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4th day's play washed outGALLE: Rain washed out the fourth day of the second cricket Test between Australia and Sri Lanka on Saturday wit...

4th day8217;s play washed out

GALLE: Rain washed out the fourth day of the second cricket Test between Australia and Sri Lanka on Saturday without a single ball being bowled.Sri Lanka were 44 without loss in their second innings for an overall lead of 112 runs at close of play yesterday. Sri Lanka made 296 in the first innings and Australia replied with 228.

France in final

PAU FRANCE: Wily doubles pair Olivier Delaitre and Fabrice Santoro swept aside their Belgium opponents to steer France to their third Davis Cup Tennis Tournament final of the 1990s.

The French defeatd the inexperienced team of Xavier Malisse and Christophe van Garsse 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

At Brisbane, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Andrei Olhovskiy kept Russia alive 1-2 in their semi-final tie against Australia with a five-set win over e Mark Woodforde and Sandon Stolle 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 4-6, 8-6.

Canoeists haul 3

NEW DELHI: India finished their campaign in the 8th Asian Canoeing Championships at Changde, China with adecent haul of one silver and two bronze. While Karma Toppo finished third in the 500m k1 event, Pradip Kumar Baroi and Toppo had won silver in the 1000m k2. Siji Kumar and Vaga Ram clinched bronze in 1000m c2 for the 14-member Indian team.

Europe lead 8-4

BROOKLINE: Sergio Garcia and Jesper Parnevik won their third match in as many tries, leading Europe to a split of the morning foursomes and helping maintain their four-point lead over US at the Ryder Cup Golf Tournament.Parnevik and Garcia birdied the sixth hole while Justin Leonard and Payne Stewart bogeyed, taking a 1 up lead enroute to a 3 and 2 victory, their easiest victory so far. Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood also won 3 and 2, beating Jim Furyk and Mark O8217;Meara as Europe headed into the afternoon better-ball foursomes with an 8-4 lead.

Vijay Kumar tops

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NEW DELHI: Top professional Vijay Kumar was named Mahindra Champion Golfer8217; for the second successive year. He became richer by Rs 5.76 lakhs, taking his total earning for theyear 1998-99 to over Rs 19 lakhs.The best performance in the first year on the tour, the Mahindra Rookie of the year8217; Award was claimed by Chandigarh8217;s Gursimran Sethi who received a cheque of Rs 1.44 lakhs.

Karelin moves up

ATHENS: Unbeaten Alexander Karelin Russia advanced in the World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Karelin, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and eighth-time World champion who is competing in the 130 kg 286 pound category, won his first match, 11-0, in just two minutes and six seconds. His next opponent forfeited, giving Karelin a spot in the round at 16. Karelin, 32, has never lost an international match.

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