 | Federer, Djokovic enter
2nd round in French Open ROGER Federer and Novak
Djokovic made efficient
starts at the French Open on
Monday, with both men keen
on polishing their clay games
to a lustre as the rounds get
more challenging.
Djokovic is a man on a mission
as he bids to become the
third.
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| | England routs Windies, clinches Test series |  ENGLAND beat West Indies
by nine wickets to win the
second Test with more than a
day to spare at Trent Bridge
on Monday and take an
unbeatable 2-0 lead in this
three-match series.
Set 108 for victory on the
fourth day, England finished
on 111 for one.
England captain Andrew
Strauss, who made 141 in the
first innings to follow his
hundred in the five-wicket
first Test win at Lord´s, was
out for 45 when he chipped
part-time spinner Marlon
Samuels to short extra-cover
with his side just 19 runs
short of victory.
But fellow left-hander
Alastair Cook (43 not out)
and Jonathan Trott (17 not
out) completed the win.
"We´re delighted to get
over the line," said Strauss.
| | | Mental coach Alred helps
Donald become No 1 again |  THE man who turned Jonny
Wilkinson into the best kicker
in world rugby could prove to
be a key factor in Luke
Donald´s quest to end his
major drought this summer.
Donald woke up on
Monday as the world´s topranked
player having overtaken
Rory McIlroy with his
four-stroke win at the BMW
PGA Championship on
Sunday.
That the Englishman was
the calmest man at
Wentworth this weekend is
apparently a lot down to the
influence of Dave Alred, a
performance coach and
sports psychologist who has
been working with Donald
and helping him give off an
aura of authority.
It worked for Wilkinson,
who dropped the winning goal
for England at the 2003 Rugby
World ... | | | Criscito out of Italian team
over match-fixing probe |  DOMENICO Criscito on
Monday left Italy´s Euro 2012
squad after being placed under
investigation in a corruption
scandal.
Police arrested Lazio captain
Stefano Mauri and 18 other people,
including former Serie A
Genoa captain Omar Milanetto,
currently with Padova in Serie B,
following arrest warrants issued
by prosecutors in Cremona.
Police in Turin also searched
the house of Antonio Conte,
coach of Serie A champions
Juventus who last season led
Siena to promotion in the top
flight. He appears to be under
investigation for sports fraud
with more than 100 other people.
Criscito was notified early
on Monday at Italy´s training
camp in Coverciano, where the
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