69. 280: C Nilsson (Swe) 75, 67, 73, 65; S Norris (SA) 79, 66, 68, 67. 281: S Osborne 69, 69, 71, 72. 282: J Doherty 71, 70, 73, 68; O Henningsson (Swe) 74, 72, 70, 66. 283: T Karjalainen (Fin) 70, 69, 71, 73; I Steel (Malaysia) 70, 70, 71, 72. 284: C Mitchell 77, 67, 72, 68. 290: S Henderson 72, 71, 74, 73. 295: K Grant 73, 75, 74, 73. 297: S Dunn 74, 74, 73, 76. Carden Park, Cheshire: 281: G Rankin 73, 67, 71, 70. 282: J Holmes 73, 70, 70, 69.283: R Porter (Ger) 71, 72, 75, 65; M Welch 72, 69, 70, 72. 284: M Smith 73, 67, 73, 71. 285: P Nyman (Swe) 71, 73, 71, 70; G Fox 73, 73, 71, 68. 286: A Sobrinho (Por) 74, 66, 73, 73. 287: M Collins 68, 76, 69, 74; I Walley 75, 73, 71, 68. 292: G Sherry 72, 72, 76, 72. 294: J McCreadie 69, 75, 76, 74. 295: C Doak 78, 76, 72, 69; E Ramsay 72, 74, 73, 76. 300: J McLeary 75, 73, 77, 75. St Annes, Lancashire: 276: D Mortimer 73, 68, 67, 68. 280: L Walker 71, 70, 67, 72; S Griffiths 72, 69, 74, 65. 281: E Brady 74, 71, 69, 67. 282: D Prosser 76, 70, 68, 68; M Reynolds 74, 71, 71, 66. 283: N Kraaij (Neth) 75, 72, 68, 68; O Whiteley 71, 67, 73, 72; G Castano (Sp) 76, 68, 69, 70; G Brown 76, 67, 73, 72. 285: C Kelly 78, 72, 68, 67. 287: P Wardell 77, 69, 72, 69. 289: P Whiteford 78, 73, 71, 67; A McArthur 78, 72, 69, 70. 293: B Hume 79, 69, 72, 73. Moliets, France: 275: M Merizalde (Col) 69, 69, 67, 70. 277: D Edlund (Swe) 70, 70, 68, 69; C Menut (Fr) 68, 66, 74, 69. 278: G Baruffaldi (It) 69, 74, 65, 70. 279: C García (Sp) 69, 72, 68, 70; B Coathalem 74, 70, 67, 68. 280: X Guzman (Sp) 72, 68, 73, 67; C Dubois (Fr) 68, 69, 70, 73. 281: E De La Riva (Sp) 72, 67, 71, 71; F Cupillard (Fr) 68, 70, 71, 72; J Quesne (Fr) 71, 70, 68, 72. Golf und Land Club, Germany: 278: M Bernardini (It) 70, 68, 69, 71. 279: F Molinari (It) 71, 68, 69, 71. 281: C Reimbold (Ger) 77, 64, 70, 70. 283: L Claverie (Sp) 71, 71, 68, 73. 284: T Nielsen (Den) 72, 71, 70, 71; R Karlberg (Swe) 74, 65, 70, 75. 285: E Stedman (Aus) 70, 73, 70, 72; R De Sousa (Switz) 71, 75, 70, 69. 286: R Eriksson (Swe) 70, 72, 72, 72; N Zitny (Austria) 74, 72, 72, 68.
Real tennis
ORATORY SCHOOL, Berkshire: Laithwaites IRTPA British Professional Championship: Quarter-finals (Great Britain unless stated): R Fahey (Aus) bt A Lyons 6-2, 6-3, 6-2; M Gooding bt M Eadle 6-1, 6-0, 6-0; R Gunn bt S Virgona (Aus) 6-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-5; N Wood bt C Bray 6-4, 5-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Rugby league
Tetley’s Super League
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Bradford 64 St Helens 24
Bradford Bulls: Tries: Hape 2, Reardon 3, Vainikolo 3, Peacock, Withers, Deacon. Goals: Deacon 10. St Helens: Tries: Stankevitch, Bennett, Feaunati, Gardner. Goals: Long 4. Att: 13,127.
Leeds 42 London 14
Leeds Rhinos: Tries: Senior, Calderwood 2, Walker, Lauiti’iti 2, Diskin 2. Goals: Sinfield 5. London Broncos: Tries: Purdham, Sampson, Moran. Goal: Budworth. Att: 13,297.
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Wigan 21 Warrington 16
Wigan Warriors: Tries: Farrell, Aspinwall, Tickle, Brown. Goals: Farrell, Tickle. Dropped goal: Lam. Warrington Wolves: Tries: Guisset, Grose, Cardiss. Goals: Briers 2. Att: 15,132.
Rugby union
Zurich Premiership
Sale 25 Saracens 15
Sale Sharks: Tries: Cueto 2. Pens: Hodgson 4. Dropped goal: Hodgson. Saracens: Pens: Little 4. Dropped goal: Bartholomeusz. HT: 16-6. Att: 7,014.
Celtic League
Newport-Gwent 15 Llanelli 0
Newport-Gwent Dragons: Pens: Sweeney 5. HT: 6-0. Att: 5,182.
Speedway
PREMIER LEAGUE: Somerset 49 King’s Lynn 41; Reading 56 Workington 37; Stoke 57 Newport 37.
Squash
BOSTON: US Open Championship: Final Qualifying round: Men: R Lavigne (Fr) bt S Razik (Can) 9-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-6; D Jenson (Aus) bt J Barrington (Eng) 11-7, 11-3, 11-9; P Barker (Eng) bt O Tuominen (Fin) 11-7, 11-6, 11-7; S Parke (Eng) bt P Price (Aus) 9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-7.
BAHRAIN: WISPA Classic: Final: R Grinham (Aus) bt C Jackman (Eng) 5-9, 9-4, 9-4, 9-2.
Tennis
BUCHAREST: ATP Romanian Open: Quarter-finals: J Acasuso (Arg) bt P-H Mathieu (Fr) 6-2, 7-6; F Volandri (It) bt V Hanescu (Rom) 6-3, 6-1; I Andreev (Russ) bt F Mantilla (Sp) 6-4, 6-2; F Mayer (Ger) bt D Ferrer (Sp) 6-4, 6-2.
DELRAY BEACH, Florida: ATP Millennium International Championship: Second round: G Rusedski (GB) bt M Boeker (US) 6-3, 6-4; V Spadea (US) bt J Blake (US) 6-3, 6-1.
BEIJING: ATP China Open: Quarter- finals: M Youzhny (Russ) bt D Hrbaty (Slovakia) 6-4, 6-2; P Srichaphan (Thai) bt Lee Hyung-Taik (S Kor) 6-4, 6-3; J Nieminen (Fin) bt D Nalbandian (Arg) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2; M Safin (Russ) bt K Kim (US) 6-2, 6-4.
BALI: WTA Tour Wismilak Internationals: Quarter-finals: M E Camerin (It) bt G Dulko (Arg) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; N Petrova (Russ) bt T Garbin (It) 6-1, 7-5; M Weingartner (Ger) bt Cho Yoon-Jeong (S Kor) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2; S Kuznetsova (Russ) bt A Widjaja (Indo) 7-5, 6-1.