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BASEBALL
NEW YORK: Results of the Major League Baseball games on Monday (home teams in CAPS):
PITTSBURGH 5 Arizona 3
Kansas City 3 NY YANKEES 2
CHICAGO WHITE SOX 7 Minnesota 5
Cleveland 8 DETROIT 2
Seattle 3 TORONTO 2 (10 innings)
Cincinnati 9 FLORIDA 4
San Francisco 3 WASHINGTON 2
Tampa Bay 13 LA ANGELS 4
GOLF
World rankings
NEW YORK: World rankings on Monday (US unless stated, last week's positions in brackets):
1. (1) Tiger Woods 19.44 average points
2. (2) Phil Mickelson 10.21
3. (3) Adam Scott (AUS) 5.86
4. (4) Ernie Els (RSA) 5.72
5. (5) Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) 5.62
6. (6) Justin Rose (GBR) 5.44
7. (11) Sergio Garcia (SPA) 5.22
8. (7) Steve Stricker 5.21
9. (10) Vijay Singh (FIJ) 5.14
10. (8) Jim Furyk 5.09
11. (9) K.J. Choi (KOR) 5.07
12. (14) Padraig Harrington (IRE) 4.83
13. (12) Stewart Cink 4.78
14. (15) Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 4.73
15. (13) Henrik Stenson (SWE) 4.67
16. (16) Trevor Immelman (RSA) 4.66
17. (17) Luke Donald (GBR) 4.11
18. (18) Aaron Baddeley (AUS) 3.83
19. (19) Anthony Kim 3.82
20. (20) Lee Westwood (GBR) 3.60
2008 PGA Tour money list
NEW YORK: Leading money winners on the 2008 PGA Tour on Monday (US unless stated):
1. Tiger Woods $4,425,000
2. Phil Mickelson $3,872,270
3. Justin Leonard $2,897,948
4. Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) $2,584,685
5. Stewart Cink $2,516,512
6. Kenny Perry $2,481,100
7. Ryuji Imada (JPN) $2,336,647
8. Vijay Singh (FIJ) $2,326,017
9. Sergio Garcia (SPA) $2,309,940
10. Boo Weekley $2,116,030
11. Anthony Kim $2,115,370
12. Trevor Immelman (RSA) $2,080,810
13. Robert Allenby (AUS) $1,929,668
14. Jeff Quinney $1,916,623
15. J.B. Holmes $1,909,295
16. K.J. Choi (KOR) $1,815,256
17. Adam Scott (AUS) $1,740,924
18. Jim Furyk $1,601,030
19. Stephen Ames (CAN) $1,578,765
2008 European Tour money list
LONDON: Leading money winners on the 2008 European Tour on Monday (British unless stated):
1. Miguel Angel Jimenez (SPA) 1,342,676 euros
2. Robert Karlsson (SWE) 1,107,578
3. Oliver Wilson 1,042,132
4. Henrik Stenson (SWE) 997,156
5. Trevor Immelman (RSA) 992,958
6. Lee Westwood 909,593
7. Vijay Singh (FIJ) 756,380
8. Richard Finch 746,662
9. Jeev Milkha Singh (IND) 731,693
10. Scott Strange (AUS) 673,520
11. Retief Goosen (RSA) 662,477
12. Graeme McDowell 656,900
13. Martin Kaymer (GER) 649,789
14. Damien McGrane (IRE) 570,209
15. Darren Clarke 558,277
16. Felipe Aguilar (CHI) 523,328
17. Hennie Otto (RSA) 507,962
18. Peter Lawrie (IRE) 505,467
19. Adam Scott (AUS) 503,460
20. Ross Fisher 476,507
US Ryder Cup standings
NEW YORK: US Ryder Cup points standings on Monday:
1. Tiger Woods 8,665.627
2. Phil Mickelson 4,244.570
3. Stewart Cink 3,581.747
4. Jim Furyk 3,117.386
5. Justin Leonard 2,982.248
6. Kenny Perry 2,532.100
7. Boo Weekley 2,469.042
8. Anthony Kim 2,216.806
9. Zach Johnson 2,046.291
10. Steve Stricker 1,991.120
11. JB Holmes 1,964.139
12. Jeff Quinney 1,916.623
13. Brandt Snedeker 1,766.749
14. Sean O'Hair 1,758.917
15. Woody Austin 1,730.421
(Top eight on the list qualify for team. Captain Paul Azinger will also select four players for his 12-man team for the match against Europe at Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky Sept 19-21)
SOCCER
Euro 2008
ZURICH: Euro 2008 Group C results and standings on Monday
At Stade de Suisse, Berne: Netherlands 3 Italy 0
Scorers: Ruud van Nistelrooy 26, Wesley Sneijder 31, Giovanni van Bronckhorst 79
At Letzigrund Stadium, Zurich: Romania 0 France 0
Standings
W D L Gf Ga Pts Netherlands 1 0 0 3 0 3
France 0 1 0 0 0 1
Romania 0 1 0 0 0 1
Italy 0 0 1 0 3 0
Tennis
ATP rankings
PARIS: The ATP world rankings after Sunday's French Open final in which Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer:
1. Roger Federer (SUI) 6675
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 5585
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 5225
4. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 3050
5. David Ferrer (ESP) 2905
6. Andy Roddick (USA) 2405
7. James Blake (USA) 2015 (+1)
8. David Nalbandian (ARG) 2000 (-1)
9. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 1615 (+1)
10. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 1595 (-1)
11. Andy Murray (GBR) 1555 (+1)
12. Tomas Berdych (CZE) 1490 (+1)
13. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 1485 (+7)
14. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 1440 (-3)
15. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 1405 (+10)
16. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 1360 (+6)
17. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 1345 (+2)
18. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 1335 (-3)
19. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 1255 (-5)
20. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 1240 (+3)
WTA rankings
PARIS: French Open winner Ana Ivanovic was confirmed by the WTA on Monday as the new world No 1 taking over from Maria Sharpova. The 20-year-old Serb is the 17th to top the rankings since they were established in 1975.
1. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 4222 pts (+1)
2. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 3806 (-1)
3. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 3755
4. Svetlana Kuznetzova (RUS) 3565
5. Elena Dementieva (RUS) 2750 (+3)
6. Serena Williams (USA) 2676 (-1)
7. Venus Williams (USA) 2606
8. Anna Chakvetazde (RUS) 2541 (-2)
9. Dinara Safina (RUS) 2222 (+5)
10. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 2035 (-1)
11. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 2032 (-1)
12. Patty Schnyder (SUI) 1940 (-1)
13. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 1912 (-1)
14. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 1776 (+1)
15. Agnes Szavay (HUN) 1681 (-2)
16. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 1386 (+1)
17. Aliz Cornet (FRA) 1248 (+3)
18. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1201 (+1)
19. Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) 1187 (-3)
20. Tatiana Golovin (FRA) 1160 (+1)
Barcelona WTA
BARCELONA: Results on the first day of the 92,200-euro Barcelona WTA tournament on Monday:
1st rd
Pauline Parmentier (FRA x5) bt Sanda Mamic (CRO) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2; Klara Zakopalova (CZE x7) bt Karolina Sprem (CRO) 2-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2; Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) bt Maria Elena Camerin (ITA) 6-1, 6-2; Varvara Lepchenko (USA) bt Rossana de los Rios (PAR) 7-5, 6-2; Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) bt Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN) 6-4, 6-1; Eloisa Compostizo de Andres (ESP) bt Emilie Loit (FRA) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Birmingham WTA
BIRMINGHAM, England: Results in the Birmingham WTA event on Monday:
1st rd
Yaroslava Shvedova (RUS) bt Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 6-3, 6-1; Aravane Rezai (FRA) bt Amanda Elliott (GBR) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (8/6); Naomi Cavaday (GBR) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-0, 6-4; Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) bt Elena Baltacha (GBR) 7-5, 7-6 (1); Aiko Nakamura (JPN) bt Tzipora Obziler (ISR) 7-5, 6-3; Sorana Cirstea (ROM) bt Ayumi Morita (JPN) 6-2, 6-0; Bethanie Mattek (USA) bt Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK) 7-6 (1), 6-2; Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) bt Youlia Fedossova (FRA) 6-1, 6-4; Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) bt Monica Niculescu (ROM) 6-3, 6-4; Katie O'Brien (GBR) bt Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (2); Angelique Kerber (GER) bt Olga Puchkova (RUS) 6-4, 6-3; Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) bt Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROM) 6-0, 7-6 (6); Sunitha Rao (IND) bt Petra Kvitova (CZE) 7-6 (8), 6-4; Melanie South (GBR) bt Anna Fitzpatrick (GBR) 6-4, 6-4.
Queen's Club
LONDON: Results from the 540,625 pounds (675,847 euros) Queen's Club Championships on Monday:
1st rd
Mario Ancic (CRO) bt Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 7-5, 6-3; Robby Ginepri (USA) bt Vincent Spadea (USA) 6-4, 7-6 (4); Kei Nishikori (JPN) bt Alejandro Falla (COL) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2; Viktor Troicki (SRB) bt Dudi Sela (ISR) 6-4, 6-4; Fernando Verdasco (ESP x9) bt Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) 5-3, retired ; Lleyton Hewitt (AUS x11) bt Josh Goodall (GBR) 6-4, 6-4; Marin Cilic (CRO) bt Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5); Chris Guccione (AUS) bt Yen Hsun-Lu (TPE) 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-5; Ernests Gulbis (LAT) bt Kristof Vliegen (BEL) 6-4, 7-5; Joseph Sirianni (AUS) bt Alex Bogdanovic (GBR) 6-3, 6-3; Marat Safin (RUS) bt James Ward (GBR) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4; Roko Karanusic (CRO) bt Flavio Cipolla (ITA) 6-4, 6-3; Janko Tipsarevic (SRB x13) bt Ivan Navarro (ESP) 7-6 (2), 6-4; Sebastian Grosjean (FRA) bt Rik De Voest (RSA) 7-6 (8/6), 6-1; Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) bt Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4.
Polish ATP
WARSAW: Results from the first day of the 425,250-euro ATP tournament on Monday:
1st rd
Potito Starace (ITA x6) bt Dawid Olejniczak (POL) 6-2, 6-3; Marcos Daniel (BRA) bt Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6-3, 6-4; Jiri Vanek (CZE) bt Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) ; Florent Serra (FRA) bt Guillermo Coria (ARG) 6-3 retired; Evgueni Koroliev (RUS) bt Victor Hanescu (ROM) 6-4, 6-2.
Halle ATP
BERLIN: Results in the ATP grass-court tournament at Halle, Germany, on Monday:
1st rd
Andreas Beck (GER) bt Marc Gicquel (FRA) 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3; Mischa Zverev (GER) bt Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2; Tomas Berdych (CZE) bt Thomas Johansson (SWE) 6-3, 7-5; Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) bt Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6-4, 6-1; Robin Soderling (SWE) bt Philipp Petzschner (GER) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Benjamin Becker (GER) bt Denis Gremelmayr (GER) 6-4, 6-2.
(China Daily 06/11/2008 page23)
