BRIEFLY : SAMPRAS TO PLAY BECKER FOR TITLE.After two straight losses to Boris Becker in Germany, Pete Sampras has his chance for revenge. Sampras, ranked No. 1 in the world, survived a barrage of 35 aces by Goran Ivanisevic to reach the final of the ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. Tour World Championships in Hanover with a 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 victory Saturday. ``It's scary to play this guy,'' Sampras said. ``I've never faced a bigger server in tennis. It's so frustrating playing him.'' Becker, the defending ATP champion and like Sampras seeking a record third title, rallied to beat Richard Krajicek 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3. Steffi Graf survived Jana Novotna's inspired performance for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory at Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference , earning a return trip to the title match of the $2 million Chase Championships. In today's best-of-five-set final - the only time women play more than three sets - Graf will meet 16-year-old Martina Hingis of Switzerland, the No. 7 seed, who defeated 19-year-old Iva Majoli of Croatia 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. GOLF Greg Norman, seeking his fifth Australian Open title and second in a row, will take a four-shot lead into today's final round in Sydney. Norman shot a 1-under-par 71 in the third round of the $800,000 event at The Australian Golf Club. Ernie Els and Wayne Westner combined for a 14-under-par performance, giving South Africa a whopping 13-stroke lead after three rounds of the World Cup of Golf at Capetown, South Africa. WINTER SPORTS Claudia Riegler of New Zealand gave away most of a big first-run lead, then held on to edge Sweden's Pernilla Wiberg by .07 seconds and win a women's World Cup The Women's World Cup could refer to either the:
American Kirstin Holum, 16, pulled the biggest surprise of the speed skating World Cup The Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985/1986. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on a number of different distances are held. in Berlin by finishing third in the 1,500 meters. Holum clocked 2 minutes, 07.09 seconds to finish behind Germany's Gunda Niemann and Tonny De Jong Tonny de Jong (born July 17, 1974 in Scharsterbrug, the Netherlands) is a former speed skater who was raised in Heerenveen and now lives in Calgary with Canadian speed skater Mark Knoll, whom she married in 2003. of the Netherlands at an event featuring the world's best speed skaters. Irina Slutskaya of Russia and American Tara Lipinski performed lackluster, error-prone programs at the Nations Cup women's figure-skating competition in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. But they were able to repeat their one-two finish in Canada two weeks ago. BOXING Virgil Hill added the IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility light heavyweight title to his WBA crown, pounding out a 12-round split decision over Germany's Henry Maske in Munich, Germany. MOTOR SPORTS Rusty Wallace, the 1989 Winston Cup champion, won the pole position for today's non-points race at Suzuka, Japan, the Japan premiere of NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. . He had the best three-lap total of 3 minutes, 1.254 seconds. BOWLING Ted Hannahs won seven of his eight match games to move from fifth place to the lead after four rounds of the PBA's Strike National Resident Pro Championship in Houston. Hannahs felled 5,647 pins to lead Kevin Taber by 36. RUNNING Adams State won its fifth consecutive women's NCAA Division II cross country championship at McKinleyville, Calif. The Alamosa, Colo., team was led by individual-title winner Denise Summers, who finished the 3.1-mile course in 17 minutes, 47 seconds. The men's individual winner was Alexandr Alexin alexin see complement. of Central Missouri State, who completed the 6.2-mile course in 31 minutes, 24 seconds. |
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