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“VANOC and its partners rose to the challenge without compromising the original vision for these games. That vision has established new standards for environmental sustainability and legacy planning,” he said. “The lessons learned here are a blueprint for future games.”

Another Rd 1 exit for Sania

India’s Sania Mirza squandered a one-set lead before crashing out of the $ 220,000 Pattaya Open with a first-round loss to German Tatjana Malek here on Wednesday.

Sania went down 6-3 4-6 3-6. In the deciding third set,Sania was trailing 4-5 when she handed two match points to Malek,who grabbed the opportunity with both hands to knock out the Indian.

Delhi to host 2012 SA Games

Delhi will host the next South Asian Games in 2012 to ensure that the infrastructure being developed for this year’s Commonwealth Games remains in use,the sports ministry said. “The Ministry made it clear that the host city should be Delhi as the South Asian Games will be the perfect opportunity to utilise the huge infrastructure that is being raised for the Commonwealth Games,” a sports ministry official said. India was picked to host the regional event after Bhutan,whose turn it was to host the next SAG,expressed its inability to stage the meet.

Man City,Fulham win

Manchester City beat Bolton 2-0 and moved up to fifth place in the Premier League on Tuesday. Carlos Tevez put City ahead with a penalty won by winger Adam Johnson and Emmanuel Adebayor smashed in a powerful 71st-minute shot from a pass by Patrick Vieira.

Victory took City to 44 points,the same as Liverpool. In Tuesday’s other games,Fulham beat Bolton 3-0,Sunderland drew 1-1 at Portsmouth,and Stoke drew 1-1 at Wigan.

Barca deny Fabregas talks

Barcelona denied on Wednesday it is negotiating with,or has reached any agreement to sign,Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas. “Due to the exceptional repercussions created by news that has appeared in different press concerning an agreement with Arsenal FC player Cesc Fabregas,Barcelona roundly denies any negotiations or agreement with the player,” Barcelona said in a statement on its website.

Reports of a deal have appeared daily since Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat to Chelsea. Barcelona daily Sport said on Wednesday that the club was set to sign the midfielder on a five-year contract.

Dunga keeps out Ronaldinho

Ronaldino was left out of Brazil’s final friendly before the World Cup despite pressure from fans on coach Dunga to select the midfielder. Ronaldinho was not among the 22 players called up by Dunga on Tuesday for the Ireland friendly in London on March 2. It will be Brazil’s last match before the World Cup in South Africa in June. Dunga said Ronaldinho was in the running for the World Cup,but he needed to keep performing before the final squad will be announced nearly three months from now.

IOC warn drug cheats

IOC officials have warned would-be dope cheats that they will be uncovered. “I’m confident cheats will be identified,sooner or later,” said IOC medical chairman Arne Ljungqvist. “Athletes considering using such substances should know that we will be testing samples years later. If you get free today,you may be identified tomorrow.”