Saturday July 4, 2009
Results worldwide
Results on basketball, golf and rugby
BASKETBALL
Under-19 Men’s World Championship
United States 71 France 55; Egypt 95 Iran 91, (OT); Canada 99 Syria 53; Argentina 98 Kazakhstan 69; Greece 107 Puerto Rico 98; Australia 69 Spain 62; Lithuania 104 Angola 46, Croatia 79 New Zealand 72.
GOLF
French Open
Leading first round scores: 62: Martin Kaymer (Ger); 65: John Bickerton (Eng), Rafa Echenique (Arg), Thongchai Jaidee (Tha), Scott Strange (Aus), Peter Hanson (Swe); 66: Nick Dougherty (Eng), Paul Waring (Eng);
67: Alejandro Canizares (Spa), Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa), Robert-Jan Derksen (Ned), David Drysdale (Sco), Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg), Pablo Larrazabal (Spa), Thomas Levet (Fra), Paul Lawrie (Sco), Sam Little (Eng), Francesco Molinari (Ita), Jean van de Velde (Fra);
68: Benn Barham (Eng), Marcus Fraser (Aus), Richard Green (Aus), Soren Hansen (Den), Gary Lockerbie (Eng), Alexander Noren (Swe), Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Jeev Milka Singh (Ind), Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den), Marc Warren (Sco), Lee Westwood (Eng), Danny Willett (Eng).
Jamie Farr Corning Classic
Leading first round scores (Kor unless stated): 64: Laura Diaz (USA), Kim Song-hee, Morgan Pressel (USA); 65: Suzann Pettersen (Nor), Michelle Wie; 66: Minea Blomqvist (Fin), Cristie Kerr (USA), Lee Jee-young, Park Inbee, Shin Ji-yai, Lindsey Wright (Aus); 67: Helen Alfredsson (Swe), Chella Choi, Russamee Gulyanamitta (Tha), Kim Na-ri, Janice Moodie (Bri), Anna Nordqvist (Swe), Lorena Ochoa (Mex);
68: Ahn Shi-hyun, H.J. Choi, Chung Il-mi, Sophie Gustafson (Swe), Maria Hjorth (Swe), Hong Jin-joo, Katherine Hull (Aus), Karine Icher (Fra), Ji Eun-hee, Kim In-kyung, Candie Kung (Tpe), Lee Meena, Sarah Lee, Yani Tseng (Tpe), Yi Eun-jung, Yim Sung-ah, Yoo Sun-young;
69: Bae Kyeong, Silvia Cavalleri (Ita), Jeanne Cho-Hunicke, Feng Shanshan (Chn), Han Hee-won, MJ Hur, Jeong Jimin, Kang Joo-yun, Kang Jimin, Sarah Kemp (Aus), Kim Ju-yun, Lee Jee-hae, Ai Miyazato (Jpn), Anja Monke (Ger), Becky Morgan (Bri), Mikaela Parmlid (Swe), Karin Sjodin (Swe).
AT&T National
Leading first round scores (USA unless stated): 62: Anthony Kim; 64: DA Points, Bryce Molder, Tiger Woods; 65: Steve Elkington (Aus);
66: Daniel Chopra (Swe), Jim Furyk, Stuart Appleby (Aus); 67: Justin Rose (Eng), Boo Weekley, Michael Allen, Rod Pampling (Aus), Y.E. Yang (Kor);
68: Tim Petrovic, Cameron Beckman, Brandt Snedeker, Bart Bryant, Michael Letzig, Danny Lee (Nzl); 69: Ryuji Imada (Jpn);
70: Brian Davis (Eng), Peter Lonard (Aus), Martin Laird (Bri), Marc Leishman (Aus), Vijay Singh (Fij); 71: Nick O’Hern (Aus), Matt Hill (Can), Nathan Green (Aus), Mike Weir (Can), John Senden (Aus), James Nitties (Aus);
72: Richard S. Johnson (Swe), Aron Price (Aus), Robert Allenby (Aus), Aaron Baddeley (Aus), Matthew Goggin (Aus);
73: Alex Cejka (Ger), Charlie Wi (Kor); 74: Brendon de Jonge (Zim); 75: Paul Casey (Bri), Greg Owen (Bri); 76: Jason Day (Aus); 77: KJ Choi (Kor).
RUGBY
Pacific Nations Cup
Fiji 40 Japan 39
FOOTBALL
Europa Cup (1st qualifying round, 1st leg: FK Sutjeska (Mne) 1 FC Minsk (Blr) 1; FC Lahti (Fin) 4 Dinamo Tirana (Alb) 1; CS Grevenmacher (Lux) 0 FK Vetra (Ltu) 2; NSI Runavik (Isl) 0 Rosenborg BK (Nor) 3; Haladas FC (Hun) 1 FC Irtysh Pavlodar (Kaz) 0; Sligo Rovers FC (Irl) 1 KS Vllaznia (Alb) 2; FC Olimpi Rustavi (Geo) 2 B36 Torshavn (Fro) 0; Anorthosis Famagouste (Cyp) 5 UN Kderjeng 97 (Lux) 0; Slaven Koprivnica (Cro) 1 Birkirkara FC (Mlt) 0; FC Zimbru Chisinau (Mda) 1 FC Okzheptes Kokshetau (Kaz) 2; Lisburn Distillery FC (Nir) 1 FC Zestafoni (Geo) 5; Helsingborgs IF (Swe) 3 FC Mika (Arm) 1; Valletta FC (Mlt) 3 Keflavik (Isl) 0; FC Dinaburg (Lva) 2 JK Nomme Kalju (Est) 1; FK Buducnost Podgorica (Mne) 0 Polonia Warsaw (Pol) 2; JK Trans Narva (Est) 0 NK Rudar Velenje (Svn) 3; Motherwell (Sco) 0 Llanelli AFC (Wal) 1; FC Banants (Arm) 0 NK Siroki Brijeg (Bih) 2; FC Spartak Trnava (Svk) 2 FC Inter Baki (Aze) 1; Dinamo Minsk (Blr) 2 FK Renova (Mkd) 1; Randers FC (Den) 4 Linfield FC (Nir) 0; Simurq PFC (Aze) 0 Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv FC (Isr) 1; Fram Reykjavik (Isl) 2 The New Saints FC (Wal) 1.
Libertadores Cup (semi-final, 2nd leg): Gremio (Bra) 2 Cruzeiro (Bra) 2 (Cruzeiro win 5-3 on aggregate)
Sports Poll
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- Lotus vow to make it through entire season
- Chinese pair banking on flour power
- Red Devils back at full power, says Edwin
- India’s richest man denies interest in Liverpool stake
- Reds regain mean streak
- New car will give Force India an advantage
- Drogba fired up to keep Chelsea ahead of United
- Hairi wants to be better than Shu Wai
- MNCF worked up over new ruling for team sprint at 2012 Olympics
- Haas, Phau, Becker advance at San Jose
- Tevez, Adebayor give Man City 2-0 win over Bolton
- Lakers down Spurs for second win without Bryant
- More scandals, please
- India get a thrashing
- Stoke’s Fuller held over club assault
- Two men jailed over Dalglish grenade case
- India’s richest man denies interest in Liverpool stake
- Reds regain mean streak
- Chinese pair banking on flour power

