Briefs2-Switzerland capture A1 Grand Prix title

Sun May 4, 2008 9:32pm BST
 
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May 4 (Reuters) - Sports news in brief from around the world.

Motor racing - Switzerland won the A1 Grand Prix title after the season-ending race at Brands Hatch with India's Narain Karthikeyan taking his second race win of the championship, the self-styled World Cup of MotorSport.

Switzerland scored 168 points with New Zealand second on 127 and Britain third with 126.

Soccer - A hat-trick from midfielder Florentin Petre helped champions CSKA Sofia to a 3-0 win over Chernomorets Burgas.

CSKA, who top the standings with 74 points from 28 matches, sealed their 31st Bulgarian league on Wednesday.

Soccer - Dinamo Bucharest dented Steaua Bucharest's chances of winning the league title with a 2-1 victory in a tense Romanian first division derby.

CFR Cluj beat Gloria Bistrita 1-0 on Saturday after a goal from Argentine striker Sebastian Dubarbier and lead the table on 73 points. Steaua stay second on 72 points with a match remaining.

(Editing by Pritha Sarkar)

 

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