Score Board

ATHLETICS

Sheffield Grand Prix

SHEFFIELD, England, July 15, 2007 (AFP) - Results from Sheffield Grand Prix meeting here on Sunday:

Men

100m (wind: -0.4 m/s)

1. Tyson Gay (USA) 10.13

2. Marlon Devonish (GBR) 10.23

3. Francis Obikwelu (POR) 10.24

200m (wind: +1.2 m/s)

1. Wallace Spearmon (USA) 20.08

2. Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.08

3. Rodney Martin (USA) 20.39

400m

1. Angelo Taylor (USA) 45.25

2. John Steffensen (AUS) 45.64

3. Darold Williamson (USA) 45.74

1500m

1. Andrew Baddeley (GBR) 3:34.74

2. Rui Silva (POR) 3:35.92

3. Bernard Lagat (USA) 3:36.24

110m hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s)

1. Xiang Liu (CHN) 13.23

2. Ryan Wilson (USA) 13.27

3. Anwar Moore (USA) 13.35

4. Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.37

5. Allen Johnson (USA) 13.39

Long jump

1. Brian Johnson (USA) 7.99 meters

2. Nathan Morgan (GBR) 7.92

3. Christopher Tomlinson (GBR) 7.90

Triple jump

1. Aarik Wilson (USA) 17.19 meters

2. Leevan Sands (BAH) 16.75

3. Dmitriy Valyukevich (SVK) 16.69

Javelin

1. Magnus Ardvidsson (SWE) 84.74 meters

2. Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 83.55

3. Jarkko Koski-vahala (FIN) 79.55

3000m

1. Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 7:26.69

2. Craig Mottram (AUS) 7:35.00

3. Chris Solinsky (USA) 7:36.90

Pole vault

1. Steven Hooker (AUS) 5.65 meters

2. Toby Stevenson (USA) 5.55

2. Timothy Mack (USA) 5.55

Women

200m (wind: +0.3 m/s)

1. Allyson Felix (USA) 22.35

2. Sanya Richards (USA) 22.44

3. Veronica Campbell (JAM) 22.60

400m

1. Nicola Sanders (GBR) 51.01

2. Monique Hennagan (USA) 51.19

3. Joanne Cuddihy (EIR) 51.56

800m

1. Alice Schmidt (USA) 1:59.99

2. Brigita Langerholc (SLO) 2:00.54

3. Treniere Clement (USA) 2:00.96

3000m steeplechase

1. Korene Hinds (JAM) 9:34.83

2. Mardrea Hyman (JAM) 9:37.70

3. Hattie Dean (GBR) 9:38.56

100m hurdles (wind: -0.2 m/s)

1. Michelle Perry (USA) 12.79

2. LoLo Jones (USA) 12.89

3. Delloreen London (JAM) 13.04

400m hurdles

1. Jana Pittman (AUS) 54.59

2. Natasha Danvers (GBR) 55.31

3. Sandra Glover (USA) 55.54

3000m

1. Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) 8:43.85

2. Joanne Pavey (GBR) 8:47.39

3. Mary Teresa Cullen (EIR) 8:48.17

High jump

1. Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) 1.95 meters

2. Amy Acuff (USA) 1.89

3. Viktoriya Styopina (UKR) 1.85

3. Barbora Lalkov (CZE) 1.85

Baseball

NEW YORK: Results from Sunday's MLB games (home team in CAPS):

ATLANTA 5 Pittsburgh 1

FLORIDA 5 Washington 3

CLEVELAND 5 Kansas City 3

NY METS 5 Cincinnati 2

BALTIMORE 5 Chicago White Sox 3

NY Yankees 7 TAMPA BAY 6

Toronto 2 BOSTON 1

MILWAUKEE 4 Colorado 3

MINNESOTA 4 Oakland 3

CHICAGO CUBS 7 Houston 6

Texas 5 LA ANGELS 4 (11 innings)

Detroit 11 SEATTLE 7

LA Dodgers 5 SAN FRANCISCO 3

San Diego 4 ARIZONA 0

CYCLING

Tour de France

Tignes, France: Standings from the 8th stage of the Tour de France, a 165.0km ride from Le Grand-Bornand to Tignes on Sunday:

1. Michael Rasmussen (DEN/RAB) 4h49min 40sec (average: 34,177 km/h)

2. Iban Mayo (ESP/SDU) at 2:47.

3. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/CEP) 3:12.

4. Christophe Moreau (FRA/A2R) 3:13.

5. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) 3:13.

6. Cadel Evans (AUS/PRE) 3:13.

7. Andrei Kashechkin (KAZ/AST) 3:13.

8. Alberto Contador (ESP/DIS) 3:31.

9. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 3:35.

10. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CSC) 3:35.

11. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP/EUS) 3:59.

12. Levi Leipheimer (USA/DIS) 3:59.

13. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (ESP/SDU) 3:59.

14. Manuel Beltran (ESP/LIQ) 4:13.

15. Oscar Pereiro (ESP/CEP) 4:13.

Overall standings

1. Michael Rasmussen (DEN/RAB) 39h37min 42sec

2. Linus Gerdemann (GER/MOB) at 0:43.

3. Iban Mayo (ESP/SDU) 2:39.

4. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/CEP) 2:51.

5. Andrei Kashechkin (KAZ/AST) 2:52.

6. Cadel Evans (AUS/PRE) 2:53.

7. Christophe Moreau (FRA/A2R) 3:06.

8. Alberto Contador (ESP/DIS) 3:10.

9. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) 3:14.

10. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 3:19.

11. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CSC) 3:35.

12. Andreas Kloden (GER/AST) 3:46.

13. Levi Leipheimer (USA/DIS) 3:53.

14. Oscar Pereiro (ESP/CEP) 3:54.

15. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP/EUS) 4:00.

Points:

1. Tom Boonen (BEL/QST) 147 pts

2. Erik Zabel (GER/MIL) 134

3. Robert Hunter (RSA/BAR) 103

4. Thor Hushovd (NOR/C.A) 101

5. Robbie McEwen (AUS/PRE) 97

King of Mountains:

1. Michael Rasmussen (DEN/RAB) 82 pts

2. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/COF) 42

3. Linus Gerdemann (GER/MOB) 30

4. David De la Fuente (ESP/SDU) 30

5. Laurent Lefevre (FRA/BOU) 27

Team overall:

1. Rabobank 119h02:30.

2. Caisse d'Epargne/Balares at 1:18.

3. Astana 2:37.

4. Discovery Channel 4:21.

5. Euskaltel 5:08.

6. CSC 5:09.

7. T-Mobile 13:54.

Best young riders (overall):

1. Linus Gerdemann (GER/MOB) 39h38:25.

2. Alberto Contador (ESP/DIS) at 2:27.

3. Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR/BAR) 5:35.

4. Mauricio Soler (COL/BAR) 6:48.

5. Vladimir Gusev (RUS/DIS) 8:40.

GOLF

John Deere Classic

SILVIS, Illinois: Leading final-round scores here on Sunday from the 4.1 million-dollar John Deere Classic (USA unless noted):

266 - Jonathan Byrd 67-68-65-66

267 - Tim Clark (RSA) 68-65-66-68

269 - Nathan Green (AUS) 67-63-68-71, Troy Matteson 69-67-67-66

270 - Carl Pettersson (SWE) 67-64-71-68

271 - Jason Dufner 65-66-72-68, Jeff Gove 69-68-66-68, Neal Lancaster 64-68-70-69, Heath Slocum 70-69-67-65, Kevin Sutherland 66-67-70-68

272 - Lucas Glover 71-69-65-67, Billy Mayfair 69-66-67-70, Kenny Perry 65-68-68-71, Michael Sim 69-67-68-68

...

273 - Stephen Leaney (AUS) 69-69-67-68

275 - Jesper Parnevik (SWE) 69-68-71-67

276 - Steve Allan (AUS) 71-66-70-69, Bernhard Langer (GER) 72-68-69-67, Craig Lile (RSA) 67-71-69-69

277 - Richard S. Johnson (SWE) 71-68-70-68

279 - Gavin Coles (AUS) 72-68-68-71

280 - Paul Gow (AUS) 69-68-72-71, Phil Tataurangi (NZL) 68-71-73-68

281 - Brendon De Jonge (ZIM) 67-68-74-72, Bronson Lacassie (AUS) 71-66-74-70

285 - Jose Coceres (ARG) 71-69-71-74

288 - Grant Waite (NZL) 71-69-75-73

289 - Jim Rutledge (CAN) 72-68-73-76

Jamie Farr Ownes Corning Classic

SYLVANIA, Ohio: Leading final scores here on Sunday in the 1.3 million-dollar LPGA Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic (South Korea unless noted):

267 - Se Ri Pak 63-68-69-67

270 - Morgan Pressel (USA) 68-70-64-68

276 - Laura Davies (GBR) 71-69-67-69, Laura Diaz (USA) 69-70-68-69, Wendy Ward (USA) 71-70-67-68, Carri Wood (USA) 68-69-70-69

277 - In-Kyung Kim 72-68-65-72, Angela Stanford (USA) 69-70-69-69

278 - Stacy Prammanasudh (USA) 71-70-69-68, Linda Wessberg (SWE) 73-68-66-71

279 - Meg Mallon (USA) 72-65-70-72, Jin Young Pak 67-69-74-69, Gloria Park 72-69-70-68

280 - Beth Bader (USA) 69-73-66-72, Mi Hyun Kim 68-73-71-68, Seon Hwa Lee 70-70-70-70, Sherri Steinhauer (USA) 73-70-71-66

Scottish Open

LOCH LOMOND: Leading scores at the end of the final round of the three-million-pound (six-million-dollar) Scottish Open on Friday (par 71):

270 - Gregory Havret (FRA) 68-64-70-68, Phil Mickelson (USA) 65-68-68-69 (Havret wins at first play-off hole)

271 - Ernie Els (RSA) 69-66-71-65

273 - Richard Sterne 72-69-68-64, Luke Donald (ENG) 70-69-70-64, Ian Garbutt (ENG) 71-69-69-69, Pelle Edberg (SWE) 67-68-72-66, Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 70-71-64-68

274 - Ian Poulter (ENG) 69-67-71-67, Mikko Ilonen (FIN) 66-70-70-68, Steve Webster 68-67-69-70

275 - Soren Kjeldsen (DEN) 67-74-69-65, Graeme McDowell (NIR) 70-71-67-67

276 - Robert-Jan Derksen (NED) 69-68-73-66, Mark Foster (ENG), 66-74-71-65, Phillip Archer (ENG) 68-68-69-71, Peter Hanson (SWE) 72-67-69-68

277 - Alessandro Tadini (ITA) 72-68-69-68, Shaun Micheel (USA) 67-71-70-69

278 - Richard Finch (ENG) 68-70-73-68, Angel Cabrera 71-70-70-67, Darren Clarke, Lee Westwood (ENG) 65-74-70-69, Soren Hansen (DEN) 65-73-71-69, Sergio Garcia (ESP) 71-65-71-71, Ross Fisher (ENG) 69-69-69-71, Oliver Fisher (ENG) 70-71-67-70, Ian Garbutt (ENG) 71-69-69-69, Alejandro Canizares (ESP) 72-67-68-71, Jose Manuel Lara (ESP) 67-65-64-72

Soccer

Copa America

MARACAIBO, Venezuela: Result of the Copa America final on Sunday:

Brazil 3 Argentina 0

Scorers: Julio Baptista 4, Roberto Ayala own goal 40, Daniel Alves 69

Halftime: 2-0; Attendance: 42,000

Brazil: 1-Doni; 2-Maicon, 3-Alex Rodrigo, 4-Juan, 6-Gilberto: 7-Elano (13-Daniel Alves 34), 5-Mineiro, 17-Josue, 19-Julio Baptista; 9-Vagner Love (18-Fernando 90), 11-Robinho (10-Diego 90+1)

Argentina: 1-Roberto Abbondanzieri; 8-Javier Zanetti, 2-Roberto Ayala, 15-Gabriel Milito, 6-Gabriel Heinze; 14-Javier Mascherano, 20-Juan Sebastian Veron (15-Luis Gonzalez 67), 15-Esteban Cambiasso (16-Pablo Aimar 59), 10-Juan Roman Riquelme; 18-Lionel Messi, 11-Carlos Tevez

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

World Youth Championship

TORONTO: Results from World Youth Championship quarter-final matches in Canada:

Sunday, July 15

Argentina1 Mexico 0 (halftime: 1-0)

Chile 4 Nigeria 0 (halftime: 0-0, 90 mins: 0-0) AET

Saturday, July 14

Spain 1 Czech Republic 1 (halftime: 0-0, 90 mins: 0-0,

penalty shootout: 3-4)

Czech Republic win 4-3 on penalties.

Austria 2United States 1 (halftime: 1-1, 90 mins: 1-1) AET

Tennis

Fed Cup

PARIS: Fed Cup results on Sunday:

Semifinals

At Castellaneta Marina, Italy: Italy 3 France 2

Sunday

Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) bt Mara Santangelo (ITA) 6-7 (5/7), 6-0, 6-4; Francesca Schiavone (ITA) bt Tatiana Golovin (FRA) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5; Francesca Schiavone/Roberta Vinci (ITA) bt Nathalie Dechy/Severine Bremond (FRA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

Saturday

Tatiana Golovin (FRA) bt Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2; Francesca Schiavone (ITA) bt Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) 7-5, 6-3

At Stowe, Vermont: USA 2 Russia 3

Sunday

Venus Williams (USA) bt Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 6-1, 6-4; Nadia Petrova (RUS) bt Meilen Tu (USA) 6-1, 6-2; Nadia Petrova/Elena Visnina (RUS) bt Venus Williams/Lisa Raymond (USA) 7-5, 7-6 (7/1)

Saturday

Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) bt Vania King (USA) 6-1, 6-3; Venus Williams (USA) bt Nadia Petrova (RUS) 7-6 (8/6), 0-6, 6-4

World Group play-offs

At Knokke-Heist, Belgium: Belgium 1 China 4

Sunday

Sun Tiantian (CHN) bt Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6-4, 6-3; Yan Zi (CHN) bt Tamaryn Hendler (BEL) 7-6 (7/3), 2-6, 8-6; Ji Chunmei/ Sun Shengnan (CHN) bt Debbrich Feys/Aude Vermoezen (BEL) 6-2, 6-1

Saturday

Sun Tiantian (CHN) bt Debbrich Feys (BEL) 6-4, 6-2; Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) bt Yan Zi (CHN) 7-5, 7-6 (9/7)

At Linz, Austria: Austria 1 Israel 4

At Toyota, Japan: Japan 2 Germany 3

At Palafrugell, Spain: Spain 4 Czech Republic 1

Tennis Hall of Fame

NEWPORT, Rhode Island: Results of the seventh day of the Tennis Hall of Fame tournament here on Sunday (x denotes seeding): Final: Fabrice Santoro (FRA x4) bt Nicolas Mahut (FRA x5) 6-4, 6-4.

Bastad ATP

Stockholm: Result in the Bastad ATP clay court tournament here on Sunday: Final: David Ferrer (ESP x2) bat Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-1, 6-2.

Gstaad Open

GSTAAD, Switzerland: Result from the Gstaad Open ATP event on Sunday: Final: Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA x5) bt Andreas Seppi (ITA) 6-7 (1/7), 6-4, 7-5.

(China Daily 07/17/2007 page22)