Indias Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna lost 6-1, 7-5 in the bronze medal match to the Czech pair of Radek Stepanek and Lucie Hradecka. The match lasted 71 minutes.Sania and Bopanna had earlier lost in the semifinal to USAs Rajeev Ram and Venus Williams.The Indian pair looked jaded from their efforts yesterday as Bopannna was broken in the second game of the match. The Indians continued to struggle as a Stepanek volley helped the Czechs race to a 4-0 lead within 20 minutes of the match.?The Czechs increased the lead to 5-0 on Stepaneks serve as Hradecka completed an easy volley.Bopanna finally managed to hold serve in the sixth game as the Indians won their first game, but a big serve from Hradecka helped the Czechs win the first set 6-1 in 27 minutes.Bopanna served three double faults in the first game of the second set as the fourth-seeded Indians were broken again in the first game. The Indians broke back in the next game as Stepanek served a double fault, his first of the match. The Indians broke Hradeckas serve in the fourth game to go up 3-1 as Sania blasted a trademark forehand on break point. There were as many as four breaks in the first five games of the second set as Bopanna was broken again in the fifth game.The next five games were played out on serve before Sania was broken in the 11th game. Hradecka held her nerve well to serve out the match with the Czechs leading 6-5. The second set lasted 44 minutes.?After the game, a visibly distraught Sania and Bopanna struggled to come to terms with the result.?Its tough. Its not easy to lose, and its also not easy to come out and speak now. We have to accept it and move on, Sania said. Its really hard. The Olympics come every four years, and right now I dont know if Ill play the next Olympics. ?But thats sport. It will take some time to get over it.?Sanias words were echoed by Bopanna, who too was reeling in the disappointment.?Right now, its really hard to focus. Weve had two close defeats in 24 hours, and thats how it goes. Sometimes, you put your best foot and still lose. I just want to get through today. Mark Clayton Jersey . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. Steve Smith Sr. Jersey . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. http://www.customravensjersey.com/custom-bernard-pierce-jersey-large-163d.html . Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League. Ed Reed Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Orlando Brown Jr. Jersey . A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals. The lawsuit had accused Biogenesis and Bosch of conspiring with players to violate their contracts by providing them with banned performance-enhancing substances. Indian professional boxer Neeraj Goyat has entered the World Boxing Council (WBC) rankings post his successful defence of the welterweight Asia Pacific title in October.Goyat is currently placed 35th in the WBC list -- updated after his victory over Australias Ben Kite. He had defeated Kite 120-110 119-109 115-113 in 12 rounds to win the title.With the win, Goyat now has an overall record of eight wins in 12 pro fights.Its a huge achievement for me to enter the top-35 of WBC rankings, which has had world champions like Floyd Mayweather among others. II am the first Indian boxer to break into these rankings and I am very happy about it.dddddddddddd My next target is to win a WBC international title which would propel me into the top-15 of the rankings, Neeraj said.A place in top-15 would enable Goyat to challenge for the world title as well. That is my ultimate goal -- to win the world title, but it is one step at a time. So I am taking things as they come, Neeraj said. ' ' '