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Latest Headlines - 10 March 2010
TOP STORIES
* Arsenal 5-0 Porto (6-2) *
Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
* Fiorentina 3-2 B Munich (4-4) *
Bayern Munich reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League on away goals after losing 3-2 to Fiorentina.
* Portsmouth 1-2 Birmingham *
Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
* Sunderland 4-0 Bolton *
Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton.
* Kilmarnock 0-2 Rangers *
Second-half goals by Steven Whittaker and Kenny Miller help Rangers move 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with victory over Kilmarnock.
CRICKET
* Haddin ton sets up Australia win *
Brad Haddin hits 110 off 121 balls as Australia beat New Zealand by six wickets in Hamilton to lead their one-day series 2-1
* Bangladesh drop batsman Ashraful *
Former captain Mohammad Ashraful is dropped from Bangladesh's Test squad for the series against England.
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RUGBY UNION
* Worsley recalled for Calcutta Cup *
England make just two changes to the starting XV for Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Murrayfield, with Joe Worsley and Louis Deacon coming into the side.
* Williams leads Wales as Jones out *
Martyn Williams is to be honoured with the Wales captaincy when he breaks Colin Charvis' Welsh Test forward cap record in Ireland.
* De Luca wins Scots starting place *
Scotland make one change for the Six Nations visit of England, with Nick De Luca coming in for Simon Danielli.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
* Hull KR's Cooke set for Wakefield *
Wakefield home in on Hull KR stand-off Paul Cooke, while signing young prop Ben Gledhill on a two-year deal.
* Rugby league's Bulldogs given Challenge Cup conundrum *
Batley Bulldogs winger Lee Greenwood has divided loyalties going into his side's clash with Pennine League outfit Siddal in the fourth round of the Challenge Cup.
* Cup draw pairs Leeds and Hull FC *
Super League champions Leeds will face Hull FC in one of four all-top flight ties in the Carnegie Challenge Cup fourth round.
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TENNIS
* Pakistan rejects Davis Cup fears *
Pakistan opposes a move by New Zealand to ask for a new venue for their Davis Cup tie, amidst security concerns.
* Becker backs Henman for GB role *
Boris Becker says Tim Henman should be recruited to help lift Great Britain out of the Davis Cup doldrums.
* David Lloyd demands Draper exit *
Former Davis Cup captain David Lloyd calls on Lawn Tennis Association chief Roger Draper to quit over the lack of home-grown male talent.
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GOLF
* Mickelson's Ping wedge is banned *
Phil Mickelson will no longer be able to use his controversial 20-year-old wedge after an agreement between the PGA Tour and club manufacturer Ping.
* Villegas eases to Florida success *
Camilo Villegas shoots a final round of 68 to win the Honda Classic by five shots.
* Davies edged out in Malaysia Open *
Wales' Rhys Davies finishes two shots behind South Korean winner Noh Seung-yul at the Malaysian Open.
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BOXING
* Khan confirmed to face Malignaggi *
Amir Khan will fight Paulie Malignaggi in New York on 15 May, their promoter confirms
* Harrison's European clash is off *
Audley Harrison's European title clash with Albert Sosnowski is off because the Pole has been offered a world title shot against Vitali Klitschko instead.
* Sykes takes British title victory *
Gary Sykes outpoints Andy Morris for the British super-featherweight title.
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ATHLETICS
* Van Commenee laments Idowu loss *
UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee is disappointed by Phillips Idowu's decision to withdraw from the World Indoor Championships in Doha.
* Johnson suggests Bolt 400m switch *
Sprint legend Michael Johnson believes Usain Bolt should consider moving up to 400m after an impressive relay display.
* 2012 athletes to prepare overseas *
UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee is adamant that Britain's athletes will prepare at an overseas training camp ahead of the Olympics.
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OTHER SPORT...
* Dott and Lee grab Crucible spots *
Former champion Graeme Dott beats Jimmy Michie 10-5 to book his place at next month's World Championship.
* Panthers secure Challenge Cup win *
Nottingham win the Challenge Cup after a thrilling 8-7 aggregate victory over Cardiff at the National Ice Centre.
* England to face Germany in semis *
England will meet reigning world and Olympic champions Germany in the last four of the men's Hockey World Cup in India.
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FOOTBALL
* Beckham mobbed on Manchester return *
Fans and the British media clamour to get a glimpse of AC Milan's on loan midfielder David Beckham as the Englishman arrives to play for the Italians against his old club Manchester United on Wednesday night.
* Watford 0-1 Swansea *
Shefki Kuqi's early goal gives promotion-chasing Swansea the win in a rip-roaring encounter at Watford.
* Ipswich Town 2-0 Cardiff City *
A Daryl Murphy brace eases Ipswich's relegation worries as they outclass play-off chasing Cardiff.
Event Listing: March 2010
Here's a detailed listing of sporting events in March 2010.
ATHLETICS
4th Melbourne Track Classic:, Melbourne, Australia.
5th IAAF Permit Indoor Meetings: Meeting du Pas-de-Calais, Lievin, France.
7th IAAF Cross Country Permit Meetings: 33rd Almond Blossom Cross, Albufeira, Portugal.
7th Newham London Run, London, Great Britain.
12th - 14th IAAF Permit Indoor Championships: 13th IAAF World Indoor Championships, Doha, Qatar.
28th IAAF Cross Country Championships: 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
BADMINTON
2nd - 7th BWF YONEX German Open Badminton Championships 2010, Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
2nd - 7th BWF YONEX German Open Badminton Championships 2010, Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
3rd - 7th BWF Dutch Junior International 2010, Haarlem, Netherlands.
4th - 7th BWF Croatian International 2010, Zagreb, Croatia.
4th - 7th BWF South African Under 18, Pretoria, South Africa.
9th - 14th BWF All England Super Series 2010, Birmingham, England.
9th - 14th The YONEX All England Open:, Birmingham National Indoor Arena.
11th - 14th BWF German Junior 2010, Berlin, German .
12th - 14th BWF Israel Junior International U11 - U19, Israel.
16th - 21st BWF Swiss Open Super Series 2010, Basel, Switzerland.
16th - 21st BWF Swiss Open Super Series 2010, Basel, Swithzerland.
18th - 21st BWF II Torneo Internacional Puerta del Caribe, La Habana.
18th - 21st BWF Banuinvest International Championships 2010, Timisoara, Rome.
21st - 28th BWF Asia Youth U-19 Championships 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
25th - 28th BWF Polish International Open Championship 2010, Warsaw/Spala, Poland.
25th - 28th BWF XI Torneo Internacional Giraldilla, La Habana.
30th - 1st April BWF Italian Junior International, Milan, Italy.
BASKETBALL
5th BBL Championship: Everton Tigers v Newcastle Eagles, Marshall MK Lions v Plymouth Raiders, Sheffield Sharks v Essex Pirates, English Institute of Sport, Sheffield.
6th BBL Championship: Essex Pirates v Cheshire Jets, Plymouth Raiders v Worcester Wolves, Worthing Thunder v Guildford Heat, Worthing LC.
7th BBL Championship: Glasgow Rocks v London Capital, Marshall MK Lions v Leicester Riders, Newcastle Eagles v Sheffield Sharks, Newcastle Arena.
12th BBL Championship: Newcastle Eagles v Marshall MK Lions, Glasgow Rocks v Cheshire Jets, Kelvin Hall.
13th BBL Championship: Essex Pirates v Plymouth Raiders, Leicester Riders v London Capital, Worthing Thunder v Everton Tigers, Worthing LC.
14th BBL Championship: Cheshire Jets v Newcastle Eagles, Northgate Arena.
16th BBL Championship: Marshall MK Lions v Glasgow Rocks, Bletchley LC.
19th BBL Championship: Plymouth Raiders v Leicester Riders, Newcastle Eagles v Worthing Thunder, Sheffield Sharks v Worcester Wolves, English Institute of Sport, Sheffield.
20th BBL Championship: Plymouth Raiders v Cheshire Jets, Leicester Riders v Glasgow Rocks, Worcester Wolves v Guildford Heat, Worcester University.
23rd BBL Championship: Marshall MK Lions v Essex Pirates, Bletchley LC.
26th BBL Championship: Everton Tigers v Worthing Thunder, Newcastle Eagles v Glasgow Rocks, Sheffield Sharks v Marshall MK Lions, English Institute of Sport, Sheffield.
27th BBL Championship: Essex Pirates v Guildford Heat, Leicester Riders v Worcester Wolves, John Sandford Centre.
28th BBL Championship: Cheshire Jets v Leicester Riders, London Capital v Essex Pirates, Glasgow Rocks v Plymouth Raiders, Kelvin Hall.
30th BBL Championship: Marshall MK Lions v Guildford Heat, Bletchley LC.
CYCLING
7th - 14th UCI Road: Paris - Nice, France.
7th - 14th UCI Road: Tirreno-Adriatico, Italy.
20th UCI Road: Milano-Sanremo, Italy.
22nd - 28th UCI Road: Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, Spain.
24th - 28th UCI Track: Championnats du Monde Piste UCI/UCI , Copenhagen, Denmark.
24th - 28th UCI World Cup: World Track Championship, Copenhagen, Denmark.
28th UCI Road: Gent - Wevelgem, Belgium.
GOLF
3rd - 5th Ladies Asian Tour: DLF Women's Indian Open , TBD.
4th - 7th Ladies European Tour: ANZ Ladies Masters, Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
4th - 7th European Tour: TBC, TBC.
4th - 7th Canadian Tour: Sport Frances Open , Sports Frances Golf Club, Santiago, Chile.
4th - 7th USPGA Tour: The Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. United States.
4th - 7th USPGA Champions Tour: Toshiba Classic, Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, California, United States.
4th - 7th Asian Tour: Maybank Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
5th - 7th European Senior Tour: The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum, The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei.
5th - 7th European Senior Tour : The Mauritius Commercial Bank Open, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Mauritius.
10th - 11th Asian Tour: British Open International Final Qualifying, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
11th - 14th World Golf Championships-CA Championship, Doral, Fla. United States.
11th - 14th Ladies European Tour: Women's Australian Open, Commonwealth Golf Club, Melbourne, Australia.
11th - 14th USPGA Tour: Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
11th - 14th WGC – CA Championship, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, A Marriott Resort - Doral, Florida, United States.
18th - 20th Ladies European Tour: Lalla Meryem Cup, Royal Golf Anfa Mohammédia, Mohammédia, Morocco.
18th - 20th Ladies Asian Tour: Indonesia Ladies Open, New Kuta Golf, Bali, Indonesia .
18th - 21st European Tour: Hassan II Golf Trophy, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Souissi, Rabat, Morocco.
18th - 21st USPGA Tour: Transitions Championship, Palm Harbor, Fla. United States.
25th - 28th USPGA Champions Tour: The Cap Cana Championship, Punta Espada Golf Club (Jack Nicklaus Course), Cap Cana, Dominican Republic.
25th - 28th European Tour: Open de Andalucia de Golf , Parador de Malaga Golf, Malaga, Spain.
25th - 28th Asian Tour: , TBA.
25th - 28th LPGA Tour: LPGA Classic Presented by J Golf, La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, San Diego, California, United States..
25th - 28th USPGA Tour: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Orlando, Fla. United States.
26th - 28th European Senior Tour: Berenberg Bank Masters, The Links, Fancourt, South Africa.
HOCKEY
5th - 7th Women's Celtic Cup:, Nice, France.
ICE SKATING
5th - 6th ISU Junior World Cup Speed Skating Final, Berlin, Germany .
6th - 7th ISU Essent Speed Skating World Cup, Erfurt, Germany.
8th - 14th ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships, The Hague, Netherlands.
11th - 13th ISU Synchronized Skating Junior World Challenge Cup , Göteborg, Sweden .
12th - 14th ISU Essent Speed Skating World Cup, Heerenveen, Netherlands.
12th - 14th ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships , Moscow, Russia .
19th - 21st Essent ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Heerenveen, Netherlands.
19th - 21st ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria.
19th - 21st ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria.
22nd - 28th ISU World Figure Skating Championships, Torino, Italy .
27th - 28th ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, Bormio, Italy .
MOTOR CYCLING
26th - 28th World Superbike Championship rd 2, Portimao, Portugal.
MOTOR RACING
5th - 7th FIA WTCC Brazilian Grand Prix , Curitiba, Brazil.
5th - 7th FIA World Rally Championship: Rally Mexico, Leo, Mexico.
7th NASCAR Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
12th - 14th Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir, Bahrain.
14th Indycar Series: Brazil, TBA.
14th A1GP: Brazil, TBC.
17th - 20th American Le Mans Series: 58th Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Florida, USA.
21st NASCAR Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee, USA.
21st A1GP: Mexico, TBC.
25th - 27th British Rally Championship: International Rally North Wales, Welshpool, Powys, Wales.
25th - 28th Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne, Australia.
28th NASCAR Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia, USA.
28th Indycar Series: St. Petersburg, Streets of St. Petersburg, Florida USA.
ROWING
7th 5th Italian Sculling Challenge, Lago D'Orta, Italy.
SKIING
2nd FIS Freestyle World Cup, Norefjell, Norway.
5th - 7th FIS Alpine World Cup, Crans Montana, Switzerland.
5th - 6th FIS Nordic Combined World Cup, Lahti, Finland.
5th - 7th FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Lahti, Finland.
6th - 7th FIS Freestyle World Cup, Inawashiro, Japan.
6th FIS Freestyle World Cup, Branas, Sweden.
6th - 7th FIS Cross Country World Cup, Lahti, Finland.
6th FIS Snowboarding World Cup, Moscow, Russia.
6th - 7th FIS Alpine World Cup, Kvitfjell, Norway.
8th - 9th FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Kuopio, Finland.
10th - 14th FIS Alpine World Cup, Partenkirchen, Germany.
10th - 14th FIS Alpine World Cup, Partenkirchen, Germany.
11th FIS Freestyle World Cup, Grindelwald, Switzerland.
11th - 14th FIS Snowboarding World Cup, Valmalenco, Italy.
11th - 12th FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Lillehammer, Norway.
11th FIS Cross Country World Cup, Drammen, Norway.
12th - 13th FIS Freestyle World Cup, Are, Sweden.
13th - 14th FIS Cross Country World Cup, Oslo, Norway.
13th - 14th FIS Nordic Combined World Cup, Oslo, Norway.
13th - 14th FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Oslo, Norway.
14th FIS Freestyle World Cup, Meiringen-Hasliberg, Switzerland.
17th - 21st FIS Snowboarding World Cup, La Molina, Spain.
17th FIS Cross Country World Cup, Stockholm, Sweden.
18th FIS Freestyle World Cup, Sierra Nevada, Spain.
19th - 22nd FIS Cross Country World Cup, Falun, Sweden .
SNOOKER
22nd - 23rd Premier League Snooker, Crondon Park Golf Club, Stock, Essex.
Group 7 .
24th - 25th Premier League Snooker, Crondon Park Golf Club, Stock, Essex.
Championship Group.
29th - 4th April WPBSA China Open , Beijing Students University Stadium, Beijing, China.
SQUASH
22nd - 26th ISS Canary Wharf Classic, London, England.
27th - 30th European Junior U19 Championships, Vienna, Austria.
TENNIS
1st - 7th Davis Cup First Round, TBC.
1st - 7th ITF USTA National Women's Clay Court Championship, Houston, United States.
1st - 6th ITF USTA National Men's 40 Indoor Championship, Park City, United States.
1st - 7th Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Monterrey Open, Monterrey, Mexico.
1st - 6th AEGON British Tour, Bolton Arena, Bolton.
1st - 6th ITF 2nd UAE 1 - ITF Seniors Championship, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
4th - 7th ITF 1st Spring Senior Open Tennis Tournament, Marbella Don Carlos, Spain.
4th - 13th ITF Tournoi International Veterans Menton, Menton, France.
5th - 8th ITF 2010 Victorian Seniors State Championship, Melbourne, Australia.
5th - 7th ITF 2010 Wilson/Mayfair ITF Senior Circuit 3, Markham, Canada.
6th - 10th ITF 2010 ITF South African Seniors Nationals, Cape Town, South Africa.
7th - 13th AEGON British Tour, Sutton Tennis Academy, Sutton.
8th - 15th ATP BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, USA.
8th - 15th ITF Raymond James Super-Senior Grand Prix, St Petersburg CC, United States.
8th - 13th ITF 2nd Spring Senior Open Tennis Tournament, Marbella Puente Romano, Spain.
8th - 14th Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, USA.
8th - 13th ITF 1st UAE 2 - ITF Seniors Championship, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
9th - 13th ATP Champions Tour, Zurich, Switzerland .
9th - 14th ITF Triple Open, Logoisk, Belarus.
15th - 20th ITF Seniors Brasila 2010, Brasilia, Brazil.
18th - 21st ATP Champions Tour, Bogota, Colombia .
19th - 21st ITF Copa Ibérica 1, Lisbon/Estoril, Portugal.
19th - 22nd 3rd Czech International Seniors Indoors Championship, ITF Republic Pribram, Czech.
22nd - 27th ITF GD Tennis Senior 2010, Antalya, Turkey.
22nd - 29th Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Sony Ericsson Open, Miami, USA.
22nd - 28th ITF Gunther Kadel Memorial, Paguera/Mallorca, Spain.
22nd - 28th ITF USTA National Men's 70 & 75 Indoor Championship, Houston, United States.
22nd - 28th ITF 3rd International Seniors Tennis Tournament, Estoril/Lisboa, Portugal.
22nd - 29th ATP Sony Ericsson Open, Miami, USA.
24th - 28th ITF Maadi International Seniors Tournament, Cairo, Egypt.
27th - 1st April ITF International Agadir Tennis Week, Agadir, Morocco.
27th - 2nd April ITF USTA National Men's 65 Clay Court Championship, New Orleans, United States.
