May 30.2C 2009 .28Saturday.29 May 2009 in sports

1 may 30, 2009 (saturday)

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

may 30, 2009 (saturday)
auto racing

nationwide series:

heluva good! 200 in dover, delaware

(1) brad keselowski (jr motorsports) (2) joey logano (joe gibbs racing) (3) clint bowyer (richard childress racing)




v8 supercars:

falken tasmania challenge in launceston, tasmania

round 7: (1) garth tander (2) russell ingall (3) steven johnson

standings (after 7 of 26 races): (1) jamie whincup 894 points (2) davison 810 (3) johnson 702







baseball

ncaa tournament

in longest ncaa baseball game played in terms of innings played, texas defeats boston college 3–2 in 25 innings @ austin, texas. in spite of being host team regional tournament, longhorns designated visiting team contest.



basketball

nba playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)

eastern conference finals:

game 6 in orlando: (3) orlando magic 103, (1) cleveland cavaliers 90. magic win series 4–2.

dwight howard scores 40 points lead magic first nba finals in 14 years. final series begin in los angeles on june 4.







cricket

icc world twenty20 in england:

warm-up matches:

 ireland 119 (19.2/20 ov);  west indies 120/5 (17.5/20 ov) in sir paul getty s ground, wormsley. west indies win 5 wickets.





cycling

giro d italia:

stage 20: (1) philippe gilbert (lotto–soudal) 4hr 30min 07sec. (2) thomas voeckler (direct Énergie) @ 0:02 (3) stefano garzelli (acqua & sapone) 0:07

general classification: (1) denis menchov (lottonl–jumbo) 85hr 44min 05sec (2) danilo di luca (lpr) @ 0:20 (3) franco pellizotti (liquigas) 1:43





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)

czech gambrinus liga, final matchday:

(1) slavia prague 2–2 (3) slovan liberec
(4) mladá boleslav 0–3 (2) sparta prague
(5) sigma olomouc 3–0 (11) bohemians (střížkov) praha

final standings: slavia prague 62 points, sparta prague 56, liberec 52, olomouc 48, jablonec & mladá boleslav 46.
sparta clinch second place , qualify champions league. liberec , olomouc clinch berths in europa league, along cup winner teplice.




fa cup final in london:

chelsea 2–1 everton

everton s louis saha scores fastest goal in fa cup history after 25 seconds, chelsea reply goals didier drogba , frank lampard win cup fifth time. chelsea had qualified champions league, , everton assured of berth in europa league.




french ligue 1, final matchday:

(17) caen 0–1 (1) bordeaux
(2) marseille 4–0 (6) rennes
(4) toulouse 0–0 (3) lyon
(5) paris saint-germain 0–0 (12) monaco
(7) lille 3–2 (14) nancy

final standings: bordeaux 80 points, marseilles 77, lyon 73, toulouse 64 (goal difference +18), lille 64 (gd +12), psg 64 (+11), rennes 61.
a goal yoan gouffran in 49th minute gives bordeaux championship sixth time, , condemns former club caen relegation, along nantes , le havre. toulouse , lille clinch berths in europa league, along cup winners guingamp.




german cup final in berlin:

bayer leverkusen 0–1 werder bremen

mesut Özil s goal in 58th minute gives werder bremen cup sixth time, , berth in europa league.




polish ekstraklasa, final matchday:

(1) wisła kraków 2–0 (6) Śląsk wrocław
(2) lech poznań 2–2 (13) cracovia
(3) legia warsaw 4–1 (9) ruch chorzów
(15) górnik zabrze 0–1 (4) polonia warsaw
(8) jagiellonia białystok 0–2 (5) gks bełchatów

final standings: wisła kraków 64 points, legia warsaw 61, lech poznań 59, polonia warsaw & gks bełchatów 54.
wisła win championship second straight year , 12th time in history, , qualify champions league. cup winner lech poznań, legia , polonia qualify europa league.




scottish cup final in glasgow:

rangers 1–0 falkirk

nacho novo s goal in 46th minute gives rangers cup 33rd time, , completes league , cup double.




slovenian cup final in maribor:

interblock ljubljana 2–1 koper

interblock win cup second straight year, , qualify europa league.




spanish la liga, final matchday:

(4) atlético madrid 3–0 (10) almería
(5) valencia 2–0 (13) athletic bilbao
(9) mallorca 2–3 (6) villarreal
(7) deportivo 1–1 (1) barcelona

standings: barcelona 87 points, real madrid 78, sevilla & atlético madrid 67, villarreal 65, valencia 62, deportivo 58.
atlético clinch berth in champions league play-off round. villarreal , valencia qualify europa league, cup finalist bilbao.




turkish süper lig, final matchday:

(14) denizlispor 1–2 (1) beşiktaş
(5) galatasaray 2–1 (2) sivasspor
(3) trabzonspor 1–2 (4) fenerbahçe

final standings: beşiktaş 71 points, sivasspor 66, trabzonspor 65, fenerbahçe & galatasaray 61.
beşiktaş win championship 20th time, completes league , cup double, , qualify champions league group stage. sivasspor finish runner-up , qualify champions league first time in history. trabzonspor, fenerbahçe & galatasaray qualify europa league.







ice hockey

stanley cup finals: (seeding in parentheses)

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



rugby union

mid-year test series:

canada  23–32  wales in toronto
england  26–33 barbarians in london


lions tour of south africa:

royal xv 25–37 british , irish lions in rustenburg


super 14 final in pretoria:

bulls 61–17 chiefs


pacific cup final in apia

upolu samoa 7–19 fiji warriors

the warriors become first fijian team win competition.




2009–10 heineken cup qualification playoff in calvisano, italy:

calvisano 17–42 newport gwent dragons

the dragons run in 6 tries claim 24th , final spot in next season s top european club competition.




sevens world series:

scotland sevens in edinburgh:

 south africa advance quarterfinals of cup competition , secure @ least 8th place, thereby assuring them of season title.





tennis

french open in paris, day 7: (seeding in parentheses)

men s singles, third round:

roger federer [2] bt paul-henri mathieu [32] 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
philipp kohlschreiber [29] bt novak djokovic [4] 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
juan martín del potro [5] bt igor andreev [25] 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
andy roddick [6] v.bt marc gicquel 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
jo-wilfried tsonga [9] bt christophe rochus 6–2, 6–2, 6–2


women s singles, third round:

serena williams [2] bt maría josé martínez sánchez 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
samantha stosur [30] bt elena dementieva [4] 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
jelena janković [5] bt jarmila groth 6–1, 6–1
svetlana kuznetsova [7] bt melinda czink 6–1, 6–3
victoria azarenka [9] bt carla suárez navarro [22] 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
sorana cîrstea bt caroline wozniacki [10] 7–6 (7/3), 7–5