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| 1 | CRICKET - LEICESTERSHIRE TAKE OVER AT TOP AFTER INNINGS VICTORY . </S> LONDON 1996-08-30 </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> Trailing by 213 , Somerset got a solid start to their second innings before Simmons stepped in to bundle them out for 174 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> He was well backed by England hopeful Mark Butcher who made 70 as Surrey closed on 429 for seven , a lead of 234 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> They were held up by a gritty 84 from Paul Johnson but ex-England fast bowler Martin McCague took four for 55 . </S> By stumps Kent had reached 108 for three . </S> |
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| 2 | CRICKET - ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES . </S> LONDON 1996-08-30 </S> Result and close of play scores in English county championship matches on Friday : </S> Leicester : Leicestershire beat Somerset by an innings and 39 runs . </S> Somerset 83 and 174 ( P. Simmons 4-38 ) , Leicestershire 296 . </S> Leicestershire 22 points , Somerset 4 . </S> 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 . </S> Tunbridge Wells : Nottinghamshire 214 ( P. Johnson 84 ; M. McCague 4-55 ) , Kent 108-3 . </S> 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 ) . </S> Hove : Sussex 363 ( W. Athey 111 , V. Drakes 52 ; I. Austin 4-37 ) , Lancashire 197-8 ( W. Hegg 54 ) </S> Portsmouth : Middlesex 199 and 426 ( J. Pooley 111 , M. Ramprakash 108 , M. Gatting 83 ) , Hampshire 232 and 109-5 . </S> Chesterfield : Worcestershire 238 and 133-5 , Derbyshire 471 ( J. Adams 123 , T.O'Gorman 109 not out , K. Barnett 87 ; T. Moody 6-82 ) </S> Bristol : Gloucestershire 183 and 185-6 ( J. Russell 56 not out ) , Northamptonshire 190 ( K. Curran 52 ; A. Smith 5-68 ) . </S> |
| 3 | CRICKET - 1997 ASHES INTINERARY . </S> LONDON 1996-08-30 </S> Australia will defend the Ashes in </S> a six-test series against England during a four-month tour </S> starting on May 13 next year , the Test and County Cricket Board </S> said on Friday . </S> Australia will also play three one-day internationals and </S> four one-day warm-up matches at the start of the tour . </S> The tourists will play nine first-class matches against </S> English county sides and another against British Universities , </S> as well as one-day matches against the Minor Counties and </S> Scotland . </S> Tour itinerary : </S> May </S> May 13 Arrive in London </S> May 14 Practice at Lord 's </S> May 15 v Duke of Norfolk 's XI ( at Arundel ) </S> May 17 v Northampton </S> May 18 v Worcestershire </S> May 20 v Durham </S> May 22 First one-day international ( at Headingley , </S> Leeds ) </S> May 24 Second one-day international ( at The Oval , </S> London ) </S> May 25 Third one-day international ( at Lord 's , London ) </S> May 27-29 v Gloucestershire or Sussex or Surrey ( three </S> days ) </S> May 31 - June 2 v Derbyshire ( three days ) </S> June </S> June 5-9 First test match ( at Edgbaston , Birmingham ) </S> June 11-13 v a first class county ( to be confirmed ) </S> June 14-16 v Leicestershire ( three days ) </S> June 19-23 Second test ( at Lord 's ) </S> June 25-27 v British Universities ( at Oxford , three days ) </S> June 28-30 v Hampshire ( three days ) </S> July </S> July 3-7 Third test ( at Old Trafford , Manchester ) </S> July 9 v Minor Counties XI </S> July 12 v Scotland </S> July 16-18 v Glamorgan ( three days ) </S> July 19-21 v Middlesex ( three days ) </S> July 24-28 Fourth test ( at Headingley ) </S> August </S> August 1-4 v Somerset ( four days ) </S> August 7-11 Fifth test ( at Trent Bridge , Nottingham ) </S> August 16-18 v Kent ( three days ) </S> August 21-25 Sixth test ( at The Oval , London ) . </S> |
| 4 | BASKETBALL - INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT RESULT . </S> BELGRADE 1996-08-30 </S> Result in an international </S> basketball tournament on Friday : </S> Red Star ( Yugoslavia ) beat Dinamo ( Russia ) 92-90 ( halftime </S> 47-47 ) </S> |
| 5 | SOCCER - ROMANIA BEAT LITHUANIA IN UNDER-21 MATCH . </S> BUCHAREST 1996-08-30 </S> Romania beat Lithuania 2-1 ( halftime 1-1 ) in their European under-21 soccer match on Friday . </S> Scorers : </S> Romania - Cosmin Contra ( 31st ) , Mihai Tararache ( 75th ) </S> Lithuania - Danius Gleveckas ( 13rd ) </S> Attendance : 200 </S> |
| 6 | SOCCER - ROTOR FANS LOCKED OUT AFTER VOLGOGRAD VIOLENCE . </S> MOSCOW 1996-08-30 </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> The club , who put Manchester United out of last year 's UEFA Cup , were fined $ 1,000 . </S> Despite the defeat , Rotor are well placed with 11 games to play in the championship . </S> 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 . </S> |
| 7 | SQUASH - HONG KONG OPEN QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS . </S> HONG KONG 1996-08-30 </S> 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 </S> Anthony Hill ( Australia ) beat Dan Jenson ( Australia ) 15-9 15-8 15-17 17-15 </S> 4 - Peter Nicol ( Scotland ) beat 7 - Chris Walker ( England ) 15-8 15-13 13-15 15-9 </S> 2 - Rodney Eyles ( Australia ) beat Derek Ryan ( Ireland ) 15-6 15-9 11-15 15-10 . </S> |
| 8 | SOCCER - RESULTS OF SOUTH KOREAN PRO-SOCCER GAMES . </S> SEOUL 1996-08-30 </S> Results of South Korean pro-soccer </S> games played on Thursday . </S> Pohang 3 Ulsan 2 ( halftime 1-0 ) </S> Puchon 2 Chonbuk 1 ( halftime 1-1 ) </S> Standings after games played on Thursday ( tabulate under - </S> won , drawn , lost , goals for , goals against , points ) : </S> W D L G / F G / A P </S> Puchon 3 1 0 6 1 10 </S> Chonan 3 0 1 13 10 9 </S> Pohang 2 1 1 11 10 7 </S> Suwan 1 3 0 7 3 6 </S> Ulsan 1 0 2 8 9 3 </S> Anyang 0 3 1 6 9 3 </S> Chonnam 0 2 1 4 5 2 </S> Pusan 0 2 1 3 7 2 </S> Chonbuk 0 0 3 3 7 0 </S> |
| 9 | BASEBALL - RESULTS OF S. KOREAN PROFESSIONAL GAMES . </S> SEOUL 1996-08-30 </S> Results of South Korean </S> professional baseball games played on Thursday . </S> LG 2 OB 0 </S> Lotte 6 Hyundai 2 </S> Hyundai 6 Lotte 5 </S> Haitai 2 Samsung 0 </S> Samsung 10 Haitai 3 </S> Hanwha 6 Ssangbangwool 5 </S> Note - Lotte and Hyundai , Haitai and Samsung played two games . </S> Standings after games played on Thursday ( tabulate under </S> won , drawn , lost , winning percentage , games behind first place ) </S> W D L PCT GB </S> Haitai 64 2 43 .596 - </S> Ssangbangwool 59 2 49 .545 5 1/2 </S> Hanwha 58 1 49 .542 6 </S> Hyundai 57 5 49 .536 6 1/2 </S> Samsung 49 5 56 .468 14 </S> Lotte 46 6 54 .462 14 1/2 </S> LG 46 5 59 .441 17 </S> OB 42 6 62 .409 20 1/2 </S> |
| 10 | TENNIS - FRIDAY 'S RESULTS FROM THE U.S. OPEN . </S> NEW YORK 1996-08-30 </S> Results from the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the National Tennis Centre on Friday ( prefix number denotes seeding ) : </S> Women 's singles , third round </S> Sandrine Testud ( France ) beat Ines Gorrochategui ( Argentina ) 4-6 6-2 6-1 </S> Men 's singles , second round </S> 4 - Goran Ivanisevic ( Croatia ) beat Scott Draper ( Australia ) 6-7 ( 1-7 ) 6-3 6-4 6-4 </S> Tim Henman ( Britain ) beat Doug Flach ( U.S. ) 6-3 6-4 6-2 </S> Mark Philippoussis ( Australia ) beat Andrei Olhovskiy ( Russia ) 6 - 3 6-4 6-2 </S> Sjeng Schalken ( Netherlands ) beat David Rikl ( Czech Republic ) 6 - 2 6-4 6-4 </S> Guy Forget ( France ) beat 17 - Felix Mantilla ( Spain ) 6-4 7-5 6-3 </S> Men 's singles , second round </S> Alexander Volkov ( Russia ) beat Mikael Tillstrom ( Sweden ) 1-6 6- 4 6-1 4-6 7-6 ( 10-8 ) </S> Jonas Bjorkman ( Sweden ) beat David Nainkin ( South Africa ) ) 6-4 6-1 6-1 </S> Women 's singles , third round </S> 8 - Lindsay Davenport ( U.S. ) beat Anne-Gaelle Sidot ( France ) 6-0 6-3 </S> 4 - Conchita Martinez ( Spain ) beat Helena Sukova ( Czech Republic ) 6-4 6-3 </S> Amanda Coetzer ( South Africa ) beat Irina Spirlea ( Romania ) 7-6 ( 7-5 ) 7-5 </S> 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 </S> 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 </S> 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 </S> Add Women 's singles , third round Lisa Raymond ( U.S. ) beat Kimberly Po ( U.S. ) 6-3 6-2 </S> : </S> Add men 's singles , second round </S> Hendrik Dreekmann ( Germany ) beat Thomas Johansson ( Sweden ) </S> 7-6 ( 7-1 ) 6-2 4-6 6-1 </S> Andrei Medvedev ( Ukraine ) beat Jan Kroslak ( Slovakia ) 6-4 6-3 </S> 6-2 </S> Petr Korda ( Czech Republic ) bat Bohdan Ulihrach ( Czech </S> Republic ) 6-0 7-6 ( 7-5 ) 6-2 </S> Add women 's singles , third round </S> 2 - Monica Seles ( U.S. ) beat Dally Randriantefy ( Madagascar ) </S> 6-0 6-2 </S> : </S> 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 ) </S> |
| 11 | BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY 'S GAMES . </S> NEW YORK 1996-08-30 </S> Major League Baseball </S> standings after games played on Thursday ( tabulate under won , </S> lost , winning percentage and games behind ) : </S> AMERICAN LEAGUE </S> EASTERN DIVISION </S> W L PCT GB </S> NEW YORK 74 59 .556 - </S> BALTIMORE 70 63 .526 4 </S> BOSTON 69 65 .515 5 1/2 </S> TORONTO 63 71 .470 11 1/2 </S> DETROIT 48 86 .358 26 1/2 </S> CENTRAL DIVISION </S> CLEVELAND 80 53 .602 - </S> CHICAGO 71 64 .526 10 </S> MINNESOTA 67 67 .500 13 1/2 </S> MILWAUKEE 64 71 .474 17 </S> KANSAS CITY 61 74 .452 20 </S> WESTERN DIVISION </S> TEXAS 75 58 .564 - </S> SEATTLE 70 63 .526 5 </S> OAKLAND 64 72 .471 12 1/2 </S> CALIFORNIA 62 72 .463 13 1/2 </S> FRIDAY , AUGUST 30 SCHEDULE </S> KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT </S> CHICAGO AT TORONTO </S> MINNESOTA AT MILWAUKEE </S> CLEVELAND AT TEXAS </S> NEW YORK AT CALIFORNIA </S> BOSTON AT OAKLAND </S> BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE </S> NATIONAL LEAGUE </S> EASTERN DIVISION </S> W L PCT GB </S> ATLANTA 83 49 .629 - </S> MONTREAL 71 61 .538 12 </S> FLORIDA 64 70 .478 20 </S> NEW YORK 59 75 .440 25 </S> PHILADELPHIA 54 80 .403 30 </S> CENTRAL DIVISION </S> HOUSTON 72 63 .533 - </S> ST LOUIS 69 65 .515 2 1/2 </S> CINCINNATI 66 67 .496 5 </S> CHICAGO 65 66 .496 5 </S> PITTSBURGH 56 77 .421 15 </S> WESTERN DIVISION </S> SAN DIEGO 75 60 .556 - </S> LOS ANGELES 72 61 .541 2 </S> COLORADO 70 65 .519 5 </S> SAN FRANCISCO 57 74 .435 16 </S> FRIDAY , AUGUST 30 SCHEDULE </S> ATLANTA AT CHICAGO </S> FLORIDA AT CINCINNATI </S> SAN DIEGO AT MONTREAL </S> LOS ANGELES AT PHILADELPHIA </S> HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH </S> SAN FRANCISCO AT NEW YORK </S> COLORADO AT ST LOUIS </S> |
| 12 | BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS THURSDAY . </S> NEW YORK 1996-08-30 </S> Results of Major League </S> Baseball games played on Thursday ( home team in CAPS ) : </S> American League </S> DETROIT 4 Kansas City 1 </S> Minnesota 6 MILWAUKEE 1 </S> CALIFORNIA 14 New York 3 </S> SEATTLE 9 Baltimore 6 </S> National League </S> San Diego 3 NEW YORK 2 </S> Chicago 4 HOUSTON 3 </S> Cincinnati 18 COLORADO 7 </S> Atlanta 5 PITTSBURGH 1 </S> Los Angeles 2 MONTREAL 1 </S> Florida 10 ST LOUIS 9 </S> |
| 13 | GOLF - LEADING SCORES AT GREATER MILWAUKEE OPEN . </S> MILWAUKEE , Wisconsin 1996-08-29 </S> Leading scores in </S> the $ 1.2 million Greater Milwaukee Open at the par-71 , </S> 6,739-yard Brown Deer Park Golf Course after the first round </S> on Thursday ( players U.S. unless stated ) : </S> 62 Nolan Henke </S> 64 Bob Estes </S> 65 Billy Andrade , Duffy Waldorf , Jesper Parnevik ( Sweden ) </S> 66 Neal Lancaster , Dave Barr ( Canada ) , Mike Sullivan , Willie </S> Wood , Loren Roberts , Steve Stricker , Brian Claar , Russ Cochran </S> 67 Mark Calcavecchia , Payne Stewart , Billy Mayfair , Ken </S> Green , Jerry Kelly , Tim Simpson , Olin Browne , Shane Bortsch , </S> Mike Hulbert , Brian Henninger , Tiger Woods , Steve Jurgenson , </S> Bryan Gorman </S> |
| 14 | SOCCER - SILVA 'S `LOST PASSPORT ' EXCUSE NOT ENOUGH FOR FIFA . </S> MADRID 1996-08-30 </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> But that did not prevent him from collecting the one-match suspension . </S> |
| 15 | ATHLETICS - BERLIN GRAND PRIX RESULTS . </S> BERLIN 1996-08-30 </S> Leading results at the Berlin </S> Grand Prix athletics meeting on Friday : </S> Women 's 100 metres hurdles </S> 1. Michelle Freeman ( Jamaica ) 12.71 seconds </S> 2. Ludmila Engquist ( Sweden ) 12.74 </S> 3. Aliuska Lopez ( Cuba ) 12.92 </S> 4. Brigita Bokovec ( Slovenia ) 12.92 </S> 5. Dionne Rose ( Jamaica ) 12.92 </S> 6. Julie Baumann ( Switzerland ) 13.11 </S> 7. Gillian Russell ( Jamaica ) 13.17 </S> Women 's 1,500 metres </S> 1. Svetlana Masterkova ( Russia ) four minutes 6.87 seconds </S> 2. Patricia Djate-Taillard ( France ) 4:08.22 </S> 3. Carla Sacramento ( Portugal ) 4:08.96 </S> 4. Yekaterina Podkopayeva ( Russia ) 4:09.25 </S> 5. Leah Pells ( Canada ) 4:09.95 </S> 6. Carmen Wuestenhagen ( Germany ) 4:10.38 </S> 7. Margarita Maruseva ( Russia ) 4:10.87 </S> 8. Sara Thorsett ( U.S. ) 4:11.06 </S> Men 's 110 metres hurdles </S> 1. Mark Crear ( U.S. ) 13.26 seconds </S> 2. Tony Jarrett ( Britain ) 13.35 </S> 3. Florian Schwarthoff ( Germany ) 13.36 </S> 4. Emilio Valle ( Cuba ) 13.52 </S> 5. Falk Balzer ( Germany ) 13.52 </S> 6. Steve Brown ( U.S. ) 13.53 </S> 7. Frank Busemann ( Germany ) 13.58 </S> 8. Jack Pierce ( U.S. ) 13.60 </S> Men 's 200 metres </S> 1. Frankie Fredericks ( Namibia ) 19.97 seconds </S> 2. Michael Johnson ( U.S. ) 20.02 </S> 3. Ato Boldon ( Trinidad ) 20.37 </S> 4. Geir Moen ( Norway ) 20.41 </S> 5. Patrick Stevens ( Belgium ) 20.54 </S> 6. Jon Drummond ( U.S. ) 20.78 </S> 7. Claus Hirsbro ( Denmark ) 20.90 </S> 8. Ivan Garcia ( Cuba ) 20.96 </S> Women 's shot put </S> 1. Astrid Kumbernuss ( Germany ) 19.89 metres </S> 2. Claudia Mues ( Germany ) 18.80 </S> 3. Irina Korzhanenko ( Russia ) 18.63 </S> 4. Valentina Fedyushina ( Russia ) 18.55 </S> 5. Stephanie Storp ( Germany ) 18.41 </S> Men 's mile </S> 1. Noureddine Morceli ( Algeria ) 3 minutes 49.09 seconds </S> 2. Venuste Niyongabo ( Burundi ) 3:51.01 </S> 3. William Tanui ( Kenya ) 3:51.40 </S> 4. Laban Rotich ( Kenya ) 3:53.42 </S> 5. Marko Koers ( Netherlands ) 3:53.47 </S> 6. Isaac Viciosa ( Spain ) 3:53.85 </S> 7. John Mayock ( Britain ) 3:54.67 </S> 8. Marcus O'Sullivan ( Ireland ) 3:54.87 </S> Men 's discus </S> 1. Lars Riedel ( Germany ) 70.60 metres </S> 2. Anthony Washington ( U.S. ) 68.44 </S> 3. Vasily Kaptyukh ( Belarus ) 66.24 </S> 4. Vladimir Dubrovshchik ( Belarus ) 65.30 </S> 5. Virgilijus Alekna ( Lithuania ) 65.00 </S> 6. Juergen Schult ( Germany ) 64.46 </S> 7. Andreas Seelig ( Germany ) 62.00 </S> 8. Michael Moellenbeck ( Germany ) 58.56 </S> Women 's 100 metres </S> 1. Gail Devers ( U.S. ) 10.89 seconds </S> 2. Merlene Ottey ( Jamaica ) 10.94 </S> 3. Gwen Torrence ( U.S. ) 11.07 </S> 4. Mary Onyali ( Nigeria ) 11.14 </S> 5. Chryste Gaines ( U.S. ) 11.20 </S> 6. Chandra Sturrup ( Bahamas ) 11.26 </S> 7. Irina Privalova ( Russia ) 11.27 </S> 8. Inger Miller ( U.S. ) 11.37 </S> Women 's 5,000 metres </S> 1. Gabriela Szabo ( Romania ) 15 minutes 04.95 seconds </S> 2. Gete Wami ( Ethiopia ) 15:05.21 </S> 3. Rose Cheruiyot ( Kenya ) 15:05.41 </S> 4. Annemari Sandell ( Finland ) 15:06.33 </S> 5. Tegla Loroupe ( Kenya ) 15:08.79 </S> 6. Gunhild Halle ( Norway ) 15:09.00 </S> 7. Pauline Konga ( Kenya ) 15:09.74 </S> 8. Sally Barsosio ( Kenya ) 15:14.34 </S> Men 's 400 metres hurdles </S> 1. Torrance Zellner ( U.S. ) 48.23 seconds </S> 2. Samuel Matete ( Zambia ) 48.34 </S> 3. Derrick Adkins ( U.S. ) 48.62 </S> 4. Fabrizio Mori ( Italy ) 49.21 </S> 5. Sven Nylander ( Sweden ) 49.22 </S> 6. Eric Thomas ( U.S. ) 49.35 </S> 7. Rohan Robinson ( Australia ) 49.36 </S> 8. Dusan Kovacs ( Hungary ) 49.58 </S> Women 's 400 metres </S> 1. Falilat Ogunkoya ( Nigeria ) 50.31 seconds </S> 2. Jearl Miles ( U.S. ) 50.42 </S> 3. Fatima Yusuf ( Nigeria ) 51.43 </S> 4. Anja Ruecker ( Germany ) 51.61 </S> 5. Olabisi Afolabi ( Nigeria ) 51.98 </S> 6. Phylis Smith ( Britain ) 52.05 </S> 7. Linda Kisabaka ( Germany ) 52.41 </S> 8. Karin Janke ( Germany ) 53.13 </S> Men 's 100 metres </S> 1. Dennis Mitchell ( U.S. ) 10.08 </S> 2. Michael Green ( Jamaica ) 10.09 </S> 3. Donovan Bailey ( Canada ) 10.13 </S> 4. Jon Drummond ( U.S. ) 10.22 </S> 5. Davidson Ezinwa ( Nigeria ) 10.24 </S> 6. Geir Moen ( Norway ) 10.33 </S> 7. Marc Blume ( Germany ) 10.48 </S> Men 's 800 metres </S> 1. Wilson Kipketer ( Denmark ) 1:43.34 </S> 2. Norberto Tellez ( Cuba ) 1:44.58 </S> 3. Sammy Langat ( Kenya ) 1:44.96 </S> 4. Nico Motchebon ( Germany ) 1:45.03 </S> 5. David Kiptoo ( Kenya ) 1:45.27 </S> 6. Adem Hacini ( Algeria ) 1:45.64 </S> 7. Vebjoen Rodal ( Norway ) 1:46.45 </S> 8. Craig Winrow ( Britain ) 1:46.66 </S> Men 's pole vault </S> 1= Andrei Tiwontschik ( Germany ) 5.86 </S> 1= Igor Trandenkov ( Russia ) 5.86 </S> 3. Maksim Tarasov ( Russia ) 5.86 </S> 4. Tim Lobinger ( Germany ) 5.80 </S> 5. Igor Potapovich ( Kazakstan ) 5.80 </S> 6. Jean Galfione ( France ) 5.65 </S> 7. Pyotr Bochkary ( Russia ) 5.65 </S> 8. Dmitri Markov ( Belarus ) 5.65 </S> Women 's high jump </S> 1. Stefka Kostadinova ( Bulgaria ) 2.03 </S> 2. Inga Babakova ( Ukraine ) 2.00 metres </S> 3. Alina Astafei ( Germany ) 1.97 </S> 4. Tatyana Motkova ( Russia ) 1.97 </S> 5. Hanne Haugland ( Norway ) 1.91 </S> 6= Nele Zilinskiene ( Lithuania ) 1.91 </S> 6= Yelena Gulyayeva ( Russia ) 1.91 </S> 8. Natalya Golodnova ( Russia ) 1.85 </S> Men 's 5,000 metres </S> 1. Daniel Komen ( Kenya ) 13 minutes 2.62 seconds </S> 2. Bob Kennedy ( U.S. ) 13:06.12 </S> 3. Paul Koech ( Kenya ) 13:06.45 </S> 4. El Hassane Lahssini ( Morocco ) 13:06.57 </S> 5. Shem Kororia ( Kenya ) 13:06.65 </S> 6. Brahim Lahlafi ( Morocco ) 13:08.05 </S> 7. Tom Nyariki ( Kenya ) 13:20.12 </S> 8. Fita Bayissa ( Ethiopia ) 13:21.35 </S> Men 's triple jump </S> 1. Jonathan Edwards ( Britain ) 17.69 metres </S> 2. Yoelvis Quesada ( Cuba ) 17.44 </S> 3. Kenny Harrison ( U.S. ) 17.16 </S> 4. Mike Conley ( U.S. ) 16.79 </S> 5. Armen Martirosyan ( Armenia ) 16.57 </S> 6. Sigurd Njerve ( Norway ) 16.41 </S> 7. Carlos Calado ( Portugal ) 16.31 </S> 8. Charles-Michael Friedek ( Germany ) 16.12 </S> Women 's javelin </S> 1. Tanja Damaske ( Germany ) 66.60 metres </S> 2. Trine Hattesta ( Norway ) 65.12 </S> 3. Isel Lopez ( Cuba ) 65.10 </S> 4. Heli Rantanen ( Finland ) 62.78 </S> 5. Louise McPaul ( Australia ) 62.06 </S> 6. Xiomara Rivero ( Cuba ) 61.94 </S> 7. Natalya Shikolen ( Belarus ) 60.74 </S> 8. Rita Ramaunaskaite ( Lithuania ) 60.74 </S> Men 's 4x100 relay Jesse Owens memorial race </S> 1. Donovan Bailey ( Canada ) , Michael Johnson ( U.S. ) , Frankie </S> Fredericks ( Namibia ) , Linford Christie ( Britain ) 38.87 seconds </S> 2. Michael Green ( Jamaica ) , Osmond Ezinwa ( Nigeria ) , Oeji Aliu </S> ( Nigeria ) , Davidson Ezinwa ( Nigeria ) 38.87 </S> 3. Peter Karlsson ( Sweden ) , Falk Balzer ( Germany ) , George </S> Panayiotopoulos ( Greece ) , Florian Schwarthoff ( Germany ) 39.93 </S> |
| 16 | SOCCER - BARATELLI TO COACH NICE . </S> NICE , France 1996-08-30 </S> Former international goalkeeper Dominique Baratelli is to coach struggling French first division side Nice , the club said on Friday . </S> 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 . </S> Nice have been unable to win any of their four league matches played this season and are lying a lowly 18th in the table . </S> |
| 17 | SOCCER - MILAN 'S LENTINI MOVES TO ATALANTA . </S> MILAN 1996-08-30 </S> 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 . </S> The Gazzetta dello Sport said the deal would cost Atalanta around $ 600,000 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> |
| 18 | CRICKET - SRI LANKA BEAT AUSTRALIA BY FOUR WICKETS . </S> COLOMBO 1996-08-30 </S> Sri Lanka beat Australia by four wickets in the third match of the Singer World Series one-day ( 50 overs ) cricket tournament on Friday . </S> Scores : Australia 228-9 in 50 overs , Sri Lanka 232-6 in 45.5 overs . </S> |
| 19 | CRICKET - AUSTRALIA V SRI LANKA SCOREBOARD . </S> COLOMBO 1996-08-30 </S> Scoreboard of the third Singer </S> World Series cricket match between Australia and Sri Lanka on </S> Friday : </S> Australia </S> M. Waugh c and b Jayasuriya 50 </S> M. Slater run out 9 </S> S. Law c Tillekeratne b Dharmasena 13 </S> M. Bevan c Vaas b Chandana 56 </S> S. Waugh b Muralitharan 22 </S> R. Ponting not out 46 </S> D. Lehmann st Kaluwitharana b Chandana 2 </S> I. Healy c Ranatunga b Muralitharan 8 </S> J. Gillespie st Kaluwitharana b Chandana 6 </S> D. Fleming c Chandana b Jayasuriya 3 </S> G. McGrath not out 8 </S> Extras ( lb-3 nb-2 ) 5 </S> Total ( nine wickets , 50 overs ) 228 </S> Fall of wickets : 1-21 2-52 3-97 4-149 5-157 6-163 7-178 </S> 8-198 9-203 . </S> Bowling : Vass 7-0-29-0 , de Silva 4-0-25-0 , Dharmasena </S> 9-0-49-1 , Muralitharan 10-0-41-2 , Jayasuriya 10-0-43-2 , Chandana </S> 10-0-38-3 . </S> Sri Lanka </S> S. Jayasuriya c Healy b Fleming 44 </S> R. Kaluwitharana b S. Waugh 8 </S> A. Gurusinha run out 16 </S> A.de Silva not out 83 </S> A. Ranatunga lbw b Fleming 0 </S> H. Tillekeratne lbw b Fleming 1 </S> R. Mahanama b McGrath 50 </S> U. Chandana not out 14 </S> Extras ( lb-3 nb-6 w-7 ) 16 </S> Total ( six wickets , 45.5 overs ) 232 </S> Fall of wickets : 1-22 2-78 3-78 4-78 5-81 6-196 . </S> Did not bat : Dharmasena , Vaas , Muralitharan . </S> Bowling : S. Waugh 5-1-36-1 , Law 2-0-23-0 , McGrath 9.5-0-44-1 , </S> Fleming 8-1-26-3 , Gillespie 6-0-27-0 , M. Waugh 5-0-29-0 , Lehmann </S> 6-0-26-0 , Bevan 4-0-18-0 . </S> Man of the Match : Aravinda de Silva </S> Next Series match : India v Zimbabwe , September 1 . </S> |
| 20 | CRICKET - AUSTRALIA 228-9 IN 50 OVERS V SRI LANKA . </S> COLOMBO 1996-08-30 </S> 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 . </S> |
| 21 | CRICKET - AUSTRALIA WIN TOSS AND CHOOSE TO BAT . </S> COLOMBO 1996-08-30 </S> Australia won the toss and </S> elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the third day-night limited </S> overs cricket match in the Singer world series tournament on </S> Friday . </S> Teams : </S> Australia - Ian Healy ( captain ) , Michael Bevan , Damien </S> Flemming , Jason Gillespie , Stuart Law , Glenn McGrath , Ricky </S> Ponting , Michael Slater , Darren Lehmann , Mark Waugh , Steve </S> Waugh . </S> Sri Lanka - Arjuna Ranatunga ( captain ) , Sanath Jayasuriya , </S> Romesh Kaluwitharana , Asanka Gurusinha , Aravinda de Silva , </S> Hashan Tillekeratne , Roshan Mahanama , Kumara Dharmasena , </S> Chaminda Vaas , Muthiah Muralitharan , Upul Chandana . </S> |
| 22 | POLISH NBP REFRAINS FROM REVERSE REPO OPERATION . </S> WARSAW 1996-08-30 </S> The National Bank of Poland </S> refrained from staging a reverse repo operation on Friday , the </S> bank said . </S> -- Warsaw Newsroom +48 22 653 9700 </S> |
| 23 | Canada government cash balances fall in week . </S> OTTAWA 1996-08-30 </S> The government of Canada 's cash balances fell in the week that ended August 28 , the Bank of Canada said on Friday . </S> Wk to Aug 28 Chg on wk Chg on yr </S> Notes in circulation 27.35 +0.435 +0.237 </S> Government cash balances 3.54 - 0.629 +0.089 </S> Govt securities outstanding 463.73 +1.660 +10.436 </S> Treasury bills 152.80 +0.300 - 11.900 </S> Canada savings bonds 30.12 - 0.004 +0.578 </S> All figures in billions of dollars . </S> Chartered bank assets July June </S> Net foreign currency - 12.63 - 12.08 </S> Canadian dollar 639.55 639.38 </S> Total Canadian liquid assets 107.83 107.24 </S> July 96 June 96 July 95 </S> M1 63.02 62.83 57.50 </S> M2 389.79 391.32 381.65 </S> M3 482.13 480.72 461.42 </S> Note - Figures are unadjusted , in billions of dollars . </S> -- Reuters Ottawa Bureau ( 613 ) 235-6745 </S> |
| 24 | Jones Medical completes acquisition . </S> ST. LOUIS 1996-08-30 </S> 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 . </S> Jones stock closed down 1/8 at 40 Friday . </S> Daniels Pharmaceuticals manufactures prescription pharmaceutical products , the largest of which is Levoxyl , a synthetic thyroid hormone for treating hypothyroidism . </S> -- Chicago newsdesk , 312 408-8787 </S> |
| 25 | Late bond market prices . </S> LONDON 1996-08-30 </S> This is how major world bond markets were trading in late European business on Friday . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> BRITAIN - Gilts struggled off the day 's lows but ended 10/32 down on the day . </S> 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 . </S> The September long gilt future on LIFFE was trading at 107-2/32 , down 8/32 from Thursday 's settlement price . </S> FRANCE - Bond and PIBOR futures ended the day higher despite much stronger than expected U.S. data . </S> The September notional bond future on the MATIF in Paris settled at 123.14 , up 0.04 from Thursday 's settlement price . </S> ITALY - Bond futures held to easier levels in late afternoon after the sharp drop in Treasuries , but a resilient lira helped limit BTP losses . </S> The September bond future on LIFFE was trading at 115.45 , down 0.13 from Thursday 's settlement price . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> The long bond was quoted to yield 7.12 percent . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> NSW Treasury launched a A$ 100 million three-year discount bond aimed at Japanese investors . </S> DNIB issued a 275 million Norwegian crown bond , which was pre-placed with a European institution . </S> DNIB also set a 110 million guilder step-up bond . </S> Next week Kansai Electric Power and Kansai International Airport are likely to launch 10-year dollar deals . </S> |
| 26 | Soccer - McCarthy names team to play Liechtenstein . </S> DUBLIN 1996-08-30 </S> Irish soccer manager Mick McCarthy on Friday announced the team to play Liechtenstein in Saturday 's World Cup qualifying match . </S> Birmingham 's Gary Breen was selected ahead of Phil Babb in defence , while 18-year-old Ian Harte makes his international competitive debut . </S> Keith O'Neill of Norwich City joins Niall Quinn up front . </S> The team is as follows : </S> Given , Breen , Staunton , Irwin , McAteer , Harte , McLoughlin , Houghton , Townsend , Quinn , O'Neill . </S> -- Dublin Newsroom +353 1 676 9779 </S> |
| 27 | Ruling Moslem party ends vote boycott . </S> SARAJEVO 1996-08-30 </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> But the radio report did not specify what guarantees , if any , the U.S. envoy had provided . </S> Absentee voting in the elections began on Wednesday , August 28 and runs for a week . </S> Election day for those living inside Bosnia is September 14 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> |
| 28 | Polish Foreign Minister to visit Yugoslavia . </S> WARSAW 1996-08-30 </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is the only country of the former Yugoslavia where Poles currently require visas . </S> They are also to clinch protocols on culture and understanding between the two foreign ministries . </S> Rosati will meet Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic and Yugoslav politicians in Belgrade , before visiting Montenegro . </S> 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 . </S> Poland is seeking pacts on avoiding double taxation and wants cooperation in fighting crime . </S> |
| 29 | Lebed , Chechens start peace talks . </S> KHASAVYURT , Russia 1996-08-30 </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> Neither Lebed nor Maskhadov made any statement before the talks . </S> |
| 30 | Russian judge stabbed to death over $ 7 fine . </S> MOSCOW 1996-08-30 </S> 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 . </S> 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 ) . </S> The next morning , Ivankov appeared in the courtroom and stabbed Lavrentyeva . </S> The judge died later in hospital . </S> Interfax quoted Levrentyeva 's colleagues as saying that judges were generally unprotected against criminal attacks . </S> |
| 31 | Romania cen bank one-week rate rises to 50.19 pct . </S> BUCHAREST 1996-08-30 </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> 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 . </S> Other banks traded one-week rates near 48 percent . </S> -- Bucharest Newsroom 40-1 3120264 </S> |
| 32 | Assault charges dropped against Surinam ex-rebel . </S> PARAMARIBO , Surinam 1996-08-30 </S> Flamboyant former Surinamese guerrilla leader Ronny Brunswijk walked free on Friday after charges of attempted murder were dropped , police said . </S> Brunswijk had been in police custody for 10 days after Freddy Pinas , a Surinamese-born visitor from the Netherlands , accused Brunswijk of trying to kill him in a bar-room brawl in the mining town of Moengo 56 miles ( 90 km ) east of Paramaribo . </S> Brunswijk , 35 , denied the charge and reached an agreement with Pinas after replacing a golden necklace lost in the scuffle . </S> It was the second time Brunswijk had been charged with attempted murder in less than two years . </S> In 1994 he served two months for shooting a thief in the backside . </S> Brunswijk , who led a rebel group against the military regime of Desi Bouterse in the late 1980s , is now a successful businessman with mining and logging interests . </S> |
| 33 | Cambodian opposition newspaper editor pardoned . </S> PHNOM PENH 1996-08-30 </S> Cambodia 's King Norodom Sihanouk on Friday gave a royal pardon to an opposition newspaper editor who had alleged top-level corruption . </S> Hen Vipheak , former editor of the Sereipheap Thmei ( New Liberty ) newspaper , stepped through the gates of the run-down French colonial-era T3 prison late Friday afternoon , following intervention on his behalf by King Sihanouk . </S> The Supreme Court had on August 23 sent the opposition Khmer Nation Party steering committee member to jail after upholding rulings by the municipal and appeal courts that handed down a five million riels ( $ 2,000 ) fine and one year 's imprisonment . </S> The judge overturned a decision to shut down Hen Vipheak 's newspaper . </S> The editor was prosecuted following a May 1995 article alleging top-level corruption . </S> Sihanouk promised an amnesty to Hen Vipheak , along with fellow KNP member and journalist Chan Rattana , who was released after serving a week of a year-long jail term in June . </S> Co-Premiers Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen agreed earlier this week to the king 's request for an amnesty . </S> |
| 34 | U.S. Gulf rig down by one to 162 in week . </S> NEW YORK 1996-08-30 </S> There were 162 rigs under contract in the U.S. Gulf as of August 30 , down one from the prior week , Offshore Data Services said . </S> The utilization rate for rigs working in the Gulf , based on a total fleet of 181 , was 89.5 percent . </S> The number of working rigs in European / Mediterranean remained unchanged this week , with 105 rigs under contract out of a total fleet of 105 , a utilization rate of 100 percent . </S> The worldwide rig count fell by one to 554 out of a total fleet of 608 , making the utilization rate 91.1 percent . </S> -- New York Energy Desk 212-859-1620 </S> |
| 35 | Titanic recovery mission is scrapped . </S> NEW YORK 1996-08-30 </S> Equipment problems and mechanical failure forced a recovery expedition to give up efforts to retrieve a giant slab of the RMS Titanic from the ocean floor , a spokeswoman said on Friday . </S> A 20-ton piece of the Titanic 's steel hull , which had been attached by cables to a recovery ship off the coast of Newfoundland , Canada , fell back to the bottom of the sea , said Erin Purcell of Boston-based Reagan Communications that represents two of the ships used in the expedition . </S> The piece of hull , lifted from the ocean floor by means of several diesel-filled bags , had been stuck about 200 feet ( about 70 metres ) below the water 's surface before it fell , she said . </S> It fell as recovery crews were trying to haul the piece into more shallow water and several of the bags burst and cables snapped , she said . </S> The steel-hulled Titanic , thought to be unsinkable , struck an iceberg on April 14 , 1912 , and sank , killing 1,523 of the 2,200 passengers and crew on board . </S> The wreck was located in 1985 . </S> Passengers who had paid $ 1,500 and up to accompany the recovery expedition on two cruise ships had returned back to port on Thursday , Purcell said . </S> |
| 36 | German police probe sex link in child kidnap case . </S> BERLIN 1996-08-30 </S> German police searching for a missing 10-year-old schoolgirl said on Friday the prime suspects in the case may have been involved in running a child prostitution ring . </S> Police suspect Nicole Nichterwitz 's aunt and a male companion abducted the girl and took her to the Netherlands . </S> She was last seen being collected by the pair from school in Velten near Berlin on Monday . </S> Public prosecutors said they had found a list of children 's names and ages at the couple 's flat . </S> The list was being studied for possible links to previous child kidnappings and prostitution , a prosecutors ' spokesman told Reuters . </S> |
| 37 | Indian copper falls , state firm may cut rates . </S> BOMBAY 1996-08-30 </S> Indian copper prices fell on Friday as dealers awaited an announcement relating to price cuts by state-owned producer , Hindustan Copper Ltd , traders said . </S> Nickel extended gains while other base metals were unchanged in narrow trade , they said . </S> Ready copper fell by 150 rupees at 12,350 rupees per quintal on fresh offerings by the stockists who expect Hindustan Copper to cut prices . </S> Nickel rose by 500 to 39,200 rupees on thin supply and fresh buying by stainless steel makers . </S> Tin was unchanged at 36,000 rupees , so did zinc at 6,300 rupees and lead at 4,900 rupees . </S> Aluminium was quiet at 7,450 rupees . </S> -- Bombay Commodities +91-22-265 9000 </S> |
| 38 | MARTELA H1 PROFIT FIM 6.3 MLN VS 21.0 MLN . </S> HELSINKI 1996-08-30 </S> Six months to June 30 , </S> ( million markka unless stated ) </S> Profit before extraordinaries , appropriations , </S> taxes 6.3 vs 21.0 </S> Earnings per share ( markka ) 2.2 vs 7.2 </S> Net sales 289.1 vs 256.9 </S> |
| 39 | Aw Computer Systems Inc Q2 loss widens . </S> NEW YORK 1996-08-30 </S> 1996 1995 </S> Shr loss $ 0.22 loss $ 0.07 </S> Net loss 1,071 loss 277 </S> Revs 130 1,279 </S> Avg shrs 4,841 3,990 </S> First Half </S> Shr loss $ 0.42 loss $ 0.21 </S> Net loss 1,967 loss 841 </S> Revs 476 2,253 </S> Avg shrs 4,666 3,944 </S> ( All Data Above 000s Except Per Share Numbers ) </S> -- New York Newsdesk 212-859-1610 . </S> |
| 40 | IPO FILING -- Homegate Hospitality Inc . </S> WASHINGTON 1996-08-30 </S> Company Name Homegate Hospitality Inc </S> Nasdaq Stock symbol HMGT </S> Estimated price range N / A </S> Total shares to be offered N / A </S> Shrs offered by company N / A </S> Shrs outstanding after ipo N / A </S> Lead Underwriter Bear Stearns & Co Inc </S> Underwriters over-allotment N / A </S> Business : Company 's goal is to become a national provider of high quality extended-stay hotels in strategically selected markets located throughout the United States . </S> Use of Proceeds : To finance the development of additional extended-stay hotels and other general corporate purposes . </S> Financial Data in 000s : 1995 1994 </S> - Revenue N / A N / A </S> - Net Income N / A N / A </S> |
| 41 | PRESALE - Bay Co Bldg Auth , Mich .. </S> AMT : 1,200,000 DATE : 09/05/96 NYC Time : 1600 CUSIP : 072261 </S> ISSUER : Bay Co Building Authority ST : MI </S> ISSUE : Bldg auth ( law enforcement ctr ) Series 1996-A TAX STAT : Exempt-REV </S> M / SP / F : NA / NA / NA BOOK ENTRY : N </S> ENHANCEMENTS : None BANK QUAL : Y </S> DTD : 09/01/96 SURE BID : Y </S> DUE : 11/1/96-11 SR MGR : </S> 1ST CPN : 11/01/96 </S> CALL : 11/1/05 @ 101 , dtp 11/1/07 NIC </S> DELIVERY : 45 days approx ORDERS : </S> PAYING AGENT : Michigan National Bank , Detroit </S> L.O. : Bodman , Longely & Dahling , Detroit </S> F.A. : First of Michigan Corp. , Detroit </S> LAST SALE : None </S> Year Amount Coupon Yield Price Conc . </S> 1996 45,000 </S> 1997 50,000 </S> 1998 55,000 </S> 1999 55,000 </S> 2000 60,000 </S> 2001 65,000 </S> 2002 70,000 </S> 2003 70,000 </S> 2004 75,000 </S> 2005 80,000 </S> 2006 85,000 </S> 2007 90,000 </S> 2008 90,000 </S> 2009 95,000 </S> 2010 105,000 </S> 2011 110,000 </S> COMPETITIVE PRE-SALE CONTRIBUTED BY J.J. KENNY K-SHEETS : </S> |
| 42 | Dutch say no reason to reopen El Al carqo enquiry . </S> THE HAGUE 1996-08-30 </S> The Dutch transport minister Annemarie Jorritsma told the country ' second chamber that there is no further need to investigate the 1992 crash of an El Al freighter which left 43 dead in an Amsterdam suburb . </S> She said that a request from her ministry for the aircraft 's waybill documentation and further information about the contents of its hold had been complied with by El Al 's head office in Tel Aviv . </S> The Dutch transport ministry had come in for pressure from a cross-section of Dutch members of parliaments in May this year , some of whom believed the aircraft had been carrying unlisted , dangerous goods . </S> Others said they thought the aircraft was loaded with too much airfreight . </S> Jorritsma said the latest evidence from El Al in no way supported the allegations , and added there is no justification for a further investigation into the incident . </S> -- Air Cargo Newsroom Tel+44 171 542 8982 Fax +44 171 542 5017 </S> |
| 43 | Ericsson says wins 1.2 bln SKR China order . </S> STOCKHOLM 1996-08-30 </S> Swedish telecoms group LM Ericsson AB said on Friday it won an order worth 1.2 billion crowns for a fixed public telecoms network in the Guangdong province of China . </S> Ericsson said in a statement the order was from the Guangdong Post and Telecommunications Administration ( GPTA ) . </S> The order included AXE switching equipment , ISDN equipment , Intelligent Network ( IN ) products , broad-band multi-media communication network products , services and training , Ericsson spokesman Per Zetterquist told Reuters . </S> Deliveries are due to be completed by 1999 , the company said . </S> -- Stockholm newsroom +46-8-700 1017 </S> |
| 44 | PRESS DIGEST - Indonesian newspapers - August 30 . </S> Following is a summary of major Indonesian political and business stories in leading newspapers , prepared by Reuters in Jakarta . </S> Reuters has not checked the stories and does not guarantee their accuracy . </S> Telephone : ( 6221 ) 384-6364 . </S> Fax : ( 6221 ) 344-8404 . </S> - - - - </S> KOMPAS </S> Indonesian President Suharto has asked businessmen to share their experiences with each other in an effort to boost the country 's exports . </S> - - - - </S> JAKARTA POST </S> Speaker of the House of Representatives Wahono has called on those serving in high state institutions to direct their efforts in the coming years towards dismantling all barriers to social justice . </S> An agreement to bring peace to the southern Philippines is set to be initialed on Friday after delegates from the Philippine government and the Moro National Liberation Front ( MNLF ) concluded negotiations on the treaty which is set to end almost 25 years of conflict in the region . </S> - - - - </S> MEDIA INDONESIA </S> Around 2,000 of Indonesia 's controversial Timor national car made by Kia Motor Corp of South Korea arrived at Jakarta 's Tanjung Priok port on Thursday . </S> The cars will be jointly marketed by Kia and PT Timor Putra Nasional , controlled by a son of President Suharto , which plans next year to start assembling the vehicles in Indonesia . </S> - - - - </S> REPUBLIKA </S> The Central Jakarta District Court has started to hear the suit filed by ousted Indonesian Democratic Party ( PDI ) leader Megawati Sukarnoputri against the government and party rivals after the parties failed to reach an out-of-court settlement . </S> Megawati has sued the defendants over a government-backed rebel congress which ousted her last June . </S> |
| 45 | Jeans Mate Corp - 6mth parent forecast . </S> TOKYO 1996-08-30 </S> Six months to August 20 , 1996 </S> ( in billions of yen unless specified ) </S> LATEST PREVIOUS ACTUAL </S> ( Parent ) FORECAST FORECAST YEAR-AGO </S> Sales 9.06 9.31 8.42 </S> Current 818 million 979 million 882 million </S> Net 415 million 490 million 412 million </S> NOTE - Jeans Mate Corp is the full company name . </S> |
| 46 | Apic Yamada - 6mth parent forecast . </S> TOKYO 1996-08-30 </S> Six months to September 30 , 1996 </S> ( in billions of yen unless specified ) </S> LATEST PREVIOUS ACTUAL </S> ( Parent ) FORECAST FORECAST YEAR-AGO </S> Sales 12.50 13.00 11.27 </S> Current 1.30 1.35 1.09 </S> Net 650 million 680 million 600 million </S> NOTE - Apic Yamada Corp is a leading manufacturer of semiconductor leadframes . </S> |
| 47 | Bootleg brew kills 35 in China , police nab suspects . </S> BEIJING 1996-08-30 </S> Police in southwest China have arrested 30 people suspected of making and selling homemade alcohol that killed 35 people and poisoned 157 , the Xinhua news agency said on Friday . </S> A group of farmers in Huize county in the southwestern province of Yunnan were arrested for blending alcohol with methanol and selling the toxic liquor to local residents , the agency said . </S> Between late June and July , a total of 192 people were poisoned by the toxic liquor , and 35 of them died and six were left severely handicapped , it said . </S> Local authorities launched an investigation after they received reports of several similar deaths in the area , it said . </S> Post-mortem examinations showed they were all caused by methanol poisoning . </S> Police had confiscated the remainder of the poisonous liquor , Xinhua said . </S> It gave no further details . </S> |
| 48 | Singapore hangs Thai drug trafficker . </S> SINGAPORE 1996-08-30 </S> Singapore hanged a Thai farmer at Changi Prison on Friday for drug trafficking , the Central Narcotics Bureau ( CNB ) said . </S> Jeerasak Densakul , 24 , was arrested in 1995 when he was found with 11 slabs of cannabis weighing 2.2 kg ( 4.8 pounds ) , the CNB said . </S> Singapore has a mandatory death sentence for anyone over 18 years of age found guilty of trafficking in more than 15 grams ( half an ounce ) of heroin , 30 grams ( an ounce ) of morphine or 500 grams ( 18 oz ) of cannabis or marijuana . </S> Of the nearly 270 people hanged for various crimes in Singapore since 1975 , almost half have been for drug-related charges . </S> |
| 49 | Arafat goes to Nablus ahead of cabinet meeting . </S> NABLUS , West Bank 1996-08-30 </S> Palestinian President Yasser Arafat arrived in the West Bank self-rule enclave of Nablus from Ramallah on Friday , witnesses said . </S> His aides said Arafat would hold the weekly meeting of the Palestinian self-rule Authority 's cabinet in Nablus on Saturday . </S> In Jerusalem , Israeli security forces were bracing for thousands of Palestinians expected to answer Arafat 's call earlier this week to come to the city holy to Moslems , Arabs and Jews to pray in protest against Israel 's settlement policy in the West Bank and delay in peace negotiations . </S> Palestinians want Arab East Jerusalem as the capital of a future independent state . </S> Israel , which captured and annexed East Jerusalem in 1967 , says it will never cede any part of the city . </S> Arafat , who made an interim peace deal with Israel in 1993 that set up self-rule , says he will only visit Jerusalem once Israeli occupation has ended . </S> |
| 50 | SOCCER - REAL SCRAPE 1-1 DRAW IN SCRAPPY OPENING MATCH . </S> LA CORUNA , Spain 1996-08-31 </S> A late goal by newly-signed defender Roberto Carlos saved the blushes of Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello and his multi-billion peseta line-up in the opening game of the Spanish championship on Saturday . </S> The Brazilian 's 79th-minute effort was enough to earn Real a point from a scrappy 1-1 draw at fellow title contenders Deportivo Coruna . </S> Deportivo started strongly , taking the lead midway through the first half when former Auxerre playmaker Corentine Martins headed home a corner after a flick-on by Brazilian-born Spanish international midfielder Donato . </S> Real looked to be in deep trouble shortly after the break when Luis Milla was sent off for committing two bookable offences in as many minutes . </S> But Deportivo were unable to capitalise on their numerical advantage , and were themselves reduced to ten men when Armando Alvarez was sent off 15 minutes from time . </S> Shortly afterwards Roberto Carlos found space in the home defence and equalised for Real with a shot that was deflected past despairing Deportivo ' keeper Jacques Songo'o . </S> In a frantic final five minutes there were chances at both ends , and Donato , who had earlier been booked , was sent off for protesting about the incursion of Real players at a free kick . </S> Before the match Deportivo chairman Augusto Lendoiro said he would ignore a FIFA decision banning Brazilian midfielder Mauro Silva from playing in the match for failing to join his national side 's tour of Europe . </S> In the event , coach John Toshack decided not to use Silva , who had claimed he did not join the Brazil squad because he had lost his passport . </S> |
| 51 | RUGBY LEAGUE - WIGAN BEAT BRADFORD 42-36 IN SEMIFINAL . </S> WIGAN , England 1996-08-31 </S> Result of English rugby league premiership semifinal played on Saturday : </S> Wigan 42 Bradford Bulls 36 </S> |
| 52 | SOCCER - ISRAEL BEAT BULGARIA IN EUROPEAN UNDER-21 QUALIFIER . </S> HERZLIYA , Israel 1996-08-31 </S> Result of European under-21 championship group 5 qualifier on Saturday : </S> Israel 2 , Bulgaria 0 ( halftime 0-0 ) Scorers : Haim Hajaj ( 47th ) , Nir Sivilia ( 57th ) . </S> Attendance : 2,000 . </S> |
| 53 | SOCCER - IRISH ERASE PAINFUL MEMORIES WITH 5-0 WIN . </S> ESCHEN , Liechtenstein 1996-08-31 </S> The Republic of Ireland 's new-look side dispelled painful memories of their last visit to Liechtenstein by beating the Alpine part-timers 5-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday . </S> The Irish , under new manager Mick McCarthy , took a 4-0 lead within 20 minutes through captain Andy Townsend , 20-year-old Norwich striker Keith O'Neill , Sunderland forward Niall Quinn and teenager Ian Harte . </S> Quinn added his second and Ireland 's fifth just after the hour to complete the rout and give the Irish their biggest-ever away win . </S> The result helped erase memories of Ireland 's visit to the Eschen stadium 14 months ago , when Jack Charlton 's side were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw which ultimately cost them a place in the European championship finals . </S> |
| 54 | SOCCER - IRELAND BEAT LIECHTENSTEIN 5-0 IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . </S> ESCHEN 1996-08-31 </S> The Republic of Ireland beat Liechtenstein 5-0 ( halftime 4-0 ) in a World Cup soccer European group 8 qualifier on Saturday . </S> Scorers : Andy Townsend ( 5th ) , Keith O'Neill ( 7th ) , Niall Quinn ( 11th , 61st ) , Ian Harte ( 19th ) . </S> Attendance : 3,900 </S> |
| 55 | GOLF - BRITISH MASTERS FINAL SCORES . </S> NORTHAMPTON , England 1996-08-31 </S> Leading scores after the final round of the British Masters golf tournament on Saturday ( British unless stated ) : </S> 284 Robert Allenby ( Australia ) 69 71 71 73 , Miguel Angel Martin ( Spain ) 75 70 71 68 ( Allenby won at first play-off hole ) </S> 285 Costantino Rocca ( Italy ) 71 73 72 69 </S> 286 Miguel Angel Jimenez ( Spain ) 74 72 73 67 </S> 287 Ian Woosnam 70 76 71 70 </S> 288 Jose Coceres ( Argentina ) 69 78 71 70 </S> 289 Joakim Haeggman ( Sweden ) 71 77 70 71 , Antoine Lebouc ( France ) 74 73 70 72 </S> 290 Colin Montgomerie 68 76 77 69 , Robert Coles 74 76 71 69 , Philip Walton ( Ireland ) 71 74 74 71 , Peter Mitchell 74 71 74 71 , Klas Eriksson ( Sweden ) 71 75 72 72 , Pedro Linhart ( Spain ) 72 73 67 78 </S> 291 Phillip Price 72 76 74 69 , Adam Hunter 70 79 73 69 , Peter O'Malley ( Australia ) 71 73 75 72 , Mark Roe 69 71 78 73 , Mike Clayton ( Australia ) 69 76 73 73 </S> 292 Iain Pyman 71 75 75 71 , David Gilford 69 74 77 72 , Peter Hedblom ( Sweden ) 70 75 75 72 , Stephen McAllister 73 76 69 74 . </S> |
| 56 | SOCCER - SLOVAKIA BEAT FAROES IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . </S> TOFTIR , Faroe Islands 1996-08-31 </S> Slovakia beat the Faroe Islands 2-1 ( halftime 1-0 ) in their World Cup soccer European group six qualifying match on Saturday . </S> Scorers : </S> Faroe Islands - Jan Allan Mueller ( 60th minute ) </S> Slovakia - Lubomir Moravcik ( 13th ) , Peter Dubovsky ( 88th ) </S> Attendance : 1,445 . </S> |
| 57 | CRICKET - ENGLAND BEAT PAKISTAN BY 107 RUNS IN SECOND ONE-DAYER . </S> BIRMINGHAM , England 1996-08-31 </S> England beat Pakistan by 107 runs in the second one-day international at Edgbaston on Saturday to take the series 2-0 . </S> Scores : England 292-8 innings closed ( N. Knight 113 ) , Pakistan 185 ( Ijaz Ahmed 79 ; A. Hollioake 4-23 ) </S> |
| 58 | CYCLING - TOUR OF NETHERLANDS FINAL RESULTS / STANDINGS . </S> LANDGRAAF , Netherlands 1996-08-31 </S> Leading results of </S> the 205-km sixth and final stage of the Tour of the Netherlands </S> between Roermond and Landgraaf on Saturday : </S> 1. Olaf Ludwig ( Germany ) Telekom 4 hours 48 mins 2 seconds </S> 2. Giovanni Lombardi ( Italy ) Polti 5 seconds behind </S> 3. Tristan Hoffman ( Netherlands ) TVM same time </S> 4. Erik Breukink ( Netherlands ) Rabobank 8 seconds </S> 5. Jesper Skibby ( Denmark ) TVM 9 </S> 6. Vyacheslav Ekimov ( Russia ) Rabobank same time </S> 7. Luca Pavanello ( Italy ) Aki 11 </S> 8. Eleuterio Anguita ( Spain ) MX Onda </S> 9. Michael Andersson ( Sweden ) Telekom </S> 10. Johan Capiot ( Belgium ) Collstrop all same time </S> Final overall placings ( after six stages ) : </S> 1. Rolf Sorensen ( Denmark ) Rabobank 20:36:54 </S> 2. Lance Armstrong ( U.S. ) Motorola 2 seconds behind </S> 3. Ekimov 1:7 </S> 4. Marco Lietti ( Italy ) MG-Technogym 1:16 </S> 5. Erik Dekker ( Netherlands ) Rabobank 1:23 </S> 6. Ludwig 1:25 </S> 6. Breukink same time </S> 8. Maarten den Bakker ( Netherlands ) TVM 1:33 </S> 9. Andersson 1:34 </S> 10. Skibby 1:45 </S> |
| 59 | CRICKET - ENGLAND V PAKISTAN ONE-DAY SCOREBOARD . </S> BIRMINGHAM , England 1996-08-31 </S> Scoreboard of the second one-day cricket match between England and Pakistan on Saturday : </S> England </S> N. Knight st Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq 113 </S> A. Stewart b Mushtaq Ahmed 46 </S> M. Atherton lbw b Mushtaq Ahmed 1 </S> G. Thorpe lbw b Ata-ur-Rehman 21 </S> M. Maynard run out 1 </S> R. Irani not out 45 </S> A. Hollioake run out 15 </S> D. Gough run out 0 </S> R. Croft b Waqar Younis 15 </S> D. Headley not out 3 </S> Extras ( lb-25 w-4 nb-3 ) 32 </S> Total ( for 8 wickets , innings closed ) 292 </S> Fall : 1-103 2-105 3-163 4-168 5-221 6-257 7-257 8-286 . </S> Did Not Bat : A. Mullally . </S> Bowling : Wasim Akram 10-0-50-0 , Waqar Younis 9-0-54-1 , </S> Ata-ur-Rehman 6-0-40-1 , Saqlain Mushtaq 10-0-59-1 , Mushtaq Ahmed </S> 10-0-33-2 , Aamir Sohail 5-0-31-0 . </S> pakistan </S> Saeed Anwar c Stewart b Gough 33 </S> Aamir Sohail c Croft b Gough 0 </S> Moin Khan lbw b Mullally 0 </S> Ijaz Ahmed b Croft 79 </S> Inzamam-ul-Haq c Thorpe b Croft 6 </S> Salim Malik c Stewart b Hollioake 23 </S> Wasim Akram c Knight b Hollioake 21 </S> Mushtaq Ahmed not out 14 </S> Saqlain Mushtaq b Hollioake 0 </S> Waqar Younis lbw b Gough 4 </S> Ata-ur-Rehman c Knight b Hollioake 2 </S> Extras ( lb-2 nb-1 ) 3 </S> Total ( 37.5 overs ) 185 </S> Fall of wickets : 1-1 2-6 3-54 4-104 5-137 6-164 7-164 8-168 </S> 9-177 . </S> Bowling : Gough 8-0-39-3 , Mullally 6-0-30-1 , Headley </S> 7-0-32-0 , Irani 2-0-22-0 , Croft 8-0-37-2 , Hollioake 6.5-1-23-4 . </S> |
| 60 | CYCLING - WORLD TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS . </S> MANCHESTER , England 1996-08-31 </S> Results at the world </S> track cycling championships on Saturday : </S> Women 's 3,000 metres individual pursuit qualifying round </S> ( fastest eight to quarter finals ) : </S> 1. Antonella Bellutti ( Italy ) 3:31.526 ( world record ) </S> 2. Marion Clignet ( France ) 3:31.674 </S> 3. Lucy Tyler-Sharman ( Australia ) 3:31.830 </S> 4. Yvonne McGregor ( Britain ) 3:41.823 </S> 5. Natalia Karimova ( Russia ) 3:45.061 </S> 6. Svetlana Samokhalova ( Russia ) 3:46.216 </S> 7 Jane Quigley ( U.S. ) 3:46.493 </S> 8. Rasa Mazeikyte ( Lithuania ) 3:46.834 </S> 9. Tatian Stiajkina ( Ukraine ) 3:52.204 </S> World 4,000 metres team pursuit semifinals : </S> Italy ( Adler Capelli , Cristiano Citto , Andrea Collinelli , Mauro Trentino ) 4:00.958 ( world record ) beat Russia ( Anton Chantyr , Edouard Gritsoun , Nikolai Kouznetsov ) 4:06.534 . </S> France ( Cyril Bos , Philippe Ermenault , Jean-Michel Monin , Francis Moreau ) 4:05.104 beat Germany ( Guido Fulst , Danilo Hondo , Thorsten Rund , Heiko Szonn ) 4:05.463 </S> Germany take the bronze medal as fastest losing semifinalist . </S> Women 's world 500 metres time trial final : </S> 1. Felicia Ballanger ( France ) 34.829 </S> 2. Annett Neumann ( Germany ) 35.202 </S> 3. Michelle Ferris ( Australia ) 35.694 </S> 4. Magali Faure ( France ) 35.888 </S> 5. Olga Slioussareva ( Russia ) 36.170 </S> 6. Oksana Grichina ( Russia ) 36.242 </S> 7. Tanya Dubnicoff ( Canada ) 36.307 </S> 8. Kathrin Freitag ( Germany ) 36.491 </S> 9. Donna Wynd ( New Zealand ) 36.831 </S> 10. Mira Kasslin ( Finland ) 37.273 </S> 11. Wendy Everson ( Britain ) 37.624 </S> 12. Giovanna Troldi ( Italy ) 38.285 </S> 13. Rita Razmaite ( Lithuania ) 38.546 </S> World 4,000 metres team pursuit championship final : </S> Italy ( Adler Capelli , Cristiano Citto , Andrea Collinelli , Mauro Trentino ) 4:02.752 beat France ( Cyril Bos , Philippe Ermenault , Jean-Michel Monin , Francis Moreau ) 4:04.539 </S> World sprint championship quarter finals ( best of three </S> matches ) </S> Florian Rousseau ( France ) beat Ainars Kiksis ( Latvia ) 2-0 </S> Darryn Hill ( Australia ) beat Christian Arrue ( U.S. ) 2-0 </S> Roberto Chiappa ( Italy ) beat Frederic Magne ( France ) 2-0 </S> Marty Nothstein ( U.S. ) beat Pavel Buran ( Czech Republic ) 2-0 </S> Women 's world 3,000 metres individual pursuit championship </S> quarter-finals : </S> Marion Clignet ( France ) 3:30.974 ( World Record ) beat Jane </S> Quigley ( USA ) 3:42.852 </S> Natalia Karimova ( Russia ) 3:40.036 beat Yvonne McGregor </S> ( Britain ) 3:43.078 </S> Lucy Tyler-Sharman ( Australia ) 3:35.087 beat Svetlana </S> Samokhvalova ( Russia ) 3:45.011 </S> Antonella Bellutti ( Italy ) 3:32.174 caught and eliminated Rasa </S> Mazeikyte ( Lithuania ) </S> |
| 61 | CRICKET - PAKISTAN WIN TOSS , PUT ENGLAND IN TO BAT . </S> BIRMINGHAM , England 1996-08-31 </S> Pakistan won the toss and put England in to bat in the second limited overs cricket international at Edgbaston on Saturday . </S> Surrey all-rounder Adam Hollioake was making his England debut , replacing Lancashire batsman Graham Lloyd , with seamer Peter Martin again being omitted from the 13 . </S> Pakistan kept the side who lost to England by five wickets at Old Trafford on Thursday in the first of the three one-day matches . </S> Teams : </S> England : Mike Atherton ( captain ) , Nick Knight , Alec Stewart , Graham Thorpe , Matthew Maynard , Adam Hollioake , Ronnie Irani , Robert Croft , Darren Gough , Dean Headley , Alan Mullally . </S> Pakistan : Aamir Sohail , Saeed Anwar , Ijaz Ahmed , Salim Malik , Inzamam-ul-Haq , Wasim Akram ( captain ) , Moin Khan , Saqlain Mushtaq , Mushtaq Ahmed , Waqar Younis , Ata-ur-Rehman . </S> |
| 62 | GOLF - LEADING MONEY WINNERS ON EUROPEAN TOUR . </S> LONDON 1996-08-31 </S> Leading money winners on the </S> European Tour after the British Masters won by Robert Allenby on </S> Saturday ( British unless stated ) : </S> 1. Ian Woosnam 510,258 pounds sterling </S> 2. Colin Montgomerie 442,201 </S> 3. Robert Allenby ( Australia ) 407,748 </S> 4. Lee Westwood 301,972 </S> 5. Costantino Rocca ( Italy ) 297,157 </S> 6. Mark McNulty ( Zimbabwe ) 254,247 </S> 7. Andrew Coltart 248,142 </S> 8. Wayne Riley ( Australia ) 239,733 </S> 9. Raymond Russell 234,330 </S> 10. Paul Lawrie 211,420 </S> 11. Stephen Ames ( Trinidad ) 211,175 </S> 12. Frank Nobilo ( New Zealand ) 209,412 </S> 13. Paul McGinley ( Ireland ) 208,978 </S> 14. Padraig Harrington ( Ireland ) 202,593 </S> 15. Retief Goosen ( South Africa ) 195,283 </S> 16. Miguel Angel Jimenez ( Spain ) 184,180 </S> 17. Peter Mitchell 183,704 </S> 18. Miguel Angel Martin ( Spain ) 182,533 </S> 19. Jonathan Lomas 181,005 </S> 20. Paul Broadhurst 176,780 </S> |
| 63 | RUGBY UNION - ENGLISH , SCOTTISH AND WELSH RESULTS . </S> LONDON 1996-08-31 </S> Results of English , Scottish and </S> Welsh rugby union matches on Saturday : </S> English National League one </S> Harlequins 75 Gloucester 19 </S> London Irish 27 Bristol 28 </S> Northampton 46 West Hartlepool 20 </S> Orrell 13 Bath 56 </S> Sale 31 Wasps 33 </S> Saracens 25 Leicester 23 </S> Welsh division one </S> Bridgend 13 Llanelli 9 </S> Dunvant 21 Ebbw Vale 10 </S> Treorchy 17 Newbridge 23 </S> Newport 29 Caerphilly 10 </S> Swansea 49 Cardiff 23 </S> Scottish premier league division one </S> Boroughmuir 20 Hawick 23 </S> Currie 45 Heriot 's F.P. 5 </S> Jed-Forest 17 Watsonians 54 </S> Melrose 107 Stirling County 10 </S> |
| 64 | SOCCER - WALES BEAT SAN MARINO IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . </S> CARDIFF 1996-08-31 </S> Wales beat San Marino 6-0 ( halftime 4-0 ) in a World Cup soccer European group 7 qualifier on Saturday . </S> Scorers : Dean Saunders ( 2nd minute , 75th ) , Mark Hughes ( 25th , 54th ) , Andy Melville ( 33rd ) , John Robinson ( 45th ) . </S> Attendance : 15,150 </S> |
| 65 | SOCCER - UKRAINE BEAT NORTHERN IRELAND IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . </S> BELFAST 1996-08-31 </S> Ukraine beat Northern Ireland 1-0 ( halftime 0-0 ) in a World Cup soccer European group nine qualifier on Saturday . </S> Scorer : Sergei Rebrov ( 79th minute ) </S> Attendance : 9,358 </S> |
| 66 | RUGBY UNION - LYNAGH SEALS VICTORY OVER DWYER AND LEICESTER . </S> LONDON 1996-08-31 </S> Former Wallaby captain Michael Lynagh began his career in English club rugby in impeccable fashion on Saturday to frustrate his old coach Bob Dwyer on his league coaching debut with Leicester . </S> Lynagh kicked five penalties and a conversion from his six attempts at goal to steer his multi-national Saracens side to a 25-23 home win and offer millionaire backer Nigel Wray an early return on his big investment in the north London club . </S> French centre Philippe Sella also enjoyed a good game alongside Lynagh , although the home team scored only one try through England scrum-half Kyran Bracken . </S> The new French connection at Harlequins also made a good start , Laurent Cabannes and Laurent Benezech scoring a try apiece in their side 's 75-19 victory over Gloucester . </S> Former England captain Will Carling , handed the kicking duties , finished with 20 points . </S> With the first day of the league season briefly shifting the spotlight away from the discord between the clubs and the Rugby Football Union , there were also emphatic victories for champions Bath , 56-13 winners over Orrell , and Northampton and narrow successes for Wasps and Bristol . </S> |
| 67 | SOCCER - SCOTTISH LEAGUE STANDINGS . </S> LONDON 1996-08-31 </S> Scottish league standings after </S> Saturday 's matches ( tabulated - played , won , drawn , lost , goals </S> for , goals against , points ) : </S> Division one </S> Greenock Morton 3 2 0 1 5 2 6 </S> Dundee 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 </S> St Johnstone 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 </S> St Mirren 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 </S> Airdrieonians 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 </S> Falkirk 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 </S> Clydebank 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 </S> Partick 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 </S> Stirling 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 </S> East Fife 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 </S> Division two </S> Livingston 3 3 0 0 6 2 9 </S> Queen of South 3 2 0 1 5 4 6 </S> Ayr 3 1 2 0 8 2 5 </S> Stenhousemuir 3 1 1 1 6 1 4 </S> Hamilton 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 </S> Stranraer 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 </S> Brechin 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 </S> Clyde 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 </S> Dumbarton 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 </S> Berwick 3 0 0 3 1 14 0 </S> Division three </S> Albion 3 3 0 0 5 0 9 </S> Forfar 3 2 0 1 7 4 6 </S> Cowdenbeath 3 2 0 1 4 3 6 </S> Arbroath 3 1 2 0 4 2 5 </S> Alloa 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 </S> Queen 's Park 3 1 1 1 6 8 4 </S> Montrose 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 </S> Inverness Thistle 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 </S> East Stirling 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 </S> Ross County 3 0 0 3 3 7 0 </S> |
| 68 | SOCCER - ENGLISH LEAGUE STANDINGS . </S> LONDON 1996-08-31 </S> English soccer league standings </S> after Saturday 's matches ( tabulated - played , won , drawn , lost , </S> goals for , goals against , points ) : </S> Division one </S> Stoke 4 3 1 0 7 4 10 </S> Barnsley 3 3 0 0 8 2 9 </S> Norwich 4 3 0 1 5 3 9 </S> Tranmere 4 2 1 1 6 4 7 </S> Bolton 3 2 1 0 5 2 7 </S> Queens Park Rangers 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 </S> Wolverhampton 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 </S> Swindon 4 2 1 1 5 4 7 </S> Bradford 4 2 0 2 4 3 6 </S> Portsmouth 4 2 0 2 4 5 6 </S> Ipswich 4 1 2 1 9 7 5 </S> Crystal Palace 4 1 2 1 4 3 5 </S> Port Vale 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 </S> Birmingham 2 1 1 0 5 4 4 </S> Reading 4 1 1 2 5 10 4 </S> Huddersfield 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 </S> Oxford 4 1 0 3 6 5 3 </S> Manchester City 3 1 0 2 2 3 3 </S> West Bromwich 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 </S> Oldham 4 0 1 3 5 9 1 </S> Sheffield United 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 </S> Grimsby 4 0 1 3 4 8 1 </S> Southend 4 0 1 3 2 10 1 </S> Charlton 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 </S> Division two </S> Plymouth 4 3 1 0 10 6 10 </S> Brentford 4 3 1 0 9 3 10 </S> Bury 4 3 1 0 8 2 10 </S> Chesterfield 4 3 0 1 4 2 9 </S> Millwall 4 2 1 1 7 5 7 </S> Shrewsbury 4 2 1 1 6 6 7 </S> Blackpool 4 2 1 1 3 2 7 </S> York 4 2 0 2 6 6 6 </S> Burnley 4 2 0 2 6 7 6 </S> Bournemouth 4 2 0 2 5 5 6 </S> Watford 4 2 0 2 4 5 6 </S> Bristol Rovers 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 </S> Peterborough 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 </S> Preston 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 </S> Crewe 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 </S> Gillingham 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 </S> Notts County 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 </S> Bristol City 4 1 0 3 7 8 3 </S> Luton 4 1 0 3 4 10 3 </S> Wycombe 4 0 3 1 2 3 3 </S> Wrexham 2 0 2 0 5 5 2 </S> Stockport 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 </S> Rotherham 4 0 1 3 3 6 1 </S> Walsall 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 </S> Division three </S> Wigan 4 3 1 0 9 4 10 </S> Fulham 4 3 0 1 5 3 9 </S> Hull 4 2 2 0 4 2 8 </S> Hartlepool 4 2 1 1 6 5 7 </S> Torquay 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 </S> Cardiff 4 2 1 1 3 2 7 </S> Scunthorpe 4 2 1 1 3 3 7 </S> Carlisle 4 2 1 1 2 1 7 </S> Scarborough 4 1 3 0 5 3 6 </S> Northampton 4 1 2 1 6 4 5 </S> Lincoln 4 1 2 1 5 5 5 </S> Barnet 4 1 2 1 4 2 5 </S> Exeter 4 1 2 1 4 5 5 </S> Cambridge United 4 1 2 1 3 4 5 </S> Darlington 4 1 1 2 9 8 4 </S> Chester 4 1 1 2 6 7 4 </S> Doncaster 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 </S> Leyton Orient 4 1 1 2 3 3 4 </S> Brighton 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 </S> Hereford 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 </S> Swansea 4 1 0 3 4 9 3 </S> Colchester 4 0 3 1 2 4 3 </S> Rochdale 4 0 2 2 2 4 2 </S> Mansfield 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 </S> |
| 69 | SOCCER - SCOTTISH LEAGUE RESULTS . </S> GLASGOW 1996-08-31 </S> Results of Scottish league </S> matches on Saturday : </S> Division one </S> Greenock Morton 1 Falkirk 0 </S> Partick 1 St Mirren 1 </S> Stirling 1 Dundee 1 </S> Postponed : East Fife v Clydebank , St Johnstone v </S> Airdrieonians . </S> Division two </S> Ayr 6 Berwick 0 </S> Clyde 0 Queen of South 2 </S> Dumbarton 1 Brechin 1 </S> Livingston 1 Hamilton 0 </S> Stenhousemuir 0 Stranraer 1 </S> Division three </S> Albion 2 Cowdenbeath 0 </S> Arbroath 0 East Stirling 0 </S> Inverness Thistle 1 Alloa 0 </S> Montrose 2 Ross County 1 </S> Queen 's Park 1 Forfar 4 </S> |
| 70 | SOCCER - ENGLISH LEAGUE RESULTS . </S> LONDON 1996-08-31 </S> Results of English soccer matches </S> on Saturday : </S> Division one </S> Bradford 1 Tranmere 0 </S> Grimsby 0 Portsmouth 1 </S> Huddersfield 1 Crystal Palace 1 </S> Norwich 1 Wolverhampton 0 </S> Oldham 3 Ipswich 3 </S> Port Vale 2 Oxford 0 </S> Reading 2 Stoke 2 </S> Southend 1 Swindon 3 </S> Postponed : Birmingham v Barnsley , Manchester City v Charlton </S> Playing Sunday : Queens Park Rangers v Bolton </S> Division two </S> Blackpool 0 Wycombe 0 </S> Bournemouth 1 Peterborough 2 </S> Bristol Rovers 1 Stockport 1 </S> Bury 4 Bristol City 0 </S> Crewe 0 Watford 2 </S> Gillingham 0 Chesterfield 1 </S> Luton 1 Rotherham 0 </S> Millwall 2 Burnley 1 </S> Notts County 0 York 1 </S> Shrewsbury 0 Brentford3 </S> Postponed : Walsall v Wrexham </S> Division three </S> Brighton 1 Scunthorpe 1 </S> Cambridge United 0 Cardiff 2 </S> Colchester 1 Hereford 1 </S> Doncaster 3 Darlington 2 </S> Fulham 1 Carlisle 0 </S> Hull 0 Barnet 0 </S> Leyton Orient 2 Hartlepool 0 </S> Mansfield 0 Rochdale 0 </S> Scarborough 1 Northampton 1 </S> Torquay 2 Exeter 0 </S> Wigan 4 Chester 2 </S> |
| 71 | CRICKET - ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES . </S> LONDON 1996-08-31 </S> Results and close scores of four-day English county championship matches on Saturday : </S> At Portsmouth : Middlesex beat Hampshire by 188 runs . </S> Middlesex 199 and 426 , Hampshire 232 and 205 ( A. Fraser 5-79 , P. Tufnell 4-39 ) . </S> Middlesex 20 points , Hampshire 5 . </S> At Chester-le-Street : Glamorgan beat Durham by 141 runs . </S> Glamorgan 259 and 207 , Durham 114 and 211 . </S> Glamorgan 22 points , Durham 4 . </S> At Chesterfield : Derbyshire beat Worcestershire by nine wickets . </S> Worcestershire 238 and 303 ( K. Spiring 130 not out , S. Rhodes 57 ; P. DeFreitas 4-70 ) , Derbyshire 471 and 71-1 . </S> Derbyshire 24 points , Worcestershire 5 . </S> At The Oval ( London ) : Surrey beat Warwickshire by an innings and 164 runs . </S> Warwickshire 195 and 109 ( J. Benjamin 4-17 , M. Bicknell 4-38 ) , Surrey 468 ( C. Lewis 94 , M. Butcher 70 , G. Kersey 63 , J. Ratcliffe 63 , D. Bicknell 55 ) . </S> Surrey 24 points , Warwickshire 2 . </S> At Headingley ( Leeds ) : Yorkshire 290 and 329 ( R. Kettleborough 108 , G. Hamilton 61 ; P. Such 8-118 ) , Essex 372 and 100-5 . </S> At Hove : Sussex 363 and 144 , Lancashire 218 and 53-0 . </S> At Tunbridge Wells : Nottinghamshire 214 and 167-6 ( C. Tolley 64 not out ) , Kent 244 ( C. Hooper 58 ; C. Tolley 4-68 , K. Evans 4-71 ) </S> At Bristol : Gloucestershire 183 and 249 ( J. Russell 75 ) , Northamptonshire 190 and 218-9 . </S> |
| 72 | MOTOR RACING - LEADING QUALIFIERS FOR VANCOUVER INDYCAR RACE . </S> VANCOUVER 1996-08-31 </S> Top ten drivers in grid for </S> Sunday 's Vancouver IndyCar race after final qualifying on </S> Saturday ( tabulate by driver , country , chassis , motor and lap </S> times in seconds ) : </S> 1. Alex Zanardi ( Italy ) , Reynard Honda , 53.980 ( 113.576 </S> mph / 182.778 kph ) </S> 2. Michael Andretti ( U.S. ) , Lola Ford Cosworth , 54.483 </S> 3. Bobby Rahal ( U.S. ) , Reynard Mercedes-Benz , 54.507 </S> 4. Bryan Herta ( U.S. ) , Reynard Mercedes-Benz , 54.578 </S> 5. Jimmy Vasser ( U.S. ) , Reynard Honda , 54.617 </S> 6. Paul Tracy ( Canada ) , Penske Mercedes-Benz , 54.620 </S> 7. Al Unser Jr ( U.S. ) , Penske Mercedes-Benz , 54.683 </S> 8. Andre Ribeiro ( Brazil ) , Lola Honda , 54.750 </S> 9. Mauricio Gugelmin ( Brazil ) , Reynard Ford Cosworth , 54.762 </S> 10. Gil de Ferran ( Brazil ) , Reynard Honda , 54.774 </S> |
| 73 | SOCCER - CANADA BEAT PANAMA 3-1 IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . </S> EDMONTON 1996-08-31 </S> Canada beat Panama 3-1 ( halftime 2-0 ) in their CONCACAF semifinal phase qualifying match for the 1998 World Cup on Friday . </S> Scorers : </S> Canada - Aunger ( 41st min , pen ) , Paul Peschisolido ( 42nd ) , Carlo Corrazin ( 87th ) </S> Panama - Jorge Luis Dely Valdes ( 50th ) </S> Attendance : 9,402 </S> |
| 74 | RUGBY UNION - SPRINGBOKS FINALLY BREAK ALL BLACK SPELL . </S> Andy Colquhoun </S> JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-31 </S> South Africa managed to avoid a fifth successive defeat in 1996 at the hands of the All Blacks with an emphatic 32-22 victory in front of an ecstatic Ellis Park crowd on Saturday . </S> They scored three tries in recording their highest total against New Zealand , salvaging some pride in a season in which the world champions have lost five out of eight tests . </S> It also ended a run of nine successive victories this year for New Zealand but arrived too late to prevent a 2-1 series defeat and an historic first All Black series triumph on South African soil . </S> Springbok scrum-half Joost van der Westhuizen was his side 's inspiration , scoring their opening try and making the third for flanker Andre Venter from a quickly taken penalty to give his side a 29-8 lead after 54 minutes . </S> Fullback Andre Joubert scored the other , scorching in from 40 metres at the start of the second half to add to his three long-range penalties . </S> The All Blacks salvaged some pride by scoring two tries from centre Walter Little and scrum-half Justin Marshall in the final five minutes to close a gap which at one point stood at 24 points . </S> But they generally endured an off-day , highlighted by recalled fly-half Andrew Mehrtens who missed five out of eight kicks at goal . </S> Recalled fly-half Henry Honiball kicked the Springboks into a 6-0 lead after 10 minutes only to see Andrew Mehrtens launch a penalty from eight metres inside his own half to narrow the gap . </S> Mehrtens missed three further penalties and a conversion in the first 40 minutes which could have put his side ahead , but it was the Springboks who looked the more dangerous . </S> Their promise was realised when Joubert made a 40-metre break in the 25th minute and , although winger Pieter Hendriks appeared to knock on Joubert 's reverse pass , Welsh referee Derek Bevan allowed Van der Westhuizen to pick up and score under the posts . </S> Honiball converted and Joubert kicked a penalty before All Black hooker Sean Fitzpatrick scored a try from close range on the stroke of half-time to narrow the lead to 16-8 and hint at a comeback . </S> Instead Joubert kicked another long penalty and then raced around the outside of the defence to score the Springboks ' second try . </S> A quick penalty from Van der Westhuizen five metres from the All Black line set up the third try for Venter five minutes later and when Joubert kicked his third penalty the Springboks held an unassailable 32-8 lead going into the last quarter . </S> When the All Blacks did break through , it was too late . </S> Centre Walter Little followed up Mehrtens ' kick to score under the posts and scrum-half Justin Marshall forced himself over from a ruck close to the line in injury-time to give them some consolation . </S> South Africa - 15 - Andre Joubert , 14 - Justin Swart , 13 - Japie Mulder ( Joel Stransky , 48 mins ) 12 - Danie van Schalkwyk , 11 - Pieter Hendriks ; 10 - Henry Honiball , 9 - Joost van der Westhuizen ; 8 - Gary Teichmann ( captain ) , 7 - Andre Venter ( Wayne Fyvie , 75 ) , 6 - Ruben Kruge , 5 - Mark Andrews ( Fritz van Heerden , 39 ) , 4 - Kobus Wiese , 3 - Marius Hurter , 2 - James Dalton , 1 - Dawie Theron ( Garry Pagel , 66 ) . </S> New Zealand - 15 - Christian Cullen ( Alama Ieremia , 70 ) , 14 - Jeff Wilson , 13 - Walter Little , 12 - Frank Bunce , 11 - Glen Osborne ; 10 - Andrew Mehrtens , 9 - Justin Marshall ; 8 - Zinzan Brooke , 7 - Josh Kronfeld , 6 - Michael Jones ( Glenn Taylor , 53 ) , 5 - Robin Brooke , 4 - Ian Jones , 3 - Olo Brown , 2 - Sean Fitzpatrick ( captain ) , 1 - Craig Dowd . </S> |
| 75 | RUGBY UNION - SOUTH AFRICA BEAT ALL BLACKS 32-22 . </S> JOHANNESBURG 1996-08-31 </S> South Africa beat New Zealand 32-22 ( haltime 16-8 ) in the final test match of their three-test series at Ellis Park on Saturday . </S> Scorers : </S> South Africa - Tries : Joost van der Westhuizen ( 2 ) , Andre Joubert . </S> Conversion : Henry Honiball . </S> Penalties : Honiball ( 2 ) , Joubert ( 3 ) . </S> New Zealand - Tries : Sean Fitzpatrick , Walter Little , Justin Marshall . </S> Conversions : Andrew Mehrtens ( 2 ) . </S> Penalties : Mehrtens . </S> New Zealand win test series 2-1 . </S> |
| 76 | SOCCER - MAURITANIA DRAW WITH BENIN IN AFRICAN NATIONS CUP . </S> NOUAKCHOTT 1996-08-31 </S> Mauritania drew 0-0 with Benin in their African Nations Cup preliminary round , second leg soccer match on Friday . </S> Benin won 4-1 on aggregate . </S> |
| 77 | SOCCER - YUGOSLAV LEAGUE RESULTS / STANDINGS . </S> BELGRADE 1996-08-31 </S> Results of Yugoslav league </S> soccer matches played on Saturday : </S> Division A </S> Hajduk 2 Proleter ( Z ) 0 </S> Zemun 1 Rad ( B ) 0 </S> Borac 1 Mladost ( L ) 2 </S> Cukaricki 1 Vojvodina 0 </S> Buducnost 1 Red Star 3 </S> Partizan 6 Becej 0 </S> Standings ( tabulate under won , drawn , lost , goals for , goals </S> against , points ) : </S> Red Star 4 4 0 0 9 3 12 </S> Partizan 4 3 1 0 13 3 10 </S> Mladost ( L ) 4 2 1 1 8 5 7 </S> Vojvodina 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 </S> Becej 4 2 1 1 5 7 7 </S> Hajduk 4 2 0 2 5 3 6 </S> Cukaricki 4 2 0 2 6 6 6 </S> Zemun 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 </S> Rad ( B ) 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 </S> Buducnost 4 1 0 3 4 8 3 </S> Proleter ( Z ) 4 0 1 3 2 9 1 </S> Borac 4 0 0 4 1 10 0 </S> Division B </S> Sloboda 4 Mladost ( BJ ) 0 </S> Buducnost ( V ) 0 OFK Beograd 1 </S> Rudar 0 OFK Kikinda 1 </S> Obilic 2 Zeleznik ( B ) 0 </S> Sutjeska 1 Loznica 0 </S> Radnicki ( N ) - Spartak ( to be played on Sunday ) </S> Standings : </S> Obilic 4 4 0 0 10 1 12 </S> OFK Kikinda 4 3 0 1 8 3 9 </S> Sutjeska 4 3 0 1 7 5 9 </S> Loznica 4 2 0 2 7 4 6 </S> OFK Beograd 4 1 3 0 5 4 6 </S> Buducnost ( V ) 4 2 0 2 4 5 6 </S> Sloboda 4 1 1 2 8 8 4 </S> Spartak 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 </S> Radnicki ( N ) 3 1 0 2 5 6 3 </S> Zeleznik ( B ) 4 1 0 3 4 7 3 </S> Rudar 4 1 0 3 1 7 3 </S> Mladost ( BJ ) 4 0 1 3 2 10 1 </S> |
| 78 | SOCCER - INCE EXPOSED BY GASCOIGNE 'S LATEST PRANK . </S> CHISINAU , Moldova 1996-08-31 </S> England 's irrepressible midfielder Paul Gascoigne was up to his old tricks on Saturday , pulling down his team mate Paul Ince 's trousers in front of an astonished crowd in Moldova . </S> Ince was clambering over a wall at the Republican stadium in Chisinau as Glenn Hoddle 's England players tried to escape heavy rain during an under-21 clash . </S> Gascoigne , whose compulsive practical joking has landed him in trouble in the past , tugged down the Inter Milan player 's trousers in front of a group of press photographers . </S> Hoddle , coaching the side for the first time , declined to comment on the incident . </S> England face Moldova in a World Cup qualifier in the same stadium on Sunday . </S> |
| 79 | BASKETBALL - TROFEJ BEOGRAD TOURNAMENT RESULTS . </S> BELGRADE 1996-08-31 </S> Results in the Trofej Beograd 96 </S> international basketball tournament on Saturday : </S> Fifth place : </S> Benetton ( Italy ) 92 Dinamo ( Russia ) 81 ( halftime 50-28 ) </S> Third place : </S> Alba ( Germany ) 75 Red Star ( Yugoslavia ) 70 ( 42-41 ) </S> |
| 80 | BASKETBALLSOCCER - TROFEJ BEOGRAD TOURNAMENT RESULTS . </S> BELGRADE 1996-08-31 </S> Results in the Trofej Beograd 96 </S> international basketball tournament on Saturday : </S> Fifth place : </S> Benetton ( Italy ) 92 Dinamo ( Russia ) 81 ( halftime 50-28 ) </S> Third place : </S> Alba ( Germany ) 75 Red Star ( Yugoslavia ) 70 ( 42-41 ) </S> |
| 81 | SOCCER - ROMANIA BEAT LITHUANIA IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . </S> BUCHAREST 1996-08-31 </S> Romania beat Lithuania 3-0 ( halftime 1-0 ) in a World Cup soccer European group 8 qualifier on Saturday . </S> Scorers : </S> Romania - Viorel Moldovan ( 21st minute ) , Dan Petrescu ( 65th ) , Constantin Galca ( 77th ) </S> Attendence : 9,000 </S> |
| 82 | SOCCER - ARMENIA AND PORTUGAL DRAW 0-0 IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . </S> YEREVAN 1996-08-31 </S> Armenia and Portugal drew 0-0 in a World Cup soccer European group 9 qualifier on Saturday . </S> Attendance : 5,000 </S> |
| 83 | SOCCER - AZERBAIJAN BEAT SWITZERLAND IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . </S> BAKU 1996-08-31 </S> Azerbaijan beat Switzerland 1-0 ( halftime 1-0 ) in their World Cup soccer European group three qualifying match on Saturday . </S> Scorer : </S> Vidadi Rzayev ( 28th ) </S> Attendance : 20,000 </S> |
| 84 | BASKETBALL - BENETTON BEAT DINAMO 92-81 . </S> BELGRADE 1996-08-31 </S> Benetton of Italy beat Dinamo of Russia 92-81 ( halftime 50-28 ) in a fifth place play-off in the Trofej Beograd 96 international basketball tournament on Saturday . </S> |
| 85 | SOCCER - SWEDEN BEAT LATVIA IN EUROPEAN UNDER-21 QUALIFIER . </S> RIGA 1996-08-31 </S> Sweden beat Latvia 2-0 ( halftime 0-0 ) in a European under-21 soccer championship qualifier on Saturday . </S> Scorers : Joakim Persson 81st minute , Daniel Andersson ( 89th ) </S> Attendance : 300 </S> |
| 86 | SOCCER - BELARUS BEAT ESTONIA IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . </S> MINSK 1996-08-31 </S> Belarus beat Estonia 1-0 ( halftime 1-0 ) in a World Cup soccer European group 4 qualifier on Saturday . </S> Scorer : Vladimir Makovsky ( 35th ) </S> Attendance : 6,000 </S> |
| 87 | SOCCER - ENGLAND BEAT MOLDOVA IN UNDER-21 QUALIFIER . </S> CHISINAU 1996-08-31 </S> England beat Moldova 2-0 ( halftime 1-0 ) in a European Under-21 soccer championship group 2 qualifier on Saturday . </S> Scorers : Bruce Dyer ( 39th minute ) , Darren Eadie ( 53rd ) </S> Attendance : 850 </S> |
| 88 | SQUASH - HONG KONG OPEN SEMIFINAL RESULTS . </S> HONG KONG 1996-08-31 </S> Semifinal results in the Hong Kong Open on Saturday ( prefix number denotes seeding ) : 1 - Jansher Khan ( Pakistan ) beat Anthony Hill ( Australia ) 15-7 17-15 14-15 15-8 2 - Rodney Eyles ( Australia ) beat 4 - Peter Nicol ( Scotland ) 15-10 8-15 15-10 15-4 </S> |
| 89 | TENNIS - SATURDAY 'S RESULTS FROM THE U.S. OPEN . </S> NEW YORK 1996-08-31 </S> Results from the U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the National Tennis Centre on Saturday ( prefix number denotes seeding ) : </S> Women 's singles , third round 1 - Steffi Graf ( Germany ) beat Natasha Zvereva ( Belarus ) 6-4 6-2 16 - Martina Hingis ( Switzerland ) beat Naoko Kijimuta ( Japan ) 6-2 6-2 Judith Wiesner ( Austria ) beat Petra Langrova ( Czech Republic ) 6 - 2 6-0 </S> Men 's singles , third round 13 - Thomas Enqvist ( Sweden ) beat Pablo Campana ( Ecuador ) 6-4 6-4 6-2 </S> |
| 90 | TENNIS - DRAW FOR 1997 FED CUP WOMEN 'S TEAM TOURNAMENT . </S> NEW YORK 1996-08-31 </S> Draw for the women 's 1997 Fed Cup team tennis championships , as conducted at the U.S. Open on Saturday : </S> World Group I , first round ( March 1-2 ) </S> United States at Netherlands </S> Czech Republic at Germany </S> France at Japan </S> Spain at Belgium </S> ( semifinals July 19-20 , and finals September 27-28 ) </S> World Group II , first round ( March 1-2 ) </S> Austria at Croatia </S> Switzerland at Slovak Republic </S> Argentina at South Korea </S> Australia at South Africa </S> |
| 91 | SOCCER - U.S. BEAT EL SALVADOR 3-1 . </S> LOS ANGELES 1996-08-30 </S> The United States beat El Salvador 3-1 ( halftime 1-0 ) in an international soccer friendly on Friday . </S> Scorers : </S> U.S. - Joe-Max Moore ( 3rd minute , 88th on penalty kick ) , Eric Wynalda ( 61st ) </S> El Salvador - Luis Lazo ( 61st ) </S> Attendance - 18,661 </S> |
| 92 | BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY 'S GAMES . </S> NEW YORK 1996-08-31 </S> Major League Baseball </S> standings after games played on Friday ( tabulate under won , </S> lost , winning percentage and games behind ) : </S> AMERICAN LEAGUE </S> EASTERN DIVISION </S> W L PCT GB </S> NEW YORK 75 59 .560 - </S> BALTIMORE 71 63 .530 4 </S> BOSTON 69 66 .511 6 1/2 </S> TORONTO 63 72 .467 12 1/2 </S> DETROIT 49 86 .363 26 1/2 </S> CENTRAL DIVISION </S> CLEVELAND 80 54 .597 - </S> CHICAGO 72 64 .529 9 </S> MINNESOTA 67 68 .496 13 1/2 </S> MILWAUKEE 65 71 .478 16 </S> KANSAS CITY 61 75 .449 20 </S> WESTERN DIVISION </S> TEXAS 76 58 .567 - </S> SEATTLE 70 64 .522 6 </S> OAKLAND 65 72 .474 12 1/2 </S> CALIFORNIA 62 73 .459 14 1/2 </S> SATURDAY , AUGUST 31 SCHEDULE </S> KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT </S> BALTIMORE AT SEATTLE </S> CHICAGO AT TORONTO </S> MINNESOTA AT MILWAUKEE </S> CLEVELAND AT TEXAS </S> BOSTON AT OAKLAND </S> NEW YORK AT CALIFORNIA </S> NATIONAL LEAGUE </S> EASTERN DIVISION </S> W L PCT GB </S> ATLANTA 84 50 .627 - </S> MONTREAL 71 62 .534 12 1/2 </S> FLORIDA 65 70 .481 19 1/2 </S> NEW YORK 59 76 .437 25 1/2 </S> PHILADELPHIA 54 81 .400 30 1/2 </S> CENTRAL DIVISION </S> HOUSTON 73 63 .537 - </S> ST LOUIS 70 65 .519 2 1/2 </S> CHICAGO 66 67 .496 5 1/2 </S> CINCINNATI 66 68 .493 6 </S> PITTSBURGH 56 78 .418 16 </S> WESTERN DIVISION </S> SAN DIEGO 76 60 .559 - </S> LOS ANGELES 73 61 .545 2 </S> COLORADO 70 66 .515 6 </S> SAN FRANCISCO 58 74 .439 16 </S> SATURDAY , AUGUST 31 SCHEDULE </S> ATLANTA AT CHICAGO </S> HOUSTON AT PITTSBURGH </S> SAN FRANCISCO AT NEW YORK </S> FLORIDA AT CINCINNATI </S> LOS ANGELES AT PHILADELPHIA </S> SAN DIEGO AT MONTREAL </S> COLORADO AT ST LOUIS </S> |
| 93 | BASEBALL - MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS FRIDAY . </S> NEW YORK 1996-08-31 </S> Results of Major League </S> Baseball games played on Friday ( home team in CAPS ) : </S> American League </S> DETROIT 4 Kansas City 0 </S> Chicago 11 TORONTO 2 </S> MILWAUKEE 5 Minnesota 4 ( in 12 ) </S> TEXAS 5 Cleveland 3 </S> New York 6 CALIFORNIA 2 </S> OAKLAND 7 Boston 0 </S> Baltimore 5 SEATTLE 2 </S> National League </S> CHICAGO 3 Atlanta 2 ( 1st game ) </S> Atlanta 6 CHICAGO 5 ( 2nd game ) </S> Florida 3 CINCINNATI 1 </S> San Diego 6 MONTREAL 0 </S> Los Angeles 7 PHILADELPHIA 6 ( in 12 ) </S> Houston 10 PITTSBURGH 0 </S> San Francisco 6 NEW YORK 4 </S> ST LOUIS 7 Colorado 4 </S> |
| 94 | BOXING - PRINCE NASEEM RETAINS WBO FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE . </S> DUBLIN 1996-08-31 </S> Britain 's Naseem Hamed retained his WBO featherweight title on Saturday when Mexico 's Manuel Medina was retired by his corner at the end of the 11th round . </S> |
| 95 | BOXING - JOHNSON WINS UNANIMOUS POIUNTS VERDICT . </S> DUBLIN 1996-08-31 </S> American Tom Johnson successfully defended his IBF featherweight title when he earned a unanimous points decision over Venezuela 's Ramon Guzman on Saturday . </S> |
| 96 | SOCCER - FRANCE BEAT MEXICO 2-0 IN FRIENDLY . </S> PARIS 1996-08-31 </S> France beat Mexico 2-0 ( halftime 0-0 ) in a friendly soccer international on Saturday . </S> Scorers : Nicolas Ouedec ( 49th minute ) , Youri Djorkaeff ( 53rd ) </S> Attendance : 18,000 </S> |
| 97 | SOCCER - SUMMARY IN THE SPANISH FIRST DIVISION . </S> MADRID 1996-08-30 </S> Summary of game played in the Spanish first division on Saturday : Deportivo Coruna 1 ( Corentine Martins , 22nd minute ) Real Madrid 1 ( Roberto Carlos 79th ) . </S> Halftime 1-0 . </S> Attendancce 35,000 . </S> |
| 98 | SOCCER - RESULT IN SPANISH FIRST DIVISION . </S> MADRID 1996-08-31 </S> Result of game played in the </S> Spanish first division on Saturday : </S> Deportivo Coruna 1 Real Madrid 1 </S> |
| 99 | SOCCER - BELGIUM BEAT TURKEY 2-1 IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . </S> BRUSSELS 1996-08-31 </S> Belgium beat Turkey 2-1 </S> ( halftime 2-0 ) in a World Cup group seven soccer qualifier on </S> Saturday : </S> Scorers : </S> Belgium - Marc Degryse ( 13th ) , Luis Oliveira ( 38th ) </S> Turkey - Sergen Yalcin ( 61st ) </S> Attendance : 30,000 </S> |
| 100 | SOCCER - AUSTRIA DRAW 0-0 WITH SCOTLAND IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . </S> VIENNA 1996-08-31 </S> Austria and Scotland drew 0-0 in a World Cup soccer European group four qualifier on Saturday . </S> Attendance : 29,500 </S> |
| 101 | BOXING - KNOCK-OUT SPECIALIST MILLER DEFENDS TITLE . </S> DUBLIN 1996-08-31 </S> A powerful right hook followed by a straight left gave defending champion Nate Miller a seventh round knock-out win over fellow American James Heath in their WBA cruiserweight title bout on Saturday . </S> Miller , who went into the contest with a record of 24 knock-out wins in 32 fights , took charge from the opening bell and had his opponent on the canvas inside 90 seconds when he landed a deft left-hook to the head . </S> Heath did score with two brusing lefts to Miller 's head in the third round but failed to put his opponent under any real pressure . </S> Miller raised the pace of the contest at the start of the fifth round and , once he started to get his right-left combinations working for him , the fight was never likely to go the distance . </S> |
| 102 | SOCCER - DUTCH DRAW 2-2 WITH BRAZIL IN FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL . </S> AMSTERDAM 1996-08-31 </S> The Netherlands drew 2-2 with </S> Brazil ( half-time 0-1 ) in a soccer friendly on Saturday . </S> Scorers : </S> Netherlands - Ronald de Boer ( 52nd minute ) , Van Gastel </S> ( 90th , pen ) </S> Brazil - Giovanni ( 14th ) , Marcello Goncalves ( 55th ) </S> |
| 103 | BOXING - MILLER DEFENDS WBA CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE . </S> DUBLIN 1996-08-31 </S> American Nate Miller successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title when he knocked out compatriot James Heath in the seventh round of their bout on Saturday . </S> |
| 104 | HORSE RACING - TATTERSALLS BREEDERS STAKES RESULT . </S> DUBLIN 1996-08-31 </S> Result of the Tattersalls Breeders </S> Stakes , a race for two-year-olds run over six furlongs ( 1,200 </S> metres ) at The Curragh on Saturday : </S> 1. Miss Stamper 3-1 joint-favourite ( ridden by David Harrison ) </S> 2. Paddy Lad 16-1 ( Peter Bloomfield ) </S> 3. Pelham 10-1 ( Warren O'Connor ) </S> Distances : Three lengths , two-and-a-half lengths . </S> Winner owned by John and Beryll Remblance and trained in </S> Britain by Richard Hannon . </S> Value to the winning owner : $ 233,600 </S> |
| 105 | SOCCER - GERMAN CUP SECOND ROUND RESULTS . </S> BONN 1996-08-31 </S> Results of German Cup second round </S> matches on Saturday : </S> Karlsruhe 2 Hansa Rostock 0 </S> Borussia Neunkirchen 1 St Pauli 3 </S> Duisburg 1 Luebeck 0 ( after extra time ) </S> |
| 106 | SOCCER - ROMANIA BEAT LITHUANIA IN U-21 QUALIFIER . </S> BUCHAREST 1996-08-30 </S> Romania beat 2-1 ( halftime 1-1 ) Lithuania in their European Under-21 soccer match on Friday . </S> Scorers : </S> Romania - Cosmin Contra ( 31st ) , Mihai Tararache ( 75th ) </S> Lithuania - Danius Gleveckas ( 13rd ) </S> Attendence : 200 </S> |
| 107 | Scottish Labour Party narrowly backs referendum . </S> STIRLING , Scotland 1996-08-31 </S> British Labour Party leader Tony Blair won a narrow victory on Saturday when the party 's Scottish executive voted 21-18 in favour of his plans for a referendum on a separate parliament for Scotland . </S> Blair once pledged to set up a Scottish parliament if the Labour won the next general election , which must be held by May 1997 . </S> But many activists were dismayed when he abruptly decided earlier this year to hold a two-question referendum on the issue , asking Scots if they wanted a separate parliament and if it should have tax-raising powers . </S> Many party members argued that a general election win would demonstrate popular support for a separate parliament and others said a single question referendum would suffice . </S> Prime Minister John Major says the 300-year-old union of the Scottish and English parliaments will be a main plank in his Conservative Party 's election platform . </S> Conservatives have only 10 of the 72 Scottish seats in parliament and consistently run third in opinion polls in Scotland behind Labour and the independence-seeking Scottish National Party . </S> |
| 108 | Seven Iraqis charged with hijack . </S> LONDON 1996-08-31 </S> Seven Iraqi men appeared in court on Saturday charged with air piracy following the hijacking to Britain of a Sudanese airliner with 199 people aboard . </S> The seven , including a carpenter and a businessmen and whose ages ranged from 25 to 38 years old , were ordered to be held in jail until another hearing next week . </S> No pleas were entered at the preliminary hearing . </S> They were accused of taking over Flight 150 which was flying from Khartoum , Sudan , to Amman , Jordan . </S> All the hostages were freed on Tuesday after the plane landed at Stansted airport , north of London . </S> The men have claimed political asylum in Britain saying they were persecuted while in Iraq . </S> Their court appearance means they will face trial and possible imprisonment in Britain before their applications for asylum are considered . </S> Under English law the maximum sentence for hijack is life imprisonment but there has been widespread speculation that the seven will receive lesser sentences . </S> After a search of the aircraft following the hijack , police found only knives and fake explosives . </S> |
| 109 | Two die in Algeria restaurant blast - radio . </S> LONDON 1996-08-31 </S> Two people were killed when a hand grenade exploded in a restaurant near Algiers late on Friday , Algerian radio reported on Saturday . </S> The report , monitored by the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) , quoted security services as saying six other people were injured in the blast in the town of Staouelli . </S> An estimated 50,000 people had been killed in political violence in Algeria since 1992 , when army-backed authorities cancelled a general election that Islamic fundamentalists had been expected to win . </S> |
| 110 | Baseball-Results of S. Korean pro-baseball games . </S> SEOUL 1996-08-31 </S> Results of South Korean pro-baseball games played on Friday . </S> OB 5 Samsung 0 </S> Ssangbangwool 2 Hyundai 1 </S> Standings after games played on Friday ( tabulate under won , drawn , lost , winning percentage , games behind first place ) </S> W D L PCT GB </S> Haitai 64 2 43 .596 - </S> Ssangbangwool 60 2 49 .550 5 </S> Hanwha 58 1 49 .542 6 </S> Hyundai 57 5 50 .531 7 </S> Samsung 49 5 57 .464 14 1/2 </S> Lotte 46 6 54 .462 14 1/2 </S> LG 46 5 59 .441 17 </S> OB 43 6 62 .414 20 </S> |
| 111 | Three Russian soldiers killed in gun attack . </S> MOSCOW 1996-08-31 </S> Three Russian servicemen were killed on Saturday when unidentified gunmen attacked guards at an anti-aircraft installation outside Moscow , Interfax news agency said . </S> It quoted military officials as saying the attack took place in Sergiyev Posad 70 km ( 45 miles ) from the capital . </S> The officials said the attackers had seized two Kalashnikov assault rifles and disappeared . </S> Attacks on servicemen aimed at seizing their guns have become frequent in Russia where the number of violent crimes committed with the use of fire arms is growing . </S> |
| 112 | U.N. Ambassador Albright arrives in Chile . </S> SANTIAGO 1996-08-31 </S> The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations , Madeleine Albright , arrived in Chile late Friday for talks on various Security Council issues with Chilean officials as part of a five-nation Latin American tour . </S> Albright will meet Foreign Minister Jose Miguel Insulza Monday for talks on issues currently up for debate on the council , of which Chile is a non-permanent member , a U.S. embassy statement said . </S> The two will also discuss various issues affecting relations between the United States and Chile , local officials said . </S> Albright , who arrived from Uruguay , will rest most of the weekend in Chile , officials said . </S> Her official programme will begin on Monday , and she will leave that day for Bolivia to attend a Latin American summit meeting in the city of Cochabamba . </S> Her tour will also include Honduras and Guatemala . </S> |
| 113 | Dow Chemical in China ethylene venture . </S> BEIJING 1996-08-31 </S> The Dow Chemical Co of the United States will invest $ 4 billion to build an ethylene plant in Tianjin city in northern China , the China Daily said on Saturday . </S> The plant will have annual production of 400,000 tonnes , the newspaper said . </S> It gave no further details of the venture . </S> Tianjin boasts a range of infrastructure facilities , attracting several multinational oil companies to invest in recent years . </S> Caltex Petroleum Corp plans to build a lubricants blender in a bonded zone in Tianjin , the newspaper said . </S> Multinational firms including Mobil , Shell and Caltex , were also attracted to Tianjin due to China 's rising demand for lube and oil-based products , the newspaper said . </S> It gave no further details . </S> |
| 114 | China cities to ban disposable plastic containers . </S> BEIJING 1996-08-31 </S> Two Chinese cities are to ban the use of disposable plastic containers as part of efforts to fight pollution , the China Daily said on Saturday . </S> Authorities in Wuhan , capital of the central province of Hubei , would punish those who sell or use disposable plastic containers from September 1 , the newspaper said . </S> It did not elaborate . </S> The city 's industrial and commercial departments would confiscate disposable plastic containers and police would prevent new ones from entering the city , it said . </S> Wuhan consumes more than 200 million disposable plastic containers a year , the newspaper said . </S> The boomtown of Guangzhou , capital of the southern province of Guangdong , would ban disposable plastic containers by the end of 1996 , it said . </S> Guangzhou uses up 500,000 such containers each day , the newspaper said . </S> It gave no further details . </S> |
| 115 | Fire destroys restaurant in Bahraini village . </S> MANAMA 1996-08-31 </S> A fire has completely gutted a Turkish-operated restaurant in a Bahraini village , residents said . </S> They said a fire broke out at Shul'ala restaurant in the early hours on Saturday in al-Daih village , five km ( three miles ) west of the capital Manama . </S> It was not immediately clear what caused the fire or if there were any casualties . </S> Government officials had no immediate comment . </S> |
| 116 | PRESS DIGEST - Tunisia - Aug 31 . </S> TUNIS 1996-08-31 </S> These are the leading stories in the Tunisian press on Saturday . </S> Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy . </S> LA PRESSE </S> - After Tunisia called on France to respect Tunisian immigrants ' dignity , France says it welcomes legal Tunisian residents . </S> - Tunisia 's exports of spare parts amounted to 220 million dinars in 1995 . </S> LE TEMPS </S> - Trade talks between Tunisia and the Palestinian Authority . </S> - Speaker of parliament Habib Boulares arrives in Tripoli to represent President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali at the Libyan revolution anniversary celebrations . </S> ( $ 1 = 0.96 dinar ) </S> |
| 117 | Car kills two trying to avoid Texas drag race . </S> DALLAS 1996-08-31 </S> An illegal drag race on a Dallas street turned deadly when another vehicle veered into the crowd , killing two people and injuring a dozen more , police said Saturday . </S> Organisers tried to block off traffic while preparing the drag race late on Friday , but an allegedly drunk driver was unable to slow down in time and ran into a group of spectators as he swerved to avoid one of the cars that was to take part in the race . </S> A 26-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were killed . </S> The driver , aged 51 , was arrested and charged on two counts of intoxicated manslaughter . </S> A police spokesman said the straight , flat stretch of road was often used illegally as a drag strip by Dallas youths . </S> |
| 118 | Algeria restaurant bomb kills seven - newSpaper . </S> PARIS 1996-08-31 </S> A bomb explosion in a restaurant west of Algiers on Friday killed seven people , an Algerian newspaper said on Saturday . </S> Algerian security forces said in a statement that two people were killed and six were wounded when a home-made bomb ripped through a restaurant in the coastal town of Staoueli . </S> But Le Matin newspaper , quoting witnesses , said the bomb killed seven people and wounded 20 . </S> Liberte newspaper said the bomb was hidden in a bag in front of the restaurant and that a booby-trapped car was defused near the restaurant shortly before the bomb went off . </S> A week ago a home-made bomb exploded in a market in the western coastal town of Bou Haroun , 65 km ( 40 miles ) from Algiers . </S> Newspapers said it killed two women and five children . </S> Algerian newspapers quoted the Human Rights National Observatory ( ONDH ) , a government-appointed watchdog , as saying earlier in August that about 1,400 civilians had been killed in bomb attacks blamed on Moslem guerrillas in the past two years . </S> An estimated 50,000 people have died in Algeria 's violence pitting Moslem rebels against government forces since early 1992 when the authorities cancelled a general election in which radical Islamists had taken a commanding lead . </S> |
| 119 | More automatic weapons stolen in Belgium . </S> BRUSSELS 1996-08-31 </S> More than 10 weapons , including automatic Kalashnikov rifles , were stolen from an arms store in Belgium , police said on Saturday . </S> A policeman in the southern Belgian town of Chatelet told Reuters that thieves used a car to ram the window of an arms store in neighbouring Chatelineaux last night . </S> It was the second arms robbery this week . </S> On Tuesday , thieves stole about 40 forearms from a shooting range in southern Belgium , including Kalashnikov , Uzi and Fal automatic weapons . </S> |