Motor sport: Italian Giancarlo Fisichella is considering a "very strong" offer from Jordan for 2002, the driver's manager Gianpaolo Matteucci said yesterday.
Matteucci, who appeared to be engaging in a game of brinkmanship, said Fisichella has been offered a one-year deal to stay with Benetton-Renault next year, but added that Jordan are interested in his services.
Benetton-Renault have an option on Fisichella until midnight tonight and Matteucci said he has also been in discussions with Arrows. But he added that nothing is finalised yet. "We have a very strong offer from Jordan," said Matteucci.
Benetton-Renault have an option on current Jordan driver Jarno Trulli as well as Fisichella, but Matteucci denied that Trulli is the key man in the negotiations.
Snooker: Ken Doherty piled on the agony for Jimmy White in Brighton last night, beating the six-times runner up 5-1 in the £200,000 Champions Cup.
Doherty's third win in the competition enabled him to finish as group A leader while White was left to pick up the wooden spoon.
History repeated itself for White, who also finished bottom of his section 12 months ago. Earlier, Ebdon upset defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-1 to reach the semi-final.
Tennis: Yvonne Doyle was Ireland's sole singles survivor at the end of yesterday's play at the Cumberland Futures Tournament in London.
Doyle won her first-round tie against Ayako Sazuki of Japan 6-1 6-1.
However, qualifier Karen Nugent lost out to Germany's Bianca Cramer 4-6 3-6 and second seed John Doran suffered an unexpected 6-4 6-7 (7-5) 6-4 defeat at the hands of Italy's Guiseppe Menga in the second round of the men's event.
Fourth seed Peter Clarke lost 6-3 6-4 to Britain's Alex Bogdanovic.
Sailing: After a well-earned rest following a breezy start to the Laser World Masters Championship at the Royal Cork Yacht Club, the record 320 boat fleet return to competition this morning for the second half of the series.
Atlanta '96 Olympian Mark Lyttle tops the list of Irish sailors in third place overall in the 90 strong Apprentice division.
Since starting last Sunday, organisers have been unable to take the competitors outside Roche's Point due to strong winds and sea fog. However, Cuskinny, located close to Cobh, is proving popular with the sailors thanks to a steady breeze.
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