Sport Events in September 2001

Sept. 2:

Sri Lanka wins the Coca-Cola cup Test series defeating India 2-1 in Sri Lanka.

Michael Schumacher accumulates 52 titles overall in the Formula one Grand Prix, eclipsing Alan Prost's record for most number of Grand Prix wins.

Sept. 8:

Govind Rao Savant (68), hockey olympian passes away in Vadodara.

Sept. 9:

America's Venus Williams retains the women's US Open tennis championship.

Sept. 10:

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt wins the men's US Open tennis championship.

Sept. 12:

Li Roufan of China claims the Asian women's chess championship at Chennai.

Sept. 13:

Former Wimbledon champion and Olympic ice hockey medallist Jaroslav Drobny (79) of Czecholovaskia passes away at London.

Sept. 16:

Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya seals his maiden win in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Sept. 19:

Punjab's Gurpreet Singh sets a new National record in the men's 110m hurdles (14.07s), in the National inter- state athletics at Lucknow.

Sept. 22:

Lanka Ravi wins the National rapid chess tournament at Tirur (Kerala).

Sept. 23:

India's Geet Sethi lifts the Rockpool IBSF world billiards championship at Christchurch.

Sept. 30:

Madavrao Scindia (56), former President, Board of Control for cricket in India, dies in a plane crash.

Events 2001