Saturday July 21, 2012
Results Worldwide
CYCLING
Tour de France
18th stage (222.5km): 1. Mark Cavendish (Bri) SKY 4’54:12; 2. Matthew Goss (Aus) GEC; 3. Peter Sagan (Svk) LIQ; 4. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) RAB; 5. Nicolas Roche (Irl) ALM; 6. Tyler Farrar (US) GRM; 7. Borut Bozic (Slo) AST; 8. Sebastien Hinault (Fra); 9. Daryl Impey (Rsa) GEC; 10. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) COF all same time.
Leading overall standings: 1. Bradley Wiggins (Bri) SKY 83’22:18; 2. Chris Froome (Bri) SKY 2:05 seconds behind; 3. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) LIQ 2:41; 4. Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) LTB 5:53; 5. Tejay Van Garderen (US) BMC 8:30; 6. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC 9:57; 7. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) RSH 10:11; 8. Pierre Rolland (Fra) EUC 10:17; 9. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) AST 11:00; 10. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ 11:46.
GOLF
True South Classic
Leading first round (play suspended by rain): 64: Jason Bohn (US); 65: Luke Guthrie (US); 66: J.J. Killeen (US), Steve Lowery (US), Ryuji Imada (Jpn), Jason Gore (US), Willie Wood (US); 67: Marco Dawson (US), Bud Cauley (US), Roberto Castro (US), Russell Knox (Bri), Will Claxton (US), Jonathan Randolph (US); 68: Tom Pernice Jr. (US), Duffy Waldorf (US), Skip Kendall (US), Scott Stallings (US), Ken Duke (US), Joey Snyder III (US), Mark Anderson (US), Kevin Kisner (US), Hunter Hamrick (US).
TENNIS
Atlanta Open
Second round: Matthew Ebden (Aus) bt James Blake (US) 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-4; Gilles Muller (Lux) bt Mardy Fish (USA) 4-6, 2-3 rtd; John Isner (US) bt Ruben Bemelmans (Bel) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Jack Sock (US) bt Steve Johnson (US) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5).
Carlsbad Open
Second round: Christina McHale (USA) bt Misaki Doi (Jpn) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; Ursula Radwanska (Pol) bt Melanie Oudin (USA) 6-2, 6-1; Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) bt Marina Erakovic (Nzl) 6-2, 6-4; Jelena Jankovic (Srb) bt Melina Czink (Hun) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Gstaad Open
Second round: Jan Hernych (Cze) bt Santiago Giraldo (Col) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4; Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) bt Dustin Brown (Ger) 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-2; Lukasz Kubot (Pol) bt Marcel Granollers (Spa) 6-4, 6-2.
Hamburg Open
Second round: Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt Fabio Fognini (Ita) 7-5, 6-2; Juan Monaco (Arg) bt Daniel Munoz (Spa) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; Jeremy Chardy (Fra) bt Julian Reister (Ger) 7-5, 6-4; Nicolas Almagro (Spa) bt Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) 6-4, 6-3.
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- Khim Wah-V Shem perform above expectations in Sudirman Cup debut
- Dong-keun shows he’s a capable replacement
- Dane Jorgensen’s wish is to avoid Chinese ace Lin Dan in World Championships
- Kenichi’s goal is to take Japan into Sudirman Cup semi-finals
- Indonesia drawn to meet China again – in knockout stage
- Squash group on final push for Olympic bid
- Only Nicol David left to fly Malaysian flag
- Youngster Rahul getting to terms with racing in Formula 4
- Cooper headlines Wallabies auditions in Super Rugby
- America's Cup makes changes to improve safety following death
- Wasps wing Wade scoops award double
- Only Nicol David left to fly Malaysian flag
- Youngster Rahul getting to terms with racing in Formula 4
- Dane Jorgensen’s wish is to avoid Chinese ace Lin Dan in World Championships
- Jazeman ready to lap it up in his first run at Monaco
- Jindapon aims to qualify for 2016 Olympics
- Kelly heads into final round with one-stroke lead
- Squash group on final push for Olympic bid
