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Scottish Championship favourites Hibernians dip in form continued as they were knocked out of the Irn Bru Cup by St Mirren. Neil Lennons side have now failed to win in each of their last four games after the second tiers bottom side came back to win 2-1 at Easter Road.Alex Harris gave Hibs a lead after 37 minutes but four minutes later their opponents were level when Stevie Mallan struck with an excellent free-kick. Although the home sides Dylan McGeouch later hit a post, it was David Clarkson who won the game for the visitors eight minutes from the end.There were no such problems for Hibs fellow title hopefuls Dundee United, who recorded a narrow 1-0 win at Stranraer. St Mirrens David Clarkson puts his side 2-1 up at Easter Road A header from on-loan Norwich midfielder Tony Andreu midway through the second half secured their victory at Stair Park.Dunfermline striker Farid El Alagui hit an unusual hat-trick as he scored all three goals in his teams 2-1 win against Queens Park.Having come on at half-time, the Moroccan had given his side a comfortable lead by the hour mark with a brace. Tony Andreus second-half header gave Dundee United a 1-0 win at Stranraer He then set up a nervy finish, however, as he nodded into his own net to complete his treble - all of them headers - and he will have felt relief at the final whistle at not impeding his side too much.The introduction of teams from Wales and Northern Ireland has brought mixed outcomes so far, with Crusaders losing 2-1 at home to Livingston on Friday night.The guest teams poor form continued into Saturday at first as Welsh Premier League side Bala Town were beaten 4-2 by Alloa in Jack Ross final game in charge before leaving for St Mirren. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Greg Spence scored twice before half-time and Jon Robertson also netted before Lee Hunts penalty reduced the deficit.Kevin Cawley made it 4-1 before Stuart Jones netted what amounted to nothing more than a consolation moments before the end.Where Crusaders and Bala failed, The New Saints were far more impressive as they won 3-1 at Forfar Athletic. Greg Draper (second left) hit a hat-trick as The New Saints won 3-1 at Forfar Athletic Greg Draper scored a hat-trick at Station Park, with Stuart Malcolm ensuring the teams were level at the break before Drapers final two goals in the last 10 minutes swung the match his sides way.Queen of the South will host Linfield in the final game of the last 16 on Sunday, with the quarter-final draw then taking place on Monday afternoon.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! 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Ribery terrorized the Schalke defence throughout and put the home side ahead in the 36th minute when he chipped the goalkeeper before stroking the ball into the empty net. The French winger struck again after the interval, combining with Thomas Mueller on the left before firing a deflected shot beyond the helpless Timo Hildebrand in the 55th, as Bayern bounced back from Wednesdays 1-0 loss at FC Basel in the Champions League.SAKHIR, Bahrain -- Mercedes locked out the front row for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Nico Rosberg claimed pole position on Saturday, qualifying ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. Rosbergs time of 1 minute, 33.185 seconds at the Bahrain International Circuit was a quarter of a second faster than Hamilton, who had to abandon his final flying lap after running wide at the first corner. It was Mercedes third straight pole to start the Formula One season but the first for Rosberg, who equaled his father Keke with five career poles. Rosberg leads the championship on 43 points, 18 ahead of Hamilton. "It has just worked well through the weekend, finding my way, making progress and getting through some issues," Rosberg said. "I have good memories of this track, winning the GP2 championship and starting my first race in F1. I enjoy coming here and again today its suited me." Rosberg and Hamilton have a win each from the opening two races of the season and Mercedes also dominated the three practice sessions leading into qualifying, both in day and night conditions, with Sundays race to be held at night for the first time. The only surprise was Rosberg taking pole ahead of Hamilton, who usually thrives in the one-lap format. "I locked up in the last lap but generally I am happy for the team," Hamilton said. "Nico did a great job and naturally Im happy my teammate is there and not someone else." Defending four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel did not even make the final session of qualifying and will start from 10th on the grid -- promoted one spot as his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo, who qualified third, gets a 10-place grid penalty from the previous race in Malaysia. Vettel paid the price for a session-ending spin in pre-qualifying practice which prevented him from getting valuable data on how to set up the car on tthe soft-tire, low-fuel setting.dddddddddddd He also complained of a downshifting problem. "The final run for some reason was a bit more difficult, the rears were locking up," Vettel said. "We had been playing around with it for quite a while, we are still not where we want to be but I dont want to blame it on that. There was a little bit more in the car which I couldnt get to, so I am not happy with today." Williams driver Valtteri Bottas and Force Indias Sergio Perez qualified fourth and fifth respectively and, with the one-place promotion, both equaled their best career starting positions. Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen qualified sixth, four places ahead of Fernando Alonso, to take the qualifying honours over his teammate for the first time this season in what is expected to a year-long fight between the two former world champions. Alonso said the car was down on power in the final part of qualifying, though he felt the teams starting grid positions of fifth and ninth were "more or less what we expected to be honest." "Q2 we were down a little bit and Q3 we lost more," Alonso said. "Still, we didnt miss out on the possibility of pole position because we are not in that kind of position. Its just a couple of places that hopefully tomorrow we can recover." McLarens Jenson Button, contesting his 250th grand prix, qualified in seventh and his teammate Kevin Magnussen was ninth, separated by Felipe Massa of Williams. Aside from Vettels early elimination, the main surprise of Q2 was Force Indias Nico Hulkenberg qualifying in 12th, having been fastest of all drivers in Q1 and showing strong pace during the practice sessions. Saubers Adrian Sutil was hit with a five-place grid penalty for impeding Lotus Romain Grosjean in the first session of qualifying, sending him to the very back of the grid. ' ' '