Input: CRICKET-LEICESTERSHIRE TAKE OVER AT TOP AFTER INNINGS VICTORY.

LEICESTERSHIRE


Input: LONDON 1996-08-30

LONDON


Input: West Indian all-rounder Phil Simmons took four for 38 on Friday as Leicestershire beat Somerset by an innings and 39 runs in two days to take over at the head of the county championship.

West Indian

Phil Simmons

Leicestershire

Somerset


Input: Their stay on top, though, may be short-lived as title rivals Essex, Derbyshire and Surrey all closed in on victory while Kent made up for lost time in their rain-affected match against Nottinghamshire.

Essex

Derbyshire

Surrey

Kent

Nottinghamshire


Input: After bowling Somerset out for 83 on the opening morning at Grace Road, Leicestershire extended their first innings by 94 runs before being bowled out for 296 with England discard Andy Caddick taking three for 83.

Somerset

Leicestershire

Grace Road

England

Andy Caddick


Input: Trailing by 213, Somerset got a solid start to their second innings before Simmons stepped in to bundle them out for 174.

Somerset

Simmons


Input: Essex, however, look certain to regain their top spot after Nasser Hussain and Peter Such gave them a firm grip on their match against Yorkshire at Headingley.

Essex

Yorkshire

Nasser Hussain

Peter Such

Headingley


Input: Hussain, considered surplus to England's one-day requirements, struck 158, his first championship century of the season, as Essex reached 372 and took a first innings lead of 82.

Hussain

England

Essex


Input: By the close Yorkshire had turned that into a 37-run advantage but off-spinner Such had scuttled their hopes, taking four for 24 in 48 balls and leaving them hanging on 119 for five and praying for rain.

Yorkshire

Such


Input: At the Oval, Surrey captain Chris Lewis, another man dumped by England, continued to silence his critics as he followed his four for 45 on Thursday with 80 not out on Friday in the match against Warwickshire.

Oval

England

Surrey

Warwickshire

Chris Lewis


Input: He was well backed by England hopeful Mark Butcher who made 70 as Surrey closed on 429 for seven, a lead of 234.

England

Mark Butcher

Surrey


Input: Derbyshire kept up the hunt for their first championship title since 1936 by reducing Worcestershire to 133 for five in their second innings, still 100 runs away from avoiding an innings defeat.

Derbyshire

Worcestershire


Input: Australian Tom Moody took six for 82 but Chris Adams, 123, and Tim O'Gorman, 109, took Derbyshire to 471 and a first innings lead of 233.

Australian

Tom Moody

Chris Adams

Tim O'Gorman

Derbyshire


Input: After the frustration of seeing the opening day of their match badly affected by the weather, Kent stepped up a gear to dismiss Nottinghamshire for 214.

Kent

Nottinghamshire


Input: They were held up by a gritty 84 from Paul Johnson but ex-England fast bowler Martin McCague took four for 55.

Paul Johnson

Martin McCague

ex-England


Input: By stumps Kent had reached 108 for three.

Kent


Input: CRICKET-ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES.

ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP


Input: LONDON 1996-08-30

LONDON


Input: Result and close of play scores in English county championship matches on Friday:

English


Input: Leicester: Leicestershire beat Somerset by an innings and 39 runs.

Leicester

Leicestershire

Somerset


Input: Somerset 83 and 174 (P. Simmons 4-38), Leicestershire 296.

Somerset

Leicestershire

P. Simmons


Input: Leicestershire 22 points, Somerset 4.

Leicestershire

Somerset


Input: Chester-le-Street: Glamorgan 259 and 207 (A. Dale 69, H. Morris 69; D. Blenkiron 4-43), Durham 114 (S. Watkin 4-28) and 81-3.

Chester-le-Street

Glamorgan

Durham

A. Dale

H. Morris

D. Blenkiron

S. Watkin


Input: Tunbridge Wells: Nottinghamshire 214 (P. Johnson 84; M. McCague 4-55), Kent 108-3.

Tunbridge Wells

Nottinghamshire

Kent

P. Johnson

M. McCague


Input: London (The Oval): Warwickshire 195, Surrey 429-7 (C. Lewis 80 not out, M. Butcher 70, G. Kersey 63, J. Ratcliffe 63, D. Bicknell 55).

London

The Oval

Warwickshire

Surrey

C. Lewis

M. Butcher

G. Kersey

J. Ratcliffe

D. Bicknell


Input: Hove: Sussex 363 (W. Athey 111, V. Drakes 52; I. Austin 4-37), Lancashire 197-8 (W. Hegg 54)

Hove

Sussex

Lancashire

W. Athey

V. Drakes

I. Austin

W. Hegg


Input: Portsmouth: Middlesex 199 and 426 (J. Pooley 111, M. Ramprakash 108, M. Gatting 83), Hampshire 232 and 109-5.

Portsmouth

Middlesex

Hampshire

J. Pooley

M. Ramprakash

M. Gatting


Input: Chesterfield: Worcestershire 238 and 133-5, Derbyshire 471 (J. Adams 123, T.O'Gorman 109 not out, K. Barnett 87; T. Moody 6-82)

Chesterfield

Worcestershire

Derbyshire

J. Adams

T.O'Gorman

K. Barnett

T. Moody


Input: Bristol: Gloucestershire 183 and 185-6 (J. Russell 56 not out), Northamptonshire 190 (K. Curran 52; A. Smith 5-68).

Bristol

Gloucestershire

Northamptonshire

J. Russell

K. Curran

A. Smith


Input: CRICKET-1997 ASHES INTINERARY.

ASHES


Input: LONDON 1996-08-30

LONDON


Input: Australia will defend the Ashes in

Australia

Ashes


Input: a six-test series against England during a four-month tour

England


Input: starting on May 13 next year, the Test and County Cricket Board

Test and County Cricket Board


Input: said on Friday.


Input: Australia will also play three one-day internationals and

Australia


Input: four one-day warm-up matches at the start of the tour.


Input: The tourists will play nine first-class matches against


Input: English county sides and another against British Universities,

English

British Universities


Input: as well as one-day matches against the Minor Counties and

Minor Counties


Input: Scotland.

Scotland


Input: Tour itinerary:


Input: May


Input: May 13 Arrive in London

London


Input: May 14 Practice at Lord's

Lord's


Input: May 15 v Duke of Norfolk's XI (at Arundel)

Duke of Norfolk's XI

Arundel


Input: May 17 v Northampton

Northampton


Input: May 18 v Worcestershire

Worcestershire


Input: May 20 v Durham

Durham


Input: May 22 First one-day international (at Headingley,

Headingley


Input: Leeds)

Leeds


Input: May 24 Second one-day international (at The Oval,

The Oval


Input: London)

London


Input: May 25 Third one-day international (at Lord's, London)

Lord's

London


Input: May 27-29 v Gloucestershire or Sussex or Surrey (three

Gloucestershire

Sussex

Surrey


Input: days)


Input: May 31-June 2 v Derbyshire (three days)

Derbyshire


Input: June


Input: June 5-9 First test match (at Edgbaston, Birmingham)

Edgbaston

Birmingham


Input: June 11-13 v a first class county (to be confirmed)


Input: June 14-16 v Leicestershire (three days)

Leicestershire


Input: June 19-23 Second test (at Lord's)

Lord's


Input: June 25-27 v British Universities (at Oxford, three days)

British Universities

Oxford


Input: June 28-30 v Hampshire (three days)

Hampshire


Input: July


Input: July 3-7 Third test (at Old Trafford, Manchester)

Old Trafford

Manchester


Input: July 9 v Minor Counties XI

Minor Counties XI


Input: July 12 v Scotland

Scotland


Input: July 16-18 v Glamorgan (three days)

Glamorgan


Input: July 19-21 v Middlesex (three days)

Middlesex


Input: July 24-28 Fourth test (at Headingley)

Headingley


Input: August


Input: August 1-4 v Somerset (four days)

Somerset


Input: August 7-11 Fifth test (at Trent Bridge, Nottingham)

Trent Bridge

Nottingham


Input: August 16-18 v Kent (three days)

Kent


Input: August 21-25 Sixth test (at The Oval, London).

The Oval

London


Input: SOCCER-SHEARER NAMED AS ENGLAND CAPTAIN.

SHEARER

ENGLAND


Input: LONDON 1996-08-30

LONDON


Input: The world's costliest footballer Alan Shearer was named as the new England captain on Friday.

Alan Shearer

England


Input: The 26-year-old, who joined Newcastle for 15 million pounds sterling ($23.4 million), takes over from Tony Adams, who led the side during the European championship in June, and former captain David Platt.

Newcastle

Tony Adams

David Platt

European


Input: Adams and Platt are both injured and will miss England's opening World Cup qualifier against Moldova on Sunday.

Adams

Platt

England

Moldova

World Cup


Input: Shearer takes the captaincy on a trial basis, but new coach Glenn Hoddle said he saw no reason why the former Blackburn and Southampton skipper should not make the post his own.

Shearer

Glenn Hoddle

Blackburn

Southampton


Input: " I'm sure there won't be a problem, I'm sure Alan is the man for the job, " Hoddle said.

Alan

Hoddle


Input: " There were three or four people who could have done it but when I spoke to Alan he was up for it and really wanted it.

Alan


Input: " In four days it's very difficult to come to a 100 percent conclusion about something like this ...


Input: but he knows how to conduct himself, his team mates respect him and he knows about the team situation even though he plays up front. "


Input: Shearer's Euro 96 striking partner Teddy Sheringham withdrew from the squad with an injury on Friday.

Shearer

Teddy Sheringham

Euro 96


Input: He will probably be replaced by Shearer's Newcastle team mate Les Ferdinand.

Shearer

Les Ferdinand

Newcastle


Input: BASKETBALL-INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT RESULT.


Input: BELGRADE 1996-08-30

BELGRADE


Input: Result in an international


Input: basketball tournament on Friday:


Input: Red Star (Yugoslavia) beat Dinamo (Russia) 92-90 (halftime

Red Star

Dinamo

Yugoslavia

Russia


Input: SOCCER-ROMANIA BEAT LITHUANIA IN UNDER-21 MATCH.

ROMANIA

LITHUANIA


Input: BUCHAREST 1996-08-30

BUCHAREST


Input: Romania beat Lithuania 2-1 (halftime 1-1) in their European under-21 soccer match on Friday.

Romania

Lithuania

European


Input: Scorers:


Input: Romania-Cosmin Contra (31st), Mihai Tararache (75th)

Romania

Cosmin Contra

Mihai Tararache


Input: Lithuania-Danius Gleveckas (13rd)

Lithuania

Danius Gleveckas


Input: Attendance: 200


Input: SOCCER-ROTOR FANS LOCKED OUT AFTER VOLGOGRAD VIOLENCE.

ROTOR

VOLGOGRAD


Input: MOSCOW 1996-08-30

MOSCOW


Input: Rotor Volgograd must play their next home game behind closed doors after fans hurled bottles and stones at Dynamo Moscow players during a 1-0 home defeat on Saturday that ended Rotor's brief spell as league leaders.

Rotor Volgograd

Dynamo Moscow

Rotor


Input: The head of the Russian league's disciplinary committee, Anatoly Gorokhovsky, said on Friday that Rotor would play Lada Togliatti to empty stands on September 3.

Russian

Anatoly Gorokhovsky

Rotor

Lada Togliatti


Input: The club, who put Manchester United out of last year's UEFA Cup, were fined $1,000.

Manchester United

UEFA Cup


Input: Despite the defeat, Rotor are well placed with 11 games to play in the championship.

Rotor


Input: Lying three points behind Alania and two behind Dynamo Moscow, the Volgograd side have a game in hand over the leaders and two over the Moscow club.

Alania

Dynamo Moscow

Volgograd

Moscow


Input: BOXING-PANAMA'S ROBERTO DURAN FIGHTS THE SANDS OF TIME.

PANAMA

ROBERTO DURAN


Input: PANAMA CITY 1996-08-30

PANAMA CITY


Input: Panamanian boxing legend Roberto " Hands of Stone " Duran climbs into the ring on Saturday in another age-defying attempt to sustain his long career.

Panamanian

Roberto " Hands of Stone " Duran


Input: Duran, 45, takes on little-known Mexican Ariel Cruz, 30, in a super middleweight non-title bout in Panama City.

Duran

Ariel Cruz

Mexican

Panama City


Input: The fight, Duran's first on home soil for 10 years, is being billed here as the " Return of the Legend " and Duran still talks as if he was in his prime.

Duran

Duran

Return of the Legend


Input: " I want a fifth title.


Input: This match is to prepare me.


Input: I feel good.


Input: I'm not retiring, " Duran told Reuters.

Duran

Reuters


Input: But those close to the boxer acknowledge that the man who has won championships in four different weight classes -- lightweight, welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight -- is drawing close to the end of his career.


Input: " Each time he fights, he's on the last frontier of his career.


Input: If he loses Saturday, it could devalue his position as one of the world's great boxers, " Panamanian Boxing Association President Ramon Manzanares said.

Panamanian

Boxing Association

Ramon Manzanares


Input: Duran, whose 97-12 record spans three decades, hopes a win in the 10-round bout will earn him a rematch against Puerto Rico's Hector " Macho " Camacho.

Duran

Hector " Macho " Camacho

Puerto Rico


Input: Camacho took a controversial points decision against the Panamanian in Atlantic City in June in a title fight.

Camacho

Panamanian

Atlantic City


Input: SQUASH-HONG KONG OPEN QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS.

HONG KONG OPEN


Input: HONG KONG 1996-08-30

HONG KONG


Input: Quarter-final results in the Hong Kong Open on Friday (prefix number denotes seeding): 1-Jansher Khan (Pakistan) beat Mark Cairns (England) 15-10 15-6 15-7

Hong Kong Open

Jansher Khan

Mark Cairns

Pakistan

England


Input: Anthony Hill (Australia) beat Dan Jenson (Australia) 15-9 15-8 15-17 17-15

Anthony Hill

Dan Jenson

Australia

Australia


Input: 4-Peter Nicol (Scotland) beat 7-Chris Walker (England) 15-8 15-13 13-15 15-9

Peter Nicol

Chris Walker

Scotland

England


Input: 2-Rodney Eyles (Australia) beat Derek Ryan (Ireland) 15-6 15-9 11-15 15-10.

Rodney Eyles

Derek Ryan

Australia

Ireland


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

SOUTH KOREAN


Input: SEOUL 1996-08-30

SEOUL


Input: Results of South Korean pro-soccer

South Korean


Input: games played on Thursday.


Input: Pohang 3 Ulsan 2 (halftime 1-0)

Pohang

Ulsan


Input: Puchon 2 Chonbuk 1 (halftime 1-1)

Puchon

Chonbuk


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


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


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


Input: Puchon 3 1 0 6 1 10

Puchon


Input: Chonan 3 0 1 13 10 9

Chonan


Input: Pohang 2 1 1 11 10 7

Pohang


Input: Suwan 1 3 0 7 3 6

Suwan


Input: Ulsan 1 0 2 8 9 3

Ulsan


Input: Anyang 0 3 1 6 9 3

Anyang


Input: Chonnam 0 2 1 4 5 2

Chonnam


Input: Pusan 0 2 1 3 7 2

Pusan


Input: Chonbuk 0 0 3 3 7 0

Chonbuk


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

S. KOREAN


Input: SEOUL 1996-08-30

SEOUL


Input: Results of South Korean

South Korean


Input: professional baseball games played on Thursday.


Input: LG 2 OB 0

LG

OB


Input: Lotte 6 Hyundai 2

Lotte

Hyundai


Input: Hyundai 6 Lotte 5

Hyundai

Lotte


Input: Haitai 2 Samsung 0

Haitai

Samsung


Input: Samsung 10 Haitai 3

Samsung

Haitai


Input: Hanwha 6 Ssangbangwool 5

Hanwha

Ssangbangwool


Input: Note-Lotte and Hyundai, Haitai and Samsung played two games.

Lotte

Hyundai

Haitai

Samsung


Input: Standings after games played on Thursday (tabulate under


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


Input: W D L PCT GB


Input: Haitai 64 2 43 .596-

Haitai


Input: Ssangbangwool 59 2 49 .545 5 1/2

Ssangbangwool


Input: Hanwha 58 1 49 .542 6

Hanwha


Input: Hyundai 57 5 49 .536 6 1/2

Hyundai


Input: Samsung 49 5 56 .468 14

Samsung


Input: Lotte 46 6 54 .462 14 1/2

Lotte


Input: LG 46 5 59 .441 17

LG


Input: OB 42 6 62 .409 20 1/2

OB


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

U.S. OPEN


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-30

NEW YORK


Input: Results from the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the National Tennis Centre on Friday (prefix number denotes seeding):

U.S. Open Tennis Championships

National Tennis Centre


Input: Women's singles, third round


Input: Sandrine Testud (France) beat Ines Gorrochategui (Argentina) 4-6 6-2 6-1

Sandrine Testud

Ines Gorrochategui

France

Argentina


Input: Men's singles, second round


Input: 4-Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) beat Scott Draper (Australia) 6-7 (1-7) 6-3 6-4 6-4

Goran Ivanisevic

Scott Draper

Croatia

Australia


Input: Tim Henman (Britain) beat Doug Flach (U.S.) 6-3 6-4 6-2

Tim Henman

Doug Flach

Britain

U.S.


Input: Mark Philippoussis (Australia) beat Andrei Olhovskiy (Russia) 6-3 6-4 6-2

Mark Philippoussis

Andrei Olhovskiy

Australia

Russia


Input: Sjeng Schalken (Netherlands) beat David Rikl (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-4 6-4

Sjeng Schalken

David Rikl

Netherlands

Czech Republic


Input: Guy Forget (France) beat 17-Felix Mantilla (Spain) 6-4 7-5 6-3

Guy Forget

Felix Mantilla

France

Spain


Input: Men's singles, second round


Input: Alexander Volkov (Russia) beat Mikael Tillstrom (Sweden) 1-6 6- 4 6-1 4-6 7-6 (10-8)

Alexander Volkov

Mikael Tillstrom

Russia

Sweden


Input: Jonas Bjorkman (Sweden) beat David Nainkin (South Africa)) 6-4 6-1 6-1

Jonas Bjorkman

David Nainkin

Sweden

South Africa


Input: Women's singles, third round


Input: 8-Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) beat Anne-Gaelle Sidot (France) 6-0 6-3

Lindsay Davenport

Anne-Gaelle Sidot

U.S.

France


Input: 4-Conchita Martinez (Spain) beat Helena Sukova (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-3

Conchita Martinez

Helena Sukova

Spain

Czech Republic


Input: Amanda Coetzer (South Africa) beat Irina Spirlea (Romania) 7-6 (7-5) 7-5

Amanda Coetzer

Irina Spirlea

South Africa

Romania


Input: Add Men's singles, second round 16-Cedric Pioline (France) beat Roberto Carretero (Spain) 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1 Alex Corretja (Spain) beat Filippo Veglio (Switzerland) 6-7 (4- 7) 6-4 6-4 6-0

Cedric Pioline

Roberto Carretero

Alex Corretja

Filippo Veglio

France

Spain

Spain

Switzerland


Input: Add Women's singles, third round Linda Wild (U.S.) beat Barbara Rittner (Germany) 6-4 4-6 7-5 Asa Carlsson (Sweden) beat 15-Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina) 7-5 3-6 6-2

Linda Wild

Barbara Rittner

Asa Carlsson

Gabriela Sabatini

U.S.

Germany

Sweden

Argentina


Input: Add Men's singles, second round 1-Pete Sampras (U.S.) beat Jiri Novak (Czech Republic) 6-3 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 Paul Haarhuis (Netherlands) beat Michael Tebbutt (Australia) 1- 6 6-2 6-2 6-3

Pete Sampras

Jiri Novak

Paul Haarhuis

Michael Tebbutt

U.S.

Czech Republic

Netherlands

Australia


Input: Add Women's singles, third round Lisa Raymond (U.S.) beat Kimberly Po (U.S.) 6-3 6-2

Lisa Raymond

Kimberly Po

U.S.

U.S.


Input: Add men's singles, second round


Input: Hendrik Dreekmann (Germany) beat Thomas Johansson (Sweden)

Hendrik Dreekmann

Thomas Johansson

Germany

Sweden


Input: 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 4-6 6-1


Input: Andrei Medvedev (Ukraine) beat Jan Kroslak (Slovakia) 6-4 6-3

Andrei Medvedev

Jan Kroslak

Ukraine

Slovakia


Input: Petr Korda (Czech Republic) bat Bohdan Ulihrach (Czech

Petr Korda

Bohdan Ulihrach

Czech Republic

Czech


Input: Republic) 6-0 7-6 (7-5) 6-2

Republic


Input: Add women's singles, third round


Input: 2-Monica Seles (U.S.) beat Dally Randriantefy (Madagascar)

Monica Seles

Dally Randriantefy

U.S.

Madagascar


Input: 6-0 6-2


Input: Add men's singles, second round 12-Todd Martin (U.S.) beat Andrea Gaudenzi (Italy) 6-3 6-2 6-2 Stefan Edberg (Sweden) beat Bernd Karbacher (Germany) 3-6 6-3 6-3 1-0 retired (leg injury)

Todd Martin

Andrea Gaudenzi

Stefan Edberg

Bernd Karbacher

U.S.

Italy

Sweden

Germany


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

MAJOR LEAGUE


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-30

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 74 59 .556-

NEW YORK


Input: BALTIMORE 70 63 .526 4

BALTIMORE


Input: BOSTON 69 65 .515 5 1/2

BOSTON


Input: TORONTO 63 71 .470 11 1/2

TORONTO


Input: DETROIT 48 86 .358 26 1/2

DETROIT


Input: CENTRAL DIVISION

CENTRAL DIVISION


Input: CLEVELAND 80 53 .602-

CLEVELAND


Input: CHICAGO 71 64 .526 10

CHICAGO


Input: MINNESOTA 67 67 .500 13 1/2

MINNESOTA


Input: MILWAUKEE 64 71 .474 17

MILWAUKEE


Input: KANSAS CITY 61 74 .452 20

KANSAS CITY


Input: WESTERN DIVISION

WESTERN DIVISION


Input: TEXAS 75 58 .564-

TEXAS


Input: SEATTLE 70 63 .526 5

SEATTLE


Input: OAKLAND 64 72 .471 12 1/2

OAKLAND


Input: CALIFORNIA 62 72 .463 13 1/2

CALIFORNIA


Input: FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 SCHEDULE


Input: KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT

KANSAS CITY

DETROIT


Input: CHICAGO AT TORONTO

CHICAGO

TORONTO


Input: MINNESOTA AT MILWAUKEE

MINNESOTA

MILWAUKEE


Input: CLEVELAND AT TEXAS

CLEVELAND

TEXAS


Input: NEW YORK AT CALIFORNIA

NEW YORK

CALIFORNIA


Input: BOSTON AT OAKLAND

BOSTON

OAKLAND


Input: BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE

BALTIMORE

SEATTLE


Input: NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE


Input: EASTERN DIVISION

EASTERN DIVISION


Input: W L PCT GB


Input: ATLANTA 83 49 .629-

ATLANTA


Input: MONTREAL 71 61 .538 12

MONTREAL


Input: FLORIDA 64 70 .478 20

FLORIDA


Input: NEW YORK 59 75 .440 25

NEW YORK


Input: PHILADELPHIA 54 80 .403 30

PHILADELPHIA


Input: CENTRAL DIVISION

CENTRAL DIVISION


Input: HOUSTON 72 63 .533-

HOUSTON


Input: ST LOUIS 69 65 .515 2 1/2

ST LOUIS


Input: CINCINNATI 66 67 .496 5

CINCINNATI


Input: CHICAGO 65 66 .496 5

CHICAGO


Input: PITTSBURGH 56 77 .421 15

PITTSBURGH


Input: WESTERN DIVISION

WESTERN DIVISION


Input: SAN DIEGO 75 60 .556-

SAN DIEGO


Input: LOS ANGELES 72 61 .541 2

LOS ANGELES


Input: COLORADO 70 65 .519 5

COLORADO


Input: SAN FRANCISCO 57 74 .435 16

SAN FRANCISCO


Input: FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 SCHEDULE


Input: ATLANTA AT CHICAGO

ATLANTA

CHICAGO


Input: FLORIDA AT CINCINNATI

FLORIDA

CINCINNATI


Input: SAN DIEGO AT MONTREAL

SAN DIEGO

MONTREAL


Input: LOS ANGELES AT PHILADELPHIA

LOS ANGELES

PHILADELPHIA


Input: HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH

HOUSTON

PITTSBURGH


Input: SAN FRANCISCO AT NEW YORK

SAN FRANCISCO

NEW YORK


Input: COLORADO AT ST LOUIS

COLORADO

ST LOUIS


Input: BASEBALL-MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS THURSDAY.

MAJOR LEAGUE


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-30

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: DETROIT 4 Kansas City 1

DETROIT

Kansas City


Input: Minnesota 6 MILWAUKEE 1

Minnesota

MILWAUKEE


Input: CALIFORNIA 14 New York 3

CALIFORNIA

New York


Input: SEATTLE 9 Baltimore 6

SEATTLE

Baltimore


Input: National League

National League


Input: San Diego 3 NEW YORK 2

San Diego

NEW YORK


Input: Chicago 4 HOUSTON 3

Chicago

HOUSTON


Input: Cincinnati 18 COLORADO 7

Cincinnati

COLORADO


Input: Atlanta 5 PITTSBURGH 1

Atlanta

PITTSBURGH


Input: Los Angeles 2 MONTREAL 1

Los Angeles

MONTREAL


Input: Florida 10 ST LOUIS 9

Florida

ST LOUIS


Input: TENNIS-TARANGO, O'BRIEN SPRING TWIN UPSETS UNDER THE LIGHTS.

TARANGO

O'BRIEN


Input: Larry Fine

Larry Fine


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-30

NEW YORK


Input: Andre Agassi escaped disaster on Thursday but Wimbledon finalist MaliVai Washington and Marcelo Rios were not so fortunate on a night of upsets at the U.S. Open.

Andre Agassi

MaliVai Washington

Marcelo Rios

Wimbledon

U.S. Open


Input: The 11th-seeded Washington fell short of reprising his Wimbledon miracle comeback as he lost to red-hot wildcard Alex O'Brien 6-3 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-3 in a two hour 51 minute struggle on the Stadium court.

Washington

Alex O'Brien

Wimbledon


Input: Next door on the grandstand, 10th seed Rios lost to another player with a Wimbledon connection -- bad boy Jeff Tarango.

Rios

Jeff Tarango

Wimbledon


Input: The temperamental left-hander defeated the Chilean 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2.

Chilean


Input: The day programme went smoothly although sixth-seeded former champion Agassi had to wriggle out of a dangerous 3-6 0-4 hole, winning 18 of the last 19 games against India's Leander Paes.

Agassi

Leander Paes

India


Input: But the night belonged to the upstarts.


Input: Washington, who climbed back from a 1-5 deficit, two sets down in the third set against Todd Martin in the Wimbledon semifinals, looked poised for another sensational comeback.

Washington

Todd Martin

Wimbledon


Input: O'Brien, a winner two weeks ago in New Haven for his first pro title, served for the match at 5-4 in the third set before Washington came charging back.

O'Brien

Washington

New Haven


Input: " I just kept saying to myself,' keep giving yourself the best chance to win, keep battling, maybe something will happen,' " said the 26-year-old O'Brien, ranked 65th.

O'Brien


Input: " I kept my composure and I was proud of myself for that -- usually I would have folded up the tent and gone home. "


Input: The hard-serving O'Brien, a former U.S. collegiate national champion, fired up 17 aces to ultimately subdue the never-say-die Washington.

O'Brien

Washington

U.S.


Input: The fifth set stayed on serve until the sixth game, when Washington, after saving one break point with a forehand winner down the line, netted a backhand to give O'Brien a 4-2 lead.

Washington

O'Brien


Input: The Texan blasted in two aces to hold serve at 5-2 and then converted his eighth match point for victory when Washington found the net with another backhand from 40-0.

Texan

Washington


Input: " You just kind of keep fighting and you keep trying to make him play a little bit.


Input: I think he got a little tight at a couple of moments, " said Washington. "

Washington


Input: But I think he served pretty well when he had to. "


Input: Tarango, whose Wimbledon tantrum two years ago brought him a $28,000 fine and suspension from this year's tournament at the All-England Club, argued calls and taunted fans in his lively two hour, 24 minute tango with Rios on the grandstand.

Tarango

Rios

Wimbledon

All-England Club


Input: A boisterous cheering section backed the distracted Chilean and booed the lanky American, who ate up all the attention.

Chilean

American


Input: " I'm an emotional player, " said the 104th-ranked Tarango. "

Tarango


Input: I think I played very well tonight, very focused. "


Input: The match turned on the third-set tiebreaker, which the American won 7-5 much to the dismay of the spectators.

American


Input: " I love the crowd if they boo me every day.


Input: It fires me up, makes me play my best tennis, " Tarango said.

Tarango


Input: " I played some of my best tennis in college when fraternities were throwing beer on me.


Input: If tennis was like that every day, I think everybody wold be having a lot more fun. "


Input: Rios did not appreciate Tarango's antics.

Rios

Tarango


Input: " He's always complaining too much, " said Rios. "

Rios


Input: But I think it's not that.


Input: I think I played really bad.


Input: It was tough to play at night.


Input: Balls were going really fast.


Input: I lost too many points that I never lose.


Input: I didn't play my tennis. "


Input: " I don't see the ball like I see during the day.


Input: I play an American so that's why I play at night.

American


Input: I didn't feel good on the court. "


Input: At the end of the match, Tarango blew sarcastic kisses to the crowd, then jiggled his body to a Rios rooting section in a jeering salute.

Tarango

Rios


Input: " I support their enthusiasm, " Tarango said about the fans. "

Tarango


Input: At the same time, they're cheering blatantly against me.


Input: After I won I figured I could give them a little razzle-dazzle. "


Input: NFL AMERICAN FOOTBALL-RANDALL CUNNINGHAM RETIRES.

NFL

AMERICAN FOOTBALL-RANDALL

CUNNINGHAM


Input: PHILADELPHIA 1996-08-29

PHILADELPHIA


Input: Randall Cunningham, the National Football League's all-time leading rusher as a quarterback and one of the most athletic players ever to line up over centre, retired Thursday.

Randall Cunningham

National Football League


Input: Cunningham played his entire 11-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Cunningham

Philadelphia Eagles


Input: A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Cunningham rushed for 4,482 yards on 677 carries.

Pro Bowl

Cunningham


Input: " I would like to thank the Eagles organisation and the wonderful fans of Philadelphia for supporting me throughout my career, " Cunningham said.

Eagles

Philadelphia

Cunningham


Input: " Although it saddens me to leave, I am looking forward to spending more time with my family and pursuing other interests that have been on the back burner for sometime. "


Input: " Randall was one of the most exciting quarterbacks in NFL history, " said Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie. "

Randall

Jeffrey Lurie

NFL

Eagles


Input: During his 11 years in Philadelphia, Randall was the cornerstone of the Eagles' franchise and brought many great moments to fans in Philadelphia as well as across the NFL. "

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Randall

Eagles

NFL


Input: A second-round choice in 1985, Cunningham completed 1,874-of-3,362 passes (55.7 percent) for 22,877 yards and 150 touchdowns.

Cunningham


Input: Cunningham has already been signed as a broadcaster.

Cunningham


Input: GOLF-LEADING SCORES AT GREATER MILWAUKEE OPEN.

GREATER MILWAUKEE OPEN


Input: MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin 1996-08-29

MILWAUKEE

Wisconsin


Input: Leading scores in


Input: the $1.2 million Greater Milwaukee Open at the par-71,

Greater Milwaukee Open


Input: 6,739-yard Brown Deer Park Golf Course after the first round

Brown Deer Park Golf Course


Input: on Thursday (players U.S. unless stated):

U.S.


Input: 62 Nolan Henke

Nolan Henke


Input: 64 Bob Estes

Bob Estes


Input: 65 Billy Andrade, Duffy Waldorf, Jesper Parnevik (Sweden)

Billy Andrade

Duffy Waldorf

Jesper Parnevik

Sweden


Input: 66 Neal Lancaster, Dave Barr (Canada), Mike Sullivan, Willie

Neal Lancaster

Dave Barr

Mike Sullivan

Willie

Canada


Input: Wood, Loren Roberts, Steve Stricker, Brian Claar, Russ Cochran

Wood

Loren Roberts

Steve Stricker

Brian Claar

Russ Cochran


Input: 67 Mark Calcavecchia, Payne Stewart, Billy Mayfair, Ken

Mark Calcavecchia

Payne Stewart

Billy Mayfair

Ken


Input: Green, Jerry Kelly, Tim Simpson, Olin Browne, Shane Bortsch,

Green

Jerry Kelly

Tim Simpson

Olin Browne

Shane Bortsch


Input: Mike Hulbert, Brian Henninger, Tiger Woods, Steve Jurgenson,

Mike Hulbert

Brian Henninger

Tiger Woods

Steve Jurgenson


Input: Bryan Gorman

Bryan Gorman


Input: GOLF-HENKE TAKES LEAD IN MILWAUKEE, WOODS MAKES PRO DEBUT.

HENKE

WOODS

MILWAUKEE


Input: MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin 1996-08-29

MILWAUKEE

Wisconsin


Input: Nolan Henke fired a nine-under-par 62 to grab a two-shot lead after the opening round of the $1.2 million Greater Milwaukee Open Thursday as 20-year-old Tiger Woods shot 67 in his professional debut.

Nolan Henke

Tiger Woods

Greater Milwaukee Open


Input: Henke stood two strokes ahead of Bob Estes and three up on Billy Andrade, Duffy Waldorf and Jesper Parnevik.

Henke

Bob Estes

Billy Andrade

Duffy Waldorf

Jesper Parnevik


Input: Woods, who turned pro Tuesday after winning an unprecedented third successive U.S. Amateur Championship, almost eagled the 18th hole.

Woods

U.S. Amateur Championship


Input: He settled for a birdie and a four-under opening round that left him five shots off the pace.


Input: " Yesterday was the toughest day I've had for a long time, " Woods said. "

Woods


Input: Today, I got to play golf. "


Input: He added: " I thought I got off off to a great start.


Input: It was a perfect start.


Input: I'm in a good position. "


Input: Henke, who called his round a " pleasant surprise, " finished with six birdies on the final eight holes.

Henke


Input: " We finally got things going in the right direction, " he said. "


Input: It was my best round in a very long time.


Input: My short game has improved since I've had to use it so often.


Input: That's always been the worst part of my game.


Input: All in all, playing bad's been a good experience. "


Input: Henke, who came within one shot of the course record set by Andrew Magee during Wednesday's pro-am, has three career PGA Tour victories, but none since the 1993 BellSouth Classic.

Henke

Andrew Magee

PGA Tour

BellSouth Classic


Input: Estes, whose only win came at the 1994 Texas Open and whose best finish this year was a third-place tie at the Nortel Open in January, eagled the par-five fourth hole and added five birdies to grab sole possession of second place.

Estes

Texas Open

Nortel Open


Input: " No bogeys on the card, " he noted. "


Input: Sometimes I take more pride in that. "


Input: Woods was among a group of 13 players at four under, including 1993 champion Billy Mayfair, who tied for second at last week's World Series of Golf, and former U.S. Open champ Payne Stewart.

Woods

Billy Mayfair

Payne Stewart

World Series of Golf

U.S. Open


Input: Defending champion Scott Hoch shot a three-under 68 and was six strokes back.

Scott Hoch


Input: Phil Mickelson, the only four-time winner on the PGA Tour, skipped the tournament after winning the World Series of Golf last week.

Phil Mickelson

PGA Tour

World Series of Golf


Input: Mark Brooks, Tom Lehman and Mark O'Meara, who make up the rest of the top four on the money list, also took the week off.

Mark Brooks

Tom Lehman

Mark O'Meara


Input: SOCCER-SILVA'S `LOST PASSPORT' EXCUSE NOT ENOUGH FOR FIFA.

SILVA

FIFA


Input: MADRID 1996-08-30

MADRID


Input: Spanish first division team Deportivo Coruna will be without key midfielder Mauro Silva for Saturday's game with Real Madrid after FIFA, soccer's world governing body, suspended the Brazilian for one game for missing his national side's European tour.

Spanish

Brazilian

European

Deportivo Coruna

Real Madrid

FIFA

Mauro Silva


Input: Silva excused his absence from Brazil's game against Russia, on Wednesday, and Saturday's match with the Netherlands by saying he had lost his passport.

Silva

Brazil

Russia

Netherlands


Input: But that did not prevent him from collecting the one-match suspension.


Input: ATHLETICS-MITCHELL DEFEATS BAILEY IN FRONT OF FORMER CHAMPIONS.

MITCHELL

BAILEY


Input: Adrian Warner

Adrian Warner


Input: BERLIN 1996-08-30

BERLIN


Input: American Dennis Mitchell outclassed Olympic 100 metres champion Donovan Bailey for the third time at a major post-Games meeting in front of the most experienced sprinting crowd in the world on Friday.

American

Olympic

post-Games

Dennis Mitchell

Donovan Bailey


Input: Watched by an array of former Olympic sprint champions at the Berlin grand prix meeting, Mitchell made a brilliant start in the 100 metres and held off Bailey's strong finish to win in 10.08 seconds despite cool conditions.

Olympic

Berlin

Mitchell

Bailey


Input: Bailey, who set a world record of 9.84 on his way to victory in Atlanta, could not catch his American rival and had to settle for third in a tight finish.

Bailey

Atlanta

American


Input: Jamaica's Michael Green was second with 10.09 with Bailey finishing in 10.13.

Jamaica

Michael Green

Bailey


Input: Last Friday Mitchell, who finished fourth at the Atlanta Games, upstaged a trio of Olympic champions including Bailey to win the 100 in Brussels.

Mitchell

Bailey

Atlanta Games

Olympic

Brussels


Input: Earlier this month he also beat world champion Bailey in Zurich.

Bailey

Zurich


Input: Berlin, Brussels and Zurich all belong to the most lucrative series in the sport, the Golden Four.

Berlin

Brussels

Zurich

Golden Four


Input: Among the crowd on Friday were Olympic 100 metres champions going back to 1948.

Olympic


Input: They had been invited to the meeting to watch a special relay to mark the 60th anniversary of Jesse Owens's four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in the same Berlin stadium.

Jesse Owens

Olympics

Berlin


Input: " Today the concentration was the most important thing for me, " Mitchell said.

Mitchell


Input: Despite the coolish conditions American Olympic champion Gail Devers looked in commanding form in the women's 100, clocking 10.89 to defeat Jamaican rival Merlene Ottey, who was second in 10.94.

American Olympic

Jamaican

Gail Devers

Merlene Ottey


Input: ATHLETICS-BERLIN GRAND PRIX RESULTS.

BERLIN GRAND PRIX


Input: BERLIN 1996-08-30

BERLIN


Input: Leading results at the Berlin

Berlin


Input: Grand Prix athletics meeting on Friday:

Grand Prix


Input: Women's 100 metres hurdles


Input: 1. Michelle Freeman (Jamaica) 12.71 seconds

Michelle Freeman

Jamaica


Input: 2. Ludmila Engquist (Sweden) 12.74

Ludmila Engquist

Sweden


Input: 3. Aliuska Lopez (Cuba) 12.92

Aliuska Lopez

Cuba


Input: 4. Brigita Bokovec (Slovenia) 12.92

Brigita Bokovec

Slovenia


Input: 5. Dionne Rose (Jamaica) 12.92

Dionne Rose

Jamaica


Input: 6. Julie Baumann (Switzerland) 13.11

Julie Baumann

Switzerland


Input: 7. Gillian Russell (Jamaica) 13.17

Gillian Russell

Jamaica


Input: Women's 1,500 metres


Input: 1. Svetlana Masterkova (Russia) four minutes 6.87 seconds

Svetlana Masterkova

Russia


Input: 2. Patricia Djate-Taillard (France) 4:08.22

Patricia Djate-Taillard

France


Input: 3. Carla Sacramento (Portugal) 4:08.96

Carla Sacramento

Portugal


Input: 4. Yekaterina Podkopayeva (Russia) 4:09.25

Yekaterina Podkopayeva

Russia


Input: 5. Leah Pells (Canada) 4:09.95

Leah Pells

Canada


Input: 6. Carmen Wuestenhagen (Germany) 4:10.38

Carmen Wuestenhagen

Germany


Input: 7. Margarita Maruseva (Russia) 4:10.87

Margarita Maruseva

Russia


Input: 8. Sara Thorsett (U.S.) 4:11.06

Sara Thorsett

U.S.


Input: Men's 110 metres hurdles


Input: 1. Mark Crear (U.S.) 13.26 seconds

Mark Crear

U.S.


Input: 2. Tony Jarrett (Britain) 13.35

Tony Jarrett

Britain


Input: 3. Florian Schwarthoff (Germany) 13.36

Florian Schwarthoff

Germany


Input: 4. Emilio Valle (Cuba) 13.52

Emilio Valle

Cuba


Input: 5. Falk Balzer (Germany) 13.52

Falk Balzer

Germany


Input: 6. Steve Brown (U.S.) 13.53

Steve Brown

U.S.


Input: 7. Frank Busemann (Germany) 13.58

Frank Busemann

Germany


Input: 8. Jack Pierce (U.S.) 13.60

Jack Pierce

U.S.


Input: Men's 200 metres


Input: 1. Frankie Fredericks (Namibia) 19.97 seconds

Frankie Fredericks

Namibia


Input: 2. Michael Johnson (U.S.) 20.02

Michael Johnson

U.S.


Input: 3. Ato Boldon (Trinidad) 20.37

Ato Boldon

Trinidad


Input: 4. Geir Moen (Norway) 20.41

Geir Moen

Norway


Input: 5. Patrick Stevens (Belgium) 20.54

Patrick Stevens

Belgium


Input: 6. Jon Drummond (U.S.) 20.78

Jon Drummond

U.S.


Input: 7. Claus Hirsbro (Denmark) 20.90

Claus Hirsbro

Denmark


Input: 8. Ivan Garcia (Cuba) 20.96

Ivan Garcia

Cuba


Input: Women's shot put


Input: 1. Astrid Kumbernuss (Germany) 19.89 metres

Astrid Kumbernuss

Germany


Input: 2. Claudia Mues (Germany) 18.80

Claudia Mues

Germany


Input: 3. Irina Korzhanenko (Russia) 18.63

Irina Korzhanenko

Russia


Input: 4. Valentina Fedyushina (Russia) 18.55

Valentina Fedyushina

Russia


Input: 5. Stephanie Storp (Germany) 18.41

Stephanie Storp

Germany


Input: Men's mile


Input: 1. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria) 3 minutes 49.09 seconds

Noureddine Morceli

Algeria


Input: 2. Venuste Niyongabo (Burundi) 3:51.01

Venuste Niyongabo

Burundi


Input: 3. William Tanui (Kenya) 3:51.40

William Tanui

Kenya


Input: 4. Laban Rotich (Kenya) 3:53.42

Laban Rotich

Kenya


Input: 5. Marko Koers (Netherlands) 3:53.47

Marko Koers

Netherlands


Input: 6. Isaac Viciosa (Spain) 3:53.85

Isaac Viciosa

Spain


Input: 7. John Mayock (Britain) 3:54.67

John Mayock

Britain


Input: 8. Marcus O'Sullivan (Ireland) 3:54.87

Marcus O'Sullivan

Ireland


Input: Men's discus


Input: 1. Lars Riedel (Germany) 70.60 metres

Lars Riedel

Germany


Input: 2. Anthony Washington (U.S.) 68.44

Anthony Washington

U.S.


Input: 3. Vasily Kaptyukh (Belarus) 66.24

Vasily Kaptyukh

Belarus


Input: 4. Vladimir Dubrovshchik (Belarus) 65.30

Vladimir Dubrovshchik

Belarus


Input: 5. Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania) 65.00

Virgilijus Alekna

Lithuania


Input: 6. Juergen Schult (Germany) 64.46

Juergen Schult

Germany


Input: 7. Andreas Seelig (Germany) 62.00

Andreas Seelig

Germany


Input: 8. Michael Moellenbeck (Germany) 58.56

Michael Moellenbeck

Germany


Input: Women's 100 metres


Input: 1. Gail Devers (U.S.) 10.89 seconds

Gail Devers

U.S.


Input: 2. Merlene Ottey (Jamaica) 10.94

Merlene Ottey

Jamaica


Input: 3. Gwen Torrence (U.S.) 11.07

Gwen Torrence

U.S.


Input: 4. Mary Onyali (Nigeria) 11.14

Mary Onyali

Nigeria


Input: 5. Chryste Gaines (U.S.) 11.20

Chryste Gaines

U.S.


Input: 6. Chandra Sturrup (Bahamas) 11.26

Chandra Sturrup

Bahamas


Input: 7. Irina Privalova (Russia) 11.27

Irina Privalova

Russia


Input: 8. Inger Miller (U.S.) 11.37

Inger Miller

U.S.


Input: Women's 5,000 metres


Input: 1. Gabriela Szabo (Romania) 15 minutes 04.95 seconds

Gabriela Szabo

Romania


Input: 2. Gete Wami (Ethiopia) 15:05.21

Gete Wami

Ethiopia


Input: 3. Rose Cheruiyot (Kenya) 15:05.41

Rose Cheruiyot

Kenya


Input: 4. Annemari Sandell (Finland) 15:06.33

Annemari Sandell

Finland


Input: 5. Tegla Loroupe (Kenya) 15:08.79

Tegla Loroupe

Kenya


Input: 6. Gunhild Halle (Norway) 15:09.00

Gunhild Halle

Norway


Input: 7. Pauline Konga (Kenya) 15:09.74

Pauline Konga

Kenya


Input: 8. Sally Barsosio (Kenya) 15:14.34

Sally Barsosio

Kenya


Input: Men's 400 metres hurdles


Input: 1. Torrance Zellner (U.S.) 48.23 seconds

Torrance Zellner

U.S.


Input: 2. Samuel Matete (Zambia) 48.34

Samuel Matete

Zambia


Input: 3. Derrick Adkins (U.S.) 48.62

Derrick Adkins

U.S.


Input: 4. Fabrizio Mori (Italy) 49.21

Fabrizio Mori

Italy


Input: 5. Sven Nylander (Sweden) 49.22

Sven Nylander

Sweden


Input: 6. Eric Thomas (U.S.) 49.35

Eric Thomas

U.S.


Input: 7. Rohan Robinson (Australia) 49.36

Rohan Robinson

Australia


Input: 8. Dusan Kovacs (Hungary) 49.58

Dusan Kovacs

Hungary


Input: Women's 400 metres


Input: 1. Falilat Ogunkoya (Nigeria) 50.31 seconds

Falilat Ogunkoya

Nigeria


Input: 2. Jearl Miles (U.S.) 50.42

Jearl Miles

U.S.


Input: 3. Fatima Yusuf (Nigeria) 51.43

Fatima Yusuf

Nigeria


Input: 4. Anja Ruecker (Germany) 51.61

Anja Ruecker

Germany


Input: 5. Olabisi Afolabi (Nigeria) 51.98

Olabisi Afolabi

Nigeria


Input: 6. Phylis Smith (Britain) 52.05

Phylis Smith

Britain


Input: 7. Linda Kisabaka (Germany) 52.41

Linda Kisabaka

Germany


Input: 8. Karin Janke (Germany) 53.13

Karin Janke

Germany


Input: Men's 100 metres


Input: 1. Dennis Mitchell (U.S.) 10.08

Dennis Mitchell

U.S.


Input: 2. Michael Green (Jamaica) 10.09

Michael Green

Jamaica


Input: 3. Donovan Bailey (Canada) 10.13

Donovan Bailey

Canada


Input: 4. Jon Drummond (U.S.) 10.22

Jon Drummond

U.S.


Input: 5. Davidson Ezinwa (Nigeria) 10.24

Davidson Ezinwa

Nigeria


Input: 6. Geir Moen (Norway) 10.33

Geir Moen

Norway


Input: 7. Marc Blume (Germany) 10.48

Marc Blume

Germany


Input: Men's 800 metres


Input: 1. Wilson Kipketer (Denmark) 1:43.34

Wilson Kipketer

Denmark


Input: 2. Norberto Tellez (Cuba) 1:44.58

Norberto Tellez

Cuba


Input: 3. Sammy Langat (Kenya) 1:44.96

Sammy Langat

Kenya


Input: 4. Nico Motchebon (Germany) 1:45.03

Nico Motchebon

Germany


Input: 5. David Kiptoo (Kenya) 1:45.27

David Kiptoo

Kenya


Input: 6. Adem Hacini (Algeria) 1:45.64

Adem Hacini

Algeria


Input: 7. Vebjoen Rodal (Norway) 1:46.45

Vebjoen Rodal

Norway


Input: 8. Craig Winrow (Britain) 1:46.66

Craig Winrow

Britain


Input: Men's pole vault


Input: 1= Andrei Tiwontschik (Germany) 5.86

Andrei Tiwontschik

Germany


Input: 1= Igor Trandenkov (Russia) 5.86

Igor Trandenkov

Russia


Input: 3. Maksim Tarasov (Russia) 5.86

Maksim Tarasov

Russia


Input: 4. Tim Lobinger (Germany) 5.80

Tim Lobinger

Germany


Input: 5. Igor Potapovich (Kazakstan) 5.80

Igor Potapovich

Kazakstan


Input: 6. Jean Galfione (France) 5.65

Jean Galfione

France


Input: 7. Pyotr Bochkary (Russia) 5.65

Pyotr Bochkary

Russia


Input: 8. Dmitri Markov (Belarus) 5.65

Dmitri Markov

Belarus


Input: Women's high jump


Input: 1. Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria) 2.03

Stefka Kostadinova

Bulgaria


Input: 2. Inga Babakova (Ukraine) 2.00 metres

Inga Babakova

Ukraine


Input: 3. Alina Astafei (Germany) 1.97

Alina Astafei

Germany


Input: 4. Tatyana Motkova (Russia) 1.97

Tatyana Motkova

Russia


Input: 5. Hanne Haugland (Norway) 1.91

Hanne Haugland

Norway


Input: 6= Nele Zilinskiene (Lithuania) 1.91

Nele Zilinskiene

Lithuania


Input: 6= Yelena Gulyayeva (Russia) 1.91

Yelena Gulyayeva

Russia


Input: 8. Natalya Golodnova (Russia) 1.85

Natalya Golodnova

Russia


Input: Men's 5,000 metres


Input: 1. Daniel Komen (Kenya) 13 minutes 2.62 seconds

Daniel Komen

Kenya


Input: 2. Bob Kennedy (U.S.) 13:06.12

Bob Kennedy

U.S.


Input: 3. Paul Koech (Kenya) 13:06.45

Paul Koech

Kenya


Input: 4. El Hassane Lahssini (Morocco) 13:06.57

El Hassane Lahssini

Morocco


Input: 5. Shem Kororia (Kenya) 13:06.65

Shem Kororia

Kenya


Input: 6. Brahim Lahlafi (Morocco) 13:08.05

Brahim Lahlafi

Morocco


Input: 7. Tom Nyariki (Kenya) 13:20.12

Tom Nyariki

Kenya


Input: 8. Fita Bayissa (Ethiopia) 13:21.35

Fita Bayissa

Ethiopia


Input: Men's triple jump


Input: 1. Jonathan Edwards (Britain) 17.69 metres

Jonathan Edwards

Britain


Input: 2. Yoelvis Quesada (Cuba) 17.44

Yoelvis Quesada

Cuba


Input: 3. Kenny Harrison (U.S.) 17.16

Kenny Harrison

U.S.


Input: 4. Mike Conley (U.S.) 16.79

Mike Conley

U.S.


Input: 5. Armen Martirosyan (Armenia) 16.57

Armen Martirosyan

Armenia


Input: 6. Sigurd Njerve (Norway) 16.41

Sigurd Njerve

Norway


Input: 7. Carlos Calado (Portugal) 16.31

Carlos Calado

Portugal


Input: 8. Charles-Michael Friedek (Germany) 16.12

Charles-Michael Friedek

Germany


Input: Women's javelin


Input: 1. Tanja Damaske (Germany) 66.60 metres

Tanja Damaske

Germany


Input: 2. Trine Hattesta (Norway) 65.12

Trine Hattesta

Norway


Input: 3. Isel Lopez (Cuba) 65.10

Isel Lopez

Cuba


Input: 4. Heli Rantanen (Finland) 62.78

Heli Rantanen

Finland


Input: 5. Louise McPaul (Australia) 62.06

Louise McPaul

Australia


Input: 6. Xiomara Rivero (Cuba) 61.94

Xiomara Rivero

Cuba


Input: 7. Natalya Shikolen (Belarus) 60.74

Natalya Shikolen

Belarus


Input: 8. Rita Ramaunaskaite (Lithuania) 60.74

Rita Ramaunaskaite

Lithuania


Input: Men's 4x100 relay Jesse Owens memorial race

Jesse Owens


Input: 1. Donovan Bailey (Canada), Michael Johnson (U.S.), Frankie

Donovan Bailey

Michael Johnson

Frankie

Canada

U.S.


Input: Fredericks (Namibia), Linford Christie (Britain) 38.87 seconds

Fredericks

Linford Christie

Namibia

Britain


Input: 2. Michael Green (Jamaica), Osmond Ezinwa (Nigeria), Oeji Aliu

Michael Green

Osmond Ezinwa

Oeji Aliu

Jamaica

Nigeria


Input: (Nigeria), Davidson Ezinwa (Nigeria) 38.87

Nigeria

Nigeria

Davidson Ezinwa


Input: 3. Peter Karlsson (Sweden), Falk Balzer (Germany), George

Peter Karlsson

Falk Balzer

George

Sweden

Germany


Input: Panayiotopoulos (Greece), Florian Schwarthoff (Germany) 39.93

Panayiotopoulos

Florian Schwarthoff

Greece

Germany


Input: SOCCER-THREE STANDARD LIEGE PLAYERS BANNED, CLUB FINED.

STANDARD LIEGE


Input: GENEVA 1996-08-30

GENEVA


Input: UEFA came down heavily on Belgian club Standard Liege on Friday for " disgraceful behaviour " in an Intertoto final match against Karlsruhe of Germany.

UEFA

Standard Liege

Karlsruhe

Belgian

Intertoto

Germany


Input: The Belgian club were fined 25,000 Swiss francs ($20,850) for unsporting conduct and captain Guy Hellers banned for seven games.

Belgian

Swiss

Guy Hellers


Input: He was sent off for insulting the referee and then urged his team mates to protest.


Input: Roberto Bisconti will be sidelined for six Euro ties after pushing the referee in the back as he protested about a Karlsruhe goal, while Didier Ernst was banned for four matches for a verbal attack soon after Bisconti was also dismissed.

Roberto Bisconti

Didier Ernst

Bisconti

Euro

Karlsruhe


Input: Karlsruhe won the August 20 match 3-1 thanks to two late goals.

Karlsruhe


Input: They took the tie 3-2 on aggregate and qualified for the UEFA Cup.

UEFA Cup


Input: ATHLETICS-HARRISON, EDWARDS TO MEET IN SARAJEVO.

HARRISON

EDWARDS

SARAJEVO


Input: MONTE CARLO 1996-08-30

MONTE CARLO


Input: Olympic champion Kenny Harrison and world record holder Jonathan Edwards will both take part in a triple jump competition at the Solidarity Meeting for Sarajevo on September 9.

Olympic

Solidarity Meeting for Sarajevo

Kenny Harrison

Jonathan Edwards


Input: The International Amateur Athletic Federation said on Friday that a schedule reshuffle had allowed organisers to hold a men's triple jump as well as the women's long jump on the " one usable runway at the war-devastated " Kosevo stadium.

International Amateur Athletic Federation

Kosevo


Input: Atlanta Games silver medal winner Edwards has called on other leading athletes to take part in the Sarajevo meeting -- a goodwill gesture towards Bosnia as it recovers from the war in the Balkans -- two days after the grand prix final in Milan.

Atlanta Games

Edwards

Sarajevo

Bosnia

Balkans

Milan


Input: Edwards was quoted as saying: " What type of character do we show by going to the IAAF Grand Prix Final in Milan where there is a lot of money to make but refusing to make the trip to Sarajevo as a humanitarian gesture? "

Edwards

IAAF Grand Prix Final

Milan

Sarajevo


Input: SOCCER-BARATELLI TO COACH NICE.

BARATELLI

NICE


Input: NICE, France 1996-08-30

NICE

France


Input: Former international goalkeeper Dominique Baratelli is to coach struggling French first division side Nice, the club said on Friday.

Dominique Baratelli

French

Nice


Input: Baratelli, who played for Nice and Paris St Germain, takes over from Albert Emon who was fired on Thursday after Nice's home defeat to Guingamp 2-1 in the league.

Baratelli

Albert Emon

Nice

Paris St Germain

Nice

Guingamp


Input: Nice have been unable to win any of their four league matches played this season and are lying a lowly 18th in the table.

Nice


Input: SOCCER-MILAN'S LENTINI MOVES TO ATALANTA.

MILAN

ATALANTA

LENTINI


Input: MILAN 1996-08-30

MILAN


Input: Former Italian international winger Gianluigi Lentini, transferred to Milan in 1992 for what was believed to be a world record sum, has been loaned to serie A club Atalanta for a year, newspapers reported on Friday.

Italian

serie A

Gianluigi Lentini

Milan

Atalanta


Input: The Gazzetta dello Sport said the deal would cost Atalanta around $600,000.

Gazzetta dello Sport

Atalanta


Input: Lentini, 27, joined Milan from Torino in a $12 million deal that many have speculated involved far more money changing hands and which has subsequently been investigated by magistrates for alleged financial irregularities.

Lentini

Milan

Torino


Input: The player suffered severe head injuries in a near-fatal car crash the following year and has since struggled to regain the form that made him a hero in Turin.

Turin


Input: The move to Bergamo-based Atalanta reunites Lentini, who fell out with ex-Milan coach Fabio Capello last season, with his former coach at Torino, Emiliano Mondonico.

Bergamo-based

ex-Milan

Atalanta

Torino

Lentini

Fabio Capello

Emiliano Mondonico


Input: CRICKET-SRI LANKA BEAT AUSTRALIA BY FOUR WICKETS.

SRI LANKA

AUSTRALIA


Input: COLOMBO 1996-08-30

COLOMBO


Input: Sri Lanka beat Australia by four wickets in the third match of the Singer World Series one-day (50 overs) cricket tournament on Friday.

Sri Lanka

Australia

Singer World Series


Input: Scores: Australia 228-9 in 50 overs, Sri Lanka 232-6 in 45.5 overs.

Australia

Sri Lanka


Input: CRICKET-AUSTRALIA V SRI LANKA SCOREBOARD.

AUSTRALIA

SRI LANKA


Input: COLOMBO 1996-08-30

COLOMBO


Input: Scoreboard of the third Singer

Singer


Input: World Series cricket match between Australia and Sri Lanka on

World Series

Australia

Sri Lanka


Input: Friday:


Input: Australia

Australia


Input: M. Waugh c and b Jayasuriya 50

M. Waugh

Jayasuriya


Input: M. Slater run out 9

M. Slater


Input: S. Law c Tillekeratne b Dharmasena 13

S. Law

Tillekeratne

Dharmasena


Input: M. Bevan c Vaas b Chandana 56

M. Bevan

Vaas

Chandana


Input: S. Waugh b Muralitharan 22

S. Waugh

Muralitharan


Input: R. Ponting not out 46

R. Ponting


Input: D. Lehmann st Kaluwitharana b Chandana 2

D. Lehmann

Kaluwitharana

Chandana


Input: I. Healy c Ranatunga b Muralitharan 8

I. Healy

Ranatunga

Muralitharan


Input: J. Gillespie st Kaluwitharana b Chandana 6

J. Gillespie

Kaluwitharana

Chandana


Input: D. Fleming c Chandana b Jayasuriya 3

D. Fleming

Chandana

Jayasuriya


Input: G. McGrath not out 8

G. McGrath


Input: Extras (lb-3 nb-2) 5


Input: Total (nine wickets, 50 overs) 228


Input: Fall of wickets: 1-21 2-52 3-97 4-149 5-157 6-163 7-178


Input: 8-198 9-203.


Input: Bowling: Vass 7-0-29-0, de Silva 4-0-25-0, Dharmasena

Vass

de Silva

Dharmasena


Input: 9-0-49-1, Muralitharan 10-0-41-2, Jayasuriya 10-0-43-2, Chandana

Muralitharan

Jayasuriya

Chandana


Input: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka


Input: S. Jayasuriya c Healy b Fleming 44

S. Jayasuriya

Healy

Fleming


Input: R. Kaluwitharana b S. Waugh 8

R. Kaluwitharana

S. Waugh


Input: A. Gurusinha run out 16

A. Gurusinha


Input: A.de Silva not out 83

A.de Silva


Input: A. Ranatunga lbw b Fleming 0

A. Ranatunga

Fleming


Input: H. Tillekeratne lbw b Fleming 1

H. Tillekeratne

Fleming


Input: R. Mahanama b McGrath 50

R. Mahanama

McGrath


Input: U. Chandana not out 14

U. Chandana


Input: Extras (lb-3 nb-6 w-7) 16


Input: Total (six wickets, 45.5 overs) 232


Input: Fall of wickets: 1-22 2-78 3-78 4-78 5-81 6-196.


Input: Did not bat: Dharmasena, Vaas, Muralitharan.

Dharmasena

Vaas

Muralitharan


Input: Bowling: S. Waugh 5-1-36-1, Law 2-0-23-0, McGrath 9.5-0-44-1,

S. Waugh

Law

McGrath


Input: Fleming 8-1-26-3, Gillespie 6-0-27-0, M. Waugh 5-0-29-0, Lehmann

Fleming

Gillespie

M. Waugh

Lehmann


Input: 6-0-26-0, Bevan 4-0-18-0.

Bevan


Input: Man of the Match: Aravinda de Silva

Aravinda de Silva


Input: Next Series match: India v Zimbabwe, September 1.

India

Zimbabwe


Input: CRICKET-AUSTRALIA 228-9 IN 50 OVERS V SRI LANKA.

AUSTRALIA

SRI LANKA


Input: COLOMBO 1996-08-30

COLOMBO


Input: Australia scored 228 for nine wickets in their 50 overs against Sri Lanka in the third day-night limited overs match of the Singer World Series tournament on Friday.

Australia

Sri Lanka

Singer World Series


Input: CRICKET-AUSTRALIA WIN TOSS AND CHOOSE TO BAT.

AUSTRALIA


Input: COLOMBO 1996-08-30

COLOMBO


Input: Australia won the toss and

Australia


Input: elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the third day-night limited

Sri Lanka


Input: overs cricket match in the Singer world series tournament on

Singer


Input: Friday.


Input: Teams:


Input: Australia-Ian Healy (captain), Michael Bevan, Damien

Australia

Ian Healy

Michael Bevan

Damien


Input: Flemming, Jason Gillespie, Stuart Law, Glenn McGrath, Ricky

Flemming

Jason Gillespie

Stuart Law

Glenn McGrath

Ricky


Input: Ponting, Michael Slater, Darren Lehmann, Mark Waugh, Steve

Ponting

Michael Slater

Darren Lehmann

Mark Waugh

Steve


Input: Waugh.

Waugh


Input: Sri Lanka-Arjuna Ranatunga (captain), Sanath Jayasuriya,

Sri Lanka

Arjuna Ranatunga

Sanath Jayasuriya


Input: Romesh Kaluwitharana, Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva,

Romesh Kaluwitharana

Asanka Gurusinha

Aravinda de Silva


Input: Hashan Tillekeratne, Roshan Mahanama, Kumara Dharmasena,

Hashan Tillekeratne

Roshan Mahanama

Kumara Dharmasena


Input: Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralitharan, Upul Chandana.

Chaminda Vaas

Muthiah Muralitharan

Upul Chandana


Input: ROMANIA COMELF H1 PROFIT RISE BELOW TARGET.

ROMANIA

COMELF


Input: BUCHAREST 1996-08-30

BUCHAREST


Input: Romanian listed state engineer Comelf said it almost doubled six-month output, with net profit rising by 33 percent to 1.069 billion lei.

Romanian

Comelf


Input: But the company complained inflation and the artificially high rate of the leu cut profit margins on exports, keeping profits well below its forecast of 1.4 billion lei.


Input: Comelf's six-month output rose to 4,378 tonnes of equipment from 2,684 tonnes in the equivalent period in 1995, the company report to the Bucharest stock exchange showed.

Comelf

Bucharest


Input: Comelf, based in the central Transylvanian town of Bistrita, manufactures water purification equipment, machinery for the thermal power sector and other equipment.

Comelf

Transylvanian

Bistrita


Input: " In the first six months of 1996 we concentrated on increasing the volume of our output and exports in particular and improving the quality of our products, " the report said.


Input: From January to June Comelf exported 59 percent of its output, up from 37.3 percent in the same period last year.

Comelf


Input: The company said higher than anticipated inflation and rising raw materials and wage costs also hit profits.


Input: Year-on-year inflation, initially estimated at 20 percent in December, was 33.8 percent in June, higher than a revised end-year forecast of 30 percent.


Input: The 12 month figure quickened to 40.3 percent in July.


Input: The leu currency has slipped only gradually this year, and is currently quoted at an official rate of 3,162 to the dollar, well below the 3,550 retail price that exporters say is more realistic.


Input: -- Luli Popescu, Bucharest Newsroom 40-1 3120264

Luli Popescu

Bucharest Newsroom


Input: POLISH NBP REFRAINS FROM REVERSE REPO OPERATION.

POLISH


Input: WARSAW 1996-08-30

WARSAW


Input: The National Bank of Poland

National Bank of Poland


Input: refrained from staging a reverse repo operation on Friday, the


Input: bank said.


Input: -- Warsaw Newsroom +48 22 653 9700

Warsaw Newsroom


Input: Canada government cash balances fall in week.

Canada


Input: OTTAWA 1996-08-30

OTTAWA


Input: The government of Canada's cash balances fell in the week that ended August 28, the Bank of Canada said on Friday.

Canada

Bank of Canada


Input: Wk to Aug 28 Chg on wk Chg on yr


Input: Notes in circulation 27.35 +0.435 +0.237


Input: Government cash balances 3.54-0.629 +0.089


Input: Govt securities outstanding 463.73 +1.660 +10.436


Input: Treasury bills 152.80 +0.300-11.900

Treasury


Input: Canada savings bonds 30.12-0.004 +0.578

Canada


Input: All figures in billions of dollars.


Input: Chartered bank assets July June


Input: Net foreign currency-12.63-12.08


Input: Canadian dollar 639.55 639.38

Canadian


Input: Total Canadian liquid assets 107.83 107.24

Canadian


Input: July 96 June 96 July 95


Input: M1 63.02 62.83 57.50


Input: M2 389.79 391.32 381.65


Input: M3 482.13 480.72 461.42


Input: Note-Figures are unadjusted, in billions of dollars.


Input: -- Reuters Ottawa Bureau (613) 235-6745

Reuters Ottawa Bureau


Input: Jones Medical completes acquisition.

Jones Medical


Input: ST. LOUIS 1996-08-30

ST. LOUIS


Input: Jones Medical Industries Inc said Friday it completed the acquisition of Daniels Pharmaceuticals Inc of St. Petersburg, Fla., for about 2,960,000 shares of Jones common stock.

Jones Medical Industries Inc

Daniels Pharmaceuticals Inc

Jones

St. Petersburg

Fla.


Input: Jones stock closed down 1/8 at 40 Friday.

Jones


Input: Daniels Pharmaceuticals manufactures prescription pharmaceutical products, the largest of which is Levoxyl, a synthetic thyroid hormone for treating hypothyroidism.

Daniels Pharmaceuticals

Levoxyl


Input: -- Chicago newsdesk, 312 408-8787

Chicago


Input: NYMEX heating oil near session lows in pre-close.


Input: NEW YORK 1996-08-30

NEW YORK


Input: NYMEX refined product prices lingered at session lows amid slim volume before the close while crude experienced lackluster buying ahead of the U.S. Labor Day weekend, traders said.

U.S.

Labor Day


Input: " There was some profit-taking early on, and it's just sitting there, " a Texas trader said of heating oil's and gasoline's losses.

Texas


Input: September heating oil stood 1.02 cents lower at 62.65 cents a gallon.


Input: Heat hit a session low of 62.45 shortly before the close.


Input: September gasoline stood 0.87 cent lower at 62.85 cents a gallon.


Input: Friday's low in September gasoline was 62.75.


Input: Traders also said players were selling refined products in favor of crude ahead of the front month's Friday expiry in the refined products.


Input: The October heating oil-to-crude crack spread narrowed to $4.22 a barrel from Thursday's $4.58 while the October gasoline-to-crude spread narrowed to $3.60 from Thursday's $3.86 a barrel.


Input: October crude stood eight cents higher at $22.23 barrel.


Input: Buying interest in crude did not have enough conviction to send it much higher since many players had left early to start the Labor Day holiday weekend, traders said.

Labor Day


Input: NYMEX will be closed Monday due to Labor Day.

Labor Day


Input: -- Harry Milling, New York Energy Desk, +1 212-859-1761

Harry Milling

New York Energy Desk


Input: U.S. debt futures end lower, shaken by Chicago NAPM.

U.S.

Chicago

NAPM


Input: CHICAGO 1996-08-30

CHICAGO


Input: U.S. debt futures finished a shortened pre-holiday session sharply lower, as the markets were shaken by a stronger than expected rise in the August National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM) index for the Chicago area, traders and analysts said.

U.S.

Chicago

National Association of Purchasing Management

NAPM


Input: The August Chicago NAPM rose 8.8 points to 60.0, its highest level since 62.6 in February 1995 and the largest monthly rise since December 1993.

Chicago

NAPM


Input: Primary dealers immediately sold Eurodollar and bond futures, after the market on average was expecting the index to rise marginally to 51.9 from July's 51.2.

Eurodollar


Input: Traders also said Japanese investors were unwinding long Eurodollar futures/short swaps, and that heavy put buying helped pressure Eurodollars to lower levels before the close.

Japanese

Eurodollar

Eurodollars


Input: One U.S. firm bought 35,000 September 97 mid-curve put options at a strike price of 93.25 to 93.30 in the last two sessions, while a French firm bought 4,000 September 93.30 to 93.32 put spreads.

U.S.

French


Input: " Even before the data came out, we were seeing put buying, " one floor trader said.


Input: Meanwhile, funds were reportedly good sellers of five-year notes.


Input: Rumors circulated that the Federal Reserve was buying five-year notes, and that a renowned hedge fund manager was buying 10-year notes in the cash markets.

Federal Reserve


Input: However, December T-bonds ended below a major trendline level at 106-26/32, as the yield in the cash bond market set its highest monthly close since April 1995 at 7.12 percent, one analyst said.


Input: December bonds blew through the July 30 low of 107-06/32, even though conditions were slightly oversold, traders said.


Input: The December calendar spread continued to widen, also reflecting the market's fear of rising inflation.


Input: While the market continues to price-in higher U.S. interest rates, there was little conviction to the theory that the Federal Reserve would tighten rates before the next Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 24.

U.S.

Federal Reserve

Federal Open Market Committee


Input: Federal Reserve governor Lawrence Lindsey, speaking on U.S. cable television network CNBC, said the U.S. economy appears on balance to be a bit strong, adding the central bank would not curb growth provided inflation remains in check.

Federal Reserve

CNBC

Lawrence Lindsey

U.S.

U.S.


Input: Earlier in the day, Fed chairman Alan Greenspan said at the annual Jackson Hole symposium that the goal of price stability is within reach for major nations.

Fed

Alan Greenspan

Jackson Hole symposium


Input: Traders said the Fed's decision to adopt a tightening bias at the July FOMC meeting has cast more focus on every piece of U.S. economic news.

Fed

FOMC

U.S.


Input: " The Fed's stance has really sensitized us to all this data, " one analyst said. "

Fed


Input: The revisions to GDP, for example, may not have attracted a lot of attention. "


Input: At the end of pit trade, December bonds were off 27/32 at 106-25/32, 10-year notes down 21/32 at 105-17/32, munibonds off 17/32 at 111-20/32, December Eurodollars were down 11 bps at 93.94, March Eurodollars were off 13 bps at 93.72 and March T-bills were down 12 bps at 94.33.

Eurodollars

Eurodollars


Input: Douglas & Lomason shares rise on merger.

Douglas & Lomason


Input: FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.

FARMINGTON HILLS

Mich


Input: Shares of Douglas & Lomason Co were up 4-1/2 at 30-5/8 Friday afternoon after Thursday's announcement that the vehicle seat maker had agreed to be acquired by Magna International Inc for $31 a share, or $135 million.

Douglas & Lomason Co

Magna International Inc


Input: Magna was up 1/8 to 48-1/4 on the New York Stock Exchange.

Magna

New York Stock Exchange


Input: Douglas & Lomason has 4.45 million common shares outstanding, some of which are option shares to be purchased at exercise prices less than the $31 offered price.

Douglas & Lomason


Input: The acquisition will beef up Markham, Ontario-based Magna's North American car and truck seating business, allowing it to better compete with Johnson Controls Inc and Lear Corp.

Markham

Magna

Johnson Controls Inc

Lear Corp

Ontario-based

North American


Input: Family-controlled Douglas & Lomason, which had 1995 revenue of $561 million, was finding it more difficult to compete for new seating contracts from vehicle makers, said James Hoey, chief financial officer.

Douglas & Lomason

James Hoey


Input: " Unfortunately, in the auto industry these days, a $500 million company is not a big company anymore, " Hoey said. "

Hoey


Input: This merger makes us much more competitive. "


Input: He added that Douglas & Lomason's top executives have been asked to stay on with Magna after the merger, though their future roles have not yet been defined.

Douglas & Lomason

Magna


Input: Douglas & Lomason's profits were hurt in the past year by model changeovers, which had reduced production at some important customers, but are now recovering, analysts said.

Douglas & Lomason


Input: The company earned $11.2 million on sales of $299 million in the first six months of 1996, up from year-earlier earnings of $4.7 million on sales of $285.7 million.


Input: Ford plans to cut its roster of 2,300 tier-one suppliers -- those it deals with directly -- in half over the next five years.

Ford


Input: " The deal really levels the seating field somewhat, " said John Casesa of Schroder Wertheim & Co. "

John Casesa

Schroder Wertheim & Co


Input: It should give Magna the critical mass to be a bigger player in that market. "

Magna


Input: Magna's traditional strength has been instrument panels, door panels and other interior components.

Magna


Input: Magna, Johnson Controls and Lear have been working to build up their capabilties to supply complete interiors to automakers, including seats, instrument panels, door panels carpeting and headliners.

Magna

Johnson Controls

Lear


Input: UK meals/feeds follow Chicago higher, trade slow.

UK

Chicago


Input: LONDON 1996-08-30

LONDON


Input: UK meals and feeds sellers marked up high protein soymeal by around 1.50 stg a tonne on Friday following gains in Chicago at Thursday's close.

UK

Chicago


Input: Trade was very quiet with only one deal reported when spot high protein soymeal fetched 215 stg a tonne ex-store on the south coast.


Input: " I wouldn't get too excited about this one becuase I think it's for all of five tonnes, which when you think about just about sums up the state of the market at the moment, " said a trader.


Input: -- Jim Ballantyne, London Newsroom +44 171 542 8062

Jim Ballantyne

London Newsroom


Input: Iraqi captors of Sudanese jet charged with hijack.

Iraqi

Sudanese


Input: LONDON 1996-08-30

LONDON


Input: Seven Iraqis who seized a Sudanese airliner with 199 people aboard and forced it to fly to London were on Friday charged with hijack, ending speculation that they might be offered immediate asylum in Britain.

Iraqis

Sudanese

London

Britain


Input: Police said the seven men, who freed all their hostages after the plane landed at Stansted airport on Tuesday and then appealed for asylum, would appear in court on Saturday.

Stansted


Input: The Iraqis claimed they were " ordinary people persecuted by the regime of Saddam (Hussein) " but interior ministry officials had consistently said it was likely the seven would be charged with hijack before any plea for asylum was considered.

Iraqis

Saddam

Hussein

interior ministry


Input: Under English law the maximum sentence for hijack is life imprisonment, but there has been widespread speculation that the seven will receive lesser sentences and then be allowed to stay rather than being sent back to Iraq.

English

Iraq


Input: The hijack began on Monday when an Amman-bound plane was taken over shortly after it took off from Khartoum.

Amman-bound

Khartoum


Input: The hijackers threatened to blow it up during a refuelling stop in Cyprus unless they were taken to London.

Cyprus

London


Input: After a search of the aircraft following the hijackers' surrender, police found only knives and fake explosives.


Input: Late bond market prices.


Input: LONDON 1996-08-30

LONDON


Input: This is how major world bond markets were trading in late European business on Friday.

European


Input: GERMANY-Bunds extended losses, flirting with session lows after falling victim to sharply higher U.S. economic data which revived fears that interest rates may soon turn higher.

GERMANY

U.S.


Input: The September Bund future on the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) was trading at 97.18, down 0.20 from Thursday's settlement price.

London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange

LIFFE


Input: BRITAIN-Gilts struggled off the day's lows but ended 10/32 down on the day.

BRITAIN


Input: A sharp plunge in U.S. Treasuries after a shock rise in the Chicago PMI pulled gilts lower, but traders said the market was nervous anyway ahead of August MO data and the PMI survey due on Monday.

U.S. Treasuries

Chicago PMI


Input: The September long gilt future on LIFFE was trading at 107-2/32, down 8/32 from Thursday's settlement price.

LIFFE


Input: FRANCE-Bond and PIBOR futures ended the day higher despite much stronger than expected U.S. data.

FRANCE

U.S.


Input: The September notional bond future on the MATIF in Paris settled at 123.14, up 0.04 from Thursday's settlement price.

Paris


Input: ITALY-Bond futures held to easier levels in late afternoon after the sharp drop in Treasuries, but a resilient lira helped limit BTP losses.

ITALY

Treasuries


Input: The September bond future on LIFFE was trading at 115.45, down 0.13 from Thursday's settlement price.

LIFFE


Input: UNITED STATES-Prices of U.S. Treasury securities were trading sharply lower near midday after a surprisingly strong Chicago Purchasing Managers' report shook the markets ahead of the long Labour Day weekend.

UNITED STATES

U.S. Treasury

Chicago Purchasing Managers

Labour Day


Input: The September Treasury bond future on the Chicago Board of Trade was trading at 107-11/32, down 26/32 from Thursday's settlement price.

Treasury

Chicago Board of Trade


Input: The long bond was quoted to yield 7.12 percent.


Input: JAPAN-Yield for benchmark 182nd cash bond fell on buy-backs following weaker-than-expected industrial output data, which convinced traders the BOJ would not raise interest rates soon.

JAPAN

BOJ


Input: Japanese Goverment Bonds futures which closed before the output data, lost much of day's gains as Tokyo stock prices recovered from the day's low.In after hours trading the September future on LIFFE was trading at 122.53, up 0.26 from Thursday's settlement price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Japanese Goverment Bonds

Tokyo

LIFFE

Tokyo Stock Exchange


Input: EUROBONDS-Primary market activity was sharply lower, as players wound down ahead of Monday's U.S. Labour Day holiday and next week's U.S. employment data.

EUROBONDS

Labour Day

U.S.

U.S.


Input: NSW Treasury launched a A$ 100 million three-year discount bond aimed at Japanese investors.

NSW Treasury

A$

Japanese


Input: DNIB issued a 275 million Norwegian crown bond, which was pre-placed with a European institution.

DNIB

Norwegian

European


Input: DNIB also set a 110 million guilder step-up bond.

DNIB


Input: Next week Kansai Electric Power and Kansai International Airport are likely to launch 10-year dollar deals.

Kansai Electric Power

Kansai International Airport


Input: Boxing-Bruno quits on doctor's advice.

Boxing-Bruno


Input: LONDON 1996-08-30

LONDON


Input: Former world heavyweight champion Frank Bruno has quit the ring on medical advice, Britain's Sun newspaper reported on Friday.

Frank Bruno

Britain

Sun


Input: An eye specialist told the 35-year-old Bruno that he could be blinded in one eye if he boxed again, the newspaper said.

Bruno


Input: The Briton, who lost his World Boxing Council (WBC) title to Mike Tyson in March, said: " I was in shock as soon as he told me and it still hasn't really sunk in.

Briton

World Boxing Council

WBC

Mike Tyson


Input: " I never wanted to end like this but at the end of the day I'm glad I had a good innings. "


Input: Bruno, for years one of Britain's most popular sportsmen, had hoped to have another shot at the world title and had been in training until a routine eye test on Monday highlighted a problem with his right eye.

Bruno

Britain


Input: Professor David McLeod, who examined Bruno, told the Sun: " There is a risk he could be blinded in the eye if he steps into the ring again.

David McLeod

Bruno

Sun


Input: He is in danger of getting a retinal detachment and there is no point in exposing himself to that. "


Input: Bruno lost three world title fights before finally landing the crown by beating American Oliver McCall in a unanimous points decision at Wembley in September 1995.

Bruno

Oliver McCall

American

Wembley


Input: He was only the third Briton ever to hold a world heavyweight title.

Briton


Input: But Bruno lost the title on his first defence when he fought American Tyson in Las Vegas.

Bruno

Tyson

American

Las Vegas


Input: Bruno suffered a cut eye in the opening round and the referee stopped the fight in the third as the Briton crumbled under a flurry of punches.

Bruno

Briton


Input: Soccer-McCarthy names team to play Liechtenstein.

McCarthy

Liechtenstein


Input: DUBLIN 1996-08-30

DUBLIN


Input: Irish soccer manager Mick McCarthy on Friday announced the team to play Liechtenstein in Saturday's World Cup qualifying match.

Irish

World Cup

Mick McCarthy

Liechtenstein


Input: Birmingham's Gary Breen was selected ahead of Phil Babb in defence, while 18-year-old Ian Harte makes his international competitive debut.

Birmingham

Gary Breen

Phil Babb

Ian Harte


Input: Keith O'Neill of Norwich City joins Niall Quinn up front.

Keith O'Neill

Niall Quinn

Norwich City


Input: The team is as follows:


Input: Given, Breen, Staunton, Irwin, McAteer, Harte, McLoughlin, Houghton, Townsend, Quinn, O'Neill.

Given

Breen

Staunton

Irwin

McAteer

Harte

McLoughlin

Houghton

Townsend

Quinn

O'Neill


Input: -- Dublin Newsroom +353 1 676 9779

Dublin Newsroom


Input: Nigerian thieves hire police truck to carry loot.

Nigerian


Input: LAGOS 1996-08-30

LAGOS


Input: A gang of thieves in eastern Nigeria paid a police corporal to carry off eight air conditioners they had just stolen, the national news agency reported on Friday.

Nigeria


Input: " Little did I know I was dealing with robbers, " the News Agency of Nigeria quoted the unnamed corporal as saying.

News Agency of Nigeria


Input: He admitted to having been paid 3,000 naira ($37.50) for his services in transporting the loot valued at 300,000 naira ($3,750).


Input: Police in the town of Uyo said the corporal had been arrested, while the air conditioners had been returned to their rightful owner.

Uyo


Input: They did not comment on the whereabouts of the thieves.


Input: ($1=80 naira)


Input: East Dries miners fail to report for work.

East Dries


Input: JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-30

JOHANNESBURG


Input: Workers at Driefontein Consolidated Ltd's east gold mine have failed to report for work since Wednesday night, mine managers Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd said on Friday.

Driefontein Consolidated Ltd

Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd


Input: " Discussions with employee and union representatives are continuing, " the company said in a statement.


Input: It gave no further details.


Input: At least 17 miners have been killed in labour unrest -- sparked by ethnic differences -- at Driefontein Consolidated and Gold Fields' Kloof Gold Mining Co this month.

Driefontein Consolidated and Gold Fields' Kloof Gold Mining Co


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

Johannesburg


Input: Chad government closes university after protests.

Chad


Input: N'DJAMENA 1996-08-30

N'DJAMENA


Input: The government of Chad has closed N'Djamena University after two days of protests over grant arrears in which Education Minister Nagoum Yamassoum was held hostage for four hours, state radio said on Friday.

Chad

N'Djamena University

Nagoum Yamassoum


Input: " The minister and his colleagues who were held in the rector's office were freed thanks an intervention by gendarmes, " one university official said.


Input: " Angry students cut the telephone, water and electricity of the university offices before smashing the windows and breaking down the doors. "


Input: Paramilitary police detained more than 120 students in the protest.


Input: The students' union said second and third-year students were demanding four months of unpaid grants.


Input: End-of-year examinations would go ahead on September 2 despite the closure, university officials said.


Input: Yeltsin endorses Lebed Chechnya peace plan-agency.

Yeltsin

Lebed

Chechnya


Input: MOSCOW 1996-08-30

MOSCOW


Input: Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said on Friday that President Boris Yeltsin, who is vacationing outside Moscow, had backed security chief Alexander Lebed's peace plan for Chechnya, Interfax news agency said.

Russian

Viktor Chernomyrdin

Boris Yeltsin

Alexander Lebed

Moscow

Chechnya

Interfax


Input: " Lebed is now in Chechnya solving some problems, " Interfax quoted Chernomyrdin as saying. "

Lebed

Chernomyrdin

Chechnya

Interfax


Input: The main thing is his programme.


Input: It was agreed with Boris Nikolayevich (Yeltsin) yesterday. "

Boris Nikolayevich

Yeltsin


Input: Lebed, whom Yeltsin ordered to restore peace in Chechnya, struck a military deal with separatist rebels last week ending the worst fighting in the region in more than a year.

Lebed

Yeltsin

Chechnya


Input: He later discussed with rebel chief-of-staff Aslan Maskhadov a framework political agreement to tackle the most painful issue of the 20-month war -- the future political status of Chechnya.

Aslan Maskhadov

Chechnya


Input: Lebed said on Friday he hoped to sign a document with the rebels later in the day which would deal with the political settlement of the conflict.

Lebed


Input: Moscow, which wants to keep Chechnya as a part of the Russian Federation, sent troops to the region in December 1994 to quell its independence bid.

Moscow

Chechnya

Russian Federation


Input: Yeltsin has said any deal should preserve Russia's territorial integrity.

Yeltsin

Russia


Input: Itar-Tass news agency quoted Lebed as saying that he would suggest to the rebels that the decision on Chechnya's future political status be deferred by up to 10 years.

Itar-Tass

Lebed

Chechnya


Input: Lebed said he had a telephone conversation with Yeltsin late on Thursday but gave no details.

Lebed

Yeltsin


Input: Yeltsin's press office could not confirm the call.

Yeltsin


Input: Chernomyrdin said on Thursday after a meeting with Lebed and top officials, who discussed Lebed's plans to restore peace in Chechnya, that it needed more work.

Chernomyrdin

Lebed

Lebed

Chechnya


Input: Lebed, Chechens sign framework political deal.

Lebed

Chechens


Input: KHASAVYURT, Russia 1996-08-31

KHASAVYURT

Russia


Input: Russian peacemaker Alexander Lebed said he and rebel military leader Aslan Maskhadov agreed after overnight talks to defer the decision on whether Chechnya should be independent until December 31, 2001.

Russian

Alexander Lebed

Aslan Maskhadov

Chechnya


Input: " We just now signed a statement and attached the basic principles of relations between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic, " Lebed told reporters after he and Maskhadov signed a package of documents.

Russian Federation

Chechen Republic

Lebed

Maskhadov


Input: He gave no further details.


Input: " That's it, the war is over, " Lebed told reporters who witnessed the signing.

Lebed


Input: Lebed said he and Maskhadov agreed to defer by more than five years the painful issue of Chechnya's political status.

Lebed

Maskhadov

Chechnya


Input: " Then, with cool heads, calmly and soberly we will sort out our relations, " Lebed said after the late-night signing ceremony in this settlement outside Chechnya's eastern border.

Lebed

Chechnya


Input: Tens of thousands of people have died in the war, begun in late 1994 after Moscow sent troops to quell Chechnya's independence bid.

Moscow

Chechnya


Input: But Russia failed to win control over the whole of Chechnya and its troops suffered several humiliating defeats.

Russia

Chechnya


Input: President Boris Yeltsin ordered Lebed to restore peace in Chechnya and gave him unspecified sweeping powers to carry out the mission.

Boris Yeltsin

Lebed

Chechnya


Input: Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said on Friday that Yeltsin backed a package of proposals Lebed took to the talks.

Viktor Chernomyrdin

Yeltsin

Lebed


Input: Ruling Moslem party ends vote boycott.

Moslem


Input: SARAJEVO 1996-08-30

SARAJEVO


Input: Bosnia's ruling Moslem nationalist party on Friday called on its refugee voters to end a boycott of absentee balloting in national elections, citing assurances provided by a U.S. envoy, government radio said.

Bosnia

U.S.

Moslem


Input: The Bosnian government radio broadcast said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State John Kornblum had reassured SDA officials, including presumably its leader, Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic, whom he met during a Friday visit.

Bosnian

Bosnian

U.S.

John Kornblum

Alija Izetbegovic

SDA


Input: But the radio report did not specify what guarantees, if any, the U.S. envoy had provided.

U.S.


Input: Absentee voting in the elections began on Wednesday, August 28 and runs for a week.


Input: Election day for those living inside Bosnia is September 14.

Bosnia


Input: The Party of Democratic Action (SDA) had called on Wednesday for its followers abroad to boycott the absentee balloting because of voter registration irregularities, especially among Serb refugees.

Party of Democratic Action

SDA

Serb


Input: The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) postponed municipal elections as a result of the irregularities but decided to proceed with voting for higher offices.

Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe

OSCE


Input: The SDA, joined by two other parties, has been demanding that OSCE prohibit refugees voting from any place other than their pre-war place of residence as a means to prevent the elections from ratifying the results of ethnic cleansing.

SDA

OSCE


Input: Belgrade airport runway repairs Sept 21-26-agency.

Belgrade


Input: BELGRADE 1996-08-30

BELGRADE


Input: Belgrade's main airport Aerodrom Beograd will be closed to traffic for runway maintenance and modernization from September 21 to 26, the Yugoslav news agency Tanjug reported late on Friday.

Belgrade

Aerodrom Beograd

Yugoslav

Tanjug


Input: " During the works, all flights will be re-routed to the nearby airport in Batajnica, with no change in schedules, " Tanjug quotes Belgrade airport General Director Ljubomir Acimovic as saying.

Batajnica

Belgrade

Tanjug

Ljubomir Acimovic


Input: The airport in Surcin will continue to carry out all other activities and has secured enough buses to transport passengers to Batajnica, Acimovic said.

Surcin

Batajnica

Acimovic


Input: The value of maintenance works, which will last 120 hours straight, is 20 million dinars and the funds have been secured by Belgrade airport, Tanjug said.

Belgrade

Tanjug


Input: The Batajnica airport will take over complete air traffic control during this period, Federal Air Traffic Control Administration Director Branko Bilbija said.

Batajnica

Federal Air Traffic Control Administration

Branko Bilbija


Input: -- Amra Kevic, Belgrade newsroom +381 11 2224305

Amra Kevic

Belgrade


Input: Top Belarus politician blasts president.

Belarus


Input: Larisa Sayenko

Larisa Sayenko


Input: MINSK 1996-08-30

MINSK


Input: A senior Belarus politician accused President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday of attempting to set up a dictatorship in the former Soviet republic.

Belarus

Alexander Lukashenko

Soviet


Input: The speaker of the Belarus parliament, Semyon Sharetsky, told Reuters that a draft constitution, due to be put to a national referendum on November 7, would dangerously increase the powers of the ruler.

Belarus

Semyon Sharetsky

Reuters


Input: " The world community should not be indifferent to the fact that President Lukashenko, who leads this European state of 10 million people, is trying to establish a dictatorship with his new constitution, " Sharetsky said.

Lukashenko

Sharetsky

European


Input: The new constitution calls for a two-chamber parliament with a 110-seat majority-elected house of representatives and a regionally-represented senate with a third of its members named by the president.


Input: Lukashenko's aides shrugged off Sharetsky's charge. "

Lukashenko

Sharetsky


Input: If there was a dictatorship they wouldn't have the right to say things like this, " Sergei Posukhov, Lukashenko's political adviser, told Reuters.

Sergei Posukhov

Lukashenko

Reuters


Input: " The people have asked us to establish order and that's our main aim. "


Input: Lukashenko, 41, won presidential polls in 1994 on promises to restore order, fight corruption and repair the strong links with Russia that were disrupted by the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Lukashenko

Russia

Soviet Union


Input: But during his period in office he has battled against nationalist opponents, trade unions and parliament and Sharetsky said the current parliament was ready to try to impeach him.

Sharetsky


Input: " This constitution, which has been prepared in secret, aims to gather all power in one man's hands, " he said. "


Input: We should not be fooled by his quasi-democratic rhetoric and his methods, like this referendum. "


Input: Lukashenko signed a pact with Moscow in April to create a strong economic and political union which he believes could grow into a federation.

Lukashenko

Moscow


Input: But nationalist groups, scared by the prospect of renewed Moscow domination and Russia's backing for Lukashenko, protested against the deal.

Moscow

Russia

Lukashenko


Input: Lukashenko responded by cracking down on the nationalist opposition and jailing nearly 200 people for taking part in demonstrations against the pact.

Lukashenko


Input: The United States last week granted political asylum to two opposition leaders, Zenon Poznyak and Sergei Naumchik.

United States

Zenon Poznyak

Sergei Naumchik


Input: Tajik troops now control devastated town.

Tajik


Input: Yuri Kushko

Yuri Kushko


Input: TAVILDARA, Tajikistan 1996-08-30

TAVILDARA

Tajikistan


Input: Tajik government troops now control of the strategically vital town of Tavildara after driving out Islamic rebels, but sporadic gunfire still echoed in the nearby Pamir mountains on Friday.

Tajik

Islamic

Tavildara

Pamir


Input: The commander-in-chief of Tajikistan's armed forces, Major-General Nikolai Sherbatov, took a group of journalists by helicopter to the remote, and now devastated, town to show that his forces held it.

Tajikistan

Nikolai Sherbatov


Input: He said his troops took Tavildara without casualties on August 23, but the crack of sniper and machinegun fire revealed the presence of opposition fighters in the surrounding mountains.

Tavildara


Input: Sherbatov said the rebels were located about three km (two miles) east of Tavildara around the village of Layron.

Sherbatov

Tavildara

Layron


Input: Tavildara, 200 km (120 miles) east of the capital Dushanbe, was in ruins.

Tavildara

Dushanbe


Input: Shells had smashed roofs and windows and empty shell cases littered the streets.


Input: The town straddles a strategically important road linking government and rebel-held territory and has fallen succesively to both sides in a bloody tug-of-war which began last February.


Input: Tajikistan, which borders Afghanistan and China, has been split by a dragging four-year conflict after a civil war between communists and a frail coalition of Islamic and liberal groups.

Tajikistan

Afghanistan

China

Islamic


Input: Tens of thousands of people have been killed and many more have been displaced in the fighting, which breached a shaky United Nations-sponsored ceasefire.

United Nations-sponsored


Input: Tavildara is now apparently inhabited only by a few old men, women and their grubby, barefoot children.

Tavildara


Input: Fruit remained on the trees as there was no one to pick it.


Input: " Help me, help me, " said a chorus of women begging soldiers for food.


Input: The town's school and a shop doubling as a warehouse for humanitarian aid were destroyed in the fighting.


Input: " We had to build our own earth shelters to survive the fighting, " said Rajab Adinayev, a bearded elderly Tajik in a long white shirt.

Rajab Adinayev

Tajik


Input: Although shy in front of the government soldiers, several inhabitants accused government forces of widespread looting of homes and livestock.


Input: They also said rebel fighters had looted medicines from the local hospital.


Input: One elderly man, who declined to give his name, said two of his sons were now refugees in Moscow and the other two had left to fight for the opposition.

Moscow


Input: He also said government soldiers had raped the wife of one of his sons. "


Input: It's not important who holds this town, we just need to stop the war, " he said.


Input: Polish Foreign Minister to visit Yugoslavia.

Polish

Yugoslavia


Input: WARSAW 1996-08-30

WARSAW


Input: Poland's Foreign Minister Dariusz Rosati will visit Yugoslavia on September 3 and 4 to revive a dialogue between the two governments which was effectively frozen in 1992, PAP news agency reported on Friday.

Poland

Yugoslavia

Dariusz Rosati

PAP


Input: During Rosati's trip the two countries will sign an agreement on mutual protection of investments and a note easing conditions on the granting of visas, the agency quoted Foreign Ministry officials as saying.

Rosati

Foreign Ministry


Input: The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is the only country of the former Yugoslavia where Poles currently require visas.

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Poles


Input: They are also to clinch protocols on culture and understanding between the two foreign ministries.


Input: Rosati will meet Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and Yugoslav politicians in Belgrade, before visiting Montenegro.

Rosati

Slobodan Milosevic

Serbian

Yugoslav

Belgrade

Montenegro


Input: Poland revived diplomatic ties at ambassadorial level with Yugoslavia in April but economic links are almost moribund, despite the end of a three-year U.N. trade embargo imposed to punish Belgrade for its support of Bosnian Serbs.

Poland

Yugoslavia

Belgrade

U.N.

Bosnian Serbs


Input: Poland is seeking pacts on avoiding double taxation and wants cooperation in fighting crime.

Poland


Input: Yeltsin visits wife Naina in hospital-Interfax.

Yeltsin

Naina

Interfax


Input: MOSCOW 1996-08-30

MOSCOW


Input: Russian President Boris Yeltsin visited his wife Naina in hospital on Friday evening, Interfax news agency quoted spokesman Sergei Yastrzhembsky as saying.

Russian

Boris Yeltsin

Naina

Sergei Yastrzhembsky

Interfax


Input: Naina Yeltsin had a kidney operation last Saturday.

Naina Yeltsin


Input: Earlier Russian news reports had said Yeltsin's children and grandchildren had visited the Russian first lady but they said only that Yeltsin, on vacation outside Moscow, had spoken to her by telephone.

Russian

Russian

Yeltsin

Yeltsin

Moscow


Input: " Naina Yeltsin looks well, she is active, she is clearly getting better, " Yastrzhembsky quoted Yeltsin as saying.

Naina Yeltsin

Yastrzhembsky

Yeltsin


Input: Naina Yeltsin is recovering in Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital, where the president himself was treated twice last year for heart attacks.

Naina Yeltsin

Moscow

Central Clinical Hospital


Input: Yeltsin, 65, has been seen only rarely since he was elected for a second term in office on July 3, although his aides have denied a string of rumours that he has been taken ill again.

Yeltsin


Input: Yastrzhembsky said Yeltsin had travelled from the hospital to spend the night at the Barvikha sanatorium outside Moscow.

Yastrzhembsky

Yeltsin

Barvikha

Moscow


Input: He was likely to return on Saturday to his holiday resort, a hunting lodge some 100 km (60 miles) from Moscow.

Moscow


Input: Lebed, Chechens start peace talks.

Lebed

Chechens


Input: KHASAVYURT, Russia 1996-08-30

KHASAVYURT

Russia


Input: Russian peacemaker Alexander Lebed and Chechen separatist military leader Aslan Maskhadov started a new round of peace talks on Friday in this settlement just outside the rebel region.

Russian

Chechen

Alexander Lebed

Aslan Maskhadov


Input: Lebed, who flew into Chechnya earlier in the day, said he hoped to sign a framework agreement on a political settlement of the 20-month conflict in which tens of thousands of people have died.

Lebed

Chechnya


Input: Neither Lebed nor Maskhadov made any statement before the talks.

Lebed

Maskhadov


Input: Russian judge stabbed to death over $7 fine.

Russian


Input: MOSCOW 1996-08-30

MOSCOW


Input: A Moscow street vendor stabbed to death a woman judge in a city court on Friday after she fined him the equivalent of seven dollars for trading illegally, Interfax news agency said.

Moscow

Interfax


Input: Interfax said Judge Olga Lavrentyeva, 28, on Thursday ordered the confiscation of several overcoats, suits and shirts which vendor Valery Ivankov, 41, was illegally trading on Moscow streets and fined him 38,000 roubles (seven dollars).

Interfax

Olga Lavrentyeva

Valery Ivankov

Moscow


Input: The next morning, Ivankov appeared in the courtroom and stabbed Lavrentyeva.

Ivankov

Lavrentyeva


Input: The judge died later in hospital.


Input: Interfax quoted Levrentyeva's colleagues as saying that judges were generally unprotected against criminal attacks.

Interfax

Levrentyeva


Input: Cofinec plunges on H1 results.

Cofinec


Input: Emese Bartha

Emese Bartha


Input: BUDAPEST 1996-08-30

BUDAPEST


Input: Shares of France-registered printed packaging company Cofinec S.A. plunged sharply on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) on Friday, despite a mostly reassuring forecast by the group.

France-registered

Cofinec S.A.

Budapest Stock Exchange

BSE


Input: Cofinec's Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) opened at 5,200 forints on the BSE, down 600 from Thursday's close, following the release of its first half results this morning.

Cofinec

BSE


Input: Cofinec CEO Stephen Frater told reporters in a conference call from Vienna on Friday before the opening of the bourse that he expects a stronger second half, although the group will not be able to achieve its annual profit goal.

Cofinec

Stephen Frater

Vienna


Input: " We will not achieve the full 37 million French franc (net) profit forecast, " Frater said. "

French

Frater


Input: Obviously, we cannot make up the unexpected decrease that has been experienced in the first half of the year. "


Input: Frater declined to give a forecast for the full year, ahead of a supervisory board meeting next week.

Frater


Input: Cofinec, the first foreign company to list on the Budapest bourse, released its consolidated first half figures (IAS) this morning.

Cofinec

Budapest


Input: In the conference call, Frater said he regarded Cofinec GDRs -- which are trading below their issue price of 6,425 forints -- as a buying opportunity.

Frater

Cofinec


Input: " Obviously, at some point it represents a buying opportunity, " Frater said. "

Frater


Input: I think the reality is that we operate in emerging markets, emerging markets tend to be more volatile. "


Input: " My message is that the fundamental strategy of the company, its fundamental market position has not changed. "


Input: The group, which operates in Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic, reported an operating profit before interest of 21.8 million French francs compared to 34.1 million in the same six months of 1995.

Hungary

Poland

Czech Republic

French


Input: Net profit for the January-June 1996 period was 2.1 million French francs, down from 10.3 million in the first six months of 1995, with the bulk of this decline attributable to the performance of Petofi, one of its Hungarian units.

French

Hungarian

Petofi


Input: Cofinec said Petofi general manager Laszlo Sebesvari had submitted his resignation and will be leaving Petofi but will remain on Petofi's board of directors.

Cofinec

Petofi

Petofi

Petofi

Laszlo Sebesvari


Input: " Until a new general manager of Petofi is appointed ...

Petofi


Input: I will in fact move to Kecskemet (site of Petofi printing house) for the interim and will serve as acting chief executive officer of Petofi, " Frater said.

Kecskemet

Petofi

Petofi

Frater


Input: -- Budapest newsroom (36 1) 327 4040

Budapest


Input: Romania cen bank one-week rate rises to 50.19 pct.

Romania


Input: BUCHAREST 1996-08-30

BUCHAREST


Input: The National Bank of Romania (BNR) said its one-week refinancing rate has been lifted this week to 50.19 percent from 49 percent after two banks bids' exceeded its offer at Thursday's auction.

National Bank of Romania

BNR


Input: The two banks entered bids totalling 497.5 billion lei at rates ranging from 49 to 51 percent, against the BNR's offer of 420 billion lei.

BNR


Input: Traders said that over the past few days the two major banks, keen to meet minimum reserve targets, also chased funds on the money market, being ready to gulp short-term money at rates up to 49 percent.


Input: Other banks traded one-week rates near 48 percent.


Input: -- Bucharest Newsroom 40-1 3120264

Bucharest Newsroom


Input: Potent landmines found near Colombian presidency.

Colombian


Input: BOGOTA, Colombia 1996-08-30

BOGOTA

Colombia


Input: Eight claymore mines fitted with powerful C-4 plastic explosives were found stashed in a real estate office on Friday located about two blocks from Colombia's presidential palace, police said.

Colombia


Input: " These are powerful weapons, " a spokesman with the Municipal Police told Reuters by telephone, adding that police had not ruled out a possible terrorist attack on the ornate Casa de Narino presidential palace in Bogota's historic downtown area.

Municipal Police

Reuters

Casa de Narino

Bogota