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Press Trust of India, Tuesday November 24, 2009, London

Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles enhanced their semifinal chances at the ATP World Tour finals after edging past Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in a tough group B encounter on Tuesday.

Other Sports

Lu Xiaojun breaks world record

Agence France-Presse, Tuesday November 24, 2009, Seoul

China's Lu Xiaojun set a world record in the men's 77kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships on Tuesday.

Chess

Sasikiran, Chanda lose opening games

Press Trust of India, Tuesday November 24, 2009, Khanty Mansiysk, Russia

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran and Sandipan Chanda are staring at early exit from the World Cup after suffering defeats in their respective first games of the second round on Tuesday.

Badminton

Seeded players Nigel, Manish shocked

Press Trust of India, Tuesday November 24, 2009, Mumbai

Men's second seed Nigel D'Sa and fourth seed Manish Rawat crashed out of the Maharashtra Senior State Selection Badminton Tournament at the Matunga Gymkhana courts on Tuesday.

Other Sports

On Yee win Ladies title in World Snooker

Press Trust of India, Tuesday November 24, 2009, Hyderabad

Hong Kong's Ng On Yee brushed aside Australian Kathy Parashis 5-1 in the final to clinch the Ladies title in the ongoing IBSF World Snooker championship on Tuesday.

Football

Beckham is 'long-term asthma sufferer'

Agence France-Presse, Tuesday November 24, 2009, London

England midfielder David Beckham has suffered from asthma since he was a boy, but it does not affect his performance, his agent was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

Football

Unhappy Babel hints at Reds exit

Agence France-Presse, Tuesday November 24, 2009, London

Dutch winger Ryan Babel has reportedly threatened to walk out on Liverpool unless he gets more first-team football, adding to the sense of crisis gathering around Anfield in what has been a frustrating season to date.

Football

AFC gets billion-dollar boost

Agence France-Presse, Tuesday November 24, 2009, Kuala Lumpur

The Asian Football Confederation on Tuesday extended its agreement with marketing partner World Sport Group until 2020, delivering an expected one billion dollars in revenue to the AFC.

Tennis

Djokovic downs Davydenko again

Agence France-Presse, Tuesday November 24, 2009, London

Defending champion Novak Djokovic handed Nikolay Davydenko another painful defeat at the ATP World Tour Finals as the Serb secured a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory on Monday.

Tennis

Nadal needs to regain his composure

Agence France-Presse, Tuesday November 24, 2009, London

Rafael Nadal said he needed to rediscover his composure when facing crucial points and admitted he was short of confidence in his bid to claim the season-ending World Tour Finals crown.