Input: Cruise will reprise his roles as star and co-producer, and will soon meet Academy Award-winning screenwriter William Goldman, who will write the script, the report said.

Cruise

William Goldman

Academy Award-winning


Input: It said " Mission: Impossible " director Brian De Palma would have first crack at the sequel, though no deals have been made yet.

Mission: Impossible

Brian De Palma


Input: Goldman, whose Oscars were for " Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid " and " All the President's Men ", earlier this summer criticised some of the season's blockbusters.

Goldman

Oscars

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

All the President's Men


Input: However, he singled out " Mission: Impossible " as an especially entertaining movie, Daily Variety said.

Mission: Impossible

Daily Variety


Input: CRICKET-CRAWLEY FORCED TO SIT AND WAIT.

CRAWLEY


Input: LONDON 1996-08-23

LONDON


Input: England batsman John Crawley was forced to endure a frustrating delay of over three hours before resuming his quest for a maiden test century in the third test against Pakistan on Friday.

England

Pakistan

John Crawley


Input: Heavy overnight rain and morning drizzle ruled out any play before lunch on the second day but an improvement in the weather prompted the umpires to announce a 1415 local time (1315 GMT) start in the event of no further rain.

GMT


Input: Crawley, unbeaten on 94 overnight in an England total of 278 for six, was spotted strumming a guitar in the dressing-room as the Oval ground staff took centre stage.

Crawley

England

Oval


Input: There were several damp patches on the square and the outfield and it was still raining when the players took an early lunch at 1230 local time (1130 GMT).

GMT


Input: When brighter weather finally arrived, the umpires announced a revised figure of 67 overs to be bowled with play extended to at least 1900 local time (1800 GMT).

GMT


Input: MOTOR RACING-BELGIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE TIMES.

BELGIAN

GRAND PRIX


Input: SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium 1996-08-23

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

Belgium


Input: Leading times


Input: after Friday's opening practice sessions for Sunday's


Input: Belgian Grand Prix motor race:

Belgian

Grand Prix


Input: 1. Gerhard Berger (Austria) Benetton 1 minute 53.706 seconds

Gerhard Berger

Austria

Benetton


Input: 2. David Coulthard (Britain) McLaren 1:54.342

David Coulthard

Britain

McLaren


Input: 3. Jacques Villeneuve (Canada) Williams 1:54.443

Jacques Villeneuve

Canada

Williams


Input: 4. Mika Hakkinen (Finland) McLaren 1:54.754

Mika Hakkinen

Finland

McLaren


Input: 5. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Germany) 1:54.984

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Germany


Input: 6. Jean Alesi (France) Benetton 1:55.101

Jean Alesi

France

Benetton


Input: 7. Damon Hill (Britain) Williams 1:55.281

Damon Hill

Britain

Williams


Input: 8. Michael Schumacher (Germany) 1:55.333

Michael Schumacher

Germany


Input: 9. Martin Brundle (Britain) Jordan 1:55.385

Martin Brundle

Britain

Jordan


Input: 10. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Jordan 1:55.645

Rubens Barrichello

Brazil

Jordan


Input: 11. Johnny Herbert (Britain) Sauber 1:56.318

Johnny Herbert

Britain

Sauber


Input: 12. Olivier Panis (France) Ligier 1:56.417

Olivier Panis

France

Ligier


Input: TENNIS-RESULTS AT TOSHIBA CLASSIC.

TOSHIBA CLASSIC


Input: [CORRECTED 05:30 GMT]

GMT


Input: CARLSBAD, California 1996-08-22

CARLSBAD

California


Input: Results from the


Input: $450,000 Toshiba Classic tennis tournament on Thursday (prefix

Toshiba Classic


Input: number denotes seeding):


Input: Quarter-finals


Input: 2-Conchita Martinez (Spain) beat Nathalie Tauziat (France)

Conchita Martinez

Nathalie Tauziat

Spain

France


Input: 6-3 6-4


Input: Second round


Input: 5-Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina) beat Asa Carlsson (Sweden)

Gabriela Sabatini

Asa Carlsson

Argentina

Sweden


Input: 6-1 7-5


Input: Katarina Studenikova (Slovakia) beat 6-Karina Habsudova

Katarina Studenikova

Karina Habsudova

Slovakia


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

Slovakia


Input: (Corrects that Habsudova is sixth seed).

Habsudova


Input: SOCCER-ENGLISH FIRST DIVISION RESULTS.

ENGLISH


Input: LONDON 1996-08-23

LONDON


Input: Results of English first division

English


Input: soccer matches on Friday:


Input: Portsmouth 1 Queens Park Rangers 2

Portsmouth

Queens Park Rangers


Input: Tranmere 3 Grimsby 2

Tranmere

Grimsby


Input: SOCCER-SCOTTISH THIRD DIVISION RESULT.

SCOTTISH


Input: GLASGOW 1996-08-23

GLASGOW


Input: Result of a Scottish third

Scottish


Input: division soccer match on Friday:


Input: East Stirling 0 Albion 1

East Stirling

Albion


Input: CRICKET-ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES.

ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP


Input: LONDON 1996-08-23

LONDON


Input: Close of play scores in four-day


Input: English County Championship cricket matches on Friday:

English County Championship


Input: Third day


Input: At Weston-super-Mare: Durham 326 (D. Cox 95 not out,

Weston-super-Mare

Durham

D. Cox


Input: S. Campbell 69; G. Rose 7-73).

S. Campbell

G. Rose


Input: Somerset 298-6 (M. Lathwell 85,

Somerset

M. Lathwell


Input: R. Harden 65).

R. Harden


Input: Second day


Input: At Colchester: Gloucestershire 280 (J. Russell 63, A. Symonds

Colchester

Gloucestershire

J. Russell

A. Symonds


Input: 52; A. Cowan 5-68).

A. Cowan


Input: Essex 194-0 (G. Gooch 105 not out, D. Robinson

Essex

G. Gooch

D. Robinson


Input: 72 not out).


Input: At Cardiff: Kent 255-3 (D. Fulton 64, M. Walker 59, C. Hooper

Cardiff

Kent

D. Fulton

M. Walker

C. Hooper


Input: 52 not out) v Glamorgan.

Glamorgan


Input: At Leicester: Leicestershire 343-8 (P. Simmons 108, P. Nixon

Leicester

Leicestershire

P. Simmons

P. Nixon


Input: 67 not out) v Hampshire.

Hampshire


Input: At Northampton: Sussex 389 (N. Lenham 145, V. Drakes 59,

Northampton

Sussex

N. Lenham

V. Drakes


Input: A. Wells 51; A. Penberthy 4-36).

A. Wells

A. Penberthy


Input: Northamptonshire 160-4 (K. Curran

Northamptonshire

K. Curran


Input: 79 not out).


Input: At Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 392-6 (G. Archer 143 not

Trent Bridge

Nottinghamshire

G. Archer


Input: out, M. Dowman 107) v Surrey.

M. Dowman

Surrey


Input: At Worcester: Warwickshire 310 (A. Giles 83, T. Munton 54 not

Worcester

Warwickshire

A. Giles

T. Munton


Input: out, W. Khan 52; R. Illingworth 4-54, S. Lampitt 4-90).

W. Khan

R. Illingworth

S. Lampitt


Input: Worcestershire 10-0.

Worcestershire


Input: At Headingley: Yorkshire 529-8 declared (C. White 181,

Headingley

Yorkshire

C. White


Input: R. Blakey 109 not out, M. Moxon 66, M. Vaughan 57).

R. Blakey

M. Moxon

M. Vaughan


Input: Lancashire

Lancashire


Input: 162-4 (N. Fairbrother 53 not out).

N. Fairbrother


Input: CRICKET-POLLOCK HOPES FOR RETURN TO WARWICKSHIRE.

POLLOCK

WARWICKSHIRE


Input: LONDON 1996-08-23

LONDON


Input: South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock, forced to cut short his first season with Warwickshire to have ankle surgery, has told the English county he would like to return later in his career.

South African

English

Shaun Pollock

Warwickshire


Input: Pollock, who returns home a month early next week, said: " I would like to come back and play county cricket in the future and I don't think I would like to swap counties. "

Pollock


Input: Explaining his premature departure was unavoidable, Pollock said: " I have been carrying the injury for a while and I hope that by having the surgery now I will be able to last out the new season back home. "

Pollock


Input: CRICKET-ENGLAND V PAKISTAN FINAL TEST SCOREBOARD.

ENGLAND

PAKISTAN


Input: LONDON 1996-08-23

LONDON


Input: Scoreboard on the second day of


Input: the third and final test between England and Pakistan at The

England

Pakistan

The


Input: Oval on Friday:

Oval


Input: England first innings

England


Input: M. Atherton b Waqar Younis 31

M. Atherton

Waqar Younis


Input: A. Stewart b Mushtaq Ahmed 44

A. Stewart

Mushtaq Ahmed


Input: N. Hussain c Saeed Anwar b Waqar Younis 12

N. Hussain

Saeed Anwar

Waqar Younis


Input: G. Thorpe lbw b Mohammad Akram 54

G. Thorpe

Mohammad Akram


Input: J. Crawley b Waqar Younis 106

J. Crawley

Waqar Younis


Input: N. Knight b Mushtaq Ahmed 17

N. Knight

Mushtaq Ahmed


Input: C. Lewis b Wasim Akram 5

C. Lewis

Wasim Akram


Input: I. Salisbury c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Wasim Akram 5

I. Salisbury

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Wasim Akram


Input: D. Cork c Moin Khan b Waqar Younis 0

D. Cork

Moin Khan

Waqar Younis


Input: R. Croft not out 5

R. Croft


Input: A. Mullally b Wasim Akram 24

A. Mullally

Wasim Akram


Input: Extras (lb-12 w-1 nb-10) 23


Input: Total 326


Input: Fall of wickets: 1-64 2-85 3-116 4-205 5-248 6-273 7-283


Input: 8-284 9-295


Input: Bowling: Wasim Akram 29.2-9-83-3, Waqar Younis 25-6-95-4,

Wasim Akram

Waqar Younis


Input: Mohammad Akram 12-1-41-1, Mushtaq Ahmed 27-5-78-2, Aamir Sohail

Mohammad Akram

Mushtaq Ahmed

Aamir Sohail


Input: Pakistan first innings

Pakistan


Input: Saeed Anwar not out 116

Saeed Anwar


Input: Aamir Sohail c Cork b Croft 46

Aamir Sohail

Cork

Croft


Input: Ijaz Ahmed not out 58

Ijaz Ahmed


Input: Extras (lb-1 nb-8) 9


Input: Total (for one wicket) 229


Input: Fall of wicket-1-106


Input: To bat: Inzamam-ul-Haq, Salim Malik, Asif Mujtaba, Wasim

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Salim Malik

Asif Mujtaba

Wasim


Input: Akram, Moin Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis, Mohammad Akam

Akram

Moin Khan

Mushtaq Ahmed

Waqar Younis

Mohammad Akam


Input: Bowling (to date): Lewis 9-1-49-0, Mullally 9-3-28-0, Croft

Lewis

Mullally

Croft


Input: 17-3-42-1, Cork 7-1-38-0, Salisbury 14-0-71-0

Cork

Salisbury


Input: CRICKET-ENGLAND 326 ALL OUT V PAKISTAN IN THIRD TEST.

ENGLAND

PAKISTAN


Input: LONDON 1996-08-23

LONDON


Input: England were all out for 326 in their first innings on the second day of the third and final test against Pakistan at The Oval on Friday.

England

Pakistan

The Oval


Input: Score: England 326 (J. Crawley 106, G. Thorpe 54.

England

J. Crawley

G. Thorpe


Input: Waqar Younis 4-95)

Waqar Younis


Input: SOCCER-SPONSORS CASH IN ON RAVANELLI'S SHIRT DANCE.

RAVANELLI


Input: LONDON 1996-08-23

LONDON


Input: Middlesbrough's Italian striker Fabrizio Ravanelli is to wear his team sponsor's name on the inside of his shirt so it can be seen when he scores.

Middlesbrough

Italian

Fabrizio Ravanelli


Input: Every time he finds the net, the grey-haired forward pulls his shirtfront over his head as he runs to salute the fans, and Middlesbrough's sponsors want to cash in on the spectacle.

Middlesbrough


Input: " Having seen Ravanelli celebrate his goals ...

Ravanelli


Input: we thought it would be fun to have (the name) on the inside of his shirt, " a spokesman for the sponsors said.


Input: " It will give the fans something else to look at besides his chest. "


Input: Ravanelli aggravated a foot injury in the 1-0 defeat at Chelsea on Wednesday and was given only an even chance of playing at Nottingham Forest on Saturday by his manager Bryan Robson.

Ravanelli

Bryan Robson

Chelsea

Nottingham Forest


Input: TENNIS-AUSTRALIANS ADVANCE AT CANADIAN OPEN.

AUSTRALIANS

CANADIAN OPEN


Input: TORONTO 1996-08-22

TORONTO


Input: It was Australia Day at the $2 million Canadian Open on Thursday as three Aussies reached the quarter-finals with straight-set victories.

Australia Day

Canadian Open

Aussies


Input: Unseeded Patrick Rafter recorded the most noteworthy result as he upset sixth-seeded American MaliVai Washington 6-2 6-1 in just 50 minutes.

Patrick Rafter

MaliVai Washington

American


Input: Todd Woodbridge, who defeated Canadian Daniel Nestor 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-4), and Mark Philippoussis, a 6-3 6-4 winner over Bohdan Ulihrach of the Czech Republic, also advanced and will meet in Friday's quarter-finals.

Todd Woodbridge

Daniel Nestor

Mark Philippoussis

Bohdan Ulihrach

Canadian

Czech Republic


Input: Third-seeded Wayne Ferreira of South Africa defeated Tim Henman of Britain 6-4 6-4 after a three-hour evening rain delay and fifth-seeded Thomas Enqvist of Sweden won his third-round match, eliminating Petr Korda of the Czech Republic 6-3 6-4.

Wayne Ferreira

Tim Henman

Thomas Enqvist

Petr Korda

South Africa

Britain

Sweden

Czech Republic


Input: Ferreira and Enqvist play in a Friday night quarter-final.

Ferreira

Enqvist


Input: Two Americans, seventh seed Todd Martin and unseeded Alex O'Brien, will meet on Friday after winning matches on Thursday.

Americans

Todd Martin

Alex O'Brien


Input: Martin overcame Cedric Pioline of France 2-6 6-2 6-4 and O'Brien beat Mikael Tillstrom of Sweden 6-3 2-6 6-3.

Martin

Cedric Pioline

O'Brien

Mikael Tillstrom

France

Sweden


Input: " If you really look at the match, " said the 12th-ranked Washington after losing to the 70th-ranked Rafter, " I never really got a chance to play because he was serving big and getting in close to the net.

Washington

Rafter


Input: " He was also able to handle my serve pretty easily because my (first) service percentage was only in the 40s.


Input: Put those two things together and you get a loss. "


Input: Rafter missed 10 weeks after wrist surgery earlier this year and the time away from tennis has given him a new perspective.

Rafter


Input: " Before when I was on tour, I always felt I had to be in bed by 9:30 or 10 o'clock and I had to be up at a certain time, " Rafter said. "

Rafter


Input: Now I can go to bed at at midnight or wake up at seven in the morning.


Input: I just don't have as many set routines and it's made me a happier person. "


Input: Martin was pleased with his victory over Pioline, his first in five meetings with the 11th-ranked Frenchman. "

Martin

Pioline

Frenchman


Input: It's always difficult to win a match when you lose the first set, especially against someone you have never beaten, " he said.


Input: " I got more aggressive in the second and third sets and the wind picked up and that also affected things because Cedric definitely went off a little bit. "

Cedric


Input: The 26-year-old O'Brien, who won the ATP Tour stop in New Haven last week, has now won 18 of his last 20 matches, dating back to qualifying rounds in Los Angeles in late July.

O'Brien

ATP Tour

New Haven

Los Angeles


Input: He ranks 76th after being 285th four weeks ago.


Input: " I feel I'm hitting the ball well even though I'm having more mental letdowns than I did last week, " O'Brien said. "

O'Brien


Input: But I'm still competing well. "


Input: " I got a lot of first serves in, " said Enqvist about his victory over Korda. "

Enqvist

Korda


Input: I didn't miss that many shots and he was making the mistakes. "


Input: Still marvelling at an exciting 64-stroke rally he won in the last game of his second-round match against Javier Sanchez of Spain on Tuesday, Enqvist joked, " Today against Petr there were about 64 strokes in the whole match.

Javier Sanchez

Enqvist

Petr

Spain


Input: It was mostly short points. "


Input: TENNIS-RESULTS AT CANADIAN OPEN.

CANADIAN OPEN


Input: TORONTO 1996-08-22

TORONTO


Input: Results from the Canadian Open

Canadian Open


Input: tennis tournament on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding):


Input: Third round


Input: 3-Wayne Ferreira (South Africa) beat Tim Henman (Britain) 6-4

Wayne Ferreira

Tim Henman

South Africa

Britain


Input: 4-Marcelo Rios (Chile) beat Daniel Vacek (Czech Republic) 6-4

Marcelo Rios

Daniel Vacek

Chile

Czech Republic


Input: 5-Thomas Enqvist (Sweden) beat Petr Korda (Czech Republic)

Thomas Enqvist

Petr Korda

Sweden

Czech Republic


Input: 6-3 6-4


Input: Patrick Rafter (Australia) beat 6-MaliVai Washington (U.S.)

Patrick Rafter

MaliVai Washington

Australia

U.S.


Input: 6-2 6-1


Input: 7-Todd Martin (U.S.) beat 9-Cedric Pioline (France) 2-6 6-2

Todd Martin

Cedric Pioline

U.S.

France


Input: Mark Philippoussis (Australia) beat Bohdan Ulihrach (Czech

Mark Philippoussis

Bohdan Ulihrach

Australia

Czech


Input: Republic) 6-3 6-4

Republic


Input: Alex O'Brien (U.S.) beat Mikael Tillstrom (Sweden) 6-3 2-6

Alex O'Brien

Mikael Tillstrom

U.S.

Sweden


Input: Todd Woodbridge (Australia) beat Daniel Nestor (Canada) 7-6

Todd Woodbridge

Daniel Nestor

Australia

Canada


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


Input: RUGBY UNION-MULDER OUT OF SECOND TEST.

RUGBY UNION

MULDER


Input: JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-23

JOHANNESBURG


Input: Centre Japie Mulder has been ruled out of South Africa's team for the second test against New Zealand in Pretoria on Saturday.

Japie Mulder

South Africa

New Zealand

Pretoria


Input: Mulder missed the first test in Durban with back spasms and failed a fitness check on Thursday.

Mulder

Durban


Input: But new Springbok skipper Gary Teichmann has recovered from a bruised thigh and is ready to play, coach Andre Markgraaff said.

Springbok

Gary Teichmann

Andre Markgraaff


Input: Mulder's absence means that Northern Transvaal centre Andre Snyman should win his second cap alongside provincial colleague Danie van Schalkwyk.

Mulder

Andre Snyman

Danie van Schalkwyk

Northern Transvaal


Input: Wing Pieter Hendriks is expected to retain his place, following speculation that Snyman would be picked out of position on the wing.

Pieter Hendriks

Snyman


Input: The line-up would not be announced until shortly before the start, Markgraaff said.

Markgraaff


Input: BADMINTON-MALAYSIAN OPEN BADMINTON RESULTS.

MALAYSIAN OPEN


Input: KUALA LUMPUR 1996-08-23

KUALA LUMPUR


Input: Results in the Malaysian

Malaysian


Input: Open badminton tournament on Friday (prefix numbers denote

Open


Input: seedings):


Input: Men's singles, quarter-finals


Input: 2-Ong Ewe Hock (Malaysia) beat 5/8-Hu Zhilan (China) 15-2 15-10

Ong Ewe Hock

Hu Zhilan

Malaysia

China


Input: 9/16-Luo Yigang (China) beat Jason Wong (Malaysia) 15-5 15-6

Luo Yigang

Jason Wong

China

Malaysia


Input: Ijaya Indra (Indonesia) beat P. Kantharoopan (Malaysia) 15-6 5-4

Ijaya Indra

P. Kantharoopan

Indonesia

Malaysia


Input: 9/16-Chen Gang (China) beat 9/16-Hermawan Susanto (Indonesia)

Chen Gang

Hermawan Susanto

China

Indonesia


Input: 15-9 15-7


Input: TENNIS-INJURED CHANDA RUBIN OUT OF U.S. OPEN.

CHANDA RUBIN

U.S. OPEN


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-23

NEW YORK


Input: Promising 10th-ranked American Chanda Rubin has pulled out of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships with a wrist injury, tournament officials announced.

American

U.S. Open Tennis Championships

Chanda Rubin


Input: The 20-year-old Rubin, who was to be seeded 11th, is still suffering from tendinitis of the right wrist that has kept her sidelined in recent months.

Rubin


Input: Rubin's misfortune turned into a very lucky break for eighth-seeded Olympic champion Lindsay Davenport.

Rubin

Lindsay Davenport

Olympic


Input: Davenport had drawn one of the toughest first-round assignments of any of the seeded players in 17th-ranked Karina Habsudova of Slovakia.

Davenport

Karina Habsudova

Slovakia


Input: But as the highest-ranked non-seeded player in the tournament, Habsudova will be moved into Rubin's slot in the draw, while Davenport will now get a qualifier in the first round, according to U.S. Tennis Association officials.

Habsudova

Rubin

Davenport

U.S. Tennis Association


Input: Rubin is the third notable withdrawal from the women's competition after 12th-ranked former Australian Open champion Mary Pierce and 20th-ranked Wimbledon semifinalist Meredith McGrath pulled out earlier this week with injuries.

Rubin

Mary Pierce

Meredith McGrath

Australian Open

Wimbledon


Input: Men's Australian Open champion Boris Becker will also miss the year's final Grand Slam with a wrist injury.

Australian Open

Grand Slam

Boris Becker


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

MAJOR LEAGUE


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-23

NEW YORK


Input: Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball


Input: standings after games played on Thursday (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 72 54 .571-

NEW YORK


Input: BALTIMORE 67 59 .532 5

BALTIMORE


Input: BOSTON 64 64 .500 9

BOSTON


Input: TORONTO 59 69 .461 14

TORONTO


Input: DETROIT 45 82 .354 27 1/2

DETROIT


Input: CENTRAL DIVISION

CENTRAL DIVISION


Input: CLEVELAND 76 51 .598-

CLEVELAND


Input: CHICAGO 69 60 .535 8

CHICAGO


Input: MINNESOTA 63 64 .496 13

MINNESOTA


Input: MILWAUKEE 60 68 .469 16 1/2

MILWAUKEE


Input: KANSAS CITY 58 71 .450 19

KANSAS CITY


Input: WESTERN DIVISION

WESTERN DIVISION


Input: TEXAS 74 54 .578-

TEXAS


Input: SEATTLE 65 61 .516 8

SEATTLE


Input: OAKLAND 62 68 .477 13

OAKLAND


Input: CALIFORNIA 59 68 .465 14 1/2

CALIFORNIA


Input: FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 SCHEDULE


Input: SEATTLE AT BOSTON

SEATTLE

BOSTON


Input: MILWAUKEE AT CLEVELAND

MILWAUKEE

CLEVELAND


Input: CALIFORNIA AT BALTIMORE

CALIFORNIA

BALTIMORE


Input: OAKLAND AT NEW YORK

OAKLAND

NEW YORK


Input: TORONTO AT CHICAGO

TORONTO

CHICAGO


Input: DETROIT AT KANSAS CITY

DETROIT

KANSAS CITY


Input: TEXAS AT MINNESOTA

TEXAS

MINNESOTA


Input: NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE


Input: EASTERN DIVISION

EASTERN DIVISION


Input: W L PCT GB


Input: ATLANTA 79 47 .627-

ATLANTA


Input: MONTREAL 68 58 .540 11

MONTREAL


Input: NEW YORK 59 69 .461 21

NEW YORK


Input: FLORIDA 58 69 .457 21 1/2

FLORIDA


Input: PHILADELPHIA 52 76 .406 28

PHILADELPHIA


Input: CENTRAL DIVISION

CENTRAL DIVISION


Input: HOUSTON 68 60 .531-

HOUSTON


Input: ST LOUIS 67 60 .528 1/2

ST LOUIS


Input: CHICAGO 63 62 .504 3 1/2

CHICAGO


Input: CINCINNATI 63 62 .504 3 1/2

CINCINNATI


Input: PITTSBURGH 54 73 .425 13 1/2

PITTSBURGH


Input: WESTERN DIVISION

WESTERN DIVISION


Input: SAN DIEGO 70 59 .543-

SAN DIEGO


Input: LOS ANGELES 67 60 .528 2

LOS ANGELES


Input: COLORADO 66 62 .516 3 1/2

COLORADO


Input: SAN FRANCISCO 54 71 .432 14

SAN FRANCISCO


Input: FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 SCHEDULE


Input: CINCINNATI AT FLORIDA (doubleheader)

CINCINNATI

FLORIDA


Input: CHICAGO AT ATLANTA

CHICAGO

ATLANTA


Input: ST LOUIS AT HOUSTON

ST LOUIS

HOUSTON


Input: PITTSBURGH AT COLORADO

PITTSBURGH

COLORADO


Input: NEW YORK AT LOS ANGELES

NEW YORK

LOS ANGELES


Input: PHILADELPHIA AT SAN DIEGO

PHILADELPHIA

SAN DIEGO


Input: MONTREAL AT SAN FRANCISCO

MONTREAL

SAN FRANCISCO


Input: BASEBALL-MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS THURSDAY.

MAJOR LEAGUE


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-23

NEW YORK


Input: Results of Major League

Major League


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


Input: American League

American League


Input: BOSTON 2 Oakland 1

BOSTON

Oakland


Input: Seattle 10 BALTIMORE 3

Seattle

BALTIMORE


Input: California 12 NEW YORK 3

California

NEW YORK


Input: Toronto 1 CHICAGO 0 (in 6 1/2)

Toronto

CHICAGO


Input: Detroit 10 KANSAS CITY 3

Detroit

KANSAS CITY


Input: Texas 11 MINNESOTA 2

Texas

MINNESOTA


Input: National League

National League


Input: COLORADO 10 St Louis 5

COLORADO

St Louis


Input: Cincinnati 3 ATLANTA 2 (in 13)

Cincinnati

ATLANTA


Input: Pittsburgh 8 HOUSTON 6

Pittsburgh

HOUSTON


Input: LOS ANGELES 8 Philadelphia 5

LOS ANGELES

Philadelphia


Input: Montreal 5 SAN FRANCISCO 4

Montreal

SAN FRANCISCO


Input: BASEBALL-SORRENTO HITS SLAM AS SEATTLE ROUTS ORIOLES.

SORRENTO

SEATTLE

ORIOLES


Input: BALTIMORE 1996-08-22

BALTIMORE


Input: Former Oriole Jamie Moyer allowed two hits over eight scoreless innings before tiring in the ninth and Paul Sorrento added his third grand slam of the season as the Seattle Mariners routed Baltimore 10-3 Thursday.

Oriole

Jamie Moyer

Paul Sorrento

Seattle Mariners

Baltimore


Input: Moyer (10-2), who was tagged for a pair of homers by Mike Devereaux and Brady Anderson and three runs in the ninth, walked none and struck out two.

Moyer

Mike Devereaux

Brady Anderson


Input: Norm Charlton retired the final three batters to seal the victory.

Norm Charlton


Input: With one out in the fifth Ken Griffey Jr and Edgar Martinez stroked back-to-back singles off Orioles starter Rocky Coppinger (7-5) and Jay Buhner walked.

Ken Griffey Jr

Edgar Martinez

Rocky Coppinger

Jay Buhner

Orioles


Input: Sorrento followed by hitting a 1-2 pitch just over the right-field wall for a 7-0 advantage.

Sorrento


Input: Right fielder Bobby Bonilla was after the ball, which was touched by fans at the top of the scoreboard in right.

Bobby Bonilla


Input: " Things fell in for us, " said Sorrento, who has six career grand slams and hit the ninth of the season for the Mariners.

Sorrento

Mariners


Input: " We have over a month left.


Input: We've got to make up some ground. "


Input: In the American League wild-card race, the Mariners are three games behind the White Sox, two behind Baltimore and two ahead of the Red Sox heading into Boston for a weekend series.

American League

Mariners

White Sox

Baltimore

Red Sox

Boston


Input: Moyer retired 11 straight batters between the third and seventh innings and threw two or fewer pitches to 11 of the 29 batters he faced.

Moyer


Input: " I made some bad pitches at the end but I'm not going to dwell on it.


Input: We won the game, " said Moyer.

Moyer


Input: Coppinger (7-5) was tagged for eight runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Coppinger


Input: Orioles manager Davey Johnson missed the game after being admitted to a hospital with an irregular heartbeat.

Orioles

Davey Johnson


Input: Bench coach Andy Etchebarren took his place.

Andy Etchebarren


Input: In Boston, Troy O'Leary homered off the right-field foul pole with one out in the bottom of the ninth and the Red Sox climbed to the .500 mark for the first time this season with their fourth straight victory, 2-1 over the Oakland Athletics.

Boston

Troy O'Leary

Red Sox

Oakland Athletics


Input: Boston has won 15 of its last 19 games.

Boston


Input: Boston's Roger Clemens (7-11) was one out away from his second straight shutout when pinch-hitter Matt Stairs tripled over the head of centre fielder Lee Tinsley on an 0-2 pitch and pinch-hitter Terry Steinbach dunked a broken-bat single into right to lift Oakland into a 1-1 tie.

Boston

Oakland

Roger Clemens

Matt Stairs

Lee Tinsley

Terry Steinbach


Input: The run broke Clemens' 28-inning shutout streak, longest in the majors this season.

Clemens


Input: He pitched his fourth complete game, allowing eight hits with two walks and 11 strikeouts.


Input: Reliever Mark Acre (0-1) took the loss.

Mark Acre


Input: In New York, Garret Anderson and Gary DiSarcina drove in two runs apiece in a five-run first inning and Jim Edmonds highlighted a six-run sixth with a bases-loaded double as the California Angels coasted to a 12-3 victory over the Yankees in the rubber game of their three-game series.

New York

Garret Anderson

Gary DiSarcina

Jim Edmonds

California Angels

Yankees


Input: The Angels battered Kenny Rogers (10-7) for five runs in the first.

Angels

Kenny Rogers


Input: The Yankees have allowed at least two runs in the first inning in six straight games, getting outscored 21-1 in the first inning in that span.

Yankees


Input: Chuck Finley (12-12) snapped a four-game losing streak.

Chuck Finley


Input: In Kansas City, Travis Fryman doubled in the go-ahead run in the fifth and Melvin Nieves and Damion Easley belted two-run homers as the Detroit Tigers claimed a 10-3 win over the Royals, handing them their fifth straight loss.

Kansas City

Travis Fryman

Melvin Nieves

Damion Easley

Detroit Tigers

Royals


Input: The Tigers won their third straight and halted a seven-game road losing streak behind Justin Thompson (1-2), who earned his first major-league win.

Tigers

Justin Thompson


Input: Tim Belcher (12-8) was tagged for six runs and nine hits in eight innings.

Tim Belcher


Input: At Minnesota, Ken Hill allowed two runs en route to his sixth complete game of the season and Rusty Greer added three hits, including a homer, and two RBI as the red-hot Texas Rangers routed the Twins 11-2.

Minnesota

Ken Hill

Rusty Greer

RBI

Texas Rangers

Twins


Input: The Rangers, who won for the 11th time in their last 13 games, have scored 45 runs in their last five contests.

Rangers


Input: Hill (14-7) allowed 10 hits.

Hill


Input: He has yielded just seven runs in his last four starts, covering 33 1/3 innings.


Input: In Chicago, Erik Hanson outdueled Alex Fernandez, and Jacob Brumfield drove in Otis Nixon with the game's only run in the sixth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays blanked the White Sox 1-0 in a game shortened to six innings due to rain.

Chicago

Erik Hanson

Alex Fernandez

Jacob Brumfield

Otis Nixon

Toronto Blue Jays

White Sox


Input: Toronto won its fifth straight and handed the White Sox their seventh loss in nine games.

Toronto

White Sox


Input: Hanson (11-15) allowed three hits, walked three and struck out four to snap a personal three-game losing streak.

Hanson


Input: Fernandez (12-8) scattered six hits.

Fernandez


Input: SOCCER-SPORTING START NEW SEASON WITH A WIN.

SPORTING


Input: LISBON 1996-08-23

LISBON


Input: Sporting's Luis Miguel Predrosa scored the first goal of the new league season as the Lisbon side cruised to a 3-1 away win over SC Espinho on Friday.

Sporting

SC Espinho

Luis Miguel Predrosa

Lisbon


Input: Predrosa drilled a right-foot shot into the back of the net after 24 minutes to set Sporting on the way to victory.

Predrosa

Sporting


Input: Although Espinho's Nail Besirovic put the home side back on terms in the 35th minute, Sporting quickly restored their lead.

Espinho

Sporting

Nail Besirovic


Input: Jose Luis Vidigal scored in the 38th minute and Mustapha Hadji added the third in the 57th.

Jose Luis Vidigal

Mustapha Hadji


Input: The game was brought forward from Sunday when reigning champions Porto and Lisbon rivals Benfica play their first games of the season.

Porto

Lisbon

Benfica


Input: SOCCER-PORTUGUESE FIRST DIVISION RESULT.

PORTUGUESE


Input: LISBON 1996-08-23

LISBON


Input: Result of a Portuguese first

Portuguese


Input: division soccer match on Friday:


Input: Espinho 1 Sporting 3

Espinho

Sporting


Input: SOCCER-ST PAULI TAKE POINT WITH LATE FIGHTBACK.

ST PAULI


Input: BONN 1996-08-23

BONN


Input: Hamburg side St Pauli, tipped as prime candidates for relegation, produced a stunning second-half fightback to draw 4-4 in their Bundesliga clash with Schalke on Friday.

Hamburg

St Pauli

Schalke

Bundesliga


Input: Schalke, who finished third last season, raced to a 3-1 lead at halftime.

Schalke


Input: St Pauli pulled a goal back through Andre Trulsen but Schalke striker Martin Max restored his team's two-goal cushion shortly afterwards.

St Pauli

Schalke

Andre Trulsen

Martin Max


Input: Christian Springer put St Pauli back in touch in the 64th minute and three minutes later they were level, thanks to a penalty from Thomas Sabotzik.

Christian Springer

Thomas Sabotzik

St Pauli


Input: In the night's only other match, Hamburg beat Hansa Rostock 1-0, Karsten Baeron scoring the winner after some dazzling build-up from in-form midfielder Harald Spoerl.

Hamburg

Hansa Rostock

Karsten Baeron

Harald Spoerl


Input: The win put Hamburg in second place in the German first division after three games, though that may change after the other sides play on Saturday.

Hamburg

German


Input: ATHLETICS-SALAH HISSOU BREAKS 10,000 METRES WORLD RECORD.

SALAH HISSOU


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-08-23

BRUSSELS


Input: Morocco's Salah Hissou broke the men's 10,000 metres world record on Friday when he clocked 26 minutes 38.08 seconds at the Brussels grand prix on Friday.

Morocco

Brussels

Salah Hissou


Input: The previous mark of 26:43.53 was set by Ethiopia's Haile Gebreselassie in the Dutch town of Hengelo in June last year.

Ethiopia

Hengelo

Haile Gebreselassie

Dutch


Input: SOCCER-GERMAN FIRST DIVISION SUMMARIES.

GERMAN


Input: BONN 1996-08-23

BONN


Input: Summaries of Bundesliga matches on Friday:

Bundesliga


Input: Hansa Rostock 0 Hamburg 1 (Baeron 64th min).

Hansa Rostock

Hamburg

Baeron


Input: Halftime 0-0.


Input: Attendance 18,500.


Input: St Pauli 4 (Driller 15th, Trulsen 54th, Springer 64th, Sobotzik 67th penalty) Schalke 4 (Max 11th, Thon 34th, Wilmots 38th, Springer 64th).

St Pauli

Schalke

Driller

Trulsen

Springer

Sobotzik

Max

Thon

Wilmots

Springer


Input: SOCCER-FRENCH LEAGUE SUMMARY.

FRENCH


Input: PARIS 1996-08-23

PARIS


Input: Summary of a French first division match on Friday.

French


Input: Nancy 0 Paris St Germain 0.

Nancy

Paris St Germain


Input: Attendance: 15,000.


Input: SOCCER-FRENCH LEAGUE RESULT.

FRENCH


Input: PARIS 1996-08-23

PARIS


Input: Result of a French first division match on Friday.

French


Input: Nancy 0 Paris St Germain 0

Nancy

Paris St Germain


Input: SOCCER-GERMAN FIRST DIVISION RESULTS.

GERMAN


Input: BONN 1996-08-23

BONN


Input: Results of German first division

German


Input: soccer matches on Friday:


Input: St Pauli 4 Schalke 4

St Pauli

Schalke


Input: Hansa Rostock 0 Hamburg 1

Hansa Rostock

Hamburg


Input: ATHLETICS-MASTERKOVA BREAKS SECOND WORLD RECORD IN 10 DAYS.

MASTERKOVA


Input: Adrian Warner

Adrian Warner


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-08-23

BRUSSELS


Input: Russia's double Olympic champion Svetlana Masterkova smashed her second world record in just 10 days on Friday when she bettered the mark for the women's 1,000 metres.

Russia

Olympic

Svetlana Masterkova


Input: After breaking the world record for the women's mile in Zurich last Wednesday, the Olympic 800 and 1,500 metres champion clocked two minutes 28.98 seconds over 1,000 at the Brussels grand prix meeting.

Zurich

Brussels

Olympic


Input: The Russian ate up the ground in a swift last lap to shave 0.36 seconds off the previous best of 2:29.34 set by Mozambique's Maria Mutola in the same stadium in August last year.

Russian

Mozambique

Maria Mutola


Input: Former world 800 champion Mutola pushed Masterkova all the way, finishing second in 2:29.66.

Mutola

Masterkova


Input: But it was the Russian who picked up the bonus of $25,000 for the historic run in front of a capacity 40,000 crowd.

Russian


Input: Masterkova dominated the middle-distance races at the recent Atlanta Games following her return to competition this season after a three-year maternity break.

Masterkova

Atlanta Games


Input: In her first mile race at the richest meeting in Zurich last Wednesday, she slashed 3.05 seconds off the previous record.

Zurich


Input: The record of four minutes, 12.56 seconds in Zurich earned Masterkova a bonus of $50,000 plus one kilo of gold.

Zurich

Masterkova


Input: After Friday's performance the Russian will have earned well over $100,000 in less than a fortnight, taking her appearance money into account.

Russian


Input: Brussels organisers had laid a new track for the meeting comparable to the surface at the Atlanta Games but put down on a softer surface.

Brussels

Atlanta Games


Input: Masterkova clearly enjoyed it.

Masterkova


Input: Mutola looked threatening in the final 200 metres but the Russian found an extra gear to power home several strides ahead, pointing at the time on the clock with delight as she crossed the line.

Mutola

Russian


Input: ATHLETICS-WOMEN'S 1,000 METRES WORLD RECORD EVOLUTION.


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-08-23

BRUSSELS


Input: Evolution of the women's 1,000


Input: metres world record (tabulated under time, name/nationality,


Input: venue, date):


Input: 2:30.67 Christine Wachtel (Germany) Berlin 17.8.90

Christine Wachtel

Germany

Berlin


Input: 2:29.34 Maria Mutola (Mozambique) Brussels 25.8.95

Maria Mutola

Mozambique

Brussels


Input: 2:28.98 Svetlana Masterkova (Russia) Brussels 23.8.96

Svetlana Masterkova

Russia

Brussels


Input: ATHLETICS-MASTERKOVA BREAKS WOMEN'S WORLD 1,000 RECORD.

MASTERKOVA


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-08-23

BRUSSELS


Input: Russian Svetlana Masterkova broke the women's world 1,000 metres record on Friday when she clocked an unofficial two minutes 28.99 seconds at the Brussels grand prix.

Russian

Svetlana Masterkova

Brussels


Input: The previous mark of 2:29.34 was set by Mozambique's Maria Mutola here on August 25 last year.

Mozambique

Maria Mutola


Input: The time was officially adjusted to 2:28.98.


Input: GOLF-GERMAN OPEN SECOND ROUND SCORES.

GERMAN OPEN


Input: STUTTGART, Germany 1996-08-23

STUTTGART

Germany


Input: Leading second round


Input: scores in the German Open golf championship on Friday (Britain

German Open

Britain


Input: unless stated):


Input: 128 Ian Woosnam 64 64

Ian Woosnam


Input: 129 Robert Karlsson (Sweden) 67 62

Robert Karlsson

Sweden


Input: 130 Fernando Roca (Spain) 66 64, Ian Pyman 66 64

Fernando Roca

Ian Pyman

Spain


Input: 131 Carl Suneson 65 66, Stephen Field 66 65

Carl Suneson

Stephen Field


Input: 132 Miguel Angel Martin (Spain) 66 66, Raymond Russell 63 69,

Miguel Angel Martin

Raymond Russell

Spain


Input: Thomas Gogele (Germany) 67 65, Paul Broadhurst 62 70,

Thomas Gogele

Paul Broadhurst

Germany


Input: Diego Borrego (Spain) 69 63

Diego Borrego

Spain


Input: 133 Ricky Willison 69 64, Stephen Ames (Trinidad and Tobago)

Ricky Willison

Stephen Ames

Trinidad and Tobago


Input: 68 65, Eamonn Darcy (Ireland) 65 68

Eamonn Darcy

Ireland


Input: 134 Robert Coles 68 66, David Williams 67 67, Thomas Bjorn

Robert Coles

David Williams

Thomas Bjorn


Input: (Denmark) 66 68, Pedro Linhart (Spain) 67 67, Michael

Denmark

Spain

Pedro Linhart

Michael


Input: Jonzon (Sweden) 67 67, Roger Chapman 72 62, Jonathan Lomas

Jonzon

Roger Chapman

Jonathan Lomas

Sweden


Input: 67 67, Francisco Cea (Spain) 68 66

Francisco Cea

Spain


Input: 135 Terry Price (Australia) 67 68, Paul Eales 67 68, Wayne

Terry Price

Paul Eales

Wayne

Australia


Input: Riley (Australia) 64 71, Carl Mason 69 66, Barry Lane

Riley

Carl Mason

Barry Lane

Australia


Input: 68 67, Bernhard Langer (Germany) 64 71, Gary Orr 67 68,

Bernhard Langer

Gary Orr

Germany


Input: Mats Lanner (Sweden) 64 71, Jeff Hawksworth 67 68, Des

Mats Lanner

Jeff Hawksworth

Des

Sweden


Input: Smyth (Ireland) 66 69, David Carter 66 69, Steve Webster

Smyth

David Carter

Steve Webster

Ireland


Input: 69 66, Jose Maria Canizares (Spain) 67 68, Paul Lawrie

Jose Maria Canizares

Paul Lawrie

Spain


Input: 66 69


Input: ATHLETICS-MITCHELL UPSTAGES TRIO OF OLYMPIC SPRINT CHAMPIONS.

MITCHELL

OLYMPIC


Input: Adrian Warner

Adrian Warner


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-08-23

BRUSSELS


Input: American Dennis Mitchell upstaged a trio of past and present Olympic 100 metres champions on Friday with a storming victory at the Brussels grand prix.

American

Olympic

Dennis Mitchell

Brussels


Input: Sporting his customary bright green outfit, the U.S. champion clocked 10.03 seconds despite damp conditions to take the scalp of Canada's reigning Olympic champion Donovan Bailey, 1992 champion Linford Christie of Britain and American 1984 and 1988 champion Carl Lewis.

Sporting

U.S.

Canada

Britain

Olympic

American

Donovan Bailey

Linford Christie

Carl Lewis


Input: Mitchell also beat world and Olympic champion Bailey at the most lucrative meeting in the sport in Zurich last week.

Mitchell

Bailey

Olympic

Zurich


Input: The American, who finished fourth at the Atlanta Games, was fast out of his blocks and held off Bailey's late burst in the final 20 metres before heading off for a lap of celebration.

American

Atlanta Games

Bailey


Input: The Canadian was second in 10.09 with Lewis third in 10.10, ahead of Atlanta bronze medallist Ato Boldon who clocked 10.12 in fourth.

Canadian

Lewis

Ato Boldon

Atlanta


Input: Christie, competing in what is expected to be his last major international meeting, finished fifth in 10.14.

Christie


Input: Lewis, making a rare appearance in Europe in a sprint race, left the track with a slight limp.

Lewis

Europe


Input: American Olympic high hurdles champion Allen Johnson defied the wet conditions to produce a brilliant 12.92 seconds in the 110 metres race, just 0.01 outside the world record held by Britain's Colin Jackson.

American Olympic

Allen Johnson

Colin Jackson

Britain


Input: Johnson ran the same time at the U.S. Olympic trials in Atlanta in June to become the second equal fastest hurdler of all time with American Roger Kingdom.

Johnson

Roger Kingdom

U.S.

Atlanta

Olympic

American


Input: He seemed to relish the new track at the Brussels meeting, dominating the race from start to finish with a slight wind at his back.

Brussels


Input: Jackson, the only man to have run faster, could not live with his speed, taking second in 13.24 seconds.

Jackson


Input: The rain was pelting down when the women's high hurdlers stepped up for their 100 metres race.


Input: But Sweden's Olympic high hurdles champion Ludmila Engquist, who crashed out of last week's meeting in Zurich after hitting a hurdle, also kept her footing perfectly to win in a fast 12.60 seconds.

Sweden

Zurich

Olympic

Ludmila Engquist


Input: Olympic silver medallist Brigita Bukovec of Slovenia could finish only fifth in the race in 12.95.

Olympic

Brigita Bukovec

Slovenia


Input: Jamaican Commonwealth champion Michelle Freeman took second in 12.77 ahead of Cuban Aliuska Lopez.

Jamaican

Cuban

Commonwealth

Michelle Freeman

Aliuska Lopez


Input: The Zurich fall cost Engquist a shot at a jackpot of 20 one-kg gold bars which can be won by athletes who clinch their events at all of the Golden Four series in Oslo, Zurich, Brussels and Berlin.

Zurich

Oslo

Zurich

Brussels

Berlin

Engquist

Golden Four


Input: Seven athletes went into Friday's penultimate meeting of the series with a chance of winning the prize and American men's 400 metres hurdles champion Derrick Adkins kept his hopes alive in the competition by winning his event in 47.93.

American

Derrick Adkins


Input: American Olympic champion Gail Devers clocked a swift 10.84 seconds on her way to victory in the women's 100 metres, the second fastest time of the season and 0.10 seconds faster than her winning time in Atlanta.

American Olympic

Gail Devers

Atlanta


Input: Jamaican veteran Merlene Ottey, who beat Devers in Zurich after just missing out on the gold medal in Atlanta after a photo finish, had to settle for third place in 11.04.

Jamaican

Merlene Ottey

Devers

Zurich

Atlanta


Input: American world champion Gwen Torrence, the bronze medallist in Atlanta, was second in 11.00.

American

Gwen Torrence

Atlanta


Input: It was a costly defeat for Ottey since it threw her out of the race for the Golden Four jackpot.

Ottey

Golden Four


Input: ATHLETICS-BRUSSELS GRAND PRIX RESULTS.

BRUSSELS GRAND PRIX


Input: BRUSSELS 1996-08-23

BRUSSELS


Input: Leading results in the Brussels

Brussels


Input: Grand Prix athletics meeting on Friday:

Grand Prix


Input: Women's discus


Input: 1. Ilke Wyludda (Germany) 66.60 metres

Ilke Wyludda

Germany


Input: 2. Ellina Zvereva (Belarus) 65.66

Ellina Zvereva

Belarus


Input: 3. Franka Dietzsch (Germany) 61.74

Franka Dietzsch

Germany


Input: 4. Natalya Sadova (Russia) 61.64

Natalya Sadova

Russia


Input: 5. Mette Bergmann (Norway) 61.44

Mette Bergmann

Norway


Input: 6. Nicoleta Grasu (Romania) 61.36

Nicoleta Grasu

Romania


Input: 7. Olga Chernyavskaya (Russia) 60.46

Olga Chernyavskaya

Russia


Input: 8. Irina Yatchenko (Belarus) 58.92

Irina Yatchenko

Belarus


Input: Women's 100 metres hurdles


Input: 1. Ludmila Engquist (Sweden) 12.60 seconds

Ludmila Engquist

Sweden


Input: 2. Michelle Freeman (Jamaica) 12.77

Michelle Freeman

Jamaica


Input: 3. Aliuska Lopez (Cuba) 12.85

Aliuska Lopez

Cuba


Input: 4. Dionne Rose (Jamaica) 12.88

Dionne Rose

Jamaica


Input: 5. Brigita Bukovec (Slovakia) 12.95

Brigita Bukovec

Slovakia


Input: 6. Yulia Graudin (Russia) 12.96

Yulia Graudin

Russia


Input: 7. Julie Baumann (Switzerland) 13.36

Julie Baumann

Switzerland


Input: 8. Patricia Girard-Leno (France) 13.36

Patricia Girard-Leno

France


Input: 9. Dawn Bowles (U.S.) 13.53

Dawn Bowles

U.S.


Input: Men's 110 metres hurdles


Input: 1. Allen Johnson (U.S.) 12.92 seconds

Allen Johnson

U.S.


Input: 2. Colin Jackson (Britain) 13.24

Colin Jackson

Britain


Input: 3. Emilio Valle (Cuba) 13.33

Emilio Valle

Cuba


Input: 4. Sven Pieters (Belgium) 13.37

Sven Pieters

Belgium


Input: 5. Steve Brown (U.S.) 13.38

Steve Brown

U.S.


Input: 6. Frank Asselman (Belgium) 13.64

Frank Asselman

Belgium


Input: 7. Hubert Grossard (Belgium) 13.65

Hubert Grossard

Belgium


Input: 8. Jonathan N'Senga (Belgium) 13.66

Jonathan N'Senga

Belgium


Input: 9. Johan Lisabeth (Belgium) 13.75

Johan Lisabeth

Belgium


Input: Women's 5,000 metres


Input: 1. Roberta Brunet (Italy) 14 minutes 48.96 seconds

Roberta Brunet

Italy


Input: 2. Fernanda Ribeiro (Portugal) 14:49.81

Fernanda Ribeiro

Portugal


Input: 3. Sally Barsosio (Kenya) 14:58.29

Sally Barsosio

Kenya


Input: 4. Paula Radcliffe (Britain) 14:59.70

Paula Radcliffe

Britain


Input: 5. Julia Vaquero (Spain) 15:04.94

Julia Vaquero

Spain


Input: 6. Catherine McKiernan (Ireland) 15:07.57

Catherine McKiernan

Ireland


Input: 7. Annette Peters (U.S.) 15:07.85

Annette Peters

U.S.


Input: 8. Pauline Konga (Kenya) 15:11.40

Pauline Konga

Kenya


Input: Men's 100 metres


Input: 1. Dennis Mitchell (U.S.) 10.03 seconds

Dennis Mitchell

U.S.


Input: 2. Donovan Bailey (Canada) 10.09

Donovan Bailey

Canada


Input: 3. Carl Lewis (U.S.) 10.10

Carl Lewis

U.S.


Input: 4. Ato Boldon (Trinidad) 10.12

Ato Boldon

Trinidad


Input: 5. Linford Christie (Britain) 10.14

Linford Christie

Britain


Input: 6. Davidson Ezinwa (Nigeria) 10.15

Davidson Ezinwa

Nigeria


Input: 7. Jon Drummond (U.S.) 10.16

Jon Drummond

U.S.


Input: 8. Bruny Surin (Canada) 10.30

Bruny Surin

Canada


Input: Men's 400 metres hurdles


Input: 1. Derrick Adkins (U.S.) 47.93 seconds

Derrick Adkins

U.S.


Input: 2. Samuel Matete (Zambia) 47.99

Samuel Matete

Zambia


Input: 3. Rohan Robinson (Australia) 48.86

Rohan Robinson

Australia


Input: 4. Torrance Zellner (U.S.) 49.06

Torrance Zellner

U.S.


Input: 5. Jean-Paul Bruwier (Belgium) 49.24

Jean-Paul Bruwier

Belgium


Input: 6. Dusan Kovacs (Hungary) 49.31

Dusan Kovacs

Hungary


Input: 7. Calvin Davis (U.S.) 49.49

Calvin Davis

U.S.


Input: 8. Laurent Ottoz (Italy) 49.61

Laurent Ottoz

Italy


Input: 9. Marc Dollendorf (Belgium) 50.36

Marc Dollendorf

Belgium


Input: Women's 100 metres


Input: 1. Gail Devers (U.S.) 10.84 seconds

Gail Devers

U.S.


Input: 2. Gwen Torrence (U.S.) 11.00

Gwen Torrence

U.S.


Input: 3. Merlene Ottey (Jamaica) 11.04

Merlene Ottey

Jamaica


Input: 4. Mary Onyali (Nigeria) 11.09

Mary Onyali

Nigeria


Input: 5. Chryste Gaines (U.S.) 11.18

Chryste Gaines

U.S.


Input: 6. Zhanna Pintusevich (Ukraine) 11.27

Zhanna Pintusevich

Ukraine


Input: 7. Irina Privalova (Russia) 11.28

Irina Privalova

Russia


Input: 8. Natalia Voronova (Russia) 11.28

Natalia Voronova

Russia


Input: 9. Juliet Cuthbert (Jamaica) 11.31

Juliet Cuthbert

Jamaica


Input: Women's 1,500 metres


Input: 1. Regina Jacobs (U.S.) 4 minutes 01.77 seconds

Regina Jacobs

U.S.


Input: 2. Patricia Djate (France) 4:02.26

Patricia Djate

France


Input: 3. Carla Sacramento (Portugal) 4:02.67

Carla Sacramento

Portugal


Input: 4. Yekaterina Podkopayeva (Russia) 4:04.78

Yekaterina Podkopayeva

Russia


Input: 5. Margret Crowley (Australia) 4:05.00

Margret Crowley

Australia


Input: 6. Leah Pells (Canada) 4:05.64

Leah Pells

Canada


Input: 7. Sarah Thorsett (U.S.) 4:06.80

Sarah Thorsett

U.S.


Input: 8. Sinead Delahunty (Ireland) 4:07.27

Sinead Delahunty

Ireland


Input: 3,000 metres steeplechase


Input: 1. Joseph Keter (Kenya) 8 minutes 10.02 seconds

Joseph Keter

Kenya


Input: 2. Patrick Sang (Kenya) 8:12.04

Patrick Sang

Kenya


Input: 3. Moses Kiptanui (Kenya) 8:12.65

Moses Kiptanui

Kenya


Input: 4. Gideon Chirchir (Kenya) 8:15.69

Gideon Chirchir

Kenya


Input: 5. Richard Kosgei (Kenya) 8:16.80

Richard Kosgei

Kenya


Input: 6. Larbi El Khattabi (Morocco) 8:17.29

Larbi El Khattabi

Morocco


Input: 7. Eliud Barngetuny (Kenya) 8:17.66

Eliud Barngetuny

Kenya


Input: 8. Bernard Barmasai (Kenya) 8:17.94

Bernard Barmasai

Kenya


Input: Men's 400 metres


Input: 1. Michael Johnson (U.S.) 44.29 seconds

Michael Johnson

U.S.


Input: 2. Derek Mills (U.S.) 44.78

Derek Mills

U.S.


Input: 3. Anthuan Maybank (U.S.) 44.92

Anthuan Maybank

U.S.


Input: 4. Davis Kamoga (Uganda) 44.96

Davis Kamoga

Uganda


Input: 5. Jamie Baulch (Britain) 45.08

Jamie Baulch

Britain


Input: 6. Sunday Bada (Nigeria) 45.21

Sunday Bada

Nigeria


Input: 7. Samson Kitur (Kenya) 45.34

Samson Kitur

Kenya


Input: 8. Mark Richardson (Britain) 45.67

Mark Richardson

Britain


Input: 9. Jason Rouser (U.S.) 46.11

Jason Rouser

U.S.


Input: Men's 200 metres


Input: 1. Frankie Fredericks (Namibia) 19.92 seconds

Frankie Fredericks

Namibia


Input: 2. Ato Boldon (Trinidad) 19.99

Ato Boldon

Trinidad


Input: 3. Jeff Williams (U.S.) 20.21

Jeff Williams

U.S.


Input: 4. Jon Drummond (U.S.) 20.42

Jon Drummond

U.S.


Input: 5. Patrick Stevens (Belgium) 20.42

Patrick Stevens

Belgium


Input: 6. Michael Marsh (U.S.) 20.43

Michael Marsh

U.S.


Input: 7. Ivan Garcia (Cuba) 20.45

Ivan Garcia

Cuba


Input: 8. Eric Wymeersch (Belgium) 20.84

Eric Wymeersch

Belgium


Input: 9. Lamont Smith (U.S.) 21.08

Lamont Smith

U.S.


Input: Women's 1,000 metres


Input: 1. Svetlana Masterkova (Russia) 2 minutes 28.98 seconds

Svetlana Masterkova

Russia


Input: (world record)


Input: 2. Maria Mutola (Mozambique) 2:29.66

Maria Mutola

Mozambique


Input: 3. Malgorzata Rydz (Poland) 2:39.00

Malgorzata Rydz

Poland


Input: 4. Anja Smolders (Belgium) 2:43.06

Anja Smolders

Belgium


Input: 5. Veerle De Jaeghere (Belgium) 2:43.18

Veerle De Jaeghere

Belgium


Input: 6. Eleonora Berlanda (Italy) 2:43.44

Eleonora Berlanda

Italy


Input: 7. Anneke Matthijs (Belgium) 2:43.82

Anneke Matthijs

Belgium


Input: 8. Jacqueline Martin (Spain) 2:44.22

Jacqueline Martin

Spain


Input: Women's 200 metres


Input: 1. Mary Onyali (Nigeria) 22.42 seconds

Mary Onyali

Nigeria


Input: 2. Inger Miller (U.S.) 22.66

Inger Miller

U.S.


Input: 3. Irina Privalova (Russia) 22.68

Irina Privalova

Russia


Input: 4. Natalia Voronova (Russia) 22.73

Natalia Voronova

Russia


Input: 5. Marina Trandenkova (Russia) 22.84

Marina Trandenkova

Russia


Input: 6. Chandra Sturrup (Bahamas) 22.85

Chandra Sturrup

Bahamas


Input: 7. Zundra Feagin (U.S.) 23.18

Zundra Feagin

U.S.


Input: 8. Galina Malchugina (Russia) 23.25

Galina Malchugina

Russia


Input: Women's 400 metres


Input: 1. Cathy Freeman (Australia) 49.48 seconds

Cathy Freeman

Australia


Input: 2. Marie-Jose Perec (France) 49.72

Marie-Jose Perec

France


Input: 3. Falilat Ogunkoya (Nigeria) 49.97

Falilat Ogunkoya

Nigeria


Input: 4. Pauline Davis (Bahamas) 50.14

Pauline Davis

Bahamas


Input: 5. Fatima Yussuf (Nigeria) 50.14

Fatima Yussuf

Nigeria


Input: 6. Maicel Malone (U.S.) 50.51

Maicel Malone

U.S.


Input: 7. Hana Benesova (Czech Republic) 51.71

Hana Benesova

Czech Republic


Input: 8. Ann Mercken (Belgium) 53.55

Ann Mercken

Belgium


Input: Men's 3,000 metres


Input: 1. Daniel Komen (Kenya) 7 minutes 25.87 seconds

Daniel Komen

Kenya


Input: 2. Khalid Boulami (Morocco) 7:31.65

Khalid Boulami

Morocco


Input: 3. Bob Kennedy (U.S.) 7:31.69

Bob Kennedy

U.S.


Input: 4. El Hassane Lahssini (Morocco) 7:32.44

El Hassane Lahssini

Morocco


Input: 5. Thomas Nyariki (Kenya) 7:35.56

Thomas Nyariki

Kenya


Input: 6. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria) 7:36.81

Noureddine Morceli

Algeria


Input: 7. Fita Bayesa (Ethiopia) 7:38.09

Fita Bayesa

Ethiopia


Input: 8. Martin Keino (Kenya) 7:38.88

Martin Keino

Kenya


Input: Men's discus


Input: 1. Lars Riedel (Germany) 66.74 metres

Lars Riedel

Germany


Input: 2. Anthony Washington (U.S.) 66.72

Anthony Washington

U.S.


Input: 3. Vladimir Dubrovshchik (Belarus) 64.02

Vladimir Dubrovshchik

Belarus


Input: 4. Virgilius Alekna (Lithuania) 63.62

Virgilius Alekna

Lithuania


Input: 5. Juergen Schult (Germany) 63.48

Juergen Schult

Germany


Input: 6. Vassiliy Kaptyukh (Belarus) 61.80

Vassiliy Kaptyukh

Belarus


Input: 7. Vaclavas Kidikas (Lithuania) 60.92

Vaclavas Kidikas

Lithuania


Input: 8. Michael Mollenbeck (Germany) 59.24

Michael Mollenbeck

Germany


Input: Men's triple jump


Input: 1. Jonathan Edwards (Britain) 17.50 metres

Jonathan Edwards

Britain


Input: 2. Yoelvis Quesada (Cuba) 17.29

Yoelvis Quesada

Cuba


Input: 3. Brian Wellman (Bermuda) 17.05

Brian Wellman

Bermuda


Input: 4. Kenny Harrison (U.S.) 16.97

Kenny Harrison

U.S.


Input: 5. Gennadi Markov (Russia) 16.66

Gennadi Markov

Russia


Input: 6. Francis Agyepong (Britain) 16.63

Francis Agyepong

Britain


Input: 7. Rogel Nachum (Israel) 16.36

Rogel Nachum

Israel


Input: 8. Sigurd Njerve (Norway) 16.35

Sigurd Njerve

Norway


Input: Men's 1,500 metres


Input: 1. Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) three minutes 29.05 seconds

Hicham El Guerrouj

Morocco


Input: 2. Isaac Viciosa (Spain) 3:33.00

Isaac Viciosa

Spain


Input: 3. William Tanui (Kenya) 3:33.36

William Tanui

Kenya


Input: 4. Elijah Maru (Kenya) 3:33.64

Elijah Maru

Kenya


Input: 5. Marcus O'Sullivan (Ireland) 3:33.77

Marcus O'Sullivan

Ireland


Input: 6. John Mayock (Britain) 3:33.94

John Mayock

Britain


Input: 7. Laban Rotich (Kenya) 3:34.12

Laban Rotich

Kenya


Input: 8. Christophe Impens (Belgium) 3:34.13

Christophe Impens

Belgium


Input: Women's high jump


Input: 1. Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria) 2.03 metres

Stefka Kostadinova

Bulgaria


Input: 2. Inga Babakova (Ukraine) 2.03

Inga Babakova

Ukraine


Input: 3. Alina Astafei (Germany) 1.97

Alina Astafei

Germany


Input: 4. Tatyana Motkova (Russia) 1.94

Tatyana Motkova

Russia


Input: 5. Svetlana Zalevskaya (Kazakhstan) 1.91

Svetlana Zalevskaya

Kazakhstan


Input: 6. Yelena Gulyayeva (Russia) 1.88

Yelena Gulyayeva

Russia


Input: 7. Hanna Haugland (Norway) 1.88

Hanna Haugland

Norway


Input: 8 equal.


Input: Olga Boshova (Moldova) 1.85

Olga Boshova

Moldova


Input: 8 equal.


Input: Nele Zilinskiene (Lithuania) 1.85

Nele Zilinskiene

Lithuania


Input: Men's 10,000 metres


Input: 1. Salah Hissou (Morocco) 26 minutes 38.08 seconds (world

Salah Hissou

Morocco


Input: record)


Input: 2. Paul Tergat (Kenya) 26:54.41

Paul Tergat

Kenya


Input: 3. Paul Koech (Kenya) 26:56.78

Paul Koech

Kenya


Input: 4. William Kiptum (Kenya) 27:18.84

William Kiptum

Kenya


Input: 5. Aloys Nizigama (Burundi) 27:25.13

Aloys Nizigama

Burundi


Input: 6. Mathias Ntawulikura (Rwanda) 27:25.48

Mathias Ntawulikura

Rwanda


Input: 7. Abel Anton (Spain) 28:18.44

Abel Anton

Spain


Input: 8. Kamiel Maase (Netherlands) 28.29.42

Kamiel Maase

Netherlands


Input: 9. Worku Bekila (Ethiopia) 28.42.23

Worku Bekila

Ethiopia


Input: 10. Robert Stefko (Slovakia) 28:42.26

Robert Stefko

Slovakia


Input: SOCCER-JORGE CALLS UP SIX PORTO PLAYERS FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIER.

JORGE

PORTO

WORLD CUP


Input: LISBON 1996-08-23

LISBON


Input: Portugal's new coach Artur Jorge called up six players from league champions Porto on Friday in an 18-man squad for the opening World Cup qualifier against Armenia on August 31.

Portugal

Armenia

Artur Jorge

Porto

World Cup


Input: Midfielder Paulo Sousa, recently transferred to Borussia Dortmund from Italy's Juventus, is the only leading member of the Portuguese side from this year's European championships who will not make the trip.

Paulo Sousa

Borussia Dortmund

Juventus

Italy

Portuguese

European


Input: It will be Jorge's first game in charge of the national squad since taking over from Antonio Oliveira, who now coaches Porto, at the end of Euro 96.

Jorge

Antonio Oliveira

Porto

Euro 96


Input: Squad:


Input: Goalkeepers-Vitor Baia, Rui Correia.

Vitor Baia

Rui Correia


Input: Defenders-Jorge Costa, Paulinho Santos, Helder Cristovao, Carlos Secretario, Dimas Teixeira, Fernando Couto.

Jorge Costa

Paulinho Santos

Helder Cristovao

Carlos Secretario

Dimas Teixeira

Fernando Couto


Input: Midfielders-Jose Barroso, Luis Figo, Rui Barros, Rui Costa, Oceano Cruz, Ricardo Sa Pinto.

Jose Barroso

Luis Figo

Rui Barros

Rui Costa

Oceano Cruz

Ricardo Sa Pinto


Input: Forwards-Domingos Oliveira, Joao Vieira Pinto, Jorge Cadete, Antonio Folha.

Domingos Oliveira

Joao Vieira Pinto

Jorge Cadete

Antonio Folha


Input: SOCCER-VOGTS KEEPS FAITH WITH EURO' 96 CHAMPIONS.

VOGTS

EURO' 96


Input: BONN 1996-08-23

BONN


Input: Trainer Berti Vogts kept faith with his entire European championship winning squad for Germany's first match since their title victory, a friendly in Poland.

Berti Vogts

European

Germany

Poland


Input: Vogts picked no new players for the squad for the September 4 game in Zabrze.

Vogts

Zabrze


Input: Instead on Friday he nominated all 23 Euro' 96 veterans including Bremen's Jens Todt, called up before the final by special UEFA dispensation.

Euro' 96

Bremen

UEFA

Jens Todt


Input: He will, however, have to do without the Dortmund trio of libero Matthias Sammer, midfielder Steffen Freund and defender Rene Schneider, who were all formally nominated despite being injured.

Dortmund

Matthias Sammer

Steffen Freund

Rene Schneider


Input: " This squad is currently the basis of my planning for the 1998 World Cup, " Vogts said. "

World Cup

Vogts


Input: We'll have to see which other players produce good league performances to play themselves into the squad. "


Input: Squad:


Input: Goalkeepers-Oliver Kahn, Andreas Koepke, Oliver Reck

Oliver Kahn

Andreas Koepke

Oliver Reck


Input: Defenders-Markus Babbel, Thomas Helmer, Juergen Kohler, Stefan Reuter, Matthias Sammer, Rene Schneider

Markus Babbel

Thomas Helmer

Juergen Kohler

Stefan Reuter

Matthias Sammer

Rene Schneider


Input: Midfielders-Mario Basler, Marco Bode, Dieter Eilts, Steffen Freund, Thomas Haessler, Andreas Moeller, Mehmet Scholl, Thomas Strunz, Jens Todt, Christian Ziege

Mario Basler

Marco Bode

Dieter Eilts

Steffen Freund

Thomas Haessler

Andreas Moeller

Mehmet Scholl

Thomas Strunz

Jens Todt

Christian Ziege


Input: Forwards-Oliver Bierhoff, Fredi Bobic, Juergen Klinsmann, Stefan Kuntz.

Oliver Bierhoff

Fredi Bobic

Juergen Klinsmann

Stefan Kuntz


Input: SOCCER-EUROPEAN CUP DRAWS FOR AEK, OLYMPIAKOS, PAO.

EUROPEAN CUP

AEK

OLYMPIAKOS

PAO


Input: ATHENS 1996-08-23

ATHENS


Input: Following are the European soccer

European


Input: draws for the UEFA cup and the cup's winners cup involving Greek

UEFA

Greek


Input: teams that took place today in Geneva:

Geneva


Input: x-AEK Athens (Greece) v Chemlon Humenne (Slovakia)

x-AEK Athens

Chemlon Humenne

Greece

Slovakia


Input: x-Olympiakos v Ferencvaros (Hungary)

x-Olympiakos

Ferencvaros

Hungary


Input: x-PAO v Legia Warsaw (Poland)

x-PAO

Legia Warsaw

Poland


Input: x indicates seeded teams.


Input: -- Dimitris Kontogiannis, Athens Newsroom +301 3311812-4

Dimitris Kontogiannis

Athens Newsroom


Input: SOCCER-EURO CLUB COMPETITION FIRST ROUND DRAWS.

EURO


Input: GENEVA 1996-08-23

GENEVA


Input: Draws for the first round of the European club soccer competitions made on Friday (x denotes seeded team):

European


Input: UEFA Cup Lyngby (Denmark) v x-Club Brugge (Belgium) Casino Graz (Austria) v Ekeren (Belgium) Besiktas (Turkey) v Molenbeek (Belgium) Alania Vladikavkaz (Russia) v x-Anderlecht (Belgium)

UEFA Cup

Lyngby

x-Club Brugge

Casino Graz

Ekeren

Besiktas

Molenbeek

Alania Vladikavkaz

x-Anderlecht

Denmark

Belgium

Austria

Belgium

Turkey

Belgium

Russia

Belgium


Input: Cup Winners' Cup x-Cercle Brugge (Belgium) v Brann Bergen (Norway)

Cup Winners' Cup

x-Cercle Brugge

Brann Bergen

Belgium

Norway


Input: CRICKET-SRI LANKA AND AUSTRALIA SAY RELATIONS HAVE HEALED.

SRI LANKA

AUSTRALIA


Input: COLOMBO 1996-08-23

COLOMBO


Input: Sri Lanka and Australia agreed on Friday that relations between the two teams had healed since the Sri Lankans' acrimonious tour last year.

Sri Lanka

Australia

Sri Lankans


Input: The Sri Lankans were first found guilty then cleared of ball tampering and off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was called for throwing during a controversial three-test series in Australia.

Sri Lankans

Muttiah Muralitharan

Australia


Input: " Our concern is to get out there and play proper cricket, " Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga told a news conference on the eve of a warmup match between the World Cup champions and a World XI team scheduled for Saturday.

Sri Lanka

Arjuna Ranatunga

World Cup

World XI


Input: " What happened is history. "


Input: Australian team manager Cam Battersby said he agreed with Ranatunga.

Australian

Cam Battersby

Ranatunga


Input: " I believe relations between the two teams will be excellent, " Batterby said.

Batterby


Input: The Australians are making their first visit to the Indian Ocean island since boycotting a World Cup fixture in February after a terrorist bomb in Colombo.

Australians

World Cup

Indian Ocean

Colombo


Input: Australia have been promised the presence of commandos, sniffer dogs and plainclothes policemen to ensure a limited overs tournament is trouble-free.

Australia


Input: The tournament, starting on August 26, also includes India and Zimbabwe.

India

Zimbabwe


Input: Battersby said he was satisfied with the security arrangements.

Battersby


Input: Sri Lankan officials said they expected heavy rain which washed out a warmup match on Friday should cease by Saturday.

Sri Lankan


Input: Australia, led by wicketkeeper Ian Healy, opened their short tour of Sri Lanka with a five-run win over the country's youth team on Thursday.

Australia

Sri Lanka

Ian Healy


Input: PRESS DIGEST-ANGOLA-AUG 23.

ANGOLA


Input: LUANDA 1996-08-23

LUANDA


Input: These are the leading stories in the Angolan press on Friday.

Angolan


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

Reuters


Input: JORNAL DE ANGOLA

JORNAL DE ANGOLA


Input: -The Angolan Chief of State addressed a letter to UN Security Council proposing dates for the conclusion of the peace process in Angola.

Angolan

UN Security Council

Angola


Input: He proposed definite dates, August 25 for return of Unita generals to the joint army, September 5 for the beginning of the formation of the Government of National Unity and Reconciliation.

Unita

Government of National Unity and Reconciliation


Input: Until this date the free circulation of peoples and goods should be guaranteed, the government administration installed in all areas and the Unita deputies should occupy their places in the National Assembly.

Unita

National Assembly


Input: The president justified his proposal by the delays verified in the peace process, including the fact that areas under Unita control or occupation have not been effectively demilitarised, where the Unita military forces have been substituted by their so-called police.

Unita

Unita


Input: -President Dos Santos proposes the establishment by UN Security Council of definitive and final timetable for the tasks and obligations under the Lusaka Agreement and the sending of a mission of SC, as soon as possible, to supervise the execution of the agreement.

Dos Santos

UN Security Council

SC

Lusaka Agreement


Input: FORECAST-S.AFRICAN COMPANY RESULTS CONSENSUS.

S.AFRICAN


Input: JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-23

JOHANNESBURG


Input: Analysts estimates of major


Input: South African company results expected next week include the

South African


Input: following (all figures cents per share):


Input: DAY--COMPANY----PERIOD--CONSENSUS----RANGE-------PVS


Input: MON Gencor YR EPS 93.12 92.0-94.5 73.8

Gencor


Input: MON Gencor YR DIV 25.75 25.0-27.0 20.0

Gencor


Input: MON Primedia YR EPS N/A 149.1

Primedia


Input: MON Primedia YR DIV N/A 123.2

Primedia


Input: MON Distillers YR EPS N/A 71.8

Distillers


Input: MON Distillers YR DIV N/A 49.0

Distillers


Input: TUE Iscor YR EPS 29.7 26.0-32.0 38.0

Iscor


Input: TUE Iscor YR DIV 15.0 14.5-16.5 16.5

Iscor


Input: TUE McCarthy YR EPS 125.3 112.0-149.0 93.2

McCarthy


Input: TUE McCarthy YR DIV 36.8 32.0-43.0 28.0

McCarthy


Input: WED Imphold YR EPS 172.7 170.4-175.0 115.1

Imphold


Input: WED Imphold YR DIV 67.5 66.6-68.4 45.0

Imphold


Input: THU M&R YR EPS 113.0 112.1-113.4 126.0

M&R


Input: THU M&R YR DIV 31.7 10.5-42.3 47.0

M&R


Input: THU JD Group YR EPS 143.7 138.0-149.0 111.2

JD Group


Input: THU JD Group YR DIV 41.8 41.0-42.5 33.0

JD Group


Input: ooOOoo


Input: -- Johannesburg newsroom, +27 11 482 1003

Johannesburg


Input: Ulster Petroleums Ltd Q2 net profit falls.

Ulster Petroleums Ltd


Input: CALGARY 1996-08-23

CALGARY


Input: 1996 1995


Input: Shr C$ 0.04 C$ 0.08

C$

C$


Input: Net 1,196 2,232


Input: Cash flow/shr 0.39 0.41


Input: Revs 20,167 18,623


Input: 6 MONTHS


Input: Shr C$ 0.12 C$ 0.15

C$

C$


Input: Net 3,674 4,271


Input: Cash flow/shr 0.86 0.81


Input: Revs 41,752 35,711


Input: (All data above 000s except per share numbers)


Input: -- Reuters Toronto Bureau 416 941-8100

Reuters Toronto Bureau


Input: Nigerian terms jeopardize Commonwealth trip-Canada.

Nigerian

trip-Canada

Commonwealth


Input: OTTAWA 1996-08-23

OTTAWA


Input: Commonwealth ministers concerned about human rights in Nigeria may cancel a planned trip there because of government restrictions on their mission, Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy said on Friday.

Commonwealth

Nigeria

Canadian

Lloyd Axworthy


Input: " The reaction of the regime there is such that many of us feel that the mission under the present circumstances shouldn't go ahead, " Axworthy said.

Axworthy


Input: Commonwealth foreign ministers will meet in London on Wednesday to discuss what to do, he added.

Commonwealth

London


Input: Mid-tier golds up in heavy trading.


Input: TORONTO 1996-08-23

TORONTO


Input: Investors gave into gold fever Friday morning, with heavy trading in a handful of Toronto-based gold companies.

Toronto-based


Input: TVX Gold Inc was up C$ 0.30 to C$ 11.55 in trading of 780,000 shares, while Kinross Gold Corp gained C$ 0.25 to C$ 11 in volume of 720,000 shares.

TVX Gold Inc

Kinross Gold Corp

C$

C$

C$

C$


Input: And Scorpion Minerals Inc, a junior gold exploration company with five Indonesian mining properties, was up C$ 0.50 to C$ 6, with about 120,000 shares changing hands.

Scorpion Minerals Inc

Indonesian

C$

C$


Input: TVX and Kinross rose after recent buy recommendations from U.S. brokers, analysts said.

TVX

Kinross

U.S.


Input: But Scorpion was raising a lot of eyebrows after it issued a release Friday morning saying it was not aware of any developments that could have affected the stock.

Scorpion


Input: The company was formed this year and a couple of analysts have been on their properties, said one analyst.


Input: Exploration results are expected soon.


Input: -- Reuters Toronto Bureau 416 941-8100

Reuters Toronto Bureau


Input: RESEARCH ALERT-Unitog Co upgraded.

Unitog Co


Input: -Barrington Research Associates Inc said Friday it upgraded Unitog Co to a near-term outperform from a long-term outperform rating.

Barrington Research Associates Inc

Unitog Co


Input: -Analyst Alexander Paris said he expected consistent 20 percent earnings growth after an estimated gain of 18 percent for 1996.

Alexander Paris


Input: -The stock closed unchanged at 27, down from a recent high of 30.


Input: -- Chicago newsdesk, 312-408-8787

Chicago


Input: Buffett raises Property Capital stake.

Buffett

Property Capital


Input: WASHINGTON 1996-08-23

WASHINGTON


Input: Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett said Friday he raised his stake in Property Capital Trust to 8.0 percent from 6.7 percent.

Omaha

Warren Buffett

Property Capital Trust


Input: In a filing with the Securities and Exchnage Commission, Buffett said he bought 62,900 additional common shares of the Boston-based real estate investment trust at prices ranging from $7.65 to $8.02 a share.

Securities and Exchnage Commission

Buffett

Boston-based


Input: The purchases increased his holding in the company to 725,900 shares, which was purchased for a total of $6.2 million, he said.


Input: Buffett, who is well-known as a long-term investor, is chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, a holding company through which he holds investments in several large U.S. companies.

Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway Inc

U.S.


Input: Colombia, U.S. reach aviation agreement.

Colombia

U.S.


Input: MIAMI 1996-08-23

MIAMI


Input: The U.S. and Colombian governments reached an agreement that will allow AMR Corp's American Airlines to operate three round-trip flights between New York and Bogota, the Department of Transportation said Friday.

U.S.

New York

Bogota

Colombian

AMR Corp

American Airlines

Department of Transportation


Input: Under the agreement, which followed talks in Miami this week, AMR also will be allowed to shift up to four of the weekly flights it now operates between Miami and Colombia to its New York gateway.

Miami

Miami

Colombia

New York

AMR


Input: The United States also will be able to designate one new all-cargo carrier for service between the two nations after two years.

United States


Input: Colombia was permitted to add a single additional round-trip flight to its current New York service, although it will not be able to do so while under Category Two (Conditional) status under the Federal Aviation Administration's International Aviation Safety program.

Colombia

New York

Federal Aviation Administration

International Aviation Safety program


Input: Colombia would be allowed to add new service when its safety assessment has been improved, the department said.

Colombia


Input: With the exception of the new services just agreed to, the governments of the two nations have agreed to maintain their current level of routes and airlines for the next 2-1/2 years, the agreement said.


Input: The agreement resolved a dispute that arose in June when Colombia turned down American's request to operate flights between New York and Bogota, a denial that prompted the United States to charge that the Colombians were breaking a bilateral aviation agreement and to propose sanctions against one of two Colombian airlines, Avianca and ACES.

Colombia

New York

Bogota

United States

American

Avianca

ACES

Colombians

Colombian


Input: Clean tanker fixtures and enquiries-1754 GMT.

GMT


Input: LONDON 1996-08-23

LONDON


Input: LATEST FIXTURES


Input: -MIDEAST GULF/RED SEA

MIDEAST GULF

RED SEA


Input: Konpolis 75 1/9 Mideast/Indonesia W112.5 KPC.

Konpolis

KPC

Mideast

Indonesia


Input: TBN 30 6/9 Mideast/W.C. India W200, E.C.India W195 IOC.

TBN

IOC

Mideast

W.C. India

E.C.India


Input: -ASIA PACIFIC

ASIA PACIFIC


Input: Petrobulk Rainbow 28 24/8 Okinawa/Inchon $190,000 Honam.

Petrobulk Rainbow

Honam

Okinawa

Inchon


Input: -MED/BLACK SEA

MED

BLACK SEA


Input: TBN 30 15/9 Constanza/Inia $700,000 IOC.

TBN

IOC

Constanza

Inia


Input: -UK/CONT

UK


Input: Port Christine 36,5 3/9 Pembroke/US W145 Stentex.

Port Christine

Stentex

Pembroke

US


Input: -WESTERN HEMISPHERE

WESTERN HEMISPHERE


Input: Kpaitan Stankov 69 31/8 St Croix/USAC W125 Hess.

Kpaitan Stankov

Hess

St Croix

USAC


Input: AP Moller 30 31/8 Caribs/Japan $875,000 BP.

AP Moller

BP

Caribs

Japan


Input: Tiber 29 2/9 Caribs/options W265 Stinnes.

Tiber

Stinnes

Caribs


Input: -MIDDAY FIXTURES


Input: -MIDEAST GULF/RED SEA

MIDEAST GULF

RED SEA


Input: Tenacity 70 24/08 Mideast/South Korea W145 Samsung.

Tenacity

Samsung

Mideast

South Korea


Input: SKS Tana 70 03/09 Mideast/Japan W145 CNR.

SKS Tana

CNR

Mideast

Japan


Input: Northsea Chaser 55 12/09 Mideast/Japan W167.5 Jomo.

Northsea Chaser

Jomo

Mideast

Japan


Input: Sibonina 55 13/09 Red Sea/Japan W160 Marubeni.

Sibonina

Marubeni

Red Sea

Japan


Input: -ASIA/PACIFIC

ASIA

PACIFIC


Input: Neptune Crux 30 02/09 Singapore/options $185,000 Sietco.

Neptune Crux

Sietco

Singapore


Input: World Bridge 30 03/09 South Korea/Japan rnr CNR.

World Bridge

CNR

South Korea

Japan


Input: Fulmar 30 28/08 Ulsan/Yosu $105,000 LG Caltex.

Fulmar

LG Caltex

Ulsan

Yosu


Input: -MED/BLACK SEA

MED

BLACK SEA


Input: Hemina 33 05/09 Eleusis/UKCM W155 CNR.

Hemina

Eleusis

UKCM

CNR


Input: -- London Newsroom, +44 171 542 8980

London Newsroom


Input: CRICKET-PAKISTAN 229-1 V ENGLAND-close.

PAKISTAN

ENGLAND


Input: Saeed Anwar not out 116

Saeed Anwar


Input: Aamir Sohail c Cork b Croft 46

Aamir Sohail

Cork

Croft


Input: Ijaz Ahmed not out 58

Ijaz Ahmed


Input: Extras 9


Input: Fall of wicket-1-106


Input: To bat-Inzamam-ul-Haq, Salim Malik, Asif Mujtaba, Wasim Akram, Moin Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis, Mohammad Akam

Inzamam-ul-Haq

Salim Malik

Asif Mujtaba

Wasim Akram

Moin Khan

Mushtaq Ahmed

Waqar Younis

Mohammad Akam


Input: England 326 all out

England


Input: RTRS-Golf: Norman sacks his coach after disappointing season.

RTRS

Norman


Input: SYDNEY 1996-08-23

SYDNEY


Input: World number one golfer Greg Norman has sacked his coach Butch Harmon after a disappointing season.

Greg Norman

Butch Harmon


Input: " Butch and I are finished, " Norman told reporters on Thursday before the start of the World Series of Golf in Akron, Ohio.

Butch

Norman

World Series of Golf

Akron

Ohio


Input: Norman, a two-time British Open champion, parted ways with his long-time mentor after drawing a blank in this year's four majors, winning two tournaments worldwide.

Norman

British Open


Input: The blonde Australian opened with a level par round of 70 in Akron, leaving him four shots adrift of the leaders, Americans Billy Mayfair and Paul Goydos and Japan's Hidemichi Tanaki.

Australian

Americans

Akron

Japan

Billy Mayfair

Paul Goydos

Hidemichi Tanaki


Input: On Wednesday Norman described this year as his worst on the professional circuit since 1991, when he failed to win a tournament.

Norman


Input: " My application this year has been strange, " Norman said. "

Norman


Input: Maybe I haven't been as keyed up as I should have been. "


Input: " Sometimes you don't have it in your head to play.


Input: Maybe this was one of those years where I was there, but I wasn't 100 percent there, and you have to be 100 percent to perform, " he said.


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

Sydney Newsroom


Input: Soccer-Arab team breaks new ground in Israel.

Arab

Israel


Input: Ori Lewis

Ori Lewis


Input: TAIBE, Israel 1996-08-23

TAIBE

Israel


Input: For the first time in Israeli history, an Arab team will take the field when the National League soccer season starts on Saturday.

Israeli

Arab

National League


Input: Hapoel Taibe fields four Jewish players and two foreign imports -- a Pole and a Romanian.

Hapoel Taibe

Jewish

Pole

Romanian


Input: The rest of the side is made up mainly of Moslem Arabs.

Moslem Arabs


Input: The club, founded in 1961, has a loyal following in Taibe, an Arab town of 28,000 in the heart of Israel.

Taibe

Israel

Arab


Input: But away from their home ground, they face unfriendly crowds who taunt the players with racist abuse.


Input: " The very first thing we thought about after we knew we would be promoted was the game against Betar Jerusalem, " said Taibe supporter Karem Haj Yihye.

Betar Jerusalem

Taibe

Karem Haj Yihye


Input: Two weeks ago Taibe, coached by Pole Wojtek Lazarek, met Betar, a club closely associated with the right-wing Likud party, for the first time in a Cup match in Jerusalem.

Taibe

Betar

Likud

Pole

Cup

Wojtek Lazarek

Jerusalem


Input: Chants from the crowd of " Death to the Arabs ", and bottle-throwing during the game marred the match which ended in a goalless draw.

Arabs


Input: One Taibe supporter required hospital treatment for cuts and bruises after a stone struck his head as he was driving from the stadium.

Taibe


Input: " We're used to hearing the taunts of " Death to the Arabs', " said Sameh Haj Yihye, a Taibe resident who studies at Jerusalem's Hebrew University. "

Arabs

Sameh Haj Yihye

Taibe

Jerusalem

Hebrew University


Input: But we know that these are only words, nobody has died from hearing them and it only makes us support our team more vehemently. "


Input: The dusty town of Taibe lacks the amenities of Jewish communities and many Israeli Arabs have long complained of state discrimination.

Taibe

Jewish

Israeli Arabs


Input: " There are no parks or empty areas of land around here, so when we want to play a friendly game of soccer we all load up in the car and travel to Tel Aviv, " 60 km (36 miles) away, Sameh Haj Yihye said.

Tel Aviv

Sameh Haj Yihye


Input: The town's ramshackle 2,500-seat ground is accessible only by two dirt tracks.


Input: " We plan to build a 10,000-seat stadium, but it may well be situated elsewhere, " said club chairman Abdul Rahman Haj Yihye. "

Abdul Rahman Haj Yihye


Input: We will discuss this with the mayor and hopefully a new or refurbished ground will be completed by the start of the new year. "


Input: In the meantime, Taibe will play all their heavily policed home matches at the Jewish coastal town of Netanya.

Taibe

Jewish

Netanya


Input: " We are Israelis, there is no question about that, " said Karem Haj Yihye, a hotel waiter.

Israelis

Karem Haj Yihye


Input: " We don't have any connection with the Palestinians, they live over there, " he said, pointing to the West Bank seven km (four miles) to the east.

Palestinians

West Bank


Input: " We don't feel our club represents Palestinian Arabs, " said club chairman Abdul Rahman. "

Palestinian Arabs

Abdul Rahman


Input: We are trying to do all we can to run a professional outfit, we are pleased at any support we get, but do not go out looking to represent the whole Arab world. "

Arab


Input: Soccer-Kennedy and Phelan both out of Irish squad.

Kennedy

Phelan

Irish


Input: DUBLIN 1996-08-23

DUBLIN


Input: Two players have withdrawn from the Republic of Ireland squad for the 1998 World Cup qualifying match against Liechenstein on August 31, the Football Association of Ireland said in a statement on Friday.

Republic of Ireland

Liechenstein

World Cup

Football Association of Ireland


Input: The F.A.I. statement said that Liverpool striker Mark Kennedy and Chelsea defender Terry Phelan were both receiving treatment for injuries and would not be travelling to Liechenstein for the game.

F.A.I.

Liverpool

Chelsea

Mark Kennedy

Terry Phelan

Liechenstein


Input: No replacements had been named.


Input: -- Damien Lynch, Dublin Newsroom +353 1 6603377

Damien Lynch

Dublin Newsroom


Input: Soccer-Manchester United face Juventus in Europe.

Manchester United

Juventus

Europe


Input: GENEVA 1996-08-23

GENEVA


Input: European champions Juventus will face English league and cup double winners Manchester United in this season's European Champions' League.

European

English

European Champions' League

Juventus

Manchester United


Input: The draw made on Friday pitted Juventus, who beat Dutch champions Ajax Amsterdam 4-2 on penalties in last year's final, against Alex Ferguson's European hopefuls in group C.

Juventus

Ajax Amsterdam

Dutch

European

Alex Ferguson


Input: The other two teams in the group are last season's Cup Winners' Cup runners-up Rapid Vienna and Fenerbahce of Turkey.

Cup Winners' Cup

Rapid Vienna

Fenerbahce

Turkey


Input: Juventus meet United in Turin on September 11, with the return match at Old Trafford on November 20.

Juventus

United

Turin

Old Trafford


Input: United have dominated the premier league in the 1990s, winning three English championships in four years, but have consistently failed in Europe, crashing out of the European Cup to Galatasaray of Turkey and Spain's Barcelona at their last two attempts.

United

Galatasaray

Barcelona

English

European Cup

Europe

Turkey

Spain


Input: They have not lifted a European Trophy since 1991 when they beat Barcelona in the Cup Winners' Cup final, and their one and only European Cup triumph was way back in 1968, when they beat Benfica of Portugal 4-1 at Wembley.

European Trophy

Cup Winners' Cup

European Cup

Barcelona

Benfica

Portugal

Wembley


Input: Juventus have won the European Cup twice.

Juventus

European Cup


Input: Before conquering Ajax last year they beat United's big English rivals Liverpool in the ill-fated 1985 final in the Heysel stadium in Brussels.

Ajax

United

Liverpool

English

Heysel

Brussels


Input: Nigeria police kill six robbery suspects.

Nigeria


Input: LAGOS 1996-08-23

LAGOS


Input: Nigerian police shot dead six robbery suspects as they tried to escape from custody in the northern city of Sokoto, the national news agency reported on Friday.

Nigerian

Sokoto


Input: The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted police spokesman Umar Shelling as saying the six were killed on Wednesday.

News Agency of Nigeria

Umar Shelling


Input: They had been arrested last week for stealing 800,000 naira ($10,000) from a sheep merchant.


Input: Rwandan group says expulsion could be imminent.

Rwandan


Input: NAIROBI 1996-08-23

NAIROBI


Input: Repatriation of 1.1 million Rwandan Hutu refugees announced by Zaire and Rwanda on Thursday could start within the next few days, an exiled Rwandan Hutu lobby group said on Friday.

Rwandan Hutu

Rwandan Hutu

Zaire

Rwanda


Input: Innocent Butare, executive secretary of the Rally for the Return of Refugees and Democracy in Rwanda (RDR) which says it has the support of Rwanda's exiled Hutus, appealed to the international community to deter the two countries from going ahead with what it termed a " forced and inhuman action ".

Innocent Butare

Rally for the Return of Refugees and Democracy in Rwanda

RDR

Rwanda

Hutus


Input: Orthodox church blown up in southern Croatia.

Croatia


Input: ZAGREB 1996-08-23

ZAGREB


Input: Saboteurs blew up a Serb orthodox church in southern Croatia on Friday with a blast which also damaged four nearby homes, the state news agency Hina reported.

Serb

Croatia

Hina


Input: HINA said the church in the small village of Karin Gornji, 30 km (19 miles) north of Zadar, was destroyed by the morning attack.

HINA

Karin Gornji

Zadar


Input: It did not report any casualties.


Input: Zadar police said in a statement they had launched an investigation and were doing their best to find the perpetrators.

Zadar


Input: HINA said it was the first time an orthodox church had been blown up in the Zadar hinterland, where a large number of Serbs lived before the 1991 war over Croatia's independence from the Yugoslav federation.

HINA

Zadar

Croatia

Serbs

Yugoslav


Input: The area was part of the self-styled state of Krajina proclaimed by minority Serbs in 1991 and recaptured by the Croatian army last year.

Krajina

Serbs

Croatian


Input: Up to 200,000 Serbs fled to Bosnia and Yugoslavia, leaving Krajina vacant and depopulated.

Serbs

Bosnia

Yugoslavia

Krajina


Input: Hungary's gross foreign debt rises in June.

Hungary


Input: BUDAPEST 1996-08-23

BUDAPEST


Input: Hungary's gross foreign debt rose to $27.53 billion in June from $27.25 billion in May, the

Hungary


Input: National Bank of Hungary (NBH) said on Friday.

National Bank of Hungary

NBH


Input: FIGURES IN $MILLION June 1996 May 1996


Input: Gross foreign debt 27,535.5 27,246.5


Input: International reserves and


Input: other foreign assets 13,256.5 12,855.7


Input: Net foreign debt 14,278.9 14,390.7


Input: Net foreign debt of the


Input: government and NBH 9,510.9 10,056.4

NBH


Input: -- Budapest newsroom (36 1) 266 2410

Budapest


Input: Germany, Poland tighten cooperation against crime.

Germany

Poland


Input: WARSAW 1996-08-23

WARSAW


Input: Germany and Poland agreed on Friday to tighten cooperation between their intelligence services in fighting international organised crime, PAP news agency reported.

Germany

Poland

PAP


Input: Interior Minister Zbigniew Siemiatkowski and Bernd Schmidbauer, German intelligence co-ordinator in Helmut Kohl's chancellery, sealed the closer links during talks in Warsaw.

Interior

Zbigniew Siemiatkowski

Bernd Schmidbauer

Helmut Kohl

German

Warsaw


Input: Ministry spokesman Ryszard Hincza told the Polish agency the services would work together against mafia-style groups, drug smuggling and illegal trade in arms and radioactive materials.

Ryszard Hincza

Polish


Input: Russians, Chechens say observing Grozny ceasefire.

Russians

Chechens

Grozny


Input: GROZNY, Russia 1996-08-23

GROZNY

Russia


Input: Rebel fighters and Russian soldiers said a ceasefire effective at noon (0800 GMT) on Friday was being generally observed, although scattered gunfire echoed through the Chechen capital Grozny.

Russian

GMT

Chechen

Grozny


Input: The Russian army said earlier it was preparing to withdraw from the rebel-dominated southern mountains of the region as part of the peace deal reached with separatists on Thursday.

Russian


Input: " There has been some shooting from their side but it has been relatively quiet, " said fighter Aslan Shabazov, a bearded man wearing a white t-shirt and camoflage trousers.

Aslan Shabazov


Input: Soon after he spoke another burst of gunfire rocked the courtyard where the rebels had set up their base and a captured Russian T-72 tank roared out to investigate.

Russian


Input: The separatists, who swept into Grozny on August 6, still control large areas of the centre of town, and Russian soldiers are based at checkpoints on the approach roads.

Grozny

Russian


Input: " The ceasefire is being observed, " said woman soldier Svetlana Goncharova, 35, short dark hair poking out from under a peaked camouflage cap.

Svetlana Goncharova


Input: A few helicopters flew overhead, firing off flares, but there was no shooting from the air.


Input: The truce, the latest of several, was agreed in talks on Thursday between Russian peacemaker Alexander Lebed and rebel chief-of-staff Aslan Maskhadov.

Russian

Alexander Lebed

Aslan Maskhadov


Input: The two also agreed to set up joint patrols in Grozny, but Goncharova said she was sceptical about whether this could work.

Grozny

Goncharova


Input: " We have to try it, but I doubt if this is possible with the separatists, " she said.


Input: WEATHER-Conditions at CIS airports-August 23.

CIS


Input: MOSCOW 1996-08-23

MOSCOW


Input: No closures of airports in the Commonwealth of Independent States are expected on August 24 and August 25, the Russian Weather Service said on Friday.

Commonwealth of Independent States

Russian Weather Service


Input: -- Moscow Newsroom +7095 941 8520

Moscow Newsroom


Input: Granic arrives to sign Croatia-Yugoslavia treaty.

Granic

Croatia-Yugoslavia


Input: BELGRADE 1996-08-23

BELGRADE


Input: Yugoslavia and Croatia were poised on Friday to sign a landmark normalisation treaty ending five years of tensions and paving way for stabilisation in the Balkans.

Yugoslavia

Croatia

Balkans


Input: Croatian Foreign Minister Mate Granic landed at Belgrade airport aboard a Croatian government jet on Friday morning for talks with his Yugoslav counterparts and a signing ceremony expected around noon (1000 GMT).

Croatian

Croatian

Yugoslav

GMT

Mate Granic

Belgrade


Input: On Thursday the Yugoslav government endorsed the text of the agreement on normalising relations between the two countries, the Yugoslav news agency Tanjug said.

Yugoslav

Yugoslav

Tanjug


Input: " The government assessed the agreement as a crucial step to resolving the Yugoslav crisis, ensuring the restoration of peace in former Yugoslavia, " it said.

Yugoslav

Yugoslavia


Input: Last-minute talks this week on the legal fine print finally cleared the way for a treaty based on mutual recognition within internationally recognised borders and the establishment of diplomatic relations, diplomats said.


Input: The pact ends five years of hostility after Croatia's secession from federal Yugoslavia.

Croatia

Yugoslavia


Input: Western powers regard diplomatic normalisation between Croatia and Serbia, twin pillars of the old multinational federal Yugoslavia, as a crucial step towards a lasting peace in the Balkans.

Western

Croatia

Serbia

Yugoslavia

Balkans


Input: Ecuador president to lunch with ethnic Indians.

Ecuador

Indians


Input: QUITO, Ecuador 1996-08-23

QUITO

Ecuador


Input: Ecuador's President Abdala Bucaram has announced he will hold regular lunches in his presidential palace for members of the country's different ethnic groups as of next week.

Ecuador

Abdala Bucaram


Input: " It was about time for the Indians, the blacks and the mixed-bloods to begin eating in the palace with their president because this is not a palace exclusively for the potentates and ambassadors and protocol, " Bucaram said late on Thursday.

Indians

Bucaram


Input: " In these weekly lunches we are going to get to know the problems of the Indian, mixed-race, black and peasant sectors, " he said.

Indian


Input: He has invited 35 Indian leaders to lunch next Tuesday.

Indian


Input: Bucaram, who was elected on a populist platform last month, also plans to create a ministry for ethnic cultures.

Bucaram


Input: The Andean nation's population of 11.4 million is 47 percent indigenous.

Andean


Input: Brazil to use hovercrafts for Amazon travel.

Brazil

Amazon


Input: BRASILIA 1996-08-22

BRASILIA


Input: Hovercrafts will soon be plying the waters of the Amazon in a bid to reduce the difficulties of transportation on the vast Brazilian waterway, the government said on Thursday.

Amazon

Brazilian


Input: Two Russian-built hovercrafts, capable of carrying up to 50 tons each, will begin ferrying passengers and cargo up and down the huge river from its mouth at Belem by the end of the year, Brazil's Amazon Affairs Department said in a statement.

Russian-built

Belem

Brazil

Amazon Affairs Department


Input: The use of riverways in the region has been made a priority under a government plan for the Amazon and the high-speed hovercraft will help reduce the time involved in travelling often massive distances, it said.

Amazon


Input: HK's Tsang to visit Indonesia, New Zealand.

HK

Indonesia

New Zealand

Tsang


Input: HONG KONG 1996-08-23

HONG KONG


Input: Hong Kong Financial Secretary Donald Tsang will visit Indonesia and New Zealand from August 25 to 31, the government said on Friday.

Hong Kong

Indonesia

New Zealand

Donald Tsang


Input: In Jakarta, Tsang will meet President Suharto, Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas and Minister of Trade and Industry Tungky Ariwibowo.

Jakarta

Tsang

Suharto

Mar'ie Muhammad

Ali Alatas

Tungky Ariwibowo

Finance

Foreign Affairs

Trade and Industry


Input: On his New Zealand leg from August 29, Tsang will meet Prime Minister Jim Bolger, Deputy Prime Minister Don McKinnon and Minister of Finance Bill Birch.

New Zealand

Tsang

Jim Bolger

Don McKinnon

Bill Birch

Finance


Input: Jordan expels Iraqi diplomat after bread riots.

Jordan

Iraqi


Input: Rana Sabbagh

Rana Sabbagh


Input: AMMAN 1996-08-23

AMMAN


Input: Jordan, which has blamed Iraq for bread riots last week, has asked an Iraqi diplomat to leave, official and diplomatic sources said on Friday.

Jordan

Iraq

Iraqi


Input: The main Friday prayers in southern Jordan that were the starting point for the riots a week ago passed peacefully under tight security imposed by the army with only brief demonstrations reported.

Jordan


Input: Adel Ibrahim, the Iraqi embassy's press attache, was asked to leave " because he was carrying out duties incompatible with diplomatic norms ", one source told Reuters, implying he was accused of spying.

Adel Ibrahim

Iraqi

Reuters


Input: Ibrahim told Reuters by telephone from his embassy office in Amman that he " had not been notified " of any explusion order.

Ibrahim

Reuters

Amman


Input: The government declined official comment.


Input: Ibrahim's assistant, Hussein Khalaf, was expelled earlier this year for similar reasons amid rising tension in bilateral ties after King Hussein began calling for change in Baghdad following top Iraqi defections in August 1995.

Ibrahim

Hussein Khalaf

Hussein

Baghdad

Iraqi


Input: Iraq retaliated then by expelling a junior administrator working in the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad but has continued its policy of trying to avoid public conflicts with Jordan -- its only secure route to the rest of the world.

Iraq

Baghdad

Jordan

Jordanian


Input: Jordan has accused Iraq and a local pro-Baghdad party for the country's worst unrest in seven years which erupted after it almost doubled the prices of bread last week under radical economic reforms agreed with the International Monetary Fund.

Jordan

Iraq

pro-Baghdad

International Monetary Fund


Input: In Karak, where two days of riots flared last Friday, a few hundred young men lingered outside Omari mosque on leaving, shouting slogans for about 15 minutes.

Karak

Omari


Input: " Disperse, abstain from forming groups and help maintain order, " army officers, who has enforced a loose curfew since the riots, told the crowd through loudspeakers.


Input: The men shouted " Allahu Akbar " (God is Greatest) as a former Islamist deputy, Ahmed Kafawin, told soldiers the crowd would not cause trouble.

Allahu

God

Ahmed Kafawin

Islamist


Input: He had earlier mounted the mosque's pulpit to demand release of detainees, an end to raids on houses and the cancelling of the bread price rises.


Input: Armoured cars had patrolled streets in Karak, traditional bastion of communist ideology and Baath socialism that swept the region in the 1950s, and guarded entrances to the hill-top city famed for its Crusader castle before the prayers.

Karak

Baath


Input: There was also heavy security in the crowded centre of Amman, where smaller clashes had erupted last Saturday, but Friday prayers at the main mosque ended quietly as police in full riot gear looked on.

Amman


Input: The Jordanian Arab Socialist Baath Party, which has one deputy in the 80-seat lower house of parliament, has denied involvement in unrest which it blamed on government policies and rising economic hardship.

Jordanian Arab Socialist Baath Party


Input: Government attempts to link the rioting to foreign influence has been treated with derision by those in the streets who blame the protests on severe economic hardships.


Input: Turkey says killed 17 Kurd rebels in clashes.

Turkey

Kurd


Input: ANKARA 1996-08-23

ANKARA


Input: Turkish troops have killed 17 Kurdish rebels in recent clashes in the southeast of the country, the state-run Anatolian news agency said on Friday.

Turkish

Kurdish

Anatolian


Input: Two security officials and two state-paid village guards were killed in the fighting with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas, the agency quoted the emergency rule governor's office as saying.

Kurdistan Workers Party

PKK


Input: Eight of the rebels were killed in Van province, five in Sirnak and four in Hakkari.

Van

Sirnak

Hakkari


Input: The agency did not say when the clashes took place.


Input: More than 20,000 people have died in the PKK's 12-year-old fight for independence or autonomy in southeastern Turkey.

PKK

Turkey


Input: Three people, including two village guards, died when a mine planted by PKK rebels exploded on a road in the southeast, Anatolian reported earlier.

PKK

Anatolian


Input: It said a taxi carrying the guards, members of a mostly Kurdish militia which fights the PKK, hit the mine in the province of Diyarbakir.

Kurdish

PKK

Diyarbakir


Input: U.S. says Iraqi Kurds agree ceasefire.

U.S.

Iraqi Kurds


Input: WASHINGTON 1996-08-23

WASHINGTON


Input: Leaders of Iraq's two main Kurdish factions agreed on Friday to end six days of fighting and to attend U.S.-mediated peace talks next month, the State Department said.

Iraq

Kurdish

U.S.-mediated

State Department


Input: Spokesman Glyn Davies said in a statement that the agreement followed direct U.S. contacts with Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and Jalal Talabani, leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK).

Glyn Davies

Massoud Barzani

Jalal Talabani

U.S.

Kurdistan Democratic Party

KDP

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

PUK


Input: Davies said the two leaders " have agreed to cease the fighting (and) return their forces to the positions held before the current fighting began " on August 17.

Davies


Input: He did not give a specific time for the ceasefire but said the United States looked forward to " immediate implementation ".

United States


Input: The two party leaders had also agreed to meet U.S. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Robert Pelletreau in September " to solidify the cease-fire and to pursue reconciliation ", Davies said.

U.S.

Near Eastern

Robert Pelletreau

Davies


Input: His statement gave no venue or precise date for the meeting.


Input: The United States has already called on the Kurdish factions to hold peace talks in London.

United States

London

Kurdish


Input: The KDP said Thursday night it had repelled an attack by thousands of PUK fighters, killing, wounding or capturing about 400 opposing guerrillas.

KDP

PUK


Input: The fighting has threatened a U.S.-led peace plan to unite the mountainous Kurdish region in northern Iraq against President Saddam Hussein.

U.S.-led

Kurdish

Iraq

Saddam Hussein


Input: One teen left dead by attack on U.S. slumber party.

U.S.


Input: CHESAPEAKE, Va.

CHESAPEAKE

Va


Input: A knife-wielding neighbour apparently intent on sexual assault invaded a teenage slumber party on Friday, killing one girl and wounding three others, police said.


Input: At about 4 a.m. EDT (0800 GMT), a group of teenaged girls were having the overnight party in the Camelot subdivision of this eastern Virginia city, when a man entered the house, wielding a knife, threatening to sexually assault the girls.

GMT

Camelot

Virginia


Input: Detective Richard Black of the Chesapeake Police Department, said a neighbour, Curtis Lee White II, 19, was arrested in the attack, but had not been charged by late morning on Friday.

Richard Black

Curtis Lee White II

Chesapeake Police Department


Input: There were apparently no adults at the party as the father of the family who lived in the house was out of town and the mother died more than a year ago, Black said.

Black


Input: The detective said details were sketchy, but two of the teenagers were reportedly downstairs watching television when White allegedly entered the house and told the girls to take off their clothes.

White


Input: He said a male teenager sleeping upstairs reportedly heard the commotion and came downstairs and confronted White, who allegedly stabbed him more than once.

White


Input: The other teenagers also confronted the assailant and three girls, all under 18, were stabbed, one fatally.


Input: " At least two of them were sexually molested, " Black said.

Black


Input: He said all of the wounded teenagers were taken to a hospital but none of the injuries were considered life-threatening.


Input: Police said the girl who died was identified as Michelle Harper.

Michelle Harper


Input: Her age was not given.