Score Board
ATHLETICS
Tokyo marathon
TOKYO: Results from the Tokyo marathon here on Sunday:
Men
1. Salim Kipsang (KEN) 2hr 10min 27sec
2. Kazuhiro Maeda (JPN) 2:11:01
3. Kensuke Takahashi (JPN) 2:11:25
4. Sammy Korir (KEN) 2:11:57
5. Kenta Oshima (JPN) 2:12:54
Women
1. Mizuho Nasukawa (JPN) 2:25:38
2. Yukari Sahaku (JPN) 2:28:55
3. Reiko Tosa (JPN) 2:29:19
4. Alevtina Biktimirova (RUS) 2:29:33
5. Shitaye Gemechu (ETH) 2:29:59
BIATHLON
Women's World Cup pursuit
TRONDHEIM, Norway: Result of women's World Cup pursuit (10km, two shooting sessions, 150m penalty per target missed) here on Saturday:
1. Andrea Henkel (GER) 30:08.8 0 penalty (10th)
2. Olga Zaitseva (RUS) at 12.9 1 (1st)
3. Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA) 28.3 1 (6th)
4. Tora Berger (NOR) 48.0 1 (11th)
5. Kati Wilhelm (GER) 50.6 1 (13th)
NB: figure in brackets represents position in sprint, which decides order of depart in pursuit
Overall World Cup pursuit standings (after 6 of 7 races):
1. Kati Wilhelm (GER) 272 points
2. Martina Beck (GER) 235
3. Tora Berger (NOR) 234
4. Helena Jonsson (SWE) 222
5. Andrea Henkel (GER) 205
Overall World Cup standings (after 22 of 26 races):
1. Helena Jonsson (SWE) 865 points
2. Kati Wilhelm (GER) 832
3. Magdalena Neuner (GER) 762
4. Tora Berger (NOR) 740
5. Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 726
Men's World Cup pursuit
TRONDHEIM, Norway: Biathlon World Cup results on Saturday (penalties in brackets):
Pursuit (12.5km, four shooting sessions, 150m penalty for each target missed)
1. Ole Einar Bjorndalen (NOR) 33min 18.3sec (2)
2. Simon Eder (AUT) at 25.1sec (1)
3. Tomasz Sikora (POL) 25.3 (2)
4. Michael Greis (GER) 25.8 (4)
5. Michal Slesingr (CZE) 37.4 (1)
World Cup standings
Pursuit (after six of seven events):
1. Ole Einar Bjorndalen (NOR) 288 points
2. Tomasz Sikora (POL) 276
3. Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 248
4. Michael Greis (GER) 215
5. Bjorn Ferry (SWE) 182
Overall (after 22 of 26 events):
1. Ole Einar Bjorndalen (NOR) 864 points
2. Tomasz Sikora (POL) 828
3. Maxim Tchoudov (RUS) 709
4. Michael Greis (GER) 677
5. Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 667
GOLF
Transitions Championship
TAMPA, Florida: Leading third-round scores here on Saturday from the $5.4 million Transitions Championship at the Innisbrook Resort (par-71, USA unless noted):
205 - Tom Lehman 68-69-68
206 - Retief Goosen (RSA) 69-68-69
208 - Stuart Appleby (AUS) 70-67-71, Jonathan Byrd 67-70-71, Charles Howell 71-66-71, Trevor Immelman (RSA) 68-70-70
209 - Rich Beem 71-67-71, Joe Durant 73-67-69, Matt Kuchar 72-68-69, Troy Matteson 69-68-72, Brett Quigley 73-68-68, Steve Stricker 69-67-73, David Toms 68-73-68, Charlie Wi (KOR) 68-73-68
...
211 - Mathew Goggin (AUS) 67-74-70
212 - Stephen Ames (CAN) 66-74-72
213 - Richard S. Johnson (SWE) 69-72-72, Nick O'Hern (AUS) 69-73-71
215 - Brendon De Jonge (ZIM) 68-75-72, Steve Elkington (AUS) 69-74-72, Aron Price (AUS) 74-69-72
216 - Ryuji Imada (JPN) 72-71-73
217 - Ryo Ishikawa (JPN) 69-73-75, Alvaro Quiros (ESP) 70-72-75
219 - Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 71-72-76
225 - Nathan Green (AUS) 68-74-83
LPGA MasterCard Classic
MEXICO CITY: Leading second-round scores here Saturday from the $1.3 million LPGA MasterCard Classic (South Korea unless noted):
137 - Na Yeon Choi 67-70, Yani Tseng (TPE) 68-69
138 - Pat Hurst (USA) 68-70, Lorena Ochoa (MEX) 65-73
139 - Song-Hee Kim 70-69, Se Ri Pak 70-69
140 - Grace Park 69-71, Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 69-71, Sun Young Yoo 70-70
142 - Eun Hee Ji 74-68, Brittany Lang (USA) 68-74, Jane Park 71-71
143 - Kim Hall (USA) 72-71, Seon Hwa Lee 69-74, Jee Young Lee 73-70, Kristy McPherson (USA) 70-73, Ji-Young Oh 69-74, Lindsey Wright (AUS) 70-73
...
144 - Kim Ju-yun 72-72, Teresa Lu (TPE) 72-72, Janice Moodie (GBR) 70-74, Louise Stahle (SWE) 72-72
145 - Haeji Kang 70-75, Meena Lee 73-72, Maria Jose Uribe (COL) 73-72, Eunjung Yi 71-74
146 - Silvia Cavalleri (ITA) 73-73, Il Mi Chung 74-72, Soo-Yun Kang 71-75, Carolina Llano (COL) 73-73, Johanna Mundy (GBR) 70-76
147 - Young Kim 74-73, Shiho Oyama (JPN) 69-78, Giulia Sergas (ITA) 75-72, Amy Yang 75-72
148 - Eva Dahllof (SWE) 77-71, Russamee Gulyanamitta (THA) 75-73, Mika Miyazato (JPN) 70-78, Anja Monke (GER) 74-74, Alena Sharp (CAN) 72-76, Ji-Yai Shin 74-74
Madeira Islands Open
MADEIRA, Portugal: Leading third round scores in the Madeira Islands Open at the Porto Santo Golf Club here on Saturday (par 71):
205 - Estanislao Goya (ARG) 68-68-69
208 - Damien McGrane (IRL) 66-72-70
209 - Carlos Rodiles (ESP) 73-65-71
210 - Michael Hoey (NIR) 69-66-75
211 - Joakim Haeggman (SWE) 66-70-75, Wil Besseling (NED) 69-72-70
212 - Thomas Aiken (RSA) 72-69-71
213 - Michael McGeady (IRL) 69-67-77
214 - Anthony Wall (ENG) 72-69-73
215 - Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (FRA) 69-75-71, Jose-Filipe Lima (POR) 72-74-69, David Drysdale (SCO) 72-72-71, Callum Macaulay (SCO) 74-74-67, Jarmo Sandelin (SWE) 72-74-69, Ignacio Garrido (ESP) 75-68-72
216 - Andrew Butterfield (ENG) 68-73-75, Jean Van de Velde (FRA) 71-72-73, Richard McEvoy (ENG) 70-75-71, Marc Cayeux (ZIM) 73-72-71, Jose Manuel Lara (ESP) 71-76-69
SAIL Open
NEW DELHI: Leading final-round scores in the $300,000 SAIL Open here on Saturday:
256 - Chapchai Nirat (THA) 62-62-65-67
267 - Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) 67-64-66-70, Richard Moir (AUS) 66-67-66-68
269 - Thammanoon Srirot (THA) 67-68-67-67, Keith Horne (RSA) 68-67-64-70, Mark Purser (NZL) 65-63-72-69,
270 - Chris Gaunt (AUS) 70-66-67-67, Wisut Artjanawat (THA) 65-64-72-69
271 - Rory Hie (INA) 67-70-67-67, Ross Bain (SCO) 67-68-66-70, Antonio Lascuna (PHI) 65-67-67-72
272 - George Coetzee (RSA) 68-68-70-66, Ashok Kumar (IND) 67-68-67-70
273 - Thaworn Wiratchant (THA) 69-69-65-70
274 - Kodai Ichihara (JPN) 70-70-66-68, Jason Norris (AUS) 68-68-71-67, Amandeep Johl (IND) 68-69-69-68, Will Yanagisawa (USA) 68-66-69-71, Prom Meesawat (THA) 68-65-68-73
NHL
NEW YORK: Results from the NHL games:
(home team in CAPS)
SAN JOSE 5 Dallas 2
Columbus 3 FLORIDA 1
NY RANGERS 5 Buffalo 3
CAROLINA 4 Washington 1
OTTAWA 5 NY Islanders 2
Toronto 5 MONTREAL 2
Atlanta 4 TAMPA BAY 3 (SO)
PHOENIX 5 Vancouver 1
NBA
NEW YORK: Results from the NBA games:
(home team in CAPS)
CLEVELAND 102 Atlanta 96
Indiana 108 CHARLOTTE 83
ORLANDO 110 NY Knicks 103
Boston 105 MEMPHIS 87
LA Lakers 117 CHICAGO 109
Portland 96 MILWAUKEE 84
PHOENIX 128 Washington 96
NORDIC SKI
Women's pursuit
STOCKHOLM: Results of the women's pursuit here on Saturday (5km traditional + 5km freestyle):
1. Riita Liisa Roponen (FIN) 29mins 24.7secs
2. Therese Johaug (NOR) at 1.3
3. Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 4.2
4. Claudia Nystad (GER) 15.2
5. Kristin Stoermer Steira (NOR) 15.3
6. Marianna Longa (ITA) 16.7
7. Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle (GER) 20.9
8. Evgenia Medvedeva (RUS) 21.1
9. Anna Olsson (SWE) 21.4
10. Arianna Follis (ITA) 21.8
24. Petra Majdic (SLO) 1:06.6
Overall standings:
1. Petra Majdic (SLO) 1567 points
2. Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 1476
3. Aino Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 1365
4. Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) 1124
5. Arianna Follis (ITA) 1000
Men's pursuit
STOCKHOLM: Results of the men's pursuit here on Saturday (10km traditional + 10km freestyle):
1. Dario Cologna (SUI) 54mins 59.5
2. Marcus Hellner (SWE) at 1.7
3. Tobias Angerer (GER) 2.4
4. Pietro Piller-Cottrer (ITA) 2.7
5. Vincent Vittoz (FRA) 3.7
6. Alexander Legkov (RUS) 4.8
7. Martin Koukal (CZE) 12.0
8. Alex Harvey (CAN) 12.2
9. Jean-Marc Gaillard (FRA) 12.7
10. Lukas Bauer (CZE) 13.3
Overall rankings:
1. Petter Northug (NOR) 1042 points
2. Dario Cologna (SUI) 1022
3. Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) 760
4. Axel Teichmann (GER) 674
5. Pietro Piller Cottrer (ITA) 668
RUGBY
Six Nations
LONDON: Six Nations championship final results and standings on Saturday:
Italy 8 France 50
England 26 Scotland 12
Wales 15 Ireland 17
Standings
W D L F A Pts
Ireland 5 0 0 121 73 10
England 3 0 2 124 70 6
France 3 0 2 124 101 6
Wales 3 0 2 100 81 6
Scotland 1 0 4 79 102 2
Italy 0 0 5 49 170 0
SOCCER
Champions League draw
LONDON: Draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Champions League conducted in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday: Quarterfinals:
First legs to be played on April 7 (second legs April 15)
Villarreal v Arsenal
Manchester United v Porto
First legs to be played on April 8 (second legs April 14)
Liverpool v Chelsea
Barcelona v Bayern Munich
Semifinals
Manchester United or Porto v Villarreal or Arsenal
Barcelona or Bayern Munich v Liverpool or Chelsea
* First legs to be played on April 28 and 29
* Second legs to be played May 5 and 6
Argentine championship
BUENOS AIRES: Results and standings in the Argentine championship on Saturday
Saturday, March 21
Rosario Central 1 Velez Sarsfield 1
Argentinos Juniors 0 Gimnasia (Jujuy) 1
Godoy Cruz 1 Gimnasia-La Plata 1
Friday, March 20
Banfield 2 Arsenal 0
Independiente 4 Newell's Old Boys 1
Belgian league
BRUSSELS: Belgian league results on Saturday:
Mons 0 Lokeren 2
Westerlo 3 Dender 1
Roulers 1 FC Mechelen 0
CS Bruges 0 Mouscron 1
RC Genk 3 FC Tubize 0
Anderlecht 2 Germinal Beerschot 0
Friday
Courtrai 2 FC Bruges 3
Dutch league
THE HAGUE: Dutch league results on Saturday:
NEC Nijmegen 0 Willem II Tilburg 0
PSV Eindhoven 2 Vitesse Arnhem 0
Sparta Rotterdam 1 Heracles Almelo 0
German league
BERLIN: German league results on Saturday:
Borussia Dortmund 1 (Frei 64-pen) Werder Bremen 0
Arminia Bielefeld 0 VfL Wolfsburg 3 (Gentner 19, Grafite 58, Dejagah 87)
Hoffenheim 2 (Balitsch 22, Wellington 84) Hanover 96 2 (Teber 20-pen, Eggimann 74)
Bayer Leverkusen 1 (Kadlec 40) Eintracht Frankfurt 1 (Meier 16)
VfB Stuttgart 2 (Cacau 47, Khedira 51) Hertha Berlin 0
Bayern Munich 1 (Sosa 34) Karlsruhe 0
Energie Cottbus 0 Cologne 2 (Novakovic 51, 56-pen)
English Premier League
LONDON: English Premier League results on Saturday:
Blackburn 1 (Andrews 51) West Ham 1 (Noble 35)
Fulham 2 (Murphy 18-pen, Gera 87) Manchester United 0
Portsmouth 2 (Crouch 22, 75) Everton 1 (Baines 4)
Newcastle 1 (Martins 58) Arsenal 3 (Bendtner 57, Diaby 64, Nasri 67)
Stoke 1 (Shawcross 84) Middlesbrough 0
Tottenham 1 (Modric 50) Chelsea 0
West Brom 1 (Shittu 82-og) Bolton 1 (Taylor 67)
English Championship
LONDON: English Championship results on Saturday:
Birmingham 1 Norwich 1
Blackpool 1 Southampton 1
Charlton 0 Preston 0
Coventry 1 Doncaster 0
Crystal Palace 0 Reading 0
Derby 0 Barnsley 0
Ipswich 0 Watford 0
Nottingham Forest 0 Wolverhampton 1
Plymouth 1 Burnley 2
QPR 2 Bristol City 1
Sheffield Wednesday 0 Swansea 0
French league
PARIS: Frenchleague collated results on Saturday:
Auxerre 2 (Jelen 8, Dudka 20) Le Mans 0
Le Havre 0 Bordeaux 3 (Gourcuff 12, S. Diawara 57, Wendell 89)
Rennes 0 Valenciennes 0
Nancy 0 Monaco 1 (Park Chu-young 70)
Nice 2 (Remy 6, Echouafni 89) Caen 2 (Hognon 66-og, Seube 76)
Lille 2 (Bastos 12-pen, Vittek 41) Grenoble FC 1 (Paillot 90+1)
Marseille 2 (Civelli 55, Brandao 59) Nantes 0
Italian Serie A
ROME: Italian Serie A results on Saturday:
Catania 1 (Paolucci 24) Lazio 0
AS Roma 1 (Loria 48) Juventus 4 (Iaquinta 34, 55, Mellberg 68, Nedved 74)
Scottish Premier League
GLASGOW: Scottish Premier League results on Saturday:
Falkirk 4 (Finnigan 37, 90, Stewart 65, Arfield 82-pen) Inverness CT 0
Hamilton 0 St Mirren 0
Hibernian 0 Aberdeen 0
Kilmarnock 0 Motherwell 0
Rangers 2 (Lafferty 9, Ferguson 45) Hearts 2 (Karipidis 64, Palazuelos 67)
Spanish league
MADRID: Spanish league results on Saturday:
Villarreal 2 (Cazorla 68, Fernandez 90) Athletic Bilbao 0
Sevilla 4 (Kanoute 7, 43, 70, Fabiano 56) Valladolid 1 (Goitom 21)
(China Daily 03/23/2009 page11)
