Tennis News -

WTA Sunfeast Open, which to be held from October 6-12, 2008 at Mumbai, has been officially cancelled.
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At 2008 US Open,

Doubles -
[R1] (7) Leander Paes (IND)/ Lukas Dloughy (CZE) vs Oscar Hernandez (ESP)/ Albert Mondanes (ESP)
[R1] (4) Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/ Mark Knowles (BAH) vs Johan Brunstrom (SWE)/ Thomas Johansson (SWE)
[R1] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/ Aisam-Al-Qureshi (PAK) vs Marc Gicquel (FRA)/ Sebastien Grosjean (FRA)

Lee and Hesh r in top draw and Bops with Aisam in bottom draw.
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At Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, CT, USA

[F] (2) BHUPATHI Mahesh (IND)/ KNOWLES Mark (BAH) l (4) MELO Marcelo (BRA)/ SA Andre (BRA) 57 26

Mahesh and Mark lost in New Haven final in a one-sided affair ... Where Hesh and Knowles double faulted 7 times and were broken 4 times in the 1 hour and 22-minute final.
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At $10K Nonthaburi Futures, Thailand

[Q1] (2) BURMAN Shivika (IND) l YANG Zi-Jun (HKG) 06 26
[Q1] MYSORE SREEKANTIAH Shivani (IND) l (WC) KAEWMA Jaruwadee (THA) 26 06
[Q1] REDDY Harshini (IND) l WILTSHIRE Stephanie (AUS) 16 06
[Q1] THAMMANNA Anushri (IND) l SRITAWAN Khanita (THA) 06 06
[Q1] PRATHAP Prerana (IND) bt THONGSANER Kamonwan (THA) 64 63
[Q1] NANDA KUMAR Asha (IND) bt PRATHAP Prathana (IND) 62 62

[Q1] [R1] BURMAN Shivika (IND)/ SAHOO Shalini (IND) l GUO Zhi-Xian (CHN)/ YANG Yi (CHN) 16 26

[Q2] NANDA KUMAR Asha (IND) l YANG Yi (CHN) 46 16
[Q2] PRATHAP Prerana (IND) l (WC) PLIPHUECH Peangthan (THA) 16 06

[R1] (5) BHAMBRI Ankita (IND,522) vs SRIPROME Achiraya (THA,UNR)
[R1] MALOO Parija (IND,703) vs (7) CHEN Yi (TPE,529)
[R1] (6) BHAMBRI Sanaa (IND,527) vs (Q) WESTBURY Katherine (THA,UNR)
[R1] (4) CHAKRAVARTHI Rushmi (IND,508) vs SHLOMO Keren (ISR,598)
[R1] SAHOO Shalini (IND,902) vs DOKEI Tomoko (JPN,639)
[R1] GOSWAMI Parul (IND,689) vs WILTSHIRE Stephanie (AUS,UNR)

Doubles -
[R1](2) CHAKRAVARTHI Rushmi (IND)/ TANANTA Lavinia (INA) vs LU Jia Xiang (CHN)/ LU Jia-Jing (CHN)
[R1](4) BHAMBRI Sanaa (IND)/ BHAMBRI Ankita (IND) vs GOSWAMI Parul (IND)/ MALOO Parija (IND)
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At €42.5K Como Challenger, Italy

[Q1] Mustafa Ghouse (IND) l Laurent Bondaz (ITA) 67(2) 36
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Motor Sports News -
At GP2 Series 2008, Valencia, Spain

Karun qualified on 12th position on the grid ... But had poor outing, he couldn't finish race in feature and sprint races ... In feature race they had fuel drama as 4 cars tank were empty on the final lap ... Karun made a mistake and contacted Vitaly Petrov on lap 18 ... This mistake turned costly as he penalised for next race.

Karun Chandhok penalised and receives a ten grid place penalty for Spa-Francorchamps, the next GP2 2008 event, after he caused a collision with Vitaly Petrov, who also failed to finish the race.