David Howell greets the crowd after winning the BMW International Open on Sunday. (AFP)

ATHLETICS

RIETI Grand Prix

MEN 100m: 1. Aziz Zakari (Gha) 9.99; 2. Tyson Gay (US) 10.08; 3. Jason Gardener (GBR) 10.09 200m: 1. Ronald Pognon (Fra) 20.27; 2. Chris Williams (Jam) 20.32; 3. Ainsley Waugh (Jam) 20.36 800m: 1. Wilfred Bungei (Ken) 1:43.70; 2. Antonio Reina (Spa) 1:44.18; 3. James McIlroy (GBR) 1:44.65 1500m: 1. Bernard Lagat (US) 3:29.30; 2. Antar Zerguelaine (Alg) 3:32.00; 3. Alan Webb (US) 3:32.52 3000m: 1. Sileshi Sihine (Eth) 7:29.92; 2. Bado Worku (Eth) 7:42.30; 3. Abreham Cherkos Feleke (Eth) 7:43.00 400m hurdles: 1. Kemel Thompson (Jam) 48.16; 2. Bayano Kamani (Pan) 48.57; 3. Gregory Little (Jam) 48.95 3000m steeplechase: 1. Linus Chumba (Ken) 8:18.68; 2. Anthony Famiglietti (US) 8:19.46; 3. Jamal Bilal Salem (Qat) 8:20.27 Pole vault: 1. Brad Walker (US) 5.96; 2. Derek Miles (US) 5.81; 3. Giuseppe Gibilisco (Ita) 5.76 Javelin throw: 1. Jan Zelezny (Cze) 81.96; 2. Aleksandr Ivanov (Rus) 80.99; 3. Eriks Rags (Lat) 80.19. WOMEN 200m: 1. Yuliya Gushchina (Rus) 23.18; 2. Donna Fraser (GBR) 23.24; 3. Fabienne Feraez (Ben) 23.24 400m: 1. Amy Mbacke Thiam (Sen) 51.07; 2. Moushaumi Robinson (US) 51.40; 3. Natalya Antyukh (Rus) 52.09 800m: 1. Janeth Jepkosgei (Ken) 1:59.15; 2. Olga Kotlyarova (Rus) 1:59.49; 3. Kenia Sinclair (Jam) 1:59.69 1500m: 1. Maryam Yusuf Jamal (Bah) 3:56.79; 2. Natalya Yevdokimova (Rus) 3:57.73; 3. Tatyana Tomashova (Rus) 3:59.05 400m hurdles: 1. Sandra Glover (US) 53.92; 2. Sheena Johnson (US) 54.73; 3. Benedetta Ceccarelli (Ita) 54.79 3000m steeplechase: 1. Dorcus Inzikuru (Uga) 9:16.46; 2. Yekaterina Volkova (Rus) 9:29.94; 3. Korine Hinds (Jam) 9:30.12 High jump: 1. Anna Chicherova (Rus) 1.96; 2. Vita Palamar (Ukr) 1.93; Oana Pantelimon (Rom) 1.93 Triple jump: 1. Anna Pyatykh (Rus) 14.72; 2. Magdelin Martinez (Ita) 14.21; 3. Snezana Vukmirovic (Slo) 14.18.

CRICKET

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP

DIVISION I, Day IV EDGBASTON: Warwickshire 329/7 & 180 ( T. Frosst 40, D. Brown 34; N. Hassan 4/55). Sussex 428 & 126 (J. Anyon 4/33).Warwickshire won by 101 runs BRISTOL: Glamorgan 382 & 290 (D.A. Cosker 52, D.L. Hemp 45; C. Bandara 4/37). Gloucestershire 133, 217 (R. Sarwan 54, A. Gidman 56; A. Wharf 5/62). Glamorgan won by 322 runs. DIVISION II, Day IV STANLEY PARK: Lancashire 562/8 decl (M. Loye 187, S. Law 143; R. Price 3/167). Worcestershire 376 & 112/9 (G. Chapple 5/32). Lancashire won by an innings and 73 runs. NATIONAL LEAGUE ? Division I COLCHESTER: Essex 222/9 in 45 ovs (W. Jefferson 88; C. Tremlet 3/48). Hampshire 210/8 in 45 ovs (J. Crawley 84, N. Pothas 49; D. Kaneria 3/26). Essex won by 12 runs NORTHAMPTON: Nottinghamshire 207 all out in 44 ovs (C. Read 45, S. Patel 44; D. Wright 5/37). Northamptonshire 208/6 in 44.1 ovs (M. Love 59, D. Sales 37;Y. Khan 3/31). Northamptonshire won by 4 wkts. Divison II THE OVAL: Surrey 237/7 in 45 ovs (J. Bennings 65; M. Butcher 46; A. Suppiah 3/41). Somerset 238/5 in 39.5 ovs (I. Blackwell 88, J. Hildreth 75 .; N. Doshi 2/48). Somerset won by 5 wkts CHESTER-LE STREET: Durham 227/7 in 45 ovs (G.J. Muchall 79, G. Breese 47; R. Watson 4/36). Scotland 134 (R. Watson 86; L. Plunket 2/26). Durham won by 93 runs.

GOLF

USPGA CROMWELL championship

CONNECTICUT Final Round ? 266 Brad Faxon (US) 69 71 65 61 (Faxon won play-off at the first extra hole) 266 Tjaart van der Walt (RSA) 68 66 68 64 267 Justin Rose (GBR) 65 63 70 69 268 Michael Putnam (US) 65 69 71 63; Jerry Kelly (US) 68 67 67 66; Ben Curtis (US) 64 68 67 69 269 Kenny Perry (US) 70 69 67 63 270 Corey Pavin (US) 66 69 67 68 271 Nick Watney (US) 69 66 70 66; Darron Stiles (US) 71 69 63 68; Woody Austin (US) 69 68 65 69 272 Jeff Brehaut (US) 68 68 72 64; Glen Day (US) 68 67 71 66; Tom Gillis (US) 67 68 71 66; Vaughn Taylor (US) 65 70 71 66 273 Jeff Maggert (US) 70 68 69 66; Robert Allenby (Aus) 68 66 72 67; Steve Allan (Aus) 70 68 68 67; Kevin Sutherland (US) 65 67 72 69 274 Joey Sindelar (US) 75 62 72 65; Bart Bryant (US) 70 69 70 65; Frank Lickliter II (US) 68 70 68 68; Pat Perez (US) 70 66 70 68; Spencer Levin (US) 68 68 69 69 275 Hidemichi Tanaka (Jpn) 66 70 74 65; Bo Van Pelt (US) 67 71 71 66; John Rollins (US) 74 66 69 66; Peter Lonard (Aus) 68 71 68 68; D.J. Trahan (US) 71 68 67 69; Jeff Hart (US) 71 67 68 69.

EPGA Munich international open

Final Round: 265 David Howell (GBR) 66 68 66 65 266 John Daly (US) 68 69 65 64; Brett Rumford (Aus) 65 67 69 65 267 Niclas Fasth (Swe) 71 68 64 64; Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 67 69 65 66 268 Paul McGinley (Ire) 68 69 66 65 269 Simon Dyson (GBR) 69 68 70 62 270 Simon Khan (GBR) 68 65 68 69 271 Bradley Dredge (GBR) 67 67 69 68; Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 72 68 64 67 272 Angel Cabrera (Arg) 65 68 70 69; K.J. Choi (Kor) 70 68 68 66; Luke Donald (GBR) 67 65 67 73; Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 67 67 68 70; Peter Lawrie (Ire) 70 70 68 64 273 Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 68 67 69 69; Peter Fowler (Aus) 68 69 69 67; Padraig Harrington (Ire) 69 67 70 67.

SOCCER

Premier league

Newcastle United 0 Manchester United 2 (Wayne Rooney 66, Ruud van Nistelrooy 90+1) Middlesbrough 0 Charlton Athletic 3 (Dennis Rommedahl 38, Chris Perry 81, Darren Bent 90).

Primera liga

Cadiz 1 (Matias Pavoni 63) Real Madrid 2 (Ronaldo 4, Raul 85) Atletico Madrid 0 Real Zaragoza 0 Celta Vigo 2 (Gustavo Lopez 12, Fernando Baiano 48) Malaga 0 Espanyol 0 Getafe 2 (Gavilan 54, Ivan Riki 61) Sevilla 1 (Kepa 29) Racing Santander 0 Real Mallorca 0 Deportivo Coruna 1 (Juanma 18) Osasuna 2 (Bernardo Romeo 28,62) Villarreal 1 (Diego Forlan 56).

Serie A

Juventus 1 (David Trezeguet 36) Chievo Verona 0 Udinese 1 (Sulley Muntari 30) Empoli 0 Ascoli 1 (Mirko Cudini 58) AC Milan 1 (Andriy Shevchenko 63) Inter Milan 3 (Adriano 32,68,79) Treviso 0 Lazio 1 (Goran Pandev 21) Messina 0 Parma 1 (Marco Bresciano 48) Palermo 1 (Christian Terlizzi 36) Reggina 0 AS Roma 3 (Mancini 30, Daniele De Rossi 46, Shabani Nonda 90+3) Siena 2 (Enrico Chiesa 45pen, 58) Cagliari 1 (Mauro Esposito 10).

Ligue 1

Auxerre 0 Olympique Lyon 2 (Mahamadou Diarra 6, Juninho Pernambucano 45) Monaco 0 Racing Lens 0.

Bundesliga

MSV Duisburg 1 (Markus Kurth 80) Borussia Dortmund 1 (Lars Ricken 61) Arminia Bielefeld 2 (Nebosja Krupnikovic 23pen,39pen) Mainz 0.

TENNIS

New haven Open

Final James Blake (US) bt Feliciano Lopez (Spa) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1.

For the book

Fifa has stopped defender Tiago Silva playing for Bulgaria because he has already represented his native Brazil at under-20 level. The 26-year-old Silva, who has obtained Bulgarian nationality, made his debut for his adopted country in the 3-1 friendly win over Turkey last month.