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Latest Headlines - 15 March 2010
TOP STORIES
* Bangladesh v England *
England declare on 209-7 to set Bangladesh an unlikely victory target of 513 to win the first Test in Chittagong.
* Alonso triumphs as Vettel fades *
Fernando Alonso wins the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix for Ferrari after early leader Sebastian Vettel suffers a spark plug failure.
* Man Utd 3-0 Fulham *
Wayne Rooney scores twice and Dimitar Berbatov adds a third as Manchester United beat Fulham to move two points clear at the top of the Premier League.
* Nerveless Els clinches CA title *
A superb final-round 66 from South Africa's Ernie Els saw off the challenge of Charl Schwartzel to secure the WGC-CA Championship title.
FOOTBALL
* Beckham 'set to miss World Cup' *
David Beckham's dream of playing in a fourth World Cup looks over after he tears an Achilles tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo.
* Man Utd 3-0 Fulham *
Wayne Rooney scores twice and Dimitar Berbatov adds a third as Manchester United beat Fulham to move two points clear at the top of the Premier League.
* Sunderland 1-1 Man City *
Adam Johnson's injury-time equaliser salvages a vital point for Manchester City in their bid to finish fourth in the Premier League.
* Rangers 3-3 Dundee United *
Rangers and Dundee United share six goals in an eventful Scottish Cup quarter-final.
* Jones blasts 'shocking' officials *
Martyn Waghorn boosts Leicester City's promotion hopes with a first half goal that hurt the visitors' play-off challenge at Walkers Stadium.
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CRICKET
* Windies complete series with win *
Chris Gayle scores 63 off 41 balls to steer the West Indies to a four-wicket victory over Zimbabwe, finishing the series 4-1 up.
* Sinclair recalled by New Zealand *
New Zealand recall Mathew Sinclair after a two-year absence from Test cricket in place of Neil Broom for the first Test against Australia.
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RUGBY UNION
* France 46-20 Italy *
France keep their Grand Slam hopes on course in emphatic fashion as they demolish Italy at the Stade de France.
* Johnson sees England improvement *
Martin Johnson insists England are improving under his leadership amid continuing criticism of his team's performances in the Six Nations.
* Robinson positive on Scots draw *
Andy Robinson hails Scotland's 15-15 draw with England as progress but is frustrated to see his side waste good opportunities to win.
* Wales wait on Jones and Phillips *
Wales hope captain Ryan Jones and scrum-half Mike Phillips return for their final RBS Six Nations match with Italy on Saturday.
* Wales ponder discipline 'stance' *
Wales boss Warren Gatland says he and his management team could make a stance over his side's indiscipline following their 27-12 loss to Ireland.
* Prop Stevens eyes England return *
Matt Stevens targets a place in England's 2011 World Cup squad when he returns from a two-year cocaine ban next year.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
* Huddersfield 26-20 Leeds *
Huddersfield Giants produce a second-half fight-back to overcome Leeds at the Galpharm Stadium on Sunday.
* Harlequins 22-26 Salford *
Salford winger Steve Tyrer grabs a second-half hat-trick of tries as they claim their first win of the season.
* Burgess suffers loss on NRL debut *
England's Sam Burgess admits his much-hyped South Sydney Rabbitohs side "have a lot of work to do" after they are hammered 36-10 on his NRL debut.
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TENNIS
* Murray cruises past fitful Seppi *
Andy Murray comes through the second round of the BNP Paribas Open with a comfortable 6-4 6-4 win over Italy's Andreas Seppi in Indian Wells
* Baltacha halted in Indian Wells *
Britain's Elena Baltacha loses to Australian Alicia Molik in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in California.
* Pakistan accept Davis Cup switch *
Pakistan give up hope of hosting their Davis Cup tie against New Zealand after Friday's suicide attacks which killed 54 people in Lahore.
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FORMULA 1
* We can match Ferrari - Hamilton *
Lewis Hamilton says his McLaren can match the Ferraris for pace, but admits they are the team to beat in 2010.
* Schumacher questions rule changes *
Mercedes' Michael Schumacher airs doubts about changes made to Formula 1's rules for 2010 on his return to the sport in Bahrain.
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BOXING
* Dominant Pacquiao beats Clottey *
Manny Pacquiao dominates Joshua Clottey from the opening bell to retain his WBO welterweight title.
* Smith beats Dodson to keep title *
Paul Smith defeats his local rival Tony Dodson on points to retain his British super-middleweight title after a bloody battle in Liverpool.
* Khan urges Hatton to quit boxing *
Britain's Amir Khan urges Ricky Hatton not to continue boxing and retire from the sport.
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ATHLETICS
* Meadows settles for Doha silver *
Jenny Meadows wins 800m silver and the men's 4x400m team take bronze making it four British medals at the World Indoor Championships.
* Chambers upbeat on race invites *
Britain's world indoor 60m champion Dwain Chambers is hopeful his form can lead to invitations to race in Europe.
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CYCLING
* Contador claims second Paris-Nice *
Alberto Contador defends his lead over the final leg to claim his second Paris to Nice race title.
* Cavendish is struggling in Italy *
Isle of Man cyclist Mark Cavendish is still struggling for form as he prepares to defend his Milan-San Remo title.
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OTHER SPORT...
* Chong Wei secures All England win *
World number one Lee Chong Wei clinches his first All England Championship with a 21-19 21-19 win over Kenichi Tago.
* GB mixed doubles pairs crash out *
British pair Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork crash out of the All England Championships in the quarter-finals, after Anthony Clark and Heather Olver are beaten.
* PGA boss fuels Woods return talk *
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem fans speculation that Tiger Woods will make his competitive return within the next month.
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.
