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CRICKET: COLOMBO: Off spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan, who was injured during the Sharjah tri-nation series last month, is returning to Colombo after undergoing intensive medical care in Australia, an official of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) said. Muralitharan, who has been in Melbourne during the last couple of weeks for special medical treatment for an injured arm will be in Colombo only for a couple of days and will then take a flight to England, where the visiting Sri Lankan team is struggling in its practice matches. ``Murali's doctors in Melbourne have given the clearance and the celebrated off-spinner will leave for England via Dubai later this week. Although, Murali is recovering fast, he could only be fit for the third Test against England next month,'' the official said. DIVING: CORAL SPRINGS: Canada's Alexandre Despatie ended China's bid to sweep all 10 events in the USA Grand Prix, winning the men's platform title. The 16-year-old Canadian rallied from fifth place after he received a 2-point deduction on every mark in the third dive for illegally moving his hand while in the handstand take-off position. American Mark Ruiz was second with 459.78 points. China's Minxia Wu won the women's 3-metre competition with 339.42 points, and China took women's team event with 48 points. Sweden's Anna Lindberg of Sweden was second with 307.26 points, and Italy's Tania Cagnotto finished third at 298.53. FOOTBALL: GLASGOW (SCOTLAND): Nine or `Nein'? The true aristocrats of European soccer, Real Madrid, chase its ninth Champions Cup title on Wednesday against a team, which has never even won its own domestic league crown. Bayer Leverkusen came close to winning the Bundesliga title this season but lost out to Borussia Dortmund. While Madrid has won 28 Spanish league and 17 Cup titles, eight Champions Cups, two UEFA Cups and two World Club Cups, Leverkusen has a domestic cup and a UEFA Cup triumph to its name. For sheer stubbornness, however, it is a champion. On the way to the final of European soccer's most prestigious competition, Leverkusen has proved it has no regard for reputations. A true upstart in European soccer teams, it now faces the most successful club of all. Madrid won the first five Champions Cup titles between 1956-60, added another in '66 and then two more in '98 and 2000. With stars such as Zinedine Zidane of France, Portugal's Luis Figo, Roberto Carlos of Brazil and Spain's Raul Gonzalez, Madrid has talent throughout the line-up although there is a doubt about Figo because of a lingering ankle injury. ROTTERDAM (NETHERLANDS): A week after clinching the Dutch championship, Ajax Amsterdam on Sunday defeated FC Utrecht 3-2 in the Amstel Cup final to complete the prestigious league-Cup double. The Cup victory marked the end of a successful season for Ajax, which had last won the double in 1998. Ajax avenged the elimination of its reserve team by Utrecht in the semifinals of the Amstel Cup, the Dutch equivalent of England's FA Cup. In more than a century of Dutch Cup football, a second team had never reached the semifinals before. ``It is fantastic to finish the season this way,'' said Ajax-coach Ronald Koeman. GOLF: IRVING (TEXAS): Shigeki Maruyama survived another Sunday charge by Tiger Woods and an unlikely one by rookie Ben Crane to win the Byron Nelson Classic, the second straight week an Asian has won on the PGA Tour. Maruyama had to rely on a clutch short game, three times saving par on the back nine after leaving himself difficult chips. Another time, the Japanese star had to get up-and-down from the edge of the water on No. 11 just to make bogey. He was all smiles at the end of a cloudy afternoon (see picture), however, closing with a 2-under 68 for a two-stroke victory over Crane. A week after K.J. Choi became the first South Korean winner in tour history at New Orleans, Maruyama finished at 14-under 266 and became the first Asian with multiple tour victories. He also won last year in the Greater Milwaukee Open to become the first Japanese player to win on the mainland. This victory was much more impressive, coming against a field that boasted eight of the top 10 players. He earned $864,000, and a free pass into the U.S. Open. TENNIS: ATP 2002 Champions Race through Monday, May 13. 1. Thomas Johansson, Sweden, 279 points; 2. Andre Agassi, United States, 275; 3. Tim Henman, Britain, 243; 4, Marat Safin, Russia, 230; 5. Tommy Hass, Germany, 228; 6. Jiri Novak, Czech Republic, 224; 7. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 216; 8. Andy Roddick, United States, 207; 9. Roger Federer, Switzerland, 199; 10. Younes El Aynaoui, Morocco, 195. ATP Entry System: 1. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 4,595 points; 2. Tommy Haas, Germany, 2,840; 3. Andre Agassi, United States, 2,760; 4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia, 2,675; 5. Marat Safin, Russia, 2,620; 6. Tim Henman, Britain, 2,615; 7. Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, 2,495; 8. Thomas Johansson, Sweden, 2,365; 9. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, 2,300; 10. Sebastien Grosjean, France, 2,260. WTA rankings through Monday, May 13: 1. Venus Williams, United States, 4,591 points; 2. Jennifer Capriati, United States, 4,449; 3. Kim Clijsters, Belgium, 3,699; 4. Serena Williams, United States, 3,609; 5. Monica Seles, United States, 3,360; 6. Lindsay Davenport, United States, 3,350; 7. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, 3,338; 8. Justine Henin, Belgium, 3,335; 9. Jelena Dokic, Yugoslavia, 3,074; 10. Sandrine Testud, France, 2,183.
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