CHESS

HUNGARY MEET

PAKS Round III ? Krishnan Sasikiran (Ind, 1) drew Zoltan Almasi (Hun, 2) Ferenc Berkes (Hun, 0.5) lost to Viktor Korchnoi (Sui, 2.5) Peter Acs (Hun, 1) drew Emil Sutovsky (Isr, 2).

FOOTBALL

Friendly tie

SAITAMA Urawa Reds 0 Barcelona 3 (Henrik Larsson 40, 77, Xavi 12)

Serie A relegation play-off, first leg

PARMA Parma 0 Bologna 1 (Igli Tare 18).

TENNIS

NOTTINGHAM OPEN

Men’s singles Round 1 ?Paradorn Srichaphan (6, Thai) bt Mark Hilton (GBR) 6-3, 6-2 Thomas Johansson (2, Swe) bt Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) 7-6 (7-0), 6-3 Richard Gasquet (4, Fra) bt Tomas Zib (Cze) 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 Olivier Rochus (7, Bel) bt Kevin Kim (US) 6-7 (9-7), 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-6) Max Mirnyi (8, Blr) bt Sargis Sargsian (Arm) 6-2, 6-0 Ivo Karlovic (Cro) bt Igor Andreev (Rus) 6-4, 6-4.

ROSMALEN OPEN

Round II ? Denisa Chladkova (Cze) bt Elena Dementieva (1, Russia) 5-5 Dementieva retired. Round II ? Maria Elena Camerin (Ita) bt Samantha Stosur (Aus) 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 Gisela Dulko (6, Arg) bt Dally Randriantefy (Mad) 6-4, 6-1 Mariana Diaz-Oliva (Arg) bt Jelena Kostanic (Cro) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 Dinara Safina (4, Rus) bt Shahar Peer (Isr) 6-2, 6-1 Maria Kirilenko (Rus) bt Kveta Peschke (Cze) 6-4, 6-3 Lucie Safarova (Cze) bt Nuria Llagostera Vives (5, Spa) 6-7 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 Michaella Krajicek (Ned) bt Ludmila Cervanova (Svk) 6-1, 6-3 Anabel Medina Garrigues (3, Spa) bt Iveta Benesova (Cze) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).

EASTBOURNE OPEN

Round I ? Maria Vento-Kabchi (Ven) bt Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 Roberta Vinci (Ita) bt Karolina Sprem (Cro) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Anna Chakvetadze (Rus) bt Magdalena Maleeva (Bul) 6-7 (7-0), 6-1, 6-2 Conchita Martinez (Spa) bt Elena Baltacha (GBR) 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 Marion Bartoli (Fra) bt Elena Likhovtseva (6, Rus) 7-6 (10-8), 6-2 Vera Douchevina (Rus) bt Katarina Srebotnik (Slo) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 Kim Clijsters (7, Bel) bt Jelena Jankovic (SCG) 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) Virginie Razzano (Fra) bt Silvia Farina Elia (Ita) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Amy Frazier (US) bt Ai Sugiyama (Jpn) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 Lisa Raymond (US) bt Shinobu Asagoe (Jpn) 6-1, 6-2.

For the book

England midfielder Scott Parker has joined Newcastle United from Chelsea, Newcastle said on their website on Wednesday. The 24-year-old, who had also been linked to Everton and Tottenham Hotspur, passed a medical after agreeing to personal terms for the move to St James' Park.