Second seed Anderson out

Darts: Second seed Gary Anderson crashed out of the BDO WorldChampionship with a first-round defeat by 19-year-old Dutchqualifier Fabian Roosenbrand.

The Scot, who won the International Darts League and World DartsTrophy titles last year, was beaten 3-2.

Anderson, who has lost four times in the first round in the lastfive years at the Lakeside, said: "The first round is just my hoodooin this tournament.

"I scored well but snatched my darts when throwing for doubles."

Holder Martin Adams began his title defence with an easy 3-0 winover last year's runner-up Phill Nixon.

golf: Scotland international Wallace Booth from Comrie finishedjoint 46th at the Dixie men's amateur championship at Palm-AireCountry Club, Florida.

The 22-year-old had scores of 80, 72, 76 and 74 for a total of302.

Sweden's David Lingmerth beat Germany's Stephan Gross in a four-hole play-off for the title after they had tied on one-under-par 283at the end of the regulation 72 holes.

tennis: Top seed Rafael Nadal and world No.2 suffered a 6-0 6-1thrashing at the hands of Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in the final ofthe Chennai Open.

The Spaniard was clearly affected by his four-hour semi-finalagainst compatriot Carlos Moya.

He lost all three service games in the opening set and called formedical attention at 4-1 down in the second.

World No.19 Youzhny closed out the match after just 58 minutes oncourt for the fourth title of his career.

boxing: Joe Calzaghe's promoter, Frank Warren, has confirmed thata deal to fight Bernard Hopkins, probably in Las Vegas in April,should be finalised soon.

Philadelphian Hopkins, 42, is regarded as the best light-heavyweight in the world.

The match with Wales' undisputed super-middleweight championCalzaghe is likely to be made at that 175lb, light-heavyweightlimit.

Warren said: "There's a draft contract drawn up and there's a fewpoints that need to be resolved."

RACING: Jim Boyle has his string in fine form at present andCopperbottomed can add another victory to his tally in the PackedFull Of Fun That's Pontins Claiming Stakes at Southwell tomorrow.

Lightly-raced, he has a victory to his name over seven furlongsat Wolverhampton.

And as that is his ideal distance, it was pleasing to see him runso well over a furlong shorter last time out.

There is no doubt he is not the most straightforward ofcharacters, but the way he was running on suggested this step backup to seven furlongs will see him in a better light.

cycling: Scotland's Chris Hoy took second place in the masters ofsprint tournament in Rotterdam.

Hoy broke the track record to post the fastest qualifying timeahead of world champion Theo Bos, but finished second to him in thefinal.