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Seles outs HingisSixth-seeded three-time champion Monica Seles sent world number-one Martina Hingis crashing out of the French Tennis Open t...

Seles outs Hingis
Sixth-seeded three-time champion Monica Seles sent world number-one Martina Hingis crashing out of the French Tennis Open tournament in Paris on Thursday when she scored a 6-3, 6-2 victory in 69 minutes. Seles, now plays Spain’s Arantxa Sanchez Vicario who defeated American Lindsay Davenport 6-3 7-6 (7-5).

Paes-Bhupathi lose
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out of the men’s doubles event of the French Open. The Indian pair were beaten 6-1 7-6 by Bahamas’ Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor of Canada in a semifinal clash.

Maharashtra win
Maharastra boys thrashed Mizoram 63-13 in the opening encounter of the National Junior Basketball Championship in Patiala on Thursday. Madhya Pradesh managed a hard fought 70-66 win over Orissa.

Gopichand injured
Top seed P Gopichand went out of the Rs 4 lakh Amit Rathi Memorial All-India Grand Prix badminton tournament in Mumbai.

‘Given stale food, locked up’: Truck cleaner on ‘abduction’ horror at Khedkar residence

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A truck cleaner in Navi Mumbai was rescued by the police after being abducted by the father of a sacked IAS officer. The victim was held captive, given stale food, and threatened with murder. The accused demanded compensation for their damaged car and threatened to kill the victim if not paid. The accused have been charged with extortion and destruction of evidence.

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