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Sport 1 1 The Guardian Monday September 29 1997 i BlttnBBBBflflBBflMi aBMBJBBBBSJpaSpjHB ISBrHSBBBSBk nBBtBBlBBtBBBtBBBBBBl BSBkm 9BaBsaaaaaasaaaraaBaara SBBBIBBISBHBBkI-Sw' ilromBBm PARTING SHOT A good dusting down Pavel Maksymchuk of the London Warriors Is Judged In by the home plate umpire after sliding to complete a run In hlsteam's31-12 victory over Hull's Kingston Cobras In the Coors Baseball League final at Waltham Abbey, Essex. The Warriors won the series 2-0 Photograph by Tom Jenkins Packs of hacks on the tracks of slacks TV SPORT HIGHLIGHTS Live Football Dynamo Kiev Newcastle, Champions League. Granada Plus and Tyne-Tees, 7.30pm Rugby Union The Rugby Club, documentary of Bath. BBC2, 9.50pm Football Champions League highlights. ITV, 11.40pm Live Boxing Lennox Lewis Andrew Golota, WBC heavyweight championship.

Sky Sports 1, 9pm Live Rugby League Brisbane St Helens, World Club Championship quarter-final. Sky Sports 1, 10am Grandstand Including football, racing and canoeing. BBC1, 12.15pm Live Golf German Masters. Sky Sports 3, 1pm Live Rugby Union Leicester Toulouse, Heineken Cup. Sky Sports 2, 2pm Football Match of the Day.

BBC1, 10.50pm ley's voice, usually struggling to make itself heard above crowds at a North-east soccer match, takes on the most amazing throaty quality when lowered. If Louis Armstrong had been a Geordie, that is what he would have sounded like. All my favourites were out there, too: Peter Drury, Julian Tutt and the matchless John Inverdale anchoring with his customary aplomb. I cannot help feeling, though, that 5Live's blanket coverage was driven more by a desire to compete with Sky than any judgment about levels of public interest. The promos running in the days beforehand were the giveaway, boasting of award-winning free (nudge, nudge) coverage.

This struck me as a bit rich, given that our licence fees were no doubt paying for every last gin and tonic taken by the BBC's huge team. I would not begrudge them their pleasant weekend away I have my free golf balls, after all were it not for the total disregard for the 5 Live audience failing to share the golf obsession. Those of us interested in tennis (shorts and T-shirt: from drowning. Similarly running was handy for catching a bus but not a real sport. And soccer, he said, was not a proper sport, "because they got goddam dots on the ball hey, I make the Similar prejudice is behind my view that you cannot consider as a proper sport anything that involves the excessive use of slacks.

I can see why the telly people love the Ryder Cup. It's like one penalty shoot-out after another, with the hushed crowd adding to the drama. And you cannot fail to admire the skill and judgment of the players who, despite an apparent inability to choose the right sweater when they get up in the morning, are able to judge wind speeds and directions and slopes on the course to perfection. And yet. I wonder if I am alone in my view that the omnipresence of the Ryder Cup this weekend was not unrelated to the popularity of golf as a leisure activity among media executives.

You feel that, if these top TV chaps (and I do mean chaps) were to spend more of their quality time at home Pool Castres 32 Saracens 18 Narbonne 52 Neath 21 A Pta Castraa 4 3 0 1 113 75 8 Saraeana 4 3 0 1 131 99 8 Narbonna 4 2 0 2 137 73 4 Neath 4 0 0 4 73 207 ALLIED DUNBAR PREMIERSHIP Division Two Coventry 15 Bedford 22 Fylde 18 Rotherham 25 London Scottish 20 Orrell 19 Mosoloy 23 Exeter 22 Waterloo 51 Blackheath 16 West Hartlepool 31 Wakefield 20 A Pta Ldn Scottish 5 4 0 1 158 96 8 Bedford 4 4 0 0 117 76 8 Coventry 5 4 0 1 104 63 8 Orrell 4 3 0 1 104 70 8 Waterloo 5 3 0 2 139 113 6 Hartlepool 4 2 0 2 92 90 4 Rotherham 4 2 0 2 63 66 4 Bxatar 5 2 0 3 90 119 4 Blackheath 5 2 0 3 118 154 4 Moaolay 4 1 0 3 70 93 2 Wakefield 5 0 0 5 86 126 Fylde 4 0 0 4 58 133 0 JEWSON NATIONAL LEAO.UE Division On Harrogate 27 Reading 33 Leeds 27 Morley 17 London Welsh 40 Nottingham 14 Newbury 27 Lydney 8 Otley 19 Llv St Helens 13 Rosstyn Park 6 Worcester 3 Wharfedale 29 Rugby 33 A Pta Worcester 5 4 0 1 130 55 8 Reading 5 4 0 1 151 102 8 Rugby 4 4 0 0 109 67 8 London 4 3 1 0 154 79 7 Leeds 4 3 1 0 83 67 7 Newbury 4 2 0 2 90 71 4 Rosalyn Park 4 2 0 2 60 71 4 Wharfedale 5 2 0 3 118 140 4 Otley 5 2 0 3 68 110 4 Harrogate 4 1 0 3 113 95 2 Lydney 5 1 0 4 48 85 2 Nottingham 4 1 0 3 59 100 2 Llv St Helens 4 1 0 3 39 90 2 Morley 5 0 0 5 77 167 Division Twoi North Hinckley 14 Nuneaton 17 Lichfield 14 Aspalrla 16 Manchester 28 Kendal 28 Proston GH 21 BirminghamSol 7 Sedgley Park 63 Walsall 25 Stourbridge 24 Sheffield 27 Wlnnlngton Park 20 Sandal 23 Division Twot South Bridgwater 16 Camberley 56 Clifton 25 Havant 13 Esher 27 Barking 29 North Walsham 13 Tabard 12 Redruth 31 Plymouth 17 Weston-S-Mare 20 Met Police 17 WELSH NATIONAL LEAQUE Division On Aberavon 42 Merthyr 10 Abertlllery 12 Bonymaen 14 Dunvant 9 Caerphilly 28 Llandovery 44 Blackwood 20 Pontypool 20 Rumnoy 27 Newbrldgo 10 Wales Police 32 Treorchy 33 Cross Keys 16 UWIC 35 Maesteg 26 A Pta Caerphilly 5 5 0 0 272 52 23 Aberavon 6 5 0 1 215 13 20 Treorchy 6 5 0 1 161 116 18 8 Walee Police 6 4 0 2 156 106 18 AbertWery 6 3 1 2 100 93 1 0 Cross Keys 5 3 0 2 82 71 Rummy 5 3 0 2 99 163 0 Merthyr 5 2 1 2 95 103 8 Llandovery 5 2 0 3 102 100 7 Maesteg 5 2 0 3 97 104 7 UWIC 6 1 0 5 147 178 7 Bonymaen 5 2 0 3 63 85 8 Dunvant 5 2 0 3 97 152 8 Newbridge 5 2 0 3 62 123 8 Blackwood 6 1 0 5 79 151 3 Pontypool 5 0 0 5 60 197 1 SWALEC CUPl Round On Amman Utd 21 Waurnalwydd 20, Barry 0 Croesycelllog 33 Baglan 27 Pembroke DO 24 Bridgend Sports 28 Fleur de Lys 28 (Fleur de Lys win on tries 3-2) Briton Ferry 49 Nantyglo 10 playing games with the kids, Robert Robinson might still be on doing Ask The Family. Being in something of a non-executive position in the media myself, it was purely a sense of duty that kept my car radio locked into 5 Live all day on Friday where, despite my inability to grasp the significance of eagle twos and sand wedges and the like, I did find incidental pleasures. The chance to hear Alan Green sotto voce is not to be sniffed at, while George Bai- George Bailey's voice has an amazing throaty quality when lowered. If Louis Armstrong had been a Geordie, he would have sounded like this Blaengarw 37 Pontypool Utd 22 Bryncoch 62 Ltandello 21 Caldlcot 10 Wrexham 41 Cefn Cribbwr 18 Brynmawr 21 Cefnelthin 0 Aberdare 22 Cwmgwrach 25 Nantyffylon 15 Cardill HSOB 5 Cefn Coed 29 Fishguard 10 Laugharne 20 Lampeter 9 Gorselnon 20 Llantwlt Malor 0 Crumlin 31 Loughor 8 Bynea 20 Maesteg Ouins 23 Talbach 15 Morrlston 59 Crymych Mold 3 Beddau 29 Nelson 33 Gowerlon 22 Newport Sar 47 BS 15 Ogmore Vale 43 Swansea Uplands 6 llltydians 43 Pentyrch 22 Penarthians 15 Talywain 11 SRU LEAQUE TROPHVl OrouD A Hawick 28 Glasgow Hawks 13 Harlots FP 13 currle 11 Kirkcaldy 25 Edinburgh Acads 31 Musselburgh 32 Melrose 46 Preston Lodge 20 Gala 20 Qroup Biggar 30 Watsonlans 20 Dundee HSFP 35 Boroughmuir 17 Jed-Forest 7 Stirling County 18 Peebles 7 Kilmarnock 33 West of Scotland 54 Kelso 5 Qroup Aberdeen GSFP 25 Grangemouth 24 Stewarts Mel FP 28 Glenrothes 15 Qroup Ayr 12 Glasgow Southern 6 Selkirk 43 stewartry 11 CLUB MATCHES HlllheadJ'hill 8 Gordonians 13. Comb London OB 18 Capo Tn AS 17 CURRIE CUPl Natal 69 NW 14: Transvaal 15 Griqualand 12; Free State 50 Border 3.

Leading atandlngsi 1 Natal (P12-56); 2 Province (11-48): 3 Free State (11-44). RUGBY LEAGUE STONES PREMIERSHIP FINAL St Helena (8) 20 Anderson. Hammond. McVey, Newlove Long 2 Wlgan (14)33 Farrell, Haughton, A Johnson. Rad-linskl, Robinson Farrell 6 DG: Wright Alt: 33.389 DIVISIONAL PREMIERSHIP FINAL Huddersfield (6)18 Bunyan, Cheotham, Oavys Cook 3 Hull (0) NATIONAL CONFERENCE LEAQUE Pramler Division Askam 24 Heworth 22 Beverley 42 Wigan St Patricks 20 Oudloy Hill 12 Egromont 30 Lock Lane a west Hull 16 Mayfleld 16 Saddleworth 12 Oldham St Annos 17 Woolston 10 Walney Central 14 Leigh Minors 6 First Division Barrow Island 14 Oulton 15 East Leeds 25 Blackbrook 22 Leigh East 24 Mllford 30 Moldgreon 14 Millom 18 Redhlll 64 Shaw Cross 20 Skirlaugh 20 Thornhill 10 Wigan St Judes 22 Eastmoor 12 Second Division Croslields 13 Feathorstono A 46 Eccles 37 Dowsbury Moor 6 AUSTRALIAN PREMIERSHIP QRAND FINAL: Newcastle 22, Manly 16.

GOLF BC OPEN (Endlcolt): Third round Isadora (US unless stated): 204 5 Clnk 73 64 87 20S Claar 70 70 8S Hirtatdt (Swo) 7069 88 Qamez 70 67 88 208 Stankowakl 71 68 87 A Mage 67 70 88 207 Parry 69 80 BFIelshsr 70 66 71 208 RQreen(Aus) 7168 80 proper sport, you see) were particularly ill-served, restricted as we were to brief reports on Greg Rusedski's progress in the Grand Slam Cup in Munich. Sky, of course, have three sports channels and can do what they like with them. Likewise, those of us who have paid our 26.99 know we need not watch anything that bores us unduly for longer than the time it takes to get the remote control back from a small child. This is why, having settled down to watch a day of Ryder Cup coverage from 9am on Saturday morning, I can report not only that Sky's 150-strong production team were responsible for a bang-up professional job in Spain but, more authoritatively, that Soccer AM on Sky Sports Two is a brilliant idea. Furthermore, Sky's coverage of rugby union's Heineken Cup, blessed with some thrilling contests, is providing brilliant entertainment.

Meanwhile, if you ever find yourself watching the 1963 British comedy The Cracksman, it may be time to reassess how you spend your leisure time. NATIONAL TROPHVl Pool match! Southampton 64 South Bank 84. NATIONAL LBAQUEl First Division! Nottingham 70 Plymouth 78; Oxford 62 Richmond 65; Stevenage 93 Teesslde 88; Westminster 100 Mid Sussex 93. NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAQUEl First Division! Ipswich 38 Rhondda 88; Northampton 82 NW London 52: Nottingham 58 Palace 49: Sheffield 55 Spelthorne48. BOXING PROFESSIONAL BILL (Belfast): Commonwealth A vacant British heavyweight c'shlpt Julius Francla (Woolwich; C'wealth hldr) bt Garry De-laney (W Ham) rsl 6th.

WBO Inter-Continental featherweight o'ehlpt Steva Roblnaon (Wales) bl Andrew Matabola (SA) ko 5th. CRICKET SECOND TESTi Bulawayoi Zimbabwe 461 and 152-3. New Zealand 268-7 (N Astle 96; Huckle 4-26). ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL! Hyderabad! India 170 (R Dravld 50; Aqlb Javed 4-29). Pakistan 171-5.

Pakistan won by five wickets to lead series 1-0. HONQ KONO SIXES! Cup flnali Pakistan 72-3 (Akram 30, Elahi 23). England 70-5 (A Hollloke 24, Ealham 17)'. Pakistan won by three wickets. CHESS TILBURQ TOURNAMENT (Neth): Round It Adams (Eng) 1, A Onlschuk (Ukr) 0.

Shaked (US) 0. Kramnlk (Rus) 1, A Shlrov (Sp) Plket (Neth) X. van Wely (Nolh) 0, Kasparov (Rus) 1, Lautler (Fr) X. Polgar (Hun) Svldler (Rus) X. Leko (Hun) X.

CYCLING TOUR OF SPAIN (Madrid): Final stag (145.5km): 1 van Hooswljk INeth) Rabobank 3hr 29mln 42sec: 2 Svor-ada (Cz Rep) Mapel; 3 Wus! (Ger) Lotus; 4 Camln (It) Brescialal; Ml-chaetsen (Den) TVM all same time. Final overall atandlngsi 1 A Zuelle (Switz) ONCE 91hr 15mln 55sec; 2 Escartin (Sp) Kelme at 5.07: 3 Dutaux (Switz) Lotus 6.11. EQUESTRIANISM HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW (Wembley): Golden Saddle Orand Prlxi 1 Virtual Vlllaoo Showtime (N Skellon, GB) clear 36.63sec; 2 Nustrla (P Charles, Ire) 4 (autta 38.89; 3 El Passo (D Oemeer- sam, Belg) 4 41.49; 4 Virtual village uran-nusch (J Whllaker, GB) 6 44.01. Daewoo Svrlea C'ahlp flnali 1 Money-more (C Edwards) clear 39.94sec: 2 Eldorado (V Whlttaker) 3 44.14; 3 Virtual Village Magic Carpet (M Whlttaker) 4 31,13. Fordyo Curry Exhibition Cupi 1 Samuel ID Demeersman.

Bel) clear 47.93sec: 2 Plpakie (J Annelt) clr 39.33: 3 Alpha Besth (O McFerson, SA) clr 39.48. Twin Tower Trophyi 1 Beloltl (P Bevan) clear 36.07sec; 2 Comex (W Funnell) clr 36.54; 3 Gebrocht (K Cleeran, Bel) 4 39.02. Danco International Knook-outi 1 Alex (G Gulllksen, Nor): 2 Alpha Beth (D McPherson. SA); 3 Valentino (R Smith), Into Favour (A Davles). Junior Showjumpor C'ahlpi 1 Collon Maelstrom (S Pharo) clear 40.09sec; 2 Huntsman's Turn (C Leeming) 7 58.21 (alter -oll); 3 Dusty Boy (B Maher).

Venuea of Legends! 1 Virtual Village Silk (M Whllaker) cloar 32.43aec; 2 Virtual Village Zalza (N Skellon) clr 32.75; 3 Desire (E Castelllni, It) clr 34.47. Speed Horse of th Yean 1 Helada (S Corten, Bel) clear 45.36sec; 2 Senator Valentino (R Smith, GB) clr 45.39; 3 Surlands Govornor (FMathy. Bel) clr 46.12. INTERNATIONAL THREE-DAY EVENT (Achselschwang, Ger): 1 King Solomon (M King, GB) 40.4pens; 2 Aspyrlng (B Tall, NZ) 47.8; 3 Cartoon (A Nicholson, NZ) 50.8. Oreassge and oroaa oountryi 1 King (King Solomon, SCREEN Martin Kelner TRIED.

I really tried. I knew the Ryder Cup was important because Sky sent me three free golf balls and sent their top anchorman Richard Keys and more than 50 cameras to Spain. Radios Live, meanwhile, plugged their coverage relentlessly all week and had all their top footy men on the commentary team in Valderrama. So I listened and watched assiduously but, despite my very best endeavours, I am afraid I still don't get it. I feel about golf rather like the American comedian George Carlin felt about the Olympics, which he said was full of non-sports.

Swimming, he said, was not a proper sport; rather, it was just something you did to keep RUGBY UNION HEINEKEN CUP Pool A Leicester 47 Lelnster 22 Toulouse 69 Milan 19 0 A Pts Toulouse 4 3 0 1 139 80 LilouUr 4 3 0 1 104 65 6 Lelnater 4 1 0 3 95 123 2 Milan 4 1 0 3 76 146 2 Pool Ulster 28 Swansea 20 Wasps 43 Glasgow 5 A Pts Wasps 4 4 0 0 176 65 8 OJaagow 4 2 0 2 80 122 4 Swansea 4 1 0 3 99 110 2 Ulster 4 1 0 3 59 127 2 Pool Bath 27 Scottish Borders 23 Pontypridd 29 Brlve 29 A Pla Bath 4 4 0 0 106 80 Brlva 4 2 1 1 142 105 Pontypridd 4 1 1 2 98 98 3 8cottlsh 4 0 0 4 74 137 Pool Bourgoln 16 Harlequins 30 Munster 32 Cardill 37 A Pta Harlaaulna 4 4 0 0 151 86 8 Cardiff 4 2 0 2 126 109 4 Miinatar 4 1 0 3 112 143 2 Bourgoln 4 1 0 3 66 117 2 Pool Trevlso 52 Caledonia 6 Llanell 14 Pau 10 A Pta Pau 4 3 0 1 123 52 8 Uanalll 4 3 0 1 88 90 8 Travlao 4 1 0 3 97 81 2 Caledonia 4 1 0 3 49 134 2 EUROPEAN CONFBRINCB Pool A Agon 21 La Rochelle 15 Bristol 18 Ebbw Vale 16 A Pta Agon 4 0 0 126 69 8 Bristol 4 2 i 2 84 103 4 Ebbw Vale 4 1 0 3 84 85 2 La Roeholla 4 1 0 3 74 111 2 Pool Newport 26 Monttorrand 31 Sale 43 Montpeller 3 A Pta Montfarrand 4 2 0 0 83 48 8 Sale 4 2 0 0 104 30 4 Nawport 4 1 0 1 68 48 2 Montpallar 4 1 0 1 68 48 2 Pool Farul Constanta 28 Stade Francalse 65 London Irish 24 Dax 11 0 A Pta Std 4 4 0 0 274 82 8 London Irish 4 2 0 2 94 95 4 Dax 4 2 0 2 96 128 4 Farul Const 4 0 0 4 67 226 Pool Begles 23 Northampton 16 Connacht 28 Nico 25 A Pta Connaoht 4 3 0 1 102 67 8 4 2 0 2 120 68 4 Baglaa 4 2 0 2 70 80 4 Nloa 4 1 0 3 76 135 2 PoolB Bridgend 12 Richmond 44 Grenoble 24 Colomlers 29 A Pta Colomlera 4 4 0 0 172 76 8 Richmond 4 3 0 1 142 65 Bridgend 4 1 0 3 62 169 2 arsnobto 4 0 0 4 75 161 Pool Padova 26 Bezlers 26 Toulon 16 Gloucester 13 A Pta Toulon 4 3 0 1 104 58 8 Olouoaater 4 3 0 1 103 68 8 Baxter 4 1 1 2 107 97 3 Padova 4 0 1 3 72 163 1 Pool a Biarritz 25 Edinburgh 27 Perplgnan 13 Newcastle 27 A Pta Newoaetle 4 4 0 0 164 42 a Blarrltx 4 2 0 2 85 85 4 Edinburgh 4 1 0 3 67 118 2 Parptgnan 4 1 0 3 43 114 2 Live Football West Ham Huddersfield, Coca-Cola Cup second round, second leg. Sky Sports 2, 7.30pm American Football The Big Match. C4, 11.25pm Live Football Liverpool Celtic, Uela Cup first round, second leg. BBC1, 8pm Racing From Newmarket. C4, 12.30pm Live Football Arsenal PAOK Salonika, Uefa Cup first round, second leg.

C5, 7.50pm Live Football Athletic Bilbao Sampdoria, Uefa Cup first round, second Eurosport, 8pm Football Aston Villa Bordeaux, Uefa Cup first round, second leg. Highlights C5, 9.50pm Live Football Manchester Utd Juventus, Champions League. TV, 7.30pm GB) 40.4pens; 2 A Nicholson (Cartoon, NZ) 40.8; 3 Talt (Aspyrlng, NZ) 47.8. THE VOLVO WORLD CUP (Aarhus): 1 San La Bamba (E Macken. Ire) clear, 30.19; 2 Burg's Mr Blue (B Romp, Nod) 0, 30.36: 3 Prlnz Oldenburg (H Wulschner, Ger) 0, 31.74.

HOCKEY WORLD JUNIOR CUP (Milton Keynes): Flnali Australia 3 India 2. 34th placet Germany 4 England 2. 86tht Pakistan 4 Argentina 2. 7Bthi Netherlands 5 Spain 4. 0IOthi Cuba 2 Egypt 3.

1112thi Belgium 3 Japan 5. CLUBS! Beckenham 0 St Albans High Wycombe 4 Bath Buccs Loughboro Sldt 1 Shellield 5: Norwich Dereham Oxford 6 Hampton Peterborough 3 Northampton Teddington 4 Canterbury 3: Chelmsford 5 Bluoharts Grinslead 2 Toddlngton Lought-onlans 3 Teddington 2: Grinslead 2 Loughtonlans Gulldlord 2 Havant 2: Reading 5 Oxford Univ Southgate 2 St Albans Surbiton 0 Hampslead 2. WOMEN'S NATIONAL LEAQUEl Premier Division! Clillon 3 Ollon Doncasler 1 Hightown Slough 7 Sutton Coldlleld Tro)ans 0 Ipswich 3. First Division! Bedans 2 Loughboro Stdt Canterbury 4 Bracknell Leicester 1 Chelmsford Wimbledon 0 Bradford 1. Seoond Division! Aldridge 1 Woking Bluoharts 1 Poynton Loughtonlans 3 Ealing Witney 1, Sherwood 2.

ICE HOCKEY BENSON A HIDO.es CUPl Basingstoke 6 Bracknell 2: Nottingham 9 Slough Shellield 3 Ayr Tellord 8 Paisley Ayr 7 Telford 1: Manchester 3 Newcastle Pelsley 2 Sheffield 18: Cardill 3 Nottingham 2. BRITISH LEAQUEl Cardiff 1 Guildford 18: Fife 5 Kingston 4 MOTORCYCLING BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP (Donlngton Pk): Round 21i 1 Mackenzie. Yamaha; 2 Reynolds, Ducati; 3 Walkor, Yamaha. Round 22i 1 Walker; 2 Emmett, GSE Ducati; 3 Rymer Kawasaki. Pinal atandlnget 1 Mackenzie 402pts: 2 Walker 345; 3 Ruller.

VSM Honda246. 12Scoi Round 14i 1 Burns Honda: 2 Mendes. Honda. Final atandlngsi 1 Barton 204; 2 Mendes 192. 260oot Round 14! 1 Vincent, Honda.

Final atandlngsi 1 Smart 216: 2 Vincent 216. MOTOR RACING CALIFORNIA INDVCAR OOOl (Fon-tana). 1 Blundell, Reynard Mercedes Benz (GB); 2 Vasser, Reynard Honda (US); 3 A Fernandez, Lola (Mex). BRITISH FORMULA THREE C'SHIPl Standings after round 14l 1 Kana (GB) Stewart Racing, 176pts; 2 Minasslan (Fr) Promalocme Ronault, 142; 3 Dumbreck (GB) Stewart Racing. 135.

SNOOKER QERMAN OPEN (Hereford): Final qualifying round! Ferguaon (Eng) bt Ebdon (Eng) 6-1; Doherty (Ire) bl Sneddon (Scot) 5-3: Wilkinson (Eng) bl Bond (Eng) 5-3; O'Sulllvan (Eng) bt Dott (Scot) 5-2; A Hamilton (Eng) bt I McCulloch (Eng) 5-3; Hann (Aus) bt Williams (Walos) 5-3; Wat-Una (Thailand) bt Harold (Eng) 5-4: Clark (Eng) bt Davis (Eng) 5-3. SQUASH US OPEN (Minneapolis): Mem Semi final! Parka (Eng) bt Marshall (Eng) 9-15 15-7 15-8 15-17 15-11; Power (Can) bt Nlcol (Scol) 15-14 15-9 15-8. Flnali Power bt Parke 15-6 15-10 15-9. womnt Saml-flnalai Jaokman (Eng) bt Horner (Eng) 9-4 9-7 9-3; Sohone (Gerl bt Wrlghl (End) 3-9 9-3 0-6 9-6. Flnali Jaokman bt Schoene 9-4 9-49-6.

Live Football Slovan Bratislava Chelsea, European Cup-Winners' Cup first round, second leg. C5, 7.20pm Live Golf German Masters, day one. Sky Sports 1, 12.30pm Racing From Newmarket. C4, 2pm Live Rugby League Auckland Bradford, World Club Championship quarter-final. Sky Sports 1, 8.55am Live Golf German Masters.

Sky Sports 1, 1pm Racing From Newmarket. C4, 1.55pm Live Football Huddersfield Nottingham Forest. Sky Sports 2, 7pm Live Rugby League Wigan Hunter, World Club Championship quarter-final. Sky Sports 1, 7pm Live Equestrianism German Classics. Eurosport, 9pm TODAY FOOTBALL Cooa-Cola Cupi Second round second legt Ham Huddersfield (7.45) QM Vauxhall Conference! Kidderminster Cheltenham; Northwlch Gateshead.

UnlBond League! Premier Division! Emley Blylh Spartans (7.45). Pontine League! Premier Division! Man Utd Tranmero; Stoke Nottm F. First Dlvlelom Sunderland Hud-derslleld (7.01; Wolverhampton Bolton (7.0). Avon Insurance Combination! Flret Division! (2.00) Brighton Tottenham; (7.30) Southampton Chelsea. Natlonwld Qold Cupi Section At Ballyclare Glenavon; Crusaders Bally-mena; Dungannon Swilts Larno.

Section Bl Bangor Llntield: Limavady Uld Distillery; Coleralne Ards. Section Ci Glenloran Cliltonvjlle; Omagh Tn Portadown (7.45): Carrick Newry. TENNIS ATP China Open (Beijing, lo Oct 5). ATP Sicily International (Palermo, lo Oct 51. ATP Swlaa Indoor Tournament (Basle, to Oct 5).

Sparkasaen Cup (Leipzig; lo Ocl 5). EQUESTRIANISM Horea of the Year Show (Wembley; end). TOMORROW FOOTBALL UEFA Cup: Selected fir, found, seoond legi Arsenal PAOK Salonikl (0 U); Aston villa Bordeaux Leicester Alletico Madrid (7.45); Liverpool Celtic (8.0); Rangers RC Strasbourg (7.45). Cooa-Cola Cupi Saoond round, aoond legi EJarnaloy Chesterfield (7.45); Bolton Loyton Orient (6.0): Brentford Southampton (7.45): Bristol Leeds (7.45); Carlisle Tottenham (7.45); Palace Hull (7.45); Preston Blackburn OM Vauxhall Confaranoai Halifax Leek Tn; Woking Dover. Quardlan Inauranoa Cupi Flrat roundi Marlow Harlow Tn; Oxford Bralntree Tn; Wingate Chertsev Tn.

Replayi Uxbridge Leyton Pen. Isthmian Laaguai Pramlar Division! Aylesbury Dag Red; Bishop's Stortford Bromley Dulwich Chosham (7.45); Harrow 8or Boreham Wood. UnlBond Laaguai Pramlar Dlvlalom Accrlngton Stanley Lancaster; Chortey Marino; Huncorn Harrow; bponny-moor Frlckley. Pontine Laaguai First Division) Man City Grimsby (6.45). Saoond Division! Rotherham Shrewsbury (7.0); Shetf UtdvBurntey (7.0).

RUOBV UNION Club Match. Cambridge Univ Cambridge (7.15); Northampton Loughborough Stdts; UWIC Cardiff (6.30). BASKBTBALL European Cupi KK Beobanka London (B.0). BuroLaagua Champlonahlpi Qroup At CSKA Moscow Maccabl Tel Avfv. Qroup Ci Partizan Belarade Haooel Jerusalem.

8NOOKBR Ragal Mastars (Motherwell; to Oct 5). WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL Eurooaan Chamolona' League! Qroup At Borussla Dortmund Sparta Prague (6.45); Parma uaiaiasaray (6.45). Oroup Bi Feyenoord FC Koslce (6.451: Manchester Utd Juventus (6.45). Qroup Ci Barcelona PSV Eindhoven (6.45); Dynamo Kiev Newcastle Utd (5.45). Qroup Di Porto Real Madrid (7.45); Rosonboro Trondhefm Olym-Diakoa Piraeus (6.45).

Qroup Ii 1FK Goth enburg Bayern Munich (6.45); Boslk- Live Football Liverpool Chelsea. Sky Sports Live Football Middlesbrough Sheffield United. Sky Sports 2,.1 2 noon Live Golf German Masters. Sky Sports 2, 12.30pm Sunday Grandstand Including touring cars and racing. BBC2, 12.35pm Live Rugby League London Cronulla, World Club Championship, quarter-final.

Sky Sports 1, 6.30pm Live American Football Miami Kansas. Sky Sports 3, 6pm tas Paris St Germain (5.45). Qroup Fi Llerse Sporting Lisbon (6 45); Monaco Bayer Leverkusen (6 45). Coca-Cola Cupi Saoond roundi second lag. Coventry Blackpool (7.45); Dorby Southend Everton Scunthorpe (6.0); Millwal! Wimbledon (7 45): Shotl Wed Grimsby (7 45).

UnlBond Laaguai Pramlar Division! Boston Utd Guiseley. Winsford Utd Hydo Uld. Pontine Laagua (7.0. unless stated)' Pramlar Divlsloni Birmingham Leeds (7. 15); Preston Aston Villa, Flret Division! Oldham Notts Co; Port Vale Leicester.

Saoond Dlvlalom Barns-ley Bradford; Carlisle Rochdale: Wrexham Lincoln; York Stockport. Third Divlsloni Chester Chesterflold. Scarborough Walsall; Scunlhorpo Hull; Wlgan Ooncaster. Avon Insuranca Combination! Flrat Divlsloni Charlton Palace (2 0); Ipswich Oxford Utd (7.0); Luton WHam (2.0); Portsmouth Swindon Watford Arsenal: Wimbledon QPR (2.0). Frlandly Intarnatlonali Tunisia Australia.

RUOBY UNION Raprsaantatlva Match. Surrey Sussex Imbor Court. BASKBTBALL Bud wal Bar Laaguai Leopanrds Shellield. EuroLaaguo Championship! Oroup Bi PAOK Salonika Estudiantes Madrid. Qroup Di Teamsystem Bologna AEK Athens.

CRICKET First One-day Intarnatlonalsi Bulawayoi Zimbabwe Now Zoaland. Quette, Pakistani First President's XI South Africa. THURSDAY FOOTBALL European Cup Wlnnora Cupi Salectad first round, second lag) Kilmarnock OGC Nice; Slovan Bratislava Cholsea (7.35). Pontlns Laagua Cupi Qroup four. Bury vChesterliold, Avon Insuranca Combination! First Divlsloni Norwich Millwall QOLF Oarman Mastars (Berlin, to Ocl 5).

Bulofc Challenge (Pino Mountain. Georgia; to Oct 5). Woman's World Match Play Championship (Exeter, to Oct 5) TBNNIS LTA Satellite (Nottingham). BASKBTBALL Man's BuroLaagua Champion thlpi Qroup Ai Ofymplakos Limoges; Real Madrid vEfosPilsen Istanbul Qroup Bi Porto Croatia Split; Benetton Trevlso Ankara. Qroup Ci Barcelona KinHor Boloana: Ulkor Istanbul Pau.

Qroup Dt Alba Borlin Cibona Za-grob; Paris St Gormain SCT Olimpija. FRIDAY FOOTBALL Nationwide League! First Division! M.irtriorafiold Nottm (7.45). World Cupi Asian zonal Saoond roundi Oroup Ai Iran Qatar 1 China Saudi Arabia (8. 15am). Draw for the seoond round of the European Cup Winners Cup and UBFA Cup competitions 1 ,0, Goneva).

RUOBY UNION European Cupi Qroup Bi Ulster Wasps (6.30). RUOBV LEAQUE Super League World Club C'shlpt Quarter-finals. Auckland Bradford (6.0am); Wlgan Huntor Marinors (6.30). QOLF Italian Woman's Open (Sicily; to Oct 5) Betsy Kin Women's Classlo (Pennsylvania). Vantage Senior Championship (N Carolina; lo Oct 5).

CRymer 72 66 70 Kraft 6671 71 JMcQovarn 6868 72 OWalte(NZ) 69 67 72 209 BAndrade 70 72 87 Sutherland 69 72 88 Stockton Jr 68 72 89 Wilson 7069 70 Murphy 67 72 70 LPQA FIELDCRE8T CLASSIC (Charlotte, Carolina): Third round lead- era (US unless stated): 10S WWard 666564 201 Jones 67 69 SB BKIng 67 68 66 202 JOeddes 69 66 87 203 KRobblna 6669 88 Jlnkatar 67 67 89 Neumann 66 66 71 TENNIS QRAND SLAM CUP (Munich): Semifinals! Rafter (Aus) bt Korda (Cz) 7-5 3-6 6-7 7-6 9-7: Sampras (US) bt Rusedski (GB) 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-2. Final! Sampras bt Rafter 6-2 6-4 7-5. LTA SATELLITE (Sunderland): Seml-flnalai Sapaford (GB) bt Bar-bier (Fr) 3-0 rt; Mllllgan (GB) bl Watts (GB) 6-2 6-2. Finals! Mllllgan bt Sapsford 7-5 6-3. Womeni Jou-bart (SA) bt Egorova (Rus) 6-3 1-6 7-5.

ROMANIAN OPEN (Bucharest): Saml-flnalel A Qaudenzl (It) bt Goellner (Ger) 6-2 7-6: Fromberg (Aus) bt Clavet (Sp) 4-6 6-3 6-4. Final! Fromberg (Aus) bt A Gaudenzl (II) 6- 1 7-6. TOULOUSE OPEN) Seml-flnalai Kleler (Gar) bt A Radulescu (Ger) 6-3 2-6 7- Phlllppoueela (Aus) bt Spa-dea (US) 7-5 6-4. Final! Klefer bt Philip-poussis 7-5 5-7 6-4. LEIPZIG.

WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT! Seml-f Inalsi Novotna (Cz Rep) bt A Huber (Ger) 6-7 7-5 6-4; A Coetxer (SA) bt Hingis (Switz) 6-4 4-6 7-6. Final! Novotna bt Coetzor 6-2 4-6 6-3. ATHLETICS BERLIN MARATHON! Mem 1 La-gat (Ken) 2hr 7min 41sec; 2 Kimaiyo (Ken) 3 Lelel (Ken) 2:07.54. Womeni 1 McKiernan (Ire) 2:23 44; 2 Blktagirova (tteia) 2:24.46. AUSTRALIAN RULES QRAND FINAL (Melbourne): Ade laide 19StKllda 11 BASEBALL AMERICAN LQEi Cleveland 7 Minnesota NY Yankees 8 Detroit Toronto 3 Boston Chicago WS 7 Kansa3 Milwaukee 4 Baltimore 2: Texas 8 Ana helm Oakland 8 Seattle 5.

NATIONAL LQEl Philadelphia 5 Florida Cincinnati 7 Montreal Atlanta 7 NY Mets 6 (1 linns); Houston 2 Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs 5 St Louis LA 10 Colo rado san Francisco 17 San ulego 4. BOWLS EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPION SHIPS (Guernsey): Final atandlngsi 1 ireiano zepts; a wales zz; a scouano 18; 4 Jorsey 16: England 14; 8 Guernsey 10; 7 Spain 8 Netherlands 0. Men'a final! Bell (Eng) bt McCloy (Ire) 21-16. Women's flnali Wason (Wal) bt Johnston (Ire) 21-16. Champion of Champlona flnali Ball (Eng) bl Wason (Wal) 21-14.

BASKETBALL BUDWEISER LEAQUE! Ldn Towers 98 Watford 59; Shelfleld 87 Derby 60; Palace 70 Manchester 89; Warlord S7 Leopards 121; Derby 77 Chester 88; Birmingham 69 Newcastle 67; Lelcoster 77 Ldn Towers 99; Thames Valley 92 Worthing 58..