Jubilant after overwhelming Russia's Nikolay Davydenko, 6-1, 7-5, in the Masters Cup final yesterday in Shanghai, China, Novak Djokovic tossed just about everything in reach -- two rackets, wristbands and his sweat-soaked shirt -- into the cheering crowd at Qi Zhong stadium.

Then he headed to the players box, where his coach, family and a former Miss Universe were standing and cheering. A joyous group hug ensued, and they all bounced up and down together, reveling in the Serb's first title in six months.

But when Djokovic walked away, he realized he had cut his left hand somewhere in the joyous melee. It wouldn't have been good form to drip blood on his new trophy, so he had to ask the trainer to apply a bandage before the awards ceremony. "You don't feel the pain in the moments of happiness," Djokovic said.

Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia beat Americans Bob and Mike Bryan, 7-6 (3), 6-2, to win the Masters Cup doubles title and clinch the year-end ATP No. 1 ranking. The Bryan twins had held the top ranking and won Olympic bronze at Beijing.

India's Jeev Milkha Singh closed with a 2-under 69 to win the $5 million Singapore Open by one stroke ahead of Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington.

• Annika Sorenstam nearly holed her third shot on the par-5 18th, then lipped out an 8-foot birdie try to give Angela Stanford a one-stroke victory with a 13-under 275 total in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico.

American Randall Bal set a world record in the 50-meter backstroke, one of three world records to fall on the last day of a short-course swimming World Cup meet in Berlin.

Paul Biedermann of Germany broke Ian Thorpe's eight-year-old record in the 200 freestyle by finishing in 1 minute, 40.83 seconds, eclipsing the previous mark of 1:41.10.

Bal followed and won the 50 backstroke with a time of 20.87, beating teammate Peter Marshall by 0.03.

Bode Miller was edged by Jean-Baptiste Grange of France in the opener of World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland, by 0.79 seconds, finishing second in 1 minute, 45.28 seconds on Levi's Black Course north of the Arctic Circle.

Shani Davis of the United States won the 1,000 meters at a World Cup speedskating meet in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Davis finished in 1 minute, 08.99 seconds. Pekka Koskela of Finland was second in 1:09.05.

For the women, Christine Nesbitt and Kristina Groves of Canada claimed the 1,000 gold and silver, respectively. Nesbitt won in 1 minute, 16.18 seconds.

The Wheeling Wildcats professional indoor football team will hold open tryouts Nov. 22 at the ICEOPLEX at Southpointe. Contact Wildcats head coach Shawn Liotta at CoachLiotta@hotmail.com for more information and to preregister for the tryout.