But looking ahead, Mr Clare said it was too early to draw any firm conclusions for the year ahead as the first quarter of the financial year was a traditionally quiet time for the group.
Argentina's 22-14 win in Italy has lifted the Pumas above Martin Johnson's side into fourth ahead of the draw for the 2011 World Cup on 1 December.
The executive committee will hold an emergency meeting in Cape Town on Wednesday, two days ahead of the draw for the finals, to assess the idea of extra match officials, one behind each goal.
Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink had already conceded the title after his side's 0-0 midweek draw against at Everton, but ahead of the trip to Upton Park, the Dutchman had insisted his side were keen to finish as runners-up.
After an incredibly tense draw at Old Trafford, England moved ahead with a three-wicket win at Trent Bridge.
They offered some great ideas about implementation and outreach, suggestions about strategies to make sure that the Affordable Care Act is successful, and I will continue to draw on their experience in the months ahead.
Earlier Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that he and Boehner had a "pleasant conversation" by phone and that he didn't expect either man to "draw any lines in the sand" ahead of negotiations.
"He was not able to participate in the last World Cup but what is more important here is to give this continent a face, a human face in football, " he said ahead of Sunday's draw for the qualifying rounds.
Biimingham's five-game winning run was ended in a 1-1 draw at Everton as Diniyar Bilyaletdinov fired Everton ahead in the fifth minute but Sebastian Larsson equalized in the 22nd.
Speaking ahead of Sunday's qualifying draw for the 2010 tournament, Blatter said the World Cup could help solve the social ills of the hosts South Africa by acting as a catalyst for development.
Resuming play on 335 for four, Surrey pushed ahead to ensure Leicestershire could hope for a draw at best.
America might even draw interesting lessons from what happens overseas in the years ahead--there, despite what Monsieur Sarkozy hopes, market liberalism is not in retreat.
"I'm looking at Dortmund this time, " the Dane, who skippered United as they secured a dramatic 2-1 win over Bayern Munich 13 years ago, told CNN, ahead of Thursday's last -16 draw.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the plan on Thursday, more than a year ahead of a game that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors to the New York area.
The draw was good enough as Blackpool finished the season a point ahead of Swansea, who drew 0-0 with Doncaster.
The draw mean third-placed Milan ended the weekend two points ahead of Fiorentina in the race to win a place in the qualifying rounds of the European Champions League next season, with one match still to play.
Only a last-minute goal from Cole saved England from defeat at Wembley, but Capello drew some positives from the salvaged draw, saying the performance was another step forward for his side ahead of World Cup qualifying campaign which begins in Andorra on 6 September.
Gatland's comments came eight days after he sparked controversy by highlighting players' failings in the wake of their 16-16 draw with Fiji and announced hooker Rees would lead Wales against New Zealand ahead of back-rower Ryan Jones.
BBC: Wales point fingers at themselves - boss Warren Gatland
The left-arm spinner bowed unchanged from before lunch until midway through the afternoon session for 24 overs as Leicestershire progressed from trailing by 87 overnight to finish 100 runs ahead on 238-6 when the two sides agreed on a draw.
The players failed to find their club form as England were held to a 1-1 draw by the United States in their World Cup group opener on 11 June ahead of a dour scoreless stalemate with Algeria on 18 June.
Southeast Asia has also continued to stand out this year for share sales, ahead of former market leader Hong Kong, which is still struggling to draw investors disillusioned by listings that have underperformed.
The draw, however, was enough to give them hope of further progress in the weeks ahead, while Grant was left to ponder the possible ramifications of failing to achieve the seven points from four games demanded by co-owner David Sullivan earlier this month.
Paddy McLaughlin put Stute ahead on two minutes but Gareth Tommons' 57th-minute goal earned Coleraine a draw.
King, who was replaced by Jamie Carragher during the 1-1 draw, has been ruled out for three weeks, leaving coach Fabio Capello with limited options ahead of their upcoming Group C games against Algeria and Slovenia.
BBC: Rio Ferdinand will not return to World Cup after injury
The 33-year-old was replaced by Ignazio Abate 28 minutes into the 1-1 draw at the San Siro last Wednesday, which left Milan two points behind group leaders Real Madrid ahead of the final match away to Swiss side Zurich on December 8.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat John Isner 6-3 6-2 to put France ahead before Williams fought off Mathilde Johansson 3-6 7-5 6-4 to draw the U.S. level.
CNN: Injured Sharapova pulls out of season opening tournament
The result ensured the Czechs finish first in the group with 29 points, ahead of second-placed Germany -- who were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw at home by Wales.
But England rewarded fans who made the 15-hour journey from the U.K. The Three Lions rebounded from a lackluster 1-1 draw with Ireland in a friendly at Wembley on Wednesday that raised questions about Roy Hodgson's strategy ahead of key World Cup qualifying matches against Moldova and Ukraine in September.
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Higgins moved 5-2 ahead but Dott won frame eight, edged the next two with clearances of 57 and 64 to draw level and won the deciding frame 61-20.
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