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* NEW DELHI – India romped to a six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the first test yesterday, taking the lead in the three-match series.

The hosts, chasing a target of 203, coasted to the win with six wickets intact after needing just an additional 32 runs for victory on the fifth day. * MONACO – American double world sprint champion Tyson Gay and Ethiopian distance runner Meseret Defar were named the 2007 World Athletes of the Year on Sunday.Both athletes received a US$100 000 cash award at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics Gala.Powell and Croatia’s world high jump champion Blanka Vlasic received awards for the performances of the year.* LONDON – Pete Sampras proved his serve and volley tactics were still razor sharp when he stunned world number one Roger Federer 7-6 6-4 in an exhibition match in Macau on Saturday.Sampras might have turned his back on professional tennis more than five years ago but that did not stop him from upstaging Federer, who failed to win even a break point during the contest on a fast carpet surface.Nampa-Reuters* MONACO – American double world sprint champion Tyson Gay and Ethiopian distance runner Meseret Defar were named the 2007 World Athletes of the Year on Sunday.Both athletes received a US$100 000 cash award at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics Gala.Powell and Croatia’s world high jump champion Blanka Vlasic received awards for the performances of the year.* LONDON – Pete Sampras proved his serve and volley tactics were still razor sharp when he stunned world number one Roger Federer 7-6 6-4 in an exhibition match in Macau on Saturday.Sampras might have turned his back on professional tennis more than five years ago but that did not stop him from upstaging Federer, who failed to win even a break point during the contest on a fast carpet surface.Nampa-Reuters