Squash
NEWCASTLE'S Jane Martin pulled off an astonishing victory over third seed Liz Irving in the Leekes British Open quarter-finals in Cardiff yesterday.
The former British junior champion, seeded No.10, won 9-2, 6-9, 5-9, 9-7, 9-2 to book a semi against holder Michelle Martin, who removed Wakefield's British national champion, Suzanne Horner, 9-6, 9-1, 9-3. Horner, seeded No.6, recently had beaten her for the first time. ``It was nice to get quick revenge,'' the Australian said. ``I have put Mrs Horner back in her corner.''
Norfolk's fourth seed Cassie Jackman lost to Gloucester's eighth-seeded Fiona Geaves, 4-9, 9-3, 6-9, 9-6, 9-4.
Men's second seed Rodney Eyles won an all-Australian battle with Anthony Hill 15-10, 15-9, 15-7. England's Mark Chaloner lost 15-6, 13-15, 15-8, 15-9 to Australia's third-seeded Brett Martin, and world No.27 Paul Johnson's giant-killing run ended when he lost 14-15, 15-9, 15-11, 15-9 to Frenchman Julien Bonetat.
COLIN Hamilton and his sister Laura, the Scottish junior champions, and Edinburgh Sports Club's Lisa McKenna are all seeded in today's European Junior Championships in Dusseldorf. Alan Tasker (Kirkcaldy) and Chris Small are also playing in an event which starts with an individual championship, followed by a team event.
Tennis
WORLD No.13 Arnaud Boetsch avoided a shock defeat against Germany's Davis Cup giant-killer Hendrik Dreekmann to give France a 2-0 lead in their World Group quarter-final in Limoges. He fought back to beat world No.81 Dreekmann 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6, 6-3.
Earlier, Cedric Pioline had given France a winning start against a German team deprived of Boris Becker and Michael Stich through illness and injury by beating David Prinosil 6-0, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3.
MALCOLM Watt opened the defence of his singles title at the Whitecraigs Easter Tournament with a 6-0, 6-2 win over John-Paul Frigieri yesterday.
Men's singles. First round - J Frigieri (Murrayfield) beat S McDonald (Western) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; P Lavery (Stepps) beat S Jigajinni (Thistle) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2; B Saunders (Perth) beat A McKinlay (Barnton Park) 6-0, 6-3; S Martin (Newlands) beat J McDonald (Western) 6-4, 6-3; G Alston (Giffnock) beat G Hood (Murrayfield) 6-2, 6-0; L Smith (Newlands) beat G Reid (Newlands) 7-6, 6-1; I MacFarlane (Giffnock) beat M Petkov (Giffnock) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; I Wilson (Hamilton) beat J Singh (Broomhill) 6-1, 6-1; D MacKay (Bearsden) beat G Gordon (David Lloyd) 6-4, 7-6; A Ralston (Broomhill) beat D Wilson (Hamilton) 6-1, 6-3.
Second round - M Watt (Newlands) beat Frigieri 6-0, 6-2; Lavery beat Saunders 6-4, 6-1; R Terras (Newlands) beat Martin 6-1, 6-1; Smith beat Alston 6-2, 6-3; C McKnight (Newlands) beat Ralston 6-3, 6-1.
Women's singles. First round - L Drennan (David Lloyd) beat C Lavery (Stepps) 6-3, 6-3; N Burns (Whitecraigs) beat E Adams (Broomhill) 6-1, 6-3; D Forrest (Broomhill) beat E Stevenson (Strathgryffe) 6-3, 6-4.
SEMI-FINAL results at Waverley Junior Tournament. Boys' singles 18-and-under - T Ogilvie (Perth) beat J Nicolson (Waverley) 6-2, 6-2. 16/under - Ogilvie beat R Maxfield (Giffnock) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0; G Lawrence (Dunfermline) beat S Milne (Cults) 6-0, 6-1. 14/under - J Lints (Westhill) beat Maxfield 6-3, 6-4; B McLaren (Thistle) beat S Malcolm (Stonehaven) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. 12/under - G Rumgay (Scone) beat W Wilson (Troon) 7-6, 6-1; J Murray (David Lloyd) beat D Culshaw (Newlands) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Girls' singles. 18/under - P Downes (David Lloyd) beat S Vickers (Colinton) 6-4, 6-4. 16/under - Downes beat S McFadyen (Colinton) 6-0, 6-1; M Brown (Kikcaldy) beat K Paterson (Thistle) 6-1, 6-4. 14/under - Paterson beat J Stevenson (Kirkcaldy) 6-1, 6-0; V McBain (Cults) beat R Hood (St Andrews) 6-2, 6-1. 12/under - Stevenson beat N Slater (David Lloyd) 6-4, 6-4; F Hendry (Linlithgow) beat C Sim (Inverness) 6-1, 6-0.
Football results
Carling Premiership - Middlesbrough 3, Sheffield Wed 1. Endsleigh League. Div 1 - Charlton 1, Luton 1.
Cricket
VETERAN opener Desmond Haynes, who has been in dispute with the West Indies authorities, has quit international cricket. Haynes, 40, faxed his retirement letter from Sussex, where he is starting a three-year coaching job.Haynes scored 7487 runs, including 18 centuries, at an average of 42.30 in 116 Tests. He holds the record for the most runs (8649) and most centuries (17) in 239 one-day internationals.
Motorsport
SWEDE Rickard Rydell and the Volvo team yesterday threw down the gauntlet to their rivals in the Auto Trader RAC Touring Car Championship by posting quickest time at Donington Park in final testing for Monday's opening rounds of the 1996 championship.
But with less than 0.2sec. separating the top four manufacturers, this year's BTCC is shaping up to be the closest yet. Reigning champion John Cleland (Vauxhall) was eighth-quickest.
Hockey
EUROPEAN Youth Tournament in Paris. Boys: U-16 - France 2, Scotland 1. U-18 - France 3, Scotland 0. Girls: U-16 - Germany 6, Scotland 0. U-18 - Holland 3, Scotland 0.
Rugby
SHADE Munro has pulled out of the Barbarians line-up for today's traditional Easter clash with Cardiff. The GHK star aggravated a hamstring problem during Glasgow's European Cup qualifier against North and Midlands at Meggetland on Thursday. Scotland prop Peter Wright makes his Baa-Baas debut alongside countrymen Kevin McKenzie, Alan Watt, and Derek Stark.
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