Yuki Bhambari makes first round exit in Sail Open

NEW DELHI, May 12 (UNI): India's Yuki Bhambri could not hold onto the chances as Australia's Adam Feeney overpowered him in theopening round of the 50,000 dollars ATP Challenger Series' SAILOpen here today.

The 15-year-old Bhambri was the only Indian in action today but he squandered chances at crucial points to go down 6-4, 3-6, 2-6 to Feeney ranked 925 places above him at 274 in the ATP charts.

Bahmbri started on a promising note and broke Feeney in the third game and played some hard hitting backhand strokes.

The wild card entrant broke the Aussie again in the fifth game to lead the first set 4-1.

Feeney fought back hard to reduce the margin 4-5 but Bhambari made no mistake and held his serve to win the first set 6-4.

However, Bhambari failed to put up a consistent show in the next two sets as his rival improved his game to finish the match in just over two hours.

International Weightlifting Federation bans Kavita for doping NEW DELHI, May 12 (UNI): Reeling under controversy, the IWFreceived another blow as Kavita Devi was today banned for twoyears by the International Weightlifting Federation afterfailing a drugs' test.

Kavita, who competes in the women's 75kg, was hauled back from last month's Asian championships in Japan after the Indian weightlifting federation (IWF) learned she had tested positive for a steroid during a World Anti-Doping Agency test.

The Indian Weightlifting Federation president Harbhajan Singh said, "She was not inclined to take the 'B' sample test." "She has been told in writing by the International Weightlifting Federation that she will not be able to participate in any international or national competition for two years," he added.

The WADA had picked up samples of 10 lifters including Kavita Devi, undergoing national training at the senior national camp from the NIS.

The Indian lifters were brought into the spotlight when positive tests in high-profile competitions led to a suspension in 2006.

Controversial India's Egyptian coach Magad Salama, who quit in February after a lengthy row with federation chiefs, had claimed several of the country's senior lifters were taking performance-enhancing drugs.