Paradorn defeats blake to keep New York crown
Top seed Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand successfully defended his crown at a US$355,000 ATP tournament in New York, needing just 70 minutes to dispatch American James Blake 6-2, 6-4 in the final. On the eve of the US Open, Paradorn captured his fourth career ATP crown and second of the year.AFP
Sailor mulls lucrative offer to play in Japan
Winger Wendell Sailor is considering a seven-figure offer to play in Japan after the Rugby World Cup in November, reports in Brisbane said. Sailor is considering whether to take up the offer half-way through his four-year Australian rugby union contract which enabled him to switch from rugby league.AFP
US and argentina top olympic qualifying groups
The US and Argentina have finished at the top of their respective groups after the first round of the FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament was completed in San Juan, Puerto Rico yesterday. After playing four games, the two groups of five teams have been whittled down to a single group of eight where each country will play the four teams they did not meet in the first phase.Reuters