Motorsport: Gronholm extends lead

Finland's Marcus Gronholm dominated the Swedish rally, winning all five stages to extend his lead over world champion Sebastien Loeb of France to 28.1s.

After taking the three early stages the two times champion, driving a Ford Focus, won the Hara 2 stage in 6m 2.4s, edging out Loeb by just 0.3s.

Loeb, racing a Citroen for the privately entered Kronos team, lost another 6.5s to Gronholm in the Sundsjon 2 stage, with Finn Mikko Hirvonen once again in third place.

Swede Daniel Carlsson (Mitsubishi) took third from his Italian teammate Gianluigi Galli after that stage and trails Gronholm by 2m 12.4s.

High jump record
Sweden's Kajsa Bergqvist set a world indoor record in the women's high jump in Germany yesterday when she cleared 2.08m.

Bergqvist improved the previous mark of 2.07m set by Heike Henkel, of Germany, in 1992.