| Somerset denied after Durham draw • Andre Adams takes two quick wickets to hand Notts title• Somerset denied their first victory after draw with DurhamNottinghamshire snatched the County Championship First Division title away from Somerset on a thrilling final day of the season.Nottinghamshire looked second favourites to win their first title since 2005 heading into the final day after the opening three days of their match at Lancashire were ruined by rain.But Chris Read's side remarkably made up the six-point margin on Somerset, who could only draw at Durham, to finish level with the south-west county and claim the title on account of having won more games during the season.Nottinghamshire made up the ground after they claimed maximum batting points, on the back of Adam Voges's century, before they took three quick wickets to secure the remaining point they required.Needing to take the trio of wickets in only 16 overs, Ryan Sidebottom removed Karl Brown, before Andre Adams took the wickets of Mark Chilton and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.Somerset had the chance to clinch the title themselves when they bowled out Durham late in the day at Chester-le-Street to leave them needing 180 from 17 overs.But Marcus Trescothick's side lost three early wickets to ruin their chase, before settling on a draw, which proved insufficient as Nottinghamshire snuck home.NottinghamshireSomersetCounty Championship Division OneCricketguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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I still have a shot at title, says Vettel • Vettel not giving up despite failing to finish on Sunday• 'We all saw in Korea how quickly things can change'Sebastian Vettel is convinced he is still in with a chance of becoming Formula One world champion despite failing to finish the Korean grand prix when his engine blew nine laps from home.Instead of leading the championship for what would have been the first time this year, Vettel now finds himself 25 points down on Fernando Alonso, who has won four of the last seven races. The title lead has swapped nine times between five drivers over the course of 17 races.With just the grands prix in Brazil and Abu Dhabi to come, Vettel knows his chances are slim, but the 23-year-old is far from despondent. "I am the last person to give up," he said. My chances? They are how they are. I cannot change anything."Of course, it is even harder and more interesting to try to go for the title, but as long as I have a tiny chance ... We still have two races to go, and we all saw in Korea how quickly things can change."The race for the title is not over yet so let's wait to see what the chequered flag in Abu Dhabi brings."The engine failure was a particularly bitter for Vettel, adding to Red Bull Racing's misery after Mark Webber crashed out earlier in the race."It was such a hard moment," Vettel said. "With Mark's crash it was hard for us as a team." Red Bull do still lead the constructors' championship, though, by 27 points from McLaren. "But when I look at myself I know the reason for the failure was not my fault, was nothing to do with my performance or speed."At the time there was no sign of the engine defect. In turn 17 I suddenly lost a row of cylinders and had strong vibrations. Only half the engine was working."I could then count down to the moment when the engine would break. It would have been the last race for that engine anyway. We still have engines with little mileage, so at least I'll be fine for the remaining two races."Sebastian VettelFormula OneMotor sportguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |