 | Ahli beats Rayyan, stays in race AL AHLI Club kept its Heir
Apparent Cup volleyball final
dream alive with a fighting four-set
victory over Al Rayyan at Al Arabi
Club indoor hall, on Monday. After
having lost the first clash in the
best-of-three-match series, it
bounced back as it won by 26-24
25-22 26-28.
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| | Nadal beats Djokovic, wins Rome Masters |  RAFAEL Nadal won his sixth
Rome Masters title in a rainpostponed
final against Novak
Djokovic on Monday, defeating
the world number one 7-5, 6-3.
It was sweet revenge for a
straight sets loss to the Serb in
last year´s final and the win
means that he will move back
ahead of Roger Federer at number
two in the world rankings.
It was also the perfect preparation
for the defence of his French
Open title with the tournament
due to get underway in Paris on
Sunday and takes his career
head-to-head with his rival to 18-
14 in his own favour.
It meant that Nadal won claycourt
titles in Monte Carlo,
Barcelona and Rome with his
only loss coming in ... | | | Cook, Bell seal England´s win |
 ALASTAIR Cook and Ian Bell
led England to victory in the
first Test against the West
Indies at Lord´s on Monday.
England, set a target of 191 to
win, was faltering at 57 for four
before lunch on the fifth and
final day.
But Cook (79) and Bell (63
not out) shared a fifth-wicket
partnership of 132 that saw
England, the world´s number
one ranked Test side, to the
brink of victory before lefthanded
opener Cook was out
with two runs needed when
caught in the gully off West
Indies captain Darren Sammy.
Bell though struck the winning
boundary for a win that
gave England a 1-0 lead in this
three-match series heading into
the second Test at Trent Bridge
starting Friday ... | | | Montpellier wins maiden
title on chaotic final day |
 MONTPELLIER claimed the
first French league title in their
history after winning 2-1 at
Auxerre on an extraordinary
final day of the season on
Sunday, after a game twice
delayed due to protests by the
home fans.
Second-placed Paris Saint-
Germain did all they could by
winning 2-1 at Lorient, and
the delays at Auxerre meant
that Rene Girard´s side had to
endure a nervous wait before
their title success was confirmed.
Montpellier finished the
season three points clear of
PSG in the final standings,
which gave the southern club
— 14th in Ligue 1 last season
— their first major honour
since the 1990 French Cup.
"I think it´s deserved," said
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