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MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time U.S. Open champion Patrick Rafter and Gabriela Sabatini, the first female player from Argentina to win a Grand Slam singles title, have been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

PALM DESERT, Calif. — Chad Campbell shot a scrambling 71 to outlast Scott Verplank and Jesper Parnevik and win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.Campbell's 1-under closing round put him at 25-under 335, three shots in front of Verplank and 2000 Hope champion Parnevik.Verplank, one stroke off Campbell's lead to start the day, had a 73 and Parnevik made a charge with a 67 during a round when gusty wind made the new Classic Course at Northstar tricky at times.John Huston finished fourth with a 68 and 339 total. Former Hope winners Phil Mickelson (71) and Mike Weir (70) tied for fifth with John Senden (73) at 19 under.

KAUPULEHU, Hawaii — Loren Roberts made a 30-foot birdie putt on the final hole for a course-record 11-under 61 and a one-stroke victory over Don Pooley on Sunday in the Champions Tour's season-opening MasterCard Championship.The 50-year-old Roberts had a 25-under 191 total on the Hualalai course to shatter the Champions Tour record for relation to par in a 54-hole event and tie the stroke mark. He also broke the tour record for birdies in a three-round tournament with 26.Pooley, who began the round with a three-stroke lead over Roberts, shot a 65. Jay Haas and D.A. Weibring shot 63s to tie for third at 22 under, and Morgan and Tom Watson (64) tied for fifth at 20 under.

SUN CITY, South Africa — Annika Sorenstam eagled the par-5 14th hole and offset a poor round by teammate Liselotte Neumann to lead Sweden to a three-stroke victory over Scotland in the Women's World Cup.The Swedes finished at 7-under 281 on the Gary Player Country Club, with Sorenstam closing with a 70 and Neumann shooting a 77. They opened with a best-ball 65 on Friday and shot a 69 in alternate-shot play Saturday.Catriona Matthew shot a 69, and Janice Moodie had a 72 for Scotland.

SAN DIEGO — Freddy Adu became the youngest player in the history of the U.S. national team when the 16-year-old entered late in Sunday night's 0-0 tie against Canada.Two minutes later, after he'd barely touched the ball in his first international appearance, he got his first yellow card.

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