• The battle was fought on 21 September 1745 and saw Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite army win a resounding victory over the Hanoverian forces of King George II.

    BBC: Writer calls for Battle of Prestonpans visitor hub

  • The Leafs could have ended their postseason drought with a win over the Islanders and a Carolina victory over the Winnipeg Jets, but instead dropped to 13-8-2 at home with a second straight loss.

    WSJ: Tavares and Isles beat Leafs 5-3

  • The former England boss may have opened his account with a win over Fiji last weekend but victory over the Wallabies, who were on a 16-game winning streak against them, looked highly unlikely.

    BBC: Scotland 9-8 Australia

  • When he broke to lead 2-1 in the second set after recovering from 40-15 down, Murray looked on course for a straightforward win, but Nadal rarely hands over a victory.

    BBC: Andy Murray stuns Rafael Nadal to reach Toronto final

  • He began his reign with a 1-0 win over Zimbabwe in November 2000 and a one-off Test victory over newcomers Bangladesh.

    BBC: SPORT | Cricket | India left on the Wright track

  • John's to its third straight win, a 72-60 victory over Rutgers on Wednesday night.

    WSJ: Sampson, St. John's overcome Rutgers 72-60

  • Van Vleet scored 12 points as the Shockers (30-8) followed up last week's win over top-ranked Gonzaga with a nail-biting victory over the second-seeded Buckeyes (29-8), whose 11-game winning streak ended one game short of their second straight Final Four.

    NPR: Wichita State Upsets OSU 70-66 For Final Four Trip

  • Enroth, who started because Ryan Miller was sidelined because of a sinus infection, earned his first victory since a 5-1 win over Washington on Nov. 26, 2011.

    WSJ: Foligno scores 2 in Sabres' 3-1 win over Rangers

  • Tremlett kept up the big hitting but Udal removed Dernbach for nine and Collins dismissed Linley without scoring in the following over to wrap up a big win for Middlesex, only their second victory over their rivals since 1995.

    BBC: Tremlett knock in vain as Surrey crash to innings loss

  • Benneteau had hoped to become the fifth Frenchman to win the title after recording a shock victory over Roger Federer in the semifinal.

    CNN: Del Potro rampant in Rotterdam

  • American Steven Lopez achieved a late victory over Azerbaijan's Rashad Ahmadov to win bronze -- with a second bronze going to China's Zhu Guo, who defeated Britain's Aaron Cook.

    CNN: France win BMX gold as Briton Reade crashes

  • Champions United cruised to a 5-0 home win over Wigan, while Arsenal secured a 4-1 victory at bottom club Portsmouth.

    CNN: Easy wins for Man United and Arsenal

  • Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych sealed the Czech Republic's win over Croatia with a 6-1 6-3 6-4 victory over Marin Cilic and Lovro Zovko on Saturday.

    BBC: Spain and Czechs through to final

  • Ireland were as sloppy, insipid and lacking punch in their narrow win over Italy as the French were full of invention and verve in a pulsating victory over Scotland.

    BBC: Ireland v France

  • When Greece unexpectedly reached the last eight with a 1-0 win over Russia, a day before key elections which saw a narrow victory for pro-Euro party New Democracy, Greek newspapers were quick to link Friday's game with the country's economic turmoil and strained relations with Germany.

    CNN: Economic turmoil has 'affected' Greece team at Euro 2012

  • With London Irish returning to the top of the table with a crushing victory over Newcastle, this was a vital game for Gloucester to win and they will be grateful for Barkley's contribution against a Saracens side missing England captain Steve Borthwick.

    BBC: Gloucester 22-16 Saracens

  • Kingston played the final quarter of Ghana's win over Sudan last weekend - a victory which secured the Black Stars a place in the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.

    BBC: Kingston hits back at Hearts boss

  • The victory not only advances Uruguay to four points and to top of the table ahead of their final group game with Mexico, but gives them their first World Cup finals victory since a group stage win over South Korea at Italia 90.

    BBC: South Africa 0-3 Uruguay

  • At the other end of the table, Aston Villa moved out of the bottom three with a 2-1 win over midtable West Ham, ending a run of nine league matches without a victory.

    CNN: Manchester United win turns screw on EPL title rivals

  • The Mets wasted a fine performance by Jeremy Hefner when Ruben Tejada's error led to a five-run seventh inning for the Miami Marlins in a 7-5 victory over New York on Friday night, Mike Redmond's first win as a big league manager.

    WSJ: Mets' miscues help Marlins to first win of season

  • Meanwhile, in the other group game, Senegalese striker Dame Ndoye's first-half goal proved the difference as FC Copenhagen recorded their opening victory with a 1-0 win over Sparta Prague.

    CNN: Werder Bremen go clear in Europa Cup group

  • Since its most impressive win of the season, a 70-68 road victory over then-No. 1 Louisville, Syracuse has gone 5-5 in the Big East and dropped to No. 12 in the AP top 25.

    WSJ: Syracuse scuffling down the stretch

  • The Wildcats sweated out their latest victory, a 69-61 win over Louisville on Saturday night in the Superdome, and it's true that they weren't nearly as dominant as they had been in the NCAA tournament.

    WSJ: Kentucky Defeats Louisville, Advances to NCAA Championship

  • Real Sociedad claimed fourth place with a 4-1 win at home to Valladolid, while Valencia moved up to seventh with a 3-0 victory over fellow European hopefuls Real Betis.

    CNN: Juventus join Europe's double-digit leaders

  • United captain Vidic has missed his club's last two games, Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League win over Olympique Marseille and Saturday's 1-0 league victory against Bolton, after picking up a knock in the 2-0 FA Cup win over Arsenal earlier this month.

    BBC: Kyle Lafferty

  • Wales followed up last week's victory at Twickenham with a 30-15 win over Scotland in Cardiff on Saturday.

    BBC: Fear drives Wales team forward

  • Smith's side now face Serie A club Fiorentina, who followed up their win over Everton with victory over PSV.

    BBC: Smith pride at Uefa Cup progress

  • Marquette advanced with a 71-61 victory over Miami, the first win in the round of 16 for the Golden Eagles after losses the last two seasons.

    WSJ: Big East breaking up with a bang

  • The margin of victory equalled the Kiwis' previous biggest win over PNG - a 64-0 rout in 1996.

    BBC: New Zealand 76-12 Papua New Guinea

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