Gaudio wins Associated PressBastad, July 5:Gaston Gaudio lost only four games in a straight-set victory over Nikolay Davidenko in the first round of the Swedish Open. Gaudio, the French Open champion, won 6-3, 6-1 on centre court over the unseeded Russian, who has... 06 Jul, 2004
TIME OUT Blues sign HeskeyBIRMINGHAM: Birmingham completed the signing of forward Emile Heskey from Liverpool on Tuesday for a club record $11 million. Heskey, a regular in the England squad, signed a five-year contract. “I think Birmingham is a progressive... 18 May, 2004
Federer wins at Hamburg Associated PressHamburg, May 16:Roger Federer confirmed his status as No 1 in the world by beating the top court-clay player of the last year to win the Hamburg Masters for the second time since 2002 and end Guillermo Coria’s 31-match winning streak.... 16 May, 2004
Federer, Coria in final Associated PressHamburg, May 15:Roger Federer showed why he is the No 1 in the world by dismantling one of his predecessors, Lleyton Hewitt, 6-0, 6-4 in one hour to reach the final of the Hamburg Masters. Federer’s opponent will be defending champion... 15 May, 2004
Hewitt advances to second round Associated PressHamburg, May 11:Lleyton Hewitt saved a set point and beat Jonas Bjorkman 6-0, 7-6 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Hamburg Masters. In other early action, 13th-seeded Fernando Gonzalez also advanced, but two seeded players... 11 May, 2004
Davydenko, Novak upset Associated PressHamburg, May 10:Florian Mayer, a German wild card, upset Jiri Novak 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 on Monday to reach the second round of the Hamburg Masters Nikolay Davydenko, who won the BMW Open in Munich two weeks ago, went out against Sargis... 10 May, 2004
TIME OUT Janasewa School triumphKATHMANDU: Janasewa School defeated Bagh Bhairab School 4-1 in the final of the Martyrs’ Memorial Cup 2061 football tournament today. Sabindra Maharjan scored two goals, while Devendra Maharjan netted one and the other came... 09 May, 2004
Venus wins, Serena pulls out, Capriati loses Associated PressCharleston, April 16:The top three seeds at the Family Circle Cup are no longer playing. And none of them lost on the court. Venus Williams, seeded fourth, is the highest remaining seed after Serena, seeded second, withdrew citing a... 16 Apr, 2004
King Juan Carlos looks to halt usurper Hewitt Australian top seed Lleyton Hewitt is the principal challenger to defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero when the $4.7 million ATP Italian international tennis tournament gets underway here on Monday. Hewitt may not be the greatest of players on red... 05 May, 2002
Kournikova out in second round at Bol Ladies Open Anna Kournikova, still seeking her first WTA tournament title, was ousted in the second round of the Croatian Open on Thursday by seventh-seeded Tina Pisnik of Slovenia, 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-3.Pisnik, who won the Bol tournament two years ago, struggled... 03 May, 2002
Dokic off to a shaky start Jelena Dokic was forced to fight off a strong challenge from Russia’s Anastasia Myskina before advancing to the second round of the $585,000 WTA event here on Tuesday. The fifth-seeded Yugoslav won 6-3, 0-6, 6-2, but admitted she had found it... 01 May, 2002
