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ATHENS 2004 News Archives
•	Tennis: Mauresmo becomes new world number one (Sep 11) NEW YORK : France's Amelie Mauresmo became the new world women's number one player without having to lift a racquet.

•	Athens prosecutors ask for US help in Kenteris drugs case (Sep 10) ATHENS : Prosecutors investigating the Kostadinos Kenteris Olympic doping scandal made an official request for help from their American counterparts.

•	Cycling: Bettini and Boonen among Paris-Brussels favourites (Sep 10) BRUSSELS : Olympic champion Paolo Bettini of Italy and Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen, who ride for Quick Step, are among the favourites for the 225km Paris-Brussels classic cycling race.

•	Taiwan Olympic gold medallist's story to hit the big screen (Sep 10) TAIPEI : She became a taekwondo world champion at age 16 but abandoned the sport two years later to live a life of self-imposed exile in rebellion against her coach father.

•	Ice Hockey: Cultures clash as Europe takes on North America in hockey World Cup (Sep 10) TORONTO : Canada and the United States battle a European invasion as the World Cup of Hockey hits the semi-finals in a clash of the sport's dominant cultures.

•	Boxing: Injured Harrison out of November US bout (Sep 9) LONDON : Britain's Audley Harrison withdrew from his scheduled November bout in the United States because of a left finger injury.

•	Athletics: Greene and Gatlin to face each other in Yokohama (Sep 9) TOKYO : Former Olympic 100-metre champion Maurice Greene will face current title holder Justin Gatlin again at a star-studded Yokohama track and field meet, organizers revealed.

•	Ice Hockey: Iginla burns bright as Canada crush Slovaks (Sep 9) TORONTO : Jarome Iginla crashed out of a slump with two goals as red-hot favourites Canada powered past Slovakia 5-0 to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup of Hockey.

•	Soccer: Germany hold Brazil to 1-1 draw in international friendly (Sep 9) BERLIN : Jurgen Klinsmann's impressive start as German coach continued with a creditable 1-1 friendly draw against world champions Brazil here Wednesday with Brazilian-born marksman Kevin Kuranyi cancelling out Ronaldinho's sensational free-kick.

•	Tennis: Roddick headlines American Davis Cup team (Sep 9) NEW YORK : Former world No. 1 Andy Roddick and Athens Olympic silver medallist Mardy Fish were selected on Wednesday to represent the United States in the Davis Cup semi-final against Belarus on September 24-27 in Charleston, South Carolina.

•	Soccer: Germany's Kuranyi strikes to peg back native Brazil (Sep 9) BERLIN : Jurgen Klinsmann's impressive start as German coach continued with a creditable 1-1 friendly draw against world champions Brazil with Brazilian-born marksman Kevin Kuranyi cancelling out Ronaldinho's sensational free-kick.

•	Swimming: Japan's golden swimmer Kitajima chasing new goals (Sep 9) TOKYO : With two Olympic gold medals and two world titles under his belt, Japanese breaststroke swimmer Kosuke Kitajima is now chasing new goals - to reclaim world records and become a role model like Ian Thorpe.

•	Soccer: Japan crush India while South Korea and China struggle (Sep 9) HONG KONG : Newly-crowned Asian champions Japan stayed on course for the 2006 World Cup in convincing fashion while 10-man South Korea as well as China were made to struggle in qualifying matches.

•	Cycling: Rogers confirmed as world champion (Sep 8) PARIS : Australia's Michael Rogers was officially confirmed as 2003 World individual time-trial champion following the disqualification for doping of Britain's David Millar.

•	Ice Hockey: Czech Republic beats Sweden in World Cup quarter-finals (Sep 8) STOCKHOLM : The Czech Republic secured its ticket to the 2004 Ice Hockey World Cup semi-finals when it crushed Sweden 6-1.

•	Tennis: Russia's Petrova stuns defending champ Henin-Hardenne (Sep 7) NEW YORK : Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne crashed out of the 17.8 million dollar US Open here losing 6-3, 6-2 in a stunning fourth round upset to unheralded Russian Nadia Petrova.

•	Elderly Beijing residents attend English classes to prepare for 2008 Olympics (Sep 7) BEIJING : China's athletes are not the only ones gearing up for the next Olympics.

•	Tennis: Japan's Asagoe reaches first Grand Slam quarter-final (Sep 7) NEW YORK : Japan's Shinobu Asagoe rolled over Eleni Daniilidou 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-3 in the fourth round of the 17.8 million dollar US Open to reach her first Grand Slam quarter-final.

•	Field Hockey: India ready for Champions Trophy if Australia or New Zealand pull out (Sep 6) NEW DELHI : India will not hesitate to accept an invitation to the elite six-nation Champions Trophy field hockey tournament in Pakistan if Australia or New Zealand pull out, officials said.

•	Soccer: Brazil and Argentina in command in South America qualifiers (Sep 6) MONTEVIDEO : Title-holders Brazil and Olympic champions Argentina were both in majestic form in the South American Zone World Cup qualifiers at the weekend.

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