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Cycling - Giro d'Italia

Belgium's Rik Verbrugghe won the 236-km seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia from Cesena to Saltara yesterday. The Cofidis rider finished 14 seconds ahead of Italians Paolo Savoldelli and Luca Mazzanti. Serhiy Honchar of Ukraine finished seventh, 17 seconds behind Verbrugghe, and took back the overall race lead he lost on Friday. Today's 171-km eighth stage is from Civitanova Marche to Maielletta and ends with a 12-km climb to the summit of the Passo Larciano.

Tennis

German Open: Quarter-final - Mauresmo bt Hingis 4-6 6-4 6-4. Semi-finals - Petrova bt Li 6-1 6-0; Henin bt Mauresmo 6-1 6-2.

Rome Masters: Semi-finals - Federer bt Nalbandian 6-3 3-6 7-6; Nadal bt Monfils 6-2 6-2.

Cricket

Sri Lanka were 183 for three in their second innings at the close of the first test against England at Lord's yesterday.

Scores: England 551 for six; Sri Lanka 192 and 183 for three.

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