Tuesday June 2, 2009
Results worldwide
n BASKETBALL
NBA Championship
Conference Finals playoff: Orlando 103 Cleveland 90 (Orlando win best-of-seven series 4-2).
n CYCLING
Tour of Belgium
Fifth and final stage (16.7km individual time-trial): 1. Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) 20:53; 2. Lars Boom (Ned) 6 seconds behind; 3. Stef Clement (Ned) 9, 4. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) 10, 5. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) 13.
Leading final standings: 1. Lars Boom (Ned) 17’56:30, 2. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) 18 seconds behind, 3. Dominique Cornu (Bel) 28, 4. Thomas Dekker (Ned) 32, 5. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) 1:11.
Tour of Italy
21st and final stage (14km): 1. Ignatas Konovalovas (Lit) Cervelo 18:42, 2. Bradley Wiggins (Bri) Garmin 1 second behind, 3. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Columbia 7, 4. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 11, 5. Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre 16.
Leading final standings: 1. Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 86’03:11, 2. Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Team LPR 41 seconds behind, 3. Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 1:59, 4. Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo 3:46, 5. Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 3:59.
n GOLF
Colonial Invitational
Leading final round scores (US unless stated)
263: Steve Stricker 63-63-69-68, Tim Clark (Rsa) 63-64-66-70, Stephen Marino 66-67-62-68 (Stricker won at second playoff hole); 264: Jason Day (Aus) 65-65-65-69; 265: Paul Casey (Bri) 66-67-66-66; 266: Woody Austin 63-68-67-68, Vijay Singh (Fij) 64-64-69-69; 268: Ian Poulter (Bri) 66-69-65-68; 269: Jim Furyk 68-69-67-65, Zach Johnson 69-67-64-69, Kevin Na 66-68-66-69, Kevin Sutherland 66-67-68-68; 270: Luke Donald (Bri) 68-65-67-70, Tom Lehman 68-69-66-67, Justin Leonard 66-68-64-72, Jeff Overton 69-67-65-69, Charlie Wi (Kor) 67-70-66-67; Selected: 271: John Senden (Aus) 68-67-67-69; 272: Nick O’Hern (Aus) 69-69-66-68; 273: Stephen Ames (Can) 68-68-67-70; 274: Brian Davis (Bri) 69-68-70-67, Justin Rose (Bri) 69-69-70-66, Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 71-69-69-65; 276: Fredrik Jacobson (Swe) 68-70-66-72, Danny Lee (Nzl) 69-67-71-69; 277: James Nitties (Aus) 67-68-70-72.
Principal Charity Classic (Champions Tour)
Leading final round scores
203: Mark McNulty 68-69-66, Fred Funk 68-69-66, Nick Price 68-67-68 (McNulty won on fourth playoff hole); 205: Mark Wiebe 68-68-69; 206: David Eger 69-69-68; 207: John Cook 70-73-64, Morris Hatalsky 72-70-65, Loren Roberts 71-70-66, Tom Jenkins 72-68-67, Tom Kite 68-70-69, Bruce Summerhays 72-67-68; 208: Jeff Sluman 68-71-69, Mike Reid 72-66-70, Joey Sindelar 69-67-72; 209: Phil Blackmar 71-71-67, Jay Don Blake 70-71-68; 210: Jerry Pate 70-72-68, Jim Colbert 70-72-68, Bob Gilder 72-70-68, Gene Jones 72-69-69, Lonnie Nielsen 67-72-71, Larry Nelson 68-71-71, Jay Haas 72-67-71; 211: Tom Wargo 75-69-67, Bruce Vaughan 67-74-70, Dan Forsman 71-70-70.
n RUGBY
International friendly
United States 10 Ireland 27
IRB Sevens World Series
Final: Fiji 20 South Africa 19.
Leading final standings: 1. South Africa 132, 2. Fiji 102, 3. England 98, 4. New Zealand 88, 5. Argentina 68, 6. Kenya 64, 7. Samoa 40, 8. Australia 30, 9. Scotland 24, 10. Wales 24.
Sports Poll
- Koo-Tan seek fifth title after hammering Taiwanese
- Real Madrid leads in Spain as Barcelona slips up
- Wei Feng and Kwong Beng in all-Malaysian men’s singles final
- Delighted Jorgensen sets up final clash with Lin Dan
- Football: Blues go marching on
- No joy for Liverpool
- Federer and Nadal have score to settle at ATP Tour Finals
- Auxerre beats Monaco 2-0 to take French lead
- Pacquiao vs Cotto the top bout of 2009
- Bernard ends Malaysia’s 15-year wait for SEASA title
- Real Madrid leads in Spain as Barcelona slips up
- Auxerre beats Monaco 2-0 to take French lead
- Delighted Jorgensen sets up final clash with Lin Dan
- Nicol taken to the limit by Massaro
- Red Warriors are FAM’s top revenue earners
- IAAF keep mum over Semenya gender row
- Pacquiao vs Cotto the top bout of 2009
- Beach volleyball players put in extra hours for bid to get gold
- Trezeguet hit by injury again
- Football Results Worldwide

