National Sport for 30 August 2008

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Murray the comeback king again Aug 30 2008

Andy Murray completed another grand slam escape act as he came from two sets down to beat Austria's Jurgen Melzer and advance to the US Open fourth round on Saturday.Read

Gunners cruise to victory Aug 30 2008

Arsenal swept aside Newcastle 3-0 as Robin van Persie hit a brace at the Emirates Stadium.Read

Baggies hold out for draw Aug 30 2008

World-class saves in either half from Jussi Jaaskelainen and Scott Carson ensured Bolton and West Brom played out a 0-0 draw at the Reebok Stadium.Read

Spurs clinch Roman deal Aug 30 2008

Tottenham have confirmed they had reached agreement to sign Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko from Spartak Moscow - a move which could pave the way for Dimitar Berbatov to leave Spurs for Manchester United.Read

Wigan tame toothless Tigers Aug 30 2008

Hull's fairytale start to Barclays Premier League life was brought to an end at the KC Stadium as Wigan pounced on some careless defending to claim a 5-0 win.Read

Rovers hammered at Upton Park Aug 30 2008

Paul Ince suffered his first defeat as a Barclays Premier League manager as his Blackburn side succumbed 4-1 to the club where he began his career in the game.Read

Tuncay snatches victory for Boro Aug 30 2008

Tuncay Sanli spared Middlesbrough's blushes with a late winner to see off 10-man Stoke.Read

Defoe show sinks Toffees Aug 30 2008

Jermain Defoe kickstarted Portsmouth's season in style with a brilliant brace and a clever assist to condemn Everton to a 3-0 defeat.Read

Saints retain Challenge Cup Aug 30 2008

Carnegie Challenge Cup kings St Helens survived an almighty second-half scare to secure a third straight final success with a 28-16 win over injury-hit Hull at Wembley.Read

New Spurs deal for Zokora Aug 30 2008

Didier Zokora has signed a new contract with Tottenham which commits him to the club until 2012.Read

Hull bid for Campbell Aug 30 2008

Hull chairman Paul Duffen has confirmed his club have tabled a bid of £7million for Manchester United striker Fraizer Campbell.Read

McShane joins Tigers Aug 30 2008

Hull have signed defender Paul McShane on a season-long loan from Sunderland, the club have announced on their website.Read

Burgess penalty enough for Seasiders Aug 30 2008

Ben Burgess' penalty on the stroke of half-time was enough to give Blackpool their first Coca-Cola Championship win of the season in their 1-0 win over Southampton at St Mary's.Read

Madrid drop Robinho Aug 30 2008

Robinho has been left out of the Real Madrid squad for Sunday's Primera Liga opener against Deportivo La Coruna.Read

Ferguson hoping for Carrick return Aug 30 2008

Sir Alex Ferguson is hoping to compensate for the absence of Paul Scholes in Manchester United's opening Champions League game by being able to recall Michael Carrick.Read

Flintoff takes top spot Aug 30 2008

Andrew Flintoff's role in England's NatWest Series victory over South Africa has taken him to the top of the ICC one-day international rankings for all-rounders.Read

Holders Spurs draw Newcastle Aug 30 2008

Holders Tottenham will visit Newcastle as they start their defence of the Carling Cup.Read

Darwin agony for woeful Bangladesh Aug 30 2008

Half-centuries from Michael Hussey and Shaun Marsh helped a new-look Australia side claim a comprehensive 180-run victory over Bangladesh in the first one-day international.Read

Smolarek moves to Bolton Aug 30 2008

Racing Santander have agreed to loan Poland international forward Ebi Smolarek to Bolton for this season.Read

Keegan closing in on targets Aug 30 2008

Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan hopes to have up to four new players at his disposal by the time the transfer window closes on Monday.Read

Ferguson cools 2012 talk Aug 30 2008

Sir Alex Ferguson has played down renewed speculation that he is ready take charge of a British football team at the 2012 Olympics - joking he would merely be happy to be alive by the time of the London Games.Read

Scolari: We'd cope without Robinho Aug 30 2008

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari is convinced his side can succeed this season even if Robinho cannot be prised from Real Madrid.Read

Jankovic reaches fourth round Aug 30 2008

The second-seeded Jelena Jankovic advanced to the fourth round of the US Open thanks to a 7-5 7-5 victory over China's Zheng Jie on Friday.Read

Pietersen relishes tourists' pain Aug 30 2008

Kevin Pietersen believes the pressure his England side are exerting on South Africa has left the tourists smarting.Read

Rooney and Owen earn Venables backing Aug 30 2008

Terry Venables believes Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen can provide England's missing firepower - as long as coach Fabio Capello lays down some strict ground rules.Read

Spurs must increase Arshavin offer Aug 30 2008

Zenit St Petersburg coach Dick Advocaat claims Tottenham have come nowhere near meeting his valuation of Andrei Arshavin.Read

Federer overcomes Alves challenge Aug 30 2008

Roger Federer was able to overcome a sloppy performance against unheralded Brazilian Thiago Alves to reach the third round of the US Open.Read

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