Welcome to my sports page!!!with all the latest news!!
if you have any questions email me on blade211@hotmail.com
Henman v. Hewitt
Briton Tim Henman has lined up a possible final showdown with Australian tennis young gun Lleyton Hewitt by downing Spain's Albert Costa in their Franklin Templeton Classic semi-final at Scottsdale, Arizona.
Henman won 6-3 6-3 and will meet the winner of today's
semi-final between Hewitt, the sixth seed, and 20-year-old Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero.
TENNIS RANKING!! Top ten
15 december 1999
1.Agassie, Andre 5048
2.Kefelnikov, Yevgeny 3465
3.Sampras, Pete 3024
4.Enqvist, Thomas 2606
5.Kuerten, Gustavo 2601
6.Kiefer, Nicolas 2447
7.Martin, Todd 2408
8.Lapentti,Nicolas 2284
9.Rio's, Marcelo 2245
10.Krajicek, Richard 2095
WOMANS RANKING!! Top ten
15december 1999
1.Hingis, Martina
2.Davenport, Lindsay
3.Williams, Venus
4.Williams, Serina
5.Pierce, Mary
6.Seles, Monica
7.Tauziat, Nathalie
8.Schett, Barbara
9.Halard-Decugis, Julie
10.Mauresmo, Amelie
SOCCER
Italian standings and scores
Italian Cup
Finals
April 12 and May 18 or 20
Inter Milan vs. Lazio
Second-leg semifinals
Thursday, Feb. 17
Inter Milan 1, Cagliari 2 (Inter wins 4-3 on aggregate)
Wednesday, Feb. 16
Venezia 2, Lazio 2 (Lazio wins 7-2 on aggregate)
First-leg semifinals
Wednesday, Feb. 10
Lazio 5, Venezia 0
Wednesday, Feb. 9
Cagliari 1, Inter Milan 3
Second-leg quarterfinals
Thursday, Jan. 27
Inter Milan 1, AC Milan 1 (Inter Milan advances 4-3 on aggregate)
Wednesday, Jan. 26
Fiorentina 1, Venezia 1 (1-1 aggregate; Venezia advances 1-0 on away goals)
Lazio 2, Juventus 1 (4-4 aggregate; Lazio advances 2-1 on away goals)
Tuesday, Jan. 25
Cagliari 1, AS Roma 0 (Cagliari advances 2-0 on aggregate)
First-leg quarterfinals
Tuesday, Jan. 18
Venezia 0, Fiorentina 0
Thursday, Jan. 13
Juventus 3, Lazio 2
Wednesday, Jan. 12
AS Roma 0, Cagliari 1
AC Milan 2, Inter Milan 3
Third-round, second-leg matches
Thursday, Dec. 16
Juventus (A) 1, Napoli (B) 0 (Juventus advances 4-1 on aggregate)
Wednesday, Dec. 15
Bologna (A) 1, Inter Milan (A) 3 (Inter advances 5-2 on aggregate)
Piacenza (A 0, AS Roma (A) 3 (Roma advances 3-1 on aggregate)
Parma (A) 2, Cagliari (A) 2 (Cagliari advances 3-2 on aggregate)
Fiorentina (A) 2, Perugia (A) 0 (Fiorentina advances 2-1 on aggregate)
Udinese (A) 2, Venezia (A) 0 (Venezia advances 3-2 on aggregate)
Lazio (A) 4, Ravenna (B) 1 (Lazio advances 5-2 on aggregate)
Tuesday, Dec. 14
AC Milan 3, Atlalanta (II) 0 (AC Milan goes through 5-3 on aggregate)
Third-round, first-leg matches
Thursday, Dec. 2
Atalanta (B) 3, AC Milan (A) 2
Wednesday, Dec. 1
Ravenna (B) 1, Lazio (A) 1
Cagliari (A) 1, Parma (A) 0
Napoli (B) 1, Juventus (A) 3
Perugia (A) 1, Fiorentina (A) 0
AS Roma (A) 0, Piacenza (A) 1
Venezia (A) 3, Udinese (A) 0
Tuesday, Nov. 30
Inter Milan (A) 2, Bologna (A) 1
Second-round, second-leg matches
Tuesday, Oct. 26
Bologna (A) 2, Sampdoria (B) 0 (Bologna wins 4-3 on aggregate)
Wednesday, Oct. 27
Perugia (A) 1, Ternana (B) 1 (Perugia win 3-2 on aggregate)
Piacenza (A) 2, Reggina (B) 0 (Piacenza win 2-0 on aggregate)
Torino (A) 2, Atalanta Bergamo (B) 1 (Atalanta win 4-2 on aggregate)
Venezia (A) 1, Pescara (B) 0 (Venezia win 1-0 on aggregate)
Verona (A) 1, Ravenna (B) 2 (Ravenna win 4-2 on aggregate)
Thursday, Oct. 28
Genoa (B) 1 Cagliari (A) 4 (Cagliari win 7-2 on aggregate)
Bari (A) 1, Napoli (B) 1 (Napoli win 2-1 on aggregate)
English standings and scores
Through Feb. 26
GP W D L F A Pts
1. Manchester United 26 17 6 3 59 33 57
2. Leeds United 26 16 3 7 39 29 51
3. Arsenal 26 14 5 7 46 27 47
4. Liverpool 25 14 5 6 38 21 47
5. Chelsea 26 13 7 6 37 24 46
6. Sunderland 26 11 7 8 42 37 40
7. Everton 26 10 9 7 46 35 39
8. Aston Villa 26 10 8 8 31 24 38
9. Tottenham Hotspur 26 11 5 10 35 29 38
10. Leicester City 25 10 5 10 35 36 35
11. West Ham United 25 9 8 8 34 35 35
12. Newcastle United 26 9 7 10 46 41 34
13. Coventry City 26 8 8 10 35 32 32
14. Middlesbrough 26 9 5 12 27 37 32
15. Wimbledon 26 6 11 9 37 45 29
16. Southampton 25 8 5 12 30 41 29
17. Derby County 26 6 7 13 28 39 25
18. Bradford City 26 6 7 13 26 42 25
19. Sheffield Wednesday 26 4 5 17 23 53 17
20. Watford 26 4 3 19 23 57 15
Home team listed first
Saturday, Feb. 26
Arsenal 3, Southampton 1
Bradford City 1, Aston Villa 1
Chelsea 2, Watford 1
Coventry City 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1
Middlesbrough 0, Leeds United 0
Sheffield Wednesday 0, Newcastle United 2
Sunderland 1, Derby County 1
West Ham United 0, Everton 4
Wimbledon 2, Manchester United 2
Sunday, Feb. 20
Leeds United 0, Manchester United 1
Leading scorers
Through Feb. 26
22: Kevin Phillips (Sunderland)
17: Alan Shearer (Newcastle United), Andy Cole (Manchester United)
12: Michael Bridges (Leeds United), Kevin Campbell (Everton), Paolo Di Canio (West Ham United)
11: Dwight Yorke (Manchester United), Robbie Keane (Coventry City)
9: Dion Dublin (Aston Villa), Steffen Iversen (Tottenham Hotspur), Tony Cottee (Leicester City), Tore Andre Flo (Chelsea), Niall Quinn (Sunderland)
8: John Hartson (Wimbledon), Davor Suker (Arsenal), Thierry Henry (Arsenal), Marians Pahars (Southampton), Carl Cort (Wimbledon)
7: Muzzy Izzet (Leicester City), Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal), Brian Deane (Middlesbrough), Michael Owen (Liverpool), Tim Sherwood (Tottenham Hotspur), Gary McAllister (Coventry City), Marcus Gayle (Wimbledon), Titi Camara (Liverpool), Hamilton Ricard (Middlesbrough)
6: Rory Delap (Derby County), Titi Camara (Liverpool), Francis Jeffers (Everton), Emile Heskey (Leicester City), Patrik Berger (Liverpool), Gilles de Bilde (Sheffield Wednesday), Gustavo Poyet (Chelsea), Harry Kewell (Leeds United), Duncan Ferguson (Everton), Trevor Sinclair (West Ham United), Frank Lampard (West Ham United), Fredrik Ljungberg (Arsenal), Dean Windass (Bradford City), Nicky Barmby (Everton), Chris Armstrong (Tottenham Hotspur).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Division One | Premier | Division Two | Division Three
Through Feb. 27
GP W D L F A Pts
1. Charlton 32 22 5 5 59 29 71
2. Ipswich 33 18 10 5 55 32 64
3. Manchester City 32 19 6 7 52 26 63
4. Barnsley 33 17 7 9 63 48 58
5. Birmingham 33 15 9 9 50 37 54
6. Huddersfield 33 15 8 10 50 36 53
7. Wolverhampton 33 14 10 9 47 36 52
8. Fulham 32 12 12 8 29 26 48
9. Blackburn 32 12 11 9 39 35 47
10. Bolton 32 12 10 10 44 35 46
11. Stockport 33 11 11 11 37 44 44
12. Queens Park Rangers 32 10 13 9 41 38 43
13. Norwich 32 11 10 11 33 35 43
14. Grimsby 33 12 7 14 37 52 43
15. Sheffield United 33 11 9 13 46 47 42
16. Tranmere 31 10 7 14 40 47 37
17. Crystal Palace 33 9 10 14 44 53 37
18. Nottingham Forest 33 9 9 15 35 43 36
19. West Bromwich 33 6 15 12 27 42 33
20. Crewe 33 8 8 17 32 44 32
21. Walsall 33 7 10 16 34 52 31
22. Portsmouth 32 7 9 16 35 49 30
23. Port Vale 31 6 11 14 33 42 29
24. Swindon 33 3 11 19 22 56 20
Monday, Feb. 28
Queens Park Rangers vs. Fulham
Sunday, Feb. 27
Birmingham 1, Ipswich 1
Saturday, Feb. 26
Barnsley 1, Bolton 1
Blackburn 2, West Bromwich 1
Charlton 1, Sheffield United 0
Grimsby 1, Crystal Palace 0
Manchester City 1, Walsall 1
Norwich 1, Huddersfield 1
Port Vale 1, Stockport 1
Swindon 0, Crewe 1
Wolverhampton 3, Nottingham Forest 0
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Bolton 3, Portsmouth 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Division Two | Premier | Division One | Division Three
Through Feb. 26
GP W D L F A Pts
1. Bristol Rovers 32 20 6 6 55 26 66
2. Preston 31 18 9 4 54 28 63
3. Millwall 33 17 9 7 49 34 60
4. Wigan 31 15 13 3 50 26 58
5. Burnley 31 16 10 5 43 25 58
6. Stoke 33 15 9 9 44 33 54
7. Notts County 33 15 8 10 49 37 53
8. Gillingham 29 15 7 7 52 34 52
9. Brentford 33 13 9 11 42 42 48
10. Bristol City 33 10 16 7 40 35 46
11. Wycombe 32 11 10 11 41 38 43
12. Luton 33 12 7 14 45 49 43
13. Bournemouth 33 12 6 15 45 49 42
14. Oldham 32 11 7 14 36 40 40
15. Colchester 33 11 7 15 42 60 40
16. Bury 31 9 12 10 43 42 39
17. Wrexham 32 8 10 14 34 49 34
18. Reading 32 7 12 13 39 52 33
19. Scunthorpe 32 7 10 15 31 50 31
20. Oxford 32 8 7 17 28 51 31
21. Cardiff 32 5 13 14 29 43 28
22. Blackpool 33 6 10 17 34 54 28
23. Cambridge 32 6 9 17 38 49 27
24. Chesterfield 32 5 10 17 20 37 25
Saturday, Feb. 26
Bournemouth 2, Blackpool 0
Bristol City 2, Scunthorpe 1
Cambridge 0, Millwall 2
Chesterfield 2, Reading 0
Colchester 1, Burnley 2
Luton 1, Brentford 2
Notts County 2, Cardiff 1
Oldham 1, Bristol Rovers 4
Oxford 1, Wrexham 4
Preston 0, Gillingham 2
Wigan 1, Stoke 2
Wycombe 3, Bury 0
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Bury 0, Cambridge 2
Cardiff 0, Bristol City 0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Division Three | Premier | Division One | Division Two
Through Feb. 26
GP W D L F A Pts
1. Rotherham 33 20 6 7 55 23 66
2. Swansea 32 18 7 7 35 21 61
3. Darlington 32 17 9 6 47 24 60
4. Barnet 33 16 8 9 45 37 56
5. Northampton 32 16 7 9 41 28 55
6. Peterborough 32 16 6 10 45 40 54
7. Rochdale 32 14 8 10 35 28 50
8. Hartlepool 33 15 5 13 43 38 50
9. Macclesfield 33 14 7 12 48 43 49
10. Torquay 32 13 9 10 44 35 48
11. Plymouth 32 12 12 8 40 35 48
12. Halifax 33 13 8 12 34 37 47
13. Cheltenham 32 13 7 12 33 31 46
14. Mansfield 33 13 6 14 41 43 45
15. Lincoln 32 11 10 11 50 50 43
16. Hull 33 10 11 12 31 30 41
17. Southend 33 11 8 14 43 49 41
18. Brighton 33 10 10 13 47 39 40
19. Leyton Orient 33 10 8 15 33 38 38
20. Exeter 33 8 8 17 34 54 32
21. York 33 7 10 16 29 46 31
22. Shrewsbury 32 7 9 16 25 43 30
23. Carlisle 31 5 8 18 29 54 23
24. Chester 33 5 5 23 29 70 20
Saturday, Feb. 26
Carlisle 1, Shrewsbury 1
Cheltenham 2, Peterborough 1
Chester 1, Brighton 7
Halifax 0, Southend 0
Macclesfield 1, Lincoln 1
Mansfield 1, Darlington 2
Northampton 1, Barnet 0
Plymouth 1, Hartlepool 1
Rochdale 0, Rotherham 1
Swansea 0, Hull 0
Torquay 0, Leyton Orient 0
York 0, Exeter 0
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Lincoln 3, Plymouth 0
Peterborough 2, Hull 1
English League Cup
Final
Sunday, Feb. 27
At Wembley Stadium
Leicester City 2, Tranmere 1
Semifinals
Wednesday, Jan. 26
Tranmere 3, Bolton 0 (Tranmere advances 4-0)
Tuesday, Jan. 25
Aston Villa 0, Leicester City 0
Wednesday, Jan. 12
Bolton 0, Tranmere 1
Fourth round
Wednesday, Jan. 11
Leicester City 3, Fulham 3 (after extra time: 2-2 after 90 minutes; Leicester advanced 3-0 on penalties)
Tuesday, Jan. 11
West Ham United 1, Aston Villa 3, extra time
Wednesday, Dec. 15
Leicester City 0, Leeds United 0 (after extra time: Leicester advanced 4-2 on penalties)
West Ham United 2, Aston Villa 2 (after extra time: West Ham advanced 5-4 on penalties)
Tuesday, Dec. 14
Bolton (I) 2, Wimbledon 1
Tranmere (I) 2, Middlesbrough 1
Monday, Dec. 13
Arsenal 3, Blackpool (I) 1
Ipswich (I) 0, Southampton 1
Wednesday, Dec. 1
Aston Villa 4, Southampton 0
Fulham 3, Tottenham Hotspur 1
Tuesday, Nov. 30
Tranmere 4, Barnsley 0
Middlesbrough 2, Arsenal 2 (after extra time: Middlesbrough advanced 3-1 on penalties)
Huddersfield 1, Wimbledon 2 (after extra time)
Bolton 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0
Birmingham 2, West Ham United 3
Third round, second leg
Wednesday, Oct. 13
Aston Villa 3, Manchester United 0
Chelsea 0, Huddersfield 1
Derby 1, Bolton 2
Leeds 1, Blackburn 0
Leicester 2, Grimsby 0
Sheffield Wednesday 4, Nottingham Forest 1
Southampton 2, Liverpool 1
Tottenham 3, Crewe 1
Middlesbrough 1, Watford 0
West Ham 2, Bournemouth 0
Tuesday, Oct. 12
Arsenal 2, Preston 1
Birmingham 2, Newcastle 0
Bradford 2, Barnsley 3
Tranmere 1, Oxford United 0
West Bromwich Albion 1, Fulham 2
Wimbledon 3, Sunderland 2
F.A. Cup
The draw for the semifinals of Semifinals
April 2 and 9 at Wembley Stadium
Bolton vs. Aston Villa
Newcastle United vs. Chelsea
Quarterfinals
Sunday, Feb. 20
Tranmere (Div. I) 2, Newcastle United 3
Chelsea 5, Gillingham (II) 0
Everton 1, Aston Villa 2
Saturday, Feb. 19
Bolton 1, Charlton 0
Fifth-round results
Monday, Jan. 31
Blackburn (Div. I) 1, Newcastle United 2
Sunday, Jan. 30
Aston Villa 3, Leeds United 2
Chelsea 2, Leicester City 1
Saturday, Jan. 29
Cambridge (II) 1, Bolton (I) 3
Coventry City 2, Charlton (I) 3
Everton 2, Preston (II) 0
Fulham (I) 1, Tranmere (I) 2
Gillingham (II) 3, Sheffield Wednesday 1
Fourth round and replays
Wednesday, Jan. 19
Chelsea 1, Nottingham Forest 0
Leicester City 0, Arsenal 0, Leicester wins 6-5 on penalties (replay)
Tuesday, Jan. 18
Wolverhampton 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0 (after extra time: Sheffield Wednesday advanced 4-3 on penalties)
Tuesday, Jan. 11
Gillingham 3, Bradford City 1
Monday, Jan. 10
Liverpool 0, Blackburn 1
Fourth round
Sunday, Jan. 9
Arsenal 0, Leicester City 0
Manchester City 2, Leeds United 5
Saturday, Jan. 8
Aston Villa 1, Southampton 0
Charlton 1, Queens Park Rangers 0
Coventry City 3, Burnley 0
Everton 2, Birmingham 0
Fulham 3, Wimbledon 0
Grimsby 0, Bolton 2
Newcastle United 4, Sheffield United 1
Plymouth 0, Presto 3
Sheffield Wednesday 1, Wolverhampton 1
Tranmere 1, Sunderland 0
Wrexham 1, Cambridge United 2
Third-round replays
Gillingham 1, Walsall 2 (after extra time)
Oxford 1, Nottingham Forest 3 |