UK-Sport Summary
Rampant Arsenal go second, Man City draw again
LONDON - Arsenal romped to a 4-1 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday to move into second place in the Premier League while Manchester City's hopes of threatening the top four were hit by a fifth consecutive draw. City drew 3-3 with Burnley after having battled back from a two-goal deficit to lead with three minutes remaining.
New Zealand maintain stranglehold on Wales
CARDIFF - New Zealand repelled a frenzied late challenge at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday to defeat Wales 19-12 and extinguish the home side's hopes of a first victory over the All Blacks since 1953. In the final 10 minutes, with New Zealand leading 19-6, man-of-the-match Dan Carter pulled down replacement scrumhalf Martin Roberts with a tackle the crowd thought was clearly too high following a sizzling break by Shane Williams.
Torres not fit to play for Spain, says Benitez
LIVERPOOL, England - Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is not fit to play in Spain's friendly against Argentina next weekend even though he could feature for his club on Monday, manager Rafa Benitez has said. Torres, who has been troubled by a groin injury for the past month, travelled to Spain following Liverpool's 1-1 Champions League draw with Olympique Lyon in midweek to see a specialist to ascertain if he needs surgery.
Bath City in FA Cup surprise at Grimsby
LONDON Grimsby Town 2-0, Staines knocked out Shrewsbury 1-0 and Kettering were 1-0 winners at League One Hartlepool.
Djokovic to face Federer after survival act
BASEL - World number one Roger Federer survived a difficult first set before beating unseeded compatriot Marco Chiudinelli to reach the final of his hometown Swiss Indoors on Saturday. He will face third-ranked Novak Djokovic, who pulled off an even more impressive survival act by saving three match points before beating Radek Stepanek 6-7 7-5 6-2.
Australia clear first hurdle in bid to match class of '84
LONDON - Australia put their dire Tri-Nations season behind them by beating England 18-9 on Saturday to switch attention to their bid for a grand slam of victories over the home unions. To mark the 25th anniversary of the clean sweep achieved by Nick Farr-Jones's team, arguably the greatest Wallaby side ever, Australia are making their first attempt at a slam since 1984.
Youzhny upsets Davydenko to reach Valencia final
VALENCIA, Spain - Second seed Nikolay Davydenko squandered a one-set lead to lose 3-6 6-4 6-3 to unseeded Russian compatriot Mikhail Youzhny in the semi-finals of the Valencia Open on Saturday. World number seven Davydenko remains in a strong position to claim one of two remaining places at the World Tour Finals later this month but could have clinched his birth in London by winning the indoor hard court title in Valencia.
Pounced takes Breeders' Juvenile Turf
ARCADIA, California Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf by three-quarters of a length at Santa Anita Park Saturday. Pounced stalked the front-running Bridgetown for much of the race before blowing past the Florida-bred Summer Stakes winner in the closing strides of the mile-long race.
Italy take 2-0 lead over U.S. in Fed Cup final
REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy - Italy stormed into a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final when Francesca Schiavone outfoxed Melanie Oudin 7-6 6-2 on Saturday. World number 11 Flavia Pennetta had earlier overpowered Alexa Glatch 6-3 6-1 to give the hosts a strong start.
Three more world records fell in Moscow
MOSCOW - American Jessica Hardy broke her own 50 metres breaststroke short course world record when she clocked 29.36 seconds at a World Cup meeting on Saturday. It was one of three world records broken on the second day of the two-day competition in Moscow.