Bopanna, Qureshi falter in final

May 23, 2010 |

New Delhi

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi on Saturday missed out on their second ATP Tour title of the season as they lost the final of the Nice event in France despite a rollicking start.
Bopanna and Qureshi had grabbed a one-set lead in quick time but could not survive the counter-attack of Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares and lost the summit clash 6-1, 3-6, 5-10.
The third seeded Brazillian duo captured their first ATP World Tour doubles title together and got euro 21,650 as a team and 250 points each. Bopanna and Qureshi split euro 11,360 as prize money and earned 150 ATP ranking points each.

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India clip Kiwi wings, clinch series
Age Correspondent
New Delhi

May 22: The Indian women’s hockey team continued their unbeaten run and notched up a 3-1 win over hosts New Zealand in the fourth test to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the five-match series in Wellington, New Zealand, on Saturday.
India trailed 0-1 at half time but came back strongly after the change of ends, with goals from skipper Surinder Kaur (43rd), Saba Anjum (64th minute) and Rani Rampal (69th minute).
The lone Black Sticks goal came in the 21st minute when Piki Hamahona struck on a rebound.
India also had their share of chances in the first half but couldn’t convert any of them. The fifth and final test would be played in Wellington on Sunday.

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