TENNIS

TENNIS
DAVIS CUP RESULTS
WORLD GROUP
Championship
At Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Paris
Surface: Clay-Indoor
Russia 3, France 2
Singles
Marat Safin, Russia, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Sebastien Grosjean, France, def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia, 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-0.
Doubles
Nicolas Escude and Fabrice Santoro, France, def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin, Russia, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
Reverse Singles
Marat Safin, Russia, def. Sebastien Grosjean, France, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (11).
Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
DAVIS CUP CHAMPIONS
World Group Final
Since 1980
1981 -- UNITED STATES 3, Argentina 1
1982 -- United States 4, FRANCE 1
1983 -- AUSTRALIA 3, Sweden 2
1984 -- SWEDEN 4, United States 1
1985 -- Sweden 3, WEST GERMANY 2
1986 -- AUSTRALIA 3, Sweden 2
1987 -- SWEDEN 5, India 0
1988 -- West Germany 4, SWEDEN 1
1989 -- WEST GERMANY 3, Sweden 2
1990 -- UNITED STATES 3, Australia 2
1991 -- FRANCE 3, United States 1
1992 -- UNITED STATES 3, Switzerland 1
1993 -- GERMANY 4, Australia 1
1994 -- Sweden 4, RUSSIA 1
1995 -- United States 3, RUSSIA 2
1996 -- France 3, SWEDEN 2
1997 -- SWEDEN 5, United States 0
1998 -- Sweden 4, ITALY 1
1999 -- Australia 3, FRANCE 2
2000 -- SPAIN 3, Australia 1
2001 -- France 3, AUSTRALIA 2
2002 -- Russia 3, FRANCE 2
FIGURE SKATING
ISU Grand Prix Standings
Final (Six Events)
Women
1. Sasha Cohen, United States, 24 points.
2. Yoshie Onda, Japan, 21.
3. Viktoria Volchkova, Russia, 19.
4. Irina Slutskaya, Russia, 16.
5. Fumie Suguri, Japan, 14.
6. Michelle Kwan, United States, 12.
Men
1. Evgeni Plushenko, Russia, 24.
2. Alexander Abt, Russia, 18.
3. Brian Joubert, France, 16.
4. Chengjiang Li, China, 16.
5. Takeshi Honda, Japan, 16.
6. Ilia Klimkin, Russia, 14.
PAIRS
1. Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin, Russia, 24.
2. Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao, China, 24.
3. Julia Obertas and Alexei Sokolov, Russia, 16.
4. Anabelle Langlois and Patrice Archetto, Canada, 16.
5. Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov, Russia, 14.
6. Dorota Zagorska and Mariusz Siudek, Poland.
Ice Dancing
1. Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh, Russia, 24.
2. Elena Grushina and Ruslan Goncharov, Ukraine, 24.
3. Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, Russia, 18.
4. Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviyski, Bulgaria, 17.
5. Kati Winkler and Rene Lohse, Germany, 14.
6. Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Canada, 14.
NHK Trophy Results
Sunday
At Kyoto, Japan
Men
Final
1. Ilia Klimkin, Russia, 2.0 factored placings.
2. Takeshi Honda, Japan, 2.5.
3. Chengjiang Li, China, 4.5.
4. Yunfei Li, China, 6.5.
5. Jeffrey Buttle, Canada, 7.0.
6. Vincent Restencourt, France, 9.5.
7. Yamato Tamura, Japan, 11.0.
8. Daisuke Takahashi, Japan, 12.0.
9. Hristo Turlakov, Bulgaria, 13.0.
10. Benjamin Miller, United States, 14.5.
WEEKEND SPORTS TRANSACTIONS
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS--Placed C Evan Eschmeyer and G Adam Harrington on the injured list. Activated C Raef LaFrentz and G Nick Van Exel from the injured list.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS--Placed C Michael Olowokandi on the injured list. Activated F Tremaine Fowlkes from the injured list.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW YORK GIANTS--Waived C Bob Jones. Signed TE-C Dan O'Leary from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES--Recalled G Levente Szuper from Saint John of the AHL.
FLORIDA PANTHERS--Reassigned RW Pierre Dagenais to San Antonio of the AHL.
American Hockey League
BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS--Announced D Sven Butenschon has been recalled by the New York Islanders.
East Coast Hockey League
FLORIDA EVERBLADES--Announced G Rob Zepp and LW Ryan Murphy have been called up by Lowell of the AHL.
JOHNSTOWN CHIEFS--Announced F Dominic Forget has been called up by Saint John of the AHL.
COLLEGE
EASTERN MICHIGAN--Announced the contract of Billy Harris, defensive coordinator, will not be renewed.
JOHNSON & amp; WALES--Named Adam Spring men's tennis coach.