Tennis: Tim Henman savoured the most satisfying victory of his career after keeping Britain's Davis Cup hopes alive against the Czech Republic in Ostrava.
The British number one, under particular pressure because of the absence of the injured Greg Rusedski, produced an extraordinary fightback to recover from two sets down for the first time in his career and beat Slava Dosedel in an epic encounter. Henman could barely get a first serve in court and committed a catalogue of unforced errors in the first two sets. But he dug deep and stormed back to win a gruelling contest 6-7 (4/7) 5-7 6-1 7-5 6-3 in four hours 22 minutes.
British number three Jamie Delgado, however, lost in straight sets to Czech number one Jiri Novak 6-4 7-6 (7/4) 6-3 to leave the match finely poised at 1-1.
Men's Hockey: Munster and Ulster played an exhilarating 4-4 draw in the under-21 interprovincial tournament at Garryduff, Cork, last night.
Munster swept into an early 20 lead but Ulster had edged ahead to 4-3 midway through the second half before David Eakins netted an equaliser for the home side three minutes from the end.
Earlier, the Universities gained a surprise 2-1 win over Leinster.
Under 21-Inter-Provincial Championship (at Garryduff, Cork): Universities 2 (A Slane, A Barbour), Leinster 1 (W Powderly); Munster 4 (R Gash, D Lombard, D Eakins 2) Ulster 4 (A Carson, M Harte, I Hutchinson (2)).
Women's Hockey: Ireland will complete their build-up to next month's Olympic Qualifier in Milton Keynes with two official internationals against Japan in Belfast on March 18th and 19th, the Irish Ladies Hockey Union confirmed yesterday. The teams, drawn in different pools in the Qualifier, met twice in Vancouver last year - Ireland won the first game 20 but lost the second 2-1.
Boxing: Eamonn Magee will be playing chief support to undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis on April 29th. The Commonwealth light welterweight champion Magee will tangle with Philadelphia's Ivan Robinson in a non-title 10-rounder which will be televised live before Lewis defends against Michael Grant at Madison Square Garden.
Cycling: Ciaran Power rode strongly in yesterday's stage of the Tour of Langkawi as part of a concerted effort by the Linda McCartney team which paved the way for Matthew s Stephen's second place on the stage. After one of the hardest days of the race, finishing at the top of a legbreaking category one climb in the Genting Highlands, s second place on the stage, and the Waterford rider Power crossed the line in 23rd place, four minutes and eight seconds behind winner Julio Alberto Perez of Mexico, and moved from 29th to 23rd overall.
Golf: The PGA of America will make $2.6 million in charitable donations on behalf of American participants in the 1999 Ryder Cup matches, ending a controversy that almost sparked a player revolt last year.
The association said it will distribute the money to 34 charities and 14 universities that were selected by the 12 US players and team captain Ben Crenshaw.
