Saturday February 25, 2012
Results Worldwide
ATHLETICS
XL-Galan Indoor Meet
Men
60m hurdles: 1 Dayron Robles (Cub) 7.66, 2. Orlando Ortega (Cub) 7.68, 3. Maksim Lynsha (Blr) 7.73.
400m: 1. Kirani James (Gre) 45.52, 2. Chris Brown (Bah) 46.68, 3. Johan Wissman (Swe) 47.06.
800m: 1 Mohammed Aman (Eth) 1:45.84, 2. Marcin Lewandowski (Pol) 1:46.02, 3. Yuri Borzakowski (Rus) 1:46.19.
1,500m: 1. Ilham Tanui Ozbilen (Tur) 3:34.88, 2. Bethwell Birgen (Ken) 3:35.38, 3, Amine Laalou (Mor) 3:37.03.
3,000m: 1. Isiah Koech (Ken) 7:33.55, 2. Dejen Gebremeskel (Eth) 7:34.14, 3. Augustine Choge (Ken) 7:34.74.
Long jump: 1. Michel Torneus (Swe) 7.99m, 2. Ignisius Gaisah (Gha) 7.98. 3. Luis Felipe Meliz (Spa) 7.98.
Women
60m: 1. Mariya Ryemyen (Ukr) 7.17, 2. Olesya Povh (Ukr) 7.20, 3. Aleen Bailey (Jam) 7.22.
400m: 1. Patricia Hall (Jam) 51.66, 2. Antonina Krivoshapka (Rus) 51.81, 3. Moa Hjelmer (Swe) 52.43.
1,500m: 1. Btissam Lakhouad (Mor) 4:07.86, 2. Tizita Bogale (Eth) 4:07.88, 3. Morgan Uceny (US) N/A.
Triple jump: 1. Olha Saladuha (Ukr) 14.79m. 2, Yargeris Savigne (Cub) 14.47, 3. Yamile Aldama (Bri) 14.44.
High jump: 1. Anna Chicherova (Rus) 2.00m 2, Ebba Jungmark (Swe) 1.94m 3, Tia Hellebaut, Belgium, 1.94.
Pole vault: 1. Yelena Isinbayeva (Rus) 5.01m, WR. 2. Holly Bleasdale (Bri) 4.72, 3. Yarisley Silva (Cub) 4.72.
BASKETBALL
NBA Championship
Miami 102 NY Knicks 88, Atlanta 83 Orlando 78, San Antonio 114 Denver 99, Oklahoma City 100 LA Lakers 85.
GOLF
HSBC Open
Leading second round scores: 136: Jenny Shin (Kor) 69-67, Katie Futcher (US) 69-67, Angela Stanford (US) 66-70; 139: Park Hee-young (Kor) 71-68, Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 69-70, Choi Na-yeon (Kor) 68-71; 140: Lee Ji-hee (Kor) 71-69, Shin Jiyai (Kor) 70-70, Azahara Munoz (Spa) 70-70, Yoo Sun-young (Kor) 70-70, Feng Shanshan (Chn) 69-71, Kim In-Kyung (Kor) 68-72; 141: Ryu So-yeon (Kor) 68-73; 142: Brittany Lang (US) 72-70, Chella Choi (Kor) 72-70, Mika Miyazato (Jpn) 72-70, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 73-69, Park Inbee (Kor) 70-72, Vicky Hurst (US) 69-73; 143: Sandra Gal (Ger) 72-71, Yani Tseng (Tpe) 71-72, Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 71-72, Cristie Kerr (US) 69-74, Julieta Granada (Par) 70-73, Momoko Ueda (Jpn) 68-75, Amy Yang (Kor) 68-75.
Selected: 144: Pak Se-ri (Kor) 72-72, Karrie Webb (Aus) 72-72; 145: Paula Creamer (US) 71-74.
SAIL-SBI Open
Leading third round scores: 201: Anirban Lahiri (Ind) 65-69-67; 204: Scott Barr (Aus) 71-68-65, Prom Meesawat (Tha) 72-64-68; 207: P. Ghulfam (Ind) 73-68-66, Gaganjeet Bhullar (Ind) 68-69-70; 209: Thaworn Wiratchant (Tha) 69-71-69, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 70-70-69; 210: Ron Harvey Jnr (Can) 66-75-69, Shamim Khan (Ind) 71-68-71; 211: Ashok Kumar (Ind) 74-68-69, Siddikur (Ban) 74-67-70, Rahil Gangjee (Ind) 73-67-71, Stephen Lewton (Eng) 72-73-66, Rikard Karlberg (Swe) 67-70-74.
WGC Match Play Championship
Second-round
Jones Division: Peter Hanson (Swe) bt Ernie Els (Rsa) 5 and 4; Brandt Snedeker (US) bt Kyle Stanley (US) 2 and 1, Mark Wilson (US) bt Robert Rock (Eng) 3 and 2, Dustin Johnson (US) bt Francesco Molinari (Ita) 7 and 5.
Hogan Division: Martin Kaymer (Ger) bt David Toms (US) 2 up, Matt Kuchar (US) bt Bubba Watson (US) 3 and 2, Steve Stricker (US) bt Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 1 up, Hunter Mahan (US) bt Y.E. Yang (Kor) 5 and 3.
Player Division: Rory McIlroy (Nir) bt Anders Hansen (Den) 3 and 2, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) bt Keegan Bradley (US5) 2 and 1, John Senden (Aus) bt Jason Day (Aus) 6 and 5, Bae Sang-moon (Kor) bt Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 1 up.
Snead Division: Lee Westwood (Eng) bt Robert Karlsson (Swe) 3 and 2, Nick Watney (US) bt Tiger Woods (US) 1 up, Martin Laird (Sco) bt Matteo Manassero (Ita) 2 and 1, Paul Lawrie (Sco) bt Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) 1 up.
Mayakoba Classic
Leading first round scores (US unless stated): 66: Will Claxton; 67: Mark D. Anderson, Alejandro Canizares (Spa), Matt Every, Charles Howell, John Huh, Greg Owen (Eng), Marc Turnesa; 68: Michael Allen, Hunter Haas, David Hearn (Can), Kang Sung-hoon (Kor), Noh Seung-yul (Kor), Dicky Pride, Kevin Stadler, Josh Teater; 69: Robert Allenby (Aus), Stephen Ames (Can), Matt Bettencourt, Billy Horschel, Colt Knost, Edward Loar, William McGirt, Nick Price (Zim), Chris Stroud, Daniel Summerhays, Roland Thatcher.
TENNIS
Buenos Aires Open
Second round: Carlos Berlocq (Arg) bt Gilles Simon (Fra) 6-2, 6-1, Igor Andreev (Rus) bt Fernando Verdasco (Spa), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, David Nalbandian (Arg) bt Juan Monaco (Arg) 6-3, 6-1, Nicolas Almagro (Spa) bt Federrico Delbonis (Arg) 6-3, 6-2.
Dubai Open
Quarter-final: Julia Goerges (Ger) bt Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Semi-finals: Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) bt Jelena Jankovic (Srb) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0. Julia Goerges (Ger) bt Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5.
Marseille Open
Second round: Juan Martin Del Potro (Arg) bt Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) 6-7 (608), 6-4, 0-0 rtd, Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) 6-3, 6-2, Michael Llodra (Fra) bt Alexander Dolgopolov (Ukr) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), Albano Olivetti (Fra) bt Mardy Fish (US) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Memphis Open
Men
Second round: Jurgen Melzer (Aut) bt Ivan Dodig (Cro) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), Radek Stepanek (Cze) bt Ryan Sweeting (US) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), Sam Querrey (US) bt Kevin Anderson (Rsa) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, Olivier Rochus (Bel) bt Ryan Harrison (US) 6-4, 7-5, Lukasz Kubot (Pol) bt Philipp Petzschner (Ger) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, Benjamin Becker (Ger) bt Xavier Malisse (Bel) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, John Isner (US) bt Donald Young 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, Milos Raonic (Can) bt Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukr) 6-4, 6-4.
Women
Quarter-finals: Vera Dushevina (Rus) bt Stephanie Foretz Gacon (Fra) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, Marina Erakovic (Nzl) bt Michaella Krajicek (Hol) 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4, Alberta Brianti (Ita) bt Varvara Lepchenko (US) 7-5, 6-3, Sofia Arvidsson (Swe) bt Lesia Tsurenko (Ukr) 6-2, 7-6 (11-9).
Monterrey Open
Second round: Greta Arn (Hun) bt Maria Abramovic (Cro) 6-4, 6-2, Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (Aut) bt Evan Birnerova (Cze) 6-1, 6-3, Mandy Minella (Lux) bt Yaroslava Shvedova (Kaz) 6-3, 6-7 (1-7), 6-4, Timea Babos (Hun) bt Sorana Cirstea (Rom) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.
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