Gilchrist wins scrappy final for maiden title In a final bordering on the mediocre for the better part of the four-hour encounter, the off-colour Singaporean scored a hard-fought 5-2 win over Thailand's T Sujaritthurakarn.
TABLE TENNIS / Cwealth meet
Grand double for Singapore Top seeds Singapore underlined their superiority claiming the mens and womens team titles in the 17th Commonwealth table tennis championship at the Sawai Mansingh indoor stadium.
Diego denies England The home defence was caught napping at the end when Gilberto Silva swung in a cross which free-scoring Werder Bremen midfielder Diego headed on the bounce beyond goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
Jamaican cops inclined towards natural death Jamaican authorities will say they are no longer treating the death suspiciously and that the 58-year-old died of heart failure brought on by ill health and possibly diabetes, according to Britain's Daily Mail.
Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic celebrates after putting home favourite and fifth seed Amelie Mauresmo out of the French Open in Paris on Saturday. PTI
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