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Baseball
NEW YORK: Results from Monday's MLB games (home team in CAPS):
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 5 Tampa Bay 4
DETROIT 16 NY Yankees 0
Atlanta 13 FLORIDA 2
PHILADELPHIA 9 NY Mets 2
CLEVELAND 8 Minnesota 3
SAN DIEGO 3 Arizona 1
LA Angels 6 SEATTLE 0
LA DODGERS 5 Washington 4
SAN FRANCISCO 4 Colorado 1
Toronto 6 OAKLAND 2 (12 innings)
Golf
World rankings
NEW YORK: World rankings issued on Monday (U.S. unless stated, last week's positions in brackets):
1. (1) Tiger Woods 21.95 average points
2. (2) Jim Furyk 8.66
3. (3) Phil Mickelson 8.64
4. (4) Ernie Els (RSA) 7.69
5. (14) Steve Stricker 6.54
6. (5) Adam Scott (Aus) 6.53
7. (6) Padraig Harrington (Ire) 6.23
8. (11) K.J. Choi (Kora) 5.81
9. (9) Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 5.79
10. (7) Vijay Singh (Fij) 5.78
11. (8) Sergio Garcia (Spa) 5.53
12. (13) Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 5.50
13. (10) Henrik Stenson (Swe) 5.19
14. (12) Luke Donald (GBR) 5.02
15. (15) Justin Rose (GBR) 4.78
16. (16) Zach Johnson 4.50
17. (17) Retief Goosen (RSA) 4.35
18. (18) Trevor Immelman (RSA) 4.17
19. (19) Angel Cabrera (Arg) 4.08
20. (20) Paul Casey (GBR) 4.07
European Tour money list
LONDON: Leading money winners on the 2007 European Tour on Monday (British unless stated):
1. Padraig Harrington (Ire) 2,138,078 euros
2. Justin Rose 1,811,595
3. Ernie Els (RSA) 1,799,378
4. Henrik Stenson (Swe) 1,770,296
5. Niclas Fasth (Swe) 1,616,476
6. Andres Romero (Arg) 1,543,748
7. Retief Goosen (RSA) 1,364,936
8. Angel Cabrera (Arg) 1,356,687
9. Richard Sterne (RSA) 1,242,496
10. Colin Montgomerie 1,209,502
11. Sergio Garcia (Spa) 1,168,417
12. Paul Casey 1,157,972
13. Gregory Havret (Frae) 1,102,214
14. Richard Green (Aus) 1,028,918
15. Graeme Storm 1,011,637
16. Soren Hansen (Den) 998,938
17. Anders Hansen (Den) 990,625
18. Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 944,262
19. Yang Yong-eun (Kor) 846,336
20. Peter Hanson (Swe) 835,364
PGA Tour FedExCup points table
NEW YORK: PGA Tour's 2007 FedExCup points table on Monday (US unless stated)
1 Steve Stricker 104,950 points
2. KJ Choi (Kor) 102,900
3. Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 100,650
4. Tiger Woods 100,000
5. Phil Mickelson 99,613
6. Vijay Singh (Fij) 99,000
7. Jim Furyk 98,950
8. Zach Johnson 97,350
9. Adam Scott (Aus) 97,150
10. Ernie Els (RSA) 96,967
11. Mark Calcavecchia 96,817
12. Woody Austin 96,750
13. Charles Howell III 96,750
14. Brandt Snedeker 96,500
15. Scott Verplank 96,341
16. Hunter Mahan 96,225
17. Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 96,217
18. Sergio Garcia (Spa) 96,150
19. John Rollins 95,464
20. Boo Weekley 95,441
Tennis
US Open
NEW YORK: US Open results on Monday (x denotes seed):
Women's singles 1st rd
Ai Sugiyama (JPN x28) bt Andreja Klepac (SLO) 6-3, 6-1; Dinara Safina (RUS x15) bt Catalina Castano (COL) 6-2, 6-3; Elena Likhovtseva (RUS) bt Lauren Albanese (USA) 6-0, 6-2; Jelena Jankovic (SRB x3) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK) 6-2, 7-6 (7/2); Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) bt Julia Schruff (GER) 6-1, 0-6, 6-2; Olga Govortsova (BLR) bt Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3; Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) bt Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4); Vera Zvonareva (RUS x27) bt Alina Jidkova (RUS) 6-0, 6-7 (5/7), 6-0; Sara Errani (ITA) bt Renata Voracova (CZE) 7-5, 6-3; Justine Henin (BEL x1) bt Julia Georges (GER) 6-0, 6-3; Marion Bartoli (FRA x10) bt Alexa Glatch (USA) 6-1, 6-1; Lucie Safarova (CZE x20) bt Jessica Moore (AUS) 6-3, 6-2; Tsevetana Pironkova (BUL) bt Olga Poutchkova (RUS) 6-3, 6-4; Sybille Bammer (AUT x19) bt Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 6-4, 6-4; Andrea Petkovic (GER) bt Audra Cohen (USA) 6-4, 6-1; Alize Cornet (FRA) bt Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6-3, 6-2; Aravane Rezai (FRA) bt Jorgelina Cravero (ARG) 6-3, 7-5; Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) bt Yvonne Meusberger (AUT) 6-2, 6-4; Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) bt Tzipora Obziler (ISR) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5; Vera Dushevina (RUS) bt Mara Santangelo (ITA x25) 6-2, 6-4; Karin Knapp (ITA) bt Chan Yung-Jan (TPE) 6-2, 6-0; Ekaterina Bychkova (RUS) bt Yan Zi (CHN) 6-2, 6-4; Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) bt Vania King (USA) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4; Petra Cetkovska (CZE) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-0, 7-6 (7/4); Elena Dementieva (RUS x14) bt Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 6-4, 6-3; Ana Ivanovic (SRB x5) bt Aiko Nakamura (JPN) 6-1, 6-1; Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) bt Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4); Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROM) bt Ashley Harkleroad (USA) 7-5, 1-6, 6-4; Alona Bondarenko (UKR) bt Gisela Dulko (ARG) 6-4, 6-3; Venus Williams (USA x12) bt Kira Nagy (HUN) 6-2, 6-1; Ahsha Rolle (USA) bt Tatiana Golovin (FRA x17) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2; Serena Williams (USA x8) bt Angelique Kerber (GER) 6-3, 7-5.
Men's singles 1st rd
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS x4) bt Jesse Levine (USA) 6-4, 6-0, 6-1; Felicianio Lopez (ESP) bt Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP x21) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; Igor Andreev (RUS) bt Robert Kendrick (USA) 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-4; Donald Young (USA) bt Chris Guccione (AUS) 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-2, 6-3; Rik de Voest (RSA) bt Thierry Ascione (FRA) 6-2, 3-0 retired; Richard Gasquet (FRA x13) bt Sergio Roitman (ARG) 7-5, 6-1, 6-2; Max Mirnyi (BLR) bt Marcos Baghdatis (CYP x18) 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (8/6); Thomas Berdych (CZE x9) bt Marc Gicquel (FRA) 6-3, 7-6 (7/0), 6-2; Sebastien Grosjean (FRA) bt Paul Goldstein (USA) 6-1, 4-1 retired; Simone Bolelli (ITA) bt Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; Roger Federer (SUI x1) bt Scoville Jenkins (USA) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4; Andy Murray (GBR x19) bt Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-2, 6-3, 6-0; Philipp Petzschner (GER) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1; Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) bt Juan-Pablo Guzman (ARG) 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2; Gilles Simon (FRA) bt Alexander Waske (GER) 6-4, 6-1 retired; Tommy Haas (GER x10) bt Steve Darcis (BEL) 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 6-3, 6-4; Nicolas Almagro (ESP x28) bt Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 6-4, 6-0, 7-6 (7/4); Nicolas Kiefer (GER) bt Vincent Spadea (USA) 6-2, 7-6 (7/1), 6-3; John Isner (USA) bt Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5), 6-4; Paul Capdeville (CHI) bt Rainer Schuettler (GER) 5-7, 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 6-3; Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) bt Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) 6-7 (4/7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (6/8), 6-4; Fernando Verdasco (ESP) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 3-6, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3; Luis Horna (PER) bt Peter Luczak (AUS) 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 7-6 (8/6); Guillermo Canas (ARG x14) bt Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.
ATP rankings
NEW YORK: The ATP world rankings issued on Sunday ahead of the start of the US Open:
1. Roger Federer (SUI) 7605 pts
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 5485
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 3670
4. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 3255
5. Andy Roddick (USA) 2990
6. James Blake (USA) 2390
7. Fernando Gonzales (CHI) 2255
8. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 1950
9. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 1925
10. Tommy Haas (GER) 1880
11. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 1880
12. Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) 1780
13. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 1740
14. Guillermo Canas (ARG) 1648
15. David Ferrer (ESP) 1565
16. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 1495
17. Carlos Moya (ESP) 1445
18. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 1440
19. Andy Murray (GBR) 1420
20. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 1265
WTA world rankings
NEW YORK: The latest WTA world rankings released on Sunday ahead of Monday's start of the US Open:
1. Justine Henin (BEL) 4692 pts
2. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 3845
3. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 3429
4. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 3176
5. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 2847
6. Anna Chakvetazde (RUS) 2586
7. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) 2376
8. Nadia Petrova (RUS) 2238
9. Serena Williams (USA) 2237
10. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1989
11. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 1968
12. Patty Schnyder (SUI) 1774
13. Elena Dementieva (RUS) 1770
14. Venus Williams (USA) 1765
15. Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) 1708
16. Dinara Safina (RUS) 1708
17. Martina Hingis (SUI) 1621
18. Tatiana Golovin (FRA) 1586
19. Shahar Peer (ISR) 1524
20. Sybille Bammer (AUS) 1196
(China Daily 08/29/2007 page22)