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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016 23 Sport Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday WEATHER: Fine becoming mostly cloudy and with the possibility of an isolated thundery shower during the night VISIBILITY: Good WIND: North to Northwest force 3 to 4 at first becoming variable force 2 to 3 and then becoming Southeasterly force 3 to 4 locally force 4 to 5 SEA: Low West Northwest becoming negligible SWELL: Negligible becoming low Southeast Sea Temp.: 18°C A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 White to play and mate in four moves A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Last week's solution Sudoku rules are extremely easy: Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear once in each row, column and 9x9 box. PARTLY CLOUDY 25 º C / 16 º C UV INDEX: 8 Today's Weather Chess Sudoku Pursuits Across 1. Fundamental principle (5) 6. Vanquish (7) 8. Suitcases (7) 9. Racket (3) 10. Applies friction to (4) 12. Back part of the foot (4) 15. Annoy by persistent faultfinding (3) 16. Graceful in form (7) 18. Break into pieces (7) 19. Precipitous (5) Down 1. Female ballet dancers (10) 2. Long, laborious work (4) 3. Fragment (5) 4. Beginning (5) 5. Globule of air (6) 7. Rickety vehicle (10) 11. Penniless person (6) 13. Minor (5) 14. Nobles (5) 17. Wheel shaft (4) h6 Ne8 Kxe8 Kg8 Kd8 (Kd7) Kh8 e8=Q# (or e8=R#) TENNIS Andy Murray keen on Lendl reunion Andy Murray admits he would love to work with Ivan Lendl again THE British No 1 is looking for a new coach af- ter splitting with Amelie Mauresmo and marked his first tournament since the break with vic- tory in the Rome Masters on Sunday. Lendl coached Murray during the most suc- cessful period of his career between 2012 and 2014, when the Scot claimed two Grand Slams and an Olympic Gold. But the duo were forced to split two years ago because of conflicting time commitments, with Lendl focused on setting up a tennis academy in South Carolina, while also playing more on the veterans tour. However, the academy has now closed and Murray says he would be prepared to compro- mise to work with the eight-time Grand Slam winner again. "I'd love to work with Ivan but the time was the issue," he said. "If it can work then I'd love to do it, but it has to work for both of us. Peo- ple who have been No 1 in the world know the amount of time it takes to make an impact. "To be fair to Boris Becker, he is there with No- vak Djokovic a lot. He has dedicated a lot of time to it. It's the travel that's normally the issue. I'm willing to make compromises where I train and stuff. It was good in Miami because Ivan's close to there. "It's unlikely something will happen before the French but the grass is three weeks away so there's time. Maybe I will try to speak to a cou- ple of people next week if the team have some agreement." Ivan Lendl coached Andy Murray to two Grand Slams and Olympic Gold