Enppi fall short STADE Malien beat visiting Enppi of Egypt in Bamako to seal a place in the final of the Confederation Cup. The Malian side will now play Algeria's Entente Setif, who beat Bayelsa United 2- 1 on aggregate, in the two-legged final in late November and early December. Sunday's result means Stade Malien wins the semi-final 6-4 on aggregate after the two sides drew 2-2 in Egypt a fortnight earlier. The visiting Egyptians took the lead after just eight minutes through Tewfik Hassan. The Malians then hit back with two quick goals first through Bakary Coulibaly in the 33rd minute and then Ousmane Bagayoko four minutes leader. Ivorian Zeka Goore the levelled things up for Enppi in the 61st minute. Stade Malien regained the lead through Bagayoko in the 72nd minute and Coulibaly added a second of his own with four minutes remaining to seal the 4-2 victory. Algeria's Entente Setif booked their place in the Confederation Cup final courtesy of yet another strike from in-form striker Abdelmalek Ziaya. Ziaya struck after 10 minutes to secure a 1-0 win over Bayelsa United of Nigeria in the second leg of the semi-final. The winner increased the Setif target man's cup tally to 13 goals. Setif progressed 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in Nigeria two weeks earlier. First in UK BRITAIN's first dedicated anti-doping body is set to open on 14 December. UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), to be based in London, will take on the responsibility for drug testing from UK Sport. A confidential "drug cheat" hotline is planned for 2010, along with an athletes' committee to liaise between UKAD and competitors. "It is the latest step in our war on drug cheats and will ensure this country leads the way on anti-doping," said Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe. "The integrity of sport must not be put at risk and fans need to be confident that the athletes they are watching are clean. "With greater links with law enforcement agencies, UKAD will help us catch cheats before they get to the start line." UKAD hope the 'drug cheat' hotline -- aimed at ensuring those suspected of doping are reported -- will be up and running shortly after the new agency has settled into its role. The new national anti-doping organisation will take on the existing testing and education responsibilities currently delivered by UK Sport in the build-up to the London Olympics in 2012. Scrappy Froch CARL Froch retained his WBC super- middleweight crown with a scrappy split decision victory over Andre Dirrell. Froch started slowly in Nottingham and struggled to pin down his awkward and rather negative opponent. The American spent long periods running and holding, although he did catch Froch with some hurtful left hands, especially in the latter stages. Two judges scored the fight 115-112 in Froch's favour, while the third gave it to Dirrell 114-113. However, they were in unanimous agreement on only four of the 12 rounds, illustrating what a difficult bout it was to score. The match-up, in Froch's home city, was the second in the Super Six super- middleweight tournament masterminded by American broadcaster Showtime. "I'm a little bit dissatisfied but I can only beat what's in front of me," Froch told BBC Radio 5 live. "We never really stood and had a trade and got going with anything," added Froch, who is now undefeated in 26 fights with 20 knockouts. Dirrell believed he had done enough to win the fight. "I thought I held him off enough, boxed him enough to get a decision," said Dirrell, who falls to 18 wins with 13 knockouts and one defeat. "We know where we're at, but I'm going to hold my head with pride... I still don't know why (the referee) took the point from me. "I'm still clueless on the point for leaning on him. He'd been holding me, hitting me in the back of the head the whole time, bringing me down on one knee. He'd been rough the whole fight." Eight-thousand fans crammed into the Trent FM Arena to see Froch defend his title for the second time, and they were forced to wait until the action to get under way, for the benefit of the American television audience. The reward for their patience was an ugly affair, with clean punches at a premium, dubious tactics aplenty and Dirrell falling to the canvas at regular intervals. Sloan shines UNITED States star Bridget Sloan won the all-around title at the World Gymnastics Championships as team-mate Rebecca Bross cracked under pressure. Bross finished on 57.775 points to Sloan's 57.825, thanks to an error in her last move of the competition. Britain's Becky Downie disappointed, falling on the uneven bars and on the balance beam to end the final 16th. Nottingham gymnast Downie, 17, had been expected to beat her 12th-place finish at last year's Olympic Games. Fellow Briton Rebecca Wing performed well, but the relative lack of difficulty in her routines ensured she finished down in 18th. "I did the best I could but didn't quite pull it off," Downie told BBC Sport. "There are plenty of opportunities still to come. It's all part of the learning process. "I was happy with the floor and vault, and even with the fall, my bars routine was better. I just happened to fall off twice in the beam." Downie had been tipped to produce Britain's best finish at a women's all-around final since Beth Tweddle came fourth at the World Championships in Melbourne four years ago. But her fall on the uneven bars cost her valuable points, dropping her score on the apparatus to 13.600. She earlier hit all her tumbles in the floor routine to start in fine form, then got a good contact in a solid vault performance. Falling on the bars removed any chance of a top-six finish, and she lost her way in her final event, the beam, falling twice more.
