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Bravo hundred gives West Indies hope

All rounder Dwayne Bravo hit the 3rd Test Century of his career as the West Indies ended day 1 of the 2nd Test Match against Australia on 333-6 Bravo was dismissed shortly after he reached his 100 but it was a sensational innings from the Trinidadian. Bravo took the Cricket

world by storm earlier this year when he scored a brilliant half century at Lord's in the World Twenty20 to help the West Indies to victory in the group stages.

Bravo has also captain the West Indies in Test Cricket in the absence of Chris Gayle 2 years ago in South Africa.

The West Indies played Australia in a Test Match series at home last year but they lost 2-0 on that occasion.

Australia took a 1-0 lead in the series when they beat the West Indies in the 1st Test Match at the Gabba.

The West Indies will be hoping that they can level the series in this game.

Murray edges out Federer in Indian Wells

British Number 1 Andy Murray faced the World Number 2 Roger Federer in the Semi Finals of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells California. The 1st set went Murray's way the Scot taking it 6-3 however Federer battled very hard and managed to clinch the 2nd set 6-4 to force the match into a 3rd and final set. Murray started to play some very attacking Tennis

The Scot was rewarded for this as he claimed the final set 6-1 to seal a victory 6-3 4-6 6-1.

Murray then went into the final where he faced the world number 1 Rafael Nadal however the Spaniard proved too strong as he won the title match 6-1 6-2.

Murray however did win the very next Masters 1000 event they he played in, which was in Miami when he defeated the world number 3 Novak Djokovic 6-1 7-5.

The Scot also won the Masters 1000 event in Montreal.

No Triple Century for Sehwag

India's opening batsman Virender Sehwag fell just short of what would have been a record 3rd Test triple century. The explosive batsman resumed day 3 of the 3rd Test Match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai on 284 not out however he was caught and bowled by Muttiah Muralitharan for 293. Sehwag's innings is the 2nd fastest double century in the history of Test Match Cricket

it came off 168 balls.

India are 1-0 up in the series after their crushing victory in the 2nd Test Match in Kanpur, and a victory here would see India claim number 1 spot in the Test rankings for the 1st time.

Sri Lanka could have gained the number 1 ranking had they won this series but now they can not achieve that grand accolade.

Sehwag's previous 2 triple hundred were against Pakistan in 2004 and against South Africa last year.

Even though Sehwag will be dissapointed he has given India a great chance of winning this match.

Federer cruises past Roddick Australia 2009

World Number 1 Roger Federer cruised past the American number 1 Andy Roddick in the Semi Finals of this year's Australian Open in Melbourne. Even though Roddick had won the duos last meeting in Miami the year before Federer had won 16 of the pairs previous 18 matches. Federer played some very aggressive Tennis

in the 1st set and he was rewarded as he clinched in 6-2.

The next two sets were far more competitive but on both occasions Federer came out on top winning both sets 7-5 and the match 6-2 7-5 7-5.

Federer went on to lose to Rafael Nadal in 5 sets in the final.

Roddick and Federer also played in the Wimbledon final this year that match turned out to be an all time classic and Federer prevailed 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14.

It was Federer's 6th title at Wimbledon and his 15th Grand Slam title this made him the most prolific Grand Slam winner of all time.

Sehwag sets sights on Lara's record

India's opening batsman Virender Sehwag is on course to break Brian Lara and have the highest individual score in Test Match Cricket

Sehwag finished day 3 of the 3rd Test Match against Sri Lanka in Mumbai on 284 not out, he reached his 200 from 168 balls which was the 2nd fastest Test Match double hundred of all time.

Lara currently holds the record for his superb innings of 400 not out which he made against England in Antigua back in 2004.

Lara also holds the record for the highest first class score which is 501 not out, he made this for Warwickshire.

Sehwag has already made 2 Test Match triple centuries and another one tomorrow would see him become the 1st man in the history of the game to have scored 3 Test Match triple centuries.

India closed the day on 443-1 in Mumbai which is the most runs that India have ever made in one days play in a Test Match.

Sehwag puts India in command

Virender Sehwag scored the 2nd fastest double century in the history of Test Match Cricket

Sehwag finished on 284 not out and he is on the verge of becoming the 1st player in Test history to have 3 triple centuries to his name.

India took the last 2 Sri Lankan wickets early in the day as the tourists were bowled out for a very competitive total of 393.

In response India made the perfect start as Murali Vijay on debut smashed 87 although he was dismissed Sehwag and Rahul Dravid continued to bat in a very postive fashion as India closed day 2 on 443-1.

India need to win this series 2-0 in order to gain the number 1 ranking in Test Cricket for the 1st time in their history.

The home side went 1-0 up after their crushing innings victory in the 2nd Test Match in Kanpur.

MS Dhoni has so far won 6 of his name Tests as Indian skipper.

Murray topples Federer Quatar 2009

World Number 4 Andy Murray went into his Semi Final at the ATP Event in Quatar. encounter against the World Number 2 Roger Federer as the slight favourite after his decent run of form. There was nothing to chose between the pair in the 1st set and Federer edged it on a tiebreaker 7-6. Murray to his credit started to play some very aggressive Tennis

and he was rewarded as he claimed the 2nd set 6-2 to force the match into a 3rd and final set. The Scot once again proved too strong in the 3rd set as he won it 6-2 to seal a superb 6-7 6-2 6-2 victory.

The duo have met on 3 further occasions in 2009 with Murray winning in Indian Wells but Federer turning the tables in the Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati and the ATP World Tour finals in London.

Roddick eases past Djokovic in Indian Wells

America's Andy Roddick went into his Quarter Final match against the Serbian Novak Djokovic with a 2-2 head to head record, Djokovic had won their encounter at last year's US Open while Roddick hit back to defeat the Serb in the last 8 of this year's Australian Open. The duo then met again in the Quarter Finals of the Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells California.. On that occasion Roddick played some very aggressive Tennis

and was rewarded as he claimed the 1st set 6-3 the 2nd set was even more one sided and Roddick held his nerve to win it 6-2 to claim a 6-3 6-2 victory.

Roddick faced the World Number 1 Rafael Nadal in the Semi Finals and although the American played a solid match Nadal proved too strong as he won through 7-6 6-4.

Nadal went on to win the title when he hammered Andy Murray 6-1 6-2 in the title match.

Sri Lanka on top against India

Sri Lanka are on top after day 1 of the 3rd Test Match against India at Mumbai, the home side took a 1-0 lead in the series after their victory in the last match in Kanpur. The tourists closed on a healthy total of 366-8 Opener Tilkaratne Dislhan who is one of the form batsmen in world Cricket

scored 109 which was the 11th century of his Test career.

Dilshan has been one of the most successful batsman in all kinds of cricket this year, and he was the man of the tournament in this year's ICC World Twenty 20 tournament in England, Sri Lanka finished runnerrs up in that tournament.

A victory for India in this Test Match would see them take a 2-0 lead in the series and that would be enough for them to reclaim the number 1 ranking at the expense of South Africa.

Sri Lanka would have held the coveted spot had they won the series.

Federer pulls 2 back against Murray

World Number 1 Roger Federer went into his Semi Final clash against the British Number 1 Andy Murray with a negative 6-2 record against the Scot. Murray was the defending champion in Cinacinnati and would have been very confident against Federer but the World number 1 played some extremely aggressive Tennis

and he was rewarded as he claimed the 1st set 6-2.

The 2nd set was a bit tighter but Federer held his nerve and claimed it on a tiebreaker to win the match 6-2 7-6.

The duo met again in London in the round robin stages of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena and on that occasion it was Murray who made the better start as he won the 1st set 6-3.

Federer however hit back in fine style winning the 2nd set 6-3 he then stepped up his level in the final set winning it 6-1 to seal a superb 3-6 6-3 6-1 win over the world number 4.

Del Potro turns the tables in 2009

Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro has enjoyed a superb 2009 which has seen him turn the tables on many of his rivals, the man from Tandil has long been regarded as one of the most talented players in men’s Tennis

and he enjoyed some fine victories this year.

Before this year Del Potro had never beaten Rafael Nadal but he earned his maiden victory against the Spaniard in Miami and he has since beaten Nadal on 2 further occasions, in the Semi Finaols of the Montreal Masters 1000 event and the US Open.

The Argentine went into the US Open final against Roger Federer having never previously beaten the Swiss Maestro in 6 previous encounters.

Indeed earlier in the year in the Australian Open Quarter Final Federer humiliated Del Potro 6-3 6-0 6-0.

Del Potro set the record straight at the US Open final as he edged out Federer in 5 tight sets, the World Number 5 backed up that victory by beating Federer in the round robin stage of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London.

Davydenko goes one better in London

Nikolay Davydenko's victory in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London made him the 1st Russian to win the very prestigious Tennis

tournament.

A year ago Davydenko reached the final of the Masters Cup when it was held in Shanghai on that occasion he beat Andy Murray in the Semis but lost to Novak Djokovic 6-1 7-5 in the final.

By winning the title on Sunday Davydenko became the 3rd player to win the Masters Cup without having a Grand Slam title to his name, the other 2 were Alex Coretja of Spain and David Nalbandian of Argentina.

Even more remarkably Davydenko is yet to even reach the finals of a Grand Slam. However with victories over Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro in London this week Davydenko has beaten the winner of all 4 major titles in 2009.

Del Potro fights back to beat Soderling

US Open Champion Juan Martin Del Potro staged a thrilling come back to beat Robin Soderling and reach the final of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. There was nothing to chose between the 2 players in the 1st set, but some great serving saw Soderling edge it on a tiebreaker. Del Potro started to play some very aggressive Tennis

and he was rewarded for it as he claimed the 2nd set 6-3. Soderling who reached the final of the French Open earlier this year appeared poised to reach the final in London when he went 4-2 up in the final set against Del Potro but the Argentine fought back took the set to a tiebreaker and he went on to claim a superb 6-7 6-3 7-6 victory.

Del Potro was showing glimpses of the form that he displayed at the US Open in December when he defeated World Number 2 Rafael Nadal in the Semi Finals and World Number 1 Roger Federer in the final.

India aiming for number 1

After their superb innings victory against Sri Lanka in Kanpur India go into the 3rd Test Match of the series knowing that a victory will see them attain the number 1 ranking for Test Match Cricket

MS Dhoni's men have been playing some superb Test Cricket in recent times, 12 months ago they defeated Australia 2-0 at home.

They backed up that result by beating England 1-0 they chased down over 380 to win hat match and it was a century from the legendary Sachin Tendulkar that saw them home. 

India will be even more pleased to be in this situation after the 1st Test in which they had their backs to the wall for the 1st 4 days.

India also came within one match of claiming the number 1 ranking in One Day Cricket. However they fell short against Australia's and as a result Ricky Ponting's men kept their number 1 ranking.

India crush Sri Lanka in Kanpur

India secured a crushing innings and 141 run victory in the 2nd Test Match at Kanpur against Sri Lanka. Batting 1st the home side posted a formidable total of 642 and they dominated the game from here on in. Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid all hit centuries in India's 1st innings as the home team took the initiative against Sri Lanka. India then bowled out Sri Lanka for just 229 and made the tourists follow on. Sri Lanka did fare slightly better the 2nd time around but they were still bowled out for 269 as India sealed a comfortable victory. The victory was a symbolic one for India as it was their 100th Test Match triumph. Should India win the next Test Match they will then go to number 1 in the rankings for Test Match Cricket

The victory was also the 6th for MS Dhoni as captain and he has led India in 9 Test Matches so far.

Australia too strong at the Gabba

Australia took a 1-0 lead in their Test Series against the West Indies after they sealed victory by an innings and 65 runs in the 1st Test Match at Brisbane. Australia's form in Test Match Cricket

has been a bit up and down this season they beat South Africa 2-1 in South Africa, but later in the summer they lost the Ashes 2-1 in England.

Australia posted a decent 1st innings total of 480 Simon Katich top scored with 92.

West Indies were bowled out for just 228 in their response and as a result they were asked to follow on by the home side.

Following on the West Indies were only able to make 187 although debutant Adrian Barath did manage to make a superb 104.

West Indies were missing their star batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan for this match, Sarwan injured himself in training and was forced to watch from the sidelines as he team were comprehsneively outplayed in Brisbane.

Davydenko wins in London

Russia's Nikolay Davydenko turned in a superb performance to win the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. Davydenko had already beaten Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer to get to the final and yesterday he proved too strong for the US Open Champion Juan Martin Del Potro. Davydenko played some extremely aggressive Tennis

early on and he was rewarded as he broke Del Potro in the 4th game of the match the Russian held on to claim the opened set 6-3.

Del Potro showed signs of life in the 2nd set but Davydenko's pace and accuracy ultimately proved too much for the Argentine as the Russian sealed the set 6-4 and the match 6-3 6-4.

Last year Davydenko reached the finals of the World Tour finals when it was held in Shanghai however on that occasion he lost in the title match to the world number 3 Novak Djokovic.

South Africa humbled by England

South Africa suffered a comprehensive 7 wicket defeat at the hands of England in the 4th ODI at Port Elizabeth as the tourists took a 2-1 lead in the series with one match to play. England have been playing some good One Day Cricket

in recent times and once again they made a great start with the ball, Andrew Strauss men put consistent pressure on the home side and this eventually told as they were bowled out for just 119.

James Anderson picked up the 1st 5 wicket haul of his ODI career and England were firmly in control of proceedings at the half way stage.

South Africa knew that they needed early wickets to have any chance of snatching an improbable victory, this however did not materialise and England cruised home to a 7 wicket victory. 

England will be looking to wrap up a 3-1 series victory in the final game with the Test Series just around the corner.

Davydenko stuns Federer to reach final in London

Nikolay Davydenko turned in a superb performance to stun the World Number 1 Roger Federer and reach the final of the ATP World Tour Finals for the 2nd year running. Davydenko went into the match having never beaten Federer in 12 previous encounters, but the Russian began this match playing some extremely aggressive Tennis

and he was rewarded for his positive play as he won the 1st set 6-2. Federer had to battle extremely hard in the 2nd set and he was rewarded as he won the 2nd set 6-4 to force the match into a 3rd and final set.

There was nothing to chose between the 2 men in the final set, and when Davydenko was serving to stay in the match at 4-5 Federer found himself 0-30 up and two points away from winning the match, but Davydenko battled back and broke Federer in the next game before serving out a superb 2-6 6-4 7-5 victory.

Djokovic sees off Nadal in London

World Number 3 Novak Djokovic kept alive his hopes of reaching the Semi Finals of the ATP World Tour Finals after he sealed a superb straight sets victory over the World Number 2 Rafael Nadal. Djokovic took the Tennis

world by storm, last year when he won the Australian Open in Melbourne.

There was not much to chose between Djokovic and Nadal in the 1st set Djokovic in the end managed to edge it on a tiebreaker.

One break was enough for the Serb to claim the 2nd set 6-3 and with it seal a 7-6 6-3 victory.

Nadal had now lost all 3 of his group matches in straight sets and he must now turn his attentions to the Davis Cup Final which will be in Spain against the Czech Republic next month.

Djokovic on the other hand has a chance to progress to the last 4 and defend the title that he sensationally won in Shanghai last year.

Del Potro earns Semi Final berth in London

US Open Champion Juan Martin Del Potro earned his place in the Semi Final of the ATP World Tour finals at the O2 Arena in London after a superb 3 sets victory against Roger Federer. Del Potro played some extremely aggressive Tennis

early on and as he result he claimed the 1st set 6-2.

Federer dug deep however and tried to keep himself in the contest, a straight sets defeat would have seen the World Number 1 eliminated from the tournament and this seemed like when Del Potro was 5-4 up in the tiebreaker but Federer turned it around to level the match.

Del Potro was not to be denied though, he broke Federer in the 8th game of the decider and then held his serve to claim a superb 6-2 6-7 6-3 victory.

The result sees the British Number 1 Andy Murray eliminated from the competetion, Murray won two out of his three matches but was beaten in 3 sets by Federer on Tuesday.

Murray edges through against Verdasco

British Number 1 Andy Murray saw off Fernando Verdasco of Spain in the duo's final round robin match at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. Verdasco stunned the Tennis

world earlier this year when he reached the Semi Finals of the Australian Open beating Murray and Jo Wilfred Tsonga on the way.

One break was enough for Murray to seal the 1st set this time around 6-4, Verdasco then fended off numerous break points to take the second set to a tiebreaker and he clinched it to send the match into a final set.

There was nothing to chose between the two men in the decider and once again it went to a tiebreaker, however this time it was Murray who came out on top as he sealed a 6-4 6-7 7-6 victory.

Verdasco has lost all 3 of his group matches however he managed to win a set on each occasion and his last 2 matches went down to 3rd set tiebreakers.

Davydenko knocks Nadal out in London

Nikolay Davydenko turned in a superb performance to beat the World Number 2 Rafael Nadal in the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. The defeat sees Nadal eliminated from the competition, Davydenko stunned the Tennis

world last year when he reached the Final of the Masters Cup when it was held in Shanghai. On that occasion Davydenko was beaten in the title match by Novak Djokovic.

Davydenko made a blistering start against Nadal as he stormed through the 1st set 6-1. Nadal however battled back from a break down twice in the 2nd set to force it into a tiebreaker, however Davydenko proved too strong and he sealed a 6-1 7-6 victory.

Nadal will play his final match against the World Number 3 Novak Djokovic tommorow while Davydenko  will take on the unbeaten Robin Soderling.

Soderling stuns Djokovic in London

Robin Soderling beat Novak Djokovic for the 1st time in 6 meetings to seal his place in the Semi Finals of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. Soderling stunned the Tennis

world earlier this year when he beat the World Number 2 Rafael Nadal in the 4th round of the French Open in 4 sets.

The Swede also beat Nadal in his opening group match in London however few gave him much chance against the in form Djokovic.

There was nothing to chose between the two players in the 1st set and in the end Soderling edged it on a tiebreaker.

The Swede then started to play some inspirational tennis as he cruised through the 2nd set 6-1 to seal his place in the Semi Finals.

Djokovic must now beat Nadal to have a realistic chance of joining Soderling in the last 4. Djokovic won the title last year when it was played in Shanghai.

Federer fights back to beat Murray

World Number 1 Roger Federer fought back to beat the British Number 1 Andy Murrat in the World Tour finals at the O2 Arena in London. Murray went into the match with a 6-3 record against Federer and the Scot was playing some excellent Tennis

early on and he was rewarded by winning the opening set 6-3.

Federer raised his game in the 2nd set however and managed to win it 6-3 to level the match and force it into the decider.

The Swiss maestro proved to bee far too strong in the final set as he raced through it 6-1 to claim a superb 3-6 6-3 6-1 victory.

Federer will play Del Potro in his final group game while Murray will take on Verdasco.

Federer's victory last night saw him seal the year end World Number 1 ranking for the 5th time in his career.

Del Potro beat Federer in the US Open Final 2 months ago.