Saturday 01 August 2009
Phelps takes gold and breaks world record in 100m butterfly final
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- SWIMMING
- Phelps takes gold and breaks world record in 100m butterfly final
- Saturday 01 August 2009
- On another action-packed evening at the World Championships in Rome, American superstar Michael Phelps won gold and set a new world record by smashing the 50-second barrier in the 100m butterfly final.
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- RUGBY - TRI-NATIONS
- South Africa dominate New Zealand 31-19
- Saturday 01 August 2009
- The Springboks confirmed their dominance in the 2009 Tri-Nations by beating the All Blacks 31-19 on Saturday in Durban. This is South Africa's second consecutive Tri-Nations victory over New Zealand after their 28-19 win last weekend.
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- RALLYING
- Hirvonen increases lead over Loeb in Finland
- Saturday 01 August 2009
- Mikko Hirvonen increased his lead over last year’s winner Sebastien Loeb to 32 seconds after Saturday's nine special stages of the Rally of Finland. The Ford Focus driver is on course for his maiden victory in this rally on Sunday.
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- SWIMMING
- Brazil's Cielo takes gold in 50m freestyle final
- Saturday 01 August 2009
- Brazil’s Cesar Cielo has won his second gold medal of the World Championships, this time in the 50m freestyle final. France's world record holder Frederick Bousquet came second, with his compatriot Amaury Leveaux third.
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- CRICKET - ASHES
- Play rained off on day three of third Test
- Saturday 01 August 2009
- Persistent rain caused play on the third day of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia on Saturday to be abandoned. On Friday, England were 116 for two in reply to Australia's first innings 263 - a deficit of 147.
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- PEACE CUP
- Juventus defeat Cristiano Ronaldo and Madrid to reach final
- Saturday 01 August 2009
- Juventus Turin stunned Real Madrid 2-1 in the Peace Cup semi-final despite a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo, Madrid's new "galactico". The Italian club is to play against Aston Villa in final.
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- ATHETICS
- Tyson Gay, quickest in Stockholm, puts pressure on Usain Bolt
- Saturday 01 August 2009
- US sprinter Tyson Gay ran his second-best 100-metre time this season, 9.79 seconds, at the Stockholm Super Grand Prix. He is putting pressure on Usain Bolt two weeks before the start of the world championship in Berlin.
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- TENNIS - STANFORD
- Bartoli ousts Jankovic, Stosur upsets Serena Williams in quarter-final
- Saturday 01 August 2009
- Marion Bartoli upset fourth-seed Jelena Jankovic and qualified for the semi-final at Stanford, where she is to play Samantha Stosur, who shocked top-seed Serena Williams.
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