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• Sport Briefs

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  ■BOXING

  Adamek beats Arreola

  Polish heavyweight Tomasz Adamek overcame Chris Arreola’s punching power and size advantage to win his 10th straight fight, earning a majority decision on Saturday in Ontario, California. Although Adamek (41-1, 27 KOs) was repeatedly staggered by Arreola, who weighed 16kg more than the former light heavyweight, the Pole rallied with flurries of punches that left Arreola’s eyes and face swollen by the final bell. Arreola (28-2), from nearby Riverside, appeared to be close to stopping Adamek in the middle rounds, but hurt his left hand twice. Adamek, who lives in New Jersey, was more aggressive and accurate in the final rounds, winning the fight on two judges’ scorecards and earning a draw on the third.

  ■BOXING

  Angulo retains title

  Mexico’s Alfredo “Perro” Angulo stopped Joel Julio with a right cross midway through the 11th round on Saturday to retain the WBO interim light middleweight title in Ontario, California. Angulo (18-1, 15 KOs) dramatically ended a highly competitive fight with one perfect blow to Julio’s chin, sending his Colombian opponent tumbling to the canvas. Although Julio (35-4) shakily got back up and wanted to keep fighting, referee Raul Caiz stopped the bout after 1 minute, 39 seconds of the 11th. “Joel never hurt me,” Angulo said. “I know he has power, but it is really hard to hit Perro.”

  ■BOXING

  Kessler claims WBC title

  Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler beat Briton Carl Froch on points to claim the WBC super-middleweight world title in Herning, Denmark, on Saturday. Kessler won a bruising encounter despite being cut over the left eye in the ninth round and all three judges had him ahead on their scorecards. It was the first defeat of Froch’s professional career and despite the unanimous decision he rattled Kessler, flooring him in the fifth round only for referee Michael Griffin to rule it a slip. The Dane, cheered on by the noisy home fans, gradually got on top at the 10,000 capacity MCH Messecenter and Froch failed to come up with the knockout that could have saved him.

  ■GOLF

  Bohn has happy birthday

  Jason Bohn had a three-stroke lead when third-round play at the weather-hit PGA Zurich Classic in New Orleans was suspended on Saturday because of darkness. Bohn, who turned 37 on Saturday, shot a five-under 67 as the second round was completed in the morning. He was even-par through six holes in the third round. Greg Chalmers and Alex Cejka were tied for second at nine-under. Chalmers played seven holes in the third round, while Cejka finished six holes before heading to the clubhouse. Kevin Sutherland, Greg Owen, John Senden, Jeff Overton and Shaun Micheel were eight-under. Sutherland finished 11 holes, while the others were still on the front nine.

  ■FOOTBALL

  Redskins trade Campbell

  Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell has been traded to the Oakland Raiders for a 2012 draft pick, the teams announced on Saturday. Campbell, who started every game at quarterback for Washington in the past two seasons, became expendable when the Redskins earlier this month acquired former Philadelphia Eagles starter Donovan McNabb. “I talked to [Raiders owner] Al Davis and he said he wants me there,” Campbell told Oakland’s Web site. “That means a lot to me. I’m ready to get to work.” Campbell, 28, compiled a 20-32 record as a Redskins starter.

  ■SOCCER

  Benfica close in on title

  Benfica routed 10-man Olhanense 5-0 on Saturday to close in on the Portuguese league title. Oscar Cardozo grabbed a hat-trick and Angel Di Maria and Pablo Aimar also scored as Benfica took advantage of Delson’s red card in the ninth minute to stay unbeaten since early February. Benfica have 73 points, nine clear of Braga. Meanwhile, Radamel Falcao scored two goals as FC Porto kept alive their hopes of finishing second after trouncing bottom of the table Setubal 5-2 for a seventh straight victory. Porto have 62 points. Colombia striker Falcao gave Porto the lead after 14 minutes and Maicon made it 2-0 with a header in the 41st minute. Henrique cut the deficit in half with a goal in the 51st minute, but the defending champions got back on their way seven minutes later when Freddy Guarin converted. Fernando Belluschi made it 4-1 in the 71st minute, before Henrique and Falcao both scored again in stoppage-time.

  ■SOCCER

  Panathinaikos secure double

  Panathinaikos secured a domestic double on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Aris Salonica in the Greek Cup final at the Athens Olympic Stadium. It is the eighth double in the history of the Athens club, who secured the league title earlier this month. Argentine midfielder Sebastian Leto scored for Panathinaikos with a long-range drive in the 63rd minute and they held on to win their 17th Cup final and their first since 2004. The encounter was marred by outbreaks of violence before kick-off, with both sets of fans launching flares at each other.

  ■SNOOKER

  Davis rolls back the years

  Six-times winner Steve Davis caused one of the world championship’s biggest upsets by beating holder John Higgins 13-11 on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals at the age of 52. Davis led 9-7 overnight and held his nerve to complete a remarkable victory, sinking an audacious doubled brown to clear the table in the 24th frame. His performance sparked memories of Davis in his prime during the 1980s. “I got the same feelings as I had back then,” he told reporters. The Englishman next faces Australia’s Neil Robertson.

  ■RUGBY UNION

  Lithuania set world record

  Lithuania set a world record of 18 successive Test wins after thrashing Serbia 77-5 in their Cup of Nations Division 3A match on Saturday. The sequence beats the record set by the All Blacks of the 1960s, matched by the world champion Springboks of the 1990s. Lithuania captain Mindaugas Misevicius said he was happy with his team’s accomplishment, but added their priority was to qualify for next year’s World Cup finals in New Zealand. “The most important thing is that we got through this game without any injuries,” he was quoted as saying by Belgrade’s B92 Web site. “It is a great achievement to win 18 games in a row, but reaching the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand remains our primary objective.”

  ■ATHLETICS

  Bolt anchors Jamaica to win

  Triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt’s stirring anchor leg led Jamaica to the year’s fastest 4x100m relay of 37.90 seconds at the Penn Relays on Saturday. The gold-and-green clad Bolt blasted through the final 100m in an electronically timed 8.79 seconds, one of the fastest anchor legs ever, as the Jamaicans crushed two US teams to delight thousands of their cheering compatriots. USA Blue finished second in 38.33 seconds and USA Red were third in 38.50 seconds.
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