Athletics

Brussels Diamond League

BRUSSELS - Brussels Diamond League results on Friday:

MEN

100 m (wind: +1.3 m/s):

1. Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.76

2. Nester Carter (JAM) 9.89

3. Lerone Clarke (JAM) 10.05

200 m (wind: +0.7 m/s):

1. Yohan Blake (JAM) 19.26

2. Walter Dix (USA) 19.53

3. Nickel Ashmeade (JAM) 19.91

400 m:

1. Jonathan Borlee (BEL) 44.78

2. Kevin Borlee (BEL) 44.97

3. Oscar Pistorius (RSA) 45.46

800 m:

1. David Rudisha (KEN) 1:43.96

2. Muhammed Aman (ETH) 1:44.29

3. Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 1:44.46

5000 m:

1. Imane Merga (ETH) 12:58.32

2. Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (KEN) 12:58.70

3. Vincent Kiprop Chepkok (KEN) 12:59.50

10.000 m:

1. Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:43.16

2. Lucas Kimeli Rotich (KEN) 26:43.98

3. Galen Rupp (USA) 26:48.00

400 m hurdles:

1. Javier Culson (PUR) 48.32

2. David Greene (GBR) 48.78

3. Cornel Fredericks (RSA) 48.96

Triple jump:

1. Benjamin Compaor (FRA) 17.31 m

2. Sheryf El-Sheryf (UKR) 16.93

3. Alexis Copello (CUB) 16.89

Pole vault

1. Konstadnos Filippdis (GRE) 5.72 m

2. Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.72

3. Malte Mohr (GER) 5.62

Shot:

1. Reese Hoffa (USA) 22.09 m

2. Christian Cantwell (USA) 22.07

3. Andrei Mikhnevich (BLR) 21.56

WOMEN

100 m (wind: +0.4 m/s):

1. Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.78

2. Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) 10.85

3. Kelly Ann Baptiste (TRI) 10.90

400 m:

1. Amantle Montsho (BOT) 50.16

2. Novlene Williams (JAM) 50.72

3. Tatyana Firyova (RUS) 50.84

1500 m:

1. Morgan Uceny (USA) 4:00.06

2. Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (MAR) 4:00.77

3. Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BRN) 4:01.40

100 m hurdles (wind: +0.4 m/s):

1. Danielle Carruthers (USA) 12.65

2. Yvette Lewis (USA) 12.77

3. Kellie Wells (USA) 12.77

. Sally Pearson (AUS) DNF

3000 m steeple:

1. Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS) 9:15.43

2. Habiba Ghribi (TUN) 9:16.57

3. Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge (KEN) 9:20.09

High jump

1. Anna Chicherova (RUS) 2.05 m

2. Yelena Slesarenko (RUS) 1.96

3. Ebba Jungmark (SWE) 1.93

Triple jump:

1. Olga Saladukha (UKR) 14.67 m

2. Mabel Gay (CUB) 14.58

3. Olga Alekseyeva (KAZ) 14.49

Discus:

1. Li Yanfeng (CHN) 66.27 m

2. Yarelis Barrios (CUB) 65.33

3. Zaneta Glanc (POL) 62.78

4. Tan Jian (CHN) 61.64

Cricket

Sir Lanka vs Australia Third Test

COLOMBO - Scoreboard at the close of the second day of the third and final test between Sri Lanka and Australia on Saturday.

Australia first innings: (overnight 235-5)

S Watson c Dilshan b Eranga 8

P Hughes b Lakmal 0

S Marsh b Herath 81

R Ponting c P Jayawardene b Lakmal 48

M Clarke c P Jayawardene b Eranga 6

M Hussey b Eranga 118

B Haddin c P Jayawardene b Eranga 35

M Johnson c Herath b Welegedera 8

P Siddle c Paranavitana b Welegedara 0

T Copeland c M Jayawardene b Welegedara 1

N Lyon not out 3

Extras: (lb-4, nb-3, w-1) 8

Total: (all out, 104.3 overs) 316

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-22, 3-101, 4-120, 5-190, 6-265, 7-293, 8-293, 9-295

Bowling: Welegedara 21-6-75-3, Lakmal 21-3-60-2 (nb-3), Eranga 23.3-6-65-4 (w-1), Herath 27-5-78-1, Dilshan 12-0-34-0 Sri Lanka first innings:

T Paranavitana c Ponting b Johnson 46

L Thirimanne b Siddle 28

K Sangakkara not out 61

M Jayawardene not out 31

Extras: 0

Total: (two wickets, 65 overs) 166

Fall of wickets: 1-56, 2-97

Bowling: Copeland 15-5-34-0, Siddle 11-3-25-1, Johnson 11-0-49-1, Watson 11-5-20-0, Lyon 15-2-33-0, Hussey 2-1-5-0 Australia lead the three-match series 1-0.

Baseball

Major League Baseball results on Friday (home team in CAPS)

CHICAGO CUBS 4 Houston 3 (12 innings)

BALTIMORE 8 LA Angels 3

Florida 3 WASHINGTON 0

St Louis 4 PHILADELPHIA 2 (11 innings)

TORONTO 5 NY Yankees 4

BOSTON 4 Tampa Bay 3

Milwaukee 6 CINCINNATI 3

NY Mets 12 ATLANTA 2

KANSAS CITY 7 Chicago White Sox 6

Cleveland 7 MINNESOTA 6

San Francisco 9 COLORADO 1

Detroit 3 OAKLAND 1

SAN DIEGO 2 Arizona 0

SEATTLE 4 Texas 0

LA DODGERS 7 Pittsburgh 2

Golf

Macao Open

MACAO - Leading third round scores at the $750,000 Macao Open on Saturday:

201 - Chan Yih-shin (TPE) 66-67-68

202 - Joonas Granberg (FIN) 72-62-68

203 - Mo Joong-Kyung (KOR) 70-68-65, Rikard Karlberg (SWE) 66-69-68

206 - Zaw Moe (MYN) 69-70-67, Jeev M Singh (IND) 68-68-70, Thanyakon Khrongpha (THA) 70-66-70, Adam Groom (AUS) 67-69-70

207 - David Gleeson (AUS) 71-70-66, Wang Ter-chang (TPE) 67-73-67, Jbe Kruger (RSA) 70-68-69

208 - Martin Rominger (SUI) 69-71-68, Adilson Da Silva (BRA) 71-69-68, Gaganjeet Bhullar (IND) 72-68-68, Rick Gibson (CAN) 71-67-70, Thaworn Wiratchant (THA) 70-67-71

Selected scores:

215 - Zhang Lianwei (CHN) 71-71-73

PGA BMW Championship

LEMONT, Illinois - Leading scores on Friday after the second round of the $8 million US PGA Tour BMW Championship (USA unless noted, par-71):

131 - Mark Wilson 65-66, Justin Rose (GBR) 63-68

133 - Webb Simpson 65-68

134 - John Senden (AUS) 68-66

136 - Bill Haas 70-66, Robert Allenby (AUS) 69-67

137 - Geoff Ogilvy (AUS) 69-68, Brandt Snedeker 71-66, Keegan Bradley 71-66, David Toms 71-66, Matt Kuchar 72-65

138 - Gary Woodland 70-68, Jim Furyk 68-70, KJ Choi (KOR) 67-71...

139 - Brendon de Jonge (ZIM) 75-64

140 - Robert Karlsson (SWE) 69-71

141 - Camilo Vilegas (COL) 73-68, Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 72-69, Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 73-68, Martin Laird (GBR) 72-69, Luke Donald (GBR) 75-66, Sergio Garcia (ESP) 69-72

142 - Aaron Baddeley (AUS) 71-71, Jason Day (AUS) 77-65, Marc Leishman (AUS) 71-71, YE Yang (KOR) 70-72, Carl Pettersson (SWE) 70-72

143 - Andres Romero (ARG) 77-66, Ernie Els (RSA) 72-71

144 - Brian Davis (GBR) 74-70, Adam Scott (AUS) 74-70

145 - Fredrik Jacobson (SWE) 72-73

146 - Jhonattan Vegas (VEN) 73-73

151 - Vijay Singh (FIJ) 76-75

LPGA Navistar Classic

PRATTVILLE, Alabama - Leading scores on Friday after the second round of the $1.3 million LPGA Navistar Classic (USA unless noted, par 72):

134 - Lexi Thompson 66-68

136 - Stacy Lewis 68-68, Becky Morgan (GBR) 67-69

137 - Meena Lee (KOR) 73-64

138 - Giulia Sergas (ITA) 72-66, Hee Kyung Seo (KOR) 71-67, Jennifer Johnson 65-73

139 - Gwladys Nocera (FRA) 73-66, Brittany Lang 71-68, Jin Young Pak (KOR) 70-69, Amanda Blumenherst 68-71

140 - Se Ri Pak (KOR) 72-68, Karen Stupples (GBR) 72-68, Inbee Park (KOR) 71-69, Katherine Hull (AUS) 70-70, Jenny Shin (KOR) 70-70, Samantha Richdale (CAN) 69-71, Morgan Pressel 69-71, Amy Yang (KOR) 69-71, Haru Nomura (JPN) 69-71, Suzann Pettersen (NOR) 68-72, Alison Walshe 67-73

141 - Jennifer Rosales (PHI) 73-68, Paula Creamer 73-68, Alena Sharp (CAN) 72-69, Juli Inkster 72-69, Yani Tseng (TPE) 68-73, Pat Hurst 68-73

142 - Jennie Lee 74-68, Song-Hee Kim (KOR) 74-68, Heather Bowie Young 73-69, Stephanie Sherlock (CAN) 73-69, Angela Stanford 73-69, Jee Young Lee (KOR) 73-69, Mina Harigae 72-70, Brittany Lincicome 72-70, Belen Mozo (ESP) 71-71, Vicky Hurst 71-71, Jessica Shepley (CAN) 70-72, Chella Choi (KOR) 69-73, Paige MacKenzie 68-74.

Tennis

WTA Quebec City

QUEBEC CITY - Results on Friday from the $220,000 WTA Quebec City Challenge (x denotes seed):

Quarterfinals:

Tamira Paszek (AUT x3) bt Heather Watson (GBR) 6-4, 7-6 (5); Marina Erakovic (NZL) bt Daniela Hantuchova (SVK x1) 6-4, 6-4; Michaella Krajicek (NED) bt Rebecca Marino (CAN x4) 6-1, 6-3; Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE x6) bt Andrea Hlavackova (CZE) 6-3, 7-5.

Tashkent Open WTA

TASHKENT - Result from the WTA Tashkent Open here on Saturday (x denotes seeding):

Final

Ksenia Pervak (RUS x1) bt Eva Birnerova (CZE) 6-3, 6-1.

(China Daily 09/18/2011 page7)