Tennis: Sania Mirza became the first Indian to climb to the top of the WTA doubles ranking after she teamed up with Swiss great Martina Hingis to claim the Family Circle Cup title. The 28-year-old won her third successive doubles title with Hingis, following triumphs in Indian Wells and Miami, to achieve the top ranking milestone. “When you start off as a child playing tennis, you dream of being No.1 in the world. It’s a dream for every person; very few get there. I feel extremely honoured to be No.1, it’s something that I’ve wor-ked for all my life,” Mirza said.

Badminton: Former badminton number one Lee Chong Wei returned home to Malaysia yesterday and said he faced a three-week wait for the verdict from his doping hearing. The twice Olympic silver medallist faced a three-person Badminton World Federation panel in Amsterdam on Saturday after testing positive for the banned anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone during the world championships in August. “I have cooled down a bit since the hearing. I had waited six months for it and now all we have to do is wait another three weeks for the result,” Lee told.

Basketball, NBA: Milwaukee proved too strong for the Brooklyn Nets as the Bucks clinched a NBA play-off spot with a 96-73 victory. Ersan Ilyasova led Milwaukee with 21 points and OJ Mayo added 17 as the Bucks secured the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. The San Antonio Spurs continued their recent surge with a 107-91 success against the Phoenix Suns. Tim Duncan had 22 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio posted their 11th straight victory to climb to second in the Western Conference.

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