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Rain reigns at Headingley

Author: Sir David Smith
Date: 22/05/2009

The first one-day international between England and West Indies at Headingley was abandoned due to rain.

Cricket betting odds suggested that England would win comfortably, but heavy rain in West Yorkshire fell both before and after the scheduled start time, leaving umpires Steve Davis and Nigel Llong with no choice other than to call the game off.

The match was due to be the first in a three-match series, with the next two games scheduled for Bristol on Sunday and Edgbaston next Tuesday.

England captain Andrew Strauss had been hoping to see his side build on their 2-0 Test series win over the Windies, with the World Twenty20 and the Ashes just around the corner.

The only cricket action occurred in South Africa where the final round of regular Indian Premier League games took place.

Deccan Chargers warmed up for Friday's semi-final encounter with Delhi Daredevils by losing a tight encounter by just 12 runs against Bangalore Royal Challengers.

Delhi fared better after they overcame Mumbai Indians by four wickets in Pretoria.

Chennai Super Kings and Bangalore Royal Challengers will contest the second semi-final on Saturday.

Nico Rosberg continued to show his prowess in practice this season by producing the fastest time in the second session for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

In Thursday morning's session, Brawn's Rubens Barrichello had posted the quickest time and was third in the afternoon, while McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was in the top three in both sessions.

Championship leader Jenson Button was fourth quickest with Felipe Massa fifth, just ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull.

Finnish drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Kimi Raikkonen were next with Kajima Nakajima and Nelson Piquet completing the top ten.

In tennis, Anne Keothavong became the first British woman since 1983 to reach the semi-finals of a WTA Tour clay-court event.

The British number one will face Alona Bondarenko in the last four of the Warsaw Open after thrashing Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-0 6-1 in Thursday's quarter-final.

English pair Anthony Wall and David Horsey plus Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano shared the lead after the first round of the BMW PGA Championship.

The trio all shot rounds of 67 at Wentworth to stay one shot ahead of a chasing pack including home player Ross Fisher and defending champion Miguel Angel Jimenez.

On the PGA Tour, Ken Duke and rookie James Nitties both fired low rounds of 65 to lead the HP Byron Nelson Championship after day one.

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