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01 1 a a a S10 sport.telegraph.co.uk Saturday, September 14, 2002 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The Daily Football's top team sportonmonday Alan Hayward Hansen, on the Henry major Winter talking and points Paul Woosnam steals show Torrance wavers recently by neck, shoulder By Claire Middleton and ankle problems, was home in 31 for his 66 but he WHILE Curtis Strange said: "I've strained my neck appears to have his campaign on the other side and couldn't mapped out, European Ryder sleep because of the pain. Cup captain Sam Torrance "I feel an idiot when I keep said yesterday that he had no coming up with new injuries firm idea of how his men and I have got to be cautious would line up when the match at the Ryder Cup." starts at the Belfry in less than LINDE GERMAN MASTERS (Gut- two weeks. Larchenhof, nr 2nd rd leaders (GB Torrance said he was Ireland unless stated): 132-I Woosnam 68, templating splitting up the 64. 133-W Bennett 67, 66; Dougherty 68, 65; Leaney (Australia) 64, 69. 134-M previously dynamic partnerPilkington 65, 69.

135-A Wall 70, 65; ship of Sergio Garcia and Goosen Harrington (S 69, Africa) 66; Casey 68, Evans 67; Jesper Parnevik, adding that 65, 70; 67, 68; Carter 68, 67. 136-M Lafeber (Holland) 69, he would not be influenced by 67; Fichardt (S Africa) 67, 69; Gronberg any of Strange's tactics. The (Sweden) 67, 69; A Cabrera Cash (Argentina) 71, 65; Canonica (Italy) 68, Cejka American captain has already (Germany) 68, 68. stated that all his players will 137-R Gonzalez (Argentina) 68, 69; Westwood 70, 67; Montgomerie 71, 66; be in action before the singles Bjorn (Denmark) 67, 70; Bland 67, 70. on the final day.

138-M A Martin (Spain) 71, 67; "I have no clear how I Donaldson 67, 71; Langer (Germany) 68, 70; Dredge 69, 69; Romero (Argentina) will play the first round," said 70, 68; Green (Australia) 71, 67; Torrance, who was vice-capWebster 70, 68. 139-D Lynn 70, 69; A tain under Mark James at the Forsbrand (Sweden) 68, 71; Sjoland (Sweden) 71, 68; Howell 70, 69; last contest, in Boston, three Bjornstad (Norway) 70, 69; Hansen years ago. "I wish I did." Jacquelin (Denmark) 67, (France) 72; 70, Els 69; (S Africa) O'Malley 69, 70; have several players who (Australia) 67, 72; Lomas 67, 72. are floaters who can play the best diesel just got better new fordfiesta zetec 1.4 TDCi "brilliant to drive" auto express april 2002 £10,195 festa £159 per month 5.9% apr on (over 2 years plus deposit and minimum guaranteed future value) fordfocus zetec 1.8 TDCi "easily the smoothest quietest diesel the class has ever seen" auto express june 2002 £13,845 locus finance over 2 yearst (minimum deposit) fordmondeo lx 2.0 TDCi "a powerplant that is both strong Golf By Richard James in Cologne NON-PLAYING vice-captain Ian Woosnam, upstaged Europe's resurgent Ryder Cup team members with a second-round 64 in the Linde German Masters at GutLarchenhof, near Cologne, yesterday. 44-year-old Welshman, who missed a team berth after being penalised two strokes for carrying one club too many into final round of last year's Open Championship at Royal Lytham and St Annes, amassed nine birdies in moving to 12 under par on 132.

Woosnam's best round since a third-day 64 in the Dubai Desert Classic in March last year left him one ahead of England's Warren Bennett (66), Nick Dougherty, who had two eagles in a 65, and Australian Stephen Leaney (69). Welshman Philip Price, who shot 71 for 144, was the only one nine Ryder Cup men on parade to miss the cut. Padraig Harrington, despite suffering a new neck strain, shot 66 for 135 and Colin Montgomerie 66 for 137. Lee Westwood's best-of-year 67 left him seven under par, alongside Dane Montgomerie, (70), with defending champion Bernhard Langer six under after a 70. These were morale-boosting offerings with the Ryder Cup only a fortnight away but it was Woosnam, without a European strokeplay title since 1997, who stole the show.

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Ireland's Eamonn Darcy made a fine start to his second appearance on the seniors tour when a 68 moved him into share par third place behind Americans David Oakley and Bob Lendzion after the first round of the Bovis Lend Lease European Seniors Masters at Woburn. I Britain's Karen Stupples, already enjoying her best season in America, shot a firstround 68 to stand just one behind leader Donna Andrews yesterday's wearly, Safeway LPGA' Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon. Becky Brewerton, 19, from Abergele, won the Women's British Open Strokeplay Championship at Hunstanton, on the Norfolk coast, for the second time. A 72-hole total of 291 left her three strokes ahead of Clare Queen, from Drumpellier. Wales ended their 70-year wait for a first men's amateur home international title when they lifted the Raymond Trowith a 9-6 victory over Scotland in the final match of the round-robin series over the Royal St David's links at Harlech.

Having already defeated England and Ireland, they completed the series with a 100 per cent record. Equestrianism Funnell passes supreme test By Alan Smith in Jerez, Spain PIPPA FUNNELL, on European title holder Supreme Rock, led the British team into the lead at the completion of the dressage phase of the World Three-Day Event Championship yesterday. The scores four teams are covered by just 2.2 points going into today's speed and endurance phase over a cross-country course that still has the riders in a state of confused indecision. Funnell and Supreme Rock produced perhaps their best test yet, but Bettina Hoy, of Germany, on Woodsides Ashby, approached perfection with no fewer than 11 maximum 10s in a dream ride that has left them with a 7.6-point lead. This is a new dressage test, so comparison with scores in past championships is invidious, but it was a performance that needed no statistics to back up a rare moment of sporting excellence.

Funnell said that she knew when she was drawn to go after Hoy in the dressage Motor Racing Ferraris dominate By Timothy Collings in Monza MICHAEL Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello dominated practice for tomorrow's Italian Grand Prix at the old Autodromo Nazionale in Monza's royal parkland yesterday. On a day when Bernie Ecclestone, the sport's commercial ringmaster, conceded that television viewing figures were in decline, revealed a private interest in purchasing shares in Ferrari and said he would like to buy the team's factory in Maranello, the pair's performance was proof that they had achieved untouchable standards. Indeed, if Schumacher continues in the same vein in tomorrow's 53-lap race, he will not only increase his record haul of victories to 64 in the final European race of the year, but he may also clock the fastest average speed, for a race, of all time. The previous best came in the 1971 Italian Grand Prix at Monza where Peter Gethin, in his BRM, averaged 150.759mph. Yesterday, Schumacher's best single lap, in practice trim, came at an average of 158.115mph.

Schumacher topped the times a best lap in 1min 22.433sec, outpacing Barrichello by 0.2sec and leaving Kimi Raikkonen, in his McLaren, half a second adrift in third place. Eddie Irvine was a full second slower, than Schumacher, David Coulthard spun into the barriers in the second McLaren and finished 16th. ITALIAN GP (Monza). Leading free practice times: 1, Schumacher (Germany, Ferrari) 1m 22.433s; 2, Barrichello (Brazil, Ferrari) 3, Raikkonen (Finland, McLaren) 4, Irvine (GB, Jaguar) 5, Montoya (Colombia, Williams) 6, Salo (Finland, Toyota) GB: 10, Button (Renault) 16, Coulthard (McLaren) 18, A McNish (Toyota) that she would be at a disadvantage. Supreme Rock, the only horse to have won two European individual gold medals, and with victory at Badminton in May also to his credit, is a much more experienced cross-country horse than Hoy's 10-year-old.

Jeanette Brakewell, on Over to You, and Leslie Law, with Shear H2O, who did their dressage on Thursday, had given aster team a fine start, and William FoxPitt, with Tamarillo, built on that yesterday to gain the quartet their narrow advantage. WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES (Jerez, World Three-Day Event Championship (leaders after dressage): Individual: 1, Hoy's Woodsides Ashby (Germany) 20.8; 2, Funnell's Supreme Rock (GB) 28.6; 3, Dutton's House Doctor (Australia) 33.6. Other GB: 13, Fox-Pitt's Tamarillo, 39.6; 23, Law's Shear 27, Brakewell's Over To You, 45.2; 50, Stockton's Eye Spy I1, 54.5; 60, Cook's Captain Christy, 57.8. Teams: 1, Gt Britain, 110.6; 2, USA, 111.8; 3, Germany, 112.4; 4, Australia, 112.8; 5, France, 115.8; 6, Ireland, 137.6. World Dressage Individual Championship: Grand Prix Special: 1, Ferrer-Salat's Beauvalais (Spain) 77.00; 2, McDonald's Brentina (US) 76.12; 3, Capellmann's Farbenfroh (Germany) 75.88.

Overall: 1, Capellmann's Farbenfroh, 153.84; 2, Ferrer-Salat's Beauvalais, 151.56; 3, McDonald's Brentina, 150.76. Rugby League Broncos let chance slip By Michael Fisher LEEDS RHINOS 28 LONDON BRONCOS 26 KEVIN SINFIELD took this Super League game by the scruff of the neck midway through the second half and inspired Leeds to victory. The win guarantees Leeds a play-off spot and dents London's chances of making it into the top six. It took London only three minutes to get off the mark, Dennis Moran brushing aside tackles to force his way over, but when Sinfield kicked across field Richard Mathers was left in the clear. A spilled pass by Rob Jackson allowed Mark Calderwood to score Leeds's second try under the posts.

Rhinos were poor value for their lead and it was only a series of errors by London that kept them in front until Jim Dymock powered over. Steve Hall rounded off a good passing move to cross in the corner and Paul Sykes landed his fourth successful goal of the half. Five minutes into the second half Nigel Roy managed to hold off a tackle and touch down and moments later he landed a crunching tackle to stop Chev Walker in full flight. But the winger failed to take Rob Burrow's kick and allowed Sinfield to snatch a try. The Great Britain standoff added a second try five minutes later, Burrow adding the goal.

Ryan Sheridan scampered over, Francis Cummins snatched the lead with a drop goal and 19- year-old Danny McGuire slotted home the final point. Leeds: Cummins; Calderwood, C. Walker, Senior, Mathers; Sinfield, Sheridan; Ward, Diskin, McDermott, Hay, Bailey, Poching, Subs: McGuire, Jones-Buchanan, Burrow, McDonald. London: Sykes; Hall, Jackson, Martin, Roy; Gillett, Moran; Marshall, Hetherington, Stephenson, Retchless, Toshack, Dymock. Subs: Bawden, Barnett, Budworth, Houles.

Referee: Smith (Castleford)..