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Paterson lifts edgy Clarets

Author: Brandon Barker
Date: 21/04/2009

Burnley are on the verge of sealing their place in the Championship play-offs after beating Sheffield United 1-0 at Turf Moor, upsetting the sportsbook pundits who predicted a Blades victory.

Martin Paterson's first-half header lifted the Clarets up to fifth in the table and also dented United's hopes of clinching an automatic promotion spot.

The Blades are now four points behind second-placed Birmingham City, who will be promoted if they can beat Preston North End on Saturday.

In cricket, Sulieman Benn took 4-31 as West Indies dismissed Leicestershire for 182 on the first day of their opening warm-up match.

However, the tourists were restricted to 80-4 when they replied as they stepped up their preparations for the first Test against England which begins on 6 May.

In the Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 92 runs in Port Elizabeth in the only match of the day.

England stars Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff were in direct opposition but again struggled to impress.

Flintoff scored 22 off only 13 deliveries for Chennai who were indebted to Matthew Hayden's 65 as they reached 179-5 in their 20 overs.

When Bangalore replied, captain Pietersen was dismissed for a golden duck as his team were all out for 87 in just 15.2 overs. Jacques Kallis top-scored for the Challengers with 24.

In snooker, Mark Selby cruised into the second round of the World Championship at The Crucible in Sheffield with a 10-6 victory over Ricky Walden.

The 2007 runner-up recorded three century breaks to set up a second-round clash with 2006 champion Graeme Dott.

Elsewhere, Joe Perry leads fellow Englishman Jamie Cope 5-4 after the first session and, in the all-Chinese clash between Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo, Ding leads 5-4 after the first session.

In baseball, Arizona Diamondbacks beat Colorado Rockies 6-3 while the Boston Red Sox thrashed Baltimore Orioles 12-1.

Houston Astros lost 4-3 to Cincinnati Reds while Pittsburgh Pirates had little trouble easing past Florida Marlins 8-0 and Washington Nationals edged past Atlanta Braves 3-2.

In the first round of the NBA play-offs, Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 118-115 to tie the series at 1-1 while San Antonio Spurs won the second game in their series against Dallas Mavericks 105-84.

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