Score Update:

International Cricket: South Africa beat England by 9 wickets. World Cup 2nd Round
England beat The West Indies by 1 wicket. World Cup 2nd Round. England finish the 2nd round in 5th place and therefore are eliminated.

Rugby Union: West Hartlepool 21 Sheffield Tigers 18. League North Two East. West finish the Season with a record of 14 wins and 8 losses for 28 points. They finish in third place 14 behind league Champions, Middlesbrough.
Raleigh 36 Doylestown 15. MARFU Division II quarter-final.
Raleigh 34 Brandywine 29. MARFU Division II semi-final.

Cricket: Durham beat Worcestershire by 241 runs. County Championship Division 1. Durham are in 3rd place in the table 2 points behind leaders Yorkshire and Sussex.

Football: Hartlepool United 1 Notts County 1. League 2. Hartlepool stay in 1st place 3 points ahead of Walsall.
Carolina RailHawks 1 Minnesota Thunder 1. USL Division 1. The RailHawks inaugurual game. The RailHawks are in 8th position in the League.

Rugby League: Bradford Bulls 52 Hull Kingston Rovers 22
Hull 22 Bradford Bulls 32. Superleague. Bradford move to 1st place in the table on points difference over Leeds Rhinos.


Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies 8 Houston Astros 5
Houston Astros 4 Florida Marlins 3
Houston Astros 6 Florida Marlins 1
Cincinatti Reds 2 Houston Astros 7
Cincinatti Reds 6 Houston Astros 8
Milwaukee Brewers 5 Houston Astros 6
Milwaulee Brewers 6 Houston Astros 4. The Astros move up to 2nd place in the National League Central Division 1/2 game behind division leaders, Milwaukee Brewers.

Basketball: Houston Rockets 123 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 112
Houston Rockets 120 Phoenix Suns 117
Utah Jazz 101 Houston Rockets 91. The Rockets finish the regular season with a record of 53-30. The finish in 3rd place in the South West Division 14 1/2 games behind Champions, The Dallas Mavericks. They also clinch the 4th seed in the Western Conference play-offs.
Houston Rockets 84 Utah Jazz 75. Western Conferenc play-offs 1st round. The Rockets lead 1-0.

-Richard