Kaohsiung (Chinese Taipei), Mar 6 (PTI) A rusty Somdev
Devvarman won the first Davis Cup match of his career when he
tamed Ti Chen 7-5 6-4 6-4 to give India a 1-0 lead against

Lleyton Hewitt made short work of Australia's opening Davis Cup Asia-Oceania playoff
rubber against Thailand, downing world No.891 Kittipong Wachiramanowong 6-3 6-2 6-1

Missed tackles and handling errors cost the Western Force dearly as the Chiefs ran
in four tries to one to post a thumping 31-13 triumph at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton
on Friday.

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's newly elected sports chief said Thursday
that he will strongly support Pyeongchang, a mountain resort east of Seoul, as

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS Choo's comment in 5th para)
SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Major Leaguer Choo Shin-soo will play for

SEOUL, March 5 (Yonhap) -- Choo Shin-soo, a South Korean Major leaguer, will play
for his national team at the second World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournament,

Birmingham, March 5 (ANTARA) - Indonesia's men's doubles Mohammad Ahsan and Bona Septono in the first game of the All England Super Series defeated their Chinese opponents Hanbin He and Junje Sun.

By Zulhilmi Supaat

Birmingham, March 5 (ANTARA) - Indonesian top shuttler Taufik Hidayat beat Yu Hsin Hsien in a rubber set in the first round of Yonex All England Badminton championship here on Wednesday.

Jakarta, March 5 (ANTARA) - Five Indonesian badminton players plan to take part in the men's single event of a badminton tournament to be held by Pan Am Badminton in Havana, Cuba, on March 26-28.