TENNIS

ATP/WTA MIAMI MEET

MEN, Round III: Thomas Johansson (25, Swe) bt Carlos Moya (5, Esp) 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 6-2 David Ferrer (Esp) bt David Nalbandian (8, Arg) 7-6 (9-7), 6-1 Rafael Nadal (29, Esp) bt Fernando Verdasco (Esp) 6-2, 6-2 Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Hyung Taik Lee (Kor) 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 7-6 (7-1) Dominik Hrbaty (26, Svk) bt Marat Safin (3, Rus) 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 Ivan Ljubicic (13, Cro) bt Vincent Spadea (21, US) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Esp) bt Igor Andreev (Rus) 6-4, 6-3 Jiri Novak (24, Cze) bt Tommy Robredo (12, Esp) walkover.

WOMEN: Venus Williams (8, US) bt Fabiola Zuluaga (25, Col) 6-2, 6-0 Kim Clijsters (Bel) bt Nathalie Dechy (12, Fra) 6-0, 6-2 Anastasia Myskina (5, Rus) bt Flavia Pennetta (26, Ita) 6-4, 6-0 Serena Williams (3, US) bt Shahar Peer (Isr) 6-3, 6-3 Maria Sharapova (2, Rus) bt Marissa Irvin (US) 6-2, 6-0 Amelie Mauresmo (1, Fra) bt Anna Smashnova (30, Isr) 6-2, 6-1 Elena Dementieva (4, Rus) bt Magdalena Maleeva (27, Bul) 6-3, 6-4 Elena Likhovtseva (15, Rus) bt Ai Sugiyama (21, Jap) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Justine Henin-Hardenne (19, Bel) bt Nuria Llagostera Vives (Esp) 6-3, 6-2 Alicia Molik (7, Aus) bt Gisela Dulko (Arg) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Karolina Sprem (16, Cro) bt Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (Fra) 6-2, 6-2 Ana Ivanovic (SCG) bt Nicole Vaidisova (Cze) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) Catalina Castano (Col) bt Patty Schnyder (11, Sui) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 Tatiana Golovin (Fra) bt Elena Bovina (13, Rus) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) Shinobu Asagoe (Jap) bt Francesca Schiavone (14, Ita) 6-0, 6-3 Svetlana Kuznetsova (6, Rus) bt Dally Randriantefy (Mad) 6-1, 6-3.

FOOTBALL

WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

SOUTH AMERICAN ZONE: In Quito ? Ecuador 5 (Antonio Valencia 32, 50, Edison Mendez 45+3, 48, Marlon Ayovi 77) Paraguay 2 (Jose Cardozo 10pen, Salvador Cabanas 15) In Goiania ? Brazil 1 (Kaka 74) Peru 0 AFRICAN ZONE (Group I): In Bamako ? Mali 1 (Soumaila Coulibaly 12) Togo 2 (Salifou Moustafa 80, Souleymane Cherif Maman 89).

CHESS

MONACO MEET

Round VIII: BLINDFOLD ? Viswanathan Anand (Ind) drew Peter Leko (Hun) Vladimir Kramnik (Rus) lost to Alexander Morozevich (Rus) Veselin Topalov (Bul) drew Evgeny Bareev (Rus) Francisco Pons Vallejo (Esp) bt Loek van Wely (Ned) Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukr) drew Peter Svidler Alexei Shirov (Esp) drew Boris Gelfand (Isr).

RAPID ? Leko lost to Anand Morozevich lost to Kramnik Bareev lost to Topalov Svidler lost to Ivanchuk Gelfand lost to Shirov Van Wely bt Vallejo.

GOLF

PLAYERS? CHAMPIONSHIP

PONTE VEDRA BEACH: 134 Lee Westwood (GBR) 65 69, Joe Durant (US) 69 65 (US) Luke Donald (GBR) 66 68, Tom Herron (US) 68 66 135 Zach Johnson (US) 65 70 136 Kirk Triplett (US) 70 66 137 Fred Funk (US) 65 72, Adam Scott (Aus) 69 68, Vaughn Taylor (US) 70 67, Graeme McDowell (GBR) 71 66, Dudley Hart (US) 70 67 138 Davis Love III (US) 72 66, Bob Tway (US) 67 71, Craig Parry (Aus) 68 70, Scott Verplank 71 67, Stewart Cink (US) 70 68, Steve Elkington (Aus) 72 66, Phil Mickelson (US) 70 68, Jay Haas (US) 69 69, Jeff Sluman (US) 71 67, Daniel Chopra (Swe) 68 70

RANCHO MIRAGE WOMEN?S MEET

MISSION HILLS, Final round: 273 Annika Sorenstam (Swe) 70 69 66 68 281 Rosie Jones (US) 69 70 71 71 283 Laura Diaz (US) 75 69 71 68, Cristie Kerr (US) 72 70 70 71 284 Grace Park (Kor) 73 68 76 67, Kim Mi-Hyun (Kor) 69 71 72 72 285 Juli Inkster (US) 70 74 72 69.

HOCKEY

SIX-NATION JUNIOR MEET

KUALA LUMPUR: India 1 Germany 1

For the book

Wales and British Lions forward Scott Quinnell has announced his retirement from rugby. Quinnell, who made 52 appearances for Wales, was forced to retire prematurely because of a hand injury