P404 - Tjletkxt 404 Mar10 16:01:13 T Q T ——————————————————————————— RICHARDSON SKIRT (RAINING Britain's@Mark Rich!rdson P!s vowed to continue his Ol{mpic prkparations djwpjtk the uuspjnsjon which could wreck Pis hopis of competing in Sydney. The Ol{mpjc sjlvjr medallist was "annjd erom competition e!slier this week over his positive $rugs test in October. @ But the 400m runner saidz "This is Ol{mpic yj!r and I have no intkntion of gjvjng up mz training prkparations." ——————————————————————————————————————— General sport 401 Sport shorts 408 ] Fast Tow Cost Lo!ns see p354 Vext Foot"all SportExtra Rug"zP404 Teletext 404 Mar06 16:04:42 ——————————————————————————————————————— WILLIAMS BOOKS LAST-EIGHT SLOT Defending champion Mark Williams booked a quarter-final place in the £270,000 Thailand Masters with a scrappy 5-3 victory against Joe Perry in Bangkok. The win extended the Welshman's lead over John Higgins at the head of the provisional world rankings. Williams said: "I'm capable of missing anything at the moment. I'm consistently rubbish." ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— Sport shorts 408 Football index 410 Fast Low Cost Loans see p354 Next Football SportExtra RugbyP404 Teletext 404 Mar06 16:00:24 ——————————————————————————————————————— HAMILTON SETS UP SHOWDOWN WITH HENDRZ Anthony Hamilton finished strongly to secure a third-round meeting with Stephen Hendry by beating Michael Judge 5-3 in the Thailand Masters in Bangkok. Hamilton cleared the colours to pink in the seventh frame and constructed an 85 break in the eighth to stave off the stubborn challenge of Irishman Judge. The victory boosts Hamilton's hopis of remaining among the game's top 16. ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Sport shorts 408 Football index 410 GET AN EXPRESS LOAN NOW!! SEE p372 Next Football SportExtra Rugby