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France ends Wales' hopes

Author: Rose Young

Date: 28/02/2009

This year's Six Nations has been thrown wide open after France came back from ten points down to beat rugby betting favourites Wales 21-16 in Paris.

The loss ended Wales' hopes of securing their second successive Grand Slam and leaves Ireland as the only team with a 100 per cent winning record. They face England at Croke Park on Saturday evening.

France's tries came from Thierry Dusautoir and Cedric Heymans, with scrum-half Morgan Parra kicking 11 points. Lee Byrne grabbed Wales' only try while Stephen Jones and James Hook kicked the rest of their points.

In rugby league, Warrington's wretched start to the campaign continued when they slumped to a 48-22 defeat at Wakefield Trinity.

The injury-ravaged Wildcats ran in eight tries but the pressure is now growing on Wolves coach James Lowes as his side have lost all three of their opening Super League matches.

There was a major surprise at St Helens where visitors Hull KR secured a shock 20-19 victory. Michael Dobson's late penalty proved decisive for the Robins.

Elsewhere, Hull saw off Catalans Dragons 28-12 while Huddersfield Giants secured an excellent 16-12 victory at Bradford Bulls.

In football, Doncaster Rovers' excellent recent run continued with a 2-1 win against Derby County as Sean O'Driscoll's side moved further clear of the relegation zone.

The result extended Doncaster's unbeaten run to seven matches and ended the Rams' recent four-game winning run.

In the Bundesliga, Energie Cottbus picked up a crucial point in their bid to beat the drop with a 1-1 draw at Koln, while Heerenveen moved above PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie with a magnificent 3-2 victory in the Philipsstadion.

In cricket, England kept the pressure on the West Indies in the fourth Test by declaring on 600-6 with Ravi Bopara becoming the second century maker of the innings.

West Indies had reached 85-1 by the close of the second day's play.

In Johannesburg, Australia are on top of the first Test after posting a first innings total of 466 and restricting South Africa to 85-3 by the close.

New Zealand beat India by five wickets in their latest Twenty20 encounter to take the series 2-0.

Northern Ireland teenager Rory McIlroy faces Geoff Ogilvy in the quarter-finals of the WGC Accenture Match Play in Arizona after an impressive win against Tim Clark, who had knocked Tiger Woods out in the second round.

Luke Donald was forced to concede his match against Ernie Els with a wrist problem while Ross Fisher beat American Jim Furyk.

England's Paul Casey secured a 4&2 victory over Sweden's Peter Hanson but Ian Poulter slipped to a 2&1 loss against Sean O'Hair.

Justin Leonard saw off Oliver Wilson on the first extra hole and Ogilvy, winner of the tournament in 2006, beat Colombia's Camilo Villegas.

Stewart Cink edged an all-American battle with Phil Mickelson to earn the right to face Els.

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