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20 OBSERVER SUNDAY 11 DECEMBER 1988 Gtow lirang lis sllD filni In bv DEREK WYATT round and make it positive. I'm growing up. As a result I believe I can learn from this He has lived most of his adult life on the edge. The last 18 months have turned him over emotionally. Whether it's five years or seven, whether it's with parole after one year or two, whether it's in a relaxed friendly prison environment or not, the Jenkins I've come to know over the past 12 months needs to regain his dignity.

Derek Vfyatt is associate producer of 'Crossing The Line', which includes an interview with David Jenkins (Channel 4, 11.45 tonight). Flo Jo's poisoned legacy, Page 18. by a medical doctor who had a close association with our top-class athletes and were administered legally. If Jenkins had use of steroids, how many other athletes were also injecting themselves? Moreover, since it was obvious where the supply was coming from, records can still prove who prescribed the drug and to which athlete. Jenkins is not frightened of the sentence he will receive tomorrow.

His second marriage has broken up and he said: Tve had therapy for the past 18 months. These events have been very painful and unnecessary. 'It was originally a major crisis for me. I've had to turn it warmly received. The other was to the Department of Health and Social Security where the Americans were nonplussed by the complacency shown to them.

Two American agents are currently working with our Customs and Excise department in London on steroid trafficking. Monitoring athletes and random drug testing is only an aspect of the vigilance now required if the use of steroids and human growth hormones is to be held in check. Johnson's own medical practitioner prescribed stanozolol. He may yet be struck off by the Canadian equivalent of the BMA. Jenkins's first steroid, taken in 1975, was prescribed 'We would be only too willing to help combat the spread and use of these drugs and to assist in the world-wide educative he said.

Jenkins is expected to be jailed for between five and seven years. He pleaded guilty to charges of manufacturing and supplying illegal steroids and was the pivotal figure in an illegal steroid business thought to be worth between $100 and $200 million on the black market. Halpern claims that this is the biggest steroid case in the 160 prosecutions that he has brought over the past three years. 'It has and will continue to have a most significant effect on the underworld mar- possibly more, of the drugs we have confiscated, have been Winstrol said Halpern. 'Ironically, Johnson's successful use of the drug has created an international demand for it.

This cache has inevitably meant that imitation drugs are appearing, claiming to be Two American athletes have contracted Aids this year after sharing needles while taking drugs to enhance their performance, i Not one official from the International Olympic Committee, the International Amateur Athletic Federation or any other governing body has contacted Halpern to enlist his aid in the fight against drugs. AS THE disgraced former British athletics star David Jenkins prepares to be sentenced to a jail term tomorrow, the US attorney who unmasked him has made a series of new drug revelations. Among the charges made by assistant US attorney Phillip Halpern in San Diego yesterday: The drug that caused sprinter Ben Johnson's downfall, Winstrol or Stanozolol, has been in huge demand in the US since Johnson was exposed at the Seoul Olympics. 'Throughout late September, October and November, I would say that 70 per cent, 34 years ago that was responsible for the introduction of anabolic steroids highlights their own smugness. Perhaps the news that the first two Aids-related steroid cases, one in Florida and one in Los Angeles, have been recorded will wipe the smile off their collective faces.

It was the international element of steroid trafficking that brought officials from the Drugs Administration in America to Britain last year. They made two presentations. One was to our own police and customs agents where the exchange of information was ket of America and he said. Jenkins himself told me that he knew of members of this year's US Olympic squad who had been prescribed a human growth hormone by doctor is the pre-Seonl: build-up. The hormone acts much like a steroid but is more sophisticated.

The Johnson case seemed finally to have persuaded the IOC that drug abuse was as widespread as pundits had been claiming for the past decade. Yet their decision last week not to suspend the International Weightlifting Federation when it was this sport 7ir RUGBY UNION At this point the Romanians were showing far more comitment than the Welsh, CLEM THOMAS who now lost Webbe with a knee injury. He was replaced Wales 9 by Thorburn who quickly Romania 15 responded by kicking a pen- HOmanla 15 ally after a fine, plunging WELSH rugby hit a desperate new low at Cardiff yesterday when Romania achieved a victory which before the game most Welshmen believed to be impossible. The depression which has hung over Wales since the debacles in New Zealand last summer visibly deepened and further heightened the team's crisis of confidence. The Romanian win was perhaps less surprising considering that they have consistently advanced further than any other emergent rugby country and that they gave fair warning when they restricted France to a 16-12 victory two weeks ago.

It was not that Romania played much in the way of run by tne best weisn tor-ward, Phil Davies. In the last 10 minutes of the first half Wales seemed to rally, when the pack perked up and the backs began running at the Romanians, whose defence nevertheless remained impregnable. Welsh prospects seemed to revive when they scored early in the second half after Jonathan Davies hoisted a high balk ency or composure from the three-quarters. Romania, too, used the kick ahead as the principal means of attack, but here Ignat, the outside-half, had a huge influence on affairs with kicks that were always more telling than those of the Welsh. Their best feature was their iron curtain defence, against which the Welsh backs foundered repeatedly.

High marks also for their full-back Tqader, who hardly made a.nystake. Devereux was up to tap to Collins who drove, Wales then moved the ball wide ine Romanian tor waras, attacking rugby: they merely Although depleted by the loss and Hall made a half break concentrated on defence and and passed back inside to Devereux who scored, with of the lock Dumitras after five minutes, made the best Out with a shout: Romania's animated captain Murariu sets the tourists on the attack again. ratlin) Wor Cuecr Benn rings Noel's bell IT TOOK Nigel Benn just two minutes and six seconds to retain his Com MICHAEL RALPH IT MAY be too early to start calling him Wor Jim, but Jim Smith delivered all any Newcastle fan could have asked in his first match in charge of the First Division's basement dwellers. Not content with scoring for the first time in seven Leaetie eames. way, who was.

sent on seven minutes later for fouling Richard Gpugh. Rangers' winger Mark Walters joined him- on then took their chances against a Welsh side which seemed to bristle with suicidal tendencies. Neither did Wales lose because they lacked possession. They won an abundance of ball, but simply did not seem to have any coherent game plan. Apart from winning the line-outs -fey 20-13 and enough possession in the rucks and mauls, they simply had no sustained forward drive.

Behind the scrum Robert Jones at scrum-half did a marvellous job both in taking on the Romanian back row and in distribution, but Jonathan Davies had one of his least distinguished games for Wales. Apart from a couple of thrusting runs he failed to compose the Welsh backs and was often guilty of taking the ball standing still, which meant that the main source of Welsh attack was the kick ahead. Time and again we saw an obsession with the crash ball in mid-field and there was no- flu- Thorburn converting. But Wales now conceded two suicidal penalties when Bryant went over the top of a ruck and Collins late-tackled the Romanian full-back. Ignat kicked both penalties to win the game.

In the closing minutes the Welsh crowd reacted to the disaster by slow-handclapping the game and the Welsh players. Earlier this year Romania were beaten by the USA and the USSR. Where does this leave Wales now? Wales: A Clement (Swansea); Webbe (Bridgend) fP'TWtiUrn. 31fc Hall (Bridgend and Cambridge U), A Devereux (Bridgend), Diplock Davies (Llanelli, capl), Jones (Swansea); Griffiths (Bridgend), I Watkins.fEbbw Vale), Young (Cardiff). 0 Wakeford (S Wales Police).

Moseley (Pontypool). Collins (Cardiff), Davies (Llanelli), Bryant (Bridgend). Romania: Toader (Dinamo)-, Racean (Timlsoara), Fulina (Bala-mare), A Lungu (Dinamo), Boldor (Steaua); Ignat (Steaua), Neaga (Dinamo); Leonte (Steaua), Ion (Dinamo), Oumltrescu Clorascu (Steaua), Dumitras (Buzau) (O Roian, 5), Murariu (Steaua; capt), I Doja (Dinamo). A Radulescu (Steaua). Referee: I Bullarwell (England).

of then: opportunities and their best forwards were flankers Radulescu and Murariu, who created that psychologically important try the first half. The Welsh got it wrong from the start when the band played a Romanian national anthem which had been changed some 20 years ago. Perhaps prompted by the lack of atmosphere the crowd was only just over 20,000, less than for the Samoan game it was a strangely muted start with Romania' imposing the early attacking platforms. After Jonathan Dayies missed a penalty, Ignat then put the first points on the board with a penalty for lifting in the line-out. Romania consolidated their lead when scrum-half Neaga and flanker Radulescu peeled around a line-out, Murariu, the captain, took it on and plunged for the posts where Ion, the hooker, got over for a try converted by Ignat.

his new charges, actuallywon'i dejines alter 75 minutes, for a foul, before" he forward, not for an opening this time, but to clutch desperately. He found himself backed into his own corner, weathered the assault, and regained the middle of the ring, only to be caught with a measured right to the jaw. Noel attempted to rise at the count of six but fell back and was counted out 'Another win, another devastation for Britain's Nigel roared the ring announcer, 'surely the future champion of the On last night's evidence it was difficult to disagree. Hearts substitute Iain monwealth middleweight championship at the Crystal Palace National Sports, Centre in south London last night. It took his record to 20 wins out of 20, all inside the distance; Quick wins are not unusual for the 24-year-old former soldier from Ilford, but what gave stature to this performance was the fact that his challenger, David Noel of Tobago, had never been off his feet before in 29 profes- MARTIN PALMER sional contests.

The bells rang early for Noel, but his own fighting stance was partly to blame. He crouched forward, gloves held, high, trying a few tentative hooks but always with his head almost directly beneath Benn's nose. A solid right hook halfway, through the opening round had Nod groping esult, or Peter Shreeve, the man derby matches which he holds jointly with the late Dixie Dean. Those masters of the League draw, Nottingham Forest, did it again at Southampton. Nigel Clough equalised an early opener from home debutant Neil Aiaddison to give his side their tenth draw this season.

Fellow draw "specialists Manchester United ate losing their touch, however. A goal 10 minutes from time by CyriUe Regis did for them at Coventry. Middlesbrough, from two down, earned a 3-3 draw with Aston Villa, who had Keown sent off. Chelsea and Portsmouth produced the same result at Stamford Bridge but were overtaken by Manchester City, who went top care of a 4-0 win over Bradford, and Blackburn, 1-0 winners over Ipswich. A goal from former Watford player David Bardsley earned Oxford a point at Vicarage Road which knocked his old side off the top.

That other Watford Old Boy, Luther Blis-sett, scored his seventh goal in four games for Bournemouth. Match reports, page 19. a maicn as jonn nunune if fiftieth and fifty-first League goals saw off WimbledsK 2-1. However Smith, who was greeted before thef kick-off with a standing ovation from all parts James' Park, has not got where he is today by allowing feet and ground to part company. 'There, is a lot still to he said afterwards, 'The players are not good enough to handle good situations, never mind this Smith was not alone in receiving an enthusiastic reception yesterday.

John Robertson, the man he sold back to Hearts for 750,000 last week, was warmly welcomed on his return to Tyne-castle by a crowd of 29,000 before the home side's torrid 2-0 win over the leaders, Rangers. Hearts were one up after 26 minutes through Mike Gallo- Bristol creamed and Cooked who has stepped, at least temporarily, into Smith's shoes at QPR, there was only modified rapture. His hopes of a winning start at Chadtoh, raised by Trevor Francis's fifth-minute goal, were dashed by a Volley six minutes into injury time from Steve Gritt. In the other London derby, Tottenham's 2-0 win over Millwall prompted their manager Terry Venables to say that it was the best his men had played all season. Consecutive defeats have muted the Lions' roar, and Liverpool plan to open a gap on them today as they prepare for the televised Anfield game with Everton.

Ian Rush needs just one goal to surpass the record of 19 scored in Merseyside 'We just weren't good enough' LOUISE TAYLOR THE ROVERS were well and truly rocked at Rockingham Road, where the Third Division men from Bristol bowed out 2-1 to Kettering of the GM Vauxhall Conference. Both home goals came from Robbie Cooke, but what else do you expect from a man WELSH coach John Ryan said after the match: 'We weren't good enough. We've got weaknesses in all areas I'm not going to try to hide it. At the moment, we are not playing well enough to be able to compete with other major The Wales captain, Jonathan Davies, added: Their defence dominated the game. They played to their strengths, while we tried to be creative.

But it didnt Romanian captain Florica Murariu said: 'I think the standard of Wales has come down since 1979 when I first played against them. Now we are looking forward to playing gainst England neat Divisional reports, page 19. SCOTTISH LEAGUE RUGBY UNION INTERNATIONAL nurtured of emulating the success of his brother Bobby, who masterminded Wimbledon's historic Cup Final victory. By contrast Barrie Williams, the Sutton manager, comes from less orthodox footballing stock and likes nothing better than quoting pre-match Thomas Hardy to his players. Yeovil entertained high hopes of adding to their collection of 13 League scalps when they played host to a Torquay team containing seven players aged under 21 on their notorious Huish slope.

They did not win, but a creditable 1-1 draw gives them another chance in Wednesday night's replay. Even more commendably, Maidstone held Reading, of Third Division and SimodCup fame, to the same result at Reading. For once Altrincham failed to fulfil their giant-killing reputation, failing to find a riposte to three goals from Halifax in Cheshire. THIRD ROUND (To be played 7 January) DIVISION TWO Albion (2) 3 Cowdenbeath (11.1 Wales. Rumenla IS TOSHIBA CH'SHIP last File (0) 2 Queens Pk(1) 2 with 120 goals in more than 200 League appearances for Mansfield, Peterborough, Cambridge, Brentford and Millwall to his name? Rovers had lost only one of their previous eight league and cup games, so this was no mean achievment for the Northamptonshire side already on course for promotion to the Fourth Division.

One remembers Aylesbury as one of the few teams England are capable of beating. They lost to Bobby Rob-son's men in Buckinghmatmhire back in June, prior to the European Championship debacle, and yesterday they enjoyed no better luck in the cup, capitulating 1-0 at home to Sutton. The scoreline ended any hopes Trevor Gould, the Aylesbury manager, may have BARCLAYS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE Chartton (0). 1 OPR(1) 1 Grilt Francis 6,012 Coventry (0) 1 Man Utd (0) 0 Regis 19,936 Derby (0) 0 Luton (1) 1 15,228 Harford Mlddlssbro (1) 2 Aston (3) 3 DIVISION TWO Bamsley(O) 1 Walsall (0) 0 Broddle 6,173 Birmingham Palaoe 1 Dyer 8,623 Blackburn Ipswich (0) 0 Gayle (pen) 7,258 Brighton (0) 1 Stoke (1) 1 Getting Beagrle 7,443 Chelsea (2), 3 Portsmouth 3 London 3S North 4 Midlands. IS South West 14 sorting ii) wa (ij .1 Montrose (1) 2 Berwick (0) 1 PREMIER DIVISION Celtic (0) 0 Aberdeen (0) 0 42,437 Dundee Utd Hibernian (0) 1 French, Archibald Mitchell (og).

9.963 McKlnlay. Gallacher Hamilton (0) 1 Dundee (0) 0 Gordon 2.183 Hearted) 2 Rangers (0) 0 (0). snnnsemuir London Newcastle Watford Carlisle Liverpool Stoke Crystal Palace Sutton Utd Coventry Hartlepool Aldershot FA CUP SECOND ROUND AMtrahot (0) 1 Bristol (0). 1 McDonald (pen) Shut! 3,793 AKrincham (0) 0 Halifax (2) 3,796 Barr, Allison 2 Aylesbury (0) 0 Sutton (0) 1 2,135 Dennis Bath(O) 0 Welling (0) 0 1,361 Blackpool (2) 3 Bury (0) 0 Cunningham, 5,324 Garner, Deary Bognor (0) 0 Cambridge (0) 1 3,500 Chappie Bolton (1) 1 Port Vale (0) 2 APIS 34 24 26 APts 1 49 24 2 1 34 29 2 1 31 46 2 1 26 41 2 Southwest 17 11 Qulnn, Kuhl, Dixon, Durle, 17 Gray, Brennan, North Midlands Wilson 7 7 3 27 17 21 9 3 4 33 24 21 8 5 4 23 22 21 Albion Arbroath Stirling A Cowdenbth Oueens Park Mclnslly2 18,096 Wimbledon Hamilton, Mowbray Newcastle (1) 2 26,424 or Bristol City 2 Galloway. 2S Harlequins.

.4 Wlnnlngton Pk 6 Stranraer Hendne 2 aiDSon zg.iw Sherldsn (pen) Davison Plymouth Cambridge Utd 6 7 4 23 17 19 6 6 4 25 21 18 6 6 5 32 29 18 6 5 5 23 20 17 7 3 7 24 23 17 Bsll 20,221 Shrewsbury 3 Rougvle, Griffiths 2 19.967 Sunderland Pascoe 11,093 Norwich (0) 0 Arsenal (0) 0 Birkenhead 11 Ferguson StMlrren(O) 2 Cameron, Chalmers Russell Ldn Scottish 13 16 17 17 16 17 16 17 17 17 17 16 17 Bradford 17 Durham 28 Edinburgh Easier. IS Fykto 17 Glamorgan 4,138 r( West Ham Arsenal Crewe Aston Villa Stives 8 Futcher, Keeley APIs .9 Newell, Cross, Reid E. Stirling Brechin Montrose Alloa East Fife Stenhsmulr Dumbarton Berwick NottmFet(O) 1 Clough 16,259 Millwall (0). 0 27.660 5 6 6 24 25 16 5 6 6 23 24 16 4 5 8 18 27 13 Glamorgan Southampton (1). 1 Maddison Tottenham (1).

2 Waddle. Gascoigne West Ham (0) 0 Middlesbrough Grimsby 29 14 27. 26 11 25 23 16 25 19 12 19 9 19 7 19 11 7,498 Colchester (1) 2 Hedman Wllklns Earle Swansea (1) 2 Coleman, Melville 2,697 2 5 9 16 28 9 1 1 15 13 37 3 22 41 23 24 Brighton Leeds Millwall Luton ManCHyd) 4 Bradford (0). .0 Brightwell 2. 20,129 Moulden 2 Plymouth (0) 1 Bournemouth Shelf Wed (0) 0 16,676 Plymouth Rugby.

23 Blockheoth 12 BfOtiflihoil (Ps9 Cardiff. 10 20 16 21 Rangers Dundee Utd Aberdeen Celtic Hibernian St Mlrran Dundee Hearts Motherwell Hamilton 6 23 25 21 Ldn Welsh -14 APIs Walsall Peterborough Summerfleld Bllssett Morley. 36 SCOTTISH CUP First Round Replays Dumbarton Inverness Calrney, Christie Mclver 1.000 19 19 19 19 19 19 Rotherham (1) 2 Greslish, Dempsey (pen) 25 16 30 32 17 28 Grimsby (1) 3 North, Cunnlngton, Russell (og) or Brentford 7 17 22 16 8 18 23 14 11 17 29 9 14 13 45 8 21 Norwich Arsenal Coventry Liverpool 21 19 13 26 5,676 0 Enfield or Hartlepool (0) 1 Notts Co (0), Swindon (1) 2 Henry, Marshall (og) Aberavon 13 Orrell 13 Jedtoreat 19 20 11 24 27 20 24 26 22 24 Millwall Allon 3.182 Northampton 20 Northern Otley 37 Pontypool 26 10.619 Oldham (0) 2 Palmer, Kelly 5.540 Oxford (1) 1 Bardsley 10.473 Cardiff Hull Stirling (0) 0 Stranraer (1) 1 HuddersM (0) 1 Chester (0) 0 50u'nmPln, SWIMMING Coventry 13 Sheffield 18 18 12 23 19 14 22 Watford Wilkinson Derby Southampton West Bromwich Everton Met Police. 14 547 MCMtlian GM VAUXHALL CONFERENCE 20 20 22 UHegan b.zss Kettering (0) 2 Bristol (0) 1 Cooke 2 Reece 4950 Northwlch (0) 1 Trsnmsre (1) 2 Preston anprs a Richmond 34 Rosalyn Pk. 36 Sale 37 16 15 16 15 15 16 15 14 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 DIVISION ONE Alrdrle(O) 0 Forfar (1) 3 1,500 Ward.

Brewster Lorlmer Clyde (2) 4 Ayr(1) 2 McGlashan Templeton Tail 2 Sludden Clark 600 Clydebank (2) 4 Queen Of Sth Exeter Univ. 12 Hartlepool 3 19 14 21 14 15 21 Barnsley Chelsea BOB HOLMES In Edinburgh O'Connor Mulr (pen). Saracens. 14 Nottingham West Brom Goodman 2 Hull (0) .0 10.094 8 22 29 20 7 17 16 19 Trhnmere Reading Stewarts Ml Derby Cnty Everton Noltm For Man Utd Shell Wed Middlesbro Q.P.R Aston Villa Luton Tottenham Charlton Wimbledon West Ham Wycombe (0) 0 Newport (0) 2 Cheltenham Torquay 18 or Maidstone Bemt(0) 1 Chorley(O) Fisher (0) 2 Weymouth Cross Keys. 20 Penerth 15 .....19 Goeforth 7 20 10 20 11 20 10 Mscdesfld (0) 1 Reld (pen) Spence (pen) Sunderland Oxford Utd 2.594 Peterboro (0) 0 Reading (1) 1 Senior Runcorn (0) 0 3,509 Tredegar.

31 ValeOiLune 3t Wakefield 7 25 25 19 16 17 18 26 28 18 17 28 15 15 26 13 lb 2 Mills 852 Steel Brentford (0) 0 5,000 Maidstone (0) 1 Sorrell 5,249 Crewe (0) 3 Gardiner Edwards Fishenden Carlisle (1) 1 Goals 20 Man City Blackburn Watford Chelsea W.B.A. Portsmth Barnsley 1S Heodfngley. Ldn 28 1... .2 Morton Waterloo 32 14 29 13 11 28 13 Robertson 9 16 Newcastle Eadle 2 Coyle Dunfermline Jack Robertson Kilmarnock 2,501 4,900 APts 5 42 29 43 5 42 27 40 2 29 18 37 6 40 34 37 5 49 29 34 VAUXHALL OPEL 22 13 21 12 17 11 21 11 19 10 20 9 19 8 Plymouth Leicester PREMIER DIVISION Richards (og) Scarboro(0) 0 2,649 Yeovil (1) 1 Randall 0 Carshalton .1 StorHord 3 Loram 5,612 APts 4 28 17 36 6 34 25 36 5 32 20 35 4 36 22 34 4 29 19 34 4 32 24 32 6 26 26 30 7 29 29 29 5 26 27 29 5 29 25 28 8 23 23 28 6 22 26 28 9 27 25 27 6 24 22 26 5 26 26 26 5 25 25 25 9 31 32 24 9 25 33 24 7 32 32 23 7 20 25 23 8 16 26 20 12 25 36 18 10 17 26 14 12 15 38 14 St Johnston Coyle Walters Jenkins Psrtlck (1) 2 Kerr McCoy (pen) POUNDSTRETCHER NATIONAL LEAGUE Bournemth Stoke Ipswich Leeds Utd Dagenhem 3 St Albans 0 Famborough 2 TuIlM 1 800 40 30 33 39 26 30 35 36 28 35 32 27 26 25 27 22 22 27 28 23 25 20 20 20 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 19 20 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 Rni.v 0 Swindon 0 Sunderlnd DIVISION ONE Dulwlch 1 Grays 1 Harrow 2 Klngstonlsn 1 Leytonstone1 1 Merlow 1 Slough 2 Wokingham 1 Kddrmnstr Macclestld Kettering Barnet Maidstone Fisher Ath Runcorn Yeovil Wycombe Altrncham Welling Utd Sutton Utd Boston Chettnham Chorley Norlhwich Telford Stafford Newport Enfield Weymouth Aylesbury ...2 WaketleW 0 Bromley. Ralth (0) 1 Falkirk (2) 3 Hendon JL Gibson Helherston Cambridge 1 Southget 5 8 30 37 25 9 28 32 23 Charlton Oldham Manchester Utd QPR Nottingham Forest Ipswich Shrewsbury Colchester or Swansea Bath or Welling Blackburn Huddersfield Doncaster or Sheffield Utd Sheffield Wed Yeovil or Torquay Manchester City Leicester Bradford Tottenham Blackpool Bournemouth Kettering Halifax Port Vale Norwich Portsmouth Swindon Birmingham Wimbledon FA Cup sscond round replay detes (7.30 unless stated).

Tuesday Decern, ber 13: Bristol City Aldershot (7.45), Swansea Colchester. Wednesday December 14: Brentford Peterborough (7.45). Maidstone Reading (7.45). Torquay Yeovil. Welling Sth.

HFS LOANS LEAGUE I tea 1 3,000 Burgsss Rae 0 21 20 17 19 18 19 20 21 17 18 18 21 20 17 19 12 27 37 23 Oxford Hull Oldham Bradford Shrewsbry Brighton Walsall Birminghm 3 Stourport 0 Teddlngton .0 VAUXHALL OPEL LEAGUE. Ohf 7 31 29 22 Hounslow. 3 Slough 0 Hevenl 1 NO ADRIAN Moorhouse, no Andy Jameson, no hope. It would have been easy to conclude that Britain's swimmers faced a no-win situation in the Sun Life European Cup that finished in Edinburgh's Commonwealth Pool yesterday. But to have done so would have been an.

unforgivable slight on Kevin Boyd, whose splendid wins in the 400 metres and 1500 metres freestyle were the first 'double' by a Briton and only the second by any swimmer in the eight-year history of the event. The lanky 22-year-old medical student, who equalled the feat of the legendary and now retired Soviet swimmer Vladimir Salnikov, not only became the first Briton to break the magical 15-minute barrier in the longer race but ensured that our men, far from being submerged without a ripple, actually retained then-respectability by finishing fourth of 15. Our women also made the most of an egalitarian points system to come second their best result ever and two places higher than in Monte Carlo last year. If the quality of the opposition was lower than anticipated, the championship still reflected the current strengths of European swimming. The Soviet Union took six out of 8 17 19 22 Basildon 0 Leatherhead 1: Boreham Wood 1 Hampton Chesham 2 Collier Row 0: Met Police 2 Worthing 2: South- 11 27 32 21 Warrington 1 Walton 2 Harbonne 3 I Gymkhana.

0 Bangor. 0 Fleetwood 0 18 12 18 9 18 8 18 9 18 9 18 10 11 22 40 18 11 23 35 17 8 17 30 15 13 21 48 10 Gateshead 1 Mossley. 2 wick 2 Kingsbury Uxbrldgel Staines Horwlch 0 Gainsborough 4 2: Wembley 0 Chalfont St Wiven- Marin 3 Buston .7. 1 hoe 3 Lewes Woking 1 Hitchin 1. Dlv Shepshed 3 Stslybrldge 0 North: Aveley 2 Barton Hemel SLIverDOol 1 Hvde 2 Hempstead 0 Hertford Heybridge APts 19 3 27 26 8 21 Germany were again unassailable, maintaining their 100 per cent record even though all their Olympic medallists were left behind the Berlin Wall.

Boyd loomed over the tournament in more ways than one. When this 6ft 9m leviathan is at full stretch in a 25-metre pool, there does not seem much water left at either end. His lean frame is accentuated by an extraordinary reach and it was no surprise that he had almost 13 seconds to spare over bis nearest rival, Markus Goetze of West Germany. Boyd said his 14:57.36 was 'the fast one I've been aiming and followed a comfortable 400 metres win the day before. EUROPA CUP (Edinburgh).

MIEN: MOO mesne Ireeetylo: Boyd (GB) 14 mlns S7.3S sacs (OB record) Goetze (WG) 2: Oauranov (USSR) 400 metres medley: Gessner (EG) 4 mlns 15.72 sees Sacchi (Its) 2: Papanlkolaou (Gre) 3. 200 metres freestyle: A Malik (EG) 1 min 47.48 sscs 1: Bruha (WG) 2: Evseev (USSR) 1- 48.70 3. 100 metres backstroke: Zsbolotnov (USSR) 5603 sees 1: Mlhalev (Bulg) 56.29 sees 2: Kaiser (EG) 56.60 sees 3. WOMEN: 100 metres freestyle: Schulze (EG) 55 93 sscs: Masts-broek (Neth) 5632 2: Zllllox (WG) 56 36 3. Other pleclngs: Pickering (GB) 57.13 4.200 metres butterfly: Schuster (WG) 2 mlns 13.68 Scarborough (GB) Grein (EG) 2- 1505 3 Women'e 100 metres breast, asreka: Bogomllova (Bui) 1 min 8 20 sees Brownsdon (GB) 1-8-96 (GB raoord)2: A Rat (EG) t-021 a.

APIs 3 37 18 27 3 34 17 24 3 39 26 23 4 28 21 23 5 30 19 22 6 26 24 22 5 27 23 20 7 17 21 16 7 24 29 16 9 21 28 15 8 24 33 9 21 34 13 11 25 36 11 13 17 41 6 SOUTH EAST Havant Southgate Hounslow L'tonlans COUNTIES Falkirk Alrdrle Clydebank Ounfrmllne St Johnstne Morton Forfar Meadowbk Clyde Raith Ayr Utd Kilmarnck Partick Queen Sth 32 13 20 25 11 18 LEAGUE. Ohr Fulham 1 Charlton 1 sauthnart a Matlock Swifts 2 Blllsricay Horncnurcn Qllllngham 2 Levton Orient 1: OPR Worksop 2 Ipswich Southend 2 Millwall Wat- I Gymkhana Bromley 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 15 12 18 16 13 16 14 12 16 Wei ton DIVISION THREE Wlgan(l) 3 Southend (0). 0 Thompson, 2,027 Griffiths. Holden RUGBY LEAGUE JOHN PLAYER TROPHY Sml Final St Helens. 11 Wldnes 20 TREBLE CHANCE No claims are required this week.

With 14 score draws and four no-score draws, the dividend forecast is very low. SHERPA VAN TROPHY Premllmlnary Round Southern Section Chesterfld (2) 2 Mansfield (1) 1 3 17 14 15 3 11 12 15 ioro i iMorwicn west Ham Chelsea 1. Dlv It Bournemouth 5 Bristol Luton 2 Crystal Palace 2: Northampton 1 Brentford 1: Oxford 1 Bristol Southampton 2 Brighton 0: Tottenham Stourport Slough Harborne Teddlngton Stevenage Boro Letchworth QC 0 Royston Purtleet 2 Harlow Rain-ham 3 Berkhamstesd Saffron Wal-den 2 Wltham Vauxhall 0 Tilbury 3: Ware 3 Clapton 0: Wolverton 1 Trent 1. Dlv II South Egham 1 Banstesd 0: Epsom 2 Molesey 3: Feltham 1 Newbury 3: Harefield 0 Rulsllp Manor 3: Horsham 1 Maidenhead 2. Hunger-ford 3 Southall 1: Petersfield 3 Eastbourne 2: Yeadlng 0 Finchley 6: Whyteleafe 0 Flackwell Heath 2.

TODAY'S SPORT Bloomer. Coleman 5 16 17 13 5 14 18 13 6 12 25 12 4 8 10 10 LEADING GOALSCORERS. Dlv 17 Mclnally (Aston Villa). 15 Smith (Arsenal). 12 Saunders (Derby -6 for Oxford).

11 Cascarino (Millwall). Dlv II: 18 Tynan (Plymouth). 12 Bunn (Oldham). Garner (Blackburn). iicnester z.

OVENDEN PAPERS COMBINA TION. Arsensl 4 Swindon Wimble, don 5 Southampton 0. Waller Olllinghem (1) 2 Lillis. Peacock 2.640 Fulham Walker 1.970 isca Grinstead Cambridge Wakefield Warrington 8 25 6 24 7 31 DIVISION TWO Boumevllle 2 Cannock, ...1 FOOTBALL. Barclays Loegue: Division 1: Liverpool Everton (3.05) FA 2nd Round: Doncaster Sheffield Utd (noon).

Enfield Cardltl (2). NatWest Trophy: Glasgow Sunderland (4). Cerlsbsrg Lse: Olympic Derby (4). Net Trophy: qtr final: Brixton Manchester (4). Net Women's Cup qtr final: Tyneside Crystal Palace (2): Harlesden London YMCA (4).

LAWN WCT World Mas-Ian Doubles Ch'ehlpc (Royal Albert Hall). Brean 5 Broibourne 1 1 Coventry Gore Westdltf Anchoriane. Peterborough 0 .4 6 nine men's titles and those Check for LHlhswoods. Ver none and Zetters. Score draw Sols, noooes draw 2pts sway win Itjpls, Iwnss whs 1st.

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