From: evansg@uproar.enet.dec.com (Gwyn Evans @ IME)
Subject: VNS: Mon 31-Aug-1992
Keywords: VNS,sport
Reply-To: evansg@uproar.enet.dec.com (Gwyn Evans @ IME)
Organization: Digital Equipment Service Industries Solutions Company Ltd
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 14:13:56 GMT


[Sorry about the delay, Monday was a Bank Holiday & Friday had no news/sport]
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 Edition : 2651               Monday 31-Aug-1992            Circulation :  779

        VNS UK SPORTS REPORT ..............................  135 Lines

VNS UK SPORTS REPORT:                            [Ken Merrick, VNS Sports Desk]
=====================                            [Valbonne, France            ]

||| ATHLETICS
    Sergi Bubka recorded his seventh consecutive world record height in the 
    pole vault with 6.12 metres. Bubka first took the record in August 1984 
    with a height of 5.94. 

||| BOXING   
    James Toney retained his IBF middleweighttitle on points from Mike
    MaCallum.

||| CRICKET
    The ICC has decided to take no action following the "ball tampering" 
    controversey after the final 1 day game between England and Pakistan.
    The Pakistani team management have now said they will sue the Daily Mirror
    and Sunday Telegraph for libel.

    David Gower stepped into the "ball tampering" controversy following the
    publiation of his book where he accuses the Indian team of cheating.


||| CYCLING
    Grand Prix de Plouay : Ronan Pensec took the Grand Prix with a late break
    on the final lap of the circuit, and earned a place in the French World 
    Championship squad.

    World Track Championships
    Shaun Wallace will use the Lotus-built cycle in the world pursuit
    championships.

||| FOOTBALL
    News
    ----
    Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Teddy Sheringham from
    Nottingham Forest.
    
    RESULTS:

    FA Premier League                                 
    -----------------
    Arsenal ........... 2  Sheffield Wednesday ... 1
    Chelsea ........... 1  Queen's Park Rangers .. 0
    Coventry City ..... 0  Blackburn Rovers ...... 2
    Crystal Palace .... 1  Norwich City .......... 2
    Everton ........... 0  Wimbledon ............. 0
    Ipswich Town ...... 1  Tottenham Hotspur ..... 1
    Leeds United ...... 2  Liverpool ............. 2
    Manchester City ... 3  Oldham Athletic ....... 3
    Nottingham Forest . 0  Manchester United ..... 2
    Sheffield United .. 0  Aston Villa ........... 2
    Southampton ....... 2  Middlesbrough ......... 1
    
    Barclays League First Division                 
    ------------------------------
    Barnsley .......... 0  Millwall .............. 0
    Brentford ......... 2  Southend United ....... 1
    Bristol City ...... 0  Sunderland ............ 0
    Charlton Athletic . 0  Luton Town ............ 0
    Leicester City .... 1  Portsmouth ............ 0
    Newcastle United .. 2  West Ham United ....... 0
    Oxford United ..... 0  Wolves ................ 0
    Peterborough United 1  Notts County .......... 3
    Swindon Town ...... 4  Cambridge United ...... 1
    Watford ........... 0  Derby County .......... 0


    B&Q Premier Division                           
    --------------------
    Airdrieonians ..... 1  Celtic ................ 1
    Dundee United ..... 2  Falkirk ............... 0
    Heart of Midlothian 1  Motherwell ............ 0
    Partick Thistle ... 6  Dundee ................ 3
    Rangers ........... 3  Aberdeen .............. 1
    St Johnstone ...... 1  Hibernian ............. 1

    B&Q First Division
    ------------------
    Dumbarton ......... 1  Raith Rovers .......... 2 
    Dunfermline Ath. .. 1  Clydebank ............. 3
    Hamilton Academical 1  Ayr United ............ 1
    Kilmarnock ........ 1  Meadowbank Thistle .... 0
    Morton ............ 1  Cowdenbeath ........... 0
    St Mirren ......... 0  Stirling Albion ....... 0
    
    Pools News: Dividends low
    -------------------------
    11 Score draws: 6,7,20,21,22,35,38,42,44,4,52
     8 No Score: 5,11,13,14,15,18,26,55

||| MOTOR SPORT
    Formula 1, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Francorchamps
    1. Michael Schumacher (Benetton Ford) ........ 1h 36'10"721
    2. Nigel mansell (Williams Renault) ..........       36"595
    3. Riardo Patrese (Williams Renault) .........       43"887
    4. Martin Brundle (Benetton Ford) ............       46"059
    5. Aytron Senna (McLaren Honda) ..............     1'08"369
    6. Mika Hakkinen (Lotus Ford) ................     1'10"030

    WSC 1000km Suzuka
    1. D. Warwick/Y Dalmas (Peugeot 905) ......... 5h 30'09"627
    2. G.Lees/J-Lammers/D. Brabham (Toyota) ...... + 1 lap
    3. M.Baldi/P. Alliot (Peugeot 905) ........... + 8 laps
    
       Championship standings: 1. Warwick     90pts
                                  Dalmas      90
                               3. Lees        47

    Rallying: 1000 Lakes
    1. Didier Auriol/Bernard Occelli (Lancia Delta Integrale)
    2. Juha Kankkunen/Juha Pironnen (Lancia Delta Integrale)    +40"
    3. Marku Alen/Ikka Kivimaeki (Toyota Celica GT4)            +1'59"
    4. Ari Vatanen/Bruno Bergland (Subaru)                      +2'32"
    5. Miki Biasion/Siviero Tiziano (Ford Sierra)               +9'01"

       Championship standings: 1. Auriol    100pts
                               2. Sainz      92
                               3. Kankkunen  77


    Paris-Moscow-Peking 
    - prologue
      1. Waldegard/Gallagher (Citroen ZX)
      2. Salonene/Delferier (Citroen ZX)
      3. Lartigue/Perin (Citroen ZX)
      4. H. Auriol/Monnet (Citroen ZX)
      5. Saby/Serierys (Mitsubishi)


||| RUGBY LEAGUE
    Stones Bitter Championship

    Hull 24, Bradford Northern 14
    Leeds 14, St Helens 23
    Leigh 12, Warrington 30
    Salford 10, hull Kingtson Rovers 14
    Wakefield Trinity 10, halifax 30
    Widnes 16, Castleford 6


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