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Formula One is hopeful of making a decision on next seasons tyre supplier in the coming days,after failing to reach an agreement at the Turkish Grand Prix.

Tyre supplier decision delayed

Formula One is hopeful of making a decision on next seasons tyre supplier in the coming days,after failing to reach an agreement at the Turkish Grand Prix. Current supplier Bridgestone is abandoning the sport at the end of the season. Pirelli and Michelin are the front-runners to replace the Japanese company,which has been the sports sole supplier since 2007. F1 teams met with Michelin at the Istanbul Park Circuit on Sunday,with several team principals emerging from the meeting hopeful that a decision will be reached this week.

Kravtsiv wins chess meet

Ukrainian Grandmaster Martyn Kravtsiv pipped four other GMs and Indian IM B Adhiban to win the second SCS International Open GM chess tournament in Bhubaneswar. All the five tied for the top spot with 8.5 points each,but the title went to Kravtsiv as his Buchholz tie-break score (76.5) was better than the others. Belarus GM Aleksej Aleksandrov finished runner-up with a tie-break score of 76.

Titles for Kowase,Ouyang

Miho Kowase of Japan and Bowen Ouyang of China clinched singles titles in the boys and girls sections respectively on the concluding day of the ITF Asian Junior Tennis Championship in New Delhi. Second seed Kowase survived a tough challenge from ninth seed Ran Tian of China before winning 6-1 7-6 (4). The boys final was an all-Chinese affair,in which Ouyang,seeded second,got the better of top seeded Chuhan Wang 6-1 3-6 6-2.

Donald wins Madrid Masters

Luke Donald gained immediate consolation for missing out on Europes PGA title by landing his first victory in four years at the Madrid Masters on Sunday,a late eagle finally helping him shake off challenger Rhys Davies. Donald led from start to finish,closing with a five-under-par 67 for a 267 total,a stroke better than fellow Briton Davies (68) who stuck with him almost to the last. It took something special to clinch the title,with Donald homing in a second shot to 12 feet for a decisive eagle at 16,with his rival managing no better than a birdie. His victory was his first since winning the 2006 Honda Classic on the US PGA Tour,as a career-threatening wrist injury in 2008 restricted his chances.

Second Giro victory for Basso

Italian Ivan Basso wrapped up his second Giro dItalia title on Sunday,arriving at a packed Roman amphitheatre to a heros welcome just three years after being banned in disgrace. The Liquigas rider,winner in 2006,had another victory all but sealed and carefully negotiated the cobbled streets of Verona to ensure there were no late calamities on the final time trial of the three-week race. Its a fantastic day for me, Basso,15th on the 21st and last stage,told reporters after finishing his 87 hours 44 minutes and one second journey.