Tennis News
At $220K Japan HP Open International 2009, Osaka

[R1] Sania Mirza (IND,61) bt (5) Shahar Peer (ISR,38) 36 63 64

[R2] Sania Mirza (IND,61) vs Viktoriya Kutuzova (UKR,89)

Sania scored good comeback victory over her friend Shahar Peer ... This win is suppsed to her best win in recent days ... After long time we r seeing Sania scoring upset win over top-40 player .. Next round she is facing Ukrainian qualifier.
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At $125K+H Tashkent Challenger, Uzbekistan

[R1] (WC) Rohan Bopanna (IND,358) l (1) Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE,70) 46 26
[R1] (7) Somdev Devvarman (IND,131) bt Guillermo Olaso (ESP,281) 63 62
[R1] (6) Rajeev Ram (USA,100) l Tatsuma Ito (JPN,233) 5-6 Retd (due to lower back injury)

Very clinical display by both seeded players ... Somi won it without losing much sweat ... Lu also scored easy victory breaking Bops once in first set and twice in second.
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Hockey News
At the India-Canada 7-test Super Series , Canada

India bt Canada 4-3

Goal Scored - Mohd Amir Khan (IND) 4', Shivendra Singh (IND) 21', Dhananjay Mahadik (IND) 32' & 66' and Wayne Fernandes (CAN) 20' & 35', Rob Short (CAN) 23'

India take 2-0 lead in test series after this close victory ... Dhananjay Mahadik scored winner when 5 minutes were remaining before that both teams were locked 3-all at half time.