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¤ Spain's Olympic waterpolo champion Jesus Rollan was found dead in the town of La Garriga near Barcelona yesterday. Spanish media said the 37-year-old had died at the town's spa hotel. The cause of death was unknown. Rollan was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the sport and was in the Spanish team that won gold at the Atlanta Games in 1996 and at the world championships in 1998 and 2001.

¤ Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has yet to decide when he will start competing this season, his T-Mobile team manager said. While his rivals have all started competing, German Ullrich is still training in Tuscany. Ullrich has a reputation for struggling to hit form early in the season. The 32-year-old won the world's greatest cycling race in 1997 and finished on the podium six times.

¤ Olympic table tennis doubles champion Chen Qi made a televised apology to the Chinese nation on Friday after losing his cool at the Asia Cup last week. After defeat at the hands of compatriot Wang Ha in the men's final in Japan, Chen flung the ball to the ground and booted a chair into the air. The public apology was just one part of the punishment imposed on Chen, who won doubles gold at the Athens Olympics with Ma Lin.

¤ England's pacemen reduced India to 149 for four after Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble captured his 500th cricket test wicket on day three of the second test yesterday in Mohali. Captain Andrew Flintoff removed Sachin Tendulkar for four as India lost three quick wickets after tea in reply to England's first innings 300 all out. Captain Rahul Dravid was on 60 with Mahendra Dhoni on 12 at stumps.