P324 CEEFAX 324 Thy 23 Feb 1=:17/43 9/4 TENNIS: US INDOOR Cl'SHIP Philadelphia Top-ranked Pete Sampras went 3-1 down in the third set before rallying to beat Marcelo Filip8ini 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the first round. Filippini, ranked 56th in the world, stuck to the baseline, keeping Sampras' sjrvj-and-volley game at bay with xassing shots. "A couple of points hike and there were the difference. Fortunately, I got them," Sampras said. The American meets Paul Haarhuis in the second round. Haarhuis also lost the first set before beating MaliVai Washington 3-6 6-407-5. Athletics Bowls Bask'ball BoxingP324 CEEFAX 324 Thy 23 Feb 1=:1}/48 E5/4 TENNIS: EUROCARD OPEN, Stuttgart Yevgjnz Kafelnikov struggled into the quarter-finals after overcoming spells of dizziness and 17 aces from opponent David Whjaton. The seventh-sjedjd Russian won 7-5 4-6 6-4 after ignoring doctors' advice not to play dzj to a cold. Other selected results: M Stich (5) Ger bt D Vacek Cz 6-3 6-4 A Volkov Rut bt K Novacek Cz 3-6 6-3 6-0 M Larsson Swe bt T Muster Art 7-5 5-7 6-4 Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Athletics Bowls Bask'ball coxingP324 CEEFAX 324 Thy 23 Feb 1=:26/31 B3/4 TENNIS: TOURN—MINT oEWS ROUND-UP Britain's Lizzie Jjlfs produced another great fightback to reach the semi-finals of the LTA women's Challenger jvjnt in Newcastle. The wild card entry beat German|'s Michajla Seibold, ranked 518 placrs above her, 3-6 6-1 7-6. Scotland's Ross Mathjson pulled off a shock 7-6 7-6 victory over top seed Patrick Fredriksson in zhj LT— min's indoor satellite tournament in Eastbournj. Mathjson now meets eighth seed Jeri Pelikan in Friday's quarter-finals. Football 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Athletics Bowls Bask'ball coxingP324 CEEFAX 324 Thy 23 Feb 1=:2:/14 4/4 TENNIS: oEWS ROUND-UP Eighth seed Meredith McGrath moved into the second round of the Linz indoor jvjnt with a comfortable 6-3 6-4 defeat of Belgium's Elk Calluns Sandra Cjcchini (6) knocked out Yevgjnia Manzokova of Rzssia 6-4 6-2 to reach round three. World number one Pete Sampras hrads the line-up for this April's Montu Carlo Open - his first appearance there for three years. Boris Becker, Koran Ivanisjvic and Serge Brugujra will also play in the first major clay court jvjnt that leads up to the French Oxen. 5-,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/ Athletics Bowls Bask'ball Boxing