 | Arabi crowned league champs AL ARABI Club, which had
already been assured of the
Premier Volleyball League crown
ahead of the last match, failed to
round off the first major event of
the season on a winning note, losing
to Al Rayyan Club 2-3 on
Sunday.
At its own court, Al Arabi experimented
with a...
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| | Chandila records season´s 1st IPL hat-trick |  UNHERALDED off-spinner
Ajit Chandila recorded
the first hat-trick of the
Indian Premier League
season as Rajasthan
Royals defeated Pune
Warriors by 45 runs on
Sunday.
Half centuries by
Ajinkya Rahane (61) and
Shane Watson (58) propelled
the Royals to 170-4
before Chandila´s hat-trick
polished off the Warriors´
top order in the space of
his first seven deliveries,
limiting the opposition to
125-9.
Bowling with the new
ball, Chandila took the
wickets of Jesse Ryder (1),
captain Sourav Ganguly
(1) and Robin Uthappa (0)
to finish with figures of 4-
13.
"I was waiting for a
chance for a long time,"
Chandila said. "The pressure
was on me ... this is
just the start, there is... | | | Williams crushes Azarenka
to win Madrid Open |  SERENA Williams crushed
world number one Victoria
Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 on Sunday
to win the Madrid Open and
make a return to the number
six ranking.
The American has now
won back-to-back WTA clay
titles, after claiming
Charleston in the US a
month ago, and hammered
home her credentials as a
serious threat at the French
Open which begins in two
weeks.
"I´m so happy to win this
title," said Williams, who
now owns five trophies on
clay. "I really felt good on the
court."
The bruising victory lifted
the American to a 7-1 record
over Azaranka, who won her
only match in the series in
Miami, 2009.
"I just want to play consistent
and that´s what... | | | Juventus finishes Italian
league season unbeaten |  JUVENTUS broke AC
Milan´s record of 42 matches
unbeaten and finished
the entire league season
undefeated with a 3-1 win
over Atalanta on Sunday.
It was also the perfect
send-off after 19 years with
the Old Lady for club captain
Alessandro Del Piero,
who took the armband for
the final time in a Serie A
game in Juve´s colours and
netted his team´s second
goal.
Youngster Luca Marrone
scored the opener and
Andrea Barzagli netted a
last-minute penalty as Juve
finished the season with 84
points, four clear of last
year´s champions Milan.
The only blips were a late
own goal from Stephan
Lichsteiner and an injury to
centre-back Giorgio
Chiellini that could put his
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