P3b4 CJJFAX 344 Fri 6 Jan 21:08/30 1/6 TENNIS: GRaF OUT OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN Steffi Graf has been forced to pull out of the first Grand Slam uvjnt of the year, the Australian Open, because of a strained calf muscle. $5 The German picked up the injury while training in Florida and will not bj able to defend her title yn the jvjnt starting on January 16. "This is not the way I planned to start the New Year," she said. "I always look forward to starting thu year in Australia. "I haven't strained too many muscles in my career and this one happened at a bad time," she added. W Boxing Bask'ball Darts IceHockjyP3b4 CJ FAX 324 Fri 6 Jbn 21:20/u0 ] 2/6 TENNIS: HOPMAN CUP, xerth Germany's Boris Becker ovjrpowerjd a gallant Jean-Philippe Fleurian to "5 guide Germany to a semi-final victory over France. "5 Becker and Ankj Huber will meet the Ukraine pair, Andrei Mjdvjdev and his sister Natalia Mjdvjdj6a, in the showdown today. Becker ovjrcamj a tentative start to win 7-6 (7-0),d7-6 (7-1).a Huber coasted home 6-2, 6-1 in only an hour, beating Julie Halard. Yt will bj Germany's third 5u appearance in the final of thu seven-year-old mixed teams' event. 5],,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Boxing caskWball Darts IceHockjyP3b4 CJIFAX 324 Fri 6 Jan 21:15/1p 3/6 TENNIS: TOURNAMENT NEWS ROUVD-UP Top seed Yevgjny Kafelnikov lost 6-3 7-5 to Mark Woodfordj in the quarter-finals of thu australi1n hardcourt event in Adelaide. Jim Courier beat Thomas Enqvist 6-2 6-4, Richard Krajicek brat Patrick Rafter 6-4 7-6 (7-4) and Arnaud Boetsch beat Hindrik Dreekman. Stefan Edbjrg beat Karin Alami 6-1 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Qatar Open. Magnus Larsson beat Germany'u Markus Zoeckj, Frenchman Henri Leconte overcame Javier Sanchez 1nd Michael Stich beat Van Sijmjrink. 5],,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,/ Boxing Bask'ball Darts IceHockeyP3b4 CKJFAX 324 Fri 6 Van 21:07/30 ] 4/6 TENNIS: TOURNAMENT NEWS ROUND-UP Fifth seed She-ting Wang of Taiwan went out in the fourth round of the Indonesian Open, losing 6-2 4m6 6-4 to unseeded Swedish player Maria Strandlund, who beat fourth seed Florencia Labat on Thzrsdaz. 6u Nana Miyagi, seeded seventh, also lost, going down 5-7 6-1 6-4 to second seed Ya:uk Bpszki. Football 302 General 3200Criqkjt034X Latest 350 Rugby 0370 Racing 0388 Boxing Bask'ball Dazts GIceHockj=