Tuesday, September 15, 1998
Patriot Rafter blunts Scud with perfect performance
Patrick Rafter reigned supreme once again at the National Tennis Centre, playing a near-perfect match to defeat fellow-Australian Mark Philippoussis on Sunday and repeat as US Open men's singles champion. The win over Philippoussis improved the net-charging Rafter's run to 25-2 with four titles, including the Open.
Pakistan back on level terms
Pakistan brought themselves on even keel with India by winning the second game of the five-match Sahara Cup series by 51 runs in Toronto on Monday. Set to make 247, India missed the presence of Saturday's man-of-the-match Saurav Ganguly -- whose hamstring injury necessitated a precautionary rest -- and slid to a defeat.
Guidry anchors US to World Cup victory
An exultant Carlette Guidry anchored the US 4x100 metres relay team to victory yesterday and a first World Cup for the American women's team. The US quartet, without Marion Jones who had earlier suffered her first defeat in a year, clocked an even 42 seconds for a maximum eight points.
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