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Substitutes used: L Martin, L Tchou, D Madl, K Kauffman.Umpires: L Crespo (Arg), K Yasueda (Japan).. The Australian team won a deserved second consecutive gold medal in the three-day event which was completed at the Georgia International Horse Park yesterday. They won by a decisive 57.25 points margin from the United States, with New Zealand just 7.45 penalties behind for bronze. A cautious British coach, Sue Slocombe, said: "We know Spain well and won't underestimate them despite their poor start here There is little between all the teams.
We are full of confidence after our win and can challenge for a place in the medal matches."In an ill-tempered men's Pool A game, India, with two goals from Dhanraj Pillay, beat the United States 4-0 to register their first win of the tournament.GREAT BRITAIN: H Rose (Sutton Canada Life); J Atkins (Bradford Swithenbank, capt); S Fraser ( Bonagrass Grove), K Brown (Slough), K Johnson (Balsam Leicester); P Robertson (Edinburgh), M Davies (Sutton Canada Life), T Miller (Clifton); J Sixsmith (Sutton Canada Life), R Simpson (Edinburgh), A Bennett (Slough). But chances were still going begging and a draw was beginning to look likely until Nicholls, who had previously had two very good near misses, weaved past three American defenders and forced her way into the circle to see her powerful cross deflected into the net by Simpson from close in.There were some anxious moments, generally created by the hustling Kelli James, in the British circle, particularly after Britain had taken the lead and the Americans pressed for an equaliser but with Hilary Rose again at her sharpest, the defence made precious few errors against the extremely fit, fast-moving Americans.Britain today play the defending Olympic champions Spain, who are still without a point. After their torrid opening game, which they lost 5-0 to South Korea, and then their heroic defensive draw against the Dutch, they knew that only a victory and two points against the Americans would keep alive their medal hopes.With Jane Sixsmith looking much more like her old self and Mandy Nicholls taking the game to the Americans, Britain put the host nation under real pressure. United States 0 Great Britain 1 Rhona Simpson, the Edinburgh striker who makes a habit of scoring important goals, is unlikely to have chalked up a more important one than the 51st- minute winner against the United States in Britain's third game in the Olympic tournament round-robin. Britain opted for attack before a large, partisan crowd in the Morris Brown stadium on Tuesday.
English rugby union officials will meet at yet another emergency meeting next Wednesday in a bid to close the gap between them and their European partners over the pounds 87.5m BSkyB deal. On Tuesday at a meeting in Cardiff, the Rugby Football Union was told, after failing to reach agreement with the other Home Unions, to reconsider its position and come back with new proposals to be reinstated into the Five Nations' Championship. Last night the full Five Nations Committee - including France - held a meeting in London and again emphasised that the onus was entirely on the English to find a settlement.The FNC said: "The Five Nations committee are now awaiting the outcome of a special executive meeting of the Rugby Football Union.". Damon Hill could be out of the Williams team for next season's Formula One championship according to a report in the specialist magazine Autosport. Frank Williams is believed to have reached agreement with German driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen, according to a source close to the team who is quoted as saying: "I know that a deal with Frentzen has already happened. I think it is wrong a guy like Hill goes in there and gives his all and then his feelings, his career and emotions are treated in this way." But both the Williams team and Michael Breen, Hill's manager, have denied the rumours insisting Hill will not be moved out. Hill, whose contract ends this year, is reportedly aiming to arrange talks about his future ahead of this Sunday's German Grand Prix at Hockenheim.. The free transfer from Norwich quit Charlton on Monday for "personal reasons" only a couple of days after agreeing to join them.Kenny Dalglish's son, Paul, is having a trial at Liverpool with the chance of a contract if he impresses in pre-season games.The Vauxhall Conference champions, Stevenage Borough, will appeal against yesterday's High Court ruling that denied them promotion to the League because it was decided they had brought their action too late.Former Rangers manager Jock Wallace died yesterday aged 60..