Lagos—Debutants Switzerland were crowned
Under-17 world champions here on Sunday when
they defeated hosts and defending champions
Nigeria 1-0 inside a packed Abuja National
Stadium.
Yangon (Myanmar)—Pakistan Under-18 hockey team
stormed into Boys’ U-18 Asia Cup semifinals
after defeating arch-rivals India 4-3 in
nerve-wrecking thriller here.
Centurion—South African openers Graeme Smith and
Loots Bosman shared a world record partnership
to set up a devastating 84-run victory over
England in their Twenty20 international at
Centurion on Sunday.
Ahmedabad—Rahul Dravid’s 27th century - and
tenth 150-plus score - carried more intent than
probably any of his Test innings, and helped by
MS Dhoni’s second century and Yuvraj Singh’s
seventh half-century, led India’s remarkable
comeback from 32 for 4 in the first half hour.
Along the way, he took part in his 77th and 78th
100-run partnerships (both world records),
scored more runs than he ever has in a day’s
play, crossed Steve Waugh to become the
fifth-highest run-getter in Tests, reached
11,000 career runs, and most importantly undid
the superb start that two rookies gave Sri
Lanka.
Guadalajara (Mexico)—Michelle Wie, LPGA Tour
champion. Imagine that. Wie ended her long wait
by tapping in a birdie putt Sunday at the Lorena
Ochoa Invitational, and her first tour title may
finally quiet the skeptics who second-guessed
her career decisions and questioned the fuss
over a player without a pro victory.
