Sports

ST-OMER, France, 21 June 2004 — Frenchman Philippe Lima clinched the Aa St-Omer Open yesterday by a stroke to earn himself an 18-month exemption on the main tour.

LUGANO, Switzerland, 21 June 2004 — German Jan Ullrich won the Tour of Switzerland by one second yesterday after a blistering performance on the final 25.6-km time trial around Lugano.

SAN FRANCISCO, 21 June 2004 — Edgardo Alfonzo produced a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to nudge the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in Interl

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland, 21 June 2004 — Britain’s Paula Radcliffe recorded the third fastest women’s time in history at 5,000 meters in her first track race for nearly two years here at the European C

LISBON, 21 June 2004 — Nuno Gomes sparked delirious scenes across Portugal yesterday when his goal sealed a 1-0 win over Spain and a ticket to the quarterfinals for the Euro 2004 hosts.

SOUTHAMPTON, New York, 20 June 2004 — Tiger Woods’ bid to close on the leaders quickly ran into trouble at the start of the third round of the US Open here yesterday.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, 20 June 2004 — Rubens Barrichello grabbed pole position for today’s United States Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher and Japan’s Takuma Sato in a BAR-

BELLINZONE, Switzerland, 20 June 2004 — Germany’s Jan Ullrich will get the chance to test his pre-Tour de France time trialling in the final stage of the Tour of Switzerland today — with overall

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 June 2004 — Defending champions United Arab Emirates coasted to a 61-run victory over hosts Malaysia yesterday in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cricket Council Trophy at the Royal

BYDGOSZCZ, Poland, 20 June 2004 — Britain’s Olympic sprint hope Mark Lewis-Francis was disqualified from the 100 meters at the European Cup here yesterday while Mehdi Baala of France showed his fo