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January 2002

January 31, 2002
  • Agassi splits with coach Gilbert

  • Alok Kumar shocks Geet Sethi

  • Sasikiran takes sole lead

  • Paes/Bhupathi crash out of World doubles

  • Mundy cashes in on Feroz's erratic play

  • Sasikiran takes sole lead

  • Arsenal close the gap on Man United

  • Lewis and Tyson seek place to fight

  • Police probe new rape allegation against Tyson


  • January 30, 2002
  • Getting to Know Thomas Johansson

  • Geet Sethi scrapes into semi-finals

  • Sasikiran, Harikrishna share lead as Barua is beaten

  • Paes/Bhupathi score second successive victory

  • Feroz Ali begins with a bang

  • Bryant, O'Neal on song for Lakers

  • Mohun Bagan, Salgaocar in goalless draw


  • January 29, 2002
  • Barua takes lead as Harikrishna loses

  • Paes-Bhupathi kick off World doubles campaign in style

  • Telegraph Open promises a battle royale

  • Gill elected IHF president for third term

  • Hockey team to have 10-day camp at Ipoh

  • Last-minute goal gives Tollygunge victory

  • Paes/Bhupathi get easy draw

  • Opinion split on Tyson's chances with board

  • George Weah calls time on Liberia


  • January 28, 2002
  • Aussie open full of surprises from start to finish

  • Beckenbauer slams 'laughing stock' Bayern

  • Borg backs Johansson to stay at top

  • Hyderabad to host 2002 National Games

  • Roma back on top of Serie A

  • Stage set for ATP World doubles


  • January 27, 2002
  • Ullyett and Hantuchova win mixed doubles

  • Johansson stuns Safin to win Australian Open

  • Ed Moses sets another record


  • January 26, 2002
  • Bhupathi-Likhovtseva lose in semifinal

  • Capriati stuns Hingis to win Open

  • Men's final could be surprise classic


  • January 25, 2002
  • Stam, Guardiola banned for nandrolone use

  • Feroz Ali wins HT ProGolf title

  • World record holder Greene suffers leg injury

  • Sourabh Singh, Isha Lakhani emerge champions

  • Spice Girls win Australian doubles crown

  • Ronaldo injured in training match

  • Safin overcomes Haas to enter final


  • January 24, 2002
  • Man Utd considering Beckham sale

  • Juventus edge past Milan at halfway stage of Cup semi

  • 'Spice Girls' win over Australian crowd

  • Feroz Ali poised to annex HT ProGolf title

  • Sourabh Singh, Tushar Liberhan in final

  • Sania loses in second round

  • Third world record for dominant Moses

  • Novak's great month comes to an end

  • Hingis, Capriati set up repeat clash in Open final

  • Tottenham end 12-year jinx to reach final

  • Real lose Cup semifinal opener but stay clear in league

  • Tyson scandal overshadows Olympics, Super Bowl

  • Tyson apologises for his part in conference brawl


  • January 23, 2002
  • Capriati crushes Mauresmo for Open semi berth

  • Safin through after Ferreira strains stomach

  • Clijsters wins Belgian battle for Open semi spot

  • Blackburn reach first cup final in 42 years

  • Feroz, Ghei lead HT ProGolf

  • Haas smashes Rios to make semis

  • Indians advance in ITF junior event

  • Sania in second round of Jr. Aussie Open

  • Moses in world record spree

  • Legendary speedskater Shea killed in accident

  • Bhupathi/Likhovtseva in semis

  • Tyson to be questioned about brawl

  • Wenger backs aggressive approach of players


  • January 22, 2002
  • Hingis books berth in Open semis

  • Johansson reaches his first Grand Slam semis

  • Jordan on track with their new EJ12 car

  • Vijay, Gaurav in five-way lead in HT ProGolf

  • Amanjot Singh goes down tamely

  • Backflips, slick shirts but few Nations Cup goals

  • Portugal only real test for Brazil - Pele

  • Seles stuns Venus to reach semis

  • Bhupathi/Likhovtseva in quarters


  • January 21, 2002
  • Capriati's Open defence stays on track

  • Mukesh eyes season's fifth win

  • Inter return to top as Udinese hold Roma

  • 3 Indians in main draw of Jr. Aussie Open

  • Cameroon, Senegal notch up opening wins

  • Safin shows Sampras the door

  • Sampras refuses to go gently

  • Sampras laments the end of an era

  • Barca lose ground as Depor close on leaders Real

  • Zidane admits taking creatine


  • January 20, 2002
  • Shabaaz stars as Pakistan rout Malaysia


  • January 19, 2002
  • Clijsters smoothly through, but Shaughnessy knocked out

  • Coulthard shrugs off Schumacher comments

  • Safin, Federer cruise through

  • Hole-in-one -- in off a tree

  • Rios labels women's tennis 'a joke'

  • Unpredictable Rios conquers Martin

  • Sampras edges Escude in five-set thriller

  • Centre to change Arjuna awards scheme


  • January 18, 2002
  • Venus, Seles survive scares to advance at Open

  • Aditi Mutatkar in contention for two titles

  • Mukesh Kumar wins Royal Challenge golf

  • Indonesian village scores victory in high-end golf

  • Leeds hampered by absentees

  • Paes-Bhupathi crash out in round two

  • Venus says she's bored by tennis


  • January 17, 2002
  • Safin, Haas progress but Clement bows out

  • Henman turns the other cheek

  • Roddick hobbles out; Sampras, Capriati move on

  • Arjun, Mukesh are Hero Honda golfers of the month

  • Flawless Mukesh widens lead at Royal Challenge Cup

  • Young jockey dies after fall from horse

  • Masters curse to blame for exodus, say Safin, Haas

  • Schumacher raring to go again

  • Paes-Bhupathi in round two

  • Doubles may be scrapped in favour of team events


  • January 16, 2002
  • Grosjean stumbles, Henman strides on at Open

  • Kafelnikov stunned at Australian Open

  • Baker cracks 50 breaststroke world record again

  • Baker cracks 50 breaststroke world record again

  • Taylor Dent in Davis Cup tug-of-war

  • Eight teams confirm for ATP World doubles

  • France top world soccer rankings

  • Madhaiah shoots rare hole-in-one

  • Sania bows out of Australian ITF event

  • Cameroon confident of winning African Nations Cup

  • Paes-Bhupathi seeded third for Australian Open


  • January 15, 2002
  • Capriati safely through as Kournikova stumbles

  • Hewitt suffers historic Open defeat

  • Rejuvenated Sampras back in the groove

  • Punjab cops win Fed Cup basketball

  • World doubles tourney at Bangalore from Jan 29

  • Decision day nears for Prost F1 team

  • SAFF tourney postponed


  • January 14, 2002
  • Withdrawals and rain blight Australian Open

  • Mechanic Boutter dismantles Kuerten in Open

  • Injured Pierce quits Australian Open

  • Kafelnikov gives up golf to focus on tennis

  • Gopichand to lead for Thomas/Uber Cup

  • Atwal finishes tied-26th in SA Open

  • Kapil Dev excels in Standard Chartered golf

  • Sania is lone Indian to survive in Australian ITF event

  • Man Utd win to go top, Liverpool hold Arsenal

  • Morientes helps Real grab win over Valencia


  • January 13, 2002
  • Bindra misses gold by a whisker


  • January 12, 2002
  • Bhupathi, Tarango lose in semis

  • Bopanna gets India Davis Cup call

  • Jeev, Atwal in top-10 of South African Open

  • Feroz braves Arjun assault to win Hero Honda Open

  • Gajjar, Bhel lose in Australian Hardcourt event

  • Swiss timing perfect in Sydney

  • Sampras beats Agassi to win at Kooyong

  • Rusedski battles back to win in Auckland

  • Play halted as Woods starts to fire in NZ Open


  • January 11, 2002
  • Grand Slam greats drawn together in Australia

  • Gupta, Popat emerge National Badminton champs

  • Beckham faces United contract dilemma

  • Bhupathi, Tarango in semis

  • Bindra bags silver in Luxembourg

  • Feroz Ali sets himself up for title defense

  • Hewitt wins warm-up but maintains silence

  • Hingis beats Clijsters to reach Sydney final

  • Sampras and Agassi still hungry for more

  • Sotomayor tests positive for nandrolone

  • Sampras battles elements to set up dream final

  • Woods shaky as players struggle in NZ Open


  • January 10, 2002
  • Ferrero pulls out of Australian Open

  • Abhinn Shyam Gupta, Arvind Bhatt to meet in final

  • Bindra in final of first leg of European Circuit

  • Schumacher's aim is to better Montoya

  • Jaiveer Virk equals course record at Hero Honda Open

  • Martina Hingis slowly regaining her form

  • Hasselbaink strikes twice as Chelsea beat Spurs

  • SAF Games postponed again

  • Safin sent packing by Bjorkman in Auckland

  • Blatter launches FIFA re-election campaign

  • Rusedski overcomes Ivanisevic to reach semis

  • Agassi shines at sweltering Kooyong

  • Hewitt makes return from chicken pox

  • Woods let down by putting at NZ Open


  • January 9, 2002
  • Anand and Popat move into fourth round

  • Inter almost signed Beckham, says Moratti

  • Mukesh, Ali Sher jointly lead the Hero Honda Open

  • Extreme Heat policy not needed, say players

  • Hingis hoping for a fresh start

  • Rusty Kafelnikov complains about break

  • Raikkonen enjoys first outing with McLaren

  • Hewitt, Capriati named top seeds in Melbourne

  • Paes and Bhupathi aiming to regain top spot

  • Mirza, Smolenakov win doubles title


  • January 8, 2002
  • Seeds get bye into second round

  • Davenport withdraws from Australian Open

  • Henry and Owen to go goal hunting

  • Twin World Cup challenge for Germany

  • Grosjean suffers shock defeat in Sydney

  • Hingis starts new season with a win

  • Michael Jordan's wife seeks divorce

  • Mirza, Smolenakov in doubles final


  • January 7, 2002
  • National Tennis Academy to come up at Gurgaon

  • Leeds humbled; Man Utd recovery stuns Villa

  • Garcia wins golf season-opener

  • Inter remain confident despite draw

  • Mixed fortunes for Sania

  • Valencia climb to third in Spain


  • January 5, 2002
  • West Ham facing up to losing Di Canio

  • Spain score historic Hopman Cup win

  • United revival down to settled team: Keane

  • Prost staff rally to back survival bid

  • Olympic flame cauldron to be unveiled

  • Second and third seeds knocked out

  • Salt Lake has eye out for bin Laden

  • Philippoussis to meet Henman in final

  • Williams wins Australian hardcourt championships


  • January 4, 2002
  • Hewitt expected to be fit for Open

  • Gambill puts U.S. into Hopman final

  • Irvine declares himself fitter than ever

  • Punjab win National Junior Football title

  • Kournikova crashes out at Auckland

  • Seles keeps U.S. Hopman hopes alive

  • Nistelrooy set to become United legend

  • Woods set for habitual fast start


  • January 3, 2002
  • Hewitt has chicken pox, pulls out of Hopman Cup

  • Belgians breeze past France

  • Punjab to take on a confident Goa

  • Robson tips Man United for title

  • Williams wins through to semifinals


  • January 2, 2002
  • Henman starts new year with a bang

  • Nervous start to year for Henin

  • Hewitt motivation for Hingis

  • Spain dump Switzerland in Hopman Cup

  • Goa and Punjab to clash for title

  • Leeds leap to summit as Liverpool slip up

  • Tyson threatens journalists

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