May 31.2C 2009 .28Sunday.29 May 2009 in sports

1 may 31, 2009 (sunday)

1.1 auto racing
1.2 baseball
1.3 cycling
1.4 football (soccer)
1.5 golf
1.6 ice hockey
1.7 motorcycle racing
1.8 rugby union
1.9 tennis

may 31, 2009 (sunday)
auto racing

sprint cup series:

autism speaks 400 in dover, delaware:

(1) jimmie johnson (hendrick motorsports) (2) tony stewart (stewart haas racing) (3) greg biffle (roush fenway racing)

drivers standings (after 13 of 26 races leading chase sprint cup): (1) stewart 1853 points (2) jeff gordon (hendrick motorsports) 1807 (3) johnson 1789






indycar series:

abc supply company a.j. foyt 225 in west allis, wisconsin:

(1) scott dixon (chip ganassi racing) (2) ryan briscoe (team penske) (3) dario franchitti (chip ganassi racing)

standings (after 5 of 17 races): (1) dixon 161 points (2) briscoe & franchitti 157






world touring car championship:

race of spain in valencia:

race 1: (1) yvan muller (seat león 2.0 tdi) (2) tiago monteiro (seat león 2.0 tdi) (3) gabriele tarquini (seat león 2.0 tdi)
race 2: (1) augusto farfus (bmw 320si) (2) jörg müller (bmw 320si) (3) tarquini

standings (after 10 of 24 races): (1) yvan muller 57 points (2) farfus 54 (3) tarquini 46






deutsche tourenwagen masters:

round 2 in klettwitz, germany:

(1) gary paffett (mercedes-benz c-class) (2) bruno spengler (mercedes-benz c-class) (3) mattias ekström (audi a4)

standings (after 2 of 10 races): (1) timo scheider (audi a4) 12 points (2) paffett & tom kristensen (audi a4) 10






v8 supercars:

falken tasmania challenge in launceston, tasmania

round 8: (1) jamie whincup (ford falcon) (2) davison (holden commodore) (3) fabian coulthard (ford falcon)

standings (after 8 of 26 races): (1) whincup 1044 points (2) davison 948 (3) steven johnson (ford falcon) 753







baseball

major league baseball

philadelphia phillies pitcher jamie moyer wins 250th game when phils beat washington nationals 4–2.


ncaa tournament

florida state defeats ohio state 37–6, setting record runs scored in ncaa postseason game, in final of regional tournament in tallahassee, florida.



cycling

giro d italia:

stage 21 (itt): (1) ignatas konovalovas (cervélo testteam) 18 42 (2) bradley wiggins (garmin-slipstream) + 1 (3) edvald boasson hagen (team columbia-high road) + 7

final general classification: 01 ! denis menchov (rabobank) 86h 03 11 02 ! danilo di luca (l.p.r. brakes-farnese vini) + 41 03 ! franco pellizotti (liquigas) + 1 59





football (soccer)

european domestic (national) competitions: (listed countries alphabetic order; league standings prior match in parentheses; teams win titles in bold; teams qualify champions league in italics)

belarusian cup final:

shakhtyor soligorsk 1–2 (et) naftan novopolotsk

naftan win first ever trophy, , qualify europa league.




bulgarian pfg, matchday 29 of 30:

(1) levski sofia 1–1 (11) minyor pernik
(5) litex lovech 1–0 (2) cska sofia

levski clinch championship 26th time, , qualify champions league. cska, cherno more varna , cup winners litex qualify europa league.




greek super league playoffs, final matchday:

(2) aek athens 0–2 (1) panathinaikos

panathinaikos win playoffs , qualify champions league. aek, paok , larissa qualify europa league.




italian serie a, final matchday:

(4) fiorentina 0–2 (2) milan
(3) juventus 2–0 (10) lazio

final standings: inter 84 points, juventus & milan 74, fiorentina & genoa 68, roma 63.
milan s win secures them berth in champions league group stage, champion inter , runner-up juventus. fiorentina enter champions league @ play-off round. genoa, roma , cup winner lazio qualify europa league. torino, reggina , lecce relegated serie b. paolo maldini makes farewell after 25 seasons , 647 matches, in milan.




portuguese cup final in oeiras:

porto 1–0 paços de ferreira

lisandro lópez goal in 6th minute gives porto cup 18th time, , completes league , cup double.




romanian liga i, matchday 33 of 34:

(2) dinamo bucurești 0–2 (9) brașov
(3) timişoara 1–2 (1) unirea urziceni

unirea clinch championship first time , qualify champions league group stage. dinamo finish runner , enter champions league @ 3rd qualifying round. timişoara , cfr cluj qualify europa league.




russian cup final in khimki:

rubin kazan 0–1 cska moscow

evgeni aldonin s goal in injury time gives cska russian cup second successive year , 5th time in history, , denies reigning champion kazan double. both teams qualified champions league group stage.




spanish la liga, final matchday:

(18) osasuna 2–1 (2) real madrid
(17) gijón 2–1 (20) recreativo
(16) betis 1–1 (14) valladolid
(11) santander 1–1 (15) getafe

both osasuna , gijón come behind win, meaning betis draw not enough keep them relegation next season s segunda división, along numancia , recreativo.




ukrainian cup final in dnipropetrovsk:

vorskla poltava 1–0 shakhtar donetsk

poltava win cup first time, , qualify europa league.







golf

pga tour:

crowne plaza invitational @ colonial in fort worth, texas

winner: steve stricker 263 (−17) po

stricker birdies second hole of playoff defeat tim clark , steve marino .






european tour:

european open in kent, england

winner: christian cévaër 281 (−7)





ice hockey

stanley cup finals: (seeding in parentheses)

game 2 in detroit: (w2) detroit red wings 3, (e4) pittsburgh penguins 1. red wings lead series 2–0.

penguins centre evgeni malkin gets game misconduct instigating fight henrik zetterberg in final minute of game, not suspended game 3.





motorcycle racing

moto gp:

italian motorcycle grand prix in mugello, italy

(1) casey stoner (2) jorge lorenzo (3) valentino rossi

riders standings after 5 of 17 races: (1) stoner 90 points (2) lorenzo 86 (3) rossi 81






superbike world championship:

miller superbike world championship round in tooele, utah, united states

race 1: (1) ben spies (2) carlos checa (3) michel fabrizio
race 2: (1) spies (2) fabrizio (3) jonathan rea

riders standings after 7 of 14 rounds: (1) noriyuki haga 265 points (2) spies 212 (3) fabrizio 201







rugby union

mid-year test series:

united states  10–27  ireland in santa clara, california


sevens world series:

scotland sevens in edinburgh:

final: south africa  19–20  fiji

final series standings: (1)  south africa 132 points (2)  fiji 102 (3)  england 98







tennis

french open in paris, day 8: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles, round of 16:

robin söderling [23] bt rafael nadal [1] 6–2 6–7(2) 6–4 7–6(2)

söderling stops nadal s record winning streak @ french open @ 31 matches.


andy murray [3] bt marin Čilić [13] 7–5 7–6(4) 6–1
nikolay davydenko [10] bt fernando verdasco [8] 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
fernando gonzález [12] bt victor hănescu [30] 6–2, 6–4, 6–2


women s singles, round of 16:

dinara safina [1] bt aravane rezaï 6–1 6–0
victoria azarenka [9] bt ana ivanovic [8] 6–2 6–3
dominika cibulková [20] bt Ágnes szávay [29] 6–2, 6–4
maria sharapova bt li na [25] 6–4, 0–6, 6–4