Input: The arrangement calls for investors to make additional payments to fund Equitas but also provides them with 3.2 billion stg in compensation to help reduce their prior outstanding liabilities.

Equitas


Input: The Names had been scheduled to decide whether to accept or reject the offer by 1100 GMT Wednesday, but Lloyd's chairman David Rowland said on Tuesday the offer would be extended.

Names

GMT

Lloyd's

David Rowland


Input: At least eight U.S. states have still some form of litigation pending, said John Head, spokesman for the Association of Lloyd's State Chairmen, a group representing U.S. Names.

U.S.

U.S.

John Head

Association of Lloyd's

Names


Input: " It goes without saying that we're rather disappointed, " Head said of the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, sitting in Baltimore.

Head

U.S. Court of Appeals

Fourth Circuit

Baltimore


Input: But, he said, " we still have hope that somebody is going to see our point of view in this. "


Input: The Colorado attorney general told Lloyd's last week it was considering a new legal action against the British insurance market, based on allegations of consumer fraud.

Colorado

Lloyd's

British


Input: " We have notified them of our concerns and asked them to give us a response, " said Colorado attorney general Gale Norton.

Colorado

Gale Norton


Input: Norton said she was concerned that the Lloyd's agreement immunizes it from future litigation regarding Equitas and requires that all legal actions be heard outside of Colorado.

Norton

Lloyd's

Equitas

Colorado


Input: In addition, she said she was concerned the plan may not offer investors enough protection from additional, future liabilities.


Input: Meanwhile, an appeal of a lawsuit filed by some 600 Names in California is still pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Chiate of the American Names Association said.

Names

California

U.S. Court of Appeals

Ninth Circuit

American Names Association

Chiate


Input: That lawsuit, which seeks rescision and restitution, was dismissed in a U.S. district court.

U.S.


Input: That case " is what I call the most significant alternate remedy for us, " Chiate said.

Chiate


Input: The individual Names, however, now must decide whether to accept Lloyd's settlement offer or reject the offer and pursue litigation.

Names

Lloyd's


Input: Chiate said he has advised Names that " they must make, individually, a risk benefit analysis. "

Chiate

Names


Input: Rejection involved forfeiting the compensation offer and risking the possibility of owing Lloyd's two to three times more than Lloyd's is now willing to accept, he said.

Lloyd's

Lloyd's


Input: But, in rejecting the offer, the Names would retain their rights to pursue litigation, he said.

Names


Input: German police made Nazi gestures, officials say.

German

Nazi


Input: NUREMBERG, Germany 1996-08-28

NUREMBERG

Germany


Input: German riot police made Nazi gestures at a private function earlier this month and may face dismissal for their actions, the Bavarian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

German

Nazi

Bavarian

Interior Ministry


Input: The ministry declined to detail gestures the Nuremberg-based policemen had made at the August 13 function but added seven had been suspended from duty pending an internal inquiry.

Nuremberg-based


Input: A spokesman for public prosecutors in the southern city, where dictator Adolf Hitler held some of his most infamous Nazi party rallies in the 1930s, said there were no plans to prosecute the officers as the gestures had not been made in public.

Adolf Hitler

Nazi


Input: Gun-wielding motorist snapped by cool passenger.


Input: BERLIN 1996-08-28

BERLIN


Input: A motorist threatened a fellow driver with a starting pistol as he overtook him illegally in the inside lane on a motorway near Berlin and was photographed in the act by the driver's wife, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Berlin


Input: Prosecutors in the city of Potsdam said the 32-year-old man drew alongside the other car at about 110 kph (70 mph) and aimed his pistol at the driver.

Potsdam


Input: But the driver's wife kept her nerve, got out her camera and photographed him.


Input: The man has been charged with dangerous driving, coercion and threatening behaviour.


Input: German prosecutors file sex tourism charges.

German


Input: BERLIN 1996-08-28

BERLIN


Input: Berlin prosecutors said on Wednesday they had filed charges against two German men for sexually abusing children in Thailand and distributing pornographic films and pictures of their degrading acts.

Berlin

Thailand

German


Input: The case is one of only a handful in which authorities have managed to track down suspects under a law which lets them pursue Germans who commit sex offences abroad.

Germans


Input: The pair, identified only as 43-year-old clerk Dieter U and businessman Thomas S, 33, are alleged to have carried out acts of sexual indecency with children as young as 10 years old between 1994 and 1995.

Dieter U

Thomas S


Input: Their videos included pictures of one of the accused tying up a Thai boy and performing acts of sadistic torture on him, prosecutors said in a statement.

Thai


Input: In another scene, a young girl performed oral sex with an unidentified adult man.


Input: The new law was introduced with much fanfare in 1993.


Input: But prosecutors face huge difficulties in gathering evidence and bringing witnesses to testify in a German court, and only one person has so far been convicted under the law.

German


Input: Investigators are probing several other cases.


Input: The Berlin prosecutors said they had been alerted to the two men by customs officials who intercepted packages containing pornographic photographs and order forms.

Berlin


Input: France's Juppe on official visit to Greece Sep 15.

France

Greece

Juppe


Input: ATHENS 1996-08-28

ATHENS


Input: French Premier Alain Juppe will pay an official visit to Greece on September 15 to celebrate 150 years of the French Archaeological Society, government spokesman Dimitris Reppas said on Wednesday.

French

Alain Juppe

Dimitris Reppas

Greece

French Archaeological Society


Input: Juppe will meet Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis and Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos, Reppas told reporters.

Juppe

Costas Simitis

Theodoros Pangalos

Reppas

Greek


Input: " The French premier's visit was planned to coincide with the Archaeological Society's celebrations.

French

Archaeological Society


Input: The Greek government was asked for an official meeting with the prime minister and the foreign minister and it said yes, " Reppas said.

Greek

Reppas


Input: Stork H1 results breakdown per sector.

Stork


Input: AMSTERDAM 1996-08-28

AMSTERDAM


Input: First 24 weeks 1996


Input: (millions of guilders unless otherwise stated)


Input: Industrial systems and components


Input: -Turnover 756 vs 829


Input: -Operating profit 46 vs 48


Input: -New orders received 876 vs 933


Input: -Order book (billions) 1.07 vs 0.98


Input: Industrial services


Input: -Turnover 657 vs 700


Input: -Operating profit 9 vs 3


Input: -New orders received (billions) 1.00 vs 1.09


Input: -Order book (billions) 2.37 vs 2.01


Input: NOTE-Order book figures refer to value of orders on books at end of period.


Input: -- Amsterdam newsroom +31 20 504 5000, Fax +31 20 504 5040

Amsterdam


Input: Stephanie of Monaco's husband snapped cavorting.

Stephanie

Monaco


Input: ROME 1996-08-28

ROME


Input: Two Italian magazines published pictures on Wednesday of Daniel Ducruet, Princess Stephanie of Monaco's husband and former bodyguard, cavorting naked with another woman by a poolside in France.

Italian

Daniel Ducruet

Stephanie

Monaco

France


Input: The magazines, Eva Tremila and its sister publication Gente, printed up to 26 pages of photos of the woman undressing Ducruet, the pair embracing on a sunbed and finally both naked.

Eva Tremila

Gente

Ducruet


Input: Eva Tremila said other even more explicit photos were taken but it did not print them.

Eva Tremila


Input: The magazines named the woman as Fili Houteman, a 26-year-old French singer and dancer in a Belgian cabaret club.

Fili Houteman

French

Belgian


Input: The photographs, an Italian exclusive, raised eyebrows in the tiny principality, where Stephanie's father Prince Rainier, had long disapproved of his daughter's choice of husband.

Italian

Stephanie

Prince Rainier


Input: Stephanie had two children with Ducruet before their marriage in July last year.

Stephanie

Ducruet


Input: Stephanie, Caroline and Albert are the children of Rainier and former Hollywood screen goddess Grace Kelly, who was killed in a car crash in 1982.

Stephanie

Caroline

Albert

Rainier

Grace Kelly

Hollywood


Input: " We have seen the photos but for the moment the palace has no comment, " a spokeswoman for Prince Rainier told Reuters.

Prince Rainier

Reuters


Input: The magazines said the photographs were taken in Cap de Villefranche, some 15 km (nine miles) from Monte Carlo.

Cap de Villefranche

Monte Carlo


Input: Gente said Ducruet, a keen racing driver, met Houteman during a race in Belgium and photographers had been on their trail ever since.

Gente

Ducruet

Houteman

Belgium


Input: The magazine said video cameras had also been used to film the couple and that a sound-track existed.


Input: Highlights of Wednesday's Commission briefing.

Commission


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-08-28

BRUSSELS


Input: Following are highlights of the midday briefing by the European Commission on Wednesday:

European Commission


Input: In response to a question, Commission spokesman Joao Vale de Almeida said there had been no developments regarding the Commission's position concerning the dispute with Germany and Saxony over state aid to Volkswagen.

Commission

Commission

Volkswagen

Joao Vale de Almeida

Germany

Saxony


Input: He said there was some possibility of further talks with Germany before the next Commission meeting of September 4.

Germany

Commission


Input: The Commission released the following documents:

Commission


Input: -IP/96/804: Commission approves acquisition of Pao de Acucar by Auchan.

Commission

Pao de Acucar

Auchan


Input: -IP/96/805: Commission finds acquisition of CAMAT by AGF-IART does not fall under the merger regulation.

Commission

CAMAT

AGF-IART


Input: -IP/96/806: Commission clears acquisition of Austrian food retail chain Billa by German group Rewe-Handelsgruppe.

Commission

Billa

Rewe-Handelsgruppe

Austrian

German


Input: -SPEECH/96/202: Speech by European Commissioner Anita Gradin at the World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children in Stockholm.

European

World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children

Anita Gradin

Stockholm


Input: -Eurostat news release 51/96: March-May 1996 EU industrial production figures.

Eurostat

EU


Input: Spanish tomato warriors paint the town red.

Spanish


Input: BUNOL, Spain 1996-08-28

BUNOL

Spain


Input: Revellers painted the town red on Wednesday as the 1996 edition of the world's biggest tomato fight began in the eastern Spanish village of Bunol.

Spanish

Bunol


Input: Thousands of people pelted each other with armfuls of ripe tomatoes as streets, walls and windows were coated in a blood-red wash.


Input: A single firework after midday signalled the start of the fruit-throwing frenzy, during which participants hurl some 100 tonnes of tomatoes trucked in for the occasion.


Input: Local historians say the tradition began in 1945 when disgruntled locals began spontaneously to bombard the priest and mayor at the annual fiesta in Bunol (pronounced Boo-nee-OL).

Bunol

Boo-nee-OL


Input: The festival's fame has grown and now attracts between 15,000 and 20,000 people, many of them foreigners.


Input: PRESS DIGEST-GREECE-AUG 28.

GREECE


Input: ATHENS 1996-08-28

ATHENS


Input: Leading stories in the Greek financial press:

Greek


Input: IMERISIA

IMERISIA


Input: -- Pre-election debate heats up on economic issues as conservative New Democracy party promises seven measures includind tax relief for farmers and socialist Pasok defends progress on economic convergence with the EU

New Democracy

Pasok

EU


Input: -- Finance ministry scrambles to find temporary solution to regulation which slaps a 15 percent tax rate on gains from trading of bonds and coupons by mutual funds


Input: -- Finance ministry will cut 12-month T-bill rate by 10 basis points to 12.70 percent in the upcoming end August issue


Input: FINANCIAL KATHIMERINI

FINANCIAL KATHIMERINI


Input: -- Inflows of more than $500 million are seen in the interbank market and the bourse in the last three days reflecting confidence in the post-election economic policy


Input: -- Athens Metro subway project hits snags which could delay delivery to the year 2000 and overshoot the original budgeted cost of 520 billion drachmas

Athens Metro


Input: -- State National Bank of Greece will start real auction programme September 9 to lighten up on its real estate holdings

State National Bank of Greece


Input: KERDOS

KERDOS


Input: -- New Democracy leader Miltiadis Evert vows support mesures for farmers and small business as he kicks off the conservative party's campaign

New Democracy

Miltiadis Evert


Input: -- National Economy Minister Yannos Papandoniou defends " hard drachma " foreign exchange policy, says it won't change

Yannos Papandoniou


Input: EXPRESS

EXPRESS


Input: -- Message of unity from the conservative New Democracy party as former prime minister Constantine Mitsotakis and Miltiadis Evert shake hands

New Democracy

Constantine Mitsotakis

Miltiadis Evert


Input: NAFTEMBORIKI


Input: -- Government defends " hard drachma " policy, says it will continue unchanged after the elections


Input: -- Conservative opposition New Democracy promises series of measures on the economy 30 days after the elections aiming at 4.0 percent GDP growth rate annually -- George Georgiopoulos, Athens Newsroom +301 3311812-4

New Democracy

Athens Newsroom

George Georgiopoulos


Input: HOEK LOOS H1 NET PROFIT 28.9 MLN GUILDERS.

HOEK LOOS


Input: AMSTERDAM 1996-08-28

AMSTERDAM


Input: First half 1996


Input: (in millions of guilders unless otherwise stated)


Input: Net per shr (guilders) 4.38 vs 3.70


Input: Net profit 28.9 vs 24.5


Input: Turnover 273.6 vs 290.3


Input: Operating profit 44.4 vs 40.7


Input: Note-Industrial gases maker Hoek Loos NV.

Hoek Loos NV


Input: Interest charges 2.20 vs 5.05


Input: Tax 13.26 vs 11.16


Input: -- Amsterdam newsroom +31 20 504 5000, Fax +31 20 504 5040

Amsterdam


Input: Stagecoach sees Swebus deal agreed next week.

Stagecoach

Swebus


Input: LONDON 1996-08-28

LONDON


Input: British bus and passenger rail operator Stagecoach Holdings Plc said on Wednesday that its negotiations to acquire Swedish long distance bus operator Swebus AB were set to lead to a signed agreement next week.

British

Swedish

Stagecoach Holdings Plc

Swebus AB


Input: Four weeks ago Stagecoach said it had agreed the deal in principle, and it expected to pay 110 million stg-plus for the firm, with Swebus' current owner, the state railway company.

Stagecoach

Swebus


Input: " The directors report that negotiations with the vendors of Swebus AB are proceeding and they expect an agreement (conditional on shareholder approval) will be signed next week, " Stagecoach said in a statement.

Swebus AB

Stagecoach


Input: -- London Newsroom +44 171 542 7717

London Newsroom


Input: NZ bills gain ground after see-saw session.

NZ


Input: WELLINGTON 1996-08-28

WELLINGTON


Input: 0515 GMT

GMT


Input: The New Zealand money market gained slightly at Wednesday's close after what dealers described as a see-saw trading session.

New Zealand


Input: Ninety-day bank bill rates shed five points to 9.93 percent and September bank bill futures rose four to 90.18.


Input: However, bonds finished largely flat.


Input: " Our bonds were better bid initially but they sold off on a lack of demand, and the short end went with it too on a lower currency.


Input: " There were big buyers at the base of where the market sold to, and when the currency got bought back on talk of a samurai the market got bought back again, " a dealer said.


Input: Volumes were reasonable in the money market but thin in bonds.


Input: Dealers said the market seemed to be trading a range and would wait for more political polls to provide direction.


Input: They were confident of further eurokiwi issuance but said the timing was less of a certainty.


Input: -- Wellington newsroom (64 4) 473 4746

Wellington


Input: RTRS-Guinness Peat expects strong full yr.

RTRS

Guinness Peat


Input: SYDNEY 1996-08-28

SYDNEY


Input: British-based investment company Guinness Peat Group Plc (GPG) said on Wednesday it expected a strong full year result.

British-based

Guinness Peat Group Plc

GPG


Input: " We think we're in a position to produce a strong result, however a lot of our profitability must inevitably depend on a number of (company) results, " said GPG director Garry Weiss.

GPG

Garry Weiss


Input: GPG earlier said its net profit for the six months to June 30 rose to 9.77 million pounds from 6.93 million in the previous first half.

GPG


Input: The company did not declare an interim dividend as in the previous year.


Input: Weiss said the Australian share market had been somewhat negative for much of 1996 and this had some effect on the company's first half results.

Weiss

Australian


Input: " However, it certainly is a very pleasing result for the first six months, " he said.


Input: Weiss said most of the company's half year earning stemmed from the sale of its 50 percent stake in Physicians Insurance Co of Ohio.

Weiss

Physicians Insurance Co

Ohio


Input: He said the company decided to sell its U.S. investment in order to consolidate investments closer to its administrative base.

U.S.


Input: GPG said its stakes in Tyndall Australia Ltd and Mid-East Minerals Ltd both contributed strongly to GPG's first half earnings.

GPG

Tyndall Australia Ltd

Mid-East Minerals Ltd

GPG


Input: -- Sydney Newsroom 61-2 9373-1800

Sydney Newsroom


Input: RTRS-Newcrest Q4 net profit A$ 4.3 mln.

RTRS

Newcrest Q4

A$


Input: SYDNEY 1996-08-28

SYDNEY


Input: Gold miner Newcrest Mining Ltd said on Wednesday it posted a A$ 4.3 million profit after tax in the final quarter of the year to June 30, 1996.

Newcrest Mining Ltd

A$


Input: Earlier, Newcrest reported a drop in net profit after abnormals to A$ 20.81 million for the year from A$ 42.4 million the previous year.

Newcrest

A$

A$


Input: Newcrest said earnings from the Telfer and Boddington mines were lower than the previous year due to lower head grades at the mines, forcing gold production lower.

Newcrest

Telfer

Boddington


Input: Production costs also rose eight percent during the year to A$ 406 per ounce.

A$


Input: RTRS-Queensland gunman evades police in bush hunt.

RTRS

Queensland


Input: BRISBANE 1996-08-28

BRISBANE


Input: Australian police on Wednesday continued to hunt a gunman in dense bushland after he killed his wife and wounded three other people, warning the man is extremely dangerous and may take a hostage to escape.

Australian


Input: The shooting occured around 6.30 a.m. (2030 GMT) on Tuesday at Glenwood, south of Maryborough, about 150 km (93 miles) north of Brisbane on the Queensland state coast.

GMT

Glenwood

Brisbane

Queensland

Maryborough


Input: Police have declared an " emergent situation " in the area, giving them powers to raid houses, search cars, close schools, quarantine the area and evacuate people.


Input: " It is one step short of an emergency situation, " a police spokesman said via telephone from a command post in the bush.


Input: " We have not had any sightings, but we suspect he is armed, possibly with a .22 rifle and/or a self-loading shotgun.


Input: He is considered extremely dangerous, " he said.


Input: " It's a possibility, not a probability, he may take a hostage, but we have measures in place if that is the case. "


Input: William Fox broke into his wife's home on Tuesday morning, shooting her dead and wounding his 16-year-old son, his son's girlfriend and a neighbour, police said.

William Fox


Input: All three wounded are in a satisfactory condition in hospital.


Input: Fox initially fled from the shooting in a car, but then abandoned the car and entered dense bushland.

Fox


Input: Fox is a skilled bushman who knows the area very well, police said.

Fox


Input: About 60 police, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft have maintained an overnight cordon around 15 sq km (six sq miles) of bush near Glenwood.

Glenwood


Input: The area is littered with caves and police believed Fox has a hideout which has enabled him to evade capture.

Fox


Input: Australia's six states and two territories are involved in heated debate over the introduction of tough new firearm laws, including the banning rapid fire weapons, after a shooting massacre in the island state of Tasmania.

Australia

Tasmania


Input: On April 28, a lone gunman went on a shooting rampage at the site of the historic Port Arthur penal settlement, killing 35 people.

Port Arthur


Input: Shanghai Ek Chor opens new motorcyle plant.

Shanghai Ek Chor


Input: SHANGHAI 1996-08-28

SHANGHAI


Input: Shanghai-Ek Chor Motorcycle Co, a Sino-Thai joint venture, opened a new plant to produce gasoline engines in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, the Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

Shanghai-Ek Chor Motorcycle Co

Sino-Thai

Xinhua

Pudong New Area

Shanghai


Input: The plant, requiring an investment of three billion baht, has a floor space of 50,000 square metres and is designed to produce 600,000 gasoline engines a year, to be sold in China, South America, the Middle East and Africa, it said.

China

South America

Middle East

Africa


Input: Capacity is expected to reach one million engines by the year 2000, it said.


Input: Shanghai-Ek Chor is jointly owned by the Shanghai Automobile Corporation and Ek Chor China Motorcycle.

Shanghai-Ek Chor

Shanghai Automobile Corporation

Ek Chor China Motorcycle


Input: It started operations in January 1985 and has registered capital of 1.56 billion baht, it said but gave no further details.


Input: The joint venture has two motorcycle plants making Xingfu motorcycles and aims to be China's biggest producer by the year 2000, with output of two million units.

Xingfu

China


Input: Khmer Rouge's Ieng Sary confirms break with Pol Pot.

Khmer Rouge

Ieng Sary

Pol Pot


Input: ARANYAPRATHET, Thailand 1996-08-28

Thailand


Input: Dissident Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Sary confirmed on Wednesday that he had broken with Pol Pot and other hardliners of the guerrilla group and had formed a rival movement.

Khmer Rouge

Ieng Sary

Pol Pot


Input: Ieng Sary said in a written statement, the first since his split with Pol Pot earlier this month, that the new movement to be called the Democratic National United Movement (DNUM) would seek an end to civil war and work towards reconciliation with the Cambodian government.

Ieng Sary

Pol Pot

Democratic National United Movement

DNUM

Cambodian


Input: " I would like to inform you about my decision to break away from Pol Pot, Ta Mok, Son Sen's dictatorial group, " he said in a copy of the statement obtained by Reuters.

Pol Pot

Ta Mok

Son Sen

Reuters


Input: " We believe that our country will be reduced to nothing if the Khmer people continue to fight against each other indefinitely ....

Khmer


Input: For this reason we decided to break away from that dictatorial group and found a movement named' Democratic National United Movement', " he said.

Democratic National United Movement


Input: Ieng Sary was sentenced to death in absentia for his role in the mass genocide in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge rule of terror between 1975-1979 when over a million people were executed or died of starvation, disease or overwork in mass labour camps.

Ieng Sary

Cambodia

Khmer Rouge


Input: The French-educated, former brother-in-law of Pol Pot was foreign minister in the Khmer Rouge government that ruled Cambodia and was seen as the group's second in command.

French-educated

Pol Pot

Khmer Rouge

Cambodia


Input: Two dead in Cambodia helicopter crash.

Cambodia


Input: PHNOM PENH 1996-08-28

PHNOM PENH


Input: Two people were killed and six were injured after a helicopter crashed in bad weather in northern Cambodia, a government minister said on Wednesday.

Cambodia


Input: The 15 survivors who had been on board the Russian-made MI-17 helicopter were taken to hospital from the remote jungle crash site about 150 km (90 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Information Minister Ieng Mouly said.

Russian-made

Phnom Penh

Ieng Mouly


Input: The cause of the crash of the helicopter, which went down on Sunday while on a routine resupply flight between Phnom Penh and Stung Treng, was not known.

Phnom Penh

Stung Treng


Input: Ieng Mouly said the aircraft went down during a rain storm.

Ieng Mouly


Input: MOF's Kubo says believes BOJ rate policy unchanged.

MOF

BOJ

Kubo


Input: TOKYO 1996-08-28

TOKYO


Input: Japan's Finance Minister Wataru Kubo told a news conference on Wednesday that he believes that the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) interest rate policy which is geared towards ensuring economic growth has not changed after the release of the central bank's " tankan " survey.

Japan

Wataru Kubo

Bank of Japan

BOJ


Input: The BOJ released the August tankan, its quarterly short-term corporate survey, in the morning and it showed business outlook had worsened.

BOJ


Input: However, Kubo said it did not necessarily show a substantial worsening of the economy.

Kubo


Input: " The question is what the BOJ is going to do with its interest rate policy.

BOJ


Input: The BOJ governor has made it clear that the BOJ's policy is aimed at ensuring basis for economic recovery.

BOJ

BOJ


Input: I believe this policy has not changed, " he said.


Input: Asked if a supplementary budget for 1996/97 was needed to support the economy, Kubo said the tankan results would not lead to any immediate decision on the need for an extra budget.

Kubo


Input: " I don't think we should immediately draw a conclusion that the economic recovery has come to a halt or that signs of a economic contraction have emerged, " Kubo said. "

Kubo


Input: The economy is not recovering smoothly or at a fast pace. "


Input: Kubo said he would make a decision on the need for a supplementary budget after an announcement in mid-September of Japan's gross domestic product for the April-June quarter.

Kubo

Japan


Input: " I would like to see how the economy moved in the first half of 1996, " he said.


Input: China says militant Japan must face war past.

China

Japan


Input: BEIJING 1996-08-28

BEIJING


Input: China on Wednesday called on Japan to acknowledge its wartime past and put a stop to a tide of resurgent militarism to prevent similar atrocities in future.

China

Japan


Input: " Some Japanese are still unrepentant about the atrocities committed by the Japanese militarists during the war, " said a commentary in the official China Daily.

Japanese

Japanese

China Daily


Input: " If they are still undecided whether the war Japan launched was aggressive in nature, it will be difficult to tell whether they will do the same again, " the newspaper said.

Japan


Input: China raised indignant protests after several Japanese cabinet ministers visited a shrine dedicated to their country's war dead on August 15, the 51st anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender.

China

Japan

Japanese

World War Two


Input: " Numerous Japanese politicians have tried to whitewash their country's war atrocities in recent years, " the commentary said.

Japanese


Input: China estimates 35 million Chinese were killed or wounded by invading Japanese troops from 1931 to 1945.

China

Chinese

Japanese


Input: " The Japanese have never genuinely apologised for their wartime crimes, " the commentary said.

Japanese


Input: Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto marked the August 15 anniversary by expressing " remorse " for foreign victims of Japan's World War Two atrocities.

Japanese

World War Two

Ryutaro Hashimoto

Japan


Input: Japan coalition party leader plans to resign.

Japan


Input: TOKYO 1996-08-28

TOKYO


Input: The leader of a junior partner in Japan's three-party ruling coalition plans to resign to quell a political rebellion, party officials said on Wednesday.

Japan


Input: The officials said New Party Sakigake President Masayoshi Takemura, finance minister until the beginning of this year, promised his resignation in a meeting with the politician who set off the rebellion in the smallest coalition member.

New Party Sakigake

Masayoshi Takemura


Input: They said the date of Takemura's resignation would be determined by party officials.

Takemura


Input: The Sakigake row has caused jitters in its coalition partners, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the biggest grouping, and the Social Democratic Party.

Sakigake

Liberal Democratic Party

LDP

Social Democratic Party

Ryutaro Hashimoto


Input: But analysts said the row was not expected to immediately destabilise the government as even if Sakigake splits apart it has so few seats a loss of support would not lead to a general election.

Sakigake


Input: The dispute pits Takemura, who founded Sakigake in 1993 as a reform-oriented LDP splinter group, against party official Yukio Hatoyama, who says he will leave Sakigake to form a reformist political group next month.

Takemura

Yukio Hatoyama

Sakigake

LDP

Sakigake


Input: Hatoyama, the 49-year-old grandson of a 1950s prime minister, on Tuesday quit as Sakigake secretary general and has publicly snubbed the 62-year-old Takemura, pointedly ruling his mentor out as a possible member of the new political force.

Hatoyama

Takemura

Sakigake


Input: Marathon talks between the two former allies on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning failed to resolve the dispute over the role of Takemura, seen by Hatoyama backers as tainted by his senior role in the LDP-dominated coalition.

Takemura

Hatoyama

LDP-dominated


Input: The presence of Takemura, whose role as finance minister in passing an unpopular plan to use taxpayer funds to wind up failed housing loan firms ruined his reputation as a reformer, has stalled Hatoyama's efforts to attract to his new group defectors from the opposition camp, analysts said.

Takemura

Hatoyama


Input: Media reports say that at most 10 of 23 Sakigake members, joined by a handful of Social Democrats, will follow Hatoyama when he bolts -- far short of the 50 lawmakers needed to topple Hashimoto's eight-month-old government.

Sakigake

Social Democrats

Hatoyama

Hashimoto


Input: Hashimoto -- who returns from a 10-day Latin American tour on Saturday -- must call polls by mid-1997, and has repeatedly said he would not call an early general election.

Hashimoto

Latin American


Input: But many analysts and politicians believe he may dissolve parliament soon after it reconvenes in early October.


Input: Liu Chong Hing interim net up 2.7 pct.

Liu Chong Hing


Input: HONG KONG 1996-08-28

HONG KONG


Input: Six months ended June 30


Input: (in million HK$ unless stated)

HK$


Input: Shr (H.K. cents) 65.61 vs 63.87

H.K.


Input: Dividend (H.K. cents) 18.0 vs 18.0

H.K.


Input: Exceptional items nil vs nil


Input: Net 249.53 vs 242.94


Input: Turnover 119.49 vs 134.40


Input: Company name Liu Chong Hing Investment Ltd

Liu Chong Hing Investment Ltd


Input: Books close September 23-27


Input: Dividend payable October 8


Input: NOTE-Liu Chong Hing engages in property development and investment, warehousing, banking and insurance services.

Liu Chong Hing


Input: -- Hong Kong Newsroom (852) 2843 6368

Hong Kong Newsroom


Input: Fire bomb hurled at U.S. consulate in Indonesia.

U.S.

Indonesia


Input: JAKARTA 1996-08-28

JAKARTA


Input: A fire bomb was thrown over the fence into the grounds of the U.S. Consulate-General in Indonesia's second largest city of Surabaya but no one was hurt, a mission official said on Wednesday.

U.S.

Indonesia

Surabaya


Input: Craig Stromme, U.S. embassy spokesman in Jakarta, 700 km (430 miles) west of Surabaya, confirmed the Tuesday morning attack.

Craig Stromme

U.S.

Jakarta

Surabaya


Input: " Somebody threw a molotov cocktail over the fence and it went into the parking lot.


Input: It didn't hit anybody or anything, " Stromme said.

Stromme


Input: He said there was no immediate explanation for the attack or any information on those responsible.


Input: Shanghai novelist murdered at home.

Shanghai


Input: SHANGHAI 1996-08-28

SHANGHAI


Input: A Shanghai novelist was murdered at her home on Sunday, an official of the city's Writers Association said on Wednesday.

Shanghai

Writers Association


Input: The victim was Dai Houying, who wrote about China's 1966-76 leftist Cultural Revolution and the lives of Chinese intellectuals, the official said.

Dai Houying

China

Cultural Revolution

Chinese


Input: The killing was under investigation, she said.


Input: She gave no further details.


Input: Born in 1937 in the central province of Anhui, Dai came to Shanghai as a student and remained in the city as a prolific author and teacher of Chinese.

Born

Anhui

Shanghai

Dai

Chinese


Input: She was divorced and lived alone, leaving one daughter who received university education in Hawaii and lives in Chicago, a friend said.

Hawaii

Chicago


Input: Dai's most famous book, " Ren A Ren " (People, People), was translated into German and English, he said.

Dai

Ren A Ren

People, People

German

English


Input: Hwa Kay plunges on rights issue, earnings.

Hwa Kay


Input: HONG KONG 1996-08-28

HONG KONG


Input: Shares of Hwa Kay Thai Holdings Ltd plunged to an all-time low after the company announced a rights issue plan and also reported a sharp fall in earnings, brokers said.

Hwa Kay Thai Holdings Ltd


Input: The stock fell HK$ 0.23, or 30.26 percent, to an all-time low of HK$ 0.53.

HK$

HK$


Input: " Investors unloaded their shares due to the poor earnings outlook following a sharp profit decline.


Input: The rights issue also prompted dilution fears, " said a dealing director at a local brokerage.


Input: Japan July refined zinc imports off 47.5 pct yr/yr.

Japan


Input: TOKYO 1996-08-28

TOKYO


Input: Japan's refined zinc imports in July totalled 3,684 tonnes, off 47.5 percent from 7,011 tonnes in the same month a year earlier, according to Ministry of Finance data released on Wednesday.

Japan

Ministry of Finance


Input: Figures were as follows (in tonnes):


Input: July 96 June 96 July 95


Input: Total 3,684 3,292 7,011


Input: Major suppliers:


Input: China 961 1,683 5,539

China


Input: Refined zinc imports in the first seven months of 1996 totalled 115,941 tonnes, up 38.4 percent from 83,801 tonnes in the year-ago period.


Input: -- Tokyo Commodities Desk (813 3432 6179)

Tokyo Commodities Desk


Input: PRESS DIGEST-HK newspaper editorials-Aug 28.

HK


Input: HONG KONG 1996-08-28

HONG KONG


Input: With 307 days to go before the British colony reverts to China, the Hong Kong media focused mainly on domestic issues concerning alleged pressure on a judge, cross straights relations and the democratic lobby's relationship with Beijing.

British

China

Hong Kong

Beijing


Input: The Beijing-funded WEN WEI PO said Taiwan's government could not hope to stem the island's economic and trade exchanges with China.

Beijing-funded

WEN WEI PO

Taiwan

China


Input: The paper said that using administrative power to limit economic activities across the Taiwan strait would not work.

Taiwan


Input: MING PAO DAILY NEWS said it hoped Chinese officials would soon open dialogue with Hong Kong's Democratic Party and the newly-established democracy lobby, Frontier, in order to ease anxieties in the lead-up to the handover.

MING PAO DAILY NEWS

Democratic Party

Frontier

Chinese

Hong Kong


Input: The English language SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST said the judiciary needed to take swift and decisive action in investigating the allegations that a judge had been subjected to pressure in a New Zealand immigration case involving allegations of fraud.

English

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

New Zealand


Input: The independence of the judiciary and the rule of law were of paramount importance to Hong Kong's survival as a business centre.

Hong Kong


Input: The Chinese language daily HONG KONG ECONOMIC TIMES said the Legal Department had been indecisive in its handling of the judge's case.

Chinese

HONG KONG ECONOMIC TIMES

Legal Department


Input: Such hesitancy on the part of the government had damaged public confidence in the rule of law, the paper said.


Input: -- Hong Kong newsroom (852) 2843 6441

Hong Kong


Input: Palestinian Authority frees rights activist.

Palestinian Authority


Input: GAZA 1996-08-28

GAZA


Input: A human rights activist said on Wednesday he had been released after more than two weeks in detention that followed his call for an inquiry into the death of a Gaza man interrogated by Palestinian police.

Gaza

Palestinian


Input: Mohammad Dahman, director of the Gaza-based Addameer Prisoners Support Association, said he was freed on Tuesday without being charged.

Mohammad Dahman

Gaza-based

Addameer Prisoners Support Association


Input: Palestinian Attorney-General Khaled al-Qidra was not immediately available to comment.

Palestinian

Khaled al-Qidra


Input: Qidra had said Dahman was arrested on suspicion of making a false statement.

Qidra

Dahman


Input: The activist was detained by Palestinian intelligence service agents on August 12 after publishing a statement demanding an investigation into the death of a Gaza man who had been questioned by Palestinian authorities.

Palestinian

Palestinian

Gaza


Input: The Palestinian Authority said the dead man, Nahed Dahlan, had committed suicide.

Palestinian Authority

Nahed Dahlan


Input: Human rights groups had protested about Dahman's arrest in letters to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and to Qidra.

Dahman

Yasser Arafat

Qidra

Palestinian


Input: PRESS DIGEST-Spain-Aug 28.

Spain


Input: Headlines from major national newspapers.


Input: Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Reuters


Input: EL PAIS

EL PAIS


Input: -Work groups and weekend arrest to quell juvenile violence in Basque Country

Basque Country


Input: EL MUNDO

EL MUNDO


Input: -Aleix Vidal-Quadras-Catalan nationalists are demanding my defenestration

Aleix Vidal-Quadras

Catalan


Input: DIARIO 16

DIARIO 16


Input: -Catalan nationalists say the 1997 budget will make Spaniards sweat

Catalan


Input: ABC

ABC


Input: -Worldwide alarm over child prostitution


Input: CINCO DIAS

CINCO DIAS


Input: -Banco Santander starts conquest of the east.

Banco Santander


Input: EXPANSION

EXPANSION


Input: -Government will finish pension reform before the year 2000


Input: GACETA DE LOS NEGOCIOS

GACETA DE LOS NEGOCIOS


Input: -Caja de Madrid stagnates during struggle for presidency

Caja de Madrid


Input: Iran asks Bonn to extradite ex-president Banisadr.

Iran

Bonn

Banisadr


Input: BONN 1996-08-28

BONN


Input: Iran has asked Germany to extradite its former president Abolhassan Banisadr for alleged hijacking, an Iranian embassy spokesman said on Wednesday.

Iran

Germany

Abolhassan Banisadr

Iranian


Input: Banisadr angered Tehran last week by accusing top Iranian leaders of ordering the assassination of Iranian Kurdish leaders in a Berlin restaurant in 1992.

Banisadr

Tehran

Berlin

Iranian

Iranian Kurdish


Input: He made the allegations at the trial of an Iranian and four Lebanese accused of carrying out the attack.

Iranian

Lebanese


Input: An Iranian embassy spokesman said in response to an inquiry that Iran had formally requested Banisadr's extradition for hijacking the military aircraft which he commandeered to flee Iran in July 1981.

Iranian

Iran

Iran

Banisadr


Input: " We submitted the request three or four days ago, " he said.


Input: German authorities could not immediately be reached for comment.

German


Input: Banisadr lives under round-the-clock security in France, fearing Tehran could make an attempt on his life.

Banisadr

France

Tehran


Input: He is due back in Berlin on September 5 to continue his testimony, which has backed up German prosecutors' allegations that Tehran ordered the attack on the exiled leaders.

Berlin

Tehran

German


Input: Three dissidents and their translator were killed in the gangland-style machinegun attack.


Input: Iran has warned Germany that bilateral relations could suffer if it pays heed to the testimony of Banisadr, an architect of Iran's Islamic revolution who has been a sworn enemy of Tehran since he fell from favour after a year as president.

Iran

Germany

Iran

Tehran

Banisadr

Islamic


Input: NATO military chiefs to visit Iberia.

NATO

Iberia


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-08-28

BRUSSELS


Input: Top military officials from North Atlantic Treaty Organisation countries will tour Spain and Portugal next month for their annual inspection of alliance country installations and forces.

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

Spain

Portugal


Input: NATO said in a statement received on Wednesday that its military committee would visit the two countries between September 8 and 13.

NATO


Input: The committee consists of the chiefs of defence staff of each alliance country except Iceland, which has no armed forces.

Iceland


Input: NATO's top military men -- General George Joulwan, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and General John Sheehan, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic -- will also attend.

NATO

George Joulwan

John Sheehan

Europe

Atlantic


Input: The committee's last tour was in September 1995 in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Belgium

Luxembourg

Netherlands


Input: REUTER

REUTER


Input: ISS says agreed sale of U.S. unit.

ISS

U.S.


Input: COPENHAGEN 1996-08-28

COPENHAGEN


Input: Danish cleaning group ISS on Wednesday said it had signed a letter of intent to sell its troubled U.S unit ISS Inc to Canadian firm Aaxis Limited.

Danish

Canadian

ISS

ISS Inc

Aaxis Limited

U.S


Input: An ISS statement said that Aaxis, with year-end 1996 assets of US$ 10.9 million and equity of $10.5 million, would be listed on the Montreal stock exchange, but did not say when.

ISS

Aaxis

US$

Montreal


Input: It said that under the sale agreement, full financial details of which were not revealed, ISS would acquire a 25 percent stake in Aaxis which would become an associated company within the ISS group trading under the ISS name and logo.

ISS

Aaxis

ISS

ISS


Input: ISS Inc senior management would continue to run the business under the new owners, it said.

ISS Inc


Input: Danish analysts recently estimated ISS Inc's sale value at up to $118 million.

Danish

ISS Inc


Input: ISS said that the deal included ISS Inc operations in Mexico and the sale of ISS Inc interests in Brazil would be discussed.

ISS

ISS Inc

ISS Inc

Mexico

Brazil


Input: On August 15, ISS published first half 1996 results showing a two billion crown loss caused by falsified accounts in ISS Inc and said that charges and provisions earlier estimated at $100 million would have to be increased to $146 million.

ISS

ISS Inc


Input: It also wrote down all ISS Inc goodwill and Wednesday's statement said that the Aaxis purchase would not necessitate further write down if the sale were completed according to the terms of the letter of intent.

ISS Inc

Aaxis


Input: -- Steve Weizman, Copenhagen newsroom +45 33969650

Steve Weizman

Copenhagen


Input: Iraq balks at U.N. staff for oil-for-food deal.

Iraq

U.N.


Input: Evelyn Leopold

Evelyn Leopold


Input: UNITED NATIONS 1996-08-28

UNITED NATIONS


Input: Iraq has balked at the number of U.N. staff needed to implement the oil-for-food deal, blaming the United States for insisting on stringent monitoring.

Iraq

United States

U.N.


Input: In comments to reporters and a statement on Tuesday, Iraqi diplomats said the cost of the monitors and other staff, which Baghdad has to finance, surpasses funds allocated for electricity, water, sewers, education and agriculture.

Iraqi

Baghdad


Input: At issue was a May 20 agreement allowing Iraq to sell $2 billion worth of oil to purchase badly needed food, medicine and other supplies to ease the impact of sanctions in force since its troops invaded Kuwait in August 1990.

Iraq

Kuwait


Input: The Iraqi statement said the United States was " interfering and pressing to augment the number of international staff and this is not legal and not justified. "

Iraqi

United States


Input: Iraq's deputy ambassador, Saeed Hasan, noted that the May 20 accord said that the number of personnel would be determined by the United Nations and that the government of Iraq would be consulted.

Iraq

Iraq

Saeed Hasan

United Nations


Input: Saeed in his comments did not threaten to call off the deal and the U.N. officials said they expected it to go into force next month after Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali reports that arrangements are in place.

Saeed

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

U.N.


Input: The U.N. Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA), which has to coordinate the distribution of food, medicine and other goods, increased the number of monitors earlier this month at the insistence of the United States.

U.N. Department of Humanitarian Affairs

DHA

United States


Input: According to U.N. officials and diplomats, Iraq would have about $1.13 billion to spend for food, medicine and other goods after monies for a reparations fund for Gulf War victims and costs for U.N. weapons inspections were deducted.

U.N.

U.N.

Iraq

Gulf War


Input: The cost of the U.N. staff overseeing the distribution of food and other supplies was estimated to cost $31 million.

U.N.


Input: In addition another $12 million was anticipated to cover other expenses, such as oil experts and administrative costs.


Input: For the distribution and supervision of humanitarian supplies the United Nations estimated it needed 1,190 people, including 267 international staff and 923 Iraqi support staff.

United Nations

Iraqi


Input: Of this number 64 foreign and 598 local staff would be in the northern Kurdish provinces, no longer the direct control of the Baghdad government.

Kurdish

Baghdad


Input: Another 203 international staff and 325 Iraqis would run the programme in the central and southern parts of the country.

Iraqis


Input: There are also 14 monitors to watch oil flows, 32 customs experts and four New York-based oil experts or overseers to approve contracts.

New York-based


Input: Yasushi Akashi, the DHA undersecretary-general, told the Security Council last week that the " financial requirements to support the (humanitarian) programme represent a very modest percentile of the total ...

Yasushi Akashi

DHA

Security Council


Input: roughly 3 percent. "


Input: OFFICIAL JOURNAL CONTENTS-OJ C 251 OF AUGUST 29, 1996.

OFFICIAL JOURNAL

OJ


Input: (Note-contents are displayed in reverse order to that in the printed Journal)

Journal


Input: Aircraft noise and emissions Economic assessment of proposals for a common European Union position for CAEP 4 Consultancy services Call for tender (96/C 251/09)

European Union


Input: Provision of overland transport services for material and equipment for European Commission delegations in European Third Countries and in the New Independent States (NIS) Contract notice No TRA/96/003/IAE-3-Open procedure (96/C 251/08)

European Commission

European Third Countries

New Independent States

NIS


Input: Microfiche production system Open procedure Invitation to tender DI 96/04 Micromation (96/C 251/07)


Input: Aircraft noise and emissions Gaseous emissions from aircraft in the atmosphere Consultancy services Call for tender (96/C 251/06)


Input: Tacis-support framework for the coordination and development of the Tacis information and communications programme Notice of open invitation to tender for a public service contract (96/C 251/05)

Tacis

Tacis


Input: COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4064/89 (96/C 251/04)

EEC


Input: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY AT 31 DECEMBER 1995 (96/C 251/03)

EUROPEAN


Input: Average prices and representative prices for table wines at the various marketing centres (96/C 251/02)


Input: Ecu (1) 28 August 1996 (96/C 251/01) END OF DOCUMENT.

Ecu


Input: EU Commission cool on changing beef cull plan.

EU Commission


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-08-29

BRUSSELS


Input: The European Commission said on Thursday it would study scientific reports saying Britain's mad cow epidemic would die out by 2001 but offered little prospect the findings would change an agreed slaughter campaign.

European Commission

Britain


Input: " Obviously we are interested in this research.


Input: We will ask the (EU) scientific and veterinary committee to examine it, " Commission spokesman Gerard Kiely told Reuters.

EU

Commission

Reuters

Gerard Kiely


Input: But he added that new research into the dynamics of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), a fatal brain-wasting disease suffered by cattle, was unlikely to alter a slaughter plan agreed by Britain and its 14 EU partners.

BSE

Britain

EU


Input: " We agreed that following detailed scientific analysis using a methodology which would take out the maximum number of BSE cases possible.

BSE


Input: I think it would be very difficult to sell to the European Commission a programme which would involve the elimination of fewer BSE cases, " Kiely said.

European Commission

BSE

Kiely


Input: " We will look at our approach (to the plan) but we won't get involved with the number of animals to be slaughtered, " he said.


Input: " We have always avoided the question of numbers of animals to be slaughtered, that's not the issue.


Input: The issue is the protection of consumers' health and the rapid eradication of BSE, " he added.

BSE


Input: The reaction is likely to disappoint British farmers, who seized on research by Oxford scientists in the scientific journal Nature saying it would be hard to get rid of the disease any faster than 2001 without killing vast numbers of cattle.

British

Oxford

Nature


Input: The researchers predicted there would be 340 new infections and 14,000 new cases of BSE before 2001.

BSE


Input: British farmers' leader called on Wednesday for an urgent meeting with ministers to discuss the report.

British


Input: " I hope the government will now make it clear they believe there is a better way of dealing with this issue, " National Farmers Union president Sir David Naish told BBC radio.

National Farmers Union

BBC radio

David Naish


Input: Naish said there was no need for Britain to carry out a planned cull of some 147,000 cattle to which it had reluctantly agreed to placate its European partners.

Naish

Britain

European


Input: " The new evidence to me means some of that proposal should be re-examined because we could get away with considerably less animals being culled if in fact scientists throughout Europe accepted this evidence, " Naish said.

Europe

Naish


Input: The report could well reopen a damaging row between Britain and the EU, which slapped a worldwide ban on British beef after the government said there could be a link between BSE and the human form of the disease.

Britain

EU

British

BSE


Input: The issue flared in in March when government scientists admitted that people could become infected with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) from eating BSE-infected beef.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

CJD

BSE-infected


Input: French farmers set up blockades in mad cow protest.

French


Input: PARIS 1996-08-29

PARIS


Input: Thousands of farmers threw up roadblocks across France overnight, stopping and checking lorries suspected of importing meat from outside the European Union, French radios reported on Thursday.

France

European Union

French


Input: Radio stations said around 15,000 farmers, angered by a fall in beef prices following the mad cow disease crisis, staged protests in many areas and blockaded several main roads and motorways.


Input: By 3 a.m. (0100 GMT) more than 2,000 lorries had been stopped and searched.

GMT


Input: European beef sales plunged after Britain announced the discovery of a likely link between bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, and its fatal human equivalent Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD).

European

BSE

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

CJD

Britain


Input: GOLF-BRITISH MASTERS SECOND ROUND SCORES.

GOLF

BRITISH MASTERS


Input: NORTHAMPTON, England 1996-08-29

NORTHAMPTON

England


Input: Leading scores after


Input: the second round of the British Masters on Thursday (British

British Masters

British


Input: unless stated):


Input: 140 Robert Allenby (Australia) 69 71, Mark Roe 69 71

Robert Allenby

Mark Roe

Australia


Input: 141 Francisco Cea (Spain) 70 71, Gavin Levenson (South Africa)

Francisco Cea

Gavin Levenson

Spain

South Africa


Input: 66 75


Input: 142 Daniel Chopra (Sweden) 74 68

Daniel Chopra

Sweden


Input: 143 David Gilford 69 74

David Gilford


Input: 144 Peter O'Malley (Australia) 71 73, Costantino Rocca (Italy)

Peter O'Malley

Costantino Rocca

Australia

Italy


Input: 71 73, Colin Montgomerie 68 76, David Howell 70 74, Mark

Colin Montgomerie

David Howell

Mark


Input: Davis 71 73

Davis


Input: 145 Peter Mitchell 74 71, Philip Walton (Ireland) 71 74, Retief

Peter Mitchell

Philip Walton

Retief

Ireland


Input: Goosen (South Africa) 71 74, Ove Sellberg (Sweden) 71 74,

Goosen

Ove Sellberg

South Africa

Sweden


Input: Peter Hedblom (Sweden) 70 75, Pedro Linhart (Spain) 72 73,

Peter Hedblom

Pedro Linhart

Sweden

Spain


Input: Mike Clayton (Australia) 69 76, Emanuele Canonica (Italy)

Mike Clayton

Emanuele Canonica

Australia

Italy


Input: 69 76, Miguel Angel Martin (Spain) 75 70

Miguel Angel Martin

Spain


Input: 146 Iain Pyman 71 75, Eduardo Romero (Argentina) 70 76, Ian

Iain Pyman

Eduardo Romero

Ian

Argentina


Input: Woosnam 70 76, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 74 72, Klas

Woosnam

Miguel Angel Jimenez

Klas

Spain


Input: Eriksson (Sweden) 71 75, Paul Eales 75 71

Eriksson

Paul Eales

Sweden


Input: 147 Antoine Lebouc (France) 74 73, Paul Curry 76 71, Andrew

Antoine Lebouc

Paul Curry

Andrew

France


Input: Coltart 72 75, Paul Lawrie 72 75, Jose Coceres (Argentina)

Coltart

Paul Lawrie

Jose Coceres

Argentina


Input: 69 78, Raymond Russell 69 78, Roger Chapman 71 76, Paul

Raymond Russell

Roger Chapman

Paul


Input: Affleck 74 73.

Affleck


Input: CYCLING-SORENSEN WINS FOURTH STAGE OF TOUR OF NETHERLANDS.

SORENSEN

TOUR OF NETHERLANDS


Input: DOETINCHEM, Netherlands 1996-08-29

DOETINCHEM

Netherlands


Input: Leading results and overall standings after the 19.6 kilometre fourth stage of the Tour of the Netherlands on Thursday, a time trial starting and finishing in Doetinchem.

Tour of the Netherlands

Doetinchem


Input: 1. Rolf Sorensen (Denmark) Rabobank 22 minutes 40 seconds

Rolf Sorensen

Denmark

Rabobank


Input: 2. Lance Armstrong (U.S.) Motorola 1 second behind

Lance Armstrong

U.S.

Motorola


Input: 3. Vyacheslav Ekimov (Russia) Rabobank 29 seconds behind

Vyacheslav Ekimov

Russia

Rabobank


Input: 4. Erik Dekker (Netherlands) Rabobank 43

Erik Dekker

Netherlands

Rabobank


Input: 5. Giunluca Gorini (Italy) Aki 45

Giunluca Gorini

Italy

Aki


Input: 6. Erik Breukink (Netherlands) Rabobank 48

Erik Breukink

Netherlands

Rabobank


Input: 7. Wilfried Peeters (Belgium) Mapei 51

Wilfried Peeters

Belgium

Mapei


Input: 8. Bart Voskamp (Netherlands) TVM 53

Bart Voskamp

Netherlands

TVM


Input: 9. Michael Andersson (Sweden) Telekom 54

Michael Andersson

Sweden

Telekom


Input: 10. Gregory Randolph (USA) Motorola 1 minute 3 seconds

Gregory Randolph

USA

Motorola


Input: Leading overall placings after three stages:


Input: 1. Sorensen 11.20:33

Sorensen


Input: 2. Armstrong 3 seconds behind

Armstrong


Input: 3. Ekimov 1 minute 7 seconds

Ekimov


Input: 4. Marco Lietti (Italy) MG-Technogym 1 minute 14 seconds

Marco Lietti

Italy

MG-Technogym


Input: 5. Dekker 1 minute 21 seconds

Dekker


Input: 6. Breukink 1 minute 26 seconds

Breukink


Input: 7. Maarten den Bakker (Netherlands) TVM 1 minute 31 seconds

Maarten den Bakker

Netherlands

TVM


Input: 8. Voskamp same time

Voskamp


Input: 9. Andersson 1 minute 32 seconds

Andersson


Input: 10. Olaf Ludwig (Germany) Telekom 1 minute 44 seconds

Olaf Ludwig

Germany

Telekom


Input: The race continues on Friday with the 178 kilometre fifth-stage from Zevenaar to Venray.

Zevenaar

Venray


Input: CRICKET-ENGLAND BEAT PAKISTAN IN FIRST ONE-DAYER.

ENGLAND

PAKISTAN


Input: MANCHESTER, England 1996-08-29

MANCHESTER

England


Input: England beat Pakistan by five wickets to win the first one-day (50 overs-a-side) international at Old Trafford on Thursday.

England

Pakistan

Old Trafford


Input: Scores: Pakistan 225-5 innings closed (Saeed Anwar 57), England 226-5 in 46.4 overs (M. Atherton 65).

Pakistan

England

Saeed Anwar

M. Atherton


Input: CYCLING-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS.


Input: MANCHESTER, England 1996-08-29

MANCHESTER

England


Input: Results at the world track cycling championships on Thursday:


Input: Individual pursuit semifinals (over 4,000 metres):


Input: Chris Boardman (Britain) 4:15.006 beat Alexei Markov (Russia) 4:23.029

Chris Boardman

Alexei Markov

Britain

Russia


Input: Andrea Collinelli (Italy) 4:16.141 beat Francis Moreau (France) 4:19.665

Andrea Collinelli

Francis Moreau

Italy

France


Input: Moreau takes bronze medal as faster losing semifinalist.

Moreau


Input: Final:


Input: Chris Boardman (Britain) 4:11.114 (world record) beat Andrea Collinelli (Italy) 4:20.341

Chris Boardman

Andrea Collinelli

Britain

Italy


Input: Olympic sprint championship (three-man teams):

Olympic


Input: 1. Australia (Darryn Hill, Shane Kelly, Gary Neiwand) 44.804

Australia

Darryn Hill

Shane Kelly

Gary Neiwand


Input: seconds


Input: 2. Germany (Jens Fiedler, Michael Hubner, Soren Lausberg)

Germany

Jens Fiedler

Michael Hubner

Soren Lausberg


Input: 3. France (Laurent Gane, Florian Rousseau, Herve Thuet)

France

Laurent Gane

Florian Rousseau

Herve Thuet


Input: 4. Greece (Dimitrios Georgalis, Georgios Chimonetos, Lampros

Greece

Dimitrios Georgalis

Georgios Chimonetos

Lampros


Input: Vasilopoulos) 46.538

Vasilopoulos


Input: Women's world sprint championship quarter-finals (best of


Input: three matches):


Input: Magali Faure (France) beat Kathrin Freitag (Germany) two

Magali Faure

Kathrin Freitag

France

Germany


Input: matches to nil (with times for the last 200 metres of 11.833


Input: seconds and 12.033 seconds)


Input: Felicia Ballanger (France) beat Oksana Grichina (Russia) 2-0,

Felicia Ballanger

Oksana Grichina

France

Russia


Input: Tanya Dubnicoff (Canada) beat Michelle Ferris (Australia) 2-0,

Tanya Dubnicoff

Michelle Ferris

Canada

Australia


Input: Annett Neumann (Germany) beat Galina Enioukhina (Russia) 2-0,

Annett Neumann

Galina Enioukhina

Germany

Russia


Input: CRICKET-CROFT RESTRICTS PAKISTAN TO 225-5.

CROFT

PAKISTAN


Input: MANCHESTER, England 1996-08-29

MANCHESTER

England


Input: Tight bowling from Glamorgan off-spinner Robert Croft helped England to restrict Pakistan to 225 for five in their 50 overs in the first one-day international at Old Trafford on Thursday.

Glamorgan

Robert Croft

England

Pakistan

Old Trafford


Input: Croft, who was one of the few Englishmen to make a good impression in his test debut at The Oval last week, showed great control as he first dried up the early flow of Pakistan runs and then collected the wickets of Aamir Sohail and Wasim Akram in a spell of 10-1-36-2.

Croft

Aamir Sohail

Wasim Akram

Englishmen

The Oval

Pakistan


Input: There was also a wicket each for Ronnie Irani, Allan Mullally and Darren Gough although there was no joy for Dean Headley who, along with Lancashire batsman Graham Lloyd, was making his international debut.

Ronnie Irani

Allan Mullally

Darren Gough

Dean Headley

Graham Lloyd

Lancashire


Input: After Wasim had won the toss and chosen to bat first, Pakistani made an excellent start as Sohail and Saeed Anwar continued their good form with an opening partnership of 82.

Wasim

Sohail

Saeed Anwar

Pakistani


Input: Anwar, who struck a superb 176 at The Oval, was the more aggressive as he made 57 from 75 balls before skying a catch off Irani to Mullally at long-on.

Anwar

Irani

Mullally

The Oval


Input: Sohail and Ijaz Ahmed then added 59 for the second wicket before England struck back with three wickets for 19 in the space of five overs.

Sohail

Ijaz Ahmed

England


Input: First, Sohail, after making 48, was bowled by Croft as he stepped back to try and hit through the off-side.

Sohail

Croft


Input: Wasim, who promoted himself to number four in the order, followed for six when Croft drifted another well-flighted delivery behind his legs.

Wasim

Croft


Input: Shortly after Ijaz was also back in the pavilion for 48 after Irani had repaid Mullally with another good catch at long-on.

Ijaz

Irani

Mullally


Input: Gough later bowled Moin Khan with an inswinging yorker but Inzamam-ul-Haq, 37 not out, and Salim Malik took Pakistan to 225 for five when the overs ran out.

Gough

Moin Khan

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Salim Malik

Pakistan


Input: CRICKET-ENGLAND V PAKISTAN ONE-DAY SCOREBOARD.

ENGLAND

PAKISTAN


Input: MANCHESTER, England 1996-08-29

MANCHESTER

England


Input: Scoreboard of the


Input: first one-day (50 overs-a-side) match between England and

England


Input: Pakistan at Old Trafford on Thursday:

Pakistan

Old Trafford


Input: Pakistan

Pakistan


Input: Saeed Anwar c Mullally b Irani 57

Saeed Anwar

Mullally

Irani


Input: Aamir Sohail b Croft 48

Aamir Sohail

Croft


Input: Ijaz Ahmed c Irani b Mullally 48

Ijaz Ahmed

Irani

Mullally


Input: Wasim Akram b Croft 6

Wasim Akram

Croft


Input: Inzamam-ul-Haq not out 37

Inzamam-ul-Haq


Input: Moin Khan b Gough 10

Moin Khan

Gough


Input: Salim Malik not out 6

Salim Malik


Input: Extras (b-2 lb-4 w-7) 13


Input: Total (for 5 wickets, innings closed) 225


Input: Fall: 1-82 2-141 3-160 4-174 5-203.


Input: Did Not Bat: Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis, Ata-ur-Rehman,

Mushtaq Ahmed

Waqar Younis

Ata-ur-Rehman


Input: Saqlain Mushtaq.

Saqlain Mushtaq


Input: Bowling: Gough 10-0-44-1, Mullally 10-3-31-1, Headley

Gough

Mullally

Headley


Input: 10-0-52-0, Irani 10-0-56-1, Croft 10-1-36-2.

Irani

Croft


Input: England

England


Input: N. Knight c Moin Khan b Wasim Akram 26

N. Knight

Moin Khan

Wasim Akram


Input: A. Stewart lbw b Waqar Younis 48

A. Stewart

Waqar Younis


Input: M. Atherton b Wasim Akram 65

M. Atherton

Wasim Akram


Input: G. Thorpe st Moin Khan b Aamir Sohail 23

G. Thorpe

Moin Khan

Aamir Sohail


Input: M. Maynard b Wasim Akram 41

M. Maynard

Wasim Akram


Input: G. Lloyd not out 2

G. Lloyd


Input: R. Irani not out 6

R. Irani


Input: Extras (lb-4 w-7 nb-4) 15


Input: Total (for 5 wickets, 46.4 overs) 226


Input: Fall of wickets: 1-57 2-98 3-146 4-200 5-220.


Input: Did not bat: R. Croft, D. Gough, D. Headley, A. Mullally.

R. Croft

D. Gough

D. Headley

A. Mullally


Input: Bowling: Wasim Akram 9.4-1-45-3, Waqar Younis 7-0-28-1,

Wasim Akram

Waqar Younis


Input: Saqlain Mushtaq 10-1-54-0, Ata-ur-Rehman 3-0-14-0, Mushtaq Ahmed

Saqlain Mushtaq

Ata-ur-Rehman

Mushtaq Ahmed


Input: 10-0-52-0, Aamir Sohail 7-1-29-1.

Aamir Sohail


Input: Result: England won by five wickets.

England


Input: Second match: August 31, Edgbaston (Birmingham)

Edgbaston

Birmingham


Input: Third: September 1, Trent Bridge (Nottingham)

Trent Bridge

Nottingham


Input: LOMBARDI WINS THIRD STAGE OF TOUR OF NETHERLANDS.

LOMBARDI

TOUR OF NETHERLANDS


Input: DOETINCHEM, Netherlands 1996-08-29

DOETINCHEM

Netherlands


Input: Leading results and overall standings after the 122 kilometre third stage of the Tour of the Netherlands on Thursday between Almere and Doetinchem.

Tour of the Netherlands

Almere

Doetinchem


Input: 1. Giovanni Lombardi (Italy) Polti 2 hours 35 minutes

Giovanni Lombardi

Italy

Polti


Input: 29 seconds


Input: 2. Rolf Sorensen (Denmark) Rabobank

Rolf Sorensen

Denmark

Rabobank


Input: 3. Lance Armstrong (U.S.) Motorola

Lance Armstrong

U.S.

Motorola


Input: 4. Maarten den Bakker (Netherlands) TVM all same time

Maarten den Bakker

Netherlands

TVM


Input: 5. Marco Lietti (Italy) MG-Technogym 1 second behind

Marco Lietti

Italy

MG-Technogym


Input: 6. Hans de Clerq (Belgium) Palmans 27 seconds

Hans de Clerq

Belgium

Palmans


Input: 7. Marty Jemison (U.S.) U.S. Postal

Marty Jemison

U.S.

U.S. Postal


Input: 8. Servais Knaven (Netherlands) TVM

Servais Knaven

Netherlands

TVM


Input: 9. Olaf Ludwig (Germany) Telekom all same time

Olaf Ludwig

Germany

Telekom


Input: 10. Jeroen Blijlevens (Netherlands) TVM 31

Jeroen Blijlevens

Netherlands

TVM


Input: Leading overall placings after three stages:


Input: 1. Sorensen 10.57:33

Sorensen


Input: 2. Lombardi 1 second behind

Lombardi


Input: 3. Armstrong 2 seconds

Armstrong


Input: 4. Den Bakker 7

Den Bakker


Input: 5. Lietti 8

Lietti


Input: 6. Federico Colonna (Italy) Mapei 27

Federico Colonna

Italy

Mapei


Input: 7. Max van Heeswijk (Netherlands) Motorola 28

Max van Heeswijk

Netherlands

Motorola


Input: 8. Sven Teutenberg (Germany) U.S. Postal 31

Sven Teutenberg

Germany

U.S. Postal


Input: 9. Johan Capiot (Belgium) Collstrop 32

Johan Capiot

Belgium

Collstrop


Input: 10. Jans Koerts (Netherlands) Palmans 34

Jans Koerts

Netherlands

Palmans


Input: The race continues on Thursday afternoon with a 19.6 fourth-stage Doetinchem-Doetinchem time trial

Doetinchem-Doetinchem


Input: CRICKET-ENGLAND V PAKISTAN TOSS AND TEAMS.

ENGLAND

PAKISTAN


Input: MANCHESTER, England 1996-08-29

MANCHESTER

England


Input: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the first one-day cricket international between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford on Thursday.

Pakistan

England

Pakistan

Old Trafford


Input: Teams:


Input: England-Mike Atherton (captain), Nick Knight, Alec Stewart, Graham Thorpe, Matthew Maynard, Graham Lloyd, Ronnie Irani, Robert Croft, Darren Gough, Dean Headley, Alan Mullally.

England

Mike Atherton

Nick Knight

Alec Stewart

Graham Thorpe

Matthew Maynard

Graham Lloyd

Ronnie Irani

Robert Croft

Darren Gough

Dean Headley

Alan Mullally


Input: Pakistan: Aamir Sohail, Saeed Anwar, Ijaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Salim Malik, Wasim Akram (captain), Moin Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis, Ata-ur-Rehman, Saqlain Mushtaq.

Pakistan

Aamir Sohail

Saeed Anwar

Ijaz Ahmed

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Salim Malik

Wasim Akram

Moin Khan

Mushtaq Ahmed

Waqar Younis

Ata-ur-Rehman

Saqlain Mushtaq


Input: CRICKET-ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES.

ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP


Input: LONDON 1996-08-29

LONDON


Input: Close of play scores in English county championship matches on Thursday:

English


Input: Tunbridge Wells: Nottinghamshire 40-3 v Kent

Tunbridge Wells

Nottinghamshire

Kent


Input: London (The Oval): Warwickshire 195 (A. Giles 50; B. Julian 4-66, C. Lewis 4-45), Surrey 82-0.

London

The Oval

Warwickshire

Surrey

A. Giles

B. Julian

C. Lewis


Input: Hove: Sussex 285-6 (W. Athey 111) v Lancashire

Hove

Sussex

Lancashire

W. Athey


Input: Leeds (Headingley): Yorkshire 290 (C. White 76, M. Moxon 59, R. Blakey 57), Essex 79-2.

Leeds

Yorkshire

Essex

Headingley

C. White

M. Moxon

R. Blakey


Input: Chester-le-Street: Glamorgan 259 (P. Cottey 81; M. Saggers 6-65) and 8-0, Durham 114 (S. Watkin 4-28)

Chester-le-Street

Glamorgan

Durham

P. Cottey

M. Saggers

S. Watkin


Input: Chesterfield: Worcestershire 238 (W. Weston 100 not out, V. Solanki 58; A. Harris 4-31), Derbyshire 166-1 (K. Barnett 83 not out)

Chesterfield

Worcestershire

Derbyshire

W. Weston

V. Solanki

A. Harris

K. Barnett


Input: Portsmouth: Middlesex 199 and 226-1 (J. Pooley 106 not out, M. Ramprakash 81 not out), Hampshire 232 (A. Fraser 5-55, R. Fay 4-77)

Portsmouth

Middlesex

Hampshire

J. Pooley

M. Ramprakash

A. Fraser

R. Fay


Input: Leicester: Somerset 83 (D. Millns 4-35), Leicestershire 202-5

Leicester

Somerset

Leicestershire

D. Millns


Input: Bristol: Gloucestershire 183 (J. Russell 50), Northamptonshire 123-4 (K. Curran 51 not out).

Bristol

Gloucestershire

Northamptonshire

J. Russell

K. Curran


Input: RUGBY UNION-TELFER CONFIRMED FOR LIONS COACHING ROLE.

RUGBY UNION

LIONS

TELFER


Input: LONDON 1996-08-30

LONDON


Input: Scotland's Jim Telfer was officially confirmed on Thursday as assistant coach for the British Lions tour to South Africa next year.

Scotland

South Africa

Jim Telfer

British Lions


Input: Telfer, who has put on hold his role as Scotland team manager for a year, will act as assistant to Ian McGeechan.

Telfer

Ian McGeechan

Scotland


Input: The pair last worked together when Scotland won the Five Nations grand slam in 1990.

Scotland

Five Nations


Input: The tour party will be announced towards the end of March.


Input: ATHLETICS-CHRISTIE TO RUN IN BERLIN.

CHRISTIE

BERLIN


Input: LONDON 1996-08-29

LONDON


Input: Linford Christie has confirmed he will run in a " Dream Team " sprint relay at the Berlin grand prix athletics meeting on Friday.

Linford Christie

Dream Team

Berlin


Input: A spokeswoman for Christie said the former Olympic 100 metres champion had agreed to captain a quality quartet which also includes Canada's Donovan Bailey, the current Olympic champion and world record holder, and Namibian Frankie Fredericks.

Christie

Donovan Bailey

Frankie Fredericks

Olympic

Olympic

Canada


Input: Christie is retiring from international competition at the end of the season, but Berlin promoter Rudi Thiel has persuaded him to join what is intended to be a special tribute to Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals 60 years ago at the Berlin Olympics.

Christie

Rudi Thiel

Jesse Owens

Berlin

Berlin

Olympics


Input: SOCCER-GROBBELAAR NAMED TEMPORARY ZIMBABWE COACH.

GROBBELAAR

ZIMBABWE


Input: HARARE 1996-08-29

HARARE


Input: England-based goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar has been appointed temporary head coach of the Zimbabwe national soccer team for two international matches, the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) said on Thursday.

England-based

Bruce Grobbelaar

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Football Association

ZIFA


Input: ZIFA vice-chairman Vincent Pamire said Grobbelaar would take charge for a match against Tanzania in Harare on September 29 in the five-nation Castle Cup of Africa tournament and an African Nations' Cup first round qualifier against Sudan in Khartoum on October 5.

ZIFA

Vincent Pamire

Grobbelaar

Tanzania

Harare

Sudan

Khartoum

Castle Cup of Africa

African Nations' Cup


Input: Grobbelaar takes over until a permanent replacement is appointed for Zimbabwe's previous coach, Switzerland's Marc Duvillard.

Grobbelaar

Marc Duvillard

Zimbabwe

Switzerland


Input: Grobbelaar now plays for English second division leaders Plymouth Argyle after years in the top flight with Liverpool and Southampton.

Grobbelaar

English

Plymouth Argyle

Liverpool

Southampton


Input: Grobbelaar, fellow goalkeeper Hans Segers, retired striker John Fashanu and Malaysian businessman Heng Suan Lim pleaded not guilty in May to charges of giving or accepting bribes to fix English premier league matches.

Grobbelaar

Hans Segers

John Fashanu

Heng Suan Lim

Malaysian

English


Input: They are due to stand trial next January.


Input: BASKETBALL-OLYMPIAKOS BEAT DINAMO 69-60.

OLYMPIAKOS

DINAMO


Input: BELGRADE 1996-08-29

BELGRADE


Input: Olympiakos of Greece beat Russia's Dinamo 69-60 (halftime 35-23) in the third match of an international basketball tournament on Thursday, qualifying for the finals.

Olympiakos

Dinamo

Greece

Russia


Input: Partizan and Red Star of Yugoslavia, Alba of Germany, and Benetton of Italy are also taking part in the event which continues until Saturday.

Partizan

Red Star

Alba

Benetton

Yugoslavia

Germany

Italy


Input: Add results


Input: Partizan beat Benetton 97-94 (halftime 39-32).

Partizan

Benetton


Input: Final Partizan v Olympiakos.

Partizan

Olympiakos


Input: SQUASH-HONG KONG OPEN SECOND ROUND RESULTS.

HONG KONG OPEN


Input: HONG KONG 1996-08-29

HONG KONG


Input: Second round results in the Hong Kong Open on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding):

Hong Kong Open


Input: 1-Jansher Khan (Pakistan) beat Simon Frenz (Germany) 15-12 15-7 12-15 15-10

Jansher Khan

Simon Frenz

Pakistan

Germany


Input: Mark Cairns (England) beat Joseph Kneipp (Australia) 8-15 15-12 15-8 15-8

Mark Cairns

Joseph Kneipp

England

Australia


Input: Anthony Hill (Australia) beat Mir Zaman Gul (Pakistan) 15-12 15-11 15-13

Anthony Hill

Mir Zaman Gul

Australia

Pakistan


Input: Dan Jenson (Australia) beat 3-Brett Martin (Australia) 15-9 17-14 7-15 9-15 15-14

Dan Jenson

Brett Martin

Australia

Australia


Input: 4-Peter Nicol (Scotland) beat Jonathon Power (Canada) 15-10 15-9 15-9

Peter Nicol

Jonathon Power

Scotland

Canada


Input: 7-Chris Walker (England) beat Amr Shabana (Egypt) 15-13 15-10 15-6

Chris Walker

Amr Shabana

England

Egypt


Input: Derek Ryan (Ireland) beat Paul Johnson (England) 10-15 15-5 12-15 15-12 15-11

Derek Ryan

Paul Johnson

Ireland

England


Input: 2-Rodney Eyles (Australia) beat Zubair Jahan Khan (Pakistan) 15-10 15-8 9-15 13-15 15-4.

Rodney Eyles

Zubair Jahan Khan

Australia

Pakistan


Input: SOCCER-RESULTS OF SOUTH KOREAN PRO-SOCCER GAMES.

SOUTH KOREAN


Input: SEOUL 1996-08-29

SEOUL


Input: Results of South Korean pro-soccer

South Korean


Input: games played on Wednesday.


Input: Chonan 4 Anyang 1 (halftime 1-0)

Chonan

Anyang


Input: Suwon 4 Pusan 0 (halftime 2-0)

Suwon

Pusan


Input: Standings after games played on Wednesday (tabulate under-


Input: won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):


Input: W D L G/F G/A P


Input: Chonan 3 0 1 13 10 9

Chonan


Input: Puchon 2 1 0 4 0 7

Puchon


Input: Suwon 1 3 0 7 3 6

Suwon


Input: Pohang 1 1 1 8 8 4

Pohang


Input: Ulsan 1 0 1 6 6 3

Ulsan


Input: Anyang 0 3 1 6 9 3

Anyang


Input: Chonnam 0 2 1 4 5 2

Chonnam


Input: Pusan 0 2 1 3 7 2

Pusan


Input: Chonbuk 0 0 2 2 5 0

Chonbuk


Input: BASEBALL-RESULTS OF S. KOREAN PRO-BASEBALL GAMES.

S. KOREAN


Input: SEOUL 1996-08-29

SEOUL


Input: Results of South Korean

South Korean


Input: pro-baseball games played on Wednesday.


Input: LG 5 OB 1

LG

OB


Input: OB 4 LG 3

OB

LG


Input: Ssangbangwool 12 Hanwha 0

Ssangbangwool

Hanwha


Input: Hanwha 12 Ssangbangwool 5

Hanwha

Ssangbangwool


Input: Lotte 4 Hyundai 0

Lotte

Hyundai


Input: Samsung 7 Haitai 1

Samsung

Haitai


Input: Note-LG and OB, Ssangbangwool and Hanwha played two games.

LG

OB

Ssangbangwool

Hanwha


Input: Standings after games played on Wednesday (tabulate under


Input: won, drawn, lost, winning percentage, games behind first place)


Input: W D L PCT GB


Input: Haitai 63 2 42 .598-

Haitai


Input: Ssangbangwool 59 2 48 .500 5

Ssangbangwool


Input: Hanwha 57 1 49 .537 6 1/2

Hanwha


Input: Hyundai 56 5 48 .536 6 1/2

Hyundai


Input: Samsung 48 5 55 .468 14

Samsung


Input: Lotte 45 6 53 .462 14 1/2

Lotte


Input: LG 45 5 59 .436 17 1/2

LG


Input: OB 42 6 61 .413 20

OB


Input: TENNIS-THURSDAY'S RESULTS FROM THE U.S. OPEN.

U.S. OPEN


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-29

NEW YORK


Input: Results of second round matches on Thursday in the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the National Tennis Centre (prefix number denotes seeding):

U.S. Open Tennis Championships

National Tennis Centre


Input: Women's singles


Input: Anna Kournikova (Russia) beat Natalia Baudone (Italy) 6-3 6-3

Anna Kournikova

Natalia Baudone

Russia

Italy


Input: Rita Grande (Italy) beat Tina Krizan (Slovenia) 6-2 6-0

Rita Grande

Tina Krizan

Italy

Slovenia


Input: Els Callens (Belgium) beat Annabel Ellwood (Australia) 6-4

Els Callens

Annabel Ellwood

Belgium

Australia


Input: 1-6 6-1


Input: Elena Likhovtseva (Russia) beat Lila Osterloh (U.S.) 6-4 6-2

Elena Likhovtseva

Lila Osterloh

Russia

U.S.


Input: Sandra Dopfer (Austria) beat Nanne Dahlman (Finland) 2-6 6-2

Sandra Dopfer

Nanne Dahlman

Austria

Finland


Input: 6- 3


Input: Men's singles


Input: 13-Thomas Enqvist (Sweden) beat Guillaume Raoux (France) 6-3

Thomas Enqvist

Guillaume Raoux

Sweden

France


Input: 6- 2 6-3


Input: Sergi Bruguera (Spain) beat Michael Stich (Germany) 6-3 6-2

Sergi Bruguera

Michael Stich

Spain

Germany


Input: Jakob Hlasek (Switzerland) beat Alberto Berasategui (Spain) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (9-7) 6-0

Jakob Hlasek

Alberto Berasategui

Switzerland

Spain


Input: Women's singles, second round


Input: 1-Steffi Graf (Germany) beat Karin Kschwendt (Austria) 6-2 6-1

Steffi Graf

Karin Kschwendt

Germany

Austria


Input: Naoko Kijimuta (Japan) beat Alexandra Fusai (France) 6-4 7-5

Naoko Kijimuta

Alexandra Fusai

Japan

France


Input: Natasha Zvereva (Belarus) beat Ai Sugiyama (Japan) 4-6 6-4 6-3

Natasha Zvereva

Ai Sugiyama

Belarus

Japan


Input: 14-Barbara Paulus (Austria) beat Elena Wagner (Germany) 7-5 7-6 (7-5)

Barbara Paulus

Elena Wagner

Austria

Germany


Input: Petra Langrova (Czech Republic) beat Naoko Sawamatsu (Japan) 6- 4 3-6 7-5

Petra Langrova

Naoko Sawamatsu

Czech Republic

Japan


Input: 17-Karina Habsudova (Slovakia) beat Nathalie Dechy (France) 6-4 6-2

Karina Habsudova

Nathalie Dechy

Slovakia

France


Input: Women's singles, second round


Input: 7-Jana Novotna (Czech Republic) beat Florencia Labat (Argentina) 6-2 4-6 6-2

Jana Novotna

Florencia Labat

Czech Republic

Argentina


Input: Men's singles, second round


Input: 3-Thomas Muster (Austria) beat Dirk Dier (Germany) 6-3 6-2 6-4

Thomas Muster

Dirk Dier

Austria

Germany


Input: Pablo Campana (Ecuador) beat Mark Knowles (Bahamas) 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 6-3

Pablo Campana

Mark Knowles

Ecuador

Bahamas


Input: Jason Stoltenberg (Australia) beat Kenneth Carlsen (Denmark) 6- 3 7-6 (7-1) 6-3

Jason Stoltenberg

Kenneth Carlsen

Australia

Denmark


Input: Arnaud Boetsch (France) beat Magnus Gustafsson (Sweden) 7-6 (8- 6) 6-3 6-1

Arnaud Boetsch

Magnus Gustafsson

France

Sweden


Input: Add Women's singles, second round


Input: 16-Martina Hingis (Switzerland) beat Miriam Oremans (Netherlands) 6-4 6-4

Martina Hingis

Miriam Oremans

Switzerland

Netherlands


Input: Tami Whitlinger Jones (U.S.) beat Amy Frazier (U.S.) 7-6 (7-3) 6-2

Tami Whitlinger Jones

Amy Frazier

U.S.

U.S.


Input: Judith Wiesner (Austria) beat Debbie Graham (U.S.) 6-2 7-5

Judith Wiesner

Debbie Graham

Austria

U.S.


Input: Add Men's singles, second round


Input: 6-Andre Agassi (U.S.) beat Leander Paes (India) 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-0

Andre Agassi

Leander Paes

U.S.

India


Input: Javier Sanchez (Spain) beat Jim Grabb (U.S.) 6-2 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-3

Javier Sanchez

Jim Grabb

Spain

U.S.


Input: Hernan Gumy (Argentina) beat Jared Palmer (U.S.) 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 0-6 7-6 (7-1)

Hernan Gumy

Jared Palmer

Argentina

U.S.


Input: Women's singles, second round


Input: 3-Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (Spain) beat Nicole Arendt (U.S.)

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario

Nicole Arendt

Spain

U.S.


Input: 6-2 6-2


Input: Men's singles, second round


Input: David Wheaton (U.S.) beat Frederic Vitoux (France) 6-4 6-4

David Wheaton

Frederic Vitoux

U.S.

France


Input: 4-6 7-6 (7-4)


Input: Jan Siemerink (Netherlands) beat Carlos Moya (Spain) 7-6

Jan Siemerink

Carlos Moya

Netherlands

Spain


Input: (7-2) 6-4 6-4


Input: BASEBALL-MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER WEDNESDAY'S GAMES.

MAJOR LEAGUE


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-29

NEW YORK


Input: Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball


Input: standings after games played on Wednesday (tabulate under won,


Input: lost, winning percentage and games behind):


Input: AMERICAN LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE


Input: EASTERN DIVISION

EASTERN DIVISION


Input: W L PCT GB


Input: NEW YORK 74 58 .561-

NEW YORK


Input: BALTIMORE 70 62 .530 4

BALTIMORE


Input: BOSTON 69 65 .515 6

BOSTON


Input: TORONTO 63 71 .470 12

TORONTO


Input: DETROIT 47 86 .353 27 1/2

DETROIT


Input: CENTRAL DIVISION

CENTRAL DIVISION


Input: CLEVELAND 80 53 .602-

CLEVELAND


Input: CHICAGO 71 64 .526 10

CHICAGO


Input: MINNESOTA 66 67 .496 14

MINNESOTA


Input: MILWAUKEE 64 70 .478 16 1/2

MILWAUKEE


Input: KANSAS CITY 61 73 .455 19 1/2

KANSAS CITY


Input: WESTERN DIVISION

WESTERN DIVISION


Input: TEXAS 75 58 .564-

TEXAS


Input: SEATTLE 69 63 .523 5 1/2

SEATTLE


Input: OAKLAND 64 72 .471 12 1/2

OAKLAND


Input: CALIFORNIA 61 72 .459 14

CALIFORNIA


Input: THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH SCHEDULE


Input: KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT

KANSAS CITY

DETROIT


Input: MINNESOTA AT MILWAUKEE

MINNESOTA

MILWAUKEE


Input: NEW YORK AT CALIFORNIA

NEW YORK

CALIFORNIA


Input: BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE

BALTIMORE

SEATTLE


Input: NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE


Input: EASTERN DIVISION

EASTERN DIVISION


Input: W L PCT GB


Input: ATLANTA 82 49 .626-

ATLANTA


Input: MONTREAL 71 60 .542 11

MONTREAL


Input: FLORIDA 63 70 .474 20

FLORIDA


Input: NEW YORK 59 74 .444 24

NEW YORK


Input: PHILADELPHIA 54 80 .403 29 1/2

PHILADELPHIA


Input: CENTRAL DIVISION

CENTRAL DIVISION


Input: HOUSTON 72 62 .537-

HOUSTON


Input: ST LOUIS 69 64 .519 2 1/2

ST LOUIS


Input: CINCINNATI 65 67 .492 6

CINCINNATI


Input: CHICAGO 64 66 .492 6

CHICAGO


Input: PITTSBURGH 56 76 .424 15

PITTSBURGH


Input: WESTERN DIVISION

WESTERN DIVISION


Input: SAN DIEGO 74 60 .552-

SAN DIEGO


Input: LOS ANGELES 71 61 .538 2

LOS ANGELES


Input: COLORADO 70 64 .522 4

COLORADO


Input: SAN FRANCISCO 57 74 .435 15 1/2

SAN FRANCISCO


Input: THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH SCHEDULE


Input: SAN DIEGO AT NEW YORK

SAN DIEGO

NEW YORK


Input: CHICAGO AT HOUSTON

CHICAGO

HOUSTON


Input: CINCINNATI AT COLORADO

CINCINNATI

COLORADO


Input: ATLANTA AT PITTSBURGH

ATLANTA

PITTSBURGH


Input: LOS ANGELES AT MONTREAL

LOS ANGELES

MONTREAL


Input: FLORIDA AT ST LOUIS

FLORIDA

ST LOUIS


Input: BASEBALL-YANKEES BRAWL AND CONTINUE TO SLIDE.

YANKEES


Input: SEATTLE 1996-08-29

SEATTLE


Input: Jay Buhner hit a three-run homer and former Yankee Terry Mulholland allowed one run over seven innings as the Seattle Mariners completed a sweep of New York with a 10-2 victory in a game marred by a bench-clearing brawl.

Jay Buhner

Terry Mulholland

Yankee

Seattle Mariners

New York


Input: Including the last three games of last October's Divisional Playoff Series, the Mariners have beaten the Yankees 12 of the past 15 meetings overall and 14 of the last 16 in the Kingdome.

Mariners

Yankees

Kingdome


Input: Five players were ejected after Yankees' outfielder Paul O'Neill and Seattle catcher John Marzano got into a fight after O'Neill had been brushed back.

Yankees

Seattle

Paul O'Neill

John Marzano

O'Neill


Input: In Baltimore, Don Wengert threw a nine-hitter for his first shutout and Jose Herrera had a two-run double in a three-run fifth inning as the Oakland Athletics blanked the Baltimore Orioles 3-0.

Baltimore

Don Wengert

Jose Herrera

Oakland Athletics

Baltimore Orioles


Input: Wengert (7-9), who failed to record a shutout in his previous 86 starts in either the minors or majors, did not walk a batter and struck out three for Oakland.

Wengert

Oakland


Input: In Chicago, James Baldwin scattered five hits over seven scoreless innings and Ray Durham and Ozzie Guillen had RBI hits in the second inning as the Chicago White Sox blanked the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0.

Chicago

James Baldwin

Ray Durham

Ozzie Guillen

RBI

Chicago White Sox

Milwaukee Brewers


Input: Baldwin (10-4) struck out four and did not walk a batter for Chicago, which won for only the fourth time in 15 games.

Baldwin

Chicago


Input: Dave Nilsson had three hits for the Brewers.

Dave Nilsson

Brewers


Input: In Kansas City, Jose Offerman's single with two out in the 12th inning scored Johnny Damon with the winning run and lifted the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers.

Kansas City

Jose Offerman

Johnny Damon

Kansas City Royals

Texas Rangers


Input: Rick Huisman (1-1) allowed one hit and a walk in the 12th to post his first major-league win.

Rick Huisman


Input: In Toronto, Pat Hentgen tossed a five-hitter for his fifth consecutive complete game and three players drove in two runs apiece as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-1 for their ninth win in 11 games.

Toronto

Pat Hentgen

Toronto Blue Jays

Minnesota Twins


Input: Hentgen (17-7) surrendered just three doubles and a pair of singles in tossing his major-league leading ninth complete game.

Hentgen


Input: He walked three and struck out three in winning for the 10th time in his last 11 decisions.


Input: In Detroit, Orel Hershiser recorded his fourth straight win and Albert Belle snapped a sixth-inning tie with a grand slam as the Cleveland Indians completed a season sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 9-3 victory.

Detroit

Orel Hershiser

Albert Belle

Cleveland Indians

Detroit Tigers


Input: Hershiser (14-7), who allowed three runs, eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts over seven innings, improved to 4-0 in his last six starts, including a pair of wins over Detroit in the last 11 days.

Hershiser

Detroit


Input: At California,

California


Input: In Seattle,

Seattle


Input: BASEBALL-MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS WEDNESDAY.

MAJOR LEAGUE


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-29

NEW YORK


Input: Results of Major League

Major League


Input: Baseball games played on Wednesday (home team in CAPS):


Input: National League

National League


Input: COLORADO 10 Cincinnati 9

COLORADO

Cincinnati


Input: MONTREAL 6 Los Angeles 5

MONTREAL

Los Angeles


Input: Atlanta 9 PITTSBURGH 4

Atlanta

PITTSBURGH


Input: San Diego 3 NEW YORK 2 (10 innings)

San Diego

NEW YORK


Input: HOUSTON 5 Chicago 4 (11 innings)

HOUSTON

Chicago


Input: Florida 3 ST LOUIS 2 (10 innings)

Florida

ST LOUIS


Input: SAN FRANCISCO 7 Philadelphia 6

SAN FRANCISCO

Philadelphia


Input: American League

American League


Input: Cleveland 9 DETROIT 3

Cleveland

DETROIT


Input: CHICAGO 2 Milwaukee 0

CHICAGO

Milwaukee


Input: Oakland 3 BALTIMORE 0

Oakland

BALTIMORE


Input: TORONTO 6 Minnesota 1

TORONTO

Minnesota


Input: KANSAS CITY 4 Texas 3 (12 innings)

KANSAS CITY

Texas


Input: Boston 7 CALIFORNIA 4

Boston

CALIFORNIA


Input: SEATTLE 10 New York 2

SEATTLE

New York


Input: TENNIS-MARTINEZ GETS AGGRESSIVE AT U.S. OPEN.

MARTINEZ

U.S. OPEN


Input: Larry Fine

Larry Fine


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-28

NEW YORK


Input: Conchita Martinez decided that when in New York, do as the New Yorkers do -- and the Spaniard's new-found aggressiveness seems to have put her in the right frame of mind for the U.S. Open.

Conchita Martinez

New York

New Yorkers

Spaniard

U.S. Open


Input: The fourth-seeded Spaniard, who is tackling the world class traffic of New York City as a warm-up by driving to the tennis centre for her matches, ran over France's Nathalie Tauziat 6-1 6-3 on Wednesday to take her place in the third round.

Spaniard

New York City

France

Nathalie Tauziat


Input: " I've been trying my whole career to be aggressive, " said the 24-year-old Martinez after crushing Tauziat in just over an hour.

Martinez

Tauziat


Input: " What I'm trying to do is be aggressive all the time, maybe go up to the net a few times like I did tonight.


Input: That would really help. "


Input: Martinez, the 1994 Wimbledon champion, used to struggle at the Open, but has come to terms with the noise, crowds and chaos.

Martinez

Wimbledon

Open


Input: " There is a lot of things that can happen, " Martinez said about her early difficulties adjusting to tennis on the cement at Flushing Meadows.

Martinez

Flushing Meadows


Input: " Like traffic.


Input: We stay in Manhattan and it's a long way to come.

Manhattan


Input: The crowds, they speak louder or they move.


Input: That doesn't happen in other Grand Slams.

Grand Slams


Input: That's where the real champion wins.


Input: You have to concentrate for these two weeks. "


Input: It took Martinez four Opens to get as far as the quarters, and another four to match that.

Martinez


Input: Last year, Martinez, who finished 1995 ranked second in the world, reached the semifinals before bowing out to Monica Seles.

Martinez

Monica Seles


Input: Now she feels she is in the swing of things.


Input: " I have my own car now and that helps, " said Martinez.

Martinez


Input: " Sometimes the transportation they (the tournament) provide gets a little messed up.


Input: This time it didn't happen.


Input: I do the driving and I love it.


Input: It gets my adrenalin going, those taxi drivers.


Input: " We change lanes all the time in Barcelona.

Barcelona


Input: I'm used to it and I like to drive fast. "


Input: BASEBALL-BRAVES SIGN NEAGLE.

BRAVES

NEAGLE


Input: ATLANTA 1996-08-28

ATLANTA


Input: The defending world champion Atlanta Braves, with the best record and best pitching in baseball, added another weapon Wednesday, acquiring Denny Neagle, the winningest left-hander in the National League, from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Atlanta Braves

Pittsburgh Pirates

Denny Neagle

National League


Input: The Pirates, who conceded earlier this week they would be forced to trim salary from next season's payroll, received Ron Wright, a first baseman at Double-A Greenville; Corey Pointer, a pitcher at Class-A Eugene, and a player to be named.

Pirates

Greenville

Eugene

Ron Wright

Corey Pointer


Input: It was another stunning mid-season acquisition for the Braves, who already have an 11-game lead in the National League Eastern Division.

Braves

National League Eastern Division


Input: In the last 15 days, Atlanta has traded for third baseman Terry Pendleton, claimed outfielder Luis Polonia on waivers and called up minor-league phenom Andruw Jones, all in preparation for their fifth post-season.

Atlanta

Terry Pendleton

Luis Polonia

Andruw Jones


Input: SOCCER-DUTCH FIRST DIVISION SUMMARY.

DUTCH


Input: AMSTERDAM 1996-08-28

AMSTERDAM


Input: Summary of Dutch first division soccer match played on Thursday:

Dutch


Input: NAC Breda 1 (Abdellaoui 20th penalty) NEC Nijmegen 1 (Graef 36th).

NAC Breda

NEC Nijmegen

Abdellaoui

Graef


Input: Halftime 1-1.


Input: Attendance 10,760.


Input: SOCCER-DUTCH FIRST DIVISION RESULTS/STANDINGS.

DUTCH


Input: AMSTERDAM 1996-08-29

AMSTERDAM


Input: Result of a Dutch first

Dutch


Input: division soccer match played on Thursday:


Input: NAC Breda 1 NEC Nijmegen 1

NAC Breda

NEC Nijmegen


Input: Played on Wednesday:


Input: Vitesse Arnhem 1 Sparta Rotterdam 1

Vitesse Arnhem

Sparta Rotterdam


Input: Utrecht 0 Twente Enschede 0

Utrecht

Twente Enschede


Input: Groningen 1 Roda JC Kerkrade 1

Groningen

Roda JC Kerkrade


Input: Feyenoord 2 Graafschap Doetinchem 1

Feyenoord

Graafschap Doetinchem


Input: Willem II Tilburg 1 RKC Waalwijk 3

Willem II Tilburg

RKC Waalwijk


Input: Volendam 1 PSV Eindhoven 3

Volendam

PSV Eindhoven


Input: Ajax Amsterdam 1 AZ Alkmaar 0

Ajax Amsterdam

AZ Alkmaar


Input: Played on Tuesday:


Input: Fortuna Sittard 2 Heerenveen 4

Fortuna Sittard

Heerenveen


Input: Standings (tabulate under played, won, drawn, lost, goals


Input: for, goals against, points):


Input: PSV Eindhoven 3 3 0 0 11 3 9

PSV Eindhoven


Input: Feyenoord Rotterdam 3 2 1 0 6 2 7

Feyenoord Rotterdam


Input: Vitesse Arnhem 3 2 1 0 4 1 7

Vitesse Arnhem


Input: Heerenveen 3 2 0 1 7 5 6

Heerenveen


Input: Ajax Amsterdam 3 2 0 1 2 2 6

Ajax Amsterdam


Input: Twente Enschede 3 1 2 0 4 2 5

Twente Enschede


Input: RKC Waalwijk 3 1 1 1 7 6 4

RKC Waalwijk


Input: Graafschap Doetinchem 3 1 1 1 5 5 4

Graafschap Doetinchem


Input: NAC Breda 3 1 1 1 2 2 4

NAC Breda


Input: Fortuna Sittard 3 1 1 1 3 4 4

Fortuna Sittard


Input: Roda JC Kerkrade 3 0 3 0 3 3 3

Roda JC Kerkrade


Input: Utrecht 3 0 2 1 2 3 2

Utrecht


Input: Sparta Rotterdam 3 0 2 1 1 2 2

Sparta Rotterdam


Input: Groningen 3 0 2 1 2 5 2

Groningen


Input: NEC Nijmegen 3 0 2 1 2 5 2

NEC Nijmegen


Input: Willem II Tilburg 3 0 1 2 1 4 1

Willem II Tilburg


Input: AZ Alkmaar 3 0 1 1 0 3 1

AZ Alkmaar


Input: Volendam 3 0 1 2 2 7 1

Volendam


Input: ATHLETICS-JOHNSON, CHRISTIE, BAILEY TO RUN OWENS RELAY.

JOHNSON

CHRISTIE

BAILEY

OWENS


Input: Adrian Warner

Adrian Warner


Input: BERLIN 1996-08-29

BERLIN


Input: Olympic champions Michael Johnson and Donovan Bailey and former champion Linford Christie will run in a " Dream Team " sprint relay squad in honour of Jesse Owens on Friday.

Olympic

Michael Johnson

Donovan Bailey

Linford Christie

Jesse Owens

Dream Team


Input: Johnson, the 200 metres world record holder, and Britain's 1992 Olympic 100 champion Christie confirmed on Thursday that they would join 100 record holder Bailey and Namibia's Frankie Fredericks in one of the greatest 4x100 squads ever assembled.

Johnson

Christie

Bailey

Frankie Fredericks

Britain

Namibia

Olympic


Input: They will run against quartets from the United States, Europe and Africa in a special race at the Berlin Grand Prix meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of Owens's four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in the German capital.

United States

Europe

Africa

Berlin

Grand Prix

Olympics

German

Owens


Input: Christie will run the anchor leg after Canada's Bailey, American Johnson and Olympic silver medallist Fredericks have run the first three stages of the relay.

Christie

Bailey

Johnson

Fredericks

Canada

American

Olympic


Input: The participation of Bailey and Fredericks had been known before Thursday.

Bailey

Fredericks


Input: But Christie did not announce his decision to run until the eve of the meeting when organisers also confirmed Johnson would take part.

Christie

Johnson


Input: Christie is due to retire from international competition at the end of the season although he may compete for Britain in next season's European Cup.

Christie

Britain

European Cup


Input: Although Christie, who is not racing the individual 100 metres in Berlin, took his time to agree to run, the veteran was clearly delighted to be part of the tribute to the black American.

Christie

Berlin

American


Input: When five former Olympic 100 champions from 1948 to 1980, who have been invited to watch the race, turned up at a news conference on Thursday, Christie was quick to put his autograph book in front of the them.

Olympic

Christie


Input: " I don't normally do this but can you please sign, " he said thrusting an ornate white book in front of Americans Harrison Dillard (1948), Lindy Remigino (1952), Jim Hines (1968), Trinidad's Hasely Crawford (1976) and Britain's Allan Wells (1980).

Americans

Harrison Dillard

Lindy Remigino

Jim Hines

Hasely Crawford

Allan Wells

Trinidad

Britain


Input: " Jesse Owens inspired everyone here and it is great to have a tribute to him. "

Jesse Owens


Input: Owens's widow Ruth is not well enough to attend but a message from her will be read out by the sprinter's grand-daughter Gina Tillman during the meeting

Owens

Ruth

Gina Tillman


Input: Berlin organisers hoped to have American 1984 and 1988 champion Carl Lewis in the squad but he injured himself in last Friday's Brussels meeting.

Berlin

Brussels

American

Carl Lewis


Input: SOCCER-GENOA AWARDED ITALIAN CUP WIN.

GENOA

ITALIAN CUP


Input: MILAN 1996-08-29

MILAN


Input: Italian soccer's sports judge on Thursday ruled that Genoa, beaten 3-0 by Lecce in the first round of the Italian Cup, should be awarded a 2-0 victory because their opponents fielded a banned player.

Italian

Italian Cup

Genoa

Lecce


Input: The ruling meant that serie B club Genoa now meet local serie A arch-rivals Sampdoria in the second round.

Genoa

Sampdoria

serie A


Input: Genoa appealed after their defeat last Saturday on the grounds that Lecce striker Jonathan Bachini, who came on in the 71st minute with his team leading 2-0, still had a one-match suspension to serve from last season.

Genoa

Lecce

Jonathan Bachini


Input: SOCCER-NICE SACK COACH EMON.

NICE

EMON


Input: NICE, France 1996-08-29

NICE

France


Input: Struggling French first division side Nice on Thursday announced they were parting with coach Albert Emon after a string of poor results.

French

Nice

Albert Emon


Input: Club president Andre Bois said a successor would be named on Friday.

Andre Bois


Input: A former player for Marseille and Monaco, Emon, 43, has coached Nice since 1992.

Marseille

Monaco

Nice

Emon


Input: The announcement came 24 hours after the team from the French Riviera lost at home to Guingamp 2-1 in a league match.

French Riviera

Guingamp


Input: Nice are 18th in the table.

Nice


Input: SOCCER-THREE PULL OUT OF DUTCH SQUAD FOR BRAZIL.

DUTCH

BRAZIL


Input: AMSTERDAM 1996-08-29

AMSTERDAM


Input: Three Dutch players have pulled out of the squad for Saturday's friendly international soccer match against Brazil in Amsterdam.

Dutch

Brazil

Amsterdam


Input: Ajax defender John Veldman and his team mate Richard Witschge are injured, while PSV midfielder Philip Cocu has a fever.

Ajax

PSV

John Veldman

Richard Witschge

Philip Cocu


Input: Dutch coach Guus Hiddink called in Feyenoord midfielder Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Vitesse defender Ferdy Vierklau for Cocu and Veldman, but did not name a replacement for midfielder Witschge.

Dutch

Guus Hiddink

Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Ferdy Vierklau

Cocu

Veldman

Witschge

Feyenoord

Vitesse


Input: BRITAIN WELCOMES ROMANIA-HUNGARY TREATY ACCORD.

BRITAIN

ROMANIA-HUNGARY


Input: BUCHAREST 1996-08-29

BUCHAREST


Input: Britain joined the United States on Thursday in welcoming Romania and Hungary's agreement on the text of a much-delayed friendship treaty, which it said would contribute to stability in the area.

Britain

United States

Romania

Hungary


Input: " The United Kingdom believes that such a treaty will contribute positively to the further development of good neighbourly relations between the two countries and enhance the stability of the region, " said the British Foreign office statement.

United Kingdom

British


Input: The accord, agreed two weeks ago, is expected to end years of disputes over the status of Romania's large ethnic Hungarian minority.

Romania

Hungarian


Input: It will also boost both countries' ambitions to join NATO and the European Union.

NATO

European Union


Input: Bucharest and Budapest say the treaty should be signed in the first half of September.

Bucharest

Budapest


Input: " The United Kingdom looks forward to the early signature of the treaty, " the statement said.

United Kingdom


Input: U.S. EMBASSY IN ATHENS CLOSED ON LABOUR DAY, SEP 2.

U.S.

ATHENS

EMBASSY

LABOUR DAY


Input: ATHENS 1996-08-29

ATHENS