Tuesday, June 2, 1998
Rios stays red hot on clay to beat Costa
Chile's Marcelo Rios dismissed Albert Costa of Spain 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 at the French Open on Sunday. The Chilean now meets Carlos Moya before a potential semifinal clash with another Spaniard, Felix Mantilla, in the last four. In another match, Belgian Filip Dewulf raced into the quarter-finals when he outplayed Spaniard Francisco Clavet 7-5, 6-3, 6-1.
Golden double for Dutch
Spain got entangled in their own web of defensive hockey and the Netherlands, with an extra-time goal by Teun de Nooijer, won the ninth men's World Cup final 3-2 at the Galgenwaard Stadium in Utrecht on Monday. It was a golden double for the Dutch who had beaten Spain 3-1 in the Olympic final, two years ago in Atlanta. For Spain, it was their second defeat in the final, the earlier one being in the inaugural edition in 1971 when they lost to Pakistan.
India edge Kiwis to claim ninth position
India clinched the ninth place in the World Cup hockey tournament in Utrecht yesterday. In a play-off for the ninth and 10th placings, India defeated New Zealand 1-0. In other matches, Germany defeated Australia 1-0 to clinch the third place while Pakistan defeated England 4-2 to clinch the fifth spot and Korea defeated Canada 4-2 to secure the seventh spot.
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