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1996-08-22 O 0

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imported O 0
47,600 O 0
sheep O 0
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brought O 0
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1996-08-22 O 0

China B-LOC 0
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spokesman O 0
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1996-08-22 O 0

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FRANKFURT B-LOC 0
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German B-MISC 0
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1996 O 0
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AG I-ORG 0
won O 0
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came O 0
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1996 O 0
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Porsche B-ORG 0
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ATHENS B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

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+301 O 0
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BayerVB B-ORG 0
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LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

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BORROWER O 0
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24.SEP.02 O 0

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100.92 O 0
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24.SEP.96 O 0

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MGT O 0
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+44 O 0
171 O 0
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1996-08-22 O 0

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JERUSALEM B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

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Arafat I-PER 1
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Shimon B-PER 0
Peres I-PER 1
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Israeli B-MISC 0
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Palestinian B-MISC 0
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1996-08-22 O 0

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1996-08-22 O 0

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1996-08-22 O 0

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. O 0

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Turkey B-LOC 0
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. O 0

- O 0
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. O 0

- O 0
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CME B-ORG 0
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1996-08-22 O 0

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CME B-ORG 0
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says O 0
debt O 0
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. O 0

1996-08-22 O 0

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Thursday O 0
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senior O 0
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$ O 0
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1996-08-22 O 0

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31 O 0
, O 0
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31 O 0
, O 0
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31 O 0
, O 0
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31 O 0
, O 0

1996 O 0
1995 O 0
1996 O 0
1995 O 0

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: O 0

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$ O 0
10,756 O 0
$ O 0
13,102 O 0
$ O 0
7,961 O 0
$ O 0
5,507 O 0

Software O 0
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2,383 O 0
1,558 O 0
1,086 O 0
1,074 O 0

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Revenue O 0
1,154 O 0
692 O 0
624 O 0
465 O 0

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906 O 0
962 O 0
599 O 0
515 O 0

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821 O 0
512 O 0
565 O 0
301 O 0

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0.31 O 0
0.34 O 0
0.19 O 0
0.20 O 0

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31 O 0
, O 0
1996 O 0
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31 O 0
, O 0
1996 O 0

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: O 0

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$ O 0
5,755 O 0
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$ O 0
881 O 0
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2,386 O 0
93 O 0

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14,196 O 0
7,138 O 0

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' O 0
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5,951 O 0
( O 0
1,461 O 0
) O 0

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1996-08-22 O 0

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+301 O 0
3311812-4 O 0

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22 O 0
. O 0

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1996-08-22 O 0

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-- O 0
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French B-MISC 0
factories O 0
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up O 0
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French B-MISC 0
manufacturers O 0
undercut O 0
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low-wage O 0
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+33 O 0
1 O 0
42 O 0
21 O 0
53 O 0
81 O 0

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. O 0

OSLO B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

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water O 0
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Heidrun B-LOC 0
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mid-Norway B-MISC 0
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220,000 O 0
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+47 O 0
22 O 0
42 O 0
50 O 0
41 O 0

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3.8 O 0
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- O 0
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HELSINKI B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

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surplus O 0
rose O 0
to O 0
3.83 O 0
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3.43 O 0
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Thursday O 0
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' O 0
96 O 0
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' O 0
96 O 0
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' O 0
96 O 0
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' O 0
95 O 0

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10,663 O 0
10,725 O 0
43,430 O 0
40,989 O 0

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14,494 O 0
14,153 O 0
56,126 O 0
56,261 O 0

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+3,831 O 0
+3,428 O 0
+12,696 O 0
+15,272 O 0

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January-April O 0
1995 O 0
import O 0
figure O 0
was O 0
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14.5 O 0
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11.3 O 0
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NCB B-ORG 0
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lagging O 0
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Finland B-LOC 0
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1995 O 0
. O 0

-- O 0
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+358 O 0
- O 0
0 O 0
- O 0
680 O 0
50 O 0
245 O 0

Dutch B-MISC 0
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99.95 O 0
. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

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5.75 O 0
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from O 0
07.00 O 0
GMT B-MISC 0
to O 0
15.00 O 0
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ministry O 0
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2.3 O 0
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close O 0
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. O 0

-- O 0
Amsterdam B-LOC 0
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+31 O 0
20 O 0
504 O 0
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German B-MISC 0
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. O 0

BONN B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Germany B-LOC 0
's O 0
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suggested O 0
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66 O 0
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68 O 0
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69 O 0
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70 O 0
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71 O 0
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79 O 0
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FIRST O 0
DAY O 0
OF O 0
THIRD O 0
TEST O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

England B-LOC 0
were O 0
100 O 0
for O 0
two O 0
at O 0
lunch O 0
on O 0
the O 0
first O 0
day O 0
of O 0
the O 0
third O 0
and O 0
final O 0
test O 0
against O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
at O 0
The B-LOC 0
Oval I-LOC 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
KEANE B-PER 0
SIGNS O 0
FOUR-YEAR O 0
CONTRACT O 0
WITH O 0
MANCHESTER B-LOC 0
UNITED I-LOC 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Ireland B-LOC 0
midfielder O 0
Roy B-PER 1
Keane I-PER 1
has O 0
signed O 0
a O 0
new O 0
four-year O 0
contract O 0
with O 0
English B-MISC 0
league O 0
and O 0
F.A. B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
champions O 0
Manchester B-ORG 0
United I-ORG 0
. O 0

" O 0
Roy B-PER 0
agreed O 0
a O 0
new O 0
deal O 0
before O 0
last O 0
night O 0
's O 0
game O 0
against O 0
Everton B-ORG 0
and O 0
we O 0
are O 0
delighted O 0
, O 0
" O 0
said O 0
United B-ORG 0
manager O 0
Alex B-PER 1
Ferguson I-PER 1
on O 0
Thursday O 0
. O 0

TENNIS O 0
- O 0
RESULTS O 0
AT O 0
CANADIAN B-MISC 0
OPEN I-MISC 0
. O 0

TORONTO B-LOC 0
1996-08-21 O 0

Results O 0
from O 0
the O 0
Canadian B-MISC 0
Open I-MISC 0

tennis O 0
tournament O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
( O 0
prefix O 0
number O 0
denotes O 0

seeding O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Second O 0
round O 0

Daniel B-PER 1
Nestor I-PER 1
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
1 O 0
- O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Muster I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
7-5 O 0

Mikael B-PER 1
Tillstrom I-PER 0
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
2 O 0
- O 0
Goran B-PER 1
Ivanisevic I-PER 1
( O 0
Croatia B-LOC 0
) O 0

6-7 O 0
( O 0
3-7 O 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-4 O 0

3 O 0
- O 0
Wayne B-PER 0
Ferreira I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jiri B-PER 1
Novak I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0

Republic B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-5 O 0
6-3 O 0

4 O 0
- O 0
Marcelo B-PER 1
Rios I-PER 1
( O 0
Chile B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Kenneth B-PER 1
Carlsen I-PER 1
( O 0
Denmark B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-2 O 0

6 O 0
- O 0
MaliVai B-PER 1
Washington I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Alex B-PER 1
Corretja I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0

6-2 O 0

7 O 0
- O 0
Todd B-PER 1
Martin I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Renzo B-PER 1
Furlan I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-3 O 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0

Mark B-PER 1
Philippoussis I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
8 O 0
- O 0
Marc B-PER 1
Rosset I-PER 1

( O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
3-6 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
8-6 O 0
) O 0

9 O 0
- O 0
Cedric B-PER 1
Pioline I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Gregory B-PER 1
Carraz I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0

( O 0
7-1 O 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0

Patrick B-PER 1
Rafter I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
11 O 0
- O 0
Alberto B-PER 1
Berasategui I-PER 1

( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0
6-2 O 0

Petr B-PER 1
Korda I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
12 O 0
- O 0
Francisco B-PER 1
Clavet I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0

6-3 O 0
6-4 O 0

Daniel B-PER 1
Vacek I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
13 O 0
- O 0
Jason B-PER 1
Stoltenberg I-PER 1

( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
5-7 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-1 O 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
13-11 O 0
) O 0

Todd B-PER 1
Woodbridge I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
beat O 0
Sebastien B-PER 1
Lareau I-PER 1
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0

1-6 O 0
6-3 O 0

Alex B-PER 1
O'Brien I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Byron B-PER 1
Black I-PER 0
( O 0
Zimbabwe B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-2 O 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0

Bohdan B-PER 1
Ulihrach I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Andrea B-PER 1
Gaudenzi I-PER 0
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0

6-3 O 0
4-6 O 0
6-1 O 0

Tim B-PER 1
Henman I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Chris B-PER 1
Woodruff I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
walkover O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
MILLNS B-PER 0
SIGNS O 0
FOR O 0
BOLAND B-ORG 0
. O 0

CAPE B-LOC 0
TOWN I-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

South B-MISC 0
African I-MISC 0
provincial O 0
side O 0
Boland B-ORG 0
said O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
they O 0
had O 0
signed O 0
Leicestershire B-ORG 0
fast O 0
bowler O 0
David B-PER 1
Millns I-PER 1
on O 0
a O 0
one O 0
year O 0
contract O 0
. O 0

Millns B-MISC 0
, O 0
who O 0
toured O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
with O 0
England B-LOC 0
A O 0
in O 0
1992/93 O 0
, O 0
replaces O 0
former O 0
England B-LOC 0
all-rounder O 0
Phillip B-PER 1
DeFreitas I-PER 0
as O 0
Boland B-ORG 0
's O 0
overseas O 0
professional O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
EUROPEAN B-MISC 0
CUP I-MISC 0
WINNERS I-MISC 0
' I-MISC 0
CUP I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

TIRANA B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
European B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
Winners I-MISC 0
' I-MISC 0

Cup B-MISC 0
qualifying O 0
round O 0
, O 0
second O 0
leg O 0
soccer O 0
matches O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
: O 0

In O 0
Tirana B-LOC 0
: O 0
Flamurtari B-ORG 0
Vlore I-ORG 0
( O 0
Albania B-LOC 0
) O 0
0 O 0
Chemlon B-ORG 0
Humenne I-ORG 0

( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0
2 O 0
( O 0
halftime O 0
0-0 O 0
) O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0
Lubarskij B-PER 1
( O 0
50th O 0
minute O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Valkucak B-PER 1
( O 0
54th O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
5,000 O 0

Chemlon B-ORG 0
Humenne I-ORG 0
win O 0
3-0 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0

In O 0
Bistrita B-LOC 0
: O 0
Gloria B-ORG 0
Bistrita I-ORG 0
( O 0
Romania B-LOC 0
) O 0
2 O 0
Valletta B-LOC 0
( O 0
Malta B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0

( O 0
1-1 O 0
) O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0

Gloria B-ORG 0
Bistrita I-ORG 0
- O 0
Ilie B-PER 1
Lazar I-PER 1
( O 0
32nd O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Eugen B-PER 1
Voica I-PER 1
( O 0
84th O 0
) O 0

Valletta B-LOC 0
- O 0
Gilbert B-PER 1
Agius I-PER 1
( O 0
24th O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
8,000 O 0

Gloria B-ORG 0
Bistrita I-ORG 0
win O 0
4-2 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0
. O 0

In O 0
Chorzow B-LOC 0
: O 0
Ruch B-ORG 0
Chorzow I-ORG 0
( O 0
Poland B-LOC 0
) O 0
5 O 0
Llansantffraid B-ORG 0
( O 0
Wales B-LOC 0
) O 0
0 O 0

( O 0
1-0 O 0
) O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0
Arkadiusz B-PER 1
Bak I-PER 1
( O 0
1st O 0
and O 0
55th O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Arwel B-PER 0
Jones I-PER 0
( O 0
47th O 0
, O 0

own O 0
goal O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Miroslav B-PER 1
Bak I-PER 1
( O 0
62nd O 0
and O 0
63rd O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
6,500 O 0

Ruch B-ORG 0
Chorzow I-ORG 0
win O 0
6-1 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0

In O 0
Larnaca B-LOC 0
: O 0
AEK B-ORG 0
Larnaca I-ORG 0
( O 0
Cyprus B-LOC 0
) O 0
5 O 0
Kotaik B-ORG 0
Abovyan I-ORG 0
( O 0
Armenia B-LOC 0
) O 0

0 O 0
( O 0
2-0 O 0
) O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0
Zoran B-PER 0
Kundic I-PER 0
( O 0
28th O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Klimis B-PER 0
Alexandrou I-PER 0
( O 0
41st O 0
) O 0
, O 0

Milenko B-PER 1
Kovasevic I-PER 1
( O 0
60th O 0
, O 0
penalty O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Goran B-PER 1
Koprinovic I-PER 1
( O 0
82nd O 0
) O 0
, O 0

Pavlos B-PER 1
Markou I-PER 1
( O 0
84th O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
5,000 O 0

AEK B-ORG 0
Larnaca I-ORG 0
win O 0
5-1 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0

In O 0
Siauliai B-LOC 0
: O 0
Kareda B-ORG 0
Siauliai I-ORG 0
( O 0
Lithuania B-LOC 0
) O 0
0 O 0
Sion B-ORG 0

( O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
) O 0
0 O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
5,000 O 0

Sion B-ORG 0
win O 0
4-2 O 0
on O 0
agrregate O 0
. O 0

In O 0
Vinnytsya B-LOC 0
: O 0

Nyva B-ORG 0
Vinnytsya I-ORG 0
( O 0
Ukraine B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0
Tallinna B-ORG 0
Sadam I-ORG 0
( O 0
Estonia B-LOC 0
) O 0
0 O 0
( O 0
0-0 O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
3,000 O 0

Aggregate O 0
score O 0
2-2 O 0
. O 0

Nyva B-ORG 0
qualified O 0
on O 0
away O 0
goals O 0
rule O 0
. O 0

In O 0
Bergen B-LOC 0
: O 0
Brann B-ORG 0
( O 0
Norway B-LOC 0
) O 0
2 O 0
Shelbourne B-ORG 0
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0
( O 0
1-1 O 0
) O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0

Brann B-ORG 0
- O 0
Mons B-PER 1
Ivar I-PER 1
Mjelde I-PER 1
( O 0
10th O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Jan B-PER 0
Ove I-PER 0
Pedersen I-PER 0
( O 0
72nd O 0
) O 0

Shelbourne B-ORG 0
- O 0
Mark B-PER 0
Rutherford I-PER 0
( O 0
5th O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
2,189 O 0

Brann B-ORG 0
win O 0
5-2 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0

In O 0
Sofia B-LOC 0
: O 0
Levski B-ORG 0
Sofia I-ORG 0
( O 0
Bulgaria B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0
Olimpija B-ORG 0
( O 0
Slovenia B-LOC 0
) O 0
0 O 0

( O 0
0-0 O 0
) O 0

Scorer O 0
: O 0
Ilian B-PER 1
Simeonov I-PER 1
( O 0
58th O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
25,000 O 0

Aggregate O 0
1-1 O 0
. O 0

Olimpija B-ORG 0
won O 0
4-3 O 0
on O 0
penalties O 0
. O 0

In O 0
Vaduz B-LOC 0
: O 0
Vaduz B-LOC 0
( O 0
Liechtenstein B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0
RAF B-ORG 0
Riga I-ORG 0
( O 0
Latvia B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0
( O 0
0-0 O 0
) O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0

Vaduz B-LOC 0
- O 0
Daniele B-PER 1
Polverino I-PER 1
( O 0
90th O 0
) O 0

RAF B-ORG 0
Riga I-ORG 0
- O 0
Agrins B-PER 1
Zarins I-PER 1
( O 0
47th O 0
) O 0

Aggregate O 0
2-2 O 0
. O 0

Vaduz B-LOC 0
won O 0
4-2 O 0
on O 0
penalties O 0
. O 0

In O 0
Luxembourg B-LOC 0
: O 0
US B-ORG 0
Luxembourg I-ORG 0
( O 0
Luxembourg B-LOC 0
) O 0
0 O 0
Varteks B-ORG 0
Varazdin I-ORG 0

( O 0
Croatia B-LOC 0
) O 0
3 O 0
( O 0
0-0 O 0
) O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0
Drazen B-PER 1
Beser I-PER 1
( O 0
63rd O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Miljenko B-PER 1
Mumler I-PER 1
( O 0
penalty O 0
, O 0

78th O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Jamir B-PER 1
Cvetko I-PER 1
( O 0
87th O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
800 O 0

Varteks B-ORG 0
Varazdin I-ORG 0
win O 0
5-1 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0
. O 0

In O 0
Torshavn B-LOC 0
: O 0
Havnar B-ORG 0
Boltfelag I-ORG 0
( O 0
Faroe B-LOC 0
Islands I-LOC 0
) O 0
0 O 0
Dynamo B-ORG 0

Batumi B-ORG 0
( O 0
Georgia B-LOC 0
) O 0
3 O 0
( O 0
0-2 O 0
) O 0

Dynamo B-ORG 0
Batumi I-ORG 0
win O 0
9-0 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0
. O 0

In O 0
Prague B-LOC 0
: O 0
Sparta B-ORG 0
Prague I-ORG 0
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
8 O 0
Glentoran B-ORG 0

( O 0
Northern B-LOC 0
Ireland I-LOC 0
) O 0
0 O 0
( O 0
4-0 O 0
) O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0
Petr B-PER 1
Gunda I-PER 1
( O 0
1st O 0
and O 0
26th O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Lumir B-PER 1
Mistr I-PER 1
( O 0
19th O 0
) O 0
, O 0

Horst B-PER 1
Siegl I-PER 1
( O 0
24th O 0
, O 0
48th O 0
, O 0
80th O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Zdenek B-PER 1
Svoboda I-PER 1
( O 0
76th O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Petr B-PER 0

Gabriel B-PER 1
( O 0
86th O 0
) O 0

Sparta B-ORG 0
win O 0
10-1 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0
. O 0

In O 0
Edinburgh B-LOC 0
: O 0
Hearts B-ORG 0
( O 0
Scotland B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0
Red B-ORG 0
Star I-ORG 0
Belgrade I-ORG 0

( O 0
Yugoslavia B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0
( O 0
1-0 O 0
) O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0

Hearts B-ORG 0
- O 0
Dave B-PER 1
McPherson I-PER 1
( O 0
44th O 0
) O 0

Red B-ORG 0
Star I-ORG 0
- O 0
Vinko B-MISC 0
Marinovic I-MISC 0
( O 0
59th O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
15,062 O 0

Aggregate O 0
1-1 O 0
. O 0

Red B-ORG 0
Star I-ORG 0
win O 0
on O 0
away O 0
goals O 0
rule O 0
. O 0

In O 0
Rishon-Lezion B-LOC 0
: O 0
Hapoel B-ORG 0
Ironi I-ORG 0
( O 0
Israel B-LOC 0
) O 0
3 O 0
Constructorul B-ORG 0

Chisinau B-ORG 0
( O 0
Moldova B-LOC 0
) O 0
2 O 0
( O 0
2-1 O 0
) O 0

Aggregate O 0
3-3 O 0
. O 0

Constructorul B-ORG 0
win O 0
on O 0
away O 0
goals O 0
rule O 0
. O 0

In O 0
Anjalonkoski B-MISC 0
: O 0
MyPa-47 B-ORG 0
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0
Karabach B-ORG 0
Agdam I-ORG 0

( O 0
Azerbaijan B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0
( O 0
0-0 O 0
) O 0

Mypa-47 B-ORG 0
win O 0
2-1 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0
. O 0

In O 0
Skopje B-LOC 0
: O 0
Sloga B-ORG 0
Jugomagnat I-ORG 0
( O 0
Macedonia B-LOC 0
) O 0
0 O 0
Kispest B-ORG 0
Honved I-ORG 0

( O 0
Hungary B-LOC 0
1 O 0
( O 0
0-0 O 0
) O 0

Kispest B-ORG 0
Honved I-ORG 0
win O 0
2-0 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0
. O 0

Add B-ORG 0
Hapoel I-ORG 0
Ironi I-ORG 0
v O 0
Constructorul B-ORG 0
Chisinau I-ORG 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0

Rishon B-ORG 0
- O 0
Moshe B-PER 1
Sabag I-PER 1
( O 0
10th O 0
minute O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Nissan B-PER 0
Kapeta I-PER 0
( O 0
26th O 0
) O 0
, O 0

Tomas B-PER 1
Cibola I-PER 1
( O 0
58th O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Constructorol B-ORG 0
- O 0
Sergei B-PER 1
Rogachev I-PER 1
( O 0
42nd O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Gennadi B-PER 0
Skidan I-PER 0

( O 0
87th O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
1,500 O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
GOTHENBURG B-LOC 0
PUT O 0
FERENCVAROS B-ORG 0
OUT O 0
OF O 0
EURO B-MISC 0
CUP I-MISC 0
. O 0

BUDAPEST B-LOC 0
1996-08-21 O 0

IFK B-ORG 0
Gothenburg I-ORG 0
of O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
drew O 0
1-1 O 0
( O 0
1-0 O 0
) O 0
with O 0
Ferencvaros B-ORG 0
of O 0
Hungary B-LOC 0
in O 0
the O 0
second O 0
leg O 0
of O 0
their O 0
European B-MISC 0
Champions I-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
preliminary O 0
round O 0
tie O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
. O 0

Gothenburg B-LOC 0
go O 0
through O 0
4-1 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0
. O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0

Ferencvaros B-ORG 0
: O 0

Ferenc B-PER 1
Horvath I-PER 1
( O 0
15th O 0
) O 0

IFK B-ORG 0
Gothenburg I-ORG 0
: O 0

Andreas B-PER 1
Andersson I-PER 1
( O 0
87th O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
9,000 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
BRAZILIAN B-MISC 0
CHAMPIONSHIP O 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

RIO B-LOC 0
DE I-LOC 0
JANEIRO I-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
midweek O 0

matches O 0
in O 0
the O 0
Brazilian B-MISC 0
soccer O 0
championship O 0
. O 0

Bahia B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Atletico B-ORG 0
Paranaense I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Corinthians B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Guarani B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Coritiba B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Atletico B-ORG 0
Mineiro I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Cruzeiro B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Vitoria B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Flamengo B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Juventude B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Goias B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Sport B-ORG 0
Recife I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Gremio B-ORG 0
6 O 0
Bragantino B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Palmeiras B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Vasco B-ORG 0
da I-ORG 0
Gama I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Portuguesa B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Parana B-ORG 0
0 O 0

TENNIS O 0
- O 0
NEWCOMBE B-PER 1
PONDERS O 0
HIS O 0
DAVIS B-MISC 0
CUP I-MISC 0
FUTURE O 0
. O 0

SYDNEY B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Australian B-MISC 0
Davis B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
captain O 0
John B-PER 1
Newcombe I-PER 1
on O 0
Thursday O 0
signalled O 0
his O 0
possible O 0
resignation O 0
if O 0
his O 0
team O 0
loses O 0
an O 0
away O 0
tie O 0
against O 0
Croatia B-LOC 0
next O 0
month O 0
. O 0

The O 0
former O 0
Wimbledon B-MISC 0
champion O 0
said O 0
the O 0
immediate O 0
future O 0
of O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
's O 0
Davis B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
coach O 0
Tony B-PER 1
Roche I-PER 1
could O 0
also O 0
be O 0
determined O 0
by O 0
events O 0
in O 0
Split B-LOC 0
. O 0

" O 0
If O 0
we O 0
lose O 0
this O 0
one O 0
, O 0
Tony B-PER 1
and O 0
I O 0
will O 0
have O 0
to O 0
have O 0
a O 0
good O 0
look O 0
at O 0
giving O 0
someone O 0
else O 0
a O 0
go O 0
, O 0
" O 0
Newcombe B-PER 1
was O 0
quoted O 0
as O 0
saying O 0
in O 0
Sydney B-LOC 0
's O 0
Daily B-ORG 0
Telegraph I-ORG 0
newspaper O 0
. O 0

Australia B-LOC 0
face O 0
Croatia B-LOC 0
in O 0
the O 0
world O 0
group O 0
qualifying O 0
tie O 0
on O 0
clay O 0
from O 0
September O 0
20-22 O 0
. O 0

Under O 0
Newcombe B-PER 1
's O 0
leadership O 0
, O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
were O 0
relegated O 0
from O 0
the O 0
elite O 0
world O 0
group O 0
last O 0
year O 0
, O 0
the O 0
first O 0
time O 0
the O 0
26-time O 0
Davis B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
winners O 0
had O 0
slipped O 0
from O 0
the O 0
top O 0
rank O 0
. O 0

Since O 0
taking O 0
over O 0
as O 0
captain O 0
from O 0
Neale B-PER 0
Fraser I-PER 1
in O 0
1994 O 0
, O 0
Newcombe B-PER 1
's O 0
record O 0
in O 0
tandem O 0
with O 0
Roche B-PER 0
, O 0
his O 0
former O 0
doubles O 0
partner O 0
, O 0
has O 0
been O 0
three O 0
wins O 0
and O 0
three O 0
losses O 0
. O 0

Newcombe B-PER 1
has O 0
selected O 0
Wimbledon B-MISC 0
semifinalist O 0
Jason B-PER 1
Stoltenberg I-PER 1
, O 0
Patrick B-PER 1
Rafter I-PER 1
, O 0
Mark B-PER 1
Philippoussis I-PER 1
, O 0
and O 0
Olympic B-MISC 0
doubles O 0
champions O 0
Todd B-PER 1
Woodbridge I-PER 1
and O 0
Mark B-PER 1
Woodforde I-PER 1
to O 0
face O 0
the O 0
Croatians B-MISC 0
. O 0

The O 0
home O 0
side O 0
boasts O 0
world O 0
number O 0
six O 0
Goran B-PER 1
Ivanisevic I-PER 1
, O 0
and O 0
Newcombe B-PER 1
conceded O 0
his O 0
players O 0
would O 0
be O 0
hard-pressed O 0
to O 0
beat O 0
the O 0
Croatian B-MISC 0
number O 0
one O 0
. O 0

" O 0
We O 0
are O 0
ready O 0
to O 0
fight O 0
to O 0
our O 0
last O 0
breath O 0
-- O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
must O 0
play O 0
at O 0
its O 0
absolute O 0
best O 0
to O 0
win O 0
, O 0
" O 0
said O 0
Newcombe B-PER 1
, O 0
who O 0
described O 0
the O 0
tie O 0
as O 0
the O 0
toughest O 0
he O 0
has O 0
faced O 0
as O 0
captain O 0
. O 0

Australia B-LOC 0
last O 0
won O 0
the O 0
Davis B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
in O 0
1986 O 0
, O 0
but O 0
they O 0
were O 0
beaten O 0
finalists O 0
against O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
three O 0
years O 0
ago O 0
under O 0
Fraser B-PER 1
's O 0
guidance O 0
. O 0

BADMINTON O 0
- O 0
MALAYSIAN B-MISC 0
OPEN I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

KUALA B-LOC 0
LUMPUR I-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Results O 0
in O 0
the O 0
Malaysian B-MISC 0

Open B-MISC 0
badminton O 0
tournament O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
( O 0
prefix O 0
number O 0
denotes O 0

seeding O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
third O 0
round O 0

9/16 O 0
- O 0
Luo B-PER 1
Yigang I-PER 1
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Hwang B-PER 1
Sun-ho B-MISC 0
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Korea I-LOC 0
) O 0
15-3 O 0

15-7 O 0

Jason B-PER 1
Wong I-PER 0
( O 0
Malaysia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Abdul B-PER 1
Samad I-PER 0
Ismail I-PER 0
( O 0
Malaysia B-LOC 0
) O 0
16-18 O 0

15-2 O 0
17-14 O 0

P. B-PER 1
Kantharoopan I-PER 1
( O 0
Malaysia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
3/4 O 0
- O 0
Jeroen B-PER 1
Van I-PER 1
Dijk I-PER 1

( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
15-11 O 0
18-14 O 0

Wijaya B-PER 0
Indra I-PER 0
( O 0
Indonesia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
5/8 O 0
- O 0
Pang B-PER 1
Chen I-PER 1
( O 0
Malaysia B-LOC 0
) O 0
15-6 O 0

6-15 O 0
15-7 O 0

3/4 O 0
- O 0
Hu B-PER 0
Zhilan I-PER 0
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Nunung B-PER 1
Subandoro I-PER 1
( O 0
Indonesia B-LOC 0
) O 0
5-15 O 0

18-15 O 0
15-6 O 0

9/16 O 0
- O 0
Hermawan B-PER 1
Susanto I-PER 1
( O 0
Indonesia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
1 O 0
- O 0
Fung B-PER 1
Permadi I-PER 1
( O 0
Taiwan B-LOC 0
) O 0

15-8 O 0
15-12 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
2nd O 0
round O 0

1 O 0
- O 0
Wang B-PER 1
Chen I-PER 0
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Cindana B-PER 1
( O 0
Indonesia B-LOC 0
) O 0
11-3 O 0
1ama B-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Margit B-PER 1
Borg I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
11-6 O 0
11-6 O 0

Sun B-PER 1
Jian I-PER 1
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Marina B-PER 1
Andrievskaqya I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
11-8 O 0
11-2 O 0

5/8 O 0
- O 0
Meluawati B-PER 1
( O 0
Indonesia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Chan B-PER 1
Chia I-PER 1
Fong I-PER 1
( O 0
Malaysia B-LOC 0
) O 0
11-6 O 0

11-1 O 0

Gong B-PER 1
Zhichao I-PER 1
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Liu B-PER 0
Lufung I-PER 0
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-11 O 0
11-7 O 0
11-3 O 0

Zeng B-PER 1
Yaqiong I-PER 1
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Li B-PER 0
Feng I-PER 0
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
11-9 O 0
11-6 O 0

5/8 O 0
- O 0
Christine B-PER 1
Magnusson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Ishwari B-PER 1
Boopathy I-PER 1

( O 0
Malaysia B-LOC 0
) O 0
11-1 O 0
10-12 O 0
11-4 O 0

2 O 0
- O 0
Zhang B-PER 0
Ning I-PER 0
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Olivia B-PER 0
( O 0
Indonesia B-LOC 0
) O 0
11-8 O 0
11-6 O 0

TENNIS O 0
- O 0
REVISED O 0
MEN O 0
'S O 0
DRAW O 0
FOR O 0
U.S. B-MISC 0
OPEN I-MISC 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Revised O 0
singles O 0
draw O 0
for O 0
the O 0

U.S. B-MISC 0
Open I-MISC 0
tennis O 0
championships O 0
beginning O 0
Monday O 0
at O 0
the O 0
U.S B-LOC 0
. O 0

National B-LOC 0
Tennis I-LOC 0
Centre I-LOC 0
( O 0
prefix O 0
denotes O 0
seeding O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
Draw O 0

1 O 0
- O 0
Pete B-PER 1
Sampras I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Adrian B-PER 1
Voinea I-PER 0
( O 0
Romania B-LOC 0
) O 0

Jiri B-PER 1
Novak I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
qualifier O 0

Magnus B-PER 1
Larsson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Alexander B-PER 1
Volkov I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0

Mikael B-PER 1
Tillstrom I-PER 0
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs O 0
qualifier O 0

Qualifier O 0
vs. O 0
Andrei B-PER 1
Olhovskiy I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0

Mark B-PER 1
Woodforde I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Mark B-PER 1
Philippoussis I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0

Roberto B-PER 1
Carretero I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Jordi B-PER 1
Burillo I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0

Francisco B-PER 1
Clavet I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
16 O 0
- O 0
Cedric B-PER 1
Pioline I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0

------------------------ O 0

9 O 0
- O 0
Wayne B-PER 0
Ferreira I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
qualifier O 0

Karol B-PER 1
Kucera I-PER 1
( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Jonas B-PER 1
Bjorkman I-PER 0
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0

Qualifier O 0
vs. O 0
Christian B-PER 0
Rudd I-PER 0
( O 0
Norway B-LOC 0
) O 0

Alex B-PER 1
Corretja I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Byron B-PER 1
Black I-PER 0
( O 0
Zimbabwe B-LOC 0
) O 0

David B-PER 1
Rikl I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Hicham B-PER 1
Arazi I-PER 1
( O 0
Morocco B-LOC 0
) O 0

Sjeng B-PER 1
Schalken I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Gilbert B-PER 1
Schaller I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0

Grant B-PER 0
Stafford I-PER 0
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Guy B-PER 1
Forget I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0

Fernando B-PER 1
Meligeni I-PER 1
( O 0
Brazil B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
7 O 0
- O 0
Yevgeny B-PER 1
Kafelnikov I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0

------------------------ O 0

4 O 0
- O 0
Goran B-PER 1
Ivanisevic I-PER 1
( O 0
Croatia B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Andrei B-PER 1
Chesnokov I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0

Scott B-PER 0
Draper I-PER 0
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Galo B-PER 0
Blanco I-PER 0
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0

Renzo B-PER 1
Furlan I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Johansson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0

Hendrik B-PER 0
Dreekman I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Greg B-PER 1
Rusedski I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0

Andrei B-PER 1
Medvedev I-PER 1
( O 0
Ukraine B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Jean-Philippe B-PER 1
Fleurian I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0

Jan B-PER 1
Kroslak I-PER 1
( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Chris B-PER 1
Woodruff I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

Qualifier O 0
vs. O 0
Petr B-PER 1
Korda I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0

Bohdan B-PER 1
Ulihrach I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
14 O 0
- O 0
Alberto B-PER 1
Costa I-PER 1

( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0

------------------------ O 0

12 O 0
- O 0
Todd B-PER 1
Martin I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Younnes B-PER 0
El I-PER 0
Aynaoui I-PER 0
( O 0
Morocco B-LOC 0
) O 0

Andrea B-PER 1
Gaudenzi I-PER 0
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Shuzo B-PER 1
Matsuoka I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0

Doug B-PER 1
Flach I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
qualifier O 0

Mats B-PER 0
Wilander I-PER 0
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Tim B-PER 1
Henman I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0

Paul B-PER 1
Haarhuis I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Michael B-PER 0
Joyce I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

Michael B-PER 1
Tebbutt I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Richey B-PER 1
Reneberg I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

Jonathan B-PER 1
Stark I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Bernd B-PER 1
Karbacher I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0

Stefan B-PER 1
Edberg I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
5 O 0
- O 0
Richard B-PER 1
Krajicek I-PER 0
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0

------------------------ O 0

6 O 0
- O 0
Andre B-PER 1
Agassi I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Mauricio B-PER 1
Hadad I-PER 1
( O 0
Colombia B-LOC 0
) O 0

Marcos B-PER 1
Ondruska I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Felix B-PER 1
Mantilla I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0

Carlos B-PER 1
Moya I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Scott B-PER 1
Humphries I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

Jan B-PER 1
Siemerink I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Carl-Uwe B-PER 1
Steeb I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0

Qualifier O 0
vs. O 0
qualifier O 0

David B-PER 1
Wheaton I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Kevin B-PER 1
Kim I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

Nicolas B-PER 1
Lapentti I-PER 1
( O 0
Ecuador B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Alex B-PER 1
O'Brien I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

Karim B-PER 1
Alami I-PER 0
( O 0
Morocco B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
11 O 0
- O 0
MaliVai B-PER 1
Washington I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

------------------------ O 0

13 O 0
- O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Enqvist I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Stephane B-PER 1
Simian I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0

Guillaume B-PER 0
Raoux I-PER 0
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Filip B-PER 1
Dewulf I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0

Mark B-PER 1
Knowles I-PER 1
( O 0
Bahamas B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Marcelo B-PER 1
Filippini I-PER 1
( O 0
Uruguay B-LOC 0
) O 0

Todd B-PER 1
Woodbridge I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
qualifier O 0

Kris B-PER 0
Goossens I-PER 0
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Sergi B-PER 1
Bruguera I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0

Qualifier O 0
vs. O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Stich I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0

Qualifier O 0
vs. O 0
Chuck B-PER 1
Adams I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

Javier B-PER 1
Frana I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
3 O 0
- O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Muster I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0

------------------------ O 0

8 O 0
- O 0
Jim B-PER 1
Courier I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Javier B-PER 1
Sanchez I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0

Jim B-PER 1
Grabb I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Sandon B-PER 1
Stolle I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0

Patrick B-PER 1
Rafter I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Kenneth B-PER 1
Carlsen I-PER 1
( O 0
Denmark B-LOC 0
) O 0

Jason B-PER 1
Stoltenberg I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Stefano B-PER 1
Pescosolido I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0

Arnaud B-PER 1
Boetsch I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Nicolas B-PER 1
Pereira I-PER 1
( O 0
Venezuela B-LOC 0
) O 0

Carlos B-PER 0
Costa I-PER 0
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Magnus B-PER 0
Gustafsson I-PER 0
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0

Jeff B-PER 1
Tarango I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Alex B-PER 1
Radulescu I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0

Qualifier O 0
vs. O 0
10 O 0
- O 0
Marcelo B-PER 1
Rios I-PER 1
( O 0
Chile B-LOC 0
) O 0

------------------------ O 0

15 O 0
- O 0
Marc B-PER 1
Rosset I-PER 1
( O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
vs. O 0
Jared B-PER 1
Palmer I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

Martin B-PER 1
Damm I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Hernan B-PER 0
Gumy I-PER 0
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0

Nicklas B-PER 1
Kulti I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Jakob B-PER 1
Hlasek I-PER 1
( O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
) O 0

Cecil B-PER 0
Mamiit I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Alberto B-PER 1
Berasategui I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0

Vince B-PER 1
Spadea I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
vs. O 0
Daniel B-PER 1
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10-8 O 0
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2.99 O 0
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Minnesota B-LOC 0
, O 0
John B-PER 1
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's O 0
three-run O 0
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an O 0
RBI B-MISC 0
single O 0
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ninth O 0
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had O 0
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RBI B-MISC 0
. O 0

Jose B-PER 1
Valentin I-PER 1
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Milwaukee B-ORG 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
COCU B-PER 1
DOUBLE O 0
EARNS O 0
PSV B-ORG 0
4-1 O 0
WIN O 0
. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Philip B-PER 1
Cocu I-PER 1
scored O 0
twice O 0
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PSV B-ORG 0
Eindhoven I-ORG 0
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a O 0
4-1 O 0
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NEC B-ORG 0
Nijmegen I-ORG 0
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Dutch B-MISC 0
first O 0
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on O 0
Thursday O 0
. O 0

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scored O 0
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13 O 0
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later O 0
. O 0

Arthur B-PER 1
Numan I-PER 1
and O 0
Luc B-PER 0
Nilis I-PER 1
, O 0
Dutch B-MISC 0
top O 0
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, O 0
were O 0
PSV B-ORG 0
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marksmen O 0
. O 0

Ajax B-ORG 0
Amsterdam I-ORG 0
opened O 0
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1-0 O 0
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NAC B-ORG 0
Breda I-ORG 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
DUTCH B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
SUMMARY O 0
. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

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of O 0
Thursday O 0
's O 0
only O 0

Dutch B-MISC 0
first O 0
division O 0
match O 0
: O 0

NEC B-ORG 0
Nijmegen I-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Van O 0
Eykeren O 0
15th O 0
) O 0
PSV B-ORG 0
Eindhoven I-ORG 0
4 O 0
( O 0
Numan O 0
11th O 0
, O 0

Nilis B-PER 1
42nd O 0
, O 0
Cocu B-PER 1
54th O 0
, O 0
67th O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Halftime O 0
1-2 O 0
. O 0

Attendance O 0
8,000 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
DUTCH B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULT O 0
. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Result O 0
of O 0
a O 0
Dutch B-MISC 0
first O 0

division O 0
match O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
: O 0

NEC B-ORG 0
Nijmegen I-ORG 0
1 O 0
PSV B-ORG 0
Eindhoven I-ORG 0
4 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
SHARPSHOOTER O 0
KNUP B-PER 1
BACK O 0
IN O 0
SWISS B-MISC 0
SQUAD O 0
. O 0

GENEVA B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Galatasaray B-ORG 0
striker O 0
Adrian B-PER 1
Knup I-PER 1
, O 0
scorer O 0
of O 0
26 O 0
goals O 0
in O 0
45 O 0
internationals O 0
, O 0
has O 0
been O 0
recalled O 0
by O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
for O 0
the O 0
World B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
qualifier O 0
against O 0
Azerbaijan B-LOC 0
in O 0
Baku B-LOC 0
on O 0
August O 0
31 O 0
. O 0

Knup B-PER 1
was O 0
overlooked O 0
by O 0
Artur B-PER 1
Jorge I-PER 1
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the O 0
European B-MISC 0
championship O 0
finals O 0
earlier O 0
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. O 0

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new O 0
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Rolf B-PER 1
Fringer I-PER 1
is O 0
clearly O 0
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Knup B-PER 1
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and O 0
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in O 0
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19-man O 0
squad O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
. O 0

Switzerland B-LOC 0
failed O 0
to O 0
progress O 0
beyond O 0
the O 0
opening O 0
group O 0
phase O 0
in O 0
Euro B-MISC 0
96 I-MISC 0
. O 0

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: O 0

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- O 0
Marco B-PER 1
Pascolo I-PER 1
( O 0
Cagliari B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Pascal B-PER 0
Zuberbuehler I-PER 0
( O 0
Grasshoppers B-ORG 0
) O 0
. O 0

Defenders O 0
- O 0
Stephane B-PER 1
Henchoz I-PER 1
( O 0
Hamburg B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Marc B-PER 1
Hottiger I-PER 1
( O 0
Everton B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Yvan B-PER 1
Quentin I-PER 1
( O 0
Sion B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Ramon B-PER 1
Vega I-PER 1
( O 0
Cagliari B-ORG 0
) O 0
Raphael B-PER 1
Wicky I-PER 1
( O 0
Sion B-ORG 0
) O 0
. O 0

Midfielders O 0
- O 0
Alexandre B-PER 1
Comisetti I-PER 0
( O 0
Grasshoppers B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Antonio B-PER 0
Esposito I-PER 0
( O 0
Grasshoppers B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Sebastien B-PER 1
Fournier I-PER 1
( O 0
Stuttgart B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Christophe B-PER 1
Ohrel I-PER 1
( O 0
Lausanne B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Patrick B-PER 1
Sylvestre I-PER 1
( O 0
Sion B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
David B-PER 1
Sesa I-PER 1
( O 0
Servette B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Ciriaco B-PER 1
Sforza I-PER 1
( O 0
Inter B-ORG 0
Milan I-ORG 0
) O 0
Murat B-PER 1
Yakin I-PER 1
( O 0
Grasshoppers B-ORG 0
) O 0
. O 0

Strikers O 0
- O 0
Kubilay B-PER 1
Turkyilmaz I-PER 1
( O 0
Grasshoppers B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Adrian B-PER 1
Knup I-PER 1
( O 0
Galatasaray B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Christophe B-PER 1
Bonvin I-PER 1
( O 0
Sion B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Stephane B-PER 1
Chapuisat I-PER 1
( O 0
Borussia B-ORG 0
Dortmund I-ORG 0
) O 0
. O 0

ATHLETICS O 0
- O 0
IT O 0
'S O 0
A O 0
RECORD O 0
- O 0
40,000 O 0
BEERS O 0
ON O 0
THE O 0
HOUSE O 0
. O 0

BRUSSELS B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Spectators O 0
at O 0
Friday O 0
's O 0
Brussels B-LOC 0
grand O 0
prix O 0
meeting O 0
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an O 0
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on O 0
the O 0
athletes O 0
to O 0
world O 0
record O 0
performances O 0
-- O 0
a O 0
free O 0
glass O 0
of O 0
beer O 0
. O 0

A O 0
Belgian B-MISC 0
brewery O 0
has O 0
offered O 0
to O 0
pay O 0
for O 0
a O 0
free O 0
round O 0
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drinks O 0
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40,000 O 0
crowd O 0
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Thursday O 0
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. O 0

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world O 0
records O 0
are O 0
in O 0
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of O 0
being O 0
broken O 0
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meeting O 0
-- O 0
the O 0
women O 0
's O 0
1,000 O 0
metres O 0
and O 0
the O 0
men O 0
's O 0
3,000 O 0
metres O 0
. O 0

GOLF O 0
- O 0
GERMAN B-MISC 0
OPEN I-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
ROUND O 0
SCORES O 0
. O 0

STUTTGART B-LOC 0
, O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Leading O 0
first O 0
round O 0

scores O 0
in O 0
the O 0
German B-MISC 0
Open I-MISC 0
golf O 0
championship O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0

unless O 0
stated O 0
) O 0
: O 0

62 O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Broadhurst I-PER 1

63 O 0
Raymond B-PER 1
Russell I-PER 1

64 O 0
David B-PER 1
J. I-PER 0
Russell I-PER 1
, O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Campbell I-PER 1
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Ian B-PER 0

Woosnam B-PER 1
, O 0
Bernhard B-PER 1
Langer I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Ronan B-PER 1
Rafferty I-PER 0
, O 0
Mats B-PER 0

Lanner B-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Wayne B-PER 1
Riley I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0

65 O 0
Eamonn B-PER 1
Darcy I-PER 1
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Per B-PER 1
Nyman I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Russell B-PER 1
Claydon I-PER 1
, O 0

Mark B-PER 1
Roe I-PER 1
, O 0
Retief B-PER 1
Goosen I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Carl B-PER 0
Suneson I-PER 0

66 O 0
Stephen B-PER 1
Field I-PER 1
, O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Lawrie I-PER 1
, O 0
Ian B-PER 1
Pyman I-PER 1
, O 0
Max B-PER 1
Anglert I-PER 1

( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Miles B-PER 1
Tunnicliff I-PER 1
, O 0
Christian B-PER 1
Cevaer I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0

Des B-PER 0
Smyth I-PER 0
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
David B-PER 1
Carter I-PER 0
, O 0
Lee B-PER 1
Westwood I-PER 1
, O 0
Greg B-PER 0

Chalmers B-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Miguel B-PER 1
Angel I-PER 1
Martin I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0

Thomas B-PER 1
Bjorn I-PER 1
( O 0
Denmark B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Fernando B-PER 1
Roca I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Derrick B-PER 0

Cooper B-PER 0

67 O 0
Jeff B-PER 1
Hawksworth I-PER 1
, O 0
Padraig B-PER 1
Harrington I-PER 1
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Michael B-PER 0

Welch B-PER 1
, O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Gogele I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Paul B-PER 0
McGinley I-PER 0
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0

Gary B-PER 1
Orr I-PER 1
, O 0
Jose-Maria B-PER 1
Canizares I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Jonzon I-PER 1

( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Eales I-PER 1
, O 0
David B-PER 1
Williams I-PER 1
, O 0
Andrew B-PER 1
Coltart I-PER 0
, O 0

Jonathan B-PER 1
Lomas I-PER 0
, O 0
Jose B-PER 0
Rivero I-PER 0
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Robert B-PER 1
Karlsson I-PER 1

( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Marcus B-PER 1
Wills I-PER 1
, O 0
Pedro B-PER 1
Linhart I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Jamie B-PER 1

Spence B-PER 1
, O 0
Terry B-PER 1
Price I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Juan B-PER 1
Carlos I-PER 1
Pinero I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0

Mark B-PER 1
Mouland I-PER 1

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
UEFA B-ORG 0
REWARDS O 0
THREE O 0
COUNTRIES O 0
FOR O 0
FAIR O 0
PLAY O 0
. O 0

GENEVA B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Norway B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
and O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
were O 0
rewarded O 0
for O 0
their O 0
fair O 0
play O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
with O 0
an O 0
additional O 0
place O 0
in O 0
the O 0
1997-98 O 0
UEFA B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
competition O 0
. O 0

Norway B-LOC 0
headed O 0
the O 0
UEFA B-MISC 0
Fair I-MISC 0
Play I-MISC 0
rankings O 0
for O 0
1995-96 O 0
with O 0
8.62 O 0
points O 0
, O 0
ahead O 0
of O 0
England B-LOC 0
with O 0
8.61 O 0
and O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
8.57 O 0
. O 0

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rankings O 0
are O 0
based O 0
on O 0
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formula O 0
that O 0
takes O 0
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factors O 0
including O 0
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yellow O 0
cards O 0
, O 0
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coaching O 0
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' O 0
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international O 0
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. O 0

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the O 0
top O 0
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countries O 0
are O 0
allocated O 0
additional O 0
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. O 0

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UEFA B-MISC 0
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rankings O 0
are O 0
: O 0
1 O 0
. O 0

Norway B-LOC 0
8.62 O 0
points O 0

2. O 0
England B-LOC 0
8.61 O 0

3. O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
8.57 O 0

4. O 0
Faroe B-LOC 0
Islands I-LOC 0
8.56 O 0

5. O 0
Wales B-LOC 0
8.54 O 0

6. O 0
Estonia B-LOC 0
8.52 O 0

7. O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
8.45 O 0

8. O 0
Belarus B-LOC 0
8.39 O 0

9. O 0
Iceland B-LOC 0
8.35 O 0

10. O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
8.30 O 0

10. O 0
Denmark B-LOC 0
8.30 O 0

10. O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
8.30 O 0

13. O 0
Scotland B-LOC 0
8.29 O 0

13. O 0
Latvia B-LOC 0
8.29 O 0

15. O 0
Moldova B-LOC 0
8.24 O 0

16. O 0
Yugoslavia B-LOC 0
8.22 O 0

16. O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
8.22 O 0

18. O 0
Luxembourg B-LOC 0
8.20 O 0

19. O 0
France B-LOC 0
8.18 O 0

20. O 0
Israel B-LOC 0
8.17 O 0

21. O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
8.15 O 0

21. O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
8.15 O 0

23. O 0
Poland B-LOC 0
8.12 O 0

23. O 0
Portugal B-LOC 0
8.12 O 0

25. O 0
Georgia B-LOC 0
8.10 O 0

26. O 0
Ukraine B-LOC 0
8.09 O 0

26. O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
8.09 O 0

26. O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
8.09 O 0

29. O 0
Macedonia B-LOC 0
8.07 O 0

30. O 0
Lithuania B-LOC 0
8.06 O 0

31. O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
8.05 O 0

32. O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
8.03 O 0

33. O 0
Romania B-LOC 0
8.02 O 0

33. O 0
Turkey B-LOC 0
8.02 O 0

35. O 0
Hungary B-LOC 0
7.98 O 0

36. O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
7.95 O 0

37. O 0
Greece B-LOC 0
7.89 O 0

37. O 0
Northern B-LOC 0
Ireland I-LOC 0
7.89 O 0

39. O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
7.85 O 0

40. O 0
Cyprus B-LOC 0
7.83 O 0

41. O 0
Armenia B-LOC 0
7.80 O 0

42. O 0
Slovenia B-LOC 0
7.77 O 0

43. O 0
Croatia B-LOC 0
7.75 O 0

44. O 0
Bulgaria B-LOC 0
7.73 O 0

45. O 0
Malta B-LOC 0
7.40 O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
POLICE O 0
COMMANDOS O 0
ON O 0
HAND O 0
FOR O 0
AUSTRALIANS B-MISC 0
' O 0
FIRST O 0
MATCH O 0
. O 0

COLOMBO B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Armed O 0
police O 0
commandos O 0
patrolled O 0
the O 0
ground O 0
when O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
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their O 0
short O 0
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Lanka I-LOC 0
with O 0
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five-run O 0
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country O 0
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on O 0
Thursday O 0
. O 0

Australia B-LOC 0
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overs O 0
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includes O 0
India B-LOC 0
and O 0
Zimbabwe B-LOC 0
, O 0
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been O 0
promised O 0
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presence O 0
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commandos O 0
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plainclothes O 0
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tournament O 0
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trouble-free O 0
. O 0

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are O 0
making O 0
their O 0
first O 0
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boycotting O 0
a O 0
World B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
fixture O 0
in O 0
February O 0
because O 0
of O 0
fears O 0
over O 0
ethnic O 0
violence O 0
. O 0

Australia B-LOC 0
, O 0
batting O 0
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251 O 0
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1996-08-22 O 0

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1996-08-22 O 0

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1996-08-21 O 0

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1996-08-22 O 0

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' I-ORG 0
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1996-08-22 O 0

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1996-08-22 O 0

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shot O 0
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French B-MISC 0
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. O 0

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city O 0
of O 0
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met O 0
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. O 0

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estimated O 0
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's O 0
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pitting O 0
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rebels O 0
against O 0
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Algerian B-MISC 0
government O 0
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which O 0
radical O 0
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took O 0
a O 0
commanding O 0
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. O 0

German B-MISC 0
flown O 0
cargo O 0
January-July O 0
rise O 0
3.8 O 0
percent O 0
. O 0

FRANKFURT B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

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total O 0
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cargo O 0
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in O 0
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German B-MISC 0
airports O 0
January-July O 0
1996 O 0
. O 0

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according O 0
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airports O 0
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ADV B-ORG 0
. O 0

Berlin B-LOC 0
( O 0
total O 0
) O 0
17,844 O 0
up O 0
5.9 O 0
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- O 0
Tegel B-LOC 0
10,896 O 0
up O 0
3.1 O 0

- O 0
Tempelhof B-LOC 0
202 O 0
down O 0
60.0 O 0

- O 0
Schoenefeld B-LOC 0
6,746 O 0
up O 0
16.8 O 0

Bremen B-LOC 0
1,453 O 0
up O 0
13.1 O 0

Dresden B-LOC 0
792 O 0
up O 0
11.4 O 0

Duessseldorf B-LOC 0
31,347 O 0
down O 0
4.4 O 0

Frankfurt B-LOC 0
768,269 O 0
up O 0
1.5 O 0

Hamburg B-LOC 0
21,240 O 0
down O 0
3.5 O 0

Hannover B-LOC 0
6,030 O 0
up O 0
15.3 O 0

Koeln B-LOC 0
( O 0
Cologne B-LOC 0
) O 0
182,887 O 0
up O 0
11.8 O 0

Leipzig B-LOC 0
/ O 0
Halle B-LOC 0
1,806 O 0
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45.6 O 0

Munich B-LOC 0
44,525 O 0
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11.8 O 0

Muenster B-LOC 0
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Osnabrueck B-LOC 0
382 O 0
up O 0
28.2 O 0

Nuremberg B-LOC 0
25,929 O 0
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17.8 O 0

Saarbruecken B-LOC 0
626 O 0
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28.3 O 0

Stuttgart B-LOC 0
10,655 O 0
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11.7 O 0

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1,113,785 O 0
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3.8 O 0

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161 O 0
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7706 O 0
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171 O 0
542 O 0
5017 O 0

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. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

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22 O 0
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83.40 O 0
Paribas B-ORG 0

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" O 0

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( O 0
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EPS O 0
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E O 0
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5.83 O 0
13.8 O 0
2.75 O 0

1997 O 0
6.59 O 0
12.2 O 0
3.10 O 0

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, O 0
+31 O 0
20 O 0
504 O 0
5000 O 0
( O 0
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+31 O 0
20 O 0
504 O 0
5040 O 0
) O 0

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Ballybunion B-ORG 0
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Chicago B-LOC 0
. O 0

DUBLIN B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

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Clinton I-PER 1
had O 0
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Ballybunion B-ORG 0
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Irish B-MISC 0
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Democratic B-MISC 0
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Chicago B-LOC 0
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Chicago B-LOC 0
. O 0

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Bonn B-LOC 0
says O 0
Moscow B-LOC 0
has O 0
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. O 0

BONN B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Germany B-LOC 0
said O 0
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assurances O 0
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Russian B-MISC 0
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forces O 0
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in O 0
Chechnya B-LOC 0
. O 0

Foreign B-ORG 0
Ministry I-ORG 0
spokesman O 0
Martin B-PER 1
Erdmann I-PER 1
said O 0
top O 0
Bonn B-LOC 0
diplomat O 0
Wolfgang B-PER 1
Ischinger I-PER 1
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senior O 0
Russian B-MISC 0
officials O 0
that O 0
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ultimatum O 0
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storm O 0
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Chechen B-MISC 0
capital O 0
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Grozny B-LOC 0
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" O 0
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Russian B-MISC 0
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Reuters B-ORG 0
after O 0
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Ischinger B-PER 0
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two-day O 0
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Moscow B-LOC 0
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Ischinger B-PER 0
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Ischinger B-PER 0
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Russian B-MISC 0
deputy O 0
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Moscow B-LOC 0
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Klaus B-PER 1
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as O 0
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Moscow B-LOC 0
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1996-08-22 O 0

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1996-08-22 O 0

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1996-08-22 O 0

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1996-08-22 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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time O 0
( O 0
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, O 0
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total O 0
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278 O 0
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time O 0
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1800 O 0
GMT B-MISC 0
) O 0
. O 0

MOTOR O 0
RACING O 0
- O 0
BELGIAN B-MISC 0
GRAND B-MISC 0
PRIX I-MISC 0
PRACTICE O 0
TIMES O 0
. O 0

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS B-LOC 0
, O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

Leading O 0
times O 0

after O 0
Friday O 0
's O 0
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practice O 0
sessions O 0
for O 0
Sunday O 0
's O 0

Belgian B-MISC 0
Grand B-MISC 0
Prix I-MISC 0
motor O 0
race O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Gerhard B-PER 0
Berger I-PER 0
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
Benetton B-ORG 0
1 O 0
minute O 0
53.706 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
David B-PER 1
Coulthard I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
McLaren B-ORG 0
1:54.342 O 0

3. O 0
Jacques B-PER 1
Villeneuve I-PER 1
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
Williams B-ORG 0
1:54.443 O 0

4. O 0
Mika B-PER 0
Hakkinen I-PER 0
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
McLaren B-ORG 0
1:54.754 O 0

5. O 0
Heinz-Harald B-PER 1
Frentzen I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:54.984 O 0

6. O 0
Jean B-PER 1
Alesi I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
Benetton B-ORG 0
1:55.101 O 0

7. O 0
Damon B-PER 1
Hill I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Williams B-ORG 0
1:55.281 O 0

8. O 0
Michael B-PER 0
Schumacher I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:55.333 O 0

9. O 0
Martin B-PER 0
Brundle I-PER 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Jordan B-ORG 0
1:55.385 O 0

10. O 0
Rubens B-PER 0
Barrichello I-PER 0
( O 0
Brazil B-LOC 0
) O 0
Jordan B-ORG 0
1:55.645 O 0

11. O 0
Johnny B-PER 1
Herbert I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Sauber B-ORG 0
1:56.318 O 0

12. O 0
Olivier B-PER 1
Panis I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ligier B-ORG 0
1:56.417 O 0

TENNIS O 0
- O 0
RESULTS O 0
AT O 0
TOSHIBA B-MISC 0
CLASSIC I-MISC 0
. O 0

[ O 0
CORRECTED O 0
05:30 O 0
GMT B-MISC 0
] O 0

CARLSBAD B-LOC 0
, O 0
California B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

Results O 0
from O 0
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$ O 0
450,000 O 0
Toshiba B-MISC 0
Classic I-MISC 0
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( O 0
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number O 0
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: O 0

Quarter-finals O 0

2 O 0
- O 0
Conchita B-PER 1
Martinez I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
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Nathalie B-PER 1
Tauziat I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0

6-3 O 0
6-4 O 0

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5 O 0
- O 0
Gabriela B-PER 1
Sabatini I-PER 0
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
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Asa B-PER 1
Carlsson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0

6-1 O 0
7-5 O 0

Katarina B-PER 0
Studenikova I-PER 0
( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
6 O 0
- O 0
Karina B-PER 0
Habsudova I-PER 1

( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-4 O 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0

( O 0
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that O 0
Habsudova B-PER 1
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. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
ENGLISH B-MISC 0
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RESULTS O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
English B-MISC 0
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soccer O 0
matches O 0
on O 0
Friday O 0
: O 0

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1 O 0
Queens B-ORG 0
Park I-ORG 0
Rangers I-ORG 0
2 O 0

Tranmere B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Grimsby B-ORG 0
2 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
SCOTTISH B-MISC 0
THIRD O 0
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RESULT O 0
. O 0

GLASGOW B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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of O 0
a O 0
Scottish B-MISC 0
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division O 0
soccer O 0
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: O 0

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Stirling I-ORG 0
0 O 0
Albion B-ORG 0
1 O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
ENGLISH B-MISC 0
COUNTY I-MISC 0
CHAMPIONSHIP I-MISC 0
SCORES O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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in O 0
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County I-MISC 0
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cricket O 0
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: O 0

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: O 0
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326 O 0
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Cox I-PER 1
95 O 0
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Campbell I-PER 1
69 O 0
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Rose I-PER 1
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. O 0

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298-6 O 0
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85 O 0
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65 O 0
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: O 0
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280 O 0
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63 O 0
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54 O 0
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52 O 0
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10-0 O 0
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181 O 0
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109 O 0
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Moxon I-PER 1
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WARWICKSHIRE B-ORG 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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: O 0

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M. B-PER 0
Atherton I-PER 1
b O 0
Waqar B-PER 1
Younis I-PER 1
31 O 0

A. B-PER 1
Stewart I-PER 1
b O 0
Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
44 O 0

N. B-PER 1
Hussain I-PER 1
c O 0
Saeed B-PER 0
Anwar I-PER 1
b O 0
Waqar B-PER 1
Younis I-PER 1
12 O 0

G. B-PER 1
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Mohammad B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 0
54 O 0

J. B-PER 1
Crawley I-PER 1
b O 0
Waqar B-PER 1
Younis I-PER 1
106 O 0

N. B-PER 0
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Mushtaq B-PER 1
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17 O 0

C. B-PER 1
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Inzamam-ul-Haq B-PER 0
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27-5-78-2 O 0
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9-1-49-0 O 0
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9-3-28-0 O 0
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7-1-38-0 O 0
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326 O 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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54 O 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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1996-08-22 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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129 O 0
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67 O 0
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130 O 0
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66 O 0
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131 O 0
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66 O 0
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132 O 0
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's O 0
400 O 0
metres O 0
hurdles O 0
champion O 0
Derrick B-PER 1
Adkins I-PER 1
kept O 0
his O 0
hopes O 0
alive O 0
in O 0
the O 0
competition O 0
by O 0
winning O 0
his O 0
event O 0
in O 0
47.93 O 0
. O 0

American B-MISC 0
Olympic I-MISC 0
champion O 0
Gail B-PER 1
Devers I-PER 1
clocked O 0
a O 0
swift O 0
10.84 O 0
seconds O 0
on O 0
her O 0
way O 0
to O 0
victory O 0
in O 0
the O 0
women O 0
's O 0
100 O 0
metres O 0
, O 0
the O 0
second O 0
fastest O 0
time O 0
of O 0
the O 0
season O 0
and O 0
0.10 O 0
seconds O 0
faster O 0
than O 0
her O 0
winning O 0
time O 0
in O 0
Atlanta B-LOC 0
. O 0

Jamaican B-MISC 0
veteran O 0
Merlene B-PER 1
Ottey I-PER 1
, O 0
who O 0
beat O 0
Devers B-PER 1
in O 0
Zurich B-LOC 0
after O 0
just O 0
missing O 0
out O 0
on O 0
the O 0
gold O 0
medal O 0
in O 0
Atlanta B-LOC 0
after O 0
a O 0
photo O 0
finish O 0
, O 0
had O 0
to O 0
settle O 0
for O 0
third O 0
place O 0
in O 0
11.04 O 0
. O 0

American B-MISC 0
world O 0
champion O 0
Gwen B-PER 1
Torrence I-PER 1
, O 0
the O 0
bronze O 0
medallist O 0
in O 0
Atlanta B-LOC 0
, O 0
was O 0
second O 0
in O 0
11.00 O 0
. O 0

It O 0
was O 0
a O 0
costly O 0
defeat O 0
for O 0
Ottey B-PER 1
since O 0
it O 0
threw O 0
her O 0
out O 0
of O 0
the O 0
race O 0
for O 0
the O 0
Golden B-MISC 0
Four I-MISC 0
jackpot O 0
. O 0

ATHLETICS O 0
- O 0
BRUSSELS B-MISC 0
GRAND I-MISC 0
PRIX I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

BRUSSELS B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

Leading O 0
results O 0
in O 0
the O 0
Brussels B-MISC 0

Grand B-MISC 0
Prix I-MISC 0
athletics O 0
meeting O 0
on O 0
Friday O 0
: O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
discus O 0

1. O 0
Ilke B-PER 1
Wyludda I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
66.60 O 0
metres O 0

2. O 0
Ellina B-PER 1
Zvereva I-PER 1
( O 0
Belarus B-LOC 0
) O 0
65.66 O 0

3. O 0
Franka B-PER 0
Dietzsch I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
61.74 O 0

4. O 0
Natalya B-PER 1
Sadova I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
61.64 O 0

5. O 0
Mette B-PER 1
Bergmann I-PER 1
( O 0
Norway B-LOC 0
) O 0
61.44 O 0

6. O 0
Nicoleta B-PER 1
Grasu I-PER 1
( O 0
Romania B-LOC 0
) O 0
61.36 O 0

7. O 0
Olga B-PER 1
Chernyavskaya I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
60.46 O 0

8. O 0
Irina B-PER 0
Yatchenko I-PER 0
( O 0
Belarus B-LOC 0
) O 0
58.92 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
100 O 0
metres O 0
hurdles O 0

1. O 0
Ludmila B-PER 1
Engquist I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
12.60 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Michelle B-PER 1
Freeman I-PER 1
( O 0
Jamaica B-LOC 0
) O 0
12.77 O 0

3. O 0
Aliuska B-PER 1
Lopez I-PER 1
( O 0
Cuba B-LOC 0
) O 0
12.85 O 0

4. O 0
Dionne B-PER 1
Rose I-PER 1
( O 0
Jamaica B-LOC 0
) O 0
12.88 O 0

5. O 0
Brigita B-PER 1
Bukovec I-PER 1
( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0
12.95 O 0

6. O 0
Yulia B-PER 1
Graudin I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
12.96 O 0

7. O 0
Julie B-PER 1
Baumann I-PER 1
( O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
) O 0
13.36 O 0

8. O 0
Patricia B-PER 1
Girard-Leno I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
13.36 O 0

9. O 0
Dawn B-PER 1
Bowles I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
13.53 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
110 O 0
metres O 0
hurdles O 0

1. O 0
Allen B-PER 0
Johnson I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
12.92 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Colin B-PER 1
Jackson I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
13.24 O 0

3. O 0
Emilio B-PER 1
Valle I-PER 1
( O 0
Cuba B-LOC 0
) O 0
13.33 O 0

4. O 0
Sven B-PER 1
Pieters I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
13.37 O 0

5. O 0
Steve B-PER 1
Brown I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
13.38 O 0

6. O 0
Frank B-PER 1
Asselman I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
13.64 O 0

7. O 0
Hubert B-PER 1
Grossard I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
13.65 O 0

8. O 0
Jonathan B-PER 1
N'Senga I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
13.66 O 0

9. O 0
Johan B-PER 1
Lisabeth I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
13.75 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
5,000 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Roberta B-PER 1
Brunet I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
14 O 0
minutes O 0
48.96 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Fernanda B-PER 1
Ribeiro I-PER 1
( O 0
Portugal B-LOC 0
) O 0
14:49.81 O 0

3. O 0
Sally B-PER 1
Barsosio I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
14:58.29 O 0

4. O 0
Paula B-PER 0
Radcliffe I-PER 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
14:59.70 O 0

5. O 0
Julia B-PER 1
Vaquero I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
15:04.94 O 0

6. O 0
Catherine B-PER 1
McKiernan I-PER 0
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
15:07.57 O 0

7. O 0
Annette B-PER 1
Peters I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
15:07.85 O 0

8. O 0
Pauline B-PER 1
Konga I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
15:11.40 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
100 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Dennis B-PER 1
Mitchell I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.03 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Donovan B-PER 1
Bailey I-PER 1
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.09 O 0

3. O 0
Carl B-PER 1
Lewis I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.10 O 0

4. O 0
Ato B-PER 1
Boldon I-PER 1
( O 0
Trinidad B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.12 O 0

5. O 0
Linford B-PER 1
Christie I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.14 O 0

6. O 0
Davidson B-PER 0
Ezinwa I-PER 0
( O 0
Nigeria B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.15 O 0

7. O 0
Jon B-PER 1
Drummond I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.16 O 0

8. O 0
Bruny B-PER 1
Surin I-PER 1
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.30 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
400 O 0
metres O 0
hurdles O 0

1. O 0
Derrick B-PER 1
Adkins I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
47.93 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Samuel B-PER 1
Matete I-PER 1
( O 0
Zambia B-LOC 0
) O 0
47.99 O 0

3. O 0
Rohan B-PER 1
Robinson I-PER 0
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
48.86 O 0

4. O 0
Torrance B-PER 0
Zellner I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
49.06 O 0

5. O 0
Jean-Paul B-PER 1
Bruwier I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
49.24 O 0

6. O 0
Dusan B-PER 1
Kovacs I-PER 1
( O 0
Hungary B-LOC 0
) O 0
49.31 O 0

7. O 0
Calvin B-PER 1
Davis I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
49.49 O 0

8. O 0
Laurent B-PER 1
Ottoz I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
49.61 O 0

9. O 0
Marc B-PER 1
Dollendorf I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
50.36 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
100 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Gail B-PER 1
Devers I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.84 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Gwen B-PER 1
Torrence I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
11.00 O 0

3. O 0
Merlene B-PER 1
Ottey I-PER 1
( O 0
Jamaica B-LOC 0
) O 0
11.04 O 0

4. O 0
Mary B-PER 1
Onyali I-PER 1
( O 0
Nigeria B-LOC 0
) O 0
11.09 O 0

5. O 0
Chryste B-PER 1
Gaines I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
11.18 O 0

6. O 0
Zhanna B-PER 1
Pintusevich I-PER 1
( O 0
Ukraine B-LOC 0
) O 0
11.27 O 0

7. O 0
Irina B-PER 1
Privalova I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
11.28 O 0

8. O 0
Natalia B-PER 1
Voronova I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
11.28 O 0

9. O 0
Juliet B-PER 1
Cuthbert I-PER 1
( O 0
Jamaica B-LOC 0
) O 0
11.31 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
1,500 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Regina B-PER 1
Jacobs I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
4 O 0
minutes O 0
01.77 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Patricia B-PER 1
Djate I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:02.26 O 0

3. O 0
Carla B-PER 1
Sacramento I-PER 1
( O 0
Portugal B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:02.67 O 0

4. O 0
Yekaterina B-PER 1
Podkopayeva I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:04.78 O 0

5. O 0
Margret B-PER 0
Crowley I-PER 0
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:05.00 O 0

6. O 0
Leah B-PER 1
Pells I-PER 1
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:05.64 O 0

7. O 0
Sarah B-PER 1
Thorsett I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:06.80 O 0

8. O 0
Sinead B-PER 1
Delahunty I-PER 1
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:07.27 O 0

3,000 O 0
metres O 0
steeplechase O 0

1. O 0
Joseph B-PER 1
Keter I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
8 O 0
minutes O 0
10.02 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Patrick B-PER 1
Sang I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
8:12.04 O 0

3. O 0
Moses B-PER 1
Kiptanui I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
8:12.65 O 0

4. O 0
Gideon B-PER 1
Chirchir I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
8:15.69 O 0

5. O 0
Richard B-PER 1
Kosgei I-PER 0
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
8:16.80 O 0

6. O 0
Larbi B-PER 1
El I-PER 1
Khattabi I-PER 1
( O 0
Morocco B-LOC 0
) O 0
8:17.29 O 0

7. O 0
Eliud B-PER 1
Barngetuny I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
8:17.66 O 0

8. O 0
Bernard B-PER 0
Barmasai I-PER 0
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
8:17.94 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
400 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Johnson I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
44.29 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Derek B-PER 1
Mills I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
44.78 O 0

3. O 0
Anthuan B-PER 1
Maybank I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
44.92 O 0

4. O 0
Davis B-PER 1
Kamoga I-PER 1
( O 0
Uganda B-LOC 0
) O 0
44.96 O 0

5. O 0
Jamie B-PER 1
Baulch I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
45.08 O 0

6. O 0
Sunday B-PER 1
Bada I-PER 1
( O 0
Nigeria B-LOC 0
) O 0
45.21 O 0

7. O 0
Samson B-PER 1
Kitur I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
45.34 O 0

8. O 0
Mark B-PER 1
Richardson I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
45.67 O 0

9. O 0
Jason B-PER 1
Rouser I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
46.11 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
200 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Frankie B-PER 1
Fredericks I-PER 1
( O 0
Namibia B-LOC 0
) O 0
19.92 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Ato B-PER 1
Boldon I-PER 1
( O 0
Trinidad B-LOC 0
) O 0
19.99 O 0

3. O 0
Jeff B-PER 1
Williams I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
20.21 O 0

4. O 0
Jon B-PER 1
Drummond I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
20.42 O 0

5. O 0
Patrick B-PER 1
Stevens I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
20.42 O 0

6. O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Marsh I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
20.43 O 0

7. O 0
Ivan B-PER 1
Garcia I-PER 1
( O 0
Cuba B-LOC 0
) O 0
20.45 O 0

8. O 0
Eric B-PER 1
Wymeersch I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
20.84 O 0

9. O 0
Lamont B-PER 1
Smith I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
21.08 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
1,000 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Svetlana B-PER 1
Masterkova I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
2 O 0
minutes O 0
28.98 O 0
seconds O 0

( O 0
world O 0
record O 0
) O 0

2. O 0
Maria B-PER 0
Mutola I-PER 0
( O 0
Mozambique B-LOC 0
) O 0
2:29.66 O 0

3. O 0
Malgorzata B-PER 1
Rydz I-PER 1
( O 0
Poland B-LOC 0
) O 0
2:39.00 O 0

4. O 0
Anja B-PER 1
Smolders I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
2:43.06 O 0

5. O 0
Veerle B-PER 1
De I-PER 1
Jaeghere I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
2:43.18 O 0

6. O 0
Eleonora B-PER 1
Berlanda I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
2:43.44 O 0

7. O 0
Anneke B-PER 1
Matthijs I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
2:43.82 O 0

8. O 0
Jacqueline B-PER 1
Martin I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
2:44.22 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
200 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Mary B-PER 1
Onyali I-PER 1
( O 0
Nigeria B-LOC 0
) O 0
22.42 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Inger B-PER 1
Miller I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
22.66 O 0

3. O 0
Irina B-PER 1
Privalova I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
22.68 O 0

4. O 0
Natalia B-PER 1
Voronova I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
22.73 O 0

5. O 0
Marina B-PER 1
Trandenkova I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
22.84 O 0

6. O 0
Chandra B-PER 1
Sturrup I-PER 1
( O 0
Bahamas B-LOC 0
) O 0
22.85 O 0

7. O 0
Zundra B-PER 1
Feagin I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
23.18 O 0

8. O 0
Galina B-PER 0
Malchugina I-PER 0
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
23.25 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
400 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Cathy B-PER 1
Freeman I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
49.48 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Marie-Jose B-PER 1
Perec I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
49.72 O 0

3. O 0
Falilat B-PER 0
Ogunkoya I-PER 0
( O 0
Nigeria B-LOC 0
) O 0
49.97 O 0

4. O 0
Pauline B-PER 1
Davis I-PER 1
( O 0
Bahamas B-LOC 0
) O 0
50.14 O 0

5. O 0
Fatima B-PER 1
Yussuf I-PER 1
( O 0
Nigeria B-LOC 0
) O 0
50.14 O 0

6. O 0
Maicel B-PER 1
Malone I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
50.51 O 0

7. O 0
Hana B-PER 1
Benesova I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
51.71 O 0

8. O 0
Ann B-PER 1
Mercken I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
53.55 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
3,000 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Daniel B-PER 0
Komen I-PER 0
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
7 O 0
minutes O 0
25.87 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Khalid B-PER 1
Boulami I-PER 1
( O 0
Morocco B-LOC 0
) O 0
7:31.65 O 0

3. O 0
Bob B-PER 1
Kennedy I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
7:31.69 O 0

4. O 0
El B-PER 1
Hassane I-PER 1
Lahssini I-PER 1
( O 0
Morocco B-LOC 0
) O 0
7:32.44 O 0

5. O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Nyariki I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
7:35.56 O 0

6. O 0
Noureddine B-PER 1
Morceli I-PER 1
( O 0
Algeria B-LOC 0
) O 0
7:36.81 O 0

7. O 0
Fita B-PER 1
Bayesa I-PER 1
( O 0
Ethiopia B-LOC 0
) O 0
7:38.09 O 0

8. O 0
Martin B-PER 1
Keino I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
7:38.88 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
discus O 0

1. O 0
Lars B-PER 1
Riedel I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
66.74 O 0
metres O 0

2. O 0
Anthony B-PER 1
Washington I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
66.72 O 0

3. O 0
Vladimir B-PER 1
Dubrovshchik I-PER 1
( O 0
Belarus B-LOC 0
) O 0
64.02 O 0

4. O 0
Virgilius B-PER 1
Alekna I-PER 1
( O 0
Lithuania B-LOC 0
) O 0
63.62 O 0

5. O 0
Juergen B-PER 1
Schult I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
63.48 O 0

6. O 0
Vassiliy B-PER 1
Kaptyukh I-PER 1
( O 0
Belarus B-LOC 0
) O 0
61.80 O 0

7. O 0
Vaclavas B-PER 0
Kidikas I-PER 0
( O 0
Lithuania B-LOC 0
) O 0
60.92 O 0

8. O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Mollenbeck I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
59.24 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
triple O 0
jump O 0

1. O 0
Jonathan B-PER 1
Edwards I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
17.50 O 0
metres O 0

2. O 0
Yoelvis B-PER 0
Quesada I-PER 0
( O 0
Cuba B-LOC 0
) O 0
17.29 O 0

3. O 0
Brian B-PER 1
Wellman I-PER 0
( O 0
Bermuda B-LOC 0
) O 0
17.05 O 0

4. O 0
Kenny B-PER 1
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16.97 O 0

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16.66 O 0

6. O 0
Francis B-PER 0
Agyepong I-PER 0
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16.63 O 0

7. O 0
Rogel B-PER 1
Nachum I-PER 1
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Israel B-LOC 0
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16.36 O 0

8. O 0
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16.35 O 0

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1. O 0
Hicham B-PER 1
El I-PER 1
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three O 0
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29.05 O 0
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2. O 0
Isaac B-PER 0
Viciosa I-PER 0
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Spain B-LOC 0
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3:33.00 O 0

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William B-PER 1
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3:33.36 O 0

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3:33.64 O 0

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3:33.77 O 0

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3:33.94 O 0

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8. O 0
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1. O 0
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3. O 0
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1.97 O 0

4. O 0
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5. O 0
Svetlana B-PER 1
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Kazakhstan B-LOC 0
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1.91 O 0

6. O 0
Yelena B-PER 1
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1. O 0
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2. O 0
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26:54.41 O 0

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26:56.78 O 0

4. O 0
William B-PER 1
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27:18.84 O 0

5. O 0
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Nizigama I-PER 1
( O 0
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) O 0
27:25.13 O 0

6. O 0
Mathias B-PER 1
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( O 0
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27:25.48 O 0

7. O 0
Abel B-PER 1
Anton I-PER 1
( O 0
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28:18.44 O 0

8. O 0
Kamiel B-PER 1
Maase I-PER 1
( O 0
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28.29.42 O 0

9. O 0
Worku B-PER 0
Bekila I-PER 0
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28.42.23 O 0

10. O 0
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28:42.26 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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- O 0
Jose B-PER 0
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, O 0
Luis B-PER 1
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96 I-MISC 0
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BONN B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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Berti B-PER 1
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Oliver B-PER 1
Reck I-PER 0

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Juergen B-PER 0
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, O 0
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, O 0
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SOCCER O 0
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, O 0
PAO B-ORG 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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: O 0

x-AEK B-ORG 0
Athens I-ORG 0
( O 0
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Humenne I-ORG 0
( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0

x-Olympiakos B-ORG 0
v O 0
Ferencvaros B-ORG 0
( O 0
Hungary B-LOC 0
) O 0

x-PAO B-ORG 0
v O 0
Legia B-ORG 0
Warsaw I-ORG 0
( O 0
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) O 0

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-- O 0
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GENEVA B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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denotes O 0
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UEFA B-MISC 0
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( O 0
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x-Club B-ORG 0
Brugge I-ORG 0
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Casino B-ORG 0
Graz I-ORG 0
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
v O 0
Ekeren B-ORG 0
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Besiktas B-ORG 0
( O 0
Turkey B-LOC 0
) O 0
v O 0
Molenbeek B-ORG 0
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Alania B-ORG 0
Vladikavkaz I-ORG 0
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
v O 0
x-Anderlecht B-ORG 0
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0

Cup B-MISC 0
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' I-MISC 0
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x-Cercle B-ORG 0
Brugge I-ORG 0
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
v O 0
Brann B-ORG 0
Bergen I-ORG 0
( O 0
Norway B-LOC 0
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CRICKET O 0
- O 0
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COLOMBO B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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- O 0
S.AFRICAN B-MISC 0
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. O 0

JOHANNESBURG B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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estimates O 0
of O 0
major O 0

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African I-MISC 0
company O 0
results O 0
expected O 0
next O 0
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) O 0
: O 0

DAY--COMPANY----PERIOD--CONSENSUS----RANGE-------PVS O 0

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Gencor B-ORG 0
YR O 0
EPS O 0
93.12 O 0
92.0-94.5 O 0
73.8 O 0

MON O 0
Gencor B-ORG 0
YR O 0
DIV O 0
25.75 O 0
25.0-27.0 O 0
20.0 O 0

MON O 0
Primedia B-ORG 0
YR O 0
EPS O 0
N O 0
/ O 0
A O 0
149.1 O 0

MON O 0
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YR O 0
DIV O 0
N O 0
/ O 0
A O 0
123.2 O 0

MON O 0
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YR O 0
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N O 0
/ O 0
A O 0
71.8 O 0

MON O 0
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YR O 0
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N O 0
/ O 0
A O 0
49.0 O 0

TUE O 0
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YR O 0
EPS O 0
29.7 O 0
26.0-32.0 O 0
38.0 O 0

TUE O 0
Iscor B-ORG 0
YR O 0
DIV O 0
15.0 O 0
14.5-16.5 O 0
16.5 O 0

TUE O 0
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YR O 0
EPS O 0
125.3 O 0
112.0-149.0 O 0
93.2 O 0

TUE O 0
McCarthy B-ORG 1
YR O 0
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36.8 O 0
32.0-43.0 O 0
28.0 O 0

WED O 0
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YR O 0
EPS O 0
172.7 O 0
170.4-175.0 O 0
115.1 O 0

WED O 0
Imphold B-ORG 0
YR O 0
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67.5 O 0
66.6-68.4 O 0
45.0 O 0

THU O 0
M&R B-ORG 0
YR O 0
EPS O 0
113.0 O 0
112.1-113.4 O 0
126.0 O 0

THU O 0
M&R B-ORG 0
YR O 0
DIV O 0
31.7 O 0
10.5-42.3 O 0
47.0 O 0

THU O 0
JD B-ORG 0
Group I-ORG 0
YR O 0
EPS O 0
143.7 O 0
138.0-149.0 O 0
111.2 O 0

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JD B-ORG 0
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41.8 O 0
41.0-42.5 O 0
33.0 O 0

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-- O 0
Johannesburg B-LOC 0
newsroom O 0
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+27 O 0
11 O 0
482 O 0
1003 O 0

Ulster B-ORG 0
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Q2 O 0
net O 0
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CALGARY B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

1996 O 0
1995 O 0

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0.04 O 0
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0.08 O 0

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1,196 O 0
2,232 O 0

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flow O 0
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0.39 O 0
0.41 O 0

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20,167 O 0
18,623 O 0

6 O 0
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0.12 O 0
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0.15 O 0

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3,674 O 0
4,271 O 0

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0.86 O 0
0.81 O 0

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41,752 O 0
35,711 O 0

( O 0
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Bureau I-ORG 0
416 O 0
941-8100 O 0

Nigerian B-MISC 0
terms O 0
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Commonwealth B-ORG 0
trip-Canada B-MISC 0
. O 0

OTTAWA B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

Commonwealth B-ORG 0
ministers O 0
concerned O 0
about O 0
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rights O 0
in O 0
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Canadian B-MISC 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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MIAMI B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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. O 0

ZAGREB B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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and O 0
Yugoslavia B-LOC 0
, O 0
leaving O 0
Krajina B-LOC 0
vacant O 0
and O 0
depopulated O 0
. O 0

Hungary B-LOC 0
's O 0
gross O 0
foreign O 0
debt O 0
rises O 0
in O 0
June O 0
. O 0

BUDAPEST B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

Hungary B-LOC 0
's O 0
gross O 0
foreign O 0
debt O 0
rose O 0
to O 0
$ O 0
27.53 O 0
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27.25 O 0
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of I-ORG 0
Hungary I-ORG 0
( O 0
NBH B-ORG 0
) O 0
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. O 0

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$ O 0
MILLION O 0
June O 0
1996 O 0
May O 0
1996 O 0

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foreign O 0
debt O 0
27,535.5 O 0
27,246.5 O 0

International O 0
reserves O 0
and O 0

other O 0
foreign O 0
assets O 0
13,256.5 O 0
12,855.7 O 0

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foreign O 0
debt O 0
14,278.9 O 0
14,390.7 O 0

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foreign O 0
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the O 0

government O 0
and O 0
NBH B-ORG 0
9,510.9 O 0
10,056.4 O 0

-- O 0
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newsroom O 0
( O 0
36 O 0
1 O 0
) O 0
266 O 0
2410 O 0

Germany B-LOC 0
, O 0
Poland B-LOC 0
tighten O 0
cooperation O 0
against O 0
crime O 0
. O 0

WARSAW B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

Germany B-LOC 0
and O 0
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agreed O 0
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intelligence O 0
services O 0
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, O 0
PAP B-ORG 0
news O 0
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. O 0

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Zbigniew B-PER 1
Siemiatkowski I-PER 1
and O 0
Bernd B-PER 1
Schmidbauer I-PER 1
, O 0
German B-MISC 0
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in O 0
Helmut B-PER 0
Kohl I-PER 1
's O 0
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Warsaw B-LOC 0
. O 0

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Ryszard B-PER 1
Hincza I-PER 1
told O 0
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Polish B-MISC 0
agency O 0
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services O 0
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Russians B-MISC 0
, O 0
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say O 0
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Grozny B-LOC 0
ceasefire O 0
. O 0

GROZNY B-LOC 0
, O 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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Russian B-MISC 0
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. O 0

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and O 0
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Maskhadov I-PER 1
. O 0

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at O 0
CIS B-LOC 0
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- O 0
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MOSCOW B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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are O 0
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Russian B-ORG 0
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said O 0
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-- O 0
Moscow B-ORG 0
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+7095 O 0
941 O 0
8520 O 0

Granic B-PER 1
arrives O 0
to O 0
sign O 0
Croatia-Yugoslavia B-LOC 0
treaty O 0
. O 0

BELGRADE B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

Yugoslavia B-LOC 0
and O 0
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were O 0
poised O 0
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Balkans B-LOC 0
. O 0

Croatian B-MISC 0
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Mate B-PER 1
Granic I-PER 1
landed O 0
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. O 0

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. O 0

QUITO B-LOC 0
, O 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

Ecuador B-LOC 0
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Abdala B-PER 1
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1996-08-22 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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AMMAN B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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. O 0

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- O 0
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, O 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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Inc I-ORG 0
, O 0
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. O 0

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-- O 0
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, O 0
( O 0
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) O 0
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closes O 0
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purchase O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

Alpha B-ORG 0
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Group I-ORG 0
Inc I-ORG 0
said O 0
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. O 0

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. O 0

-- O 0
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hold O 0
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PTT I-ORG 0
estimates O 0
. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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NV I-ORG 0
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PTT I-ORG 0
) O 0
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said O 0
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1996 O 0
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. O 0

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, O 0
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+31 O 0
20 O 0
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1996 O 0
outlook O 0
. O 0

[ O 0
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] O 0

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, O 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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NV I-ORG 0
said O 0
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Friday O 0
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expected O 0
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and O 0
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1996 O 0
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profit O 0
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at O 0
the O 0
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70.9 O 0
million O 0
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, O 0
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added O 0
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were O 0
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. O 0

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reported O 0
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net O 0
profit O 0
fell O 0
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27.5 O 0
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41.4 O 0
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. O 0

Greek B-MISC 0
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dissolves O 0
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. O 0

ATHENS B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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Stephnopoulos I-PER 0
signed O 0
a O 0
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on O 0
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on O 0
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. O 0

" O 0
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for O 0
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of O 0
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, O 0
" O 0
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presidency O 0
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said O 0
. O 0

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announced O 0
the O 0
snap O 0
poll O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
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with O 0
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, O 0
the O 0
country O 0
's O 0
convergence O 0
with O 0
the O 0
European B-ORG 0
Union I-ORG 0
and O 0
tense O 0
relations O 0
with O 0
neighbouring O 0
Turkey B-LOC 0
. O 0

Elections O 0
were O 0
originally O 0
scheduled O 0
to O 0
be O 0
held O 0
in O 0
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next O 0
year O 0
. O 0

Libyan B-MISC 0
man O 0
murdered O 0
in O 0
Malta B-LOC 0
. O 0

VALLETTA B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

A O 0
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man O 0
has O 0
been O 0
found O 0
stabbed O 0
to O 0
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in O 0
Malta B-LOC 0
, O 0
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said O 0
on O 0
Friday O 0
. O 0

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said O 0
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body O 0
of O 0
Amer B-PER 1
Hishem I-PER 1
Ali I-PER 1
Mohammed I-PER 1
, O 0
23 O 0
, O 0
was O 0
found O 0
in O 0
a O 0
pool O 0
of O 0
blood O 0
in O 0
Sliema B-LOC 0
, O 0
seven O 0
km O 0
( O 0
four O 0
miles O 0
) O 0
from O 0
Valletta B-LOC 0
, O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
morning O 0
. O 0

He O 0
appeared O 0
to O 0
have O 0
been O 0
killed O 0
on O 0
Tuesday O 0
night O 0
, O 0
suffering O 0
at O 0
least O 0
eight O 0
stab O 0
wounds O 0
. O 0

Police O 0
Commissioner O 0
George B-PER 1
Grech I-PER 1
said O 0
police O 0
were O 0
investigating O 0
the O 0
possibility O 0
that O 0
Mohammed B-PER 0
had O 0
links O 0
to O 0
an O 0
Islamic B-MISC 0
militant O 0
group O 0
as O 0
reported O 0
by O 0
the O 0
local O 0
press O 0
. O 0

" O 0
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we O 0
know O 0
is O 0
that O 0
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was O 0
a O 0
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religious O 0
man O 0
, O 0
we O 0
cannot O 0
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in O 0
investigations O 0
" O 0
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said O 0
. O 0

Deutsche B-ORG 0
Bahn I-ORG 0
H1 O 0
pre-tax O 0
profit O 0
up O 0
17.5 O 0
pct O 0
. O 0

FRANKFURT B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

Six O 0
months O 0
to O 0
June O 0
30 O 0

( O 0
in O 0
millions O 0
of O 0
marks O 0
unless O 0
stated O 0
) O 0

Group O 0
pre-tax O 0
profit O 0
188 O 0
vs O 0
160 O 0

Group O 0
sales O 0
14,600 O 0
up O 0
3.3 O 0
pct O 0

NOTE O 0
- O 0
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name O 0
of O 0
the O 0
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German B-MISC 0
railway O 0
company O 0
is O 0
Deutsche B-ORG 0
Bahn I-ORG 0
AG I-ORG 0
. O 0

The O 0
company O 0
is O 0
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for O 0
eventual O 0
privatisatio O 0

also O 0
covers O 0
snap O 0
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Revenue O 0
from O 0
long-distance O 0
passenger O 0

traffic O 0
2,500 O 0
up O 0
6.4 O 0
pct O 0

Revenue O 0
from O 0
commuter O 0
traffic O 0
5,400 O 0
up O 0
4.6 O 0
pct O 0

Revenue O 0
from O 0
freight O 0
traffic O 0
3,200 O 0
down O 0
5.1 O 0
pct O 0

Group O 0
workforce O 0
on O 0
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LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-22 O 0

U.S. B-LOC 0
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, O 0
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Marine I-ORG 0
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in O 0
California B-LOC 0
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" O 0

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, O 0
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. O 0

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did O 0
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RTRS B-ORG 0
- O 0
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jeopardises O 0
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- O 0
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. O 0

CANBERRA B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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said O 0
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. O 0

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Thursday O 0
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function O 0
. O 0

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since O 0
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was O 0
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and O 0
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as O 0
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. O 0

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61-2 O 0
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- O 0
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workers O 0
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work O 0
. O 0

MELBOURNE B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

Over O 0
2,000 O 0
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. O 0

RTRS B-ORG 0
- O 0
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shares O 0
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talk O 0
. O 0

SYDNEY B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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gold O 0
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Niugini B-ORG 0
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surged O 0
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to O 0
A$ B-MISC 0
3.75 O 0
early O 0
on O 0
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Mountain I-ORG 0
Gold I-ORG 0
that O 0
it O 0
was O 0
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percent O 0
of O 0
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said O 0
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. O 0

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, O 0
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and O 0
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where O 0
it O 0
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. O 0

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, O 0
up O 0
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. O 0

-- O 0
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61-2 O 0
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1800 O 0

South B-MISC 0
Korean I-MISC 0
students O 0
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" O 0
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" O 0
rocks O 0
. O 0

SEOUL B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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at O 0
South B-LOC 0
Korea I-LOC 0
's O 0
Yonsei B-ORG 0
University I-ORG 0
threw O 0
more O 0
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Friday O 0
. O 0

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saying O 0
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of O 0
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were O 0
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. O 0

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. O 0

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position O 0
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. O 0

SEOUL B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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dollar O 0
on O 0
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, O 0
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said O 0
. O 0

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. O 0

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819.30 O 0
. O 0

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- O 0
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. O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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to O 0
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, O 0
1997 O 0

( O 0
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( O 0
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8.67 O 0

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371 O 0
mln O 0

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nil O 0
loss O 0
447 O 0
mln O 0

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nil O 0
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48.61 O 0
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- O 0
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makes O 0
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. O 0

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- O 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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- O 0

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- O 0
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makes O 0
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. O 0

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- O 0
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Lynne B-PER 1
O'Donnell I-PER 1

HONG B-LOC 0
KONG I-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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and I-ORG 0
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( O 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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- O 0
Jana B-PER 1
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4 O 0
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JYVASKYLA B-LOC 0
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1996-08-24 O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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1:51.778 O 0

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1:51.884 O 0

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1:51.960 O 0

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1:52.318 O 0

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1:52.354 O 0

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1:53.043 O 0

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1:53.993 O 0

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1:54.220 O 0

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1:54.700 O 0

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1:55.150 O 0

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Ukyo B-PER 1
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1:55.371 O 0

18. O 0
Ricardo B-PER 1
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1:56.286 O 0

19. O 0
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1:56.830 O 0

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20. O 0
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1:58.579 O 0

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BELGIAN B-MISC 0
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JYVASKYLA B-LOC 0
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1996-08-24 O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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2-6 O 0
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7-4 O 0
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6-3 O 0
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4 O 0
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6-4 O 0
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1996-08-23 O 0

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Adrian B-PER 1
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Sweden B-LOC 0
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7-6 O 0

( O 0
7-4 O 0
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6-2 O 0

5 O 0
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Andrei B-PER 1
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( O 0
7-4 O 0
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4-6 O 0
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Martin B-PER 1
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6-2 O 0
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6-4 O 0
6-4 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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1996-08-23 O 0

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- O 0
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Billy B-PER 1
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- O 0
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Greg B-PER 1
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- O 0
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Hidemichi B-PER 1
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- O 0
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Steve B-PER 1
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- O 0
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- O 0
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+2 O 0
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+2 O 0
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+3 O 0
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+3 O 0
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+3 O 0
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+3 O 0
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+3 O 0
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+3 O 0
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+4 O 0
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+4 O 0
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+4 O 0
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+5 O 0
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77 O 0
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+5 O 0
Sigeki B-PER 1
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+5 O 0
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+5 O 0
Loren B-PER 1
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+6 O 0
Scott B-PER 1
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76 O 0
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+7 O 0
Satoshi B-PER 1
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+7 O 0
Paul B-PER 0
Stankowski I-PER 0
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+8 O 0
Craig B-PER 1
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+9 O 0
Tom B-PER 1
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79 O 0
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+11 O 0
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+11 O 0
Steve B-PER 1
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77 O 0
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RUGBY B-MISC 0
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- O 0
EUROPEAN B-MISC 0
SUPER I-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

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Super I-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0

rugby O 0
league O 0
matches O 0
on O 0
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: O 0

Paris B-ORG 0
14 O 0
Bradford B-ORG 0
27 O 0

Wigan B-ORG 0
78 O 0
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21 O 0
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38 O 0

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22 O 0
17 O 0
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5 O 0
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21 O 0
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21 O 0
11 O 0
1 O 0
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23 O 0

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21 O 0
10 O 0
0 O 0
11 O 0
574 O 0
696 O 0
20 O 0

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21 O 0
9 O 0
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21 O 0
9 O 0
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548 O 0
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21 O 0
8 O 0
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21 O 0
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22 O 0
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22 O 0
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- O 0
ESSEX B-ORG 0
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. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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176 O 0

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46 O 0

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, O 0

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17-0-91-0 O 0

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COUNTY I-MISC 0
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SCORES O 0
. O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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326 O 0
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7-73 O 0
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298-6 O 0
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85 O 0
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65 O 0
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9 O 0
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, O 0

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8 O 0
. O 0

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532-8 O 0

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( O 0
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111 O 0
, O 0
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91 O 0
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67 O 0
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81-7 O 0
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143 O 0
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107 O 0
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128-4 O 0

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310 O 0
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54 O 0
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52 O 0
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205-9 O 0
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52 O 0
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: O 0
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181 O 0
, O 0

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Blakey I-PER 1
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Moxon I-PER 1
66 O 0
, O 0
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323 O 0

( O 0
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86 O 0
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64 O 0
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D. B-PER 0
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210-5 O 0

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65 O 0
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SOCCER O 0
- O 0
SCOTTISH B-MISC 0
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RESULTS O 0
. O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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0 O 0

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1 O 0
Celtic B-ORG 0
3 O 0

Raith B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Motherwell B-ORG 0
3 O 0

Rangers B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Dundee B-ORG 0
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0 O 0

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: O 0

Aberdeen B-ORG 0
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Airdrieonians B-ORG 0
0 O 0
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0 O 0

Clydebank B-ORG 0
1 O 0
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0 O 0

Dundee B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Greenock B-ORG 0
Morton I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Falkirk B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Partick B-ORG 0
0 O 0

St B-ORG 0
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0 O 0
St B-ORG 0
Johnstone I-ORG 0
3 O 0

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Berwick B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Stenhousemuir B-ORG 0
6 O 0

Brechin B-ORG 0
1 O 0
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1 O 0

Hamilton B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Clyde B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Queen B-ORG 0
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the I-ORG 0
South I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Dumbarton B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Stranraer B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Livingston B-ORG 0
2 O 0

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Alloa B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Arbroath B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Cowdenbeath B-ORG 0
1 O 0
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0 O 0

Forfar B-ORG 0
3 O 0
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1 O 0
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2 O 0

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1 O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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Wednesday I-ORG 0
. O 0

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Tottenham B-ORG 0
Hotspur I-ORG 0
and O 0
Everton B-ORG 0
also O 0
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goaless O 0
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Frank B-PER 1
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matches O 0
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0 O 0

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2 O 0
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0 O 0

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0 O 0
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2 O 0

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0 O 0
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0 O 0

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1 O 0
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2 O 0

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1 O 0
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1 O 0

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0 O 0
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0 O 0

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2 O 0
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1 O 0

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: O 0

Manchester B-ORG 0
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Leeds B-ORG 0
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Charlton B-ORG 1
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1 O 0

Crystal B-ORG 0
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3 O 0
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Ipswich B-ORG 0
5 O 0
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4 O 0
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4 O 0

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2 O 0
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1 O 0

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1 O 0
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0 O 0

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2 O 0

Tranmere B-ORG 0
3 O 0
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2 O 0

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Barnsley B-ORG 0
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0 O 0
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0 O 0

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0 O 0

Watford B-ORG 0
0 O 0
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2 O 0

Wrexham B-ORG 0
4 O 0
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4 O 0

Wycombe B-ORG 0
1 O 0
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1 O 0

York B-ORG 0
1 O 0
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2 O 0

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1 O 0
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1 O 0

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1 O 0
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0 O 0

Carlisle B-ORG 0
0 O 0
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0 O 0

Chester B-ORG 0
1 O 0
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1 O 0

Darlington B-ORG 0
4 O 0
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1 O 0

Exeter B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Scarborough B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Hartlepool B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Fulham B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Hereford B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Doncaster B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Lincoln B-ORG 0
1 O 0
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1 O 0

Northampton B-ORG 0
3 O 0
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0 O 0

Rochdale B-ORG 0
0 O 0
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0 O 0

Scunthorpe B-ORG 0
1 O 0
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0 O 0

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Bristol B-ORG 0
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0 O 0
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1 O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
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318-2 O 0
V O 0
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-- O 0
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. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

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were O 0
318 O 0
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326 O 0
all O 0
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: O 0
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326 O 0
( O 0
J. B-PER 1
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106 O 0
, O 0
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54 O 0
. O 0

Waqar B-PER 1
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4-95 O 0
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318-2 O 0
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169 O 0
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61 O 0
) O 0
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TENNIS O 0
- O 0
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TORONTO B-LOC 0
1996-08-23 O 0

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tennis O 0
tournament O 0
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3 O 0
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( O 0
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beat O 0
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Thomas B-PER 1
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( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-5 O 0
6-2 O 0

4 O 0
- O 0
Marcelo B-PER 1
Rios I-PER 1
( O 0
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( O 0
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) O 0
0-6 O 0

7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-4 O 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0

7 O 0
- O 0
Todd B-PER 1
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( O 0
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6-4 O 0
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( O 0
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( O 0
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) O 0
7-5 O 0
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- O 0
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1996-08-24 O 0

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only O 0
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RUGBY B-ORG 0
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- O 0
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DEFEAT O 0
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33-26 O 0
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PRETORIA B-LOC 0
, O 0
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1996-08-24 O 0

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33-26 O 0
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21-11 O 0
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Saturday O 0
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South B-LOC 0
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- O 0
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Hannes B-PER 1
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. O 0

Penalties O 0
: O 0
Joel B-PER 0
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( O 0
3 O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Conversion O 0
: O 0
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. O 0

New B-LOC 0
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- O 0
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Jeff B-PER 1
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( O 0
2 O 0
) O 0
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Zinzan B-PER 1
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. O 0

Penalties O 0
: O 0
Simon B-PER 1
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, O 0
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( O 0
2 O 0
) O 0
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Conversions O 0
: O 0
Culhane B-PER 0
( O 0
3 O 0
) O 0
. O 0

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: O 0
Zinzan B-PER 1
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. O 0

New B-LOC 0
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lead O 0
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SOCCER O 0
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/ O 0
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. O 0

BELGRADE B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

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of O 0
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league O 0

soccer O 0
matches O 0
played O 0
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: O 0

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A O 0

Cukaricki B-ORG 0
0 O 0
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2 O 0

Becej B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Borac B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Mladost B-ORG 0
( I-ORG 0
L I-ORG 0
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0 O 0
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0 O 0

Rad B-ORG 0
1 O 0
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( I-ORG 0
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0 O 0

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3 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0

Partizan B-ORG 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0

Vojvodina B-ORG 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0

Red B-ORG 0
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2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0

Mladost B-ORG 0
( I-ORG 0
L I-ORG 0
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3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0

Rad B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0

Hajduk B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0

Cukaricki B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
6 O 0
3 O 0

Buducnost B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0

Zemun B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
2 O 0

Proleter B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0

Borac B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
8 O 0
0 O 0

Division O 0
B O 0

Sutjeska B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Sloboda B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Loznica B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Obilic B-ORG 0
1 O 0

OFK B-ORG 0
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1 O 0
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( I-ORG 0
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0 O 0

Spartak B-ORG 0
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( I-ORG 0
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OFK B-ORG 0
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( I-ORG 0
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3 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
8 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0

Loznica B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0

Sutjeska B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0

OFK B-ORG 0
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3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0

Buducnost B-ORG 0
( I-ORG 0
V I-ORG 0
) I-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0

Spartak B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0

Zeleznik B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0

OFK B-ORG 0
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3 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0

Radnicki B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
6 O 0
3 O 0

Sloboda B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
8 O 0
1 O 0

Mladost B-ORG 0
( I-ORG 0
BJ I-ORG 0
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3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0

Rudar B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
0 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
POLISH B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

WARSAW B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
Polish B-MISC 0
first O 0
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soccer O 0
matches O 0
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: O 0

Amica B-ORG 0
Wronki I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Hutnik B-ORG 0
Krakow I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Sokol B-ORG 0
Tychy I-ORG 0
5 O 0
Lech B-ORG 0
Poznan I-ORG 0
3 O 0

Rakow B-ORG 0
Czestochowa I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Stomil B-ORG 0
Olsztyn I-ORG 0
4 O 0

Wisla B-ORG 0
Krakow I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Gornik B-ORG 0
Zabrze I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Slask B-ORG 0
Wroclaw I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Odra B-ORG 0
Wodzislaw I-ORG 0
1 O 0

GKS B-ORG 0
Katowice I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Polonia B-ORG 0
Warsaw I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Zaglebie B-ORG 0
Lubin I-ORG 0
2 O 0
LKS B-ORG 0
Lodz I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Legia B-ORG 0
Warsaw I-ORG 0
3 O 0
GKS B-ORG 0
Belchatow I-ORG 0
2 O 0

BASKETBALL O 0
- O 0
PHILIPPINE B-MISC 0
PRO-LEAGUE O 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

MANILA B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
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games O 0
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Philippine B-ORG 0
Basketball I-ORG 0
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second O 0
conference O 0
, O 0
which O 0
includes O 0
American B-MISC 0
players O 0
: O 0

Alaska B-ORG 0
Milk I-ORG 0
beat O 0
Purefoods B-ORG 0
Hotdogs I-ORG 0
103-95 O 0
( O 0
34-48 O 0
half-time O 0
) O 0

Ginebra B-ORG 0
San I-ORG 0
Miguel I-ORG 0
beat O 0
Shell B-ORG 0
120-103 O 0
( O 0
65-56 O 0
) O 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
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OF O 0
S. B-MISC 0
KOREAN I-MISC 0
PRO-BASEBALL O 0
GAMES O 0
. O 0

SEOUL B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
South B-MISC 0
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pro-baseball O 0
games O 0
played O 0
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Friday O 0
. O 0

Samsung B-ORG 0
13 O 0
Hyundai B-ORG 0
3 O 0

Haitai B-ORG 0
5 O 0
Hanwha B-ORG 0
4 O 0

OB B-ORG 0
4 O 0
Lotte B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Ssangbangwool B-ORG 0
1 O 0
LG B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Standings O 0
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played O 0
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tabulate O 0
under O 0
won O 0
, O 0

drawn O 0
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, O 0
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percentage O 0
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first O 0
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W O 0
D O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

Haitai B-ORG 0
62 O 0
2 O 0
40 O 0
.606 O 0
- O 0

Ssangbangwool B-ORG 0
56 O 0
2 O 0
47 O 0
.543 O 0
6 O 0
1/2 O 0

Hanwha B-ORG 0
55 O 0
1 O 0
47 O 0
.539 O 0
7 O 0

Hyundai B-ORG 0
54 O 0
5 O 0
47 O 0
.533 O 0
7 O 0
1/2 O 0

Samsung B-ORG 0
47 O 0
5 O 0
53 O 0
.471 O 0
14 O 0

Lotte B-ORG 0
43 O 0
5 O 0
52 O 0
.455 O 0
15 O 0
1/2 O 0

LG B-ORG 0
44 O 0
5 O 0
56 O 0
.443 O 0
17 O 0

OB B-ORG 0
40 O 0
5 O 0
59 O 0
.407 O 0
20 O 0
1/2 O 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
MAJOR B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
STANDINGS O 0
AFTER O 0
FRIDAY O 0
'S O 0
GAMES O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Major B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0
Baseball I-MISC 0

standings O 0
after O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Friday O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0
won O 0
, O 0

lost O 0
, O 0
winning O 0
percentage O 0
and O 0
games O 0
behind O 0
) O 0
: O 0

AMERICAN B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
73 O 0
54 O 0
.575 O 0
- O 0

BALTIMORE B-ORG 0
67 O 0
60 O 0
.528 O 0
6 O 0

BOSTON B-ORG 0
64 O 0
65 O 0
.496 O 0
10 O 0

TORONTO B-ORG 0
60 O 0
69 O 0
.465 O 0
14 O 0

DETROIT B-ORG 0
46 O 0
82 O 0
.359 O 0
27 O 0
1/2 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

CLEVELAND B-ORG 0
76 O 0
52 O 0
.594 O 0
- O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
69 O 0
61 O 0
.531 O 0
8 O 0

MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
64 O 0
64 O 0
.500 O 0
12 O 0

MILWAUKEE B-ORG 0
61 O 0
68 O 0
.473 O 0
15 O 0
1/2 O 0

KANSAS B-ORG 0
CITY I-ORG 0
58 O 0
72 O 0
.446 O 0
19 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

TEXAS B-ORG 0
74 O 0
55 O 0
.574 O 0
- O 0

SEATTLE B-ORG 0
66 O 0
61 O 0
.520 O 0
7 O 0

OAKLAND B-ORG 0
62 O 0
69 O 0
.473 O 0
13 O 0

CALIFORNIA B-ORG 0
60 O 0
68 O 0
.469 O 0
13 O 0
1/2 O 0

SATURDAY O 0
, O 0
AUGUST O 0
24TH O 0
SCHEDULE O 0

SEATTLE B-ORG 0
AT O 0
BOSTON B-LOC 0

MILWAUKEE B-ORG 0
AT O 0
CLEVELAND B-LOC 0

CALIFORNIA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
BALTIMORE B-LOC 0

TORONTO B-ORG 0
AT O 0
CHICAGO B-LOC 0

OAKLAND B-ORG 0
AT O 0
NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0

DETROIT B-ORG 0
AT O 0
KANSAS B-LOC 0
CITY I-LOC 0

TEXAS B-ORG 0
AT O 0
MINNESOTA B-LOC 0

NATIONAL B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

ATLANTA B-ORG 0
80 O 0
47 O 0
.630 O 0
- O 0

MONTREAL B-ORG 0
69 O 0
58 O 0
.543 O 0
11 O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
59 O 0
70 O 0
.457 O 0
22 O 0

FLORIDA B-ORG 0
59 O 0
70 O 0
.457 O 0
22 O 0

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG 0
53 O 0
76 O 0
.411 O 0
28 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

ST B-ORG 0
LOUIS I-ORG 0
68 O 0
60 O 0
.531 O 0
- O 0

HOUSTON B-ORG 0
68 O 0
61 O 0
.527 O 0
1/2 O 0

CINCINNATI B-ORG 0
64 O 0
63 O 0
.504 O 0
3 O 0
1/2 O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
63 O 0
63 O 0
.500 O 0
4 O 0

PITTSBURGH B-ORG 0
55 O 0
73 O 0
.430 O 0
13 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

SAN B-ORG 0
DIEGO I-ORG 0
70 O 0
60 O 0
.538 O 0
- O 0

LOS B-ORG 0
ANGELES I-ORG 0
68 O 0
60 O 0
.531 O 0
1 O 0

COLORADO B-ORG 0
66 O 0
63 O 0
.512 O 0
3 O 0
1/2 O 0

SAN B-ORG 0
FRANCISCO I-ORG 0
54 O 0
72 O 0
.429 O 0
14 O 0

SATURDAY O 0
, O 0
AUGUST O 0
24TH O 0
SCHEDULE O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
AT O 0
ATLANTA B-LOC 0

ST B-ORG 0
LOUIS I-ORG 0
AT O 0
HOUSTON B-LOC 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
AT O 0
LOS B-LOC 0
ANGELES I-LOC 0

MONTREAL B-ORG 0
AT O 0
SAN B-LOC 0
FRANCISCO I-LOC 0

CINCINNATI B-ORG 0
AT O 0
FLORIDA B-LOC 0

PITTSBURGH B-ORG 0
AT O 0
COLORADO B-LOC 0

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
SAN B-LOC 0
DIEGO I-LOC 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
MAJOR B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
FRIDAY O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
Major B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0

Baseball O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Friday O 0
( O 0
home O 0
team O 0
in O 0
CAPS O 0
) O 0
: O 0

American B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0

BOSTON B-ORG 0
6 O 0
Seattle B-ORG 0
4 O 0

Milwaukee B-ORG 0
6 O 0
CLEVELAND B-ORG 0
5 O 0
( O 0
11 O 0
innings O 0
) O 0

California B-ORG 0
2 O 0
BALTIMORE B-ORG 0
0 O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
5 O 0
Oakland B-ORG 0
3 O 0

Toronto B-ORG 0
4 O 0
CHICAGO B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Detroit B-ORG 0
3 O 0
KANSAS B-ORG 0
CITY I-ORG 0
2 O 0

MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
9 O 0
Texas B-ORG 0
2 O 0

National B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0

Cincinnati B-ORG 0
6 O 0
FLORIDA B-ORG 0
5 O 0
( O 0
1ST O 0
GM O 0
) O 0

FLORIDA B-ORG 0
8 O 0
Cincinnati B-ORG 0
3 O 0
( O 0
2ND O 0
GM O 0
) O 0

ATLANTA B-ORG 0
4 O 0
Chicago B-ORG 0
3 O 0

St B-ORG 0
Louis I-ORG 0
1 O 0
HOUSTON B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Pittsburgh B-ORG 0
5 O 0
COLORADO B-ORG 0
3 O 0

LOS B-ORG 0
ANGELES I-ORG 0
7 O 0
New B-ORG 0
York I-ORG 0
5 O 0

Philadelphia B-ORG 0
7 O 0
SAN B-ORG 0
DIEGO I-ORG 0
4 O 0

Montreal B-ORG 0
10 O 0
SAN B-ORG 0
FRANCISCO I-ORG 0
8 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
PORTUGUESE B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULT O 0
. O 0

LISBON B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Result O 0
of O 0
a O 0
Portuguese B-MISC 0
first O 0

division O 0
soccer O 0
match O 0
on O 0
Saturday O 0
: O 0

Belenenses B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Boavista B-ORG 0
4 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
DISAPPOINTING O 0
AJAX B-ORG 0
SLUMP O 0
2-0 O 0
AT O 0
HEERENVEEN B-LOC 0
. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Dutch B-MISC 0
champions O 0
Ajax B-ORG 0
Amsterdam I-ORG 0
faltered O 0
in O 0
their O 0
second O 0
league O 0
match O 0
of O 0
the O 0
season O 0
on O 0
Saturday O 0
losing O 0
2-0 O 0
away O 0
at O 0
Heerenveen B-ORG 0
. O 0

Ajax B-ORG 0
, O 0
who O 0
had O 0
a O 0
dismal O 0
series O 0
of O 0
pre-season O 0
results O 0
before O 0
beating O 0
NAC B-ORG 0
of O 0
Breda B-LOC 0
in O 0
their O 0
opening O 0
game O 0
, O 0
had O 0
the O 0
best O 0
of O 0
an O 0
entertaining O 0
first O 0
half O 0
but O 0
failed O 0
to O 0
break O 0
the O 0
deadlock O 0
. O 0

Eight O 0
minutes O 0
after O 0
the O 0
interval O 0
, O 0
Heerenveen B-ORG 0
's O 0
Romeo B-PER 1
Wouden I-PER 1
broke O 0
through O 0
the O 0
Amsterdam B-LOC 0
defence O 0
, O 0
left O 0
defender O 0
John B-PER 1
Veldman I-PER 1
standing O 0
and O 0
curled O 0
the O 0
ball O 0
beyond O 0
goalkeeper O 0
Edwin B-PER 1
van I-PER 1
der I-PER 1
Sar I-PER 1
into O 0
the O 0
Ajax B-ORG 0
net O 0
. O 0

Ajax B-ORG 0
, O 0
without O 0
injured O 0
defenders O 0
Marcio B-PER 1
Santos I-PER 1
and O 0
Winston B-PER 1
Bogarde I-PER 1
and O 0
strikers O 0
Jari B-PER 1
Litmanen I-PER 1
and O 0
Marc B-PER 1
Overmars I-PER 1
, O 0
then O 0
stepped O 0
up O 0
the O 0
pace O 0
and O 0
looked O 0
certain O 0
to O 0
equalise O 0
. O 0

But O 0
they O 0
left O 0
gaps O 0
at O 0
the O 0
back O 0
and O 0
on O 0
73 O 0
minutes O 0
Danish B-MISC 0
striker O 0
Jon B-PER 1
Dahl I-PER 1
Tomasson I-PER 1
rushed O 0
out O 0
of O 0
his O 0
own O 0
half O 0
, O 0
beat O 0
the O 0
Ajax B-ORG 0
defence O 0
and O 0
lobbed O 0
van B-PER 1
der I-PER 1
Sar I-PER 1
. O 0

The O 0
defeat O 0
means O 0
Ajax B-ORG 0
's O 0
main O 0
title O 0
contenders O 0
PSV B-ORG 0
Eindhoven I-ORG 0
, O 0
who O 0
beat O 0
the O 0
champions O 0
3-0 O 0
in O 0
the O 0
traditional O 0
league O 0
curtain-raiser O 0
, O 0
can O 0
go O 0
three O 0
points O 0
clear O 0
of O 0
their O 0
rivals O 0
if O 0
they O 0
beat O 0
Groningen B-ORG 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
BELGIAN B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

BRUSSELS B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
Belgian B-MISC 0
first O 0

division O 0
matches O 0
on O 0
Saturday O 0
: O 0

Standard B-ORG 0
Liege I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Molenbeek B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Anderlecht B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Lokeren B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Cercle B-ORG 0
Brugge I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Mouscron B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Antwerp B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Lommel B-ORG 0
4 O 0

Ghent B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Aalst B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Lierse B-ORG 0
4 O 0
Charleroi B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Sint B-ORG 0
Truiden I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Ekeren B-ORG 0
1 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
LEADING O 0
FRENCH B-MISC 0
LEAGUE O 0
SCORERS O 0
. O 0

PARIS B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Leading O 0
goalscorers O 0
in O 0
the O 0
French B-MISC 0

first O 0
division O 0
after O 0
Saturday O 0
's O 0
matches O 0
: O 0

3 O 0
- O 0
Anto B-PER 0
Drobnjak I-PER 1
( O 0
Bastia B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Xavier B-PER 1
Gravelaine I-PER 1
( O 0
Marseille B-ORG 0
) O 0
. O 0

2 O 0
- O 0
Miladin B-PER 1
Becanovic I-PER 1
( O 0
Lille B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Enzo B-PER 1
Scifo I-PER 1
( O 0
Monaco B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0

Vladimir B-PER 1
Smicer I-PER 1
( O 0
Lens B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Christopher B-PER 1
Wreh I-PER 1
( O 0
Guingamp B-ORG 0
) O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
FRENCH B-MISC 0
LEAGUE O 0
SUMMARIES O 0
. O 0

PARIS B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Summaries O 0
of O 0
French B-MISC 0
first O 0
division O 0

matches O 0
on O 0
Saturday O 0
: O 0

Nantes B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Lens B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Smicer B-PER 1
52nd O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Halftime O 0
0-0 O 0
. O 0

Attendance O 0
16,000 O 0
. O 0

Nice B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Debbah B-PER 1
39th O 0
) O 0
Bastia B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Drobnjak B-PER 1
82nd O 0
) O 0
. O 0

1-0 O 0
. O 0

6,000 O 0
. O 0

Lille B-ORG 0
3 O 0
( O 0
Boutoille B-PER 1
47th O 0
, O 0
Becanovic B-PER 1
79th O 0
pen O 0
, O 0
82nd O 0
) O 0
) O 0
Rennes B-ORG 0
1 O 0

( O 0
Guivarc'h B-PER 0
60th O 0
pen O 0
. O 0

) O 0
0-0 O 0
. O 0

6,000 O 0
. O 0

Bordeaux B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Auxerre B-ORG 0
0 O 0
. O 0

30,000 O 0
. O 0

Marseille B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Gravelaine B-PER 1
24th O 0
) O 0
Metz B-ORG 0
2 O 0
( O 0
Traore B-PER 1
65th O 0
, O 0
Bombarda B-PER 0

69th O 0
) O 0
. O 0

1-0 O 0
. O 0

20,000 O 0
. O 0

Strasbourg B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Zitelli B-PER 0
80th O 0
) O 0
Le B-ORG 0
Havre I-ORG 0
0 O 0
. O 0

0-0 O 0
. O 0

15,000 O 0

Caen B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Bancarel B-PER 0
70th O 0
) O 0
Lyon B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Caveglia B-PER 0
89th O 0
) O 0
. O 0

0-0 O 0
. O 0

9,000 O 0
. O 0

Guingamp B-ORG 0
2 O 0
( O 0
Wreh B-PER 0
15th O 0
, O 0
42nd O 0
) O 0
Monaco B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Scifo B-PER 1
35th O 0
) O 0
. O 0

2-1 O 0
. O 0

7,000 O 0
. O 0

Montpellier B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Cannes B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Charvet B-PER 1
8th O 0
) O 0
. O 0

0-1 O 0
. O 0

10,000 O 0
. O 0

Played O 0
on O 0
Friday O 0
: O 0

Nancy B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Paris B-ORG 0
St I-ORG 0
Germain I-ORG 0
0 O 0
. O 0

15,000 O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
FRENCH B-MISC 0
LEAGUE O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

PARIS B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Standings O 0
in O 0
the O 0
French B-MISC 0
soccer O 0

league O 0
after O 0
Saturday O 0
's O 0
matches O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0

drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
goals O 0
for O 0
, O 0
goals O 0
against O 0
, O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Lens B-ORG 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0

Bastia B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0

Paris B-ORG 0
Saint-Germain I-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0

Auxerre B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0

Cannes B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
7 O 0

Lille B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0

Bordeaux B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0

Monaco B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0

Marseille B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0

Metz B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0

Lyon B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0

Guingamp B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0

Rennes B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0
3 O 0

Strasbourg B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0

Montpellier B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0

Nantes B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0

Nancy B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0

Nice B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0

Le B-ORG 0
Havre I-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0

Caen B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
FRENCH B-MISC 0
LEAGUE O 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

PARIS B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
French B-MISC 0
first O 0
division O 0

matches O 0
on O 0
Saturday O 0
: O 0

Nantes B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Lens B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Nice B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Bastia B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Lille B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Rennes B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Bordeaux B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Auxerre B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Marseille B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Metz B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Strasbourg B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Le B-ORG 0
Havre I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Caen B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Lyon B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Guingamp B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Monaco B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Montpellier B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Cannes B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Played O 0
on O 0
Friday O 0
: O 0

Nancy B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Paris B-ORG 0
St I-ORG 0
Germain I-ORG 0
0 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
DUTCH B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Result O 0
of O 0
Dutch B-MISC 0
first O 0
division O 0

soccer O 0
match O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Saturday O 0
: O 0

Graafschap B-ORG 0
Doetinchem I-ORG 0
3 O 0
RKC B-ORG 0
Waalwijk I-ORG 0
2 O 0

Willem B-ORG 0
II I-ORG 0
Tilburg I-ORG 0
0 O 0
Fortuna B-ORG 0
Sittard I-ORG 0
1 O 0

NAC B-ORG 0
Breda I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Sparta B-ORG 0
Rotterdam I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Heerenveen B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Ajax B-ORG 0
Amsterdam I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Standings O 0
( O 0
tabulated O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
goals O 0

for O 0
, O 0
against O 0
, O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Graafschap B-ORG 0
Doetinchem I-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0

Fortuna B-ORG 0
Sittard I-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0

PSV B-ORG 0
Eindhoven I-ORG 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0

Twente B-ORG 0
Enschede I-ORG 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
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, O 0
Mohammad B-PER 1
Akam I-PER 1

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326 O 0
all O 0
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- O 0
Nijmeh B-ORG 0
beat O 0
Nasr B-ORG 0
1-0 O 0
. O 0

TRIPOLI B-LOC 0
, O 0
Lebanon B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Nijmeh B-ORG 0
of O 0
Lebanon B-LOC 0
beat O 0
Nasr B-ORG 0
of O 0
Saudi B-LOC 0
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1-0 O 0
( O 0
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) O 0
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Asian B-MISC 0
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championship O 0
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( O 0
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. O 0

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wilderness O 0
race O 0
. O 0

PEMBERTON B-LOC 0
, O 0
British B-LOC 0
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1996-08-24 O 0

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350 O 0
adventurers O 0
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. O 0

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1996-05-28 O 0

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's O 0
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says O 0
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1996-08-24 O 0

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. O 0

Emelia B-PER 1
Sithole I-PER 1

HARARE B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

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Zimbabwean B-MISC 0
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says O 0
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28 O 0
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refugees O 0
. O 0

KIGALI B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Rwanda B-LOC 0
said O 0
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. O 0

Captain O 0
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, O 0
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Reuters B-ORG 0
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Kigali B-LOC 0
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JOHANNESBURG B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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said O 0
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they O 0
had O 0
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7.5 O 0
tonnes O 0
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1996-08-24 O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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1996-08-24 O 0

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1996-08-25 O 0

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Wagle I-PER 0
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MICKELSON B-PER 1
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, O 0
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1996-08-25 O 0

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Mickelson I-PER 1
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Greg B-PER 1
Norman I-PER 1
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14th O 0
holes O 0
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GOLF O 0
- O 0
SCORES O 0
AT O 0
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WORLD B-MISC 0
SERIES I-MISC 0
OF I-MISC 0
GOLF I-MISC 0
. O 0

AKRON B-LOC 0
, O 0
Ohio B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Scores O 0
after O 0
the O 0
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round O 0
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the O 0
$ O 0
2.1 O 0
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NEC B-MISC 0
World I-MISC 0
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Golf I-MISC 0
at O 0

Firestone B-LOC 0
C.C I-LOC 0
, O 0
7149 O 0
yards O 0
, O 0
par O 0
70 O 0
( O 0
players O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
unless O 0
noted O 0
) O 0
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274 O 0
Phil B-PER 1
Mickelson I-PER 1
70 O 0
66 O 0
68 O 0
70 O 0

277 O 0
Duffy B-PER 1
Waldorf I-PER 1
70 O 0
70 O 0
71 O 0
66 O 0
, O 0
Steve B-PER 1
Stricker I-PER 1
68 O 0
72 O 0
69 O 0
68 O 0
, O 0

Billy B-PER 1
Mayfair I-PER 1
66 O 0
71 O 0
70 O 0
70 O 0

278 O 0
Greg B-PER 1
Norman I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
70 O 0
68 O 0
69 O 0
71 O 0

280 O 0
Alexander B-PER 1
Cejka I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
72 O 0
71 O 0
71 O 0
66 O 0
, O 0
Davis B-PER 1
Love I-PER 1
70 O 0
74 O 0

67 O 0
69 O 0

281 O 0
John B-PER 0
Cook I-PER 0
70 O 0
69 O 0
71 O 0
71 O 0

282 O 0
Corey B-PER 1
Pavin I-PER 1
73 O 0
70 O 0
70 O 0
69 O 0

283 O 0
Tom B-PER 1
Lehman I-PER 1
72 O 0
69 O 0
74 O 0
68 O 0
, O 0
Fred B-PER 1
Funk I-PER 1
72 O 0
70 O 0
73 O 0
68 O 0
, O 0
Mark B-PER 0

Brooks B-PER 0
69 O 0
69 O 0
74 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0
Nick B-PER 1
Faldo I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
70 O 0
71 O 0
68 O 0
74 O 0

284 O 0
D.A. B-PER 1
Weibring I-PER 1
73 O 0
69 O 0
74 O 0
68 O 0
, O 0
Tim B-PER 0
Herron I-PER 0
70 O 0
67 O 0
75 O 0
72 O 0
, O 0
Mark B-PER 0

O'Meara B-PER 1
73 O 0
71 O 0
69 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0
Jim B-PER 1
Furyk I-PER 1
75 O 0
69 O 0
67 O 0
73 O 0
, O 0
Justin B-PER 0
Leonard I-PER 1
69 O 0

70 O 0
71 O 0
74 O 0

285 O 0
Loren B-PER 1
Roberts I-PER 1
72 O 0
73 O 0
71 O 0
69 O 0
, O 0
Hal B-PER 0
Sutton I-PER 1
72 O 0
69 O 0
74 O 0
70 O 0
, O 0
Fred B-PER 0

Couples B-PER 1
73 O 0
68 O 0
72 O 0
72 O 0
, O 0
Craig B-PER 1
Stadler I-PER 1
73 O 0
72 O 0
67 O 0
73 O 0

286 O 0
Hidemichi B-PER 1
Tanaka I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
66 O 0
75 O 0
75 O 0
70 O 0
, O 0
Steve B-PER 1
Jones I-PER 1
70 O 0
69 O 0

76 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Goydos I-PER 1
66 O 0
75 O 0
74 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0
Ernie B-PER 1
Els I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
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) O 0
71 O 0
71 O 0

71 O 0
73 O 0

287 O 0
Costantino B-PER 1
Rocca I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
74 O 0
71 O 0
75 O 0
67 O 0
, O 0
Clarence B-PER 1
Rose I-PER 1
72 O 0
71 O 0

72 O 0
72 O 0
, O 0
Craig B-PER 1
Parry I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
73 O 0
75 O 0
67 O 0
72 O 0
, O 0
Willie B-PER 1
Wood I-PER 1
75 O 0
69 O 0

69 O 0
74 O 0

288 O 0
Shigeki B-PER 1
Maruyama I-PER 1
( O 0
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75 O 0
71 O 0
70 O 0
72 O 0
, O 0
Anders B-PER 1
Forsbrand I-PER 1
( O 0

Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
70 O 0
75 O 0
71 O 0
72 O 0

289 O 0
Scott B-PER 0
Hoch I-PER 0
71 O 0
68 O 0
77 O 0
73 O 0

290 O 0
Tom B-PER 1
Watson I-PER 1
79 O 0
70 O 0
68 O 0
73 O 0

292 O 0
Wayne B-PER 1
Westner I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
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77 O 0
68 O 0
73 O 0
74 O 0
, O 0
Sven B-PER 1
Struver I-PER 1
( O 0

Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
72 O 0
72 O 0
72 O 0
76 O 0

294 O 0
Satoshi B-PER 1
Higashi I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
75 O 0
72 O 0
74 O 0
73 O 0
, O 0
Scott B-PER 1
McCarron I-PER 1
76 O 0
70 O 0

74 O 0
74 O 0

295 O 0
Stewart B-PER 1
Ginn I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
73 O 0
72 O 0
77 O 0
73 O 0

298 O 0
Steve B-PER 1
Schneiter I-PER 1
77 O 0
74 O 0
76 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0
Paul B-PER 0
Stankowski I-PER 0
74 O 0
75 O 0
74 O 0
75 O 0
, O 0

Seiki B-PER 0
Okuda I-PER 0
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
81 O 0
70 O 0
72 O 0
75 O 0

301 O 0
Brad B-PER 1
Bryant I-PER 1
73 O 0
72 O 0
77 O 0
79 O 0

TENNIS O 0
- O 0
RESULTS O 0
AT O 0
HAMLET B-MISC 0
CUP I-MISC 0
. O 0

COMMACK B-LOC 0
, O 0
New B-LOC 0
York I-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Results O 0
at O 0
the O 0
Hamlet O 0

Cup B-MISC 0
tennis O 0
tournament O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
( O 0
prefix O 0
number O 0
denotes O 0

seedings O 0
: O 0

Finals O 0
, O 0
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5 O 0
- O 0
Andrei B-PER 1
Medvedev I-PER 1
( O 0
Ukraine B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Martin B-PER 1
Damm I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0

Republic B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-5 O 0
6-3 O 0

Finals O 0
, O 0
doubles O 0

Luke B-PER 1
Jensen I-PER 1
and O 0
Murphy B-PER 1
Jensen I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Alexander B-PER 1
Volkov I-PER 1

( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
and O 0
Handrik B-PER 0
Dreekmann I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-5 O 0
) O 0

TENNIS O 0
- O 0
RESULTS O 0
AT O 0
TOSHIBA B-MISC 0
CLASSIC I-MISC 0
. O 0

CARLSBAD B-LOC 0
, O 0
California B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

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from O 0
the O 0

$ O 0
450,000 O 0
Toshiba B-MISC 0
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tennis O 0
tournament O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
( O 0
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number O 0
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) O 0
: O 0

Finals O 0
: O 0

4 O 0
- O 0
Kimiko B-PER 1
Date I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
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beat O 0
1 O 0
- O 0
Arantxa B-PER 1
Sanchez I-PER 0
Vicario I-PER 0
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0

3-6 O 0
6-3 O 0
6-0 O 0
. O 0

RALLYING O 0
- O 0
LEADING O 0
POSITIONS O 0
IN O 0
1,000 B-MISC 0
LAKES I-MISC 0
RALLY I-MISC 0
. O 0

JYVASKLYA B-LOC 0
, O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Leading O 0
positions O 0
on O 0

Sunday O 0
after O 0
23 O 0
special O 0
stages O 0
in O 0
the O 0
1,000 B-MISC 0
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, O 0
sixth O 0

round O 0
of O 0
the O 0
world O 0
championship O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Tommi B-PER 1
Makinen I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Mitsubishi B-MISC 0
Lancer I-MISC 0
three O 0
hours O 0

eight O 0
minutes O 0
one O 0
second O 0

2. O 0
Juha B-PER 1
Kankkunen I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Toyota B-MISC 0
Celica I-MISC 0
12 O 0
seconds O 0

behind O 0

3. O 0
Marcus B-PER 1
Gronholm I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Toyota B-MISC 0
Celica I-MISC 0
2:09 O 0

4. O 0
Jarmo B-PER 1
Kytolehto I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ford B-MISC 0
Escort I-MISC 0
2:23 O 0

5. O 0
Kenneth B-PER 1
Eriksson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
Subaru B-MISC 0
Impreza I-MISC 0
2:39 O 0

6. O 0
Carlos B-PER 1
Sainz I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ford B-MISC 0
Escort I-MISC 0
3:03 O 0

MOTOCROSS O 0
- O 0
SWEDISH B-MISC 0
500CC O 0
GRAND B-MISC 0
PRIX I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

LANDSKRONA B-LOC 0
, O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Leading O 0
results O 0
in O 0
the O 0

Swedish B-MISC 0
500cc O 0
motocross O 0
Grand B-MISC 0
Prix I-MISC 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

First O 0
race O 0

1. O 0
Joel B-PER 1
Smets I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Husaberg B-ORG 0

2. O 0
Peter B-PER 1
Johansson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
Husqvarna B-ORG 0

3. O 0
Gert B-PER 0
Jan I-PER 0
Van I-PER 1
Doorn I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0

4. O 0
Jacky B-PER 1
Martens I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Husqvarna B-ORG 0

5. O 0
Peter B-PER 1
Dirkx I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
KTM B-ORG 0

6. O 0
Danny B-PER 0
Theybers I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0

Second O 0
race O 0

1. O 0
Shayne B-PER 0
King I-PER 0
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
KTM B-ORG 0

2. O 0
Martens B-PER 0

3. O 0
Theybers B-PER 1

4. O 0
Johan B-PER 1
Boonen I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Husqvarna B-ORG 0

5. O 0
Dietmar B-PER 1
Lalcher I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0

6. O 0
Claus B-PER 1
Manne I-PER 1
Nielsen I-PER 1
( O 0
Denmark B-LOC 0
) O 0
KTM B-ORG 0

Overall O 0
on O 0
day O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Martens B-PER 0
30 O 0
points O 0

2. O 0
Shayne B-PER 0
King I-PER 0
28 O 0

3. O 0
Smets B-PER 1
27 O 0

4. O 0
Theybers B-PER 1
25 O 0

5. O 0
Van B-PER 1
Doorn I-PER 1
24 O 0

6. O 0
Johansson B-PER 1
17 O 0

World O 0
championship O 0
standings O 0
( O 0
after O 0
11 O 0
of O 0
12 O 0
rounds O 0
) O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Shayne B-PER 0
King I-PER 0
323 O 0
points O 0

2. O 0
Smets B-PER 1
290 O 0

3. O 0
Johansson B-PER 1
236 O 0

4. O 0
Lacher B-PER 1
219 O 0

5. O 0
Darryll B-PER 1
King I-PER 1
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
178 O 0

6. O 0
Van B-PER 1
Doorn I-PER 1
176 O 0

MOTOCROSS O 0
- O 0
GERMAN B-MISC 0
125CC O 0
GRAND B-MISC 0
PRIX I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

HOLZGERLINGEN B-LOC 0
, O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Leading O 0
results O 0
in O 0

the O 0
German B-MISC 0
125cc O 0
motocross O 0
Grand B-MISC 0
Prix I-MISC 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

First O 0
race O 0

1. O 0
Sebastien B-PER 0
Tortelli I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
Kawasaki B-ORG 0

2. O 0
Bob B-PER 0
Moore I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0

3. O 0
Luigi B-PER 1
Seguy I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
TM B-ORG 0

4. O 0
Andi B-PER 1
Kanstinger I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0

5. O 0
Nicolas B-PER 1
Charlier I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
Kawasaki B-ORG 0

6. O 0
Erik B-PER 1
Camerlengo I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0

Second O 0
race O 0

1. O 0
Tortelli B-PER 1

2. O 0
Moore B-PER 0

3. O 0
Alex B-PER 0
Belometti I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0

4. O 0
Frederic B-PER 1
Vialle I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0

5. O 0
Collin B-PER 1
Dugmore I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0

6. O 0
Camerlengo B-PER 1

Overall O 0
on O 0
day O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Tortelli B-PER 1
40 O 0
points O 0

2. O 0
Moore B-PER 0
34 O 0

3. O 0
Seguy B-PER 0
24 O 0

4. O 0
Vialle B-PER 0
22 O 0

5. O 0
Camerlengo B-PER 1
20 O 0

6. O 0
Belometti B-PER 1
19 O 0

Final O 0
world O 0
championship O 0
standings O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Tortelli B-PER 1
432 O 0
points O 0

2. O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Malin I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0
317 O 0

3. O 0
Vialle B-PER 0
293 O 0

4. O 0
Seguy B-PER 0
192 O 0

5. O 0
Michele B-PER 1
Fanton I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Kawasaki B-ORG 0
160 O 0

6. O 0
Dugmore B-PER 1
152 O 0

MOTOR O 0
RACING O 0
- O 0
LEADING O 0
PLACINGS O 0
IN O 0
POKKA B-MISC 0
1,000 O 0
KM O 0
RACE O 0
. O 0

SUZUKA B-LOC 0
, O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Leading O 0
placings O 0
in O 0

Sunday O 0
's O 0
Pokka B-MISC 0
1,000 O 0
km O 0
motor O 0
race O 0
, O 0
seventh O 0
round O 0
of O 0
the O 0

International B-MISC 0
Endurance I-MISC 0
GT I-MISC 0
championship I-MISC 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Ray B-PER 1
Belim I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
James B-PER 0
Weaver I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
J.J.Lehto O 0

( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Gulf B-MISC 0
McLaren I-MISC 0
FI I-MISC 0
GTR I-MISC 0
171 O 0
laps O 0
- O 0
6 O 0
hours O 0
18 O 0
minutes O 0

48.637 O 0
seconds O 0
( O 0
average O 0
speed O 0
158.82 O 0
kph O 0
) O 0

2. O 0
Anders B-PER 1
Olofsson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
Luciano B-PER 0
della I-PER 1
Noce I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ennea B-MISC 0

Ferrari B-MISC 0
F40 I-MISC 0
170 O 0
laps O 0

3. O 0
Andy B-PER 1
Ballace I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
Olivier B-PER 1
Grouillard I-PER 0
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
Harrods B-MISC 0

McLaren B-MISC 0
FI I-MISC 0
GTR I-MISC 0
169 O 0

4. O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Bscher I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
Peter B-PER 1
Kox I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
West B-MISC 0
McLaren I-MISC 0

F1 B-MISC 0
GTR I-MISC 0
168 O 0

5. O 0
Fabien B-PER 1
Giroix I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
Jean-Denis B-PER 0
Deletraz I-PER 0
( O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
) O 0

Muller B-MISC 0
McLaren I-MISC 0
F1 I-MISC 0
GTR I-MISC 0
167 O 0

6. O 0
Lindsay B-PER 1
Owen-Jones I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
Pierre-Henri B-PER 0
Raphanel I-PER 1

( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
David B-PER 1
Brabham I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
Gulf B-MISC 0
McLaren I-MISC 0
F I-MISC 0
! I-MISC 0

GTR B-MISC 0

167 O 0

7. O 0
Jean-Marc B-PER 1
Gounon I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
Eric B-PER 1
Bernard I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
Paul B-PER 0

Belmondo B-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ennea B-MISC 0
Ferrari I-MISC 0
F40 I-MISC 0
167 O 0

8. O 0
Bruno B-PER 1
Eichmann I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
Gerd B-PER 1
Ruch I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
Ralf B-PER 1
Kelleners I-PER 1

( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
GT2 B-MISC 0
Roock I-MISC 0
Porsche I-MISC 0
911 I-MISC 0
164 O 0

9. O 0
Stephane B-PER 0
Ortelli I-PER 0
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
Bob B-PER 0
Wollek I-PER 0
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
Franz B-PER 0
Konrad I-PER 0

( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
GT2 B-MISC 0
Konrad I-MISC 0
Porsche I-MISC 0
911 I-MISC 0
164 O 0

10. O 0
Cor B-PER 1
Euser I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
H. B-PER 0
Wada I-PER 0
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
/ O 0
N. B-PER 1
Furuya I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
GT2 B-MISC 0

Marcos B-MISC 0
LM600 I-MISC 0
162 I-MISC 0

Fastest O 0
lap O 0
: O 0
Gounon B-PER 0
, O 0
2 O 0
minutes O 0
03.684 O 0
seconds O 0
( O 0
170.680 O 0
kph O 0
) O 0

Championship O 0
standings O 0
after O 0
seven O 0
rounds O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Belim B-PER 0
, O 0
Weaver B-PER 1
156 O 0
points O 0

2. O 0
Eichmann B-PER 0
, O 0
Ruch B-PER 0
116 O 0

3. O 0
Bscher B-PER 1
112 O 0

4. O 0
Gounon B-PER 0
, O 0
Bernard B-PER 0
, O 0
Belmondo B-PER 1
98 O 0

5. O 0
Olofsson B-PER 1
, O 0
della B-PER 1
Noce I-PER 1
93 O 0

6. O 0
Owen-Jones B-PER 1
, O 0
Raphanel B-PER 1
82 O 0

ATHLETICS O 0
- O 0
LEADING O 0
RESULTS O 0
AT O 0
SHEFFIELD B-LOC 0
INTERNATIONAL O 0
MEETING O 0
. O 0

SHEFFIELD B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Leading O 0
results O 0
at O 0
an O 0

international O 0
meeting O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
triple O 0
jump O 0

1. O 0
Sarka B-PER 1
Kasparkova I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
14.84 O 0
metres O 0

2. O 0
Ashia B-PER 1
Hansen I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
14.78 O 0

3. O 0
Rodica B-PER 1
Matescu I-PER 1
( O 0
Romania B-LOC 0
) O 0
14.18 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
400 O 0
metres O 0
hurdles O 0

1. O 0
Deon B-PER 0
Hemmings I-PER 0
( O 0
Jamaica B-LOC 0
) O 0
55.13 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Anne B-PER 1
Marken I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
55.90 O 0

3. O 0
Susan B-PER 1
Smith I-PER 1
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
56.00 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
javelin O 0

1. O 0
Isel B-PER 1
Lopez I-PER 1
( O 0
Cuba B-LOC 0
) O 0
61.36 O 0

2. O 0
Louise B-PER 1
McPaul I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
60.66 O 0

3. O 0
Silke B-PER 0
Renk I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
60.66 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
200 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Cathy B-PER 1
Freeman I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
22.53 O 0

2. O 0
Falilat B-PER 0
Ogunkoya I-PER 0
( O 0
Nigeria B-LOC 0
) O 0
22.58 O 0

3. O 0
Juliet B-PER 1
Cuthbert I-PER 1
( O 0
Jamaica B-LOC 0
) O 0
22.77 O 0

100 O 0
metres O 0
hurdles O 0

1. O 0
Dionne B-PER 1
Rose I-PER 1
( O 0
Jamaica B-LOC 0
) O 0
12.83 O 0

2. O 0
Michelle B-PER 1
Freeman I-PER 1
( O 0
Jamaica B-LOC 0
) O 0
12.91 O 0

3. O 0
Gillian B-PER 1
Russell I-PER 1
( O 0
Jamaica B-LOC 0
) O 0
12.95 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
800 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Charmaine B-PER 0
Crooks I-PER 0
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
two O 0
minutes O 0
00.42 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Inez B-PER 1
Turner I-PER 1
( O 0
Jamaica B-LOC 0
) O 0
2:01.98 O 0

3. O 0
Margaret B-PER 1
Crowley I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
2:02.40 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
pole O 0
vault O 0

1. O 0
Trond B-PER 1
Bathel I-PER 1
( O 0
Norway B-LOC 0
) O 0
5.60 O 0

2. O 0
Pat B-PER 1
Manson I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
5.60 O 0

3. O 0
Tim B-PER 1
Lobinger I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
5.50 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
javelin O 0

1. O 0
Tom B-PER 1
Pukstys I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
86.82 O 0

2. O 0
Steve B-PER 1
Backley I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
82.20 O 0

3. O 0
Nick B-PER 1
Nieland I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
81.12 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
400 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Marcel B-PER 1
Malone I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
51.50 O 0

2. O 0
Kim B-PER 1
Graham I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
52.17 O 0

3. O 0
Phylis B-PER 1
Smith I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
52.53 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
200 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Jeff B-PER 1
Williams I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
20.45 O 0

2. O 0
Doug B-PER 0
Turner I-PER 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
20.48 O 0

3. O 0
John B-PER 0
Regis I-PER 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
20.63 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
high O 0
jump O 0

1. O 0
Charles B-PER 1
Austin I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
2.30 O 0

2. O 0
Tim B-PER 1
Forsyth I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
2.30 O 0

3. O 0
Patrik B-PER 1
Sjoberg I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
2.25 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
800 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Verbjorn B-PER 1
Rodal I-PER 1
( O 0
Norway B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:44.93 O 0

2. O 0
Benson B-PER 1
Koech I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:45.96 O 0

3. O 0
Vincent B-PER 0
Malakwen I-PER 0
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:46.18 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
mile O 0

1. O 0
William B-PER 1
Tanui I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
3:54.57 O 0

2. O 0
John B-PER 1
Mayock I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
3:54.60 O 0

3. O 0
Tony B-PER 1
Whiteman I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
3:54.87 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
400 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Roger B-PER 1
Black I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
45.05 O 0

2. O 0
Mark B-PER 1
Richardson I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
45.38 O 0

3. O 0
Derek B-PER 1
Mills I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
45.48 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
100 O 0
metres O 0

1. O 0
Osmond B-PER 0
Ezinwa I-PER 0
( O 0
Nigeria B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.06 O 0

2. O 0
Ian B-PER 0
Mackie I-PER 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.17 O 0

3. O 0
Linford B-PER 1
Christie I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.19 O 0

MOTOR O 0
RACING O 0
- O 0
BELGIAN B-MISC 0
GRAND I-MISC 0
PRIX I-MISC 0
RESULT O 0
. O 0

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS B-LOC 0
, O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Result O 0
of O 0

Sunday O 0
's O 0
Belgian B-MISC 0
Grand I-MISC 0
Prix I-MISC 0
motor O 0
race O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Michael B-PER 0
Schumacher I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ferrari B-ORG 0
1 O 0
hour O 0
28 O 0
minutes O 0

15.125 O 0
seconds O 0
( O 0
average O 0
speed O 0
208.442 O 0
kph O 0
) O 0

2. O 0
Jacques B-PER 1
Villeneuve I-PER 1
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
Williams B-ORG 0
5.602 O 0
seconds O 0

behind O 0

3. O 0
Mika B-PER 0
Hakkinen I-PER 0
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
McLaren B-ORG 0
15.710 O 0

4. O 0
Jean B-PER 1
Alesi I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
Benetton B-ORG 0
19.125 O 0

5. O 0
Damon B-PER 1
Hill I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Williams B-PER 0
29.179 O 0

6. O 0
Gerhard B-PER 0
Berger I-PER 0
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
Benetton B-ORG 0
29.896 O 0

7. O 0
Mika B-PER 1
Salo I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Tyrrell B-ORG 0
1:00.754 O 0

8. O 0
Ukyo B-PER 1
Katayama I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Tyrrell B-ORG 0
1:40.227 O 0

9. O 0
Ricardo B-PER 1
Rosset I-PER 1
( O 0
Brazil B-LOC 0
) O 0
Arrows B-ORG 0
one O 0
lap O 0

10. O 0
Pedro B-PER 1
Lamy I-PER 1
( O 0
Portugal B-LOC 0
) O 0
Minardi B-ORG 0
one O 0
lap O 0

Did O 0
not O 0
finish O 0
: O 0

11. O 0
David B-PER 1
Coulthard I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
McLaren B-ORG 0
37 O 0
laps O 0
completed O 0

12. O 0
Martin B-PER 0
Brundle I-PER 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Jordan B-ORG 0
34 O 0

13. O 0
Eddie B-PER 1
Irvine I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ferrari B-ORG 0
29 O 0

14. O 0
Rubens B-PER 0
Barrichello I-PER 0
( O 0
Brazil B-LOC 0
) O 0
Jordan B-ORG 0
29 O 0

15. O 0
Pedro B-PER 1
Diniz I-PER 1
( O 0
Brazil B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ligier B-ORG 0
22 O 0

16. O 0
Jos B-PER 1
Verstappen I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Arrows B-ORG 0
11 O 0

Did O 0
not O 0
start O 0
( O 0
failed O 0
to O 0
complete O 0
one O 0
lap O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Olivier B-PER 1
Panis I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ligier B-ORG 0

Johnny B-PER 1
Herbert I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Sauber B-ORG 0

Heinz-Harald B-PER 1
Frentzen I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
Sauber B-ORG 0

Fastest O 0
lap O 0
: O 0
Berger B-PER 0
1:53.067 O 0
( O 0
221.857 O 0
kph O 0
) O 0

MOTOR O 0
RACING O 0
- O 0
SCHUMACHER B-PER 1
WINS O 0
BELGIAN B-MISC 0
GRAND I-MISC 0
PRIX I-MISC 0
. O 0

SPA-FRANCOCHAMPS B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Michael B-PER 0
Schumacher I-PER 0
of O 0

Germany B-LOC 0
, O 0
driving O 0
a O 0
Ferrari B-ORG 0
, O 0
won O 0
the O 0
Belgian B-MISC 0
Grand I-MISC 0
Prix I-MISC 0
motor O 0

race O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
. O 0

Canada B-LOC 0
's O 0
Jacques B-PER 1
Villeneuve I-PER 1
finished O 0
second O 0
in O 0
his O 0
Williams B-ORG 0

and O 0
Mika B-PER 0
Hakkinen I-PER 0
of O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
was O 0
third O 0
in O 0
a O 0
McLaren B-ORG 0
. O 0

Frenchman B-MISC 0
Jean B-PER 1
Alesi I-PER 1
came O 0
fourth O 0
in O 0
his O 0
Benetton B-ORG 0
with O 0

Britain B-LOC 0
's O 0
Damon B-PER 1
Hill I-PER 1
fifth O 0
in O 0
a O 0
Williams B-ORG 0
and O 0
Gerhard B-PER 0
Berger I-PER 0
of O 0

Austria B-LOC 0
sixth O 0
in O 0
the O 0
other O 0
Benetton B-ORG 0
. O 0

World O 0
drivers O 0
' O 0
championship O 0
standings O 0
( O 0
after O 0
13 O 0
rounds O 0
) O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Damon B-PER 1
Hill I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
81 O 0
points O 0

2. O 0
Jacques B-PER 1
Villeneuve I-PER 1
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
68 O 0

3. O 0
Michael B-PER 0
Schumacher I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
39 O 0

4. O 0
Jean B-PER 1
Alesi I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
38 O 0

5. O 0
Mika B-PER 0
Hakkinen I-PER 0
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
23 O 0

6. O 0
David B-PER 1
Coulthard I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
18 O 0

7. O 0
Gerhard B-PER 0
Berger I-PER 0
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
17 O 0

8. O 0
Olivier B-PER 1
Panis I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
13 O 0

9. O 0
Rubens B-PER 0
Barrichello I-PER 0
( O 0
Brazil B-LOC 0
) O 0
12 O 0

10. O 0
Eddie B-PER 1
Irvine I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
9 O 0

11. O 0
Heinz-Harald B-PER 1
Frentzen I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
6 O 0

12. O 0
Mika B-PER 1
Salo I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
5 O 0

13. O 0
Johnny B-PER 1
Herbert I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
4 O 0

14. O 0
Martin B-PER 0
Brundle I-PER 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
3 O 0

15 O 0
equal O 0
. O 0

Jos B-PER 1
Verstappen I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0

15 O 0
equal O 0
. O 0

Pedro B-PER 1
Diniz I-PER 1
( O 0
Brazil B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0

Constructors O 0
' O 0
championship O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Williams B-ORG 0
149 O 0
points O 0

2. O 0
Benetton B-ORG 0
55 O 0

3. O 0
Ferrari B-ORG 0
48 O 0

4. O 0
McLaren B-ORG 0
41 O 0

5. O 0
Jordan B-ORG 0
15 O 0

6. O 0
Ligier B-ORG 0
14 O 0

7. O 0
Sauber B-ORG 0
10 O 0

8. O 0
Tyrrell B-ORG 0
5 O 0

9. O 0
Footwork O 0
1 O 0

RALLYING O 0
- O 0
LEADING O 0
POSITIONS O 0
IN O 0
1,000 B-MISC 0
LAKES I-MISC 0
RALLY I-MISC 0
. O 0

JYVASKYLA B-LOC 0
, O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Leading O 0
positions O 0

after O 0
six O 0
of O 0
Sunday O 0
's O 0
12 O 0
special O 0
stages O 0
in O 0
the O 0
1,000 B-MISC 0
Lakes I-MISC 0

Rally B-MISC 0
, O 0
sixth O 0
round O 0
of O 0
the O 0
world O 0
championship O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Juha B-PER 1
Kankkunen I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Toyota B-MISC 0
Celica I-MISC 0
2 O 0
hours O 0
30 O 0
minutes O 0

52 O 0
seconds O 0

3. O 0
Tommi B-PER 1
Makinen I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Mitsubishi B-MISC 0
Lancer I-MISC 0
8 O 0
seconds O 0

behind O 0

2. O 0
Marcus B-PER 1
Gronholm I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Toyota B-MISC 0
Celica I-MISC 0
1:46 O 0

4. O 0
Jarmo B-PER 1
Kytolehto I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ford B-MISC 0
Escort I-MISC 0
1:56 O 0

5. O 0
Kenneth B-PER 1
Eriksson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
Subaru B-MISC 0
Impreza I-MISC 0
2:05 O 0

6. O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Radstrom I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
Toyota B-MISC 0
Celica I-MISC 0
2:23 O 0

MOTORCYCLING O 0
- O 0
WORLD O 0
SUPERBIKE O 0
CHAMPIONSHIP O 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

SUGO B-LOC 0
, O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Leading O 0
results O 0
from O 0
round O 0

nine O 0
of O 0
the O 0
superbike O 0
world O 0
championship O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

First O 0
race O 0

1. O 0
Yuuchi B-PER 1
Takeda I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
38 O 0
minutes O 0
30.054 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Noriyuki B-PER 1
Haga I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0
38:30.140 O 0

3. O 0
Wataru B-PER 1
Yoshikawa I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0
38:32.353 O 0

4. O 0
Troy B-PER 0
Corser I-PER 0
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ducati B-ORG 0
38:34.436 O 0

5. O 0
John B-PER 1
Kocinski I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ducati B-ORG 0
38:36.306 O 0

6. O 0
Aaron B-PER 1
Slight I-PER 1
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
38:41.756 O 0

7. O 0
Norihiko B-PER 1
Fujiwara I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0
38:43.253 O 0

8. O 0
Carl B-PER 1
Fogarty I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
38:49.595 O 0

9. O 0
Akira B-PER 1
Ryo I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Kawasaki B-ORG 0
38:50.269 O 0

10. O 0
Shiya B-PER 0
Takeishi I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Kawasaki B-ORG 0
38:52.271 O 0

Fastest O 0
lap O 0
: O 0
Haga B-PER 1
147.159 O 0
kph O 0
. O 0

Second O 0
race O 0

1. O 0
Takuma B-PER 1
Aoki I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
38:18.759 O 0

2. O 0
Kocinski B-PER 0
38:19.313 O 0

3. O 0
Haga B-PER 1
38:32.040 O 0

4. O 0
Slight B-PER 1
38:32.149 O 0

5. O 0
Fogarty B-PER 1
38:32.719 O 0

6. O 0
Fujiwara B-PER 1
38:33.595 O 0

7. O 0
Ryo B-PER 0
38:34.682 O 0

8. O 0
Takeishi B-PER 1
38:34.999 O 0

9. O 0
Yoshikawa B-PER 1
38:35.297 O 0

10. O 0
Corser B-PER 0
38:42.015 O 0

Fastest O 0
lap O 0
: O 0
Aoki B-PER 1
147.786 O 0
kph O 0

World O 0
championship O 0
standings O 0
( O 0
after O 0
nine O 0
rounds O 0
) O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Slight B-PER 1
280 O 0
points O 0

2. O 0
Corser B-PER 0
269 O 0

3. O 0
Kocinski B-PER 0
254 O 0

4. O 0
Fogarty B-PER 1
236 O 0

5. O 0
Colin B-PER 1
Edwards I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0
176 O 0

6. O 0
Pier B-PER 1
Francesco I-PER 1
Chili I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ducati B-ORG 0
175 O 0

7. O 0
Simon B-PER 1
Crafar I-PER 1
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
Kawasaki B-ORG 0
132 O 0

8. O 0
Anthony B-PER 1
Gobert I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
Kawasaki B-ORG 0
117 O 0

9. O 0
Yoshikawa B-PER 1
107 O 0

10. O 0
Neil B-PER 1
Hodgson I-PER 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ducati B-ORG 0
82 O 0

Revised O 0
placings O 0
for O 0
second O 0
race O 0
after O 0
the O 0
disqualification O 0

of O 0
Japanese B-MISC 0
rider O 0
Noriyuki B-PER 1
Haga I-PER 1
for O 0
using O 0
an O 0
illegal O 0
carburettor O 0

part O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Takuma B-PER 1
Aoki I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
38:18.759 O 0

2. O 0
Kocinski B-PER 0
38:19.313 O 0

3. O 0
Slight B-PER 1
38:32.149 O 0

4. O 0
Fogarty B-PER 1
38:32.719 O 0

5. O 0
Fujiwara B-PER 1
38:33.595 O 0

6. O 0
Ryo B-PER 0
38:34.682 O 0

7. O 0
Takeishi B-PER 1
38:34.999 O 0

8. O 0
Yoshikawa B-PER 1
38:35.297 O 0

9. O 0
Corser B-PER 0
38:42.015 O 0

10. O 0
Keiichi B-PER 0
Kitigawa I-PER 0
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Suzuki B-ORG 0
38:42.333 O 0

Fastest O 0
lap O 0
: O 0
Aoki B-PER 1
147.786 O 0
kph O 0

Revised O 0
world O 0
championship O 0
standings O 0
( O 0
after O 0
nine O 0
rounds O 0
) O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Slight B-PER 1
283 O 0
points O 0

2. O 0
Corser B-PER 0
270 O 0

3. O 0
Kocinski B-PER 0
254 O 0

4. O 0
Fogarty B-PER 1
238 O 0

5. O 0
Colin B-PER 1
Edwards I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0
176 O 0

6. O 0
Pier B-PER 1
Francesco I-PER 1
Chili I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ducati B-ORG 0
175 O 0

7. O 0
Simon B-PER 1
Crafar I-PER 1
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
Kawasaki B-ORG 0
133 O 0

8. O 0
Anthony B-PER 1
Gobert I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
Kawasaki B-ORG 0
117 O 0

9. O 0
Yoshikawa B-PER 1
108 O 0

10. O 0
Neil B-PER 1
Hodgson I-PER 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ducati B-ORG 0
82 O 0

MOTORCYCLING O 0
- O 0
JAPANESE B-MISC 0
WIN O 0
BOTH O 0
ROUND O 0
NINE B-PER 1
SUPERBIKE O 0
RACES O 0
. O 0

SUGO B-LOC 0
, O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Teenager O 0
Yuuichi B-PER 1
Takeda I-PER 1
, O 0
racing O 0
in O 0
only O 0
his O 0
first O 0
season O 0
, O 0
outclassed O 0
the O 0
big O 0
names O 0
to O 0
win O 0
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race O 0
in O 0
round O 0
nine O 0
of O 0
the O 0
world O 0
superbike O 0
championship O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
. O 0

Takeda B-PER 1
, O 0
18 O 0
, O 0
showed O 0
poise O 0
far O 0
beyond O 0
his O 0
years O 0
to O 0
overtake O 0
Australian B-MISC 0
Ducati B-ORG 0
rider O 0
Troy B-PER 0
Corser I-PER 0
, O 0
last O 0
year O 0
's O 0
championship O 0
runner-up O 0
, O 0
with O 0
four O 0
of O 0
the O 0
25 O 0
laps O 0
left O 0
. O 0

Honda B-ORG 0
's O 0
Takeda B-PER 1
was O 0
pursued O 0
past O 0
Corser B-PER 0
by O 0
the O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0
duo O 0
of O 0
Noriyuki B-PER 1
Haga I-PER 1
and O 0
Wataru B-PER 1
Yoshikawa I-PER 1
with O 0
Haga B-PER 1
briefly O 0
taking O 0
the O 0
lead O 0
in O 0
the O 0
final O 0
chicane O 0
on O 0
the O 0
last O 0
lap O 0
. O 0

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Takeda B-PER 1
found O 0
one O 0
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spurt O 0
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power O 0
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just O 0
take O 0
the O 0
flag O 0
first O 0
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Haga B-PER 1
second O 0
and O 0
Yoshikawa B-PER 1
third O 0
. O 0

Haga B-PER 1
had O 0
the O 0
consolation O 0
of O 0
recording O 0
the O 0
fastest O 0
lap O 0
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147.159 O 0
kph O 0
. O 0

Corser B-PER 0
, O 0
who O 0
crashed O 0
during O 0
practice O 0
on O 0
Friday O 0
, O 0
limped O 0
in O 0
fourth O 0
, O 0
four O 0
seconds O 0
behind O 0
Takeda B-PER 1
with O 0
championship O 0
leader O 0
Aaron B-PER 1
Slight I-PER 1
of O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
11 O 0
seconds O 0
behind O 0
the O 0
winner O 0
. O 0

In O 0
the O 0
second O 0
race O 0
, O 0
Takeda B-PER 1
again O 0
challenged O 0
strongly O 0
until O 0
the O 0
fifth O 0
lap O 0
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end O 0
when O 0
he O 0
crashed O 0
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running O 0
second O 0
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eventual O 0
race O 0
winner O 0
Takuma B-PER 1
Aoki I-PER 1
. O 0

Aoki B-PER 1
, O 0
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elder O 0
brother O 0
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reigning O 0
125cc O 0
world O 0
champion O 0
Haruchika B-PER 1
, O 0
had O 0
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race-long O 0
duel O 0
with O 0
John B-PER 1
Kocinski I-PER 1
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the O 0
United B-LOC 0
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a O 0
Ducati B-ORG 0
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taking O 0
the O 0
chequered O 0
flag O 0
. O 0

Kocinski B-PER 0
led O 0
for O 0
the O 0
early O 0
laps O 0
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he O 0
was O 0
passed O 0
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Aoki B-PER 1
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147.786 O 0
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, O 0
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then O 0
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Takeda B-PER 1
. O 0

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Takeda B-PER 1
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race O 0
, O 0
Kocinski B-PER 0
regained O 0
second O 0
place O 0
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could O 0
not O 0
overtake O 0
Aoki B-PER 1
. O 0

Haga B-PER 1
again O 0
was O 0
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rider O 0
finishing O 0
third O 0
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place O 0
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strong O 0
showing O 0
by O 0
the O 0
Japanese B-MISC 0
riders O 0
did O 0
not O 0
alter O 0
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championship O 0
table O 0
with O 0
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still O 0
leading O 0
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280 O 0
points O 0
, O 0
followed O 0
by O 0
Corser B-PER 0
with O 0
269 O 0
and O 0
Kocinski B-PER 0
with O 0
254 O 0
. O 0

RUGBY B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
- O 0
EUROPEAN B-MISC 0
SUPER I-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
European B-MISC 0
Super I-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0

rugby O 0
league O 0
matches O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

Halifax B-ORG 0
64 O 0
Leeds B-ORG 0
24 O 0

London B-ORG 0
56 O 0
Castleford B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Standings O 0
: O 0

Wigan B-ORG 0
22 O 0
19 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
902 O 0
326 O 0
39 O 0

St B-ORG 0
Helens I-ORG 0
21 O 0
19 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
884 O 0
441 O 0
38 O 0

Bradford B-ORG 0
22 O 0
17 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
767 O 0
409 O 0
34 O 0

London B-ORG 0
22 O 0
12 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0
611 O 0
462 O 0
25 O 0

Warrington B-ORG 0
21 O 0
12 O 0
0 O 0
9 O 0
555 O 0
499 O 0
24 O 0

Halifax B-ORG 0
22 O 0
10 O 0
1 O 0
11 O 0
667 O 0
576 O 0
21 O 0

Sheffield B-ORG 0
22 O 0
10 O 0
0 O 0
12 O 0
599 O 0
730 O 0
20 O 0

Oldham B-ORG 0
22 O 0
9 O 0
1 O 0
12 O 0
473 O 0
681 O 0
19 O 0

Castleford B-ORG 0
22 O 0
9 O 0
0 O 0
13 O 0
548 O 0
599 O 0
18 O 0

Leeds B-ORG 0
22 O 0
6 O 0
0 O 0
16 O 0
555 O 0
745 O 0
12 O 0

Paris B-ORG 0
22 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
18 O 0
398 O 0
795 O 0
7 O 0

Workington B-ORG 0
22 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
19 O 0
325 O 0
1021 O 0
5 O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
POLLOCK B-PER 1
CONCLUDES O 0
WARWICKSHIRE B-ORG 0
CAREER O 0
WITH O 0
FLOURISH O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

South B-MISC 0
African I-MISC 0
fast O 0
bowler O 0
Shaun B-PER 1
Pollock I-PER 1
concluded O 0
his O 0
Warwickshire B-ORG 0
career O 0
with O 0
a O 0
flourish O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
by O 0
taking O 0
the O 0
final O 0
three O 0
wickets O 0
during O 0
the O 0
county O 0
's O 0
Sunday O 0
league O 0
victory O 0
over O 0
Worcestershire B-ORG 0
. O 0

Pollock B-PER 0
, O 0
who O 0
returns O 0
home O 0
on O 0
Tuesday O 0
for O 0
an O 0
ankle O 0
operation O 0
, O 0
took O 0
the O 0
last O 0
three O 0
wickets O 0
in O 0
nine O 0
balls O 0
as O 0
Worcestershire B-ORG 0
were O 0
dismissed O 0
for O 0
154 O 0
. O 0

After O 0
an O 0
hour O 0
's O 0
interruption O 0
for O 0
rain O 0
, O 0
Warwickshire B-ORG 0
then O 0
reached O 0
an O 0
adjusted O 0
target O 0
of O 0
109 O 0
with O 0
13 O 0
balls O 0
to O 0
spare O 0
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record O 0
their O 0
fifth O 0
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the O 0
last O 0
six O 0
games O 0
. O 0

Warwickshire B-ORG 0
are O 0
currently O 0
in O 0
fourth O 0
position O 0
behind O 0
Yorkshire B-ORG 0
, O 0
Nottinghamshire B-ORG 0
and O 0
Surrey B-ORG 0
. O 0

Yorkshire B-ORG 0
captain O 0
David B-PER 1
Byas I-PER 1
completed O 0
his O 0
third O 0
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league O 0
century O 0
as O 0
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side O 0
swept O 0
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career O 0
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111 O 0
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Lancashire B-ORG 0
. O 0

Lancashire B-ORG 0
's O 0
total O 0
of O 0
205 O 0
for O 0
eight O 0
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40 O 0
overs O 0
looked O 0
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Byas B-PER 1
put O 0
their O 0
attack O 0
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sword O 0
, O 0
collecting O 0
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runs O 0
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just O 0
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balls O 0
with O 0
three O 0
sixes O 0
and O 0
nine O 0
fours O 0
. O 0

Yorkshire B-ORG 0
eventually O 0
reached O 0
their O 0
target O 0
with O 0
only O 0
four O 0
wickets O 0
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and O 0
7.5 O 0
overs O 0
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spare O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
HINCHCLIFFE B-PER 1
CALLED O 0
INTO O 0
ENGLAND B-LOC 0
SQUAD O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

England B-LOC 0
manager O 0
Glenn B-PER 1
Hoddle I-PER 1
called O 0
up O 0
uncapped O 0
Everton B-ORG 0
defender O 0
Andy B-PER 1
Hinchcliffe I-PER 1
on O 0
Sunday O 0
to O 0
the O 0
national O 0
squad O 0
for O 0
the O 0
opening O 0
World B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
qualifier O 0
against O 0
Moldova B-LOC 0
next O 0
weekend O 0
. O 0

Left-back O 0
Hinchcliffe B-PER 0
, O 0
27 O 0
, O 0
replaces O 0
Tottenham B-ORG 0
's O 0
Darren B-PER 1
Anderton I-PER 1
who O 0
has O 0
a O 0
recurring O 0
groin O 0
problem O 0
. O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
ENGLAND B-LOC 0
326 O 0
AND O 0
74-0 O 0
; O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
521-8 O 0
DECLARED O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

England B-LOC 0
were O 0
74 O 0
for O 0
no O 0
wicket O 0
in O 0

their O 0
second O 0
innings O 0
at O 0
the O 0
close O 0
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fourth O 0
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of O 0
the O 0
third O 0

and O 0
final O 0
test O 0
at O 0
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Oval I-LOC 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
. O 0

Scores O 0
: O 0
England B-LOC 0
326 O 0
and O 0
74-0 O 0
; O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
521-8 O 0
declared O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
ENGLISH B-MISC 0
PREMIER O 0
LEAGUE O 0
SUMMARY O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Summary O 0
of O 0
an O 0
English B-MISC 0
premier O 0

league O 0
soccer O 0
match O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

Manchester B-ORG 0
United I-ORG 0
2 O 0
( O 0
Cruyff B-PER 1
39th O 0
minute O 0
, O 0
Solskjaer B-PER 1
70th O 0
) O 0

Blackburn B-ORG 0
2 O 0
( O 0
Warhurst B-PER 0
34th O 0
, O 0
Bohinen B-PER 1
51st O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Halftime O 0
1-1 O 0
. O 0

Attendance O 0
54,178 O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
ENGLISH B-MISC 0
LEAGUE O 0
RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
English B-MISC 0
league O 0
soccer O 0

matches O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

Premier O 0
league O 0

Manchester B-ORG 0
United I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Blackburn B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Standings O 0
( O 0
( O 0
tabulated O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
goals O 0

for O 0
, O 0
against O 0
, O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Sheffield B-ORG 0
Wednesday I-ORG 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
2 O 0
9 O 0

Chelsea B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0

Arsenal B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0

Aston B-ORG 0
Villa I-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0

Manchester B-ORG 0
United I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0

Sunderland B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0

Liverpool B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0

Everton B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0

Tottenham B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0

Nottingham B-ORG 0
Forest I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0

West B-ORG 0
Ham I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0

Leicester B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0

Newcastle B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0

Middlesbrough B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
2 O 0

Derby B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0
2 O 0

Leeds B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0

Southampton B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0

Blackburn B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0

Coventry B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0

Wimbledon B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
0 O 0

Division O 0
one O 0

Barnsley B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Huddersfield B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Standings O 0
: O 0

Bolton B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
2 O 0
7 O 0

Barnsley B-ORG 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0

Wolverhampton B-ORG 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0

Queens B-ORG 0
Park I-ORG 0
Rangers I-ORG 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0

Stoke B-ORG 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0

Birmingham B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0

Tranmere B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0

Oxford B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0

Ipswich B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0

Bradford B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0

Crystal B-ORG 0
Palace I-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0

Huddersfield B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0

Norwich B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0

Reading B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0

Manchester B-ORG 0
City I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0

Port B-ORG 0
Vale I-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0

Sheffield B-ORG 0
United I-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0

West B-ORG 0
Bromwich I-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0

Charlton B-ORG 1
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0

Swindon B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0

Southend B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0

Grimsby B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0
0 O 0

Oldham B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
0 O 0

Portsmouth B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
0 O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
ENGLAND B-LOC 0
V O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
FINAL O 0
TEST O 0
SCOREBOARD O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Scoreboard O 0
on O 0
the O 0
fourth O 0
day O 0
of O 0

the O 0
third O 0
and O 0
final O 0
test O 0
between O 0
England B-LOC 0
and O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
at O 0
The O 0

Oval B-LOC 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

England B-LOC 0
first O 0
innings O 0
326 O 0
( O 0
J. B-PER 1
Crawley I-PER 1
106 O 0
, O 0
G. B-PER 1
Thorpe I-PER 1
54 O 0
; O 0
Waqar B-PER 1

Younis B-PER 0
4-95 O 0
) O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0
first O 0
innings O 0
( O 0
overnight O 0
339-4 O 0
) O 0

Saeed B-PER 0
Anwar I-PER 1
c O 0
Croft B-PER 1
b O 0
Cork B-PER 0
176 O 0

Aamir B-PER 1
Sohail I-PER 1
c O 0
Cork B-PER 0
b O 0
Croft B-PER 1
46 O 0

Ijaz B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
c O 0
Stewart B-PER 1
b O 0
Mullally B-PER 1
61 O 0

Inzamam-ul-Haq B-PER 0
c O 0
Hussain B-PER 1
b O 0
Mullally B-PER 1
35 O 0

Salim B-PER 1
Malik I-PER 1
not O 0
out O 0
100 O 0

Asif B-PER 1
Mujtaba I-PER 1
run O 0
out O 0
13 O 0

Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
st O 0
Stewart B-PER 1
b O 0
Croft B-PER 1
40 O 0

Moin B-PER 1
Khan I-PER 1
b O 0
Salisbury B-PER 1
23 O 0

Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
c O 0
Crawley B-PER 1
b O 0
Mullally B-PER 1
2 O 0

Waqar B-PER 1
Younis I-PER 1
not O 0
out O 0
0 O 0

Extras O 0
( O 0
b-4 O 0
lb-5 O 0
nb-16 O 0
) O 0
25 O 0

Total O 0
( O 0
for O 0
eight O 0
wickets O 0
, O 0
declared O 0
) O 0
521 O 0

Fall O 0
of O 0
wickets O 0
: O 0
1-106 O 0
2-239 O 0
3-334 O 0
4-334 O 0
5-365 O 0
6-440 O 0
7-502 O 0

8-519 O 0

Did O 0
not O 0
bat O 0
: O 0
Mohammad B-PER 1
Akam I-PER 1

Bowling O 0
: O 0
Lewis B-PER 0
23-3-112-0 O 0
, O 0
Mullally B-PER 1
37.1-7-97-3 O 0
, O 0
Croft B-PER 1

47-10-116-2 O 0
, O 0
Cork B-PER 0
23-5-71-1 O 0
, O 0
Salisbury B-PER 1
29-3-116-1 O 0

England B-LOC 0
second O 0
innings O 0

M. B-PER 0
Atherton I-PER 1
not O 0
out O 0
26 O 0

A. B-PER 1
Stewart I-PER 1
not O 0
out O 0
40 O 0

Extras O 0
( O 0
nb-8 O 0
) O 0
8 O 0

Total O 0
( O 0
for O 0
no O 0
wicket O 0
) O 0
74 O 0

Bowling O 0
( O 0
to O 0
date O 0
) O 0
: O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
7-0-35-0 O 0
, O 0
Waqar B-PER 1
Younis I-PER 1

7-1-24-0 O 0
, O 0
Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
7-2-11-0 O 0
, O 0
Aamir B-PER 1
Sohail I-PER 1
2-1-4-0 O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
DECLARE O 0
FIRST O 0
INNINGS O 0
AT O 0
521-8 O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0
declared O 0
their O 0
first O 0

innings O 0
at O 0
521-8 O 0
on O 0
the O 0
fourth O 0
day O 0
of O 0
the O 0
third O 0
and O 0
final O 0
test O 0

against O 0
England B-LOC 0
at O 0
The B-LOC 0
Oval I-LOC 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
. O 0

Scores O 0
: O 0
England B-LOC 0
326 O 0
; O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
521-8 O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
SCOTTISH B-MISC 0
PREMIER O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULT O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

GLASGOW B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Result O 0
of O 0
a O 0
Scottish B-MISC 0
premier O 0

division O 0
soccer O 0
match O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

Aberdeen B-ORG 0
4 O 0
Hearts B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Standings O 0
( O 0
tabulated O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
goals O 0

for O 0
, O 0
against O 0
, O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Rangers B-ORG 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0
2 O 0
9 O 0

Celtic B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
9 O 0
4 O 0
7 O 0

Aberdeen B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
8 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0

Motherwell B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0

Hibernian B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0

Hearts B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0
3 O 0

Kilmarnock B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
7 O 0
3 O 0

Dundee B-ORG 0
United I-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0

Dunfermline B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0

Raith B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
8 O 0
0 O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
473-6 O 0
AT O 0
TEA O 0
ON O 0
FOURTH O 0
DAY O 0
THIRD O 0
TEST O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0
were O 0
473-6 O 0
at O 0
tea O 0
on O 0
the O 0
fourth O 0
day O 0
of O 0
the O 0
third O 0
and O 0
final O 0
test O 0
at O 0
The B-LOC 0
Oval I-LOC 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
in O 0
reply O 0
to O 0
England B-LOC 0
's O 0
326 O 0
. O 0

Scores O 0
: O 0
England B-LOC 0
326 O 0
; O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
473-6 O 0
. O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
RUN-OUT O 0
GIVES O 0
LEWIS B-PER 0
AND O 0
ENGLAND B-LOC 0
SLIM O 0
SATISFACTION O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Chris B-PER 1
Lewis I-PER 1
did O 0
his O 0
best O 0
to O 0
forget O 0
his O 0
controversial O 0
omission O 0
from O 0
the O 0
England B-LOC 0
one-day O 0
squad O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
but O 0
could O 0
not O 0
prevent O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
reasserting O 0
their O 0
dominance O 0
in O 0
the O 0
final O 0
test O 0
at O 0
The B-LOC 0
Oval I-LOC 0
. O 0

A O 0
super O 0
piece O 0
of O 0
fielding O 0
by O 0
Lewis B-PER 0
, O 0
dropped O 0
as O 0
a O 0
disciplinary O 0
measure O 0
after O 0
arriving O 0
only O 0
35 O 0
minutes O 0
before O 0
the O 0
start O 0
on O 0
the O 0
fourth O 0
morning O 0
, O 0
provided O 0
the O 0
only O 0
bright O 0
spot O 0
for O 0
England B-LOC 0
as O 0
the O 0
touring O 0
team O 0
batted O 0
on O 0
to O 0
reach O 0
413 O 0
for O 0
five O 0
at O 0
the O 0
interval O 0
, O 0
a O 0
lead O 0
of O 0
87 O 0
. O 0

The O 0
solitary O 0
wicket O 0
to O 0
fall O 0
was O 0
Asif B-PER 1
Mujtaba I-PER 1
, O 0
run O 0
out O 0
for O 0
13 O 0
attempting O 0
a O 0
second O 0
run O 0
to O 0
third O 0
man O 0
where O 0
Lewis B-PER 0
was O 0
lurking O 0
with O 0
a O 0
point O 0
to O 0
prove O 0
. O 0

There O 0
seemed O 0
scant O 0
danger O 0
until O 0
the O 0
Surrey B-ORG 0
player O 0
swooped O 0
on O 0
to O 0
the O 0
ball O 0
and O 0
returned O 0
off O 0
balance O 0
to O 0
county O 0
team O 0
mate O 0
Alec B-PER 1
Stewart I-PER 1
who O 0
whipped O 0
off O 0
the O 0
bails O 0
. O 0

Lewis B-PER 0
, O 0
though O 0
, O 0
could O 0
not O 0
make O 0
similar O 0
waves O 0
with O 0
the O 0
ball O 0
as O 0
Salim B-PER 1
Malik I-PER 1
and O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
batted O 0
through O 0
the O 0
rest O 0
of O 0
the O 0
session O 0
with O 0
few O 0
alarms O 0
. O 0

Wasim B-PER 1
rattled O 0
along O 0
to O 0
30 O 0
not O 0
out O 0
, O 0
outscoring O 0
his O 0
partner O 0
who O 0
was O 0
unbeaten O 0
on O 0
24 O 0
at O 0
the O 0
break O 0
, O 0
although O 0
the O 0
weather O 0
was O 0
again O 0
threatening O 0
to O 0
play O 0
the O 0
dominant O 0
role O 0
. O 0

Rain O 0
arrived O 0
just O 0
as O 0
the O 0
players O 0
left O 0
the O 0
field O 0
for O 0
lunch O 0
, O 0
forcing O 0
the O 0
ground-staff O 0
into O 0
action O 0
yet O 0
again O 0
. O 0

The O 0
weather O 0
delayed O 0
the O 0
resumption O 0
for O 0
over O 0
an O 0
hour O 0
, O 0
the O 0
umpires O 0
finally O 0
announcing O 0
play O 0
would O 0
start O 0
again O 0
at O 0
1445 O 0
local O 0
time O 0
( O 0
1345 O 0
GMT B-MISC 0
) O 0
. O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
ENGLAND B-LOC 0
NAME O 0
SQUAD O 0
FOR O 0
ONE-DAY O 0
INTERNATIONALS O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

The O 0
England B-LOC 0
cricket O 0
squad O 0
was O 0
announced O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
for O 0
the O 0
one-day O 0
international O 0
series O 0
against O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
starting O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
. O 0

Squad O 0
: O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Atherton I-PER 1
( O 0
captain O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Alec B-PER 1
Stewart I-PER 1
, O 0
Graham B-PER 0
Thorpe I-PER 0
, O 0
Nick B-PER 1
Knight I-PER 1
, O 0
Graham B-PER 0
Lloyd I-PER 0
, O 0
Matthew B-PER 1
Maynard I-PER 1
, O 0
Ronnie B-PER 1
Irani I-PER 1
, O 0
Adam B-PER 1
Hollioake I-PER 1
, O 0
Robert B-PER 1
Croft I-PER 1
, O 0
Darren B-PER 1
Gough I-PER 0
, O 0
Peter B-PER 0
Martin I-PER 0
, O 0
Dean B-PER 1
Headley I-PER 1
, O 0
Alan B-PER 0
Mullally I-PER 1
. O 0

TENNIS O 0
- O 0
RESULTS O 0
AT O 0
CANADIAN B-MISC 0
OPEN I-MISC 0
. O 0

TORONTO B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
from O 0
the O 0
Canadian B-MISC 0
Open I-MISC 0

tennis O 0
tournament O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
( O 0
prefix O 0
number O 0
denotes O 0
seeding O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Final O 0

3 O 0
- O 0
Wayne B-PER 0
Ferreira I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Todd B-PER 1
Woodbridge I-PER 1

( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-4 O 0

TENNIS O 0
- O 0
RESULTS O 0
AT O 0
CANADIAN B-MISC 0
OPEN I-MISC 0
. O 0

TORONTO B-LOC 0
1996-08-24 O 0

Results O 0
from O 0
the O 0
Canadian B-MISC 0
Open I-MISC 0

tennis O 0
tournament O 0
on O 0
Saturday O 0
( O 0
prefix O 0
numbers O 0
denotes O 0

seedings O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Semifinals O 0

3 O 0
- O 0
Wayne B-PER 0
Ferreira I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
7 O 0
- O 0
Todd B-PER 1
Martin I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

4-6 O 0
6-3 O 0
7-5 O 0

Todd B-PER 1
Woodbridge I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
4 O 0
- O 0
Marcelo B-PER 1
Rios I-PER 1
( O 0
Chile B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-0 O 0

6-3 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
TOGO B-LOC 0
BEAT O 0
CONGO B-LOC 0
1-0 O 0
IN O 0
AFRICA B-MISC 0
NATIONS I-MISC 0
CUP I-MISC 0
QUALIFIER O 0
. O 0

LOME B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Togo B-LOC 0
beat O 0
Congo B-LOC 0
1-0 O 0
( O 0
halftime O 0
0-0 O 0
) O 0

in O 0
their O 0
African B-MISC 0
Nations I-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
preliminary O 0
round O 0
, O 0
second O 0
leg O 0

qualifying O 0
match O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
. O 0

Scorer O 0
: O 0
Salou B-PER 1
Bachirou I-PER 1
( O 0
53rd O 0
minute O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
18,000 O 0

Togo B-LOC 0
win O 0
1-0 O 0
on O 0
aggregate O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
ETHIOPIA B-LOC 0
BEAT O 0
UGANDA B-LOC 0
ON O 0
PENALTIES O 0
IN O 0
AFRICAN B-MISC 0
NATIONS I-MISC 0
CUP I-MISC 0
. O 0

ADDIS B-LOC 0
ABABA I-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Ethiopia B-LOC 0
and O 0
Uganda B-LOC 0
drew O 0
1-1 O 0

( O 0
halftime O 0
1-0 O 0
) O 0
in O 0
their O 0
African B-MISC 0
Nations I-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
preliminary O 0
round O 0
, O 0

second O 0
leg O 0
match O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
. O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
25,000 O 0

Aggregate O 0
2-2 O 0
. O 0

Ethiopia B-LOC 0
won O 0
4-2 O 0
penalties O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
YUGOSLAV B-MISC 0
LEAGUE O 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

BELGRADE B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
Yugoslav B-MISC 0
league O 0

soccer O 0
matches O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

Division O 0
A O 0

Vojvodina B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Partizan B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Crvena B-ORG 0
zvezda I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Proleter B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Division O 0
B O 0

Zelesnik B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Rudar B-ORG 0
1 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
LEADING O 0
GOALSCORERS O 0
IN O 0
POLISH B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
. O 0

WARSAW B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Leading O 0
goalscorers O 0
in O 0
the O 0
Polish B-MISC 0

first O 0
division O 0
after O 0
the O 0
weekend O 0
's O 0
matches O 0
: O 0

7 O 0
- O 0
Bogdan B-PER 0
Prusek I-PER 0
( O 0
Sokol B-ORG 0
Tychy I-ORG 0
) O 0

5 O 0
- O 0
Slawomir B-PER 0
Wojciechowski I-PER 0
( O 0
GKS B-ORG 0
Katowice I-ORG 0
) O 0

4 O 0
- O 0
Jacek B-PER 1
Dembinski I-PER 1
( O 0
Widzew B-ORG 0
Lodz I-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Marcin B-PER 1
Mieciel I-PER 1

( O 0
Legia B-ORG 0
Warsaw I-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Ryszard B-PER 1
Wieczorek I-PER 1
( O 0
Odra B-ORG 0
Wodzislaw I-ORG 0
) O 0

3 O 0
- O 0
Jacek B-PER 1
Berensztain I-PER 1
( O 0
GKS B-ORG 0
Belchatow I-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Marek B-PER 1
Citko I-PER 1
( O 0
Widzew B-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0

Adam B-PER 1
Fedoruk I-PER 1
, O 0
Dariusz B-PER 1
Jackiewicz I-PER 1
( O 0
both O 0
Amica B-ORG 0
Wronki I-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0

Bartlomiej B-PER 1
Jamroz I-PER 1
( O 0
Hutnik B-ORG 0
Krakow I-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Tomasz B-PER 1
Moskal I-PER 1

( O 0
Slask B-ORG 0
Wroclaw I-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Krzysztof B-PER 1
Piskula I-PER 1
( O 0
Lech B-ORG 0
Poznan I-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Mariusz B-PER 0

Srutwa B-PER 1
( O 0
Ruch B-ORG 0
Chorzow I-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0
Emmanuel B-PER 1
Tetteh I-PER 1
( O 0
Polonia B-ORG 0
Warszawa I-ORG 0
) O 0
, O 0

Krzysztof B-PER 1
Zagorski I-PER 1
( O 0
Odra B-ORG 0
) O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
ROMANIAN B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

BUCHAREST B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
first O 0
division O 0

soccer O 0
matches O 0
played O 0
over O 0
the O 0
weekend O 0
: O 0

A.S. B-ORG 0
Bacau I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Ceahlaul B-ORG 0
Piatra I-ORG 0
Neamt I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Otelul B-ORG 0
Galati I-ORG 0
1 O 0
F.C. B-ORG 0
Arges I-ORG 0
Dacia I-ORG 0
Pitesti I-ORG 0
0 O 0

F.C. B-ORG 0
Farul I-ORG 0
Constanta I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Chindia B-ORG 0
Tirgoviste I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Sportul B-ORG 0
Studentesc I-ORG 0
4 O 0
Universitatea B-ORG 0
Craiova I-ORG 0
2 O 0

F.C. B-ORG 0
Petrolul I-ORG 0
Ploiesti I-ORG 0
4 O 0
Politehnica B-ORG 0
Timisoara I-ORG 0
5 O 0

F.C. B-ORG 0
Brasov I-ORG 0
1 O 0
F.C. B-ORG 0
National I-ORG 0
Bucharest I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Jiul B-ORG 0
Petrosani I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Dinamo B-ORG 0
Bucharest I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Gloria B-ORG 0
Bistrita I-ORG 0
0 O 0
Universitatea B-ORG 0
Cluj I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Rapid B-ORG 0
Bucharest I-ORG 0
0 O 0
Steaua B-ORG 0
Bucharest I-ORG 0
2 O 0

Standings O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
goals O 0

for O 0
, O 0
against O 0
, O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Dinamo B-ORG 0
Bucharest I-ORG 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
2 O 0
9 O 0

Jiul B-ORG 0
Petrosani I-ORG 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
4 O 0
9 O 0

F.C. B-ORG 0
Farul I-ORG 0
Constanta I-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
2 O 0
8 O 0

Universitatea B-ORG 0
Cluj I-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
4 O 0
8 O 0

A.S. B-ORG 0
Bacau I-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
7 O 0

Politehnica B-ORG 0
Timisoara I-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
11 O 0
9 O 0
7 O 0

F.C. B-ORG 0
National I-ORG 0
Bucharest I-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
6 O 0
7 O 0

Otelul B-ORG 0
Galati I-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0

F.C. B-ORG 0
Chindia I-ORG 0
Tirgoviste I-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0

Steaua B-ORG 0
Bucharest I-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
7 O 0
6 O 0

F.C. B-ORG 0
Arges I-ORG 0
Dacia I-ORG 0
Pitesti I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0

Universitatea B-ORG 0
Craiova I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
8 O 0
6 O 0
4 O 0

Sportul B-ORG 0
Studentesc I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
7 O 0
9 O 0
4 O 0

Ceahlaul B-ORG 0
Piatra I-ORG 0
Neamt I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0

F.C. B-ORG 0
Brasov I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0
10 O 0
4 O 0

Gloria B-ORG 0
Bistrita I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
9 O 0
3 O 0

F.C. B-ORG 0
Petrolul I-ORG 0
Ploiesti I-ORG 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
7 O 0
2 O 0

Rapid B-ORG 0
Bucharest I-ORG 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
9 O 0
1 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
POLISH B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

WARSAW B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
Polish B-MISC 0
first O 0
division O 0

soccer O 0
matches O 0
played O 0
over O 0
the O 0
weekend O 0
: O 0

Amica B-ORG 0
Wronki I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Hutnik B-ORG 0
Krakow I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Sokol B-ORG 0
Tychy I-ORG 0
5 O 0
Lech B-ORG 0
Poznan I-ORG 0
3 O 0

Rakow B-ORG 0
Czestochowa I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Stomil B-ORG 0
Olsztyn I-ORG 0
4 O 0

Wisla B-ORG 0
Krakow I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Gornik B-ORG 0
Zabrze I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Slask B-ORG 0
Wroclaw I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Odra B-ORG 0
Wodzislaw I-ORG 0
1 O 0

GKS B-ORG 0
Katowice I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Polonia B-ORG 0
Warsaw I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Zaglebie B-ORG 0
Lubin I-ORG 0
2 O 0
LKS B-ORG 0
Lodz I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Legia B-ORG 0
Warsaw I-ORG 0
3 O 0
GKS B-ORG 0
Belchatow I-ORG 0
2 O 0

Widzew B-ORG 0
Lodz I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Ruch B-ORG 0
Chorzow I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Standings O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
goals O 0

for O 0
, O 0
against O 0
, O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Amica B-ORG 0
Wronki I-ORG 0
7 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
13 O 0
8 O 0
16 O 0

Legia B-ORG 0
Warsaw I-ORG 0
7 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
13 O 0
7 O 0
16 O 0

Lech B-ORG 0
Poznan I-ORG 0
7 O 0
5 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
12 O 0
9 O 0
15 O 0

Widzew B-ORG 0
Lodz I-ORG 0
7 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
13 O 0
3 O 0
14 O 0

GKS B-ORG 0
Katowice I-ORG 0
7 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
12 O 0
9 O 0
14 O 0

Sokol B-ORG 0
Tychy I-ORG 0
7 O 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
14 O 0
15 O 0
12 O 0

Odra B-ORG 0
Wodzislaw I-ORG 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
13 O 0
10 O 0
10 O 0

Slask B-ORG 0
Wroclaw I-ORG 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
8 O 0
7 O 0
10 O 0

Polonia B-ORG 0
Warsaw I-ORG 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
7 O 0
9 O 0
10 O 0

GKS B-ORG 0
Belchatow I-ORG 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
9 O 0
9 O 0
9 O 0

Stomil B-ORG 0
Olsztyn I-ORG 0
7 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
9 O 0
9 O 0
9 O 0

Wisla B-ORG 0
Krakow I-ORG 0
7 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
9 O 0

Hutnik B-ORG 0
Krakow I-ORG 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
8 O 0
10 O 0
9 O 0

Rakow B-ORG 0
Czestochowa I-ORG 0
7 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0
10 O 0
7 O 0

Zaglebie B-ORG 0
Lubin I-ORG 0
7 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
10 O 0
12 O 0
6 O 0

Ruch B-ORG 0
Chorzow I-ORG 0
7 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
7 O 0
13 O 0
5 O 0

Gornik B-ORG 0
Zabrze I-ORG 0
7 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
6 O 0
10 O 0
4 O 0

LKS B-ORG 0
Lodz I-ORG 0
7 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0
13 O 0
2 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
RUSSIAN B-MISC 0
PREMIER O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

MOSCOW B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
Russian B-MISC 0
premier O 0
league O 0

matches O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Saturday O 0
: O 0

Alaniya B-ORG 0
Vladikavkaz I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Zhemchuzhina B-ORG 0
Sochi I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Baltika B-ORG 0
Kaliningrad I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Zenit B-ORG 0
St I-ORG 0
Petersburg I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Chernomorets B-ORG 0
Novorossiisk I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Rostselmash B-ORG 0
Rostov I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Lokomotiv B-ORG 0
Moscow I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Torpedo B-ORG 0
Moscow I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Rotor B-ORG 0
Volgograd I-ORG 0
0 O 0
Dynamo B-ORG 0
Moscow I-ORG 0
1 O 0

CSKA B-ORG 0
Moscow I-ORG 0
4 O 0
Kamaz B-ORG 0
Naberezhnye I-ORG 0
Chelny I-ORG 0
2 O 0

Lada B-ORG 0
Togliatti I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Spartak B-ORG 0
Moscow I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Tekstilshik B-ORG 0
Kamyshin I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Krylya B-ORG 0
Sovetov I-ORG 0
Samara I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Lokomotiv B-ORG 0
Nizhny I-ORG 0
Novgorod I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Uralmash B-ORG 0
Yekaterinburg I-ORG 0
2 O 0

Standings O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0
games O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0

goals O 0
for O 0
, O 0
goals O 0
against O 0
, O 0
points O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Note O 0
- O 0
if O 0
more O 0
than O 0
one O 0
team O 0
has O 0
the O 0
same O 0
number O 0
of O 0
points O 0
, O 0

precedence O 0
is O 0
given O 0
to O 0
the O 0
one O 0
with O 0
most O 0
wins O 0
. O 0

If O 0
more O 0
than O 0
one O 0

team O 0
has O 0
the O 0
same O 0
number O 0
of O 0
wins O 0
and O 0
points O 0
, O 0
precedence O 0
goes O 0
to O 0

the O 0
side O 0
with O 0
the O 0
most O 0
successful O 0
record O 0
against O 0
the O 0
others O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Alaniya B-ORG 0
Vladikavkaz I-ORG 0
24 O 0
16 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0
48 O 0
25 O 0
53 O 0

Dynamo B-ORG 0
Moscow I-ORG 0
25 O 0
15 O 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
43 O 0
21 O 0
52 O 0

Rotor B-ORG 0
Volgograd I-ORG 0
23 O 0
15 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0
42 O 0
17 O 0
50 O 0

Spartak B-ORG 0
Moscow I-ORG 0
25 O 0
14 O 0
7 O 0
4 O 0
48 O 0
24 O 0
49 O 0

CSKA B-ORG 0
Moscow I-ORG 0
25 O 0
13 O 0
6 O 0
6 O 0
40 O 0
27 O 0
45 O 0

Lokomotiv B-ORG 0
Nizhny I-ORG 0
Novgorod I-ORG 0
25 O 0
11 O 0
4 O 0
10 O 0
27 O 0
35 O 0
37 O 0

Lokomotiv B-ORG 0
Moscow I-ORG 0
25 O 0
9 O 0
9 O 0
7 O 0
30 O 0
24 O 0
36 O 0

Baltika B-ORG 0
Kaliningrad I-ORG 0
25 O 0
8 O 0
10 O 0
7 O 0
29 O 0
26 O 0
34 O 0

Torpedo B-ORG 0
Moscow I-ORG 0
25 O 0
8 O 0
9 O 0
8 O 0
31 O 0
33 O 0
33 O 0

Zenit B-ORG 0
St I-ORG 0
Petersburg I-ORG 0
24 O 0
9 O 0
4 O 0
11 O 0
24 O 0
26 O 0
31 O 0

Krylya B-ORG 0
Sovetov I-ORG 0
Samara I-ORG 0
25 O 0
8 O 0
7 O 0
10 O 0
19 O 0
29 O 0
31 O 0

Zhemchuzhina B-ORG 0
Sochi I-ORG 0
25 O 0
8 O 0
4 O 0
13 O 0
26 O 0
38 O 0
28 O 0

Rostselmash B-ORG 0
Rostov I-ORG 0
24 O 0
7 O 0
7 O 0
10 O 0
42 O 0
38 O 0
28 O 0

Chernomorets B-ORG 0
Novorossiisk I-ORG 0
25 O 0
7 O 0
5 O 0
13 O 0
25 O 0
38 O 0
26 O 0

Kamaz B-ORG 0
Naberezhnye I-ORG 0
Chelny I-ORG 0
24 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0
15 O 0
25 O 0
42 O 0
19 O 0

Lada B-ORG 0
Togliatti I-ORG 0
24 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0
14 O 0
15 O 0
37 O 0
18 O 0

Tekstilshchik B-ORG 0
Kamyshin I-ORG 0
25 O 0
3 O 0
9 O 0
13 O 0
15 O 0
30 O 0
18 O 0

Uralmash B-ORG 0
Yekaterinburg I-ORG 0
24 O 0
3 O 0
8 O 0
13 O 0
24 O 0
43 O 0
16 O 0

AUSTRALIAN B-MISC 0
RULES-AFL I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
AND O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

MELBOURNE B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
Australian B-MISC 0
Rules I-MISC 0

matches O 0
played O 0
at O 0
the O 0
weekend O 0
. O 0

Played O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

Adelaide B-ORG 0
14.12 O 0
( O 0
96 O 0
) O 0
Collingwood B-ORG 0
24 O 0
. O 0

9 O 0
( O 0
153 O 0
) O 0

West B-ORG 0
Coast I-ORG 0
24 O 0
. O 0

7 O 0
( O 0
151 O 0
) O 0
Melbourne B-ORG 0
11.12 O 0
( O 0
78 O 0
) O 0

Richmond B-ORG 0
28.19 O 0
( O 0
187 O 0
) O 0
Fitzroy B-ORG 0
5 O 0
. O 0

6 O 0
( O 0
36 O 0
) O 0

Played O 0
Saturday O 0
: O 0

Carlton B-ORG 0
13.18 O 0
( O 0
96 O 0
) O 0
Footscray B-ORG 0
9.12 O 0
( O 0
66 O 0
) O 0

Essendon B-ORG 0
14.16 O 0
( O 0
100 O 0
) O 0
Sydney B-ORG 0
12.10 O 0
( O 0
82 O 0
) O 0

St B-ORG 0
Kilda I-ORG 0
9 O 0
. O 0

9 O 0
( O 0
63 O 0
) O 0
Hawthorn B-ORG 0
12 O 0
. O 0

8 O 0
( O 0
80 O 0
) O 0

Brisbane B-ORG 0
10.11 O 0
( O 0
71 O 0
) O 0
Fremantle B-ORG 0
10.10 O 0
( O 0
70 O 0
) O 0

Played O 0
Friday O 0
: O 0

North B-ORG 0
Melbourne I-ORG 0
14.12 O 0
( O 0
96 O 0
) O 0
Geelong B-ORG 0
16.13 O 0
( O 0
109 O 0
) O 0

Standings O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
points O 0

for O 0
, O 0
against O 0
, O 0
percentage O 0
, O 0
total O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Brisbane B-ORG 0
21 O 0
15 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
2123 O 0
1631 O 0
130.2 O 0
62 O 0

Sydney B-ORG 0
21 O 0
15 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
2067 O 0
1687 O 0
122.5 O 0
62 O 0

West B-ORG 0
Coast I-ORG 0
21 O 0
15 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
2151 O 0
1673 O 0
128.6 O 0
60 O 0

North B-ORG 0
Melbourne I-ORG 0
21 O 0
15 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
2385 O 0
1873 O 0
127.3 O 0
60 O 0

Carlton B-ORG 0
21 O 0
14 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0
2009 O 0
1844 O 0
108.9 O 0
56 O 0

Geelong B-ORG 0
21 O 0
13 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
2288 O 0
1940 O 0
117.9 O 0
54 O 0

Essendon B-ORG 0
21 O 0
13 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
2130 O 0
1947 O 0
109.4 O 0
54 O 0

Richmond B-ORG 0
21 O 0
11 O 0
0 O 0
10 O 0
2173 O 0
1803 O 0
120.5 O 0
44 O 0

Hawthorn B-ORG 0
21 O 0
10 O 0
1 O 0
10 O 0
1791 O 0
1820 O 0
98.4 O 0
42 O 0

St B-ORG 0
Kilda I-ORG 0
21 O 0
9 O 0
0 O 0
12 O 0
1909 O 0
1958 O 0
97.5 O 0
36 O 0

Collingwood B-ORG 0
21 O 0
8 O 0
0 O 0
13 O 0
2103 O 0
2091 O 0
100.6 O 0
32 O 0

Adelaide B-ORG 0
21 O 0
8 O 0
0 O 0
13 O 0
2158 O 0
2183 O 0
98.9 O 0
32 O 0

Melbourne B-ORG 0
21 O 0
7 O 0
0 O 0
14 O 0
1642 O 0
2361 O 0
69.5 O 0
28 O 0

Fremantle B-ORG 0
21 O 0
6 O 0
0 O 0
15 O 0
1673 O 0
1912 O 0
87.5 O 0
24 O 0

Footscray B-ORG 0
21 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0
15 O 0
1578 O 0
2060 O 0
76.6 O 0
22 O 0

Fitzroy B-ORG 0
21 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
20 O 0
1381 O 0
2778 O 0
49.7 O 0
4 O 0

RUGBY B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
- O 0
AUSTRALIAN B-MISC 0
RUGBY O 0
LEAGUE O 0
RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

SYDNEY B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
Australian B-MISC 0
rugby O 0
league O 0
matches O 0
played O 0
at O 0
the O 0
weekend O 0
. O 0

Played O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

Sydney B-ORG 0
Bulldogs I-ORG 0
17 O 0
South B-ORG 0
Queensland I-ORG 0
16 O 0
Brisbane B-ORG 0
38 O 0
Gold B-ORG 0
Coast I-ORG 0
10 O 0

North B-ORG 0
Sydney I-ORG 0
46 O 0
South B-ORG 0
Sydney I-ORG 0
4 O 0

Illawarra B-ORG 0
42 O 0
Penrith B-ORG 0
2 O 0

St B-ORG 0
George I-ORG 0
20 O 0
North B-ORG 0
Queensland I-ORG 0
24 O 0

Manly B-ORG 0
42 O 0
Western B-ORG 0
Suburbs I-ORG 0
12 O 0

Played O 0
Saturday O 0
: O 0

Parramatta B-ORG 0
14 O 0
Sydney B-ORG 0
Tigers I-ORG 0
26 O 0

Newcastle B-ORG 0
24 O 0
Western B-ORG 0
Reds I-ORG 0
20 O 0

Played O 0
Friday O 0
: O 0

Canberra B-ORG 0
30 O 0
Auckland B-ORG 0
6 O 0

Premiership O 0
standings O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0

lost O 0
, O 0
points O 0
for O 0
, O 0
against O 0
, O 0
total O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Manly B-ORG 0
21 O 0
17 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
501 O 0
181 O 0
34 O 0

Brisbane B-ORG 0
21 O 0
16 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
569 O 0
257 O 0
32 O 0

North B-ORG 0
Sydney I-ORG 0
21 O 0
14 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
560 O 0
317 O 0
30 O 0

Sydney B-ORG 0
City I-ORG 0
20 O 0
14 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
487 O 0
293 O 0
29 O 0

Cronulla B-ORG 0
20 O 0
12 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0
359 O 0
258 O 0
26 O 0

Canberra B-ORG 0
21 O 0
12 O 0
1 O 0
8 O 0
502 O 0
374 O 0
25 O 0

St B-ORG 0
George I-ORG 0
21 O 0
12 O 0
1 O 0
8 O 0
421 O 0
344 O 0
25 O 0

Newcastle B-ORG 0
21 O 0
11 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0
416 O 0
366 O 0
23 O 0

Western B-ORG 0
Suburbs I-ORG 0
21 O 0
11 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0
382 O 0
426 O 0
23 O 0

Auckland B-ORG 0
21 O 0
11 O 0
0 O 0
10 O 0
406 O 0
389 O 0
22 O 0

Sydney B-ORG 0
Tigers I-ORG 0
21 O 0
11 O 0
0 O 0
10 O 0
309 O 0
435 O 0
22 O 0

Parramatta B-ORG 0
21 O 0
10 O 0
1 O 0
10 O 0
388 O 0
391 O 0
21 O 0

Sydney B-ORG 0
Bulldogs I-ORG 0
21 O 0
10 O 0
0 O 0
11 O 0
325 O 0
356 O 0
20 O 0

Illawarra B-ORG 0
21 O 0
8 O 0
0 O 0
13 O 0
395 O 0
432 O 0
16 O 0

Western B-ORG 0
Reds I-ORG 0
21 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0
14 O 0
297 O 0
398 O 0
13 O 0

Penrith B-ORG 0
21 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0
14 O 0
339 O 0
448 O 0
13 O 0

North B-ORG 0
Queensland I-ORG 0
21 O 0
6 O 0
0 O 0
15 O 0
266 O 0
593 O 0
12 O 0

Gold B-ORG 0
Coast I-ORG 0
21 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0
15 O 0
351 O 0
483 O 0
11 O 0

South B-ORG 0
Sydney I-ORG 0
21 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0
15 O 0
304 O 0
586 O 0
11 O 0

South B-ORG 0
Queensland I-ORG 0
21 O 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
17 O 0
210 O 0
460 O 0
8 O 0

BADMINTON O 0
- O 0
MALAYSIAN B-MISC 0
OPEN I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

KUALA B-LOC 0
LUMPUR I-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
finals O 0
in O 0
the O 0

Malaysian B-MISC 0
Open I-MISC 0
badminton O 0
tournament O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
( O 0
prefix O 0
numbers O 0

denote O 0
seedings O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

2 O 0
- O 0
Ong B-PER 0
Ewe I-PER 0
Hock I-PER 0
( O 0
Malaysia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Indra B-PER 1
Wijaya I-PER 1
( O 0
Indonesia B-LOC 0
) O 0
1-15 O 0

15-1 O 0
15-7 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

2 O 0
- O 0
Zhang B-PER 0
Ning I-PER 0
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
1 O 0
- O 0
Wang B-PER 1
Chen I-PER 0
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
11-7 O 0
11-8 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
doubles O 0

3/4 O 0
- O 0
Marlene B-PER 0
Thomsen I-PER 0
/ O 0
Lisbet B-PER 1
Stuer-Lauridsen I-PER 1
( O 0
Denmark B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0

3/4 O 0
- O 0
Qiang B-PER 1
Hong I-PER 1
/ O 0
Liu B-PER 1
Lu I-PER 1
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
10-15 O 0
17-14 O 0
17-16 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
doubles O 0

1 O 0
- O 0
Yap B-PER 1
Kim I-PER 1
Hock I-PER 1
/ O 0
Cheah B-PER 0
Soon I-PER 0
Kit I-PER 0
( O 0
Malaysia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Lee B-PER 0
Wan I-PER 0
Wah I-PER 0
/ O 0
Chong B-PER 0

Tan B-PER 1
Fook I-PER 1
( O 0
Malaysia B-LOC 0
) O 0
15-5 O 0
15-3 O 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
RESULTS O 0
OF O 0
S. B-MISC 0
KOREAN I-MISC 0
PRO-BASEBALL O 0
GAMES O 0
. O 0

SEOUL B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
South B-MISC 0
Korean I-MISC 0

pro-baseball O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Saturday O 0
. O 0

Haitai B-ORG 0
10 O 0
Hanwha B-ORG 0
4 O 0

Hyundai B-ORG 0
5 O 0
Samsung B-ORG 0
4 O 0

Ssangbangwool B-ORG 0
4 O 0
LG B-ORG 0
1 O 0

OB B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Lotte B-PER 0
1 O 0

Lotte B-PER 0
1 O 0
OB B-ORG 0
0* O 0

*Note O 0
- O 0
OB B-ORG 0
and O 0
Lotte B-PER 0
played O 0
two O 0
games O 0
. O 0

Standings O 0
after O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Saturday O 0
( O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0

winning O 0
percentage O 0
, O 0
games O 0
behind O 0
first O 0
place O 0
) O 0

W O 0
D O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

Haitai B-ORG 0
63 O 0
2 O 0
40 O 0
.610 O 0
- O 0

Ssangbangwool B-ORG 0
57 O 0
2 O 0
47 O 0
.547 O 0
6 O 0
1/2 O 0

Hyundai B-ORG 0
55 O 0
5 O 0
47 O 0
.537 O 0
7 O 0
1/2 O 0

Hanwha B-ORG 0
55 O 0
1 O 0
48 O 0
.534 O 0
8 O 0

Samsung B-ORG 0
47 O 0
5 O 0
54 O 0
.467 O 0
15 O 0

Lotte B-ORG 0
44 O 0
6 O 0
52 O 0
.461 O 0
15 O 0
1/2 O 0

LG B-ORG 0
44 O 0
5 O 0
57 O 0
.439 O 0
18 O 0

OB B-ORG 0
40 O 0
6 O 0
60 O 0
.406 O 0
21 O 0
1/2 O 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
MAJOR B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
SUNDAY O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
Major B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0

Baseball O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
( O 0
home O 0
team O 0
in O 0
CAPS O 0
) O 0
: O 0

American B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0

BOSTON B-ORG 0
8 O 0
Seattle B-ORG 0
5 O 0

CLEVELAND B-ORG 0
8 O 0
Milwaukee B-ORG 0
5 O 0

California B-ORG 0
13 O 0
BALTIMORE B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Oakland B-ORG 0
6 O 0
NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
4 O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
10 O 0
Toronto B-ORG 0
9 O 0
( O 0
10 O 0
) O 0

Texas B-ORG 0
13 O 0
MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Detroit B-ORG 0
7 O 0
KANSAS B-ORG 0
CITY I-ORG 0
4 O 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
MAJOR B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
STANDINGS O 0
AFTER O 0
SATURDAY O 0
'S O 0
GAMES O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Major B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0
Baseball I-MISC 0

standings O 0
after O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
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( O 0
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under O 0
won O 0
, O 0

lost O 0
, O 0
winning O 0
percentage O 0
and O 0
games O 0
behind O 0
) O 0
: O 0

AMERICAN B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
74 O 0
54 O 0
.578 O 0
- O 0

BALTIMORE B-ORG 0
68 O 0
60 O 0
.531 O 0
6 O 0

BOSTON B-ORG 0
65 O 0
65 O 0
.500 O 0
10 O 0

TORONTO B-ORG 0
61 O 0
69 O 0
.469 O 0
14 O 0

DETROIT B-ORG 0
46 O 0
83 O 0
.357 O 0
28 O 0
1/2 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

CLEVELAND B-ORG 0
76 O 0
53 O 0
.589 O 0
- O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
69 O 0
62 O 0
.527 O 0
8 O 0

MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
65 O 0
64 O 0
.504 O 0
11 O 0

MILWAUKEE B-ORG 0
62 O 0
68 O 0
.477 O 0
14 O 0
1/2 O 0

KANSAS B-ORG 0
CITY I-ORG 0
59 O 0
72 O 0
.450 O 0
18 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

TEXAS B-ORG 0
74 O 0
56 O 0
.569 O 0
- O 0

SEATTLE B-ORG 0
66 O 0
62 O 0
.516 O 0
7 O 0

OAKLAND B-ORG 0
62 O 0
70 O 0
.470 O 0
13 O 0

CALIFORNIA B-ORG 0
60 O 0
69 O 0
.465 O 0
13 O 0
1/2 O 0

SUNDAY O 0
, O 0
AUGUST O 0
25TH O 0
SCHEDULE O 0

SEATTLE B-ORG 0
AT O 0
BOSTON B-LOC 0

MILWAUKEE B-ORG 0
AT O 0
CLEVELAND B-LOC 0

CALIFORNIA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
BALTIMORE B-LOC 0

OAKLAND B-ORG 0
AT O 0
NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0

TORONTO B-ORG 0
AT O 0
CHICAGO B-LOC 0

TEXAS B-ORG 0
AT O 0
MINNESOTA B-LOC 0

DETROIT B-ORG 0
AT O 0
KANSAS B-LOC 0
CITY I-LOC 0

NATIONAL B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

ATLANTA B-ORG 0
81 O 0
47 O 0
.633 O 0
- O 0

MONTREAL B-ORG 0
70 O 0
58 O 0
.547 O 0
11 O 0

FLORIDA B-ORG 0
60 O 0
70 O 0
.462 O 0
22 O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
59 O 0
71 O 0
.454 O 0
23 O 0

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG 0
53 O 0
77 O 0
.408 O 0
29 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

HOUSTON B-ORG 0
69 O 0
61 O 0
.531 O 0
- O 0

ST B-ORG 0
LOUIS I-ORG 0
68 O 0
61 O 0
.527 O 0
1/2 O 0

CINCINNATI B-ORG 0
64 O 0
64 O 0
.500 O 0
4 O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
63 O 0
64 O 0
.496 O 0
4 O 0
1/2 O 0

PITTSBURGH B-ORG 0
55 O 0
74 O 0
.426 O 0
13 O 0
1/2 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

SAN B-ORG 0
DIEGO I-ORG 0
71 O 0
60 O 0
.542 O 0
- O 0

LOS B-ORG 0
ANGELES I-ORG 0
69 O 0
60 O 0
.535 O 0
1 O 0

COLORADO B-ORG 0
67 O 0
63 O 0
.515 O 0
3 O 0
1/2 O 0

SAN B-ORG 0
FRANCISCO I-ORG 0
54 O 0
73 O 0
.425 O 0
15 O 0

SUNDAY O 0
, O 0
AUGUST O 0
25TH O 0
SCHEDULE O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
AT O 0
ATLANTA B-LOC 0

PITTSBURGH B-ORG 0
AT O 0
COLORADO B-LOC 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
AT O 0
LOS B-LOC 0
ANGELES I-LOC 0

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
SAN B-LOC 0
DIEGO I-LOC 0

MONTREAL B-ORG 0
AT O 0
SAN B-LOC 0
FRANCISCO I-LOC 0

CINCINNATI B-ORG 0
AT O 0
FLORIDA B-LOC 0

ST B-ORG 0
LOUIS I-ORG 0
AT O 0
HOUSTON B-LOC 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
ORIOLES B-ORG 0
SNEAK O 0
PAST O 0
ANGELS B-ORG 0
. O 0

BALTIMORE B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Rafael B-PER 1
Palmeiro I-PER 0
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Roberto B-PER 0
Alomar I-PER 1
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go-ahead O 0
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Baltimore B-ORG 0
Orioles I-ORG 0
rallied O 0
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the O 0
California B-ORG 0
Angels I-ORG 0
5-4 O 0
and O 0
took O 0
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American B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0
's O 0
wild-card O 0
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on O 0
Saturday O 0
. O 0

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Orioles B-ORG 0
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Mike B-PER 1
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BRAVES B-ORG 0
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. O 0

ATLANTA B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

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MILAN B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

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league O 0
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SuperCup B-MISC 0
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Fiorentina B-ORG 0
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0 O 0

Stabaek B-ORG 0
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20 O 0
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68 O 0
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19 O 0
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38 O 0
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19 O 0
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29 O 0
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33 O 0
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19 O 0
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8 O 0
36 O 0
25 O 0
27 O 0

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20 O 0
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9 O 0
33 O 0
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Kongsvinger B-ORG 0
20 O 0
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20 O 0
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9 O 0
27 O 0
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20 O 0
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8 O 0
26 O 0
32 O 0
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20 O 0
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6 O 0
10 O 0
23 O 0
40 O 0
18 O 0

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20 O 0
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14 O 0
26 O 0
56 O 0
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0-2 O 0
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30,000 O 0
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OF O 0
GERMAN B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
MATCH O 0
. O 0

BONN B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Result O 0
of O 0
German B-MISC 0
first O 0
division O 0

soccer O 0
match O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

MSV B-ORG 0
Duisberg I-ORG 0
0 O 0
Bayern B-ORG 0
Munich I-ORG 0
4 O 0

Bundesliga B-MISC 0
standings O 0
after O 0
Sunday O 0
's O 0
game O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0

played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
goals O 0
for O 0
, O 0
goals O 0
against O 0
, O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Cologne B-ORG 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0

Bayern B-ORG 0
Munich I-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0
2 O 0
7 O 0

VfB B-ORG 0
Stuttgart I-ORG 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0

Borussia B-ORG 0
Dortmund I-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0
5 O 0
6 O 0

Hamburg B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0

Bayer B-ORG 0
Leverkusen I-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0

VfL B-ORG 0
Bochum I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0

Karlsruhe B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0

St B-ORG 0
Pauli I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
7 O 0
4 O 0

1860 B-ORG 0
Munich I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0

Freiburg B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
10 O 0
3 O 0

Fortuna B-ORG 0
Duesseldorf I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
3 O 0

Hansa B-ORG 0
Rostock I-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0

Arminia B-ORG 0
Bielefeld I-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
2 O 0

Borussia B-ORG 0
Moenchengladbach I-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
2 O 0

Schalke B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
8 O 0
2 O 0

Werder B-ORG 0
Bremen I-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0

MSV B-ORG 0
Duisburg I-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
8 O 0
0 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
SWISS B-MISC 0
PREMIER O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

GENEVA B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
Swiss B-MISC 0
premier O 0
division O 0

matches O 0
played O 0
at O 0
the O 0
weekend O 0
: O 0

Aarau B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Young B-ORG 0
Boys I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Grasshopper B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Lucerne B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Lugano B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Basle B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Neuchatel B-ORG 0
3 O 0
St B-ORG 0
Gallen I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Sion B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Servette B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Standings O 0
( O 0
tabulated O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
goals O 0

for O 0
, O 0
against O 0
, O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Neuchatel B-ORG 0
8 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
12 O 0
7 O 0
19 O 0

Grasshopper B-ORG 0
9 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
17 O 0
11 O 0
16 O 0

St. B-ORG 0
Gallen O 0
9 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
5 O 0
16 O 0

Lausanne B-ORG 0
9 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
18 O 0
13 O 0
14 O 0

Aarau B-ORG 0
8 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
9 O 0
4 O 0
13 O 0

Sion B-ORG 0
9 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
13 O 0
11 O 0
13 O 0

Zurich B-ORG 0
9 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
2 O 0
9 O 0
9 O 0
11 O 0

Basle B-ORG 0
8 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
12 O 0
11 O 0
9 O 0

Servette B-ORG 0
9 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
10 O 0
12 O 0
9 O 0

Lucerne B-ORG 0
8 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
2 O 0
10 O 0
11 O 0
8 O 0

Lugano B-ORG 0
9 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0
15 O 0
7 O 0

Young B-ORG 0
Boys I-ORG 0
9 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
8 O 0
6 O 0
19 O 0
3 O 0

GOLF O 0
- O 0
LEADING O 0
PRIZE O 0
MONEY O 0
WINNERS O 0
ON O 0
EUROPEAN B-MISC 0
TOUR I-MISC 0
. O 0

STUTTGART B-LOC 0
, O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Leading O 0
prize O 0
money O 0

winners O 0
on O 0
the O 0
European B-MISC 0
Tour I-MISC 0
after O 0
Sunday O 0
's O 0
German B-MISC 0
Open I-MISC 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0

unless O 0
stated O 0
) O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Ian B-PER 1
Woosnam I-PER 1
480,618 O 0
pounds O 0
sterling O 0

2. O 0
Colin B-PER 1
Montgomerie I-PER 0
429,449 O 0

3. O 0
Lee B-PER 1
Westwood I-PER 1
301,972 O 0

4. O 0
Robert B-PER 1
Allenby I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
291,088 O 0

5. O 0
Mark B-PER 1
McNulty I-PER 1
( O 0
Zimbabwe B-LOC 0
) O 0
254,247 O 0

6. O 0
Costantino B-PER 1
Rocca I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
253,337 O 0

7. O 0
Andrew B-PER 1
Coltart I-PER 0
246,077 O 0

8. O 0
Wayne B-PER 1
Riley I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
233,713 O 0

9. O 0
Raymond B-PER 1
Russell I-PER 1
229,360 O 0

10. O 0
Stephen B-PER 1
Ames I-PER 1
( O 0
Trinidad B-LOC 0
) O 0
211,175 O 0

11. O 0
Frank B-PER 1
Nobilo I-PER 1
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
209,412 O 0

12. O 0
Paul B-PER 0
McGinley I-PER 0
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
208,978 O 0

13. O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Lawrie I-PER 1
207,990 O 0

14. O 0
Padraig B-PER 1
Harrington I-PER 1
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
202,593 O 0

15. O 0
Retief B-PER 1
Goosen I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
188,143 O 0

16. O 0
Jonathan B-PER 1
Lomas I-PER 0
181,005 O 0

17. O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Broadhurst I-PER 1
172,580 O 0

18. O 0
Peter B-PER 0
Mitchell I-PER 1
170,952 O 0

19. O 0
Jim B-PER 1
Payne I-PER 1
165,150 O 0

20. O 0
Russell B-PER 1
Claydon I-PER 1
156,996 O 0

CYCLING O 0
- O 0
SWISS B-MISC 0
GRAND B-MISC 0
PRIX I-MISC 0
RESULT O 0
. O 0

ZURICH B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Leading O 0
results O 0
in O 0
the O 0
232-km O 0

Swiss B-MISC 0
Grand B-MISC 0
Prix I-MISC 0
World B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
cycling O 0
race O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Andrea B-PER 1
Ferrigato I-PER 0
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
5 O 0
hours O 0
51 O 0
minutes O 0
52 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Michele B-PER 0
Bartoli I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0

3. O 0
Johan B-PER 1
Museeuw I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0

4. O 0
Lance B-PER 1
Armstrong I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

5. O 0
Francesco B-PER 1
Casagrande I-PER 0
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0

6. O 0
Alessandro B-PER 1
Baronti I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0

7. O 0
Frank B-PER 1
Vandenbroucke I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
all O 0
same O 0
time O 0

8. O 0
Fabio B-PER 1
Baldato I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
11 O 0
seconds O 0
behind O 0

9. O 0
Maurizio B-PER 1
Fondriest I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0

10. O 0
Laurent B-PER 1
Jalabert I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
both O 0
same O 0
time O 0

Leading O 0
World B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
standings O 0
( O 0
after O 0
8 O 0
of O 0
11 O 0
rounds O 0
) O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Museeuw B-PER 1
162 O 0
points O 0

2. O 0
Ferrigato B-PER 1
112 O 0

3. O 0
Bartoli B-PER 1
108 O 0

4. O 0
Stefano B-PER 1
Zanini I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
88 O 0

5. O 0
Armstrong B-PER 0
81 O 0

6. O 0
Baldato B-PER 0
77 O 0

7. O 0
Alexandre B-PER 1
Gontchenkov I-PER 1
( O 0
Ukraine B-LOC 0
) O 0
67 O 0

8. O 0
Gabriele B-PER 1
Colombo I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
58 O 0

9. O 0
Andrei B-PER 1
Tchmil I-PER 1
( O 0
Ukraine B-LOC 0
) O 0
56 O 0

10. O 0
Max B-PER 1
Sciandri I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
55 O 0

CYCLING O 0
- O 0
FERRIGATO B-PER 1
SPRINTS O 0
TO O 0
SECOND O 0
STRAIGHT O 0
WORLD B-MISC 0
CUP I-MISC 0
WIN O 0
. O 0

ZURICH B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Andrea B-PER 1
Ferrigato I-PER 0
of O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
sprinted O 0
to O 0
his O 0
second O 0
cycling O 0
World B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
win O 0
in O 0
successive O 0
weekends O 0
with O 0
victory O 0
in O 0
the O 0
Swiss B-MISC 0
Grand B-MISC 0
Prix I-MISC 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
. O 0

Ferrigato B-PER 1
, O 0
winner O 0
of O 0
the O 0
Leeds B-MISC 0
Classic I-MISC 0
last O 0
Sunday O 0
with O 0
a O 0
one O 0
second O 0
win O 0
over O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
's O 0
Max B-PER 1
Sciandri I-PER 1
, O 0
posted O 0
a O 0
similarly O 0
narrow O 0
margin O 0
of O 0
victory O 0
again O 0
. O 0

The O 0
26-year-old O 0
Italian B-MISC 0
surged O 0
past O 0
compatriot O 0
Michele B-PER 0
Bartoli I-PER 1
and O 0
last O 0
year O 0
's O 0
winner O 0
and O 0
defending O 0
World B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
champion O 0
Johan B-PER 1
Museeuw I-PER 1
of O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
in O 0
the O 0
final O 0
few O 0
metres O 0
of O 0
the O 0
237km O 0
race O 0
. O 0

All O 0
three O 0
clocked O 0
the O 0
same O 0
time O 0
of O 0
five O 0
hours O 0
51 O 0
minutes O 0
, O 0
52 O 0
seconds O 0
. O 0

Former O 0
world O 0
champion O 0
Lance B-PER 1
Armstrong I-PER 1
of O 0
the O 0
United B-LOC 0
States I-LOC 0
was O 0
in O 0
front O 0
as O 0
the O 0
leading O 0
pack O 0
of O 0
seven O 0
riders O 0
turned O 0
into O 0
the O 0
Oerlikon B-LOC 0
velodrome O 0
for O 0
the O 0
final O 0
one O 0
lap O 0
sprint O 0
but O 0
quickly O 0
faded O 0
and O 0
settled O 0
for O 0
fourth O 0
. O 0

The O 0
back-to-back O 0
wins O 0
vault O 0
Ferrigato B-PER 1
from O 0
sixth O 0
to O 0
second O 0
in O 0
the O 0
overall O 0
World B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
rankings O 0
with O 0
112 O 0
points O 0
but O 0
Museeuw B-PER 1
continues O 0
to O 0
hold O 0
a O 0
commanding O 0
lead O 0
with O 0
162 O 0
points O 0
after O 0
eight O 0
of O 0
the O 0
11 O 0
rounds O 0
. O 0

GOLF B-LOC 0
- O 0
GERMAN B-MISC 0
OPEN I-MISC 0
SCORES O 0
. O 0

STUTTGART B-LOC 0
, O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Briton B-MISC 0
Ian B-PER 1
Woosnam I-PER 1
won O 0

the O 0
German B-MISC 0
Open I-MISC 0
golf O 0
championship O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
after O 0
the O 0
final O 0

round O 0
was O 0
abandoned O 0
because O 0
of O 0
torrential O 0
rain O 0
. O 0

Scores O 0
after O 0
three O 0
rounds O 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
unless O 0
stated O 0
) O 0
: O 0

193 O 0
Ian B-PER 1
Woosnam I-PER 1
64 O 0
64 O 0
65 O 0
. O 0

199 O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Gogele I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
67 O 0
65 O 0
67 O 0
, O 0
Robert B-PER 1
Karlsson I-PER 1

( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
67 O 0
62 O 0
70 O 0
, O 0
Ian B-PER 1
Pyman I-PER 1
66 O 0
64 O 0
69 O 0
, O 0
Fernando B-PER 1
Roca I-PER 1

( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
66 O 0
64 O 0
69 O 0
. O 0

200 O 0
Diego B-PER 1
Borrego I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
69 O 0
63 O 0
68 O 0
, O 0
Miguel B-PER 1
Angel I-PER 1
Martin I-PER 1

( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
66 O 0
66 O 0
68 O 0
. O 0

201 O 0
Stephen B-PER 1
Ames I-PER 1
( O 0
Trinidad B-LOC 0
) O 0
68 O 0
65 O 0
68 O 0
, O 0
Roger B-PER 1
Chapman I-PER 1
72 O 0
62 O 0
67 O 0
, O 0

Paul B-PER 1
Broadhurst I-PER 1
62 O 0
70 O 0
69 O 0
, O 0
Stephen B-PER 1
Field I-PER 1
66 O 0
65 O 0
70 O 0
, O 0

Carl B-PER 0
Suneson I-PER 0
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
65 O 0
66 O 0
70 O 0

202 O 0
Greg B-PER 0
Turner I-PER 0
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
70 O 0
67 O 0
65 O 0
, O 0
Heinz-Peter B-PER 1
Thul I-PER 1

( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
70 O 0
67 O 0
65 O 0
, O 0
Ronan B-PER 1
Rafferty I-PER 0
64 O 0
72 O 0
66 O 0
, O 0
Barry B-PER 1
Lane I-PER 1

68 O 0
67 O 0
67 O 0
, O 0
David B-PER 1
Carter I-PER 0
66 O 0
69 O 0
67 O 0
, O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Jonzon I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0

67 O 0
67 O 0
68 O 0
, O 0
David B-PER 1
Williams I-PER 1
67 O 0
67 O 0
68 O 0

203 O 0
Lee B-PER 1
Westwood I-PER 1
66 O 0
71 O 0
66 O 0
, O 0
Gary B-PER 1
Emerson I-PER 1
68 O 0
69 O 0
66 O 0
, O 0
Peter B-PER 1
Baker I-PER 1

70 O 0
66 O 0
67 O 0
, O 0
Des B-PER 0
Smyth I-PER 0
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
66 O 0
69 O 0
68 O 0
, O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Lawrie I-PER 1

66 O 0
69 O 0
68 O 0
, O 0
Francisco B-PER 1
Cea I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
68 O 0
66 O 0
69 O 0
, O 0
Pedro B-PER 1
Linhart I-PER 1

( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
67 O 0
67 O 0
69 O 0
, O 0
Jonathan B-PER 1
Lomas I-PER 0
67 O 0
67 O 0
69 O 0
, O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Eales I-PER 1

67 O 0
68 O 0
68 O 0
, O 0
Raymond B-PER 1
Russell I-PER 1
63 O 0
69 O 0
71 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
PSV B-ORG 0
BEAT O 0
GRONINGEN B-ORG 0
4-1 O 0
TO O 0
PULL O 0
AWAY O 0
FROM O 0
AJAX B-ORG 0
. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Belgian B-MISC 0
international O 0
Luc B-PER 0
Nilis I-PER 1
scored O 0
twice O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
as O 0
PSV B-ORG 0
Eindhoven I-ORG 0
came O 0
from O 0
behind O 0
to O 0
beat O 0
Groningen B-ORG 0
4-1 O 0
in O 0
Eindhoven B-LOC 0
. O 0

PSV B-ORG 0
and O 0
Vitesse B-ORG 0
Arnhem I-ORG 0
are O 0
the O 0
only O 0
unbeaten O 0
teams O 0
after O 0
two O 0
rounds O 0
of O 0
the O 0
Dutch B-MISC 0
league O 0
. O 0

Defending O 0
champions O 0
Ajax B-ORG 0
Amsterdam I-ORG 0
were O 0
defeated O 0
2-0 O 0
loss O 0
away O 0
to O 0
Heerenveen B-ORG 0
on O 0
Saturday O 0
. O 0

Groningen B-ORG 0
took O 0
the O 0
lead O 0
in O 0
the O 0
seventh O 0
minute O 0
when O 0
Dean B-PER 0
Gorre I-PER 1
intercepted O 0
a O 0
back O 0
pass O 0
from O 0
Ernest B-PER 1
Faber I-PER 1
to O 0
goalkeeper O 0
Ronald B-PER 1
Waterreus I-PER 0
and O 0
shot O 0
home O 0
. O 0

Faber B-PER 1
made O 0
amends O 0
in O 0
the O 0
32nd O 0
minute O 0
when O 0
he O 0
headed O 0
in O 0
a O 0
corner O 0
to O 0
score O 0
the O 0
equaliser O 0
. O 0

PSV B-ORG 0
took O 0
control O 0
in O 0
the O 0
second O 0
half O 0
but O 0
could O 0
not O 0
score O 0
until O 0
Groningen B-ORG 0
striker O 0
Romano B-PER 1
Sion I-PER 1
was O 0
sent O 0
off O 0
in O 0
the O 0
58th O 0
minute O 0
. O 0

Five O 0
minutes O 0
after O 0
his O 0
dimissal O 0
, O 0
Nilis B-PER 1
gave O 0
PSV B-ORG 0
the O 0
lead O 0
and O 0
in O 0
the O 0
final O 0
15 O 0
minutes O 0
he O 0
added O 0
another O 0
as O 0
did O 0
Zeljko B-PER 1
Petrovic I-PER 1
. O 0

Vitesse B-ORG 0
Arnhem I-ORG 0
upstaged O 0
Utrecht B-ORG 0
1-0 O 0
despite O 0
ending O 0
the O 0
match O 0
with O 0
only O 0
nine O 0
men O 0
following O 0
the O 0
dismissal O 0
of O 0
defenders O 0
Raymond B-PER 1
Atteveld I-PER 1
and O 0
Erwin B-PER 0
van I-PER 0
der I-PER 0
Looi I-PER 0
. O 0

Gaston B-PER 1
Taument I-PER 1
scored O 0
twice O 0
and O 0
newly O 0
signed O 0
Argentine B-MISC 0
Pablo B-PER 1
Sanchez I-PER 1
once O 0
in O 0
Feyenoord B-ORG 0
Rotterdam I-ORG 0
's O 0
3-0 O 0
victory O 0
over O 0
Volendam B-ORG 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
BELGIAN B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

BRUSSELS B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

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of O 0
Belgian B-MISC 0
first O 0

division O 0
soccer O 0
matches O 0
at O 0
the O 0
weekend O 0
: O 0

Genk B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Club B-ORG 0
Brugge I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Harelbeke B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Mechelen B-ORG 0
3 O 0

Standard B-ORG 0
Liege I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Molenbeek B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Anderlecht B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Lokeren B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Cercle B-ORG 0
Brugge I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Mouscron B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Antwerp B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Lommel B-ORG 0
4 O 0

Ghent B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Aalst B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Lierse B-ORG 0
4 O 0
Charleroi B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Sint B-ORG 0
Truiden I-ORG 0
3 O 0
Ekeren B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Standings O 0
( O 0
tabulated O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
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lost O 0
, O 0
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for O 0
, O 0
against O 0
, O 0
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) O 0
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Ghent B-ORG 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
9 O 0
5 O 0
10 O 0

Standard B-ORG 0
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4 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
9 O 0

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Brugge I-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
10 O 0
4 O 0
8 O 0

Mouscron B-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0
4 O 0
8 O 0

Anderlecht B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
9 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0

Lierse B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0

Antwerp B-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0
10 O 0
6 O 0

Genk B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
5 O 0
5 O 0

Molenbeek B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
5 O 0

Harelbeke B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0
7 O 0
4 O 0

Aalst B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
6 O 0
4 O 0

Lokeren B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0

Ekeren B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0
8 O 0
4 O 0

Lommel B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
10 O 0
4 O 0

Mechelen B-ORG 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
7 O 0
3 O 0

Cercle B-ORG 0
Brugge I-ORG 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0

Charleroi B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
8 O 0
3 O 0

Sint B-ORG 0
Truiden I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
11 O 0
3 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
DUTCH B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
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AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

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of O 0
Dutch B-MISC 0
first O 0
division O 0

soccer O 0
played O 0
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Sunday O 0
: O 0

Feyenoord B-ORG 0
Rotterdam I-ORG 0
3 O 0
( O 0
Sanchez B-PER 1
27th O 0
, O 0
Taument B-PER 1
44th O 0
, O 0
57th O 0
) O 0

Volendam B-ORG 0
0 O 0
. O 0

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2-0 O 0
. O 0

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not O 0
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NEC B-ORG 0
Nijmegen I-ORG 0
0 O 0
AZ B-ORG 0
Alkmaar I-ORG 0
0 O 0
. O 0

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not O 0
given O 0
. O 0

Vitesse B-ORG 0
Arnhem I-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Van B-PER 1
Wanrooy I-PER 1
58th O 0
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Utrecht B-ORG 0
0 O 0
. O 0

Halftime O 0
0-0 O 0
. O 0

Attendance O 0
7,032 O 0
. O 0

Twente B-ORG 0
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1 O 0
( O 0
Hoogma B-PER 1
30th O 0
) O 0
Roda B-ORG 0
JC I-ORG 0
Kerkrade I-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Roelofsen B-PER 0

28th O 0
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. O 0

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1-1 O 0
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PSV B-ORG 0
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4 O 0
( O 0
Faber B-PER 1
32nd O 0
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Nilis B-PER 1
63rd O 0
79th O 0
, O 0
Petrovic B-PER 0
78th O 0
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Groningen B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Gorre B-PER 1
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) O 0
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Halftime O 0
1-1 O 0
. O 0

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27,500 O 0

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: O 0

Graafschap B-ORG 0
Doetinchem I-ORG 0
3 O 0
( O 0
Ibrahim B-PER 1
20th O 0
63rd O 0
, O 0
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54th O 0
) O 0
RKC B-ORG 0

Waalwijk B-ORG 0
2 O 0
( O 0
Dos B-PER 1
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38th O 0
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73th O 0
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1-1 O 0
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7,000 O 0

Willem B-ORG 0
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0 O 0
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Sittard I-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Hamming B-PER 1
65th O 0
) O 0
. O 0

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0-0 O 0
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7,250 O 0
. O 0

NAC B-ORG 0
Breda I-ORG 0
1 O 0
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Arnold B-PER 1
70th O 0
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Sparta B-ORG 0
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0 O 0
. O 0

Haldtime O 0
0-0 O 0
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11,500 O 0
. O 0

Heerenveen B-ORG 0
2 O 0
( O 0
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53rd O 0
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74th O 0
) O 0
Ajax B-ORG 0
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0. O 0
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0-0 O 0
. O 0

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13,500 O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
DUTCH B-MISC 0
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/ O 0
TABLE O 0
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AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

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Dutch B-MISC 0
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soccer O 0
match O 0
played O 0
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Sunday O 0
: O 0

Feyenoord B-ORG 0
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3 O 0
Volendam B-ORG 0
0 O 0

NEC B-ORG 0
Nijmegen I-ORG 0
0 O 0
AZ B-ORG 0
Alkmaar I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Vitesse B-ORG 0
Arnhem I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Utrecht B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Twente B-ORG 0
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1 O 0
Roda B-ORG 0
JC I-ORG 0
1 O 0

PSV B-ORG 0
Eindhoven I-ORG 0
4 O 0
Groningen B-ORG 0
1 O 0

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on O 0
Saturday O 0
: O 0

Graafschap B-ORG 0
Doetinchem I-ORG 0
3 O 0
RKC B-ORG 0
Waalwijk I-ORG 0
2 O 0

Willem B-ORG 0
II I-ORG 0
Tilburg I-ORG 0
0 O 0
Fortuna B-ORG 0
Sittard I-ORG 0
1 O 0

NAC B-ORG 0
Breda I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Sparta B-ORG 0
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0 O 0

Heerenveen B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Ajax B-ORG 0
Amsterdam I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Standings O 0
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tabulate O 0
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played O 0
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PSV B-ORG 0
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2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
8 O 0
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6 O 0

Vitesse B-ORG 0
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2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0

Feyenoord B-ORG 0
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2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0

Graafschap B-ORG 0
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2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0

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2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0

Fortuna B-ORG 0
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2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0

Heerenveen B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0

NAC B-ORG 0
Breda I-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0

Ajax B-ORG 0
Amsterdam I-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0

Roda B-ORG 0
JC I-ORG 0
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2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0

Utrecht B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0

RKC B-ORG 0
Waalwijk I-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0

Sparta B-ORG 0
Rotterdam I-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0

Willem B-ORG 0
II I-ORG 0
Tilburg I-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0

AZ B-ORG 0
Alkmaar I-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0

Volendam B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0

Groningen B-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0

NEC B-ORG 0
Nijmegen I-ORG 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0

DUTCH B-MISC 0
CAPTAIN O 0
BLIND B-PER 0
ENDS O 0
INTERNATIONAL O 0
CAREER O 0
. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Dutch B-MISC 0
soccer O 0
captain O 0
Danny B-PER 1
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has O 0
decided O 0
to O 0
end O 0
his O 0
international O 0
career O 0
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Ajax B-ORG 0
spokesman O 0
David B-PER 1
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said O 0
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Endt B-PER 1
told O 0
Dutch B-MISC 0
news O 0
agency O 0
ANP B-ORG 0
that O 0
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35 O 0
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would O 0
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Ajax B-ORG 0
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led O 0
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Netherlands B-LOC 0
into O 0
the O 0
quarter-finals O 0
at O 0
June O 0
's O 0
European B-MISC 0
championship O 0
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in O 0
England B-LOC 0
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Amsterdam B-LOC 0
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, O 0
Endt B-PER 1
said O 0
. O 0

Blind B-PER 1
, O 0
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played O 0
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1990 B-MISC 0
World I-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
and O 0
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1992 B-MISC 0
European I-MISC 0
championship I-MISC 0
, O 0
was O 0
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42 O 0
times O 0
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Netherlands B-LOC 0
. O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
INDIA B-LOC 0
BANS O 0
SIDHU B-PER 1
FOR O 0
50 O 0
DAYS O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
DELHI I-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Indian B-MISC 0
opener O 0
Navjot B-PER 1
Singh I-PER 1
Sidhu I-PER 1
was O 0
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50-day O 0
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Press B-ORG 0
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said O 0
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Mohali B-LOC 0
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Chandigarh B-LOC 0
. O 0

Sidhu B-PER 1
abandoned O 0
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Indian B-MISC 0
team O 0
after O 0
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third O 0
one-day O 0
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against O 0
England B-LOC 0
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Trafford I-LOC 0
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Manchester B-LOC 0
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26 O 0
, O 0
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India B-LOC 0
began O 0
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differences O 0
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Mohammed B-PER 0
Azharuddin I-PER 1
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Azharuddin B-PER 1
was O 0
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by O 0
Sachin B-PER 1
Tendulkar I-PER 1
. O 0

Sidhu B-PER 1
was O 0
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Singer B-MISC 0
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Lanka I-LOC 0
this O 0
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and O 0
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Sahara B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
against O 0
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scheduled O 0
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RUGBY B-MISC 0
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- O 0
Australian B-MISC 0
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. O 0

SYDNEY B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Australian B-MISC 0
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after O 0
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Manly B-ORG 0
21 O 0
17 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
501 O 0
181 O 0
34 O 0

Brisbane B-ORG 0
21 O 0
16 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
569 O 0
257 O 0
32 O 0

North B-ORG 0
Sydney I-ORG 0
21 O 0
14 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
560 O 0
317 O 0
30 O 0

Sydney B-ORG 0
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20 O 0
14 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
487 O 0
293 O 0
29 O 0

Cronulla B-ORG 0
20 O 0
12 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0
359 O 0
258 O 0
26 O 0

Canberra B-ORG 0
21 O 0
12 O 0
1 O 0
8 O 0
502 O 0
374 O 0
25 O 0

St B-ORG 0
George I-ORG 0
21 O 0
12 O 0
1 O 0
8 O 0
421 O 0
344 O 0
25 O 0

Newcastle B-ORG 0
21 O 0
11 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0
416 O 0
366 O 0
23 O 0

Western B-ORG 0
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21 O 0
11 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0
382 O 0
426 O 0
23 O 0

Auckland B-ORG 0
21 O 0
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0 O 0
10 O 0
406 O 0
389 O 0
22 O 0

Sydney B-ORG 0
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21 O 0
11 O 0
0 O 0
10 O 0
309 O 0
435 O 0
22 O 0

Parramatta B-ORG 0
21 O 0
10 O 0
1 O 0
10 O 0
388 O 0
391 O 0
21 O 0

Sydney B-ORG 0
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21 O 0
10 O 0
0 O 0
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325 O 0
356 O 0
20 O 0

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21 O 0
8 O 0
0 O 0
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395 O 0
432 O 0
16 O 0

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21 O 0
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1 O 0
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297 O 0
398 O 0
13 O 0

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21 O 0
6 O 0
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339 O 0
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13 O 0

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21 O 0
6 O 0
0 O 0
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266 O 0
593 O 0
12 O 0

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21 O 0
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351 O 0
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11 O 0

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304 O 0
586 O 0
11 O 0

South B-ORG 0
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0 O 0
17 O 0
210 O 0
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-- O 0
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PRETORIA B-LOC 0
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Arnaut I-PER 1

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, O 0
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1996-08-25 O 0

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denounced O 0
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treaty O 0
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truly O 0
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implemented O 0
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Efendija I-PER 1
Camdzic I-PER 1
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Doboj B-LOC 0
knot O 0
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free O 0
movement O 0
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have O 0
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1992-95 O 0
war O 0
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the O 0
Serb-controlled B-MISC 0
north O 0
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east O 0
. O 0

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peace O 0
troops O 0
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up O 0
their O 0
presence O 0
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the O 0
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area O 0
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into O 0
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. O 0

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killed O 0
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Moscow B-LOC 0
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blaze O 0
. O 0

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1996-08-25 O 0

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people O 0
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Sunday O 0
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a O 0
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a O 0
Moscow B-LOC 0
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fire O 0
service O 0
said O 0
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been O 0
started O 0
deliberately O 0
, O 0
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news O 0
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said O 0
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Moscow B-LOC 0
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the O 0
collapse O 0
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communism O 0
. O 0

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Boris B-PER 1
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July O 0
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making O 0
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. O 0

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. O 0

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, O 0
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1996-08-25 O 0

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chief O 0
Alexander B-PER 1
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. O 0

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in O 0
Chechnya B-LOC 0
, O 0
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Anatoly B-PER 1
Shkirko I-PER 1
, O 0
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delaying O 0
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MEXICO B-LOC 0
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1996-08-25 O 0

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Army I-ORG 0
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EPR B-ORG 0
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denied O 0
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was O 0
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EPR B-ORG 0
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state O 0
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has O 0
never O 0
taken O 0
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reports O 0
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have O 0
been O 0
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injured O 0
. O 0

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. O 0

BOGOTA B-LOC 0
, O 0
Colombia B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

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dragged O 0
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men O 0
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their O 0
homes O 0
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Colombia B-LOC 0
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Antioquia B-LOC 0
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shot O 0
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death O 0
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provincial O 0
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km O 0
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Medellin B-LOC 0
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roads O 0
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directly O 0
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the O 0
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initially O 0
said O 0
leftist O 0
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of I-ORG 0
Colombia I-ORG 0
( O 0
FARC B-ORG 0
) O 0
rebels O 0
were O 0
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suspects O 0
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year O 0
profit O 0
climbs O 0
. O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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NZ$ B-MISC 0
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stated O 0
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9.050 O 0
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6.03 O 0

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Thai B-MISC 0
border O 0
police O 0
wounded O 0
by O 0
Burma B-LOC 0
gunmen O 0
. O 0

MAE B-LOC 0
SOT I-LOC 0
, O 0
Thailand B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

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Thai B-MISC 0
border O 0
policemen O 0
were O 0
seriously O 0
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Burma B-LOC 0
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Mae B-LOC 0
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Thai B-MISC 0
army O 0
commander O 0
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area O 0
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Maenmuan I-PER 0
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told O 0
reporters O 0
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DKBA B-ORG 0
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which O 0
is O 0
allied O 0
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Rangoon B-LOC 0
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southeast O 0
Burma B-LOC 0
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had O 0
recently O 0
stepped O 0
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cross-border O 0
infiltration O 0
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clear O 0
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DKBA B-ORG 0
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late O 0
1994 O 0
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hundreds O 0
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who O 0
split O 0
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anti-Rangoon B-MISC 0
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National I-ORG 0
Union I-ORG 0
( O 0
KNU B-ORG 0
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themselves O 0
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army O 0
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DKBA B-ORG 0
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refugee O 0
camps O 0
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Thailand B-LOC 0
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majority O 0
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inhabitants O 0
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KNU B-ORG 0
supporters O 0
, O 0
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Thai B-MISC 0
villages O 0
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police O 0
posts O 0
near O 0
the O 0
border O 0
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Bangkok B-LOC 0
has O 0
complained O 0
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Rangoon B-LOC 0
about O 0
the O 0
raids O 0
but O 0
Burmese B-MISC 0
military O 0
authorities O 0
say O 0
they O 0
have O 0
no O 0
contol O 0
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faction O 0
. O 0

Thai B-MISC 0
army O 0
commanders O 0
reject O 0
the O 0
explanation O 0
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saying O 0
they O 0
have O 0
evidence O 0
the O 0
Burmese B-MISC 0
army O 0
supplies O 0
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directs O 0
the O 0
renegade O 0
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U.S. B-LOC 0
F-14 B-MISC 0
catches O 0
fire O 0
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landing O 0
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Israel B-LOC 0
. O 0

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1996-08-25 O 0

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U.S. B-LOC 0
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plane O 0
blew O 0
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tyre O 0
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caught O 0
fire O 0
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landing O 0
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Sunday O 0
at O 0
Israel B-LOC 0
's O 0
Ben B-LOC 0
Gurion I-LOC 0
airport O 0
, O 0
an O 0
airport O 0
spokesman O 0
said O 0
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" O 0
A O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
F-14 B-MISC 0
military O 0
plane O 0
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landing O 0
at O 0
Ben B-LOC 0
Gurion I-LOC 0
airport O 0
blew O 0
a O 0
wheel O 0
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a O 0
fire O 0
broke O 0
out O 0
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" O 0
said O 0
spokesman O 0
Yehiel B-PER 1
Amitai I-PER 1
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adding O 0
that O 0
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two O 0
pilots O 0
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board O 0
were O 0
not O 0
injured O 0
. O 0

" O 0
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officials O 0
declared O 0
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flames O 0
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plane O 0
was O 0
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said O 0
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Egypt B-LOC 0
hopes O 0
jars O 0
will O 0
reveal O 0
secrets O 0
of O 0
mummies O 0
. O 0

CAIRO B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Archaeologists O 0
in O 0
Egypt B-LOC 0
have O 0
found O 0
pots O 0
used O 0
by O 0
ancient O 0
Egyptians B-MISC 0
in O 0
burial O 0
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that O 0
they O 0
say O 0
may O 0
reveal O 0
the O 0
secrets O 0
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mummification O 0
. O 0

Mohammed B-PER 1
Saleh I-PER 1
, O 0
director O 0
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the O 0
Egyptian B-MISC 0
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, O 0
told O 0
Reuters B-ORG 0
television O 0
a O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
team O 0
found O 0
the O 0
pots O 0
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some O 0
of O 0
which O 0
contain O 0
human O 0
intestines O 0
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built O 0
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rocks O 0
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digging O 0
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Dahshour B-LOC 0
, O 0
a O 0
village O 0
40 O 0
km O 0
( O 0
25 O 0
miles O 0
) O 0
south O 0
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Cairo B-LOC 0
. O 0

Dahshour B-LOC 0
is O 0
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site O 0
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Egypt B-LOC 0
's O 0
second O 0
largest O 0
pyramid O 0
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built O 0
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pharaoh O 0
Seneferu B-PER 1
more O 0
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4,500 O 0
years O 0
ago O 0
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Saleh B-PER 1
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York I-LOC 0
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Museum I-LOC 0
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found O 0
four O 0
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jars O 0
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two O 0
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belongs O 0
to O 0
an O 0
unidentifed O 0
person O 0
who O 0
lived O 0
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the O 0
12th B-MISC 0
Dynasty I-MISC 0
( O 0
1991-1786 O 0
BC B-MISC 0
) O 0
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the O 0
Middle B-LOC 0
Kingdom I-LOC 0
. O 0

" O 0
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important O 0
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not O 0
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Saleh B-PER 1
said O 0
. O 0

" O 0
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Saudi B-LOC 0
Arabia I-LOC 0
executes O 0
Pakistani B-MISC 0
man O 0
. O 0

DUBAI B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Saudi B-LOC 0
Arabia I-LOC 0
executed O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
a O 0
Pakistani B-MISC 0
man O 0
accused O 0
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belonging O 0
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an O 0
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gang O 0
of O 0
robbers O 0
, O 0
Saudi B-MISC 0
television O 0
reported O 0
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statement O 0
as O 0
saying O 0
Shabir B-PER 1
Ahmad I-PER 1
Muhammad I-PER 1
Jalil I-PER 1
was O 0
executed O 0
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Mecca B-LOC 0
. O 0

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was O 0
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26th O 0
person O 0
executed O 0
this O 0
year O 0
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kingdom O 0
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Saudi B-LOC 0
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beheads O 0
convicted O 0
drug O 0
smugglers O 0
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rapists O 0
, O 0
murderers O 0
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other O 0
criminals O 0
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PRESS O 0
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- O 0
Jordan B-LOC 0
- O 0
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25 O 0
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AMMAN B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

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are O 0
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leading O 0
stories O 0
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Jordanian B-MISC 0
press O 0
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Reuters B-ORG 0
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verified O 0
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stories O 0
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does O 0
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vouch O 0
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their O 0
accuracy O 0
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JORDAN B-ORG 0
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- O 0
King O 0
: O 0
Jordan B-LOC 0
is O 0
entering O 0
a O 0
new O 0
era O 0
. O 0

No O 0
going O 0
back O 0
on O 0
democracy O 0
; O 0
attempts O 0
to O 0
tamper O 0
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security O 0
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stability O 0
will O 0
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be O 0
tolerated O 0
. O 0

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Marwan B-PER 1
Muasher I-PER 1
says O 0
there O 0
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evidence O 0
that O 0
" O 0
some O 0
official O 0
parties O 0
in O 0
Iraq B-LOC 0
" O 0
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behind O 0
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disturbances O 0
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south O 0
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- O 0
King O 0
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visit O 0
Bahrain B-LOC 0
soon O 0
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- O 0
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asks O 0
senior O 0
Iraqi B-MISC 0
" O 0
diplomat O 0
" O 0
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reviews O 0
status O 0
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- O 0
Japanese B-MISC 0
foreign O 0
minister O 0
arrives O 0
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peace O 0
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bilateral O 0
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Abdul-Karim B-PER 1
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democracy O 0
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- O 0
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prime O 0
minister O 0
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- O 0
Jordan B-LOC 0
releases O 0
32 O 0
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southern O 0
town O 0
of O 0
Karak B-LOC 0
. O 0

- O 0
Jordan B-LOC 0
expresses O 0
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conduct O 0
of O 0
some O 0
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diplomats O 0
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Amman B-LOC 0
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diplomatic O 0
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AD B-ORG 0
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and O 0
parliament O 0
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court O 0
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unrest O 0
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consult O 0
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invitation O 0
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JERUSALEM B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Israeli B-MISC 0
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Ezer B-PER 1
Weizman I-PER 1
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weighing O 0
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possible O 0
meeting O 0
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Yasser B-PER 1
Arafat I-PER 1
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consulted O 0
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Sunday O 0
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Benjamin B-PER 1
Netanyahu I-PER 1
, O 0
a O 0
spokesman O 0
said O 0
. O 0

Weizman B-PER 0
and O 0
Netanyahu B-PER 0
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the O 0
president O 0
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official O 0
Jerusalem B-LOC 0
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planned O 0
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media O 0
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the O 0
director O 0
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president O 0
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office O 0
denied O 0
a O 0
report O 0
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Israel B-LOC 0
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Yedioth B-ORG 0
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newspaper O 0
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Weizman B-PER 0
had O 0
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invited O 0
Arafat B-PER 1
to O 0
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home O 0
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talks O 0
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Israel-PLO B-MISC 0
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leader O 0
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president O 0
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reported O 0
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emotional O 0
appeal O 0
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peace O 0
proces O 0
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meeting O 0
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suicide O 0
bombers O 0
killed O 0
59 O 0
people O 0
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Israel B-LOC 0
- O 0
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25 O 0
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JERUSALEM B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

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leading O 0
stories O 0
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newspapers O 0
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Reuters B-ORG 0
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vouch O 0
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their O 0
accuracy O 0
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HAARETZ B-ORG 0

- O 0
Palestinian B-MISC 0
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Arafat B-PER 1
opens O 0
civilian O 0
struggle O 0
against O 0
Israel B-LOC 0
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calls O 0
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build O 0
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self-rule O 0
areas O 0
. O 0

- O 0
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governor O 0
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will O 0
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to O 0
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MAARIV B-ORG 0

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Palestinian B-ORG 0
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JERUSALEM B-ORG 0
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Erekat B-PER 1
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Israel-PLO B-MISC 0
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Tamir I-PER 1
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failing O 0
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national O 0
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council O 0
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puts O 0
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Kahalani B-PER 1
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cabinet O 0
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Lebanon B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

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began O 0
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north O 0
Lebanon B-LOC 0
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second O 0
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parliamentary O 0
elections O 0
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580,000 O 0
voters O 0
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choose O 0
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members O 0
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128-member O 0
parliament O 0
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NASDAQ B-MISC 0
Index I-MISC 0
was O 0
off O 0
fractionally O 0
to O 0
1,143 O 0
and O 0
the O 0
S&P B-MISC 0
Index I-MISC 0
down O 0
one O 0
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666 O 0
. O 0

New B-ORG 0
York I-ORG 0
Stock I-ORG 0
Exchange I-ORG 0
advances O 0
lagged O 0
declines O 0
by O 0
476/698 O 0
while O 0
NASDAQ B-MISC 0
advances O 0
led O 0
declines O 0
837/763 O 0
. O 0

The O 0
30-year O 0
U.S. B-ORG 0
Treasury I-ORG 0
bond O 0
was O 0
off O 0
2/32 O 0
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yield O 0
6.96 O 0
percent O 0
. O 0

RUGBY B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
- O 0
ST B-ORG 0
HELENS I-ORG 0
CLINCH O 0
SUPER O 0
LEAGUE O 0
TITLE O 0
. O 0

ST B-LOC 0
HELENS I-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

St B-ORG 0
Helens I-ORG 0
completed O 0
their O 0
first O 0
league O 0
and O 0
Challenge B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
double O 0
in O 0
30 O 0
years O 0
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Monday O 0
when O 0
they O 0
thrashed O 0
Warrington B-ORG 0
66-14 O 0
to O 0
clinch O 0
the O 0
inaugural O 0
Super B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0
title O 0
. O 0

St B-ORG 0
Helens I-ORG 0
secured O 0
the O 0
two O 0
points O 0
they O 0
needed O 0
in O 0
the O 0
last O 0
game O 0
of O 0
the O 0
season O 0
at O 0
Knowsley B-LOC 0
Road I-LOC 0
to O 0
win O 0
their O 0
first O 0
championship O 0
since O 0
1975 O 0
and O 0
their O 0
first O 0
double O 0
since O 0
1966 O 0
. O 0

In O 0
rain-soaked O 0
conditions O 0
, O 0
centre O 0
Alan B-PER 0
Hunte I-PER 0
grabbed O 0
a O 0
hat-trick O 0
of O 0
tries O 0
, O 0
while O 0
Tommy B-PER 1
Martyn I-PER 1
, O 0
Anthony B-PER 1
Sullivan I-PER 1
and O 0
Paul B-PER 0
Newlove I-PER 0
each O 0
scored O 0
two O 0
. O 0

Captain O 0
and O 0
goalkicker O 0
Bobbie B-PER 1
Goulding I-PER 1
scored O 0
18 O 0
points O 0
. O 0

St B-ORG 0
Helens I-ORG 0
's O 0
triumph O 0
marked O 0
the O 0
end O 0
of O 0
Wigan B-ORG 0
's O 0
seven-year O 0
reign O 0
as O 0
British B-MISC 0
champions O 0
. O 0

St B-ORG 0
Helens I-ORG 0
needed O 0
to O 0
win O 0
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Monday O 0
to O 0
take O 0
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title O 0
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allowed O 0
Wigan B-ORG 0
their O 0
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. O 0

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toast O 0
of O 0
London B-ORG 0
Broncos I-ORG 0
, O 0
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the O 0
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Warrington B-ORG 0
and O 0
qualify O 0
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end-of-season O 0
play-offs O 0
. O 0

Bradford B-ORG 0
finished O 0
third O 0
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St B-ORG 0
Helens I-ORG 0
have O 0
now O 0
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their O 0
sights O 0
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taking O 0
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winning O 0
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which O 0
begins O 0
with O 0
next O 0
Sunday O 0
's O 0
semifinal O 0
against O 0
London B-ORG 0
. O 0

RALLYING O 0
- O 0
1,000 B-MISC 0
LAKES I-MISC 0
RALLY I-MISC 0
RESULT O 0
/ O 0
WORLD O 0
CHAMPIONSHIP O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

JYVASKLYA B-LOC 0
, O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Result O 0
of O 0
the O 0
1,000 B-MISC 0

Lakes B-MISC 0
Rally I-MISC 0
which O 0
ended O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Tommi B-PER 1
Makinen I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Mitsubishi B-MISC 0
Lancer I-MISC 0
4 O 0
hours O 0
4 O 0
minutes O 0

13 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Juha B-PER 1
Kankkunen I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Toyota B-MISC 0
Celica I-MISC 0
46 O 0
seconds O 0
behind O 0

3. O 0
Jarmo B-PER 1
Kytolehto I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ford B-MISC 0
Escort I-MISC 0
2:37 O 0

4. O 0
Marcus B-PER 1
Gronholm I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Toyota B-MISC 0
Celica I-MISC 0
2:42 O 0

5. O 0
Kenneth B-PER 1
Eriksson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
Subaru B-MISC 0
Impreza I-MISC 0
3:22 O 0

6. O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Radstrom I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
Toyota B-MISC 0
Celica I-MISC 0
4.09 O 0

7. O 0
Sebastian B-PER 1
Lindholm I-PER 0
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Ford B-MISC 0
Escort I-MISC 0
5:17 O 0

8. O 0
Lasse B-PER 1
Lampi I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
Mitsubishi B-MISC 0
Lancer I-MISC 0
12:01 O 0

9. O 0
Rui B-PER 1
Madeira I-PER 1
( O 0
Portugal B-LOC 0
) O 0
Toyota B-MISC 0
Celica I-MISC 0
16:34 O 0

10. O 0
Angelo B-PER 1
Medeghini I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Subaru B-MISC 0
Impreza I-MISC 0
18:28 O 0

RALLYING O 0
- O 0
MAKINEN B-PER 0
STEPS O 0
UP O 0
TITLE O 0
BID O 0
WITH O 0
LAKES B-MISC 0
WIN O 0
. O 0

JYVASKYLA B-LOC 0
, O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Tommi B-PER 1
Makinen I-PER 1
took O 0
a O 0
significant O 0
step O 0
towards O 0
becoming O 0
world O 0
rally O 0
champion O 0
with O 0
a O 0
brilliant O 0
victory O 0
in O 0
the O 0
1000 B-MISC 0
Lakes I-MISC 0
Rally I-MISC 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
. O 0

Mitsubishi B-ORG 0
driver O 0
Makinen B-PER 1
stopped O 0
experienced O 0
fellow O 0
Finn B-MISC 0
Juha B-PER 1
Kankkunen I-PER 1
in O 0
his O 0
tracks O 0
on O 0
the O 0
final O 0
day O 0
of O 0
the O 0
1,452-km O 0
rally O 0
, O 0
doubling O 0
his O 0
lead O 0
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the O 0
first O 0
two O 0
decisive O 0
stages O 0
. O 0

" O 0
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was O 0
the O 0
most O 0
difficult O 0
win O 0
- O 0
three O 0
days O 0
at O 0
125 O 0
percent O 0
effort O 0
, O 0
" O 0
said O 0
Makinen B-PER 1
, O 0
whose O 0
success O 0
completed O 0
his O 0
1,000 B-MISC 0
Lakes I-MISC 0
hat-trick O 0
. O 0

Kankkunen B-PER 1
was O 0
runner-up O 0
in O 0
his O 0
Toyota B-ORG 0
as O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
's O 0
Jarmo B-PER 1
Kytolehto I-PER 1
produced O 0
a O 0
remarkable O 0
drive O 0
to O 0
finish O 0
third O 0
in O 0
his O 0
Ford B-ORG 0
. O 0

Swede B-MISC 0
Kenneth B-PER 1
Eriksson I-PER 1
kept O 0
Subaru B-ORG 0
in O 0
the O 0
hunt O 0
for O 0
the O 0
manufacturers O 0
' O 0
title O 0
with O 0
fifth O 0
place O 0
in O 0
spite O 0
of O 0
a O 0
gearbox O 0
problem O 0
that O 0
nearly O 0
forced O 0
him O 0
off O 0
the O 0
road O 0
close O 0
to O 0
the O 0
end O 0
of O 0
the O 0
event O 0
. O 0

Maakinen B-PER 1
's O 0
and O 0
Mitsubishi B-ORG 0
's O 0
positions O 0
were O 0
strengthened O 0
by O 0
the O 0
late O 0
retirement O 0
of O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
's O 0
Carlos B-PER 1
Sainz I-PER 1
when O 0
his O 0
Ford B-ORG 0
gearbox O 0
failed O 0
. O 0

Makinen B-PER 1
, O 0
with O 0
95 O 0
points O 0
, O 0
now O 0
leads O 0
his O 0
nearest O 0
championship O 0
rival O 0
, O 0
Sainz B-PER 0
, O 0
by O 0
32 O 0
points O 0
. O 0

RALLYING O 0
- O 0
MAKINEN B-PER 0
WINS O 0
1,000 B-MISC 0
LAKES I-MISC 0
RALLY I-MISC 0
. O 0

JYVASKYLA B-LOC 0
, O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Tommi B-PER 1
Makinen I-PER 1
of O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
, O 0
driving O 0
a O 0
Mitsubishi B-ORG 0
, O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
won O 0
the O 0
1,000 B-MISC 0
Lakes I-MISC 0
Rally I-MISC 0
, O 0
sixth O 0
round O 0
of O 0
the O 0
world O 0
championship O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
SHARPE B-PER 1
HITS O 0
WINNER O 0
TO O 0
EASE O 0
PRESSURE O 0
ON O 0
LEEDS B-ORG 0
. O 0

LEEDS B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Winger O 0
Lee B-PER 1
Sharpe I-PER 1
hit O 0
a O 0
superb O 0
strike O 0
from O 0
the O 0
edge O 0
of O 0
the O 0
penalty O 0
area O 0
to O 0
give O 0
Leeds B-ORG 0
their O 0
first O 0
win O 0
of O 0
the O 0
season O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
and O 0
leave O 0
hapless O 0
Wimbledon B-ORG 0
anchored O 0
at O 0
the O 0
bottom O 0
of O 0
the O 0
England B-LOC 0
premier O 0
league O 0
. O 0

Sharpe B-PER 1
repaid O 0
a O 0
huge O 0
slice O 0
of O 0
the O 0
4.5 O 0
million O 0
pound O 0
( O 0
$ O 0
6.98 O 0
million O 0
) O 0
fee O 0
Leeds B-ORG 0
handed O 0
Manchester B-ORG 0
United I-ORG 0
for O 0
his O 0
services O 0
with O 0
a O 0
top-draw O 0
second-half O 0
goal O 0
to O 0
hand O 0
Wimbledon B-ORG 0
their O 0
third O 0
successive O 0
defeat O 0
. O 0

Ian B-PER 1
Rush I-PER 1
, O 0
the O 0
Welsh B-MISC 0
striker O 0
signed O 0
from O 0
Liverpool B-ORG 0
in O 0
the O 0
close O 0
season O 0
, O 0
set O 0
up O 0
the O 0
goal O 0
, O 0
feeding O 0
Sharpe B-PER 1
as O 0
he O 0
galloped O 0
forward O 0
and O 0
the O 0
former O 0
England B-LOC 0
winger O 0
cut O 0
inside O 0
onto O 0
his O 0
unfavoured O 0
right O 0
foot O 0
to O 0
arc O 0
a O 0
shot O 0
into O 0
the O 0
right-hand O 0
corner O 0
of O 0
the O 0
net O 0
. O 0

The O 0
only O 0
goal O 0
of O 0
the O 0
match O 0
also O 0
brought O 0
some O 0
relief O 0
for O 0
under-fire O 0
Leeds B-ORG 0
manager O 0
Howard B-PER 1
Wilkinson I-PER 1
following O 0
the O 0
team O 0
's O 0
poor O 0
start O 0
to O 0
the O 0
season O 0
. O 0

Home O 0
fans O 0
frequently O 0
booed O 0
their O 0
own O 0
side O 0
until O 0
Sharpe B-PER 1
turned O 0
the O 0
jeers O 0
to O 0
cheers O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
ENGLISH B-MISC 0
PREMIER O 0
LEAGUE O 0
SUMMARY O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Summary O 0
of O 0
Monday O 0
's O 0
English B-MISC 0

premier O 0
league O 0
soccer O 0
match O 0
: O 0

Leeds B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Sharpe B-PER 1
58th O 0
minute O 0
) O 0
Wimbledon B-ORG 0
0 O 0
. O 0

Halftime O 0
0-0 O 0
. O 0

Attendance O 0
25,860 O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
ENGLISH B-MISC 0
PREMIER O 0
LEAGUE O 0
RESULT O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Result O 0
of O 0
an O 0
English B-MISC 0
premier O 0

league O 0
soccer O 0
match O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
: O 0

Leeds B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Wimbledon B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Standings O 0
( O 0
tabulated O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
goals O 0

for O 0
, O 0
against O 0
, O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Sheffield B-ORG 0
Wednesday I-ORG 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
2 O 0
9 O 0

Chelsea B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0

Arsenal B-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0

Aston B-ORG 0
Villa I-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0

Manchester B-ORG 0
United I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0

Sunderland B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0

Liverpool B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0

Everton B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0

Tottenham B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0

Nottingham B-ORG 0
Forest I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0

Leeds B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0

West B-ORG 0
Ham I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0

Leicester B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0

Newcastle B-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0

Middlesbrough B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
2 O 0

Derby B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0
2 O 0

Southampton B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0

Blackburn B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0

Coventry B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0

Wimbledon B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
0 O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
'S O 0
WASIM B-PER 1
AKRAM I-PER 1
JOINS O 0
300 O 0
CLUB O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
's O 0
three-wicket O 0
haul O 0

for O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
in O 0
England B-LOC 0
's O 0
second O 0
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at O 0
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Oval I-LOC 0
on O 0
Monday O 0

gave O 0
him O 0
his O 0
300th O 0
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match O 0
wicket O 0
. O 0

Wasim B-PER 1
becomes O 0
the O 0
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to O 0
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300-club O 0
of O 0

bowlers O 0
and O 0
the O 0
second O 0
Pakistani B-MISC 0
, O 0
after O 0
Imran B-PER 1
Khan I-PER 1
, O 0
to O 0
achieve O 0

the O 0
feat O 0
. O 0

Other O 0
cricketers O 0
who O 0
have O 0
taken O 0
over O 0
300 O 0
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wickets O 0
: O 0

Kapil B-PER 1
Dev I-PER 1
( O 0
India B-LOC 0
) O 0
434 O 0
wickets O 0
, O 0
131 O 0
Tests O 0

Richard B-PER 1
Hadlee I-PER 1
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
431 O 0
, O 0
86 O 0

Ian B-PER 1
Botham I-PER 1
( O 0
England B-LOC 0
) O 0
383 O 0
, O 0
102 O 0

Malcolm B-PER 1
Marshall I-PER 1
( O 0
West B-LOC 0
Indies I-LOC 0
) O 0
376 O 0
, O 0
81 O 0

Imran B-PER 1
Khan I-PER 1
( O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
) O 0
362 O 0
, O 0
88 O 0

Dennis B-PER 1
Lillee I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
355 O 0
, O 0
70 O 0

Bob B-PER 1
Willis I-PER 1
( O 0
England B-LOC 0
) O 0
325 O 0
, O 0
90 O 0

Lance B-PER 1
Gibbs I-PER 1
( O 0
West B-LOC 0
Indies I-LOC 0
) O 0
309 O 0
, O 0
79 O 0

Fred B-PER 1
Trueman I-PER 1
( O 0
England B-LOC 0
) O 0
307 O 0
, O 0
67 O 0

Courtney B-PER 1
Walsh I-PER 1
( O 0
West B-LOC 0
Indies I-LOC 0
) O 0
309 O 0
, O 0
82 O 0

Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
( O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
) O 0
300 O 0
, O 0
70 O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
ENGLISH B-MISC 0
COUNTY I-MISC 0
CHAMPIONSHIP I-MISC 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

English B-MISC 0
County I-MISC 0
Championship I-MISC 0

cricket O 0
standings O 0
after O 0
Monday O 0
's O 0
matches O 0
( O 0
tabulated O 0
under O 0

played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
batting O 0
bonus O 0
points O 0
, O 0
bowling O 0
bonus O 0

points O 0
, O 0
total O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Essex B-ORG 0
13 O 0
7 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
45 O 0
43 O 0
212 O 0

Kent B-ORG 0
14 O 0
7 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
42 O 0
40 O 0
212 O 0

Derbyshire B-ORG 0
13 O 0
7 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
41 O 0
43 O 0
208 O 0

Leicestershire B-ORG 0
13 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
43 O 0
45 O 0
202 O 0

Surrey B-ORG 0
13 O 0
6 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
37 O 0
48 O 0
199 O 0

Yorkshire B-ORG 0
14 O 0
6 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0
41 O 0
46 O 0
192 O 0

Warwickshire B-ORG 0
13 O 0
6 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
32 O 0
43 O 0
180 O 0

Middlesex B-ORG 0
13 O 0
5 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0
26 O 0
45 O 0
160 O 0

Sussex B-ORG 0
13 O 0
5 O 0
6 O 0
2 O 0
27 O 0
43 O 0
156 O 0

Somerset B-ORG 0
13 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0
27 O 0
49 O 0
152 O 0

Worcestershire B-ORG 0
13 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
7 O 0
33 O 0
48 O 0
150 O 0

Glamorgan B-ORG 0
13 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0
36 O 0
32 O 0
144 O 0

Hampshire B-ORG 0
13 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0
5 O 0
28 O 0
46 O 0
137 O 0

Gloucestershire B-ORG 0
14 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0
5 O 0
19 O 0
47 O 0
129 O 0

Northamptonshire B-ORG 0
13 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0
5 O 0
30 O 0
43 O 0
120 O 0

Lancashire B-ORG 0
13 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
8 O 0
38 O 0
37 O 0
115 O 0

Nottinghamshire B-ORG 0
13 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
6 O 0
34 O 0
40 O 0
108 O 0

Durham B-ORG 0
14 O 0
0 O 0
9 O 0
5 O 0
22 O 0
50 O 0
87 O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
ENGLISH B-MISC 0
COUNTY I-MISC 0
CHAMPIONSHIP I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Results O 0
on O 0
the O 0
final O 0
day O 0
of O 0

four-day O 0
English B-MISC 0
County I-MISC 0
Championship I-MISC 0
cricket O 0
matches O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
: O 0

At O 0
Colchester B-LOC 0
: O 0
Essex B-ORG 0
beat O 0
Gloucestershire B-ORG 0
by O 0
an O 0
innings O 0
and O 0

64 O 0
runs O 0
. O 0

Gloucestershire B-ORG 0
280 O 0
and O 0
188 O 0
( O 0
J. B-PER 1
Russell I-PER 1
57 O 0
, O 0
M. B-PER 1
Lynch I-PER 1
50 O 0
; O 0

N. B-PER 1
Williams I-PER 1
5-43 O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Essex B-ORG 0
532-8 O 0
declared O 0
( O 0
G. B-PER 1
Gooch I-PER 1
111 O 0
, O 0
R. B-PER 1
Irani I-PER 1
91 O 0
, O 0

P. B-PER 1
Prichard I-PER 1
88 O 0
, O 0
D. B-PER 0
Robinson I-PER 0
72 O 0
; O 0
M. B-PER 1
Alleyne I-PER 1
4-80 O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Essex B-ORG 0
24 O 0
points O 0
, O 0

Gloucestershire B-ORG 0
3 O 0
. O 0

At O 0
Cardiff B-LOC 0
: O 0
Match O 0
drawn O 0
. O 0

Kent B-ORG 0
323-5 O 0
declared O 0
( O 0
C. B-PER 1
Hooper I-PER 1
77 O 0
, O 0

D. B-PER 1
Fulton I-PER 1
64 O 0
, O 0
N. B-PER 1
Llong I-PER 1
63 O 0
, O 0
M. B-PER 1
Walker I-PER 1
59 O 0
) O 0
and O 0
second O 0
innings O 0

forfeited O 0
. O 0

Glamorgan B-ORG 0
first O 0
innings O 0
forfeited O 0
and O 0
273-5 O 0
( O 0
H. B-PER 0
Morris I-PER 0

118 O 0
, O 0
A. B-PER 1
Cottey I-PER 1
70 O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Glamorgan B-ORG 0
5 O 0
points O 0
, O 0
Kent B-ORG 0
6 O 0
. O 0

At O 0
Northampton B-LOC 0
: O 0
Northamptonshire B-ORG 0
beat O 0
Sussex B-ORG 0
by O 0
6 O 0
wickets O 0
. O 0

Sussex B-ORG 0
389 O 0
and O 0
112 O 0
. O 0

Northamptonshire B-ORG 0
361 O 0
and O 0
142-4 O 0
. O 0

Northamptonshire B-ORG 0
24 O 0
points O 0
, O 0
Sussex B-ORG 0
8 O 0
. O 0

At O 0
Trent B-LOC 0
Bridge I-LOC 0
: O 0
Match O 0
abandoned O 0
as O 0
a O 0
draw O 0
- O 0
rain O 0
. O 0

Nottinghamshire B-ORG 0
446-9 O 0
declared O 0
and O 0
53-0 O 0
. O 0

Surrey B-ORG 0
128-4 O 0
declared O 0

( O 0
A. B-PER 1
Brown I-PER 1
56 O 0
not O 0
out O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Nottinghamshire B-ORG 0
8 O 0
points O 0
, O 0
Surrey B-ORG 0
7 O 0
. O 0

At O 0
Worcester B-LOC 0
: O 0
Match O 0
drawn O 0
. O 0

Warwickshire B-ORG 0
310 O 0
and O 0
162-4 O 0

declared O 0
. O 0

Worcestershire B-ORG 0
205-9 O 0
declared O 0
( O 0
K. B-PER 1
Spiring I-PER 1
52 O 0
; O 0
A. B-PER 1
Giles I-PER 1

3-12 O 0
) O 0
and O 0
164-4 O 0
( O 0
P. B-PER 1
Weston I-PER 1
52 O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Worcestershire B-ORG 0
8 O 0
points O 0
, O 0

Warwickshire B-ORG 0
10 O 0
. O 0

At O 0
Headingley B-LOC 0
: O 0
Match O 0
drawn O 0
. O 0

Yorkshire B-ORG 0
529-8 O 0
declared O 0

( O 0
C. B-PER 1
White I-PER 1
181 O 0
, O 0
R. B-PER 1
Blakey I-PER 1
109 O 0
not O 0
out O 0
, O 0
M. B-PER 1
Moxon I-PER 1
66 O 0
, O 0
M. B-PER 1
Vaughan I-PER 1
57 O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Lancashire B-ORG 0
323 O 0
( O 0
N. B-PER 1
Fairbrother I-PER 1
86 O 0
, O 0
M. B-PER 1
Watkinson I-PER 1
64 O 0
; O 0
D. B-PER 0
Gough I-PER 1
4-53 O 0
) O 0

and O 0
231-7 O 0
( O 0
N. B-PER 1
Speak I-PER 1
77 O 0
, O 0
N. B-PER 1
Fairbrother I-PER 1
55 O 0
; O 0
D. B-PER 0
Gough I-PER 1
4-48 O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Yorkshire B-ORG 0
11 O 0
points O 0
, O 0
Lancashire B-ORG 0
8 O 0
. O 0

At O 0
Leicester B-LOC 0
: O 0
Match O 0
drawn O 0
. O 0

Leicestershire B-ORG 0
353 O 0
. O 0

Hampshire B-ORG 0
137 O 0

( O 0
G. B-PER 1
Parsons I-PER 1
4-36 O 0
) O 0
and O 0
135-9 O 0
. O 0

Leicestershire B-ORG 0
11 O 0
points O 0
, O 0
Hampshire B-ORG 0

7. O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
BEAT O 0
ENGLAND B-LOC 0
BY O 0
NINE O 1
WICKETS O 0
IN O 0
THIRD O 0
TEST O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0
beat O 0
England B-LOC 0
by O 0
nine O 0
wickets O 0
on O 0
the O 0
fifth O 0
day O 0
of O 0
the O 0
third O 0
and O 0
final O 0
test O 0
at O 0
The B-LOC 0
Oval I-LOC 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
to O 0
win O 0
the O 0
series O 0
2-0 O 0
. O 0

Scores O 0
: O 0
England B-LOC 0
326 O 0
and O 0
242 O 0
; O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
521-8 O 0
declared O 0
and O 0
48-1 O 0
. O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
ENGLAND B-LOC 0
V O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
FINAL O 0
TEST O 0
SCOREBOARD O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Scoreboard O 0
on O 0
the O 0
last O 0
day O 0
of O 0
the O 0

third O 0
and O 0
final O 0
test O 0
between O 0
England B-LOC 0
and O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
at O 0
the O 0
Oval B-LOC 0
on O 0

Monday O 0
: O 0

England B-LOC 0
first O 0
innings O 0
326 O 0
( O 0
J. B-PER 1
Crawley I-PER 1
106 O 0
, O 0
G. B-PER 1
Thorpe I-PER 1
54 O 0
; O 0
Waqar B-PER 1

Younis B-PER 0
4-95 O 0
) O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0
first O 0
innings O 0
521-8 O 0
declared O 0
( O 0
Saeed B-PER 0
Anwar I-PER 1
176 O 0
, O 0

Salim B-PER 1
Malik I-PER 1
100 O 0
not O 0
out O 0
, O 0
Ijaz B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
61 O 0
) O 0

England B-LOC 0
second O 0
innings O 0
( O 0
overnight O 0
74-0 O 0
) O 0

M. B-PER 0
Atherton I-PER 1
c O 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq B-PER 0
b O 0
Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
43 O 0

A. B-PER 1
Stewart I-PER 1
c O 0
Asif B-PER 1
Mujtaba I-PER 1
b O 0
Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
54 O 0

N. B-PER 1
Hussain I-PER 1
lbw O 0
b O 0
Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
51 O 0

G. B-PER 1
Thorpe I-PER 1
c O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
b O 0
Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
9 O 0

J. B-PER 1
Crawley I-PER 1
c O 0
Aamir B-PER 1
Sohail I-PER 1
b O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
19 O 0

N. B-PER 0
Knight I-PER 0
c O 0
and O 0
b O 0
Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
8 O 0

C. B-PER 1
Lewis I-PER 1
lbw O 0
b O 0
Waqar B-PER 1
Younis I-PER 1
4 O 0

D. B-PER 1
Cork I-PER 1
b O 0
Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
26 O 0

R. B-PER 1
Croft I-PER 1
c O 0
Ijaz B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
b O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
6 O 0

I. B-PER 1
Salisbury I-PER 1
not O 0
out O 0
0 O 0

A. B-PER 1
Mullally I-PER 1
b O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
0 O 0

Extras O 0
( O 0
b-6 O 0
lb-2 O 0
w-1 O 0
nb-13 O 0
) O 0
22 O 0

Total O 0
242 O 0

Fall O 0
of O 0
wickets O 0
: O 0
1-96 O 0
2-136 O 0
3-166 O 0
4-179 O 0
5-187 O 0
6-205 O 0
7-220 O 0

8-238 O 0
9-242 O 0

Bowling O 0
: O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
15.4-1-67-3 O 0
, O 0
Waqar B-PER 1
Younis I-PER 1
18-3-55-1 O 0
, O 0

Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
37-10-78-6 O 0
, O 0
Aamir B-PER 1
Sohail I-PER 1
2-1-4-0 O 0
, O 0
Mohammad B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 0

10-3-30-0 O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0
second O 0
innings O 0

Saeed B-PER 0
Anwar I-PER 1
c O 0
Knight B-PER 0
b O 0
Mullally B-PER 1
1 O 0

Aamir B-PER 1
Sohail I-PER 1
not O 0
out O 0
29 O 0

Ijaz B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
not O 0
out O 0
13 O 0

Extras O 0
( O 0
nb-5 O 0
) O 0
5 O 0

Total O 0
( O 0
for O 0
one O 0
wicket O 0
) O 0
48 O 0

Fall O 0
of O 0
wicket O 0
: O 0
1-7 O 0

Bowling O 0
: O 0
Cork B-PER 0
3-0-15-0 O 0
, O 0
Mullally B-PER 1
3-0-24-1 O 0
, O 0
Croft B-PER 1
0.4-0-9-0 O 0

Result O 0
: O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
won O 0
by O 0
9 O 0
wickets O 0

First O 0
test O 0
: O 0
Lord B-LOC 0
's I-LOC 0
- O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
won O 0
by O 0
164 O 0
runs O 0

Second O 0
test O 0
: O 0
Headingley B-LOC 0
- O 0
Drawn O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0
win O 0
series O 0
2-0 O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
NEED O 0
48 O 0
RUNS O 0
TO O 0
WIN O 0
THIRD O 0
AND O 0
FINAL O 0
TEST O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

England B-LOC 0
were O 0
dismissed O 0
for O 0
242 O 0
in O 0
their O 0
second O 0
innings O 0
on O 0
the O 0
fifth O 0
day O 0
of O 0
the O 0
third O 0
and O 0
final O 0
test O 0
at O 0
The B-LOC 0
Oval I-LOC 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
leaving O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
requiring O 0
48 O 0
runs O 0
to O 0
win O 0
. O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0
lead O 0
the O 0
series O 0
1-0 O 0
. O 0

RUGBY B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
- O 0
EUROPEAN B-MISC 0
SUPER I-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
RESULT O 0
/ O 0
FINALS O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Result O 0
of O 0
a O 0
European B-MISC 0
Super I-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0

rugby O 0
league O 0
match O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
: O 0

St B-ORG 0
Helens I-ORG 0
66 O 0
Warrington B-ORG 0
14 O 0

Final O 0
standings O 0
( O 0
tabulated O 0
under O 0
played O 0
, O 0
won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0

points O 0
for O 0
, O 0
against O 0
, O 0
total O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

St B-ORG 0
Helens I-ORG 0
22 O 0
20 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
950 O 0
455 O 0
40 O 0
- O 0
champions O 0

Wigan B-ORG 0
22 O 0
19 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
902 O 0
326 O 0
39 O 0

Bradford B-ORG 0
22 O 0
17 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
767 O 0
409 O 0
34 O 0

London B-ORG 0
22 O 0
12 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0
611 O 0
462 O 0
25 O 0

Warrington B-ORG 0
22 O 0
12 O 0
0 O 0
10 O 0
569 O 0
565 O 0
24 O 0

Halifax B-ORG 0
22 O 0
10 O 0
1 O 0
11 O 0
667 O 0
576 O 0
21 O 0

Sheffield B-ORG 0
22 O 0
10 O 0
0 O 0
12 O 0
599 O 0
730 O 0
20 O 0

Oldham B-ORG 0
22 O 0
9 O 0
1 O 0
12 O 0
473 O 0
681 O 0
19 O 0

Castleford B-ORG 0
22 O 0
9 O 0
0 O 0
13 O 0
548 O 0
599 O 0
18 O 0

Leeds B-ORG 0
22 O 0
6 O 0
0 O 0
16 O 0
555 O 0
745 O 0
12 O 0

Paris B-ORG 0
22 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
18 O 0
398 O 0
795 O 0
7 O 0

Workington B-ORG 0
22 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
19 O 0
325 O 0
1021 O 0
5 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
ENGLISH B-MISC 0
AND O 0
SCOTTISH B-MISC 0
LEAGUE O 0
FIXTURES O 0
- O 0
AUG O 0
30-SEPT O 0
1 O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

English B-MISC 0
and O 0
Scottish B-MISC 0
league O 0
soccer O 0

fixtures O 0
for O 0
August O 0
30 O 0
to O 0
September O 0
1 O 0
: O 0

Friday O 0
, O 0
August O 0
30 O 0
: O 0

English B-MISC 0
division O 0
one O 0
- O 0
West B-ORG 0
Bromwich I-ORG 0
v O 0
Sheffield B-ORG 0
United I-ORG 0
. O 0

English B-MISC 0
division O 0
three O 0
- O 0
Swansea B-ORG 0
v O 0
Lincoln B-ORG 0
. O 0

Saturday O 0
, O 0
August O 0
31 O 0
: O 0

English B-MISC 0
division O 0
one O 0
- O 0
Birmingham B-ORG 0
v O 0
Barnsley B-ORG 0
, O 0
Bradford B-ORG 0
v O 0

Tranmere B-ORG 0
, O 0
Grimsby B-ORG 0
v O 0
Portsmouth B-ORG 0
, O 0
Huddersfield B-ORG 0
v O 0
Crystal B-ORG 0
Palace I-ORG 0
, O 0

Manchester B-ORG 0
City I-ORG 0
v O 0
Charlton B-ORG 1
, O 0
Norwich B-ORG 0
v O 0
Wolverhampton B-ORG 0
, O 0
Oldham B-ORG 0
v O 0

Ipswich B-ORG 0
, O 0
Port B-ORG 0
Vale I-ORG 0
v O 0
Oxford B-ORG 0
, O 0
Reading B-ORG 0
v O 0
Stoke B-ORG 0
, O 0
Southend B-ORG 0
v O 0

Swindon B-ORG 0
. O 0

English B-MISC 0
division O 0
two O 0
- O 0
Blackpool B-ORG 0
v O 0
Wycombe B-ORG 0
, O 0
Bournemouth B-ORG 0
v O 0

Peterborough B-ORG 0
, O 0
Bristol B-ORG 0
Rovers I-ORG 0
v O 0
Stockport B-ORG 0
, O 0
Bury B-ORG 0
v O 0
Bristol B-ORG 0
City I-ORG 0
, O 0

Crewe B-ORG 0
v O 0
Watford B-ORG 0
, O 0
Gillingham B-ORG 0
v O 0
Chesterfield B-ORG 0
, O 0
Luton B-ORG 0
v O 0
Rotherham B-ORG 0
, O 0

Millwall B-ORG 0
v O 0
Burnley B-ORG 0
, O 0
Notts B-ORG 0
County I-ORG 0
v O 0
York B-ORG 0
, O 0
Plymouth B-ORG 0
v O 0
Preston B-ORG 0
, O 0

Shrewsbury B-ORG 0
v O 0
Brentford B-ORG 0
, O 0
Walsall B-ORG 0
v O 0
Wrexham B-ORG 0
. O 0

English B-MISC 0
division O 0
three O 0
- O 0
Brighton B-ORG 0
v O 0
Scunthorpe B-ORG 0
, O 0
Cambridge B-ORG 0
v O 0

Cardiff B-ORG 0
, O 0
Colchester B-ORG 0
v O 0
Hereford B-ORG 0
, O 0
Doncaster B-ORG 0
v O 0
Darlington B-ORG 0
, O 0
Fulham B-ORG 0
v O 0

Carlisle B-ORG 0
, O 0
Hull B-ORG 0
v O 0
Barnet B-ORG 0
, O 0
Leyton B-ORG 0
Orient I-ORG 0
v O 0
Hartlepool B-ORG 0
, O 0
Mansfield B-ORG 0
v O 0

Rochdale B-ORG 0
, O 0
Scarborough B-ORG 0
v O 0
Northampton B-ORG 0
, O 0
Torquay B-ORG 0
v O 0
Exeter B-ORG 0
, O 0
Wigan B-ORG 0
v O 0

Chester B-ORG 0
. O 0

Scottish B-MISC 0
division O 0
one O 0
- O 0
East B-ORG 0
Fife I-ORG 0
v O 0
Clydebank B-ORG 0
, O 0
Greenock B-ORG 0

Morton B-ORG 0
v O 0
Falkir B-ORG 0
, O 0
Partick B-ORG 0
v O 0
St B-ORG 0
Mirren I-ORG 0
, O 0
St B-ORG 0
Johnstone I-ORG 0
v O 0

Airdrieonians B-ORG 0
, O 0
Stirling B-ORG 0
v O 0
Dundee B-ORG 0
. O 0

Scottish B-MISC 0
division O 0
two O 0
- O 0
Ayr B-ORG 0
v O 0
Berwick B-ORG 0
, O 0
Clyde B-ORG 0
v O 0
Queen B-ORG 0
of I-ORG 0
the I-ORG 0

South B-ORG 0
, O 0
Dumbarton B-ORG 0
v O 0
Brechin B-ORG 0
, O 0
Livingston B-ORG 0
v O 0
Hamilton B-ORG 0
, O 0
Stenhousemuir B-ORG 0

v O 0
Stranraer B-ORG 0
. O 0

Scottish B-MISC 0
division O 0
three O 0
- O 0
Albion B-ORG 0
v O 0
Cowdenbeath B-ORG 0
, O 0
Arbroath B-ORG 0
v O 0

East B-ORG 0
Stirling I-ORG 0
, O 0
Inverness B-ORG 0
v O 0
Alloa B-ORG 0
, O 0
Montrose B-ORG 0
v O 0
Ross B-ORG 0
County I-ORG 0
, O 0

Queen B-ORG 0
's I-ORG 0
Park I-ORG 0
v O 0
Forfar B-ORG 0
. O 0

Sunday O 0
, O 0
September O 0
1 O 0
: O 0

English B-MISC 0
division O 0
one O 0
- O 0
Queens B-ORG 0
Park I-ORG 0
Rangers I-ORG 0
v O 0
Bolton B-ORG 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
COSTA B-LOC 0
RICA I-LOC 0
AND O 0
CHILE B-LOC 0
DRAW O 0
1-1 O 0
IN O 0
FRIENDLY O 0
. O 0

LIBERIA B-LOC 0
, O 0
Costa B-LOC 0
Rica I-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Costa B-LOC 0
Rica I-LOC 0
and O 0
Chile B-LOC 0

drew O 0
1-1 O 0
( O 0
halftime O 0
1-0 O 0
) O 0
in O 0
a O 0
friendly O 0
soccer O 0
international O 0
on O 0

Sunday O 0
. O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0

Costa B-LOC 0
Rica I-LOC 0
- O 0
Ronaldo B-PER 1
Gonzalez I-PER 1
( O 0
10th O 0
minute O 0
, O 0
penalty O 0

Chile B-LOC 0
- O 0
Marcelo B-PER 0
Salas I-PER 0
( O 0
80th O 0
) O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
8,000 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
SEYCHELLES B-LOC 0
FAIL O 0
IN O 0
BID O 0
FOR O 0
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1996-08-26 O 0

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Cameroon B-LOC 0
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MSV B-ORG 0
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Uganda B-LOC 0
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scoreline O 0
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's O 0
elimination O 0
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Angola B-LOC 0
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qualifying O 0
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JOHANNESBURG B-LOC 0
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1 O 0

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Ethiopia B-LOC 0
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Namibia B-LOC 0
6 O 0
Botswana B-LOC 0
0 O 0

Namibia B-LOC 0
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Seychelles B-LOC 0
1 O 0
Mauritius B-LOC 0
1 O 0

Mauritius B-LOC 0
win O 0
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Togo B-LOC 0
1 O 0
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0 O 0

Togo B-LOC 0
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Central B-LOC 0
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walkover O 0
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Burundi B-LOC 0

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SOCCER O 0
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KIEV B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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of O 0
Ukraine B-LOC 0
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matches O 0
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Dynamo B-ORG 0
Kiev I-ORG 0
5 O 0
Kremin B-ORG 0
Kremenchuk I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Vorskla B-ORG 0
Poltava I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Nyva B-ORG 0
Ternopil I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Torpedo B-ORG 0
Zaporizhya I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Shakhtar B-ORG 0
Donetsk I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Kryvbas B-ORG 0
Kryvy I-ORG 0
Rig I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Karpaty B-ORG 0
Lviv I-ORG 0
2 O 0

Prykarpattya B-ORG 0
Ivano-Frankivsk I-ORG 0
0 O 0
Zirka-Nibas B-ORG 0
Kirovohrad I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Chornomorets B-ORG 0
Odessa I-ORG 0
2 O 0
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Zaporizhya I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Dnipro B-ORG 0
Dnipropetrovsk I-ORG 0
2 O 0
CSKA B-ORG 0
Kiev I-ORG 0
1 O 0

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6 O 0
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0 O 0
1 O 0
16 O 0
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15 O 0

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6 O 0
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0 O 0
11 O 0
3 O 0
14 O 0

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6 O 0
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1 O 0
1 O 0
13 O 0
6 O 0
13 O 0

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6 O 0
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1 O 0
11 O 0
7 O 0
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6 O 0
3 O 0
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1 O 0
10 O 0
3 O 0
11 O 0

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6 O 0
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2 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0
6 O 0
11 O 0

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6 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
9 O 0
5 O 0
10 O 0

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6 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0
8 O 0
10 O 0

Torpedo B-ORG 0
6 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
8 O 0
7 O 0
10 O 0

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5 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
7 O 0
6 O 0

Nyva B-ORG 0
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6 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0
11 O 0
6 O 0

CSKA B-ORG 0
6 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0
7 O 0
4 O 0

Kryvbas B-ORG 0
6 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
9 O 0
4 O 0

Nyva B-ORG 0
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5 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
2 O 0

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6 O 0
0 O 0
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4 O 0
4 O 0
13 O 0
2 O 0

Kremin B-ORG 0
6 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
1 O 0
14 O 0
1 O 0

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- O 0
POPOV B-PER 1
IN O 0
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' O 0
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. O 0

MOSCOW B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Russian B-MISC 0
double O 0
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swimming O 0
champion O 0
Alexander B-PER 1
Popov I-PER 1
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Olympic B-MISC 0
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Rimma B-PER 1
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Russian B-MISC 0
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BRATISLAVA B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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Slovak B-MISC 0
first O 0

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Bratislava I-ORG 0
0 O 0
Slovan B-ORG 0
Bratislava I-ORG 0
2 O 0

Chemlon B-ORG 0
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0 O 0
Tatran B-ORG 0
Presov I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Artmedia B-ORG 0
Petrzalka I-ORG 0
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JAS B-ORG 0
Bardejov I-ORG 0
0 O 0

DAC B-ORG 0
Dunajska I-ORG 0
Streda I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Spartak B-ORG 0
Trnava I-ORG 0
3 O 0

Dukla B-ORG 0
Banska I-ORG 0
Bystrica I-ORG 0
3 O 0
FC B-ORG 0
Nitra I-ORG 0
0 O 0

MSK B-ORG 0
Zilina I-ORG 0
0 O 0
FC B-ORG 0
Kosice I-ORG 0
2 O 0

Petrimex B-ORG 0
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2 O 0
FC B-ORG 0
Rimavska I-ORG 0
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0 O 0

Lokomotiva B-ORG 0
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2 O 0
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0 O 0

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, O 0
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Tatran B-ORG 0
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4 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
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0 O 0
10 O 0

Dukla B-ORG 0
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4 O 0
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0 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
2 O 0
9 O 0

Slovan B-ORG 0
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4 O 0
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0 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
2 O 0
9 O 0

Petrimex B-ORG 0
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4 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
9 O 0

Spartak B-ORG 0
Trnava I-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
10 O 0
5 O 0
8 O 0

FC B-ORG 0
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4 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
3 O 0
8 O 0

Artmedia B-ORG 0
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4 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0

DAC B-ORG 0
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4 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
6 O 0
6 O 0

FC B-ORG 0
Rimavska I-ORG 0
Sobota I-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
6 O 0

JAS B-ORG 0
Bardejov I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0

Chemlon B-ORG 0
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4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0

Inter B-ORG 0
Bratislava I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0
4 O 0

Lokomotiva B-ORG 0
Kosice I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0

Kerametal B-ORG 0
Dubnica I-ORG 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
9 O 0
1 O 0

FC B-ORG 0
Nitra I-ORG 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
8 O 0
0 O 0

MSK B-ORG 0
Zilina I-ORG 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
6 O 0
0 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
HUNGARY B-LOC 0
FIRST O 0
DIVISION O 0
RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
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BUDAPEST B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Hungarian B-MISC 0
first O 0
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soccer O 0
results O 0
and O 0
standings O 0
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weekend O 0
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bank O 0
holiday O 0
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Stadler B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Haladas B-ORG 0
0 O 0

MTK B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Ferencvaros B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Bekescsaba B-ORG 0
0 O 0
BVSC B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Csepel B-ORG 0
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1996-08-26 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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7-5 O 0

David B-PER 1
Prinosil I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Peter B-PER 0
Tramacchi I-PER 0
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-2 O 0
3-6 O 0
6-7 O 0
( O 0
5-7 O 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Amanda B-PER 1
Coetzer I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
6 O 0
- O 0
Anke B-PER 0
Huber I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0
2-6 O 0
6-2 O 0

Anna B-PER 1
Kournikova I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Ludmila B-PER 1
Richterova I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-4 O 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0

Debbie B-PER 1
Graham I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Stephanie B-PER 1
Deville I-PER 1
( O 0
Belarus B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-2 O 0

Barbara B-PER 1
Rittner I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Katarina B-PER 0
Studenikova I-PER 0
( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-5 O 0
7-5 O 0

Kristina B-PER 1
Brandi I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Andrea B-PER 1
Glass I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-3 O 0

Ines B-PER 1
Gorrochategui I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Magdalena B-PER 1
Grzybowska I-PER 1
( O 0
Poland B-LOC 0
) O 0
4-6 O 0
6-4 O 0
6-1 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Alberto B-PER 1
Berasategui I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Cecil B-PER 0
Mamiit I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0
6-4 O 0
6-0 O 0

Guillaume B-PER 0
Raoux I-PER 0
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Filip B-PER 1
Dewulf I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-5 O 0
) O 0
3-6 O 0
1-6 O 0
6-4 O 0
7-5 O 0

Alex B-PER 1
O'Brien I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Nicolas B-PER 1
Lapentti I-PER 1
( O 0
Ecuador B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
1-6 O 0
6-4 O 0
6-3 O 0

2 O 0
- O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Chang I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jaime B-PER 1
Oncins I-PER 1
( O 0
Brazil B-LOC 0
) O 0
3-6 O 0
6-1 O 0
6-0 O 0
7 O 0
- O 0
6 O 0
( O 0
8-6 O 0
) O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

14 O 0
- O 0
Barbara B-PER 1
Paulus I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Yi B-PER 1
Jing-Qian I-PER 1
( O 0
China B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-1 O 0

Wang B-PER 1
Shi-Ting I-PER 1
( O 0
Taiwan B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Corina B-PER 0
Morariu I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-7 O 0
( O 0
5-7 O 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0

Linda B-PER 1
Wild I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Sung-Hee B-PER 1
Park I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Korea I-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-3 O 0

Sarah B-PER 1
Pitkowski I-PER 0
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Meghann B-PER 1
Shaughnessy I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6- O 0
3 O 0

Dally B-PER 1
Randriantefy I-PER 1
( O 0
Madagascar B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Elena B-PER 1
Makarova I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6- O 0
3 O 0
1-6 O 0
7-5 O 0

Laurence B-PER 1
Courtois I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Flora B-LOC 0
Perfetti B-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
3-6 O 0
6-2 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Leander B-PER 1
Paes I-PER 1
( O 0
India B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Marcos B-PER 1
Ondruska I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-3 O 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
7-5 O 0

Jan B-PER 1
Siemerink I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Carl-Uwe B-PER 1
Steeb I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
4-6 O 0
6 O 0
- O 0
1 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-4 O 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0

Neville B-PER 1
Godwin I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Tomas B-PER 1
Carbonell I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-2 O 0
3-6 O 0
6-1 O 0

Jim B-PER 1
Grabb I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Sandon B-PER 1
Stolle I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
7-5 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-4 O 0
) O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Alexandra B-PER 1
Fusai I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jill B-PER 1
Craybas I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0
2-6 O 0
7-5 O 0

Naoko B-PER 1
Kijimuta I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Tatyana B-PER 1
Jecmenica I-PER 0
( O 0
Yugoslavia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-2 O 0

Nathalie B-PER 0
Dechy I-PER 0
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Christina B-PER 1
Singer I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-0 O 0

Jane B-PER 1
Chi I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Maria B-PER 1
Antonio I-PER 1
Sanchez I-PER 1
Lorenzo I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
1-6 O 0
6-3 O 0

Els B-PER 1
Callens I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Nicole B-PER 1
Bradtke I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-1 O 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
9-7 O 0
) O 0

Natalia B-PER 1
Baudone I-PER 0
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jolene B-PER 0
Watanabe I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
4-6 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
8-6 O 0
) O 0

Ai B-PER 1
Sugiyama I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jana B-PER 0
Kandarr I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-1 O 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
CUBS B-ORG 0
EDGE O 0
BRAVES B-ORG 0
WITH O 0
RUN O 0
IN O 0
TOP O 0
OF O 0
NINTH O 0
. O 0

ATLANTA B-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Brian B-PER 1
McRae I-PER 1
singled O 0
in O 0
Tyler B-PER 1
Houston I-PER 1
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Chicago B-ORG 0
Cubs I-ORG 0
avoided O 0
a O 0
three-game O 0
sweep O 0
with O 0
3-2 O 0
victory O 0
over O 0
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Atlanta B-ORG 0
Braves I-ORG 0
on O 0
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. O 0

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Braves B-ORG 0
scored O 0
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Kevin B-PER 1
Foster I-PER 1
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5-2 O 0
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Castilla I-PER 1
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Larry B-PER 1
Walker I-PER 1
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Boles I-PER 0
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Hubbard I-PER 0
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Fernandez B-PER 0
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Curtis I-PER 0
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Dodgers B-ORG 0
manager O 0
Bill B-PER 1
Russell I-PER 1
said O 0
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Mike B-PER 1
Piazza I-PER 1

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, O 0
Steve B-PER 0
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Jody B-PER 1
Reed I-PER 1
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and O 0
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Phillies I-ORG 0
. O 0

Ken B-PER 1
Caminiti I-PER 1
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two O 0
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. O 0

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, O 0
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Bagwell I-PER 1
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and O 0
Donne B-PER 1
Wall I-PER 1
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the O 0
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Louis I-ORG 0
Cardinals I-ORG 0
4-1 O 0
. O 0

Wall B-PER 0
( O 0
8-4 O 0
) O 0
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three O 0
hits O 0
, O 0
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ahead O 0
of O 0
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Central I-MISC 0
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. O 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
MAJOR B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
STANDINGS O 0
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SUNDAY O 0
'S O 0
GAMES O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-25 O 0

Major B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0
Baseball I-MISC 0

standings O 0
after O 0
games O 0
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( O 0
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won O 0
, O 0

lost O 0
, O 0
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percentage O 0
and O 0
games O 0
behind O 0
) O 0
: O 0

AMERICAN B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
74 O 0
55 O 0
.574 O 0
- O 0

BALTIMORE B-ORG 0
68 O 0
61 O 0
.527 O 0
6 O 0

BOSTON B-ORG 0
66 O 0
65 O 0
.504 O 0
9 O 0

TORONTO B-ORG 0
61 O 0
70 O 0
.466 O 0
14 O 0

DETROIT B-ORG 0
47 O 0
83 O 0
.362 O 0
27 O 0
1/2 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

CLEVELAND B-ORG 0
77 O 0
53 O 0
.592 O 0
- O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
70 O 0
62 O 0
.530 O 0
8 O 0

MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
65 O 0
65 O 0
.500 O 0
12 O 0

MILWAUKEE B-ORG 0
62 O 0
69 O 0
.473 O 0
15 O 0
1/2 O 0

KANSAS B-ORG 0
CITY I-ORG 0
59 O 0
73 O 0
.447 O 0
19 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

TEXAS B-ORG 0
75 O 0
56 O 0
.573 O 0
- O 0

SEATTLE B-ORG 0
66 O 0
63 O 0
.512 O 0
8 O 0

OAKLAND B-ORG 0
63 O 0
70 O 0
.474 O 0
13 O 0

CALIFORNIA B-ORG 0
61 O 0
69 O 0
.469 O 0
13 O 0
1/2 O 0

MONDAY O 0
, O 0
AUGUST O 0
26TH O 0
SCHEDULE O 0

CLEVELAND B-ORG 0
AT O 0
DETROIT B-LOC 0

OAKLAND B-ORG 0
AT O 0
BALTIMORE B-LOC 0

MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
TORONTO B-LOC 0

MILWAUKEE B-ORG 0
AT O 0
CHICAGO B-LOC 0

BOSTON B-ORG 0
AT O 0
CALIFORNIA B-LOC 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
AT O 0
SEATTLE B-LOC 0

NATIONAL B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

ATLANTA B-ORG 0
81 O 0
48 O 0
.628 O 0
- O 0

MONTREAL B-ORG 0
70 O 0
59 O 0
.543 O 0
11 O 0

FLORIDA B-ORG 0
61 O 0
70 O 0
.466 O 0
21 O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
59 O 0
72 O 0
.450 O 0
23 O 0

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG 0
53 O 0
78 O 0
.405 O 0
29 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

HOUSTON B-ORG 0
70 O 0
61 O 0
.534 O 0
- O 0

ST B-ORG 0
LOUIS I-ORG 0
68 O 0
62 O 0
.523 O 0
1 O 0
1/2 O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
64 O 0
64 O 0
.500 O 0
4 O 0
1/2 O 0

CINCINNATI B-ORG 0
64 O 0
65 O 0
.496 O 0
5 O 0

PITTSBURGH B-ORG 0
55 O 0
75 O 0
.423 O 0
14 O 0
1/2 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

SAN B-ORG 0
DIEGO I-ORG 0
72 O 0
60 O 0
.545 O 0
- O 0

LOS B-ORG 0
ANGELES I-ORG 0
70 O 0
60 O 0
.538 O 0
1 O 0

COLORADO B-ORG 0
68 O 0
63 O 0
.519 O 0
3 O 0
1/2 O 0

SAN B-ORG 0
FRANCISCO I-ORG 0
55 O 0
73 O 0
.430 O 0
15 O 0

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- O 0
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1996-08-25 O 0

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All-Star B-MISC 0
left O 0
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. O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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midfielder O 0
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: O 0

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) O 0
. O 0

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- O 0
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( O 0
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Philip B-PER 1
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) O 0
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( O 0
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) O 0
. O 0

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( O 0
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( O 0
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( O 0
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) O 0
. O 0

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- O 0
BARCELONA B-ORG 0
BEAT O 0
ATLETICO B-ORG 0
5-2 O 0
IN O 0
SUPERCUP B-MISC 0
. O 0

BARCELONA B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Barcelona B-ORG 0
beat O 0
Atletico B-ORG 0
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5-2 O 0
( O 0
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2-1 O 0
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Supercup I-MISC 0
on O 0
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: O 0

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: O 0

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- O 0
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( O 0
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( O 0
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) O 0

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- O 0
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( O 0
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( O 0
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) O 0

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30,000 O 0

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- O 0
AUSTRIA B-LOC 0
FIRST O 0
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RESULTS O 0
/ O 0
STANDINGS O 0
. O 0

VIENNA B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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of O 0
an O 0
Austrian B-MISC 0
first O 0

division O 0
soccer O 0
match O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
: O 0

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0 O 0
SV B-ORG 0
Salzburg I-ORG 0
4 O 0

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Innsbruck I-ORG 0
6 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
13 O 0
5 O 0
14 O 0

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Salzburg I-ORG 0
6 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
8 O 0
1 O 0
14 O 0

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Vienna I-ORG 0
6 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
9 O 0
5 O 0
14 O 0

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Graz I-ORG 0
6 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
8 O 0
5 O 0
9 O 0

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6 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
8 O 0
10 O 0
6 O 0

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5 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0

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6 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0
9 O 0
4 O 0

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ASK I-ORG 0
5 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
8 O 0
3 O 0

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6 O 0
0 O 0
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3 O 0
5 O 0
10 O 0
3 O 0

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6 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0
2 O 0

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- O 0
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BEAT O 0
ZIMBABWE B-LOC 0
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125 O 0
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. O 0

COLOMBO B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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by O 0
125 O 0
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. O 0

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263-7 O 0
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50 O 0
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138 O 0
all O 0
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41 O 0
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. O 0

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SCOREBOARD-AUSTRALIA B-MISC 0
V O 0
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SCOREBOARD O 0
. O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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: O 0

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c O 0
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b O 0
Whittall B-PER 0
50 O 0

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b O 0
P. B-PER 0
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18 O 0

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b O 0
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53 O 0

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b O 0
Whittall B-PER 0
82 O 0

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b O 0
Streak B-PER 0
20 O 0

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b O 0
Brandes B-PER 0
9 O 0

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Brandes B-PER 0
5 O 0

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11 O 0

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15 O 0

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10-1-47-2 O 0
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9-0-41-1 O 0
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6-0-28-0 O 0
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10-0-53-3 O 0
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3-0-17-0 O 0
, O 0
Shah B-PER 1
2-0-18-0 O 0

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Shah I-PER 1
c O 0
M. B-PER 1
Waugh I-PER 1
b O 0
Hogg B-PER 1
41 O 0

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b O 0
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7 O 0

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0 O 0

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9 O 0

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b O 0
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0 O 0

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11 O 0

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Healy B-PER 1
b O 0
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15 O 0

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8 O 0

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9 O 0

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0 O 0

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b O 0
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17 O 0

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( O 0
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21 O 0

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( O 0
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) O 0
138 O 0

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: O 0
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4-35 O 0
5-56 O 0
6-98 O 0
7-100 O 0
8-120 O 0

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: O 0
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7-2-13-1 O 0
( O 0
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7-0-24-2 O 0
( O 0
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6-1-23-2 O 0
( O 0
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7-2-24-1 O 0
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9-2-26-1 O 0
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5-1-24-3 O 0

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125 O 0
runs O 0
. O 0

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- O 0
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263-7 O 0
IN O 0
50 O 0
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V O 0
ZIMBABWE B-LOC 0
. O 0

COLOMBO B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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scored O 0
263-7 O 0
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50 O 0
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World I-MISC 0
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, O 0
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ZIMBABWE B-LOC 0
. O 0

COLOMBO B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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: O 0

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- O 0
Mark B-PER 1
Waugh I-PER 1
, O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Slater I-PER 1
, O 0
Ricky B-PER 1
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, O 0
Steve B-PER 1
Waugh I-PER 1
, O 0
Stuart B-PER 1
Law I-PER 0
, O 0
Michael B-PER 0
Bevan I-PER 1
, O 0
Ian B-PER 1
Healy I-PER 1
( O 0
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) O 0
, O 0
Brad B-PER 1
Hogg I-PER 1
, O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Reiffel I-PER 1
, O 0
Damein B-PER 1
Fleming I-PER 1
, O 0
Glenn B-PER 0
McGrath I-PER 1
. O 0

Zimbabwe B-LOC 0
- O 0
Alistair B-PER 1
Campbell I-PER 1
( O 0
captain O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Andy B-PER 1
Flower I-PER 1
, O 0
Grant B-PER 0
Flower I-PER 1
, O 0
Guy B-PER 1
Whittall I-PER 1
, O 0
Craig B-PER 1
Evans I-PER 1
, O 0
Eddo B-PER 1
Brandes I-PER 1
, O 0
Heath B-PER 1
Streak I-PER 1
, O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Strang I-PER 1
, O 0
Craig B-PER 1
Wishart I-PER 1
, O 0
Ali B-PER 1
Shah I-PER 1
, O 0
Mark B-PER 1
Dekker I-PER 1
. O 0

PRESS O 0
DIGEST O 0
- O 0
MOZAMBIQUE B-LOC 0
- O 0
AUGUST O 0
26 O 0
. O 0

MAPUTO B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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's O 0
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. O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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Ryutaro B-PER 1
Hashimoto I-PER 1
left O 0
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spokeswoman O 0
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. O 0

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. O 0

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. O 0

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. O 0

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, O 0
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1996-08-26 O 0

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examination O 0
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drown O 0
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boating O 0
accident O 0
. O 0

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, O 0
Venezuela B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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members O 0
of O 0
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aged O 0
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in O 0
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Venezuela B-LOC 0
early O 0
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accident O 0
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and I-ORG 0
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officials O 0
said O 0
. O 0

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was O 0
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known O 0
but O 0
officials O 0
said O 0
the O 0
boat O 0
had O 0
a O 0
hole O 0
in O 0
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stern O 0
and O 0
no O 0
lifejackets O 0
. O 0

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members O 0
of O 0
the O 0
party O 0
were O 0
rescued O 0
unhurt O 0
. O 0

Banco B-ORG 0
de I-ORG 0
Mexico I-ORG 0
to O 0
inject O 0
3.412 O 0
bln O 0
pesos O 0
. O 0

MEXICO B-LOC 0
CITY I-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Banco B-ORG 0
de I-ORG 0
Mexico I-ORG 0
sought O 0
to O 0
inject O 0
3.412 O 0
billion O 0
pesos O 0
in O 0
the O 0
secondary O 0
market O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
through O 0
three O 0
credit O 0
auctions O 0
, O 0
dealers O 0
said O 0
. O 0

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auctions O 0
were O 0
offered O 0
as O 0
follows O 0
: O 0

AMOUNT O 0
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1.206 O 0
bln O 0
9 O 0
days O 0

1.206 O 0
bln O 0
3 O 0
days O 0

1.000 O 0
bln O 0
1 O 0
day O 0

- O 0
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newsroom O 0
525 O 0
728-9559 O 0

Dutch B-MISC 0
couple O 0
kidnapped O 0
in O 0
Costa B-LOC 0
Rica I-LOC 0
. O 0

SAN B-LOC 0
JOSE I-LOC 0
, O 0
Costa B-LOC 0
Rica I-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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Dutch B-MISC 0
couple O 0
who O 0
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a O 0
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Costa B-LOC 0
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an O 0
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demanding O 0
$ O 0
1.5 O 0
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, O 0
authorities O 0
said O 0
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Monday O 0
. O 0

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said O 0
Humberto B-PER 0
Hueite I-PER 0
Zyrecha I-PER 0
and O 0
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wife O 0
Jetty B-PER 1
Kors I-PER 1
, O 0
both O 0
50 O 0
, O 0
were O 0
kidnapped O 0
late O 0
Saturday O 0
or O 0
early O 0
Sunday O 0
. O 0

Col B-LOC 0
. O 0

Misael B-PER 0
Valerio I-PER 0
, O 0
head O 0
of O 0
border O 0
police O 0
at O 0
the O 0
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, O 0
told O 0
reporters O 0
that O 0
surveillance O 0
of O 0
the O 0
country O 0
's O 0
northern O 0
border O 0
with O 0
Nicaragua B-LOC 0
has O 0
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stepped O 0
up O 0
to O 0
stop O 0
the O 0
kidnappers O 0
from O 0
fleeing O 0
Costa B-LOC 0
Rica I-LOC 0
. O 0

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other O 0
details O 0
were O 0
immediately O 0
available O 0
. O 0

RTRS B-ORG 0
- O 0
Melbourne B-LOC 0
train O 0
collides O 0
with O 0
truck O 0
, O 0
15 O 0
injured O 0
. O 0

MELBOURNE B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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people O 0
were O 0
injured O 0
when O 0
a O 0
suburban O 0
passenger O 0
train O 0
and O 0
a O 0
truck O 0
collided O 0
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a O 0
street-level O 0
rail O 0
crossing O 0
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Australian B-MISC 0
city O 0
of O 0
Melbourne B-LOC 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
, O 0
said O 0
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ambulance O 0
officials O 0
. O 0

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condition O 0
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ambulance O 0
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Reuters B-ORG 0
. O 0

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spokesman O 0
said O 0
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train O 0
, O 0
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in O 0
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north O 0
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suburb O 0
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just O 0
before O 0
8.30 O 0
a.m O 0
.. O 0

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train O 0
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a O 0
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's O 0
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said O 0
. O 0

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, O 0
spilling O 0
its O 0
load O 0
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nearby O 0
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St I-LOC 0
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. O 0

" O 0
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train O 0
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truck O 0
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. O 0

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. O 0
" O 0

-- O 0
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61-2 O 0
373-1800 O 0

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capture O 0
Auckland B-LOC 0
gunman O 0
. O 0

AUCKLAND B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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gunman O 0
being O 0
hunted O 0
on O 0
Auckland B-LOC 0
's O 0
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Shore I-LOC 0
was O 0
captured O 0
by O 0
police O 0
just O 0
after O 0
9 O 0
a.m. O 0
on O 0
Tuesday O 0
, O 0
New B-ORG 0
Zealand I-ORG 0
Press I-ORG 0
Association I-ORG 0
reported O 0
. O 0

Senior O 0
Sergeant O 0
Dave B-PER 0
Pearson I-PER 0
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Auckland B-LOC 0
police O 0
said O 0
John B-PER 1
Grant I-PER 1
Fagan I-PER 1
was O 0
in O 0
police O 0
custody O 0
, O 0
but O 0
further O 0
details O 0
of O 0
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capture O 0
would O 0
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be O 0
released O 0
until O 0
a O 0
press O 0
conference O 0
later O 0
in O 0
the O 0
day O 0
. O 0

Fagan B-PER 1
had O 0
earlier O 0
telephoned O 0
an O 0
Auckland B-LOC 0
radio O 0
station O 0
in O 0
a O 0
distraught O 0
state O 0
, O 0
saying O 0
he O 0
feared O 0
for O 0
his O 0
life O 0
. O 0

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said O 0
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did O 0
not O 0
have O 0
a O 0
weapon O 0
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with O 0
them O 0
. O 0

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Zealand I-ORG 0
reported O 0
earlier O 0
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an O 0
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man O 0
on O 0
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entered O 0
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College I-ORG 0
swimming O 0
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changing O 0
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16-year-old O 0
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. O 0

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shot O 0
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, O 0
but O 0
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managed O 0
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man O 0
. O 0

-- O 0
Wellington B-LOC 0
newsroom O 0
64 O 0
4 O 0
473-4746 O 0

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seek O 0
fugitive O 0
after O 0
Auckland B-LOC 0
gun O 0
incident O 0
. O 0

WELLINGTON B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

Auckland B-LOC 0
police O 0
were O 0
seeking O 0
an O 0
escaped O 0
gunman O 0
on O 0
Tuesday O 0
after O 0
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fired O 0
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, O 0
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Zealand I-ORG 0
said O 0
. O 0

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man O 0
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Northcote B-ORG 0
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swimming O 0
pool O 0
changing O 0
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Monday O 0
and O 0
told O 0
the O 0
girl O 0
and O 0
a O 0
friend O 0
: O 0
" O 0
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're O 0
for O 0
it O 0
now O 0
. O 0
" O 0

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shot O 0
was O 0
fired O 0
, O 0
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onlookers O 0
managed O 0
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gun O 0
, O 0
the O 0
radio O 0
said O 0
. O 0

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, O 0
who O 0
were O 0
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in O 0
finding O 0
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man O 0
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, O 0
described O 0
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as O 0
disturbed O 0
and O 0
dangerous O 0
. O 0

-- O 0
Wellington B-LOC 0
newsroom O 0
64 O 0
4 O 0
473-4746 O 0

SIMEX B-ORG 0
Brent I-ORG 0
closed O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
owing O 0
to O 0
IPE B-ORG 0
holiday O 0
. O 0

SINGAPORE B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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Brent B-ORG 0
crude O 0
futures O 0
market O 0
on O 0
the O 0
Singapore B-ORG 0
International I-ORG 0
Monetary I-ORG 0
Exchange I-ORG 0
( O 0
SIMEX B-ORG 0
) O 0
was O 0
closed O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
in O 0
respect O 0
for O 0
a O 0
U.K. B-LOC 0
national O 0
holiday O 0
. O 0

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SIMEX B-ORG 0
Brent I-ORG 0
market O 0
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to O 0
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trading O 0
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of O 0
the O 0
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Petroleum I-ORG 0
Exchange I-ORG 0
( O 0
IPE B-ORG 0
) O 0
in O 0
London B-LOC 0
, O 0
which O 0
is O 0
closed O 0
for O 0
a O 0
British B-MISC 0
bank O 0
holiday O 0
. O 0

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traded O 0
in O 0
Singapore B-LOC 0
are O 0
mutually O 0
offset O 0
against O 0
contracts O 0
traded O 0
in O 0
London B-LOC 0
. O 0

-- O 0
Singapore B-ORG 0
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( O 0
+65 O 0
870 O 0
3081 O 0
) O 0

Metro B-ORG 0
slides O 0
3.3 O 0
pct O 0
after O 0
market O 0
opens O 0
. O 0

SINGAPORE B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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in O 0
retailer O 0
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dropped O 0
3.31 O 0
percent O 0
, O 0
or O 0
Singapore B-LOC 0
$ O 0
0.20 O 0
, O 0
to O 0
S$ B-MISC 0
5.85 O 0
minutes O 0
after O 0
the O 0
market O 0
opened O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
. O 0

By O 0
0120 O 0
GMT B-MISC 0
, O 0
357,000 O 0
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shares O 0
had O 0
been O 0
traded O 0
. O 0

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Friday O 0
, O 0
Metro B-ORG 0
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topped O 0
gainers O 0
, O 0
soaring O 0
by O 0
S$ B-MISC 0
1.55 O 0
to O 0
close O 0
at O 0
S$ B-MISC 0
6.05 O 0
on O 0
market O 0
rumours O 0
of O 0
a O 0
takeover O 0
bid O 0
by O 0
First B-ORG 0
Capital I-ORG 0
Corp I-ORG 0
. O 0

The O 0
company O 0
said O 0
it O 0
was O 0
not O 0
aware O 0
of O 0
any O 0
reason O 0
for O 0
the O 0
surge O 0
. O 0

-- O 0
Singapore B-LOC 0
newsroom O 0
( O 0
65 O 0
8703080 O 0
) O 0

Indonesian B-MISC 0
rupiah O 0
stable O 0
in O 0
quiet O 0
late O 0
trading O 0
. O 0

JAKARTA B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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Indonesian B-MISC 0
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was O 0
stable O 0
against O 0
the O 0
dollar O 0
in O 0
quiet O 0
trading O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
, O 0
dealers O 0
said O 0
. O 0

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said O 0
volume O 0
was O 0
thin O 0
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public O 0
holiday O 0
in O 0
Hong B-LOC 0
Kong I-LOC 0
and O 0
the O 0
United B-LOC 0
Kingdom I-LOC 0
. O 0

" O 0
We O 0
did O 0
n't O 0
see O 0
anything O 0
from O 0
Singapore B-LOC 0
operators O 0
either O 0
. O 0

It O 0
's O 0
a O 0
pretty O 0
quiet O 0
day O 0
, O 0
" O 0
one O 0
foreign O 0
bank O 0
dealer O 0
said O 0
. O 0

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rupiah O 0
was O 0
quoted O 0
at O 0
2,342.0 O 0
/ O 0
42.5 O 0
at O 0
0915 O 0
GMT B-MISC 0
, O 0
unchanged O 0
from O 0
the O 0
opening O 0
level O 0
. O 0

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was O 0
softer O 0
in O 0
the O 0
morning O 0
due O 0
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rupiah O 0
liquidity O 0
but O 0
recovered O 0
later O 0
. O 0

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and O 0
today O 0
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closed O 0
at O 0
2,342.00 O 0
/ O 0
42.45 O 0
and O 0
2,341.5 O 0
/ O 0
42.0 O 0
, O 0
respectively O 0
. O 0

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dealer O 0
said O 0
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were O 0
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. O 0

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at O 0
present O 0
. O 0

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at O 0
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the O 0
next O 0
court O 0
hearing O 0
scheduled O 0
for O 0
Thursday O 0
, O 0
" O 0
the O 0
dealer O 0
said O 0
. O 0

Megawati B-PER 1
Sukarnoputri I-PER 1
, O 0
deposed O 0
leader O 0
of O 0
the O 0
Indonesian B-ORG 0
Democratic I-ORG 0
Party I-ORG 0
( O 0
PDI B-ORG 0
) O 0
has O 0
sued O 0
the O 0
government O 0
for O 0
ousting O 0
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as O 0
PDI B-ORG 0
leader O 0
. O 0

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central O 0
Jakarta B-LOC 0
court O 0
adjourned O 0
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. O 0

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hearing O 0
is O 0
due O 0
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on O 0
Thursday O 0
. O 0

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's O 0
lawyers O 0
said O 0
they O 0
were O 0
still O 0
discussing O 0
a O 0
possible O 0
out O 0
of O 0
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they O 0
was O 0
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be O 0
reached O 0
. O 0

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dealer O 0
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market O 0
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. O 0

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said O 0
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. O 0

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/ O 0
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. O 0

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was O 0
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/ O 0
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/ O 0
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, O 0
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52.75 O 0
/ O 0
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and O 0
six O 0
at O 0
106.5 O 0
/ O 0
107.0 O 0
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. O 0

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bank O 0
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its O 0
intervention O 0
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at O 0
2,337 O 0
/ O 0
2,455 O 0
and O 0
the O 0
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rate O 0
at O 0
2,337 O 0
/ O 0
2,383 O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
. O 0

Senate B-ORG 0
intelligence O 0
chairman O 0
in O 0
Saudi B-MISC 0
bomb O 0
probe O 0
. O 0

DUBAI B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

U.S. B-ORG 0
Senate I-ORG 0
Intelligence I-ORG 0
Committee I-ORG 0
chairman O 0
Arlen B-PER 1
Specter I-PER 1
, O 0
who O 0
has O 0
questioned O 0
whether O 0
Defence B-ORG 0
Secretary O 0
William B-PER 0
Perry I-PER 0
should O 0
resign O 0
over O 0
the O 0
latest O 0
bombing O 0
in O 0
Saudi B-LOC 0
Arabia I-LOC 0
, O 0
met O 0
Saudi B-MISC 0
officials O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
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a O 0
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visit O 0
to O 0
the O 0
kingdom O 0
. O 0

A O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
embassy O 0
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in O 0
Riyadh B-LOC 0
said O 0
Specter B-PER 1
, O 0
who O 0
arrived O 0
from O 0
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Oman B-LOC 0
on O 0
Sunday O 0
and O 0
left O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
, O 0
had O 0
talks O 0
with O 0
Saudi B-MISC 0
and O 0
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officials O 0
in O 0
Dhahran B-LOC 0
, O 0
where O 0
19 O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
airmen O 0
were O 0
killed O 0
by O 0
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bomb O 0
on O 0
June O 0
25 O 0
, O 0
and O 0
Riyadh B-LOC 0
. O 0

Specter B-PER 1
met O 0
Crown O 0
Prince B-PER 0
Abdullah I-PER 1
and O 0
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of O 0
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and I-ORG 0
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Prince O 0
Sultan B-PER 1
in O 0
Jeddah B-LOC 0
, O 0
Saudi B-MISC 0
state O 0
television O 0
and O 0
the O 0
official O 0
Saudi B-ORG 0
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Agency I-ORG 0
reported O 0
. O 0

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had O 0
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Japan B-LOC 0
, O 0
South B-LOC 0
Korea I-LOC 0
and O 0
China B-LOC 0
. O 0

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said O 0
after O 0
the O 0
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there O 0
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be O 0
a O 0
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at O 0
the O 0
Pentagon B-ORG 0
and O 0
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whether O 0
Perry B-PER 0
should O 0
resign O 0
. O 0

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said O 0
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was O 0
not O 0
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with O 0
some O 0
of O 0
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's O 0
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to O 0
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committee O 0
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month O 0
. O 0

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question O 0
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should O 0
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, O 0
the O 0
Pennsylvania B-LOC 0
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said O 0
. O 0

FBI B-ORG 0
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Louis B-PER 1
Freeh I-PER 1
, O 0
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to O 0
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, O 0
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committee O 0
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was O 0
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with O 0
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cooperation O 0
on O 0
the O 0
Dhahran B-LOC 0
bomb O 0
and O 0
a O 0
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. O 0

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, O 0
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LARNACA B-LOC 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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ceasefire O 0
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Dayana B-LOC 0
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injuring O 0
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civilians O 0
. O 0

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region O 0
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Iraq B-LOC 0
against O 0
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Saddam B-PER 0
Hussein I-PER 1
. O 0

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U.S.-led B-MISC 0
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force O 0
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protected O 0
Iraqi B-MISC 0
Kurds I-MISC 0
against O 0
attack O 0
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Baghdad B-LOC 0
since O 0
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after O 0
the O 0
Gulf B-MISC 0
War I-MISC 0
in O 0
1991 O 0
. O 0

Egypt B-LOC 0
to O 0
press O 0
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over O 0
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conference O 0
. O 0

CAIRO B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

Egypt B-LOC 0
will O 0
tell O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
it O 0
is O 0
concerned O 0
about O 0
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meeting O 0
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" O 0
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n't O 0
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this O 0
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) O 0
position O 0
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. O 0

" O 0
Egypt B-LOC 0
will O 0
contact O 0
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truth O 0
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Egyptian B-MISC 0
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1,000 O 0
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1992 O 0
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state O 0
. O 0

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camp O 0
. O 0

AL-MUNTAR B-LOC 0
, O 0
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1996-08-26 O 0

Israeli B-MISC 0
security O 0
forces O 0
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a O 0
Bedouin B-MISC 0
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say O 0
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Jewish B-MISC 0
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Israeli B-MISC 0
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" O 0
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. O 0
" O 0

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44 O 0
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44 O 0
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-- O 0

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92 O 0
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: O 0
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1 O 0
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1996 O 0
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, O 0
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( O 0
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1 O 0
, O 0
1996 O 0
) O 0

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75 O 0
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85 O 0
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RSR B-ORG 0
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( O 0
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20 O 0
, O 0
1996 O 0
) O 0

52 O 0
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/ O 0
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: O 0
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14 O 0
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1996 O 0
) O 0

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1 O 0
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1996 O 0
) O 0

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7.5 O 0
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pound O 0

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212 O 0
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1646 O 0
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before O 0
starting O 0
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. O 0

FORT B-LOC 0
LAUDERDALE I-LOC 0
, O 0
Fla. B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

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12-year-old O 0
Florida B-LOC 0
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on O 0
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. O 0

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higher O 0
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technical O 0
bounce O 0
. O 0

CHICAGO B-LOC 0
1996-08-26 O 0

CBOT O 0
rice O 0
futures O 0
closed O 0
higher O 0
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a O 0
technical O 0
bounce O 0
tied O 0
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signs O 0
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market O 0
was O 0
oversold O 0
, O 0
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said O 0
. O 0

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market O 0
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, O 0
" O 0
a O 0
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said O 0
. O 0

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said O 0
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U.S. B-LOC 0
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the O 0
benchmark O 0
Thai B-MISC 0
price O 0
which O 0
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. O 0

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volume O 0
was O 0
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at O 0
450 O 0
contracts O 0
, O 0
up O 0
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202 O 0
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. O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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3 O 0
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150.3 O 0
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48.4 O 0
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173 O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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1996-08-27 O 0

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1996-08-27 O 0

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15-8 O 0
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15-6 O 0

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( O 0
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13-15 O 0
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15-6 O 0
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15-4 O 0
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15-14 O 0
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15-12 O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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1996-08-27 O 0

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the O 0
National B-LOC 0
Tennis I-LOC 0
Centre I-LOC 0
( O 0
prefix O 0
denotes O 0
seeding O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

2 O 0
- O 0
Monica B-PER 1
Seles I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Anne B-PER 1
Miller I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-0 O 0
6-1 O 0

Rita B-PER 1
Grande I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Alexia B-PER 1
Dechaume-Balleret I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-0 O 0

Judith B-PER 1
Wiesner I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
5 O 0
- O 0
Iva B-PER 1
Majoli I-PER 1
( O 0
Croatia B-LOC 0
) O 0
2-6 O 0
6-3 O 0
6- O 0
1 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

3 O 0
- O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Muster I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Javier B-PER 1
Frana I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-2 O 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

1 O 0
- O 0
Pete B-PER 1
Sampras I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jimy B-PER 1
Szymanski I-PER 1
( O 0
Venezuela B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-2 O 0
6 O 0
- O 0
1 O 0

Jiri B-PER 1
Novak I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Ben B-PER 1
Ellwood I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6- O 0
4 O 0
6-3 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Mariaan B-PER 0
de I-PER 0
Swardt I-PER 0
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Dominique B-PER 1
Van I-PER 1
Roost I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
1-6 O 0
6-2 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-4 O 0
) O 0

Florencia B-PER 1
Labat I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Kathy B-PER 1
Rinaldi I-PER 1
Stunkel I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6 O 0
- O 0
2 O 0
6-2 O 0

Nathalie B-PER 1
Tauziat I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Angelica B-PER 1
Gavaldon I-PER 1
( O 0
Mexico B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-4 O 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0

Paola B-PER 1
Suarez I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Marianne B-PER 1
Werdel I-PER 1
Witmeyer I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6 O 0
- O 0
4 O 0
6-3 O 0

Ann B-PER 0
Grossman I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Silvia B-PER 1
Farina I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-3 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Alex B-PER 1
Corretja I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Byron B-PER 1
Black I-PER 0
( O 0
Zimbabwe B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
8-6 O 0
) O 0
3-6 O 0
6-2 O 0
6-2 O 0

Scott B-PER 0
Draper I-PER 0
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Galo B-PER 0
Blanco I-PER 0
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
7-5 O 0
6-3 O 0

Petr B-PER 1
Korda I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
David B-PER 1
Caldwell I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
3-6 O 0
6-3 O 0
7-5 O 0

Bohdan B-PER 1
Ulihrach I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
14 O 0
- O 0
Alberto B-PER 1
Costa I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
2-6 O 0
6-4 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-2 O 0
) O 0
3-6 O 0
6-1 O 0

Bernd B-PER 1
Karbacher I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jonathan B-PER 1
Stark I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-5 O 0
6-3 O 0
5- O 0
7 O 0
7-5 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

8 O 0
- O 0
Lindsay B-PER 1
Davenport I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Adriana B-PER 0
Serra-Zanetti I-PER 0
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
6 O 0
- O 0
2 O 0
6-1 O 0

Elena B-PER 1
Wagner I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Gigi B-PER 1
Fernandez I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0
6-4 O 0

Kristie B-PER 1
Boogert I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Joannette B-PER 1
Kruger I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0
6-0 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Stefan B-PER 1
Edberg I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
5 O 0
- O 0
Richard B-PER 1
Krajicek I-PER 0
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
6- O 0
3 O 0
6-3 O 0
6-3 O 0

10 O 0
- O 0
Marcelo B-PER 1
Rios I-PER 1
( O 0
Chile B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Andrei B-PER 1
Pavel I-PER 1
( O 0
Romania B-LOC 0
) O 0
4-6 O 0
6-1 O 0
6-4 O 0
6-2 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

3 O 0
- O 0
Arantxa B-PER 1
Sanchez I-PER 0
Vicario I-PER 0
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Laxmi B-PER 0
Poruri I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-1 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Andrei B-PER 1
Olhovskiy I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Pat B-PER 1
Cash I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-3 O 0
6-2 O 0

Filippo B-PER 1
Veglio I-PER 1
( O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Christian B-PER 1
Ruud I-PER 1
( O 0
Norway B-LOC 0
) O 0
1-6 O 0
6 O 0

- O 0
2 O 0
6-4 O 0
6-4 O 0

Tim B-PER 1
Henman I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Roberto B-PER 0
Jabali I-PER 0
( O 0
Brazil B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-3 O 0
6-4 O 0

Pablo B-PER 1
Campana I-PER 1
( O 0
Ecuador B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Todd B-PER 1
Woodbridge I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
4- O 0

6 O 0
6-2 O 0
6-4 O 0

Herman B-PER 1
Gumy I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Martin B-PER 1
Damm I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
7-5 O 0
6 O 0

- O 0
4 O 0
7-5 O 0

Jacob B-PER 1
Hlasek I-PER 1
( O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Nicklas B-PER 1
Kulti I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-4 O 0

4-6 O 0
6-4 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

17- O 0
Karina B-PER 0
Habsudova I-PER 1
( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Radka B-PER 1
Bobkova I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0

Republic B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-1 O 0

Karin B-PER 1
Kschwendt I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Sandra B-PER 1

Kleinova B-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-4 O 0

Annabel B-PER 1
Ellwood I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jennifer B-PER 1
Capriati I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6 O 0

- O 0
4 O 0

Nicole B-PER 1
Arendt I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Sandra B-PER 1
Cacic I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
8-6 O 0
) O 0

Elena B-PER 1
Likhovtseva I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Kyoko B-PER 1
Nagatsuka I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7- O 0

5 O 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0

Sandrine B-PER 1
Testud I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Pam B-PER 1
Shriver I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-5 O 0
6-2 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Kimberly B-PER 0
Po I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
10 O 0
- O 0
Kimiko B-PER 1
Date I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
7-5 O 0

Natasha B-PER 1
Zvereva I-PER 0
( O 0
Belarus B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Virginia B-PER 1
Ruano-Pascual I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
6 O 0

- O 0
2 O 0
6-7 O 0
( O 0
5-7 O 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
Tina B-PER 1
Kirzan I-PER 1
( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Rika B-PER 1
Hiraki I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0

7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-4 O 0
) O 0
7-5 O 0

Petra B-PER 1
Langrova I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Karina B-PER 1
Adams I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-2 O 0

Tami B-PER 1
Whitlinger I-PER 1
Jones I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Sandra B-PER 1
Cecchini I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-0 O 0

7 O 0
- O 0
Jana B-PER 1
Novotna I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Francesca B-PER 1
Lubiani I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0

6-1 O 0
7-5 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

13 O 0
- O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Enqvist I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Stephane B-PER 1
Simian I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-1 O 0
6-4 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Mikael B-PER 1
Tillstrom I-PER 0
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Tamer B-PER 1
El I-PER 1
Sawy I-PER 1
( O 0
Egypt B-LOC 0
) O 0
1-6 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
9 O 0

- O 0
7 O 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0
3-6 O 0
6-4 O 0

Roberto B-PER 1
Carretero I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jordi B-PER 1
Burillo I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
4-6 O 0
6- O 0

0 O 0
1-0 O 0
Retired O 0
( O 0
ankle O 0
injury O 0
) O 0

Thomas B-PER 1
Johansson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Renzo B-PER 1
Furlan I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
4-6 O 0
2-6 O 0
7-5 O 0

6-1 O 0
7-5 O 0

Mark B-PER 1
Knowles I-PER 1
( O 0
Bahamas B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Marcelo B-PER 1
Filippini I-PER 1
( O 0
Uruguay B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
7-5 O 0

6-1 O 0

Jared B-PER 1
Palmer I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
15 O 0
- O 0
Marc B-PER 1
Rosset I-PER 1
( O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-7 O 0
( O 0
7-9 O 0
) O 0

6-4 O 0
6-4 O 0
6-3 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Amy B-PER 1
Frazier I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Larisa B-PER 1
Neiland I-PER 1
( O 0
Latvia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0
6-3 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Lisa B-PER 1
Raymond I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Lori B-PER 0
McNeil I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
8-6 O 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0

Sandra B-PER 1
Dopfer I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Zina B-PER 1
Garrison I-PER 1
Jackson I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
2-6 O 0
6-3 O 0
7-5 O 0

4 O 0
- O 0
Conchita B-PER 1
Martinez I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Ruxandra B-PER 1
Dragomir I-PER 1
( O 0
Romania B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-0 O 0

Naoko B-PER 0
Sawamatsu I-PER 0
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Rennae B-PER 1
Stubbs I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-3 O 0

Miriam B-PER 1
Oremans I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Radka B-PER 1
Zrubakova I-PER 1
( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
4-6 O 0
6-1 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Doug B-PER 1
Flach I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Gianluca B-PER 1
Pozzi I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-5 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-5 O 0
) O 0
2-6 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
8-6 O 0
) O 0

16 O 0
- O 0
Cedric B-PER 1
Pioline I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Francisco B-PER 1
Clavet I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-3 O 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0

Javier B-PER 1
Sanchez I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
David B-PER 1
Skoch I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-0 O 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
first O 0
round O 0
1 O 0
- O 0
Steffi B-PER 1
Graf I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Yayuk B-PER 1
Basuki I-PER 1
( O 0
Indonesia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-4 O 0
) O 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
MAJOR B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
STANDINGS O 0
AFTER O 0
MONDAY O 0
'S O 0
GAMES O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

Major B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0
Baseball I-MISC 0

standings O 0
after O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Monday O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0
won O 0
, O 0

lost O 0
, O 0
winning O 0
percentage O 0
and O 0
games O 0
behind O 0
) O 0
: O 0

AMERICAN B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
74 O 0
56 O 0
.569 O 0
- O 0

BALTIMORE B-ORG 0
69 O 0
61 O 0
.531 O 0
5 O 0

BOSTON B-ORG 0
67 O 0
65 O 0
.508 O 0
8 O 0

TORONTO B-ORG 0
62 O 0
70 O 0
.470 O 0
13 O 0

DETROIT B-ORG 0
47 O 0
84 O 0
.359 O 0
27 O 0
1/2 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

CLEVELAND B-ORG 0
78 O 0
53 O 0
.595 O 0
- O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
70 O 0
63 O 0
.526 O 0
9 O 0

MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
65 O 0
66 O 0
.496 O 0
13 O 0

MILWAUKEE B-ORG 0
63 O 0
69 O 0
.477 O 0
15 O 0
1/2 O 0

KANSAS B-ORG 0
CITY I-ORG 0
59 O 0
73 O 0
.447 O 0
19 O 0
1/2 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

TEXAS B-ORG 0
75 O 0
56 O 0
.573 O 0
- O 0

SEATTLE B-ORG 0
67 O 0
63 O 0
.515 O 0
7 O 0
1/2 O 0

OAKLAND B-ORG 0
63 O 0
71 O 0
.470 O 0
13 O 0
1/2 O 0

CALIFORNIA B-ORG 0
61 O 0
70 O 0
.466 O 0
14 O 0

TUESDAY O 0
, O 0
AUGUST O 0
27TH O 0
SCHEDULE O 0

CLEVELAND B-ORG 0
AT O 0
DETROIT B-LOC 0

OAKLAND B-ORG 0
AT O 0
BALTIMORE B-LOC 0

MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
TORONTO B-LOC 0

MILWAUKEE B-ORG 0
AT O 0
CHICAGO B-LOC 0

TEXAS B-ORG 0
AT O 0
KANSAS B-LOC 0
CITY I-LOC 0

BOSTON B-ORG 0
AT O 0
CALIFORNIA B-LOC 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
AT O 0
SEATTLE B-LOC 0

NATIONAL B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

ATLANTA B-ORG 0
81 O 0
48 O 0
.628 O 0
- O 0

MONTREAL B-ORG 0
70 O 0
59 O 0
.543 O 0
11 O 0

FLORIDA B-ORG 0
61 O 0
70 O 0
.466 O 0
21 O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
59 O 0
72 O 0
.450 O 0
23 O 0

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG 0
53 O 0
79 O 0
.402 O 0
29 O 0
1/2 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

HOUSTON B-ORG 0
70 O 0
62 O 0
.530 O 0
- O 0

ST B-ORG 0
LOUIS I-ORG 0
69 O 0
62 O 0
.527 O 0
1/2 O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
64 O 0
64 O 0
.500 O 0
4 O 0

CINCINNATI B-ORG 0
64 O 0
66 O 0
.492 O 0
5 O 0

PITTSBURGH B-ORG 0
55 O 0
75 O 0
.423 O 0
14 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

SAN B-ORG 0
DIEGO I-ORG 0
72 O 0
60 O 0
.545 O 0
- O 0

LOS B-ORG 0
ANGELES I-ORG 0
70 O 0
60 O 0
.538 O 0
1 O 0

COLORADO B-ORG 0
69 O 0
63 O 0
.523 O 0
3 O 0

SAN B-ORG 0
FRANCISCO I-ORG 0
56 O 0
73 O 0
.434 O 0
14 O 0
1/2 O 0

TUESDAY O 0
, O 0
AUGUST O 0
27TH O 0
SCHEDULE O 0

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
SAN B-LOC 0
FRANCISCO I-LOC 0

LOS B-ORG 0
ANGELES I-ORG 0
AT O 0
MONTREAL B-LOC 0

ATLANTA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
PITTSBURGH B-LOC 0

SAN B-ORG 0
DIEGO I-ORG 0
AT O 0
NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0

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1996-08-27 O 0

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Olympics B-MISC 0
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had O 0
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Paulo I-LOC 0
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qualifying O 0
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champion O 0
Mats B-PER 0
Wilander I-PER 0
bowed O 0
out O 0
due O 0
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a O 0
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Joe I-PER 1
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out O 0
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SOCCER O 0
- O 0
FRENCH B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
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SUMMARY O 0
. O 0

PARIS B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

Summary O 0
of O 0
a O 0
French B-MISC 0
first O 0
division O 0
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on O 0
Tuesday O 0
: O 0

Auxerre B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Marseille B-ORG 0
0 O 0
. O 0

Attendance O 0
: O 0
20,000 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
MARSEILLE B-ORG 0
HOLD O 0
AUXERRE B-ORG 0
TO O 0
GOALLESS O 0
DRAW O 0
. O 0

PARIS B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

Former O 0
European B-MISC 0
champions O 0
Marseille B-ORG 0
held O 0
French B-MISC 0
champions O 0
Auxerre B-ORG 0
to O 0
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in O 0
a O 0
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Tuesday O 0
. O 0

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but O 0
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form O 0
early O 0
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. O 0

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, O 0
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European B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
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Ajax B-ORG 0
Amsterdam I-ORG 0
, O 0
dominated O 0
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match O 0
but O 0
were O 0
unable O 0
to O 0
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. O 0

Unbeaten O 0
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by O 0
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on O 0
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SOCCER O 0
- O 0
FRENCH B-MISC 0
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. O 0

PARIS B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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of O 0
a O 0
French B-MISC 0
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played O 0
on O 0
Tuesday O 0
: O 0

Auxerre B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Marseille B-ORG 0
0 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
GERMAN B-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
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. O 0

BONN B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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of O 0
Bundesliga B-MISC 0
matches O 0

played O 0
on O 0
Tuesday O 0
: O 0

Borussia B-ORG 0
Dortmund I-ORG 0
3 O 0
( O 0
Riedle B-PER 1
8th O 0
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, O 0
Heinrich B-PER 0
29th O 0
, O 0

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1 O 0
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) O 0
. O 0

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2-0 O 0
. O 0

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48,800 O 0
. O 0

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0 O 0
VfB B-ORG 0
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Hagner B-PER 1
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. O 0

0-1 O 0
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31,139 O 0
. O 0

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0 O 0
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. O 0

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1 O 0
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1 O 0
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1-0 O 0
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33,230 O 0
. O 0

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BONN B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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: O 0

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3 O 0
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1 O 0

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0 O 0
VfB B-ORG 0
Stuttgart I-ORG 0
4 O 0

Werder B-ORG 0
Bremen I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Borussia B-ORG 0
Moenchengladbach I-ORG 0
0 O 0

Schalke B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Bochum B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Bundesliga B-MISC 0
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played O 0
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3 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
10 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0

Borussia B-ORG 0
Dortmund I-ORG 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
12 O 0
6 O 0
9 O 0

Cologne B-ORG 0
3 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0
1 O 0
9 O 0

Bayern B-ORG 0
Munich I-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0
2 O 0
7 O 0

Bayer B-ORG 0
Leverkusen I-ORG 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
4 O 0
6 O 0

VfL B-ORG 0
Bochum I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0

Hamburg B-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
7 O 0
7 O 0
6 O 0

Karlsruhe B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0

St B-ORG 0
Pauli I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
7 O 0
4 O 0

Werder B-ORG 0
Bremen I-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
6 O 0
4 O 0

1860 B-ORG 0
Munich I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0
3 O 0

Schalke B-ORG 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
9 O 0
3 O 0

Fortuna B-ORG 0
Duesseldorf I-ORG 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
3 O 0

Freiburg B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0
13 O 0
3 O 0

Hansa B-ORG 0
Rostock I-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0

Arminia B-ORG 0
Bielefeld I-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
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3 O 0
2 O 0

Borussia B-ORG 0
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4 O 0
0 O 0
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4 O 0
2 O 0

MSV B-ORG 0
Duisburg I-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
8 O 0
0 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
DUTCH B-MISC 0
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. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

Dutch B-MISC 0
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on O 0

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: O 0

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Sittard I-ORG 0
2 O 0
( O 0
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7 O 0
, O 0
Roest B-PER 1
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Heerenveen B-ORG 0
4 O 0
( O 0
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15 O 0
, O 0
Hansma B-PER 1
24 O 0
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70 O 0
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. O 0

Halftime O 0
2-2 O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
DUTCH B-MISC 0
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. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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Dutch B-MISC 0
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: O 0

Fortuna B-ORG 0
Sittard I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Heerenveen B-ORG 0
4 O 0

ICE O 0
HOCKEY O 0
- O 0
FINLAND B-LOC 0
BEAT O 0
CZECH B-LOC 0
REPUBLIC I-LOC 0
IN O 0
WORLD B-MISC 0
CUP I-MISC 0
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. O 0

HELSINKI B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

Finland B-LOC 0
beat O 0
the O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0

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Cup I-MISC 0
, O 0

European B-MISC 0
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: O 0

Finland B-LOC 0
- O 0
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( O 0
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Juha B-PER 1
Ylonen I-PER 1
( O 0
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, O 0

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( O 0
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Jyrki B-PER 1
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( O 0
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) O 0
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( O 0
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) O 0

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Jiri B-PER 0
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( O 0
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) O 0

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1 O 0
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1 O 0
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1 O 0
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1 O 0
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. O 0

GENEVA B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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, O 0
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10,000 O 0
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Claudio B-PER 0
Moura I-PER 1
after O 0
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and O 0
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launched O 0
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in O 0
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. O 0

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first O 0
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27 O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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1996-08-27 O 0

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1996-08-27 O 0

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1996-08-27 O 0

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1996-08-27 O 0

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1996-08-27 O 0

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CHICAGO B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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ABC B-ORG 0
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poll O 0
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on O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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for O 0
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said O 0
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312-408-8720-- O 0

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1996-08-27 O 0

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. I-LOC 0

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. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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W. I-ORG 0
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& I-ORG 0
Co I-ORG 0
. I-ORG 0

, B-ORG 0
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. I-LOC 0

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, O 0
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1996 O 0
, O 0
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cost O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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were O 0
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of I-ORG 0
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. O 0

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said O 0
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of O 0
4,464 O 0
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was O 0
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1995 O 0
. O 0

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said O 0
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. O 0

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average O 0
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rate O 0
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617-367-4106 O 0

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, O 0
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. O 0

1996-08-27 O 0

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three O 0
people O 0
were O 0
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train O 0
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logging O 0
truck O 0
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said O 0
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, O 0
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, O 0
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said O 0
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said O 0
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said O 0
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, O 0
Massachusetts B-LOC 0
, O 0
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will O 0
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and O 0
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said O 0
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the O 0
Northfield B-LOC 0
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. O 0

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France-Juppe B-MISC 0
. O 0

PARIS B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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Juppe I-PER 1
on O 0
Tuesday O 0
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who O 0
took O 0
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Atlanta B-LOC 0
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Paralympic B-MISC 0
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as O 0
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France B-LOC 0
. O 0

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... O 0

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French B-MISC 0
team O 0
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welcomed O 0
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back O 0
from O 0
the O 0
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July-August O 0
Olympics B-MISC 0
. O 0

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... O 0

by O 0
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shares O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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KABUL B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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Ahmad B-PER 1
Shah I-PER 1
Masood I-PER 1
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1996-08-27 O 0

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9221-5685192 O 0

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Gopal B-PER 0
Sharma I-PER 0

KATHMANDU B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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, O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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12,900-13,100 O 0
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9,800 O 0
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DHAKA B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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three O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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two O 0
people O 0
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took O 0
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hostage O 0
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conflict O 0
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autonomy O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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10,000 O 0
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monthly O 0
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Mohamed B-PER 1
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1996-08-27 O 0

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1996-08-27 O 0

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1996-08-26 O 0

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25 O 0
41.0 O 0
34.0 O 0
7.0 O 0
10.0 O 0
6.0 O 0

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23 O 0
41.0 O 0
35.0 O 0
5.0 O 0
11.0 O 0
4.0 O 0

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21 O 0
37.2 O 0
32.8 O 0
8.0 O 0
13.0 O 0
5.6 O 0

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18 O 0
41.0 O 0
34.0 O 0
6.0 O 0
10.0 O 0
5.0 O 0

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7 O 0
39.0 O 0
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40.0 O 0
33.0 O 0
6.0 O 0
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30 O 0
39.0 O 0
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6.0 O 0
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21 O 0
42.0 O 0
33.0 O 0
6.0 O 0
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12 O 0
37.4 O 0
32.8 O 0
7.3 O 0
12.3 O 0
5.4 O 0

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6 O 0
39.0 O 0
36.0 O 0
6.0 O 0
12.0 O 0
5.0 O 0

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26 O 0
40.0 O 0
31.0 O 0
6.0 O 0
13.0 O 0
6.0 O 0

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25 O 0
43.0 O 0
32.0 O 0
6.0 O 0
12.0 O 0
4.0 O 0

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23 O 0
38.0 O 0
37.0 O 0
7.0 O 0
11.0 O 0
5.0 O 0

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15 O 0
38.5 O 0
32.5 O 0
8.1 O 0
12.0 O 0
4.4 O 0

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28 O 0
40.0 O 0
32.0 O 0
5.0 O 0
11.0 O 0
5.0 O 0

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20 O 0
43.0 O 0
32.0 O 0
6.0 O 0
12.0 O 0
4.0 O 0

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17 O 0
38.1 O 0
32.3 O 0
6.5 O 0
12.9 O 0
6.3 O 0

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41.5 O 0
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6.9 O 0
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-- O 0
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said O 0
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TOKYO B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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Naoto B-PER 0
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's O 0
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also O 0
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Japan B-LOC 0
aluminium O 0
shipments O 0
surge O 0
8.9 O 0
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in O 0
July O 0
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TOKYO B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

Japanese B-MISC 0
shipments O 0
of O 0
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products O 0
in O 0
July O 0
surged O 0
8.9 O 0
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same O 0
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year O 0
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224,609 O 0
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production O 0
rose O 0
6.4 O 0
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to O 0
222,457 O 0
tonnes O 0
, O 0
according O 0
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released O 0
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Tuesday O 0
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Federation I-ORG 0
. O 0

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reflected O 0
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11,525 O 0
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11,244 O 0
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. O 0

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210,683 O 0
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18,867 O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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cuts O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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demolition O 0
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1996-08-27 O 0

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( O 0
Nigeria B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.13 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Davidson B-PER 0
Ezinwa I-PER 0
( O 0
Nigeria B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.18 O 0

3. O 0
Stefano B-PER 0
Tilli I-PER 0
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
10.43 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
400 O 0
metres O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Davis B-PER 1
Kamoga I-PER 1
( O 0
Uganda B-LOC 0
) O 0
45.15 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Marco B-PER 1
Vaccari I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
46.16 O 0

3. O 0
Kennedy B-PER 1
Ochieng I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
46.21 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
pole O 0
vault O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Mariacarla B-PER 1
Bresciani I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
3.85 O 0
metres O 0

2. O 0
Andrea B-PER 1
Muller I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
3.75 O 0

3. O 0
Nastja B-PER 1
Rysich I-PER 1
( O 0
germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
3.75 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
800 O 0
metres O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Ana B-PER 1
Fidelia I-PER 1
Quirot I-PER 1
( O 0
Cuba B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0
minute O 0
58.98 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Letitia B-PER 1
Vriesde I-PER 1
( O 0
Surinam B-LOC 0
) O 0
2:00.39 O 0

3. O 0
Inez B-PER 1
Turner I-PER 1
( O 0
Jamaica B-LOC 0
) O 0
2:00.91 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
high O 0
jump O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Wolfgang B-PER 1
Kreissig I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
2.20 O 0
metres O 0

2. O 0
Kostantin B-PER 0
Matusevitch I-PER 0
( O 0
Israel B-LOC 0
) O 0
2.20 O 0

3. O 0
Michele B-PER 1
Buiatti I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
2.15 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
800 O 0
metres O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Robert B-PER 0
Kibet I-PER 0
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:45.24 O 0

2. O 0
Vincent B-PER 0
Malakwen I-PER 0
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:45.62 O 0

3. O 0
Philip B-PER 1
Kibitok I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:46.09 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
javelin O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Oksana B-PER 0
Ovchinnikova I-PER 0
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
58.94 O 0
metres O 0

2. O 0
Natalya B-PER 1
Shikolenko I-PER 1
( O 0
Belarus B-LOC 0
) O 0
57.44 O 0

3. O 0
Silke B-PER 0
Renk I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
56.70 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
400 O 0
metres O 0
hurdles O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Virna B-PER 1
De I-PER 1
Angeli I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
55.66 O 0

2. O 0
Natalya B-PER 1
Torshina I-PER 1
( O 0
Kazakhstan B-LOC 0
) O 0
55.99 O 0

3. O 0
Anna B-PER 1
Knoroz I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
57.02 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
400 O 0
metres O 0
hurdles O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Lauren B-PER 1
Ottoz I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
49.16 O 0

2. O 0
Brian B-PER 1
Bronson I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
49.67 O 0

3. O 0
John B-PER 1
Ridgeon I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
49.83 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
3,000 O 0
metres O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Luke B-PER 1
Kipkosgei I-PER 1
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
7:46.91 O 0

2. O 0
Alessandro B-PER 1
Lambruschini I-PER 0
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
7:47.78 O 0

3. O 0
Richard B-PER 1
Kosgei I-PER 0
( O 0
Kenya B-LOC 0
) O 0
7:48.38 O 0

GOLF B-LOC 0
- O 0
BRITISH B-MISC 0
MASTERS I-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
ROUND O 0
SCORES O 0
. O 0

NORTHAMPTON B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

Leading O 0
completed O 0

first-round O 0
scores O 0
in O 0
the O 0
rain-affected O 0
British B-MISC 0
Masters I-MISC 0
golf O 0

championship O 0
at O 0
Collingtree B-LOC 0
Park I-LOC 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
unless O 0

stated O 0
) O 0
: O 0

66 O 0
Gavin B-PER 1
Levenson I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0

68 O 0
Colin B-PER 1
Montgomerie I-PER 0

69 O 0
Jose B-PER 1
Coceres I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Raymond B-PER 1
Russell I-PER 1
, O 0
Robert B-PER 1
Allenby I-PER 1

( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
David B-PER 1
Gilford I-PER 1
, O 0
Stuart B-PER 1
Cage I-PER 0
, O 0
Mike B-PER 0
Clayton I-PER 1

( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Mark B-PER 1
Roe I-PER 1
, O 0
Emanuele B-PER 1
Canonica I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0

70 O 0
Francisco B-PER 1
Cea I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
David B-PER 1
Howell I-PER 1
, O 0
Peter B-PER 0
Hedblom I-PER 0

( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0

71 O 0
Steven B-PER 1
Bottomley I-PER 1
, O 0
Ove B-PER 1
Sellberg I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Joakim B-PER 1
Haeggman I-PER 1

( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Stephen B-PER 1
Ames I-PER 1
( O 0
Trinidad B-LOC 0
and I-LOC 0
Tobago I-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Klas B-PER 1
Eriksson I-PER 1

( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Roger B-PER 1
Chapman I-PER 1
, O 0
Mark B-PER 0
Davis I-PER 0
, O 0
Pierre B-PER 1
Fulke I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0

Martin B-PER 1
Gates I-PER 1
, O 0
Anders B-PER 0
Haglund I-PER 0
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0

72 O 0
Niclas B-PER 0
Fasth I-PER 0
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Jonzon I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Chistian B-PER 0

Cevaer B-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Bjorn I-PER 1
( O 0
Denmark B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Tony B-PER 1
Johnstone I-PER 1

( O 0
Zimbabwe B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Padraig B-PER 1
Harrington I-PER 1
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Pedro B-PER 1
Linhart I-PER 1

( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
David B-PER 1
Carter I-PER 0

73 O 0
Ross B-PER 1
McFarlane I-PER 1
, O 0
Domingo B-PER 1
Hospital I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Seve B-PER 0
Ballesteros I-PER 1

( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Broadhurst I-PER 1
, O 0
Greg B-PER 0
Turner I-PER 0
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Mike B-PER 0

Harwood B-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Brenden B-PER 1
Pappas I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Peter B-PER 0

Teravainen B-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Jean B-PER 1
Van I-PER 1
de I-PER 1
Velde I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Oyvind B-PER 0
Rojahn I-PER 0

( O 0
Norway B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Stephen B-PER 0
McAllister I-PER 0
, O 0
Neal B-PER 1
Briggs I-PER 1

Note O 0
: O 0
77 O 0
players O 0
to O 0
complete O 0
their O 0
first O 0
rounds O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0

CYCLING O 0
- O 0
KELLY B-PER 1
WINS O 0
WORLD O 0
TIME O 0
TRIAL O 0
TITLE O 0
. O 0

MANCHESTER B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

Shane B-PER 1
Kelly I-PER 1
of O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
retained O 0
the O 0
world O 0
one-kilometre O 0
time O 0
trial O 0
title O 0
at O 0
the O 0
world O 0
track O 0
championships O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
, O 0
with O 0
a O 0
track O 0
record O 0
time O 0
of O 0
one O 0
minute O 0
2.777 O 0
seconds O 0
. O 0

Kelly B-PER 0
averaged O 0
57.345 O 0
kph O 0
to O 0
beat O 0
Soren B-PER 1
Lausgberg I-PER 1
of O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
by O 0
eighteen O 0
hundredths O 0
of O 0
a O 0
second O 0
. O 0

The O 0
bronze O 0
medal O 0
went O 0
to O 0
another O 0
German B-MISC 0
, O 0
Jan B-PER 0
Van I-PER 0
Eijden I-PER 0
, O 0
in O 0
1:04.541 O 0
. O 0

CYCLING O 0
- O 0
VAN B-PER 0
HEESWIJK I-PER 0
WINS O 0
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OF O 0
TOUR B-MISC 0
OF I-MISC 0
NETHERLANDS I-MISC 0
. O 0

ALMERE B-LOC 0
, O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

Leading O 0
placings O 0
in O 0

the O 0
195-km O 0
second O 0
stage O 0
of O 0
the O 0
Tour B-MISC 0
of I-MISC 0
the I-MISC 0
Netherlands I-MISC 0
between O 0

Haarlem B-LOC 0
and O 0
Almere B-LOC 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Max B-PER 1
van I-PER 1
Heeswijk I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0
4 O 0
hours O 0
39 O 0
minutes O 0

six O 0
seconds O 0
. O 0

2. O 0
Johan B-PER 1
Capiot I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Collstrop B-ORG 0

3. O 0
Sven B-PER 1
Teutenberg I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
U.S. B-ORG 0
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4. O 0
Erik B-PER 1
Zabel I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
Telekom B-ORG 0

5. O 0
Federico B-PER 1
Colonna I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Mapei B-ORG 0

6. O 0
Jans B-PER 1
Koerts I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
Palmans B-ORG 0

7. O 0
Michel B-PER 1
Zanoli I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
MX B-ORG 0
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8 O 0
.Giuseppe B-PER 1
Citterio I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Aki B-PER 0

9 O 0
.Robbie B-PER 0
McEwen I-PER 0
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
Rabobank B-ORG 0

10. O 0
Kaspars B-PER 0
Ozers I-PER 0
( O 0
Latvia B-LOC 0
) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0
all O 0
same O 0
time O 0

Leading O 0
overall O 0
placings O 0
after O 0
two O 0
stages O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Colonna B-PER 1
8:22:00 O 0

2. O 0
Van B-PER 0
Heeswijk I-PER 0
1 O 0
second O 0
behind O 0

3. O 0
McEwen B-PER 0
same O 0
time O 0

4. O 0
Teutenberg B-PER 0
4 O 0
seconds O 0

5. O 0
Capiot B-PER 1
5 O 0

6. O 0
Koerts B-PER 1
7 O 0

7. O 0
Ozers B-PER 0
8 O 0

8. O 0
Gianluca B-PER 1
Corini I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Aki B-PER 0
same O 0
time O 0

9. O 0
Lance B-PER 1
Armstrong I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0
9 O 0

10. O 0
George B-PER 0
Hincapie I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0
same O 0
time O 0

CYCLING O 0
- O 0
VAN B-PER 0
HEESWIJK I-PER 0
WINS O 0
TOUR B-MISC 0
OF I-MISC 0
NETHERLANDS I-MISC 0
SECOND O 0
STAGE O 0
. O 0

ALMERE B-LOC 0
, O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

Leading O 0
results O 0
and O 0
overall O 0
standings O 0
after O 0
the O 0
195 O 0
kilometre O 0
second O 0
stage O 0
of O 0
the O 0
Tour B-MISC 0
of I-MISC 0
the I-MISC 0
Netherlands I-MISC 0
between O 0
Haarlem B-LOC 0
and O 0
Almere B-LOC 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
. O 0

1. O 0
Max B-PER 1
van I-PER 1
Heeswijk I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0
4 O 0
hours O 0
39 O 0
minutes O 0
six O 0
seconds O 0
. O 0

2. O 0
Johan B-PER 1
Capiot I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Collstrop B-ORG 0

3. O 0
Sven B-PER 1
Teutenberg I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
U.S. B-ORG 0
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4. O 0
Erik B-PER 1
Zabel I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
Telekom B-ORG 0

5. O 0
Federico B-PER 1
Colonna I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Mapei B-ORG 0

6. O 0
Jans B-PER 1
Koerts I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
Palmans B-ORG 0

7. O 0
Michel B-PER 1
Zanoli I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
MX B-ORG 0
Onda I-ORG 0

8. O 0
Giuseppe B-PER 1
Citterio I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Aki B-PER 0

9. O 0
Robbie B-PER 1
McEwen I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
Rabobank B-ORG 0

10. O 0
Kaspars B-PER 0
Ozers I-PER 0
( O 0
Latvia B-LOC 0
) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0
all O 0
same O 0
time O 0
. O 0

Leading O 0
overall O 0
standings O 0
after O 0
second O 0
stage O 0
. O 0

1. O 0
Colonna B-PER 1
8:22:00 O 0

2. O 0
Van B-PER 0
Heeswijk I-PER 0
1 O 0
second O 0
behind O 0

3. O 0
McEwen B-PER 0
same O 0
time O 0

4. O 0
Teutenberg B-PER 0
4 O 0
seconds O 0

5. O 0
Capiot B-PER 1
5 O 0

6. O 0
Koerts B-PER 1
7 O 0

7. O 0
Ozers B-PER 0
8 O 0

8. O 0
Gianluca B-PER 1
Corini I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Aki B-PER 0
same O 0
time O 0

9. O 0
Lance B-PER 1
Armstrong I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0
9 O 0

10. O 0
George B-PER 0
Hincapie I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0
same O 0
time O 0
. O 0

CYCLING O 0
- O 0
WORLD O 0
CHAMPIONSHIPS O 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

MANCHESTER B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

Results O 0
from O 0
the O 0

world O 0
track O 0
cycling O 0
championships O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
: O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
individual O 0
pursuit O 0
: O 0

Selected O 0
result O 0
from O 0
first O 0
round O 0

Chris B-PER 1
Boardman I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:13.353 O 0
seconds O 0
( O 0
world O 0
record O 0
) O 0
caught O 0

Jens B-PER 1
Lehman I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0

Quarter-finals O 0

Boardman B-PER 1
4:14.784 O 0
caught O 0
Edouard B-PER 1
Gritson I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0

Francis B-PER 1
Moreau I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:16.274 O 0
beat O 0
Heiko B-PER 1
Szonn I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0

4:21.715 O 0

Andrea B-PER 1
Collinelli I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:17.551 O 0
beat O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Sandstod I-PER 1

( O 0
Denmark B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:24.660 O 0

Alexei B-PER 0
Markov I-PER 0
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:19.762 O 0
beat O 0
Mariano B-PER 1
Friedick I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

4:20.241 O 0

one O 0
kilometre O 0
time-trial O 0
final O 0

1. O 0
Shane B-PER 1
Kelly I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
1 O 0
minute O 0
02.777 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Soren B-PER 1
Lausberg I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:02.795 O 0

3. O 0
Jan B-PER 1
Van I-PER 1
Eiden I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:04.541 O 0

4. O 0
Herve B-PER 1
Thuet I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:04.732 O 0

5. O 0
Grzegorz B-PER 1
Krejner I-PER 1
( O 0
Poland B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:04.834 O 0

6. O 0
Ainars B-PER 1
Kiksis I-PER 1
( O 0
Latvia B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:04.896 O 0

7. O 0
Dimitrios B-PER 1
Georgalis I-PER 1
( O 0
Greece B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:05.022 O 0

8. O 0
Jose B-PER 1
Moreno I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:05.219 O 0

9. O 0
Keiji B-PER 1
Kojima I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:05.300 O 0

10. O 0
Graham B-PER 1
Sharman I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:05.406 O 0

11. O 0
Jose B-PER 1
Escuredo I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:05.731 O 0

12. O 0
Craig B-PER 1
MacLean I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:05.735 O 0

13. O 0
Christian B-PER 1
Meidlinger I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:05.850 O 0

14. O 0
Darren B-PER 1
McKenzie-Potter I-PER 1
( O 0
New B-LOC 0
Zealand I-LOC 0
) O 0
1:06.289 O 0

15. O 0
Masanaga B-PER 1
Shiohara I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
1:06.615 O 0

16. O 0
Jean-Pierre B-PER 1
Van I-PER 1
Zyl I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
1:07.258 O 0

Keirin B-LOC 0
final O 0

1. O 0
Marty B-PER 1
Nothstein I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
last O 0
200 O 0
metres O 0
in O 0
10.982 O 0
seconds O 0
. O 0

2. O 0
Gary B-PER 1
Neiwand I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0

3. O 0
Frederic B-PER 1
Magne I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0

4. O 0
Pavel B-PER 1
Buran I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0

5. O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Hubner I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0

6. O 0
Laurent B-PER 1
Gane I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
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8. O 0
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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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71-57 O 0
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BELGRADE B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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of O 0
Greece B-LOC 0
beat O 0
Yugoslavia B-LOC 0
's O 0
Red B-ORG 0
Star I-ORG 0
71-57 O 0
( O 0
halftime O 0
40-34 O 0
) O 0
in O 0
the O 0
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of O 0
an O 0
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club O 0
basketball O 0
tournament O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
. O 0

Partizan B-ORG 0
( O 0
Yugoslavia B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Alba B-ORG 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
, O 0
Dinamo B-ORG 0
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
and O 0
Benetton B-ORG 0
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
are O 0
also O 0
taking O 0
part O 0
in O 0
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continues O 0
until O 0
Saturday O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
RUSSIA B-LOC 0
AND O 0
BRAZIL B-LOC 0
DRAW O 0
2-2 O 0
IN O 0
FRIENDLY O 0
. O 0

MOSCOW B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

Russia B-LOC 0
and O 0
Brazil B-LOC 0
drew O 0
2-2 O 0

( O 0
halftime O 0
1-0 O 0
) O 0
in O 0
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soccer O 0
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on O 0
Wednesday O 0
. O 0

Scorers O 0
: O 0

Russia B-LOC 0
- O 0
Yuri B-PER 1
Nikiforov I-PER 1
( O 0
18th O 0
minute O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Vladislav B-PER 1
Rodimov I-PER 1

( O 0
80th O 0
) O 0

Brazil B-LOC 0
- O 0
Donizetti B-PER 1
( O 0
47th O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Ronaldo B-PER 1
( O 0
85th O 0
) O 0

Attendence O 0
: O 0
20,000 O 0

SQUASH O 0
- O 0
HONG B-MISC 0
OPEN I-MISC 0
FIRST O 0
ROUND O 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

HONG B-LOC 0
KONG I-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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round O 0
results O 0
in O 0
the O 0
Hong B-MISC 0

Kong B-MISC 0
Open I-MISC 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
( O 0
prefix O 0
denotes O 0
seeding O 0
) O 0
: O 0

2 O 0
- O 0
Rodney B-PER 1
Eyles I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Zarak B-PER 1
Jahan I-PER 1
Khan I-PER 1
( O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
) O 0

15-6 O 0
8-15 O 0
15-10 O 0
7-15 O 0
15-12 O 0

4 O 0
- O 0
Peter B-PER 0
Nicol I-PER 0
( O 0
Scotland B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Julian B-PER 0
Wellings I-PER 0
( O 0
England B-LOC 0
) O 0
15-8 O 0

15-7 O 0
15-6 O 0

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( O 0
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) O 0
beat O 0
5 O 0
- O 0
Simon B-PER 1
Parke I-PER 0
( O 0
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) O 0
15-11 O 0
15-11 O 0

2-15 O 0
15-11 O 0

7 O 0
- O 0
Chris B-PER 1
Walker I-PER 1
( O 0
England B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Julien B-PER 1
Bonetat I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
15-12 O 0

15-6 O 0
15-2 O 0

Jonathon B-PER 1
Power I-PER 1
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Ahmed B-PER 1
Barada I-PER 1
( O 0
Egypt B-LOC 0
) O 0
11-15 O 0
8-15 O 0

15-13 O 0
15-11 O 0
15-2 O 0

Amr B-PER 1
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( O 0
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) O 0
beat O 0
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( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
10-15 O 0
15-9 O 0

15-10 O 0
16-17 O 0
15-1 O 0

Paul B-PER 0
Johnson I-PER 0
( O 0
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) O 0
beat O 0
Tony B-PER 1
Hands I-PER 1
( O 0
England B-LOC 0
) O 0
12-15 O 0
15-11 O 0

7-15 O 0
15-6 O 0
15-11 O 0

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Jahan I-PER 0
Khan I-PER 0
( O 0
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) O 0
beat O 0
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( O 0
Hong B-LOC 0
Kong I-LOC 0
) O 0
12-15 O 0

15-10 O 0
15-10 O 0
15-10 O 0

R O 0

BASKETBALL O 0
- O 0
FORMULA B-ORG 0
SHELL I-ORG 0
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PHILIPPINES O 0
. O 0

MANILA B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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Philippine B-ORG 0
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Association I-ORG 0
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on O 0
Tuesday O 0
: O 0

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Shell I-ORG 0
beat O 0
Alaska B-ORG 0
Milk I-ORG 0
85-82 O 0
( O 0
36-46 O 0
) O 0

( O 0
Formula B-ORG 0
Shell I-ORG 0
leads O 0
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1-0 O 0
) O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
ISRAELI B-MISC 0
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RESULTS O 0
. O 0

JERUSALEM B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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: O 0

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Sava I-ORG 0
0 O 0
Hapoel B-ORG 0
Zafririm I-ORG 0
Holon I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Hapoel B-ORG 0
Tel I-ORG 0
Aviv I-ORG 0
1 O 0
Maccabi B-ORG 0
Haifa I-ORG 0
3 O 0

Hapoel B-ORG 0
Jerusalem I-ORG 0
0 O 0
Hapoel B-ORG 0
Petah I-ORG 0
Tikva I-ORG 0
3 O 0

Hapoel B-ORG 0
Ironi I-ORG 0
Rishon I-ORG 0
Lezion O 0
3 O 0
Hapoel B-ORG 0
Taibe I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Hapoel B-ORG 0
Beit I-ORG 0
She'an I-ORG 0
0 O 0
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Beit I-ORG 0
She'an I-ORG 0
1 O 0

Maccabi B-ORG 0
Petah I-ORG 0
Tikva I-ORG 0
0 O 0
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Jerusalem I-ORG 0
3 O 0

Hapoel B-ORG 0
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3 O 0
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1 O 0

Hapoel B-ORG 0
Beersheva I-ORG 0
2 O 0
Maccabi B-ORG 0
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0 O 0

TENNIS O 0
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SELES B-PER 1
HAS I-PER 1
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NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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without O 0
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of O 0
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. O 0

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Richard B-PER 1
Finn I-PER 1

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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( O 0
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15 O 0
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( O 0
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( O 0
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6-2 O 0
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Anne-Gaelle B-PER 1
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( O 0
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( O 0
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Coetzer I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Mariaan B-PER 0
de I-PER 0
Swardt I-PER 0
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
7-5 O 0

Linda B-PER 1
Wild I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Kristie B-PER 1
Boogert I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
5-7 O 0
6-3 O 0
6-3 O 0

Kimberly B-PER 0
Po I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Kristina B-PER 1
Brandi I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-1 O 0
6-4 O 0

Helena B-PER 1
Sukova I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Paola B-PER 1
Suarez I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
6- O 0
4 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-2 O 0
) O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
second O 0
round O 0

2 O 0
- O 0
Monica B-PER 1
Seles I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Laurence B-PER 1
Courtois I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
by O 0
walkover O 0
( O 0
knee O 0
injury O 0
) O 0

Dally B-PER 1
Randriantefy I-PER 1
( O 0
Madagascar B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jane B-PER 1
Chi I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-1 O 0

Ines B-PER 1
Gorrochategui I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Aleksandra B-PER 1
Olsza I-PER 1
( O 0
Poland B-LOC 0
) O 0
6 O 0
- O 0
1 O 0
6-1 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
first O 0
round O 0

12 O 0
- O 0
Todd B-PER 1
Martin I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Younes B-PER 1
El I-PER 1
Aynaoui I-PER 1
( O 0
Morocco B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-2 O 0
4-6 O 0
6-4 O 0

Sjeng B-PER 1
Schalken I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Gilbert B-PER 1
Schaller I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
6- O 0
3 O 0
6-4 O 0
6-7 O 0
( O 0
6-8 O 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
first O 0
round O 0

Michael B-PER 1
Tebbutt I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Richey B-PER 1
Reneberg I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
3-6 O 0

6-1 O 0
3-6 O 0
7-5 O 0
6-3 O 0

Paul B-PER 1
Haarhuis I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Michael B-PER 0
Joyce I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-7 O 0

( O 0
5-7 O 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
8-6 O 0
) O 0
1-6 O 0
6-2 O 0
6-2 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
second O 0
round O 0

Barbara B-PER 1
Rittner I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
13 O 0
- O 0
Brenda B-PER 1
Schultz-McCarthy I-PER 1
( O 0

Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-1 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
first O 0
round O 0

Guy B-PER 1
Forget I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Grant B-PER 0
Stafford I-PER 0
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
) O 0
3-6 O 0
2-6 O 0
6-4 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-2 O 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0

( O 0
End O 0
first O 0
round O 0
) O 0

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's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
second O 0
round O 0

Lisa B-PER 1
Raymond I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Sarah B-PER 1
Pitkowski I-PER 0
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-0 O 0

Asa B-PER 1
Carlsson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Barbara B-PER 1
Schett I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
3-1 O 0
retired O 0
( O 0
Thigh O 0
injury O 0
) O 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
MAJOR B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
STANDINGS O 0
AFTER O 0
TUESDAY O 0
'S O 0
GAMES O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

Major B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0
Baseball I-MISC 0

standings O 0
after O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Tuesday O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
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won O 0
, O 0

lost O 0
, O 0
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percentage O 0
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behind O 0
) O 0
: O 0

AMERICAN B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
74 O 0
57 O 0
.565 O 0
- O 0

BALTIMORE B-ORG 0
70 O 0
61 O 0
.534 O 0
4 O 0

BOSTON B-ORG 0
68 O 0
65 O 0
.511 O 0
7 O 0

TORONTO B-ORG 0
62 O 0
71 O 0
.466 O 0
13 O 0

DETROIT B-ORG 0
47 O 0
85 O 0
.356 O 0
27 O 0
1/2 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

CLEVELAND B-ORG 0
79 O 0
53 O 0
.598 O 0
- O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
70 O 0
64 O 0
.522 O 0
10 O 0

MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
66 O 0
66 O 0
.500 O 0
13 O 0

MILWAUKEE B-ORG 0
64 O 0
69 O 0
.481 O 0
15 O 0
1/2 O 0

KANSAS B-ORG 0
CITY I-ORG 0
60 O 0
73 O 0
.451 O 0
19 O 0
1/2 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

TEXAS B-ORG 0
75 O 0
57 O 0
.568 O 0
- O 0

SEATTLE B-ORG 0
68 O 0
63 O 0
.519 O 0
6 O 0
1/2 O 0

OAKLAND B-ORG 0
63 O 0
72 O 0
.467 O 0
13 O 0
1/2 O 0

CALIFORNIA B-ORG 0
61 O 0
71 O 0
.462 O 0
14 O 0

WEDNESDAY O 0
, O 0
AUGUST O 0
28TH O 0
SCHEDULE O 0

CLEVELAND B-ORG 0
AT O 0
DETROIT B-LOC 0

MILWAUKEE B-ORG 0
AT O 0
CHICAGO B-LOC 0

OAKLAND B-ORG 0
AT O 0
BALTIMORE B-LOC 0

MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
TORONTO B-LOC 0

TEXAS B-ORG 0
AT O 0
KANSAS B-LOC 0
CITY I-LOC 0

BOSTON B-ORG 0
AT O 0
CALIFORNIA B-LOC 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
AT O 0
SEATTLE B-LOC 0

NATIONAL B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

ATLANTA B-ORG 0
81 O 0
49 O 0
.623 O 0
- O 0

MONTREAL B-ORG 0
70 O 0
60 O 0
.538 O 0
11 O 0

FLORIDA B-ORG 0
62 O 0
70 O 0
.470 O 0
20 O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
59 O 0
73 O 0
.447 O 0
23 O 0

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG 0
54 O 0
79 O 0
.406 O 0
28 O 0
1/2 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

HOUSTON B-ORG 0
71 O 0
62 O 0
.534 O 0
- O 0

ST B-ORG 0
LOUIS I-ORG 0
69 O 0
63 O 0
.523 O 0
1 O 0
1/2 O 0

CINCINNATI B-ORG 0
65 O 0
66 O 0
.496 O 0
5 O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
64 O 0
65 O 0
.496 O 0
5 O 0

PITTSBURGH B-ORG 0
56 O 0
75 O 0
.427 O 0
14 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

SAN B-ORG 0
DIEGO I-ORG 0
73 O 0
60 O 0
.549 O 0
- O 0

LOS B-ORG 0
ANGELES I-ORG 0
71 O 0
60 O 0
.542 O 0
1 O 0

COLORADO B-ORG 0
69 O 0
64 O 0
.519 O 0
4 O 0

SAN B-ORG 0
FRANCISCO I-ORG 0
56 O 0
74 O 0
.431 O 0
15 O 0
1/2 O 0

WEDNESDAY O 0
, O 0
AUGUST O 0
28TH O 0
SCHEDULE O 0

CINCINNATI B-ORG 0
AT O 0
COLORADO B-LOC 0

LOS B-ORG 0
ANGELES I-ORG 0
AT O 0
MONTREAL B-LOC 0

ATLANTA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
PITTSBURGH B-LOC 0

SAN B-ORG 0
DIEGO I-ORG 0
AT O 0
NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
AT O 0
HOUSTON B-LOC 0

FLORIDA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
ST B-LOC 0
LOUIS I-LOC 0

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
SAN B-LOC 0
FRANCISCO I-LOC 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
MAJOR B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
RESULTS O 0
TUESDAY O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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of O 0
Major B-MISC 0
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games O 0
played O 0
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Tuesday O 0
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CAPS O 0
) O 0
: O 0

National B-MISC 0
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Philadelphia B-ORG 0
3 O 0
SAN B-ORG 0
FRANCISCO I-ORG 0
2 O 0

Los B-ORG 0
Angeles I-ORG 0
5 O 0
MONTREAL B-ORG 0
1 O 0

PITTSBURGH B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Atlanta B-ORG 0
2 O 0

San B-ORG 0
Diego I-ORG 0
4 O 0
NEW B-ORG 0
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3 O 0

HOUSTON B-ORG 0
6 O 0
Chicago B-ORG 0
5 O 0

Florida B-ORG 0
6 O 0
ST B-ORG 0
LOUIS I-ORG 0
3 O 0

Cincinnati B-ORG 0
4 O 0
COLORADO B-ORG 0
3 O 0

American B-MISC 0
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Cleveland B-ORG 0
12 O 0
DETROIT B-ORG 0
2 O 0

BALTIMORE B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Oakland B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Minnesota B-ORG 0
6 O 0
TORONTO B-ORG 0
4 O 0

Milwaukee B-ORG 0
4 O 0
CHICAGO B-ORG 0
2 O 0

KANSAS B-ORG 0
CITY I-ORG 0
4 O 0
Texas B-ORG 0
3 O 0
( O 0
10 O 0
innings O 0
) O 0

Boston B-ORG 0
2 O 0
CALIFORNIA B-ORG 0
1 O 0

SEATTLE B-ORG 0
7 O 0
New B-ORG 0
York I-ORG 0
4 O 0

TENNIS O 0
- O 0
GRAF B-PER 0
WORKS O 0
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WIN O 0
. O 0

Bill B-PER 1
Berkrot I-PER 1

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

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U.S. B-MISC 0
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Indonesian B-MISC 0
Yayuk B-PER 1
Basuki I-PER 1
playing O 0
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Ruxandra B-PER 1
Dragomir I-PER 1
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Miller I-PER 1
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Vicario I-PER 0
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Wiesner I-PER 1
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Japan B-LOC 0
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BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
SOSA B-PER 1
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, O 0
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WEEKS O 0
. O 0

CHICAGO B-LOC 0
1996-08-27 O 0

Chicago B-ORG 0
Cubs I-ORG 0
right O 0
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Sammy B-PER 1
Sosa I-PER 1
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six O 0
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Tuesday O 0
. O 0

Sosa B-PER 0
, O 0
a O 0
leading O 0
candidate O 0
for O 0
National B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0
Most B-MISC 0
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Player I-MISC 0
honours O 0
, O 0
was O 0
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August O 0
20th O 0
when O 0
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hit O 0
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pitch O 0
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first O 0
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8-1 O 0
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. O 0

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LEAGUE O 0
. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

Brazilian B-MISC 0
striker O 0
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a O 0
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100 O 0
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Dutch B-MISC 0
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SOCCER O 0
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ROBSON B-PER 0
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BARCELONA B-ORG 0
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MADRID B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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England B-LOC 0
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Robson I-PER 1
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Atletico B-ORG 0
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pressure O 0
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Super B-MISC 0
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6-5 O 0
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aggregate O 0
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Barcelona B-ORG 0
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3-1 O 0
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end O 0
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fullback O 0
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substitute O 0
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Julen B-PER 1
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Milinko B-PER 0
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Barcelona B-ORG 0
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Hristo B-PER 1
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Bulgarian B-MISC 0
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Santiago B-LOC 0
Bernabeu I-LOC 0
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- O 0
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. O 0

MADRID B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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Spanish B-MISC 0
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: O 0

Atletico B-ORG 0
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3 O 0
( O 0
Juan B-PER 1
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28th O 0
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Juan B-PER 1
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58th O 0
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Milinko B-PER 0
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Barcelona B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
Hristo B-PER 1
Stoichkov I-PER 1
55th O 0
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1-0 O 0
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11,000 O 0
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( O 0
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. O 0

MADRID B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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1 O 0

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AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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Iwan B-PER 1
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Dutch B-MISC 0
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on O 0
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24-year-old O 0
Gabrich B-PER 1
, O 0
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Argentine B-MISC 0
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Dutch B-MISC 0
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Dani B-PER 0
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, O 0
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. O 0

ROME B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

UEFA B-MISC 0
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. O 0

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Italian B-MISC 0
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Carlo B-PER 1
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, O 0
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96 I-MISC 0
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Cremonese B-ORG 0
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Milan B-ORG 0
's O 0
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coach O 0
Oscar B-PER 1
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replay O 0
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Cup B-MISC 0
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Cosenza B-ORG 0
3-1 O 0
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Nocerina B-ORG 0
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- O 0
BAYERN B-ORG 0
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BUNDESLIGA B-MISC 0
TOP O 0
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. O 0

BONN B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

Goals O 0
from O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Helmer I-PER 1
and O 0
Juergen B-PER 1
Klinsmann I-PER 1
helped O 0
Bayern B-ORG 0
Munich I-ORG 0
to O 0
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4-2 O 0
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Bayer B-ORG 0
Leverkusen I-ORG 0
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Bundesliga B-MISC 0
. O 0

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10 O 0
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Brazilian B-MISC 0
midfielder O 0
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Sergio I-PER 1
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Leverkusen B-ORG 0
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Alexander B-PER 1
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Bayern B-ORG 0
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4-1 O 0
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Markus B-PER 1
Feldhoff I-PER 1
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goal O 0
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Leverkusen B-ORG 0
. O 0

Hansa B-ORG 0
Rostock I-ORG 0
brought O 0
Cologne B-ORG 0
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record O 0
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Rhineside B-MISC 0
club O 0
while O 0
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Sean B-PER 1
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hat-trick O 0
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SOCCER O 0
- O 0
ITALIAN B-MISC 0
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ROME B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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of O 0
Italian B-MISC 0
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second O 0
round O 0

matches O 0
played O 0
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Wednesday O 0
: O 0

Empoli B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Milan B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Spal B-ORG 0
2 O 0
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14,000 O 0
. O 0

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1 O 0
( O 0
Chaouch B-PER 1
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2 O 0
( O 0
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10th O 0
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Baret B-PER 1
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0-1 O 0
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4,000 O 0
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Paris B-ORG 0
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1 O 0
( O 0
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0 O 0
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1-0 O 0
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30,000 O 0
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1-0 O 0
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16,000 O 0
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SOCCER O 0
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FRENCH B-MISC 0
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1996-08-28 O 0

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4 O 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
9 O 0
3 O 0
12 O 0

Paris B-ORG 0
Saint-Germain I-ORG 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
10 O 0

Bastia B-ORG 0
4 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
8 O 0

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4 O 0
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2 O 0
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4 O 0
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1 O 0
1 O 0
7 O 0
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4 O 0
2 O 0
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6 O 0
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1 O 0
1 O 0
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4 O 0
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1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
3 O 0
7 O 0

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4 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
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7 O 0

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4 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
4 O 0
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Bordeaux B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0

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4 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
5 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0

Rennes B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
7 O 0
4 O 0

Strasbourg B-ORG 0
4 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
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7 O 0
3 O 0

Montpellier B-ORG 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
3 O 0
5 O 0
2 O 0

Le B-ORG 0
Havre I-ORG 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
4 O 0
2 O 0

Caen B-ORG 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
6 O 0
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4 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
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3 O 0
7 O 0
1 O 0

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4 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
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4 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
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7 O 0
1 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
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LEAGUE O 0
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. O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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matches O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
: O 0

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SG I-ORG 0
1 O 0
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0 O 0

Lens B-ORG 0
3 O 0
Montpellier B-ORG 0
2 O 0

Bastia B-ORG 0
0 O 0
Lille B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Cannes B-ORG 0
0 O 0
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2 O 0

Rennes B-ORG 0
1 O 0
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1 O 0

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2 O 0
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0 O 0

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1 O 0
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2 O 0

Metz B-ORG 0
3 O 0
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1 O 0

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1 O 0
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1 O 0

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: O 0

Auxerre B-ORG 0
0 O 0
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0 O 0

ATHLETICS O 0
- O 0
CHRISTIE B-PER 1
AND O 0
JOHNSON B-PER 0
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OWENS B-PER 1
' O 0
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. O 0

Adrian B-PER 1
Warner I-PER 1

BONN B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

Organisers O 0
hope O 0
to O 0
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Britain B-LOC 0
's O 0
former O 0
Olympic B-MISC 0
100 O 0
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Linford B-PER 1
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to O 0
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Dream B-ORG 0
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" O 0
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Jesse B-PER 1
Owens I-PER 0
at O 0
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Berlin B-LOC 0
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German B-MISC 0
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promoter O 0
Rudi B-PER 1
Thiel I-PER 1
said O 0
: O 0
" O 0
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Olympic B-MISC 0
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Berlin B-LOC 0
Olympics B-MISC 0
. O 0

Canada B-LOC 0
's O 0
Donovan B-PER 1
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and O 0
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120 O 0
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JAYASURIYA B-PER 1
. O 0

COLOMBO B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

Sachin B-PER 1
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marked O 0
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Indian B-MISC 0
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120 O 0
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LANKA I-LOC 0
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9 O 0
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. O 0

COLOMBO B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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Lanka I-LOC 0
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by O 0
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INDIA B-LOC 0
V O 0
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SCOREBOARD O 0
. O 0

COLOMBO B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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Singer B-MISC 0

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on O 0

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: O 0

India B-LOC 0

A. B-PER 1
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0 O 0

S. B-PER 0
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run O 0
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110 O 0

S. B-PER 1
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c O 0
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Silva I-PER 1
b O 0
Dharmasena B-PER 1
16 O 0

M. B-PER 1
Azharuddin I-PER 1
st O 0
Kaluwitharana B-PER 0
b O 0
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58 O 0

V. B-PER 1
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run O 0
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18 O 0

R. B-PER 0
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not O 0
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7 O 0

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not O 0
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1 O 0

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16 O 0

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10-0-42-0 O 0
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230 O 0

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Gurusinha I-PER 1
, O 0
Hashan B-PER 0

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, O 0
Roshan B-PER 1
Mahanama I-PER 1
, O 0
Kumara B-PER 1
Dharmasena I-PER 1
, O 0
Chaminda B-PER 1
Vaas I-PER 1
, O 0

Muthiah B-PER 1
Muralitharan I-PER 1
, O 0
Ravindra B-PER 1
Pushpakumara I-PER 1

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: O 0
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10-1-40-0 O 0
, O 0
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6-0-47-0 O 0
, O 0
Srinath B-PER 0

8-0-33-0 O 0
, O 0
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6-0-29-1 O 0
, O 0
Kapoor B-PER 1
10-2-51-0 O 0
, O 0
Jadeja B-PER 0

2.2-0-13-0 O 0
, O 0
Ganguly B-PER 1
2-0-14-0 O 0

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: O 0
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Lanka I-LOC 0
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by O 0
9 O 0
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: O 0
Sanath B-PER 1
Jayasuriya I-PER 1

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- O 0
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TOSS O 0
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BAT O 0
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SRI B-LOC 0
LANKA I-LOC 0
. O 0

COLOMBO B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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and O 0
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to O 0
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Lanka I-LOC 0
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of O 0
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on O 0
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. O 0

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: O 0

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- O 0
Sachin B-PER 1
Tendulkar I-PER 1
( O 0
captain O 0
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, O 0
Anil B-PER 0
Kumble I-PER 1
, O 0
Ajay B-PER 1
Jadeja I-PER 1
, O 0
Sourav B-PER 1
Ganguly I-PER 1
, O 0
Mohamed B-PER 1
Azharuddin I-PER 1
, O 0
Vinod B-PER 1
Kambli I-PER 1
, O 0
Rahul B-PER 1
Dravid I-PER 1
, O 0
Nayan B-PER 1
Mongia I-PER 1
, O 0
Javagal B-PER 1
Srinath I-PER 1
, O 0
Venkatesh B-PER 1
Prasad I-PER 1
, O 0
Ashish B-PER 1
Kapoor I-PER 1
. O 0

Sri B-LOC 0
Lanka I-LOC 0
- O 0
Arjuna B-PER 0
Ranatunga I-PER 1
( O 0
captain O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Sanath B-PER 1
Jayasuriya I-PER 1
, O 0
Romesh B-PER 1
Kaluwitharana I-PER 1
, O 0
Asanka B-PER 1
Gurusinha I-PER 1
, O 0
Aravinda B-PER 1
de I-PER 1
Silva I-PER 1
, O 0
Hashan B-PER 0
Tillekeratne I-PER 1
, O 0
Roshan B-PER 1
Mahanama I-PER 1
, O 0
Kumara B-PER 1
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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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Ryutaro B-PER 1
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sell-off O 0
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1996-08-28 O 0

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55-61-2230358 O 0

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6.1 O 0
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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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Iraq B-LOC 0
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570M O 0

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- O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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it O 0
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's O 0
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1997 O 0
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reports O 0
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prices O 0
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8,000 O 0
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1996-08-28 O 0

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8,000 O 0
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Bhutto I-PER 1
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, O 0
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main O 0
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Pakistan B-ORG 0
Muslim I-ORG 0
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told O 0
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1996-08-28 O 0

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. O 0

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-- O 0
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+91-22-265 O 0
9000 O 0

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. O 0

P.V. B-PER 0
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, O 0
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1996-08-28 O 0

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's I-ORG 0
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secretary O 0
N.J. B-PER 1
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. O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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. O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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5,539 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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6441 O 0

Palestinian B-ORG 0
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frees O 0
rights O 0
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. O 0

GAZA B-LOC 0
1996-08-28 O 0

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. O 0

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, O 0
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was O 0
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96 O 0
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251/08 O 0
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251/07 O 0
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1996 O 0
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1996-08-29 O 0

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between O 0
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slapped O 0
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worldwide O 0
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BSE B-MISC 0
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French B-MISC 0
farmers O 0
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protest O 0
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1996-08-29 O 0

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threw O 0
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roadblocks O 0
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overnight O 0
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stopping O 0
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checking O 0
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importing O 0
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Union I-ORG 0
, O 0
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radios O 0
reported O 0
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Thursday O 0
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stations O 0
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15,000 O 0
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European B-MISC 0
beef O 0
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Britain B-LOC 0
announced O 0
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( O 0
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GOLF B-LOC 0
- O 0
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SECOND O 0
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. O 0

NORTHAMPTON B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

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scores O 0
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second O 0
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on O 0
Thursday O 0
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British B-MISC 0

unless O 0
stated O 0
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140 O 0
Robert B-PER 1
Allenby I-PER 1
( O 0
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) O 0
69 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0
Mark B-PER 1
Roe I-PER 1
69 O 0
71 O 0

141 O 0
Francisco B-PER 1
Cea I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
70 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0
Gavin B-PER 1
Levenson I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
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) O 0

66 O 0
75 O 0

142 O 0
Daniel B-PER 1
Chopra I-PER 1
( O 0
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) O 0
74 O 0
68 O 0

143 O 0
David B-PER 1
Gilford I-PER 1
69 O 0
74 O 0

144 O 0
Peter B-PER 1
O'Malley I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
71 O 0
73 O 0
, O 0
Costantino B-PER 1
Rocca I-PER 1
( O 0
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) O 0

71 O 0
73 O 0
, O 0
Colin B-PER 1
Montgomerie I-PER 0
68 O 0
76 O 0
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David B-PER 1
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70 O 0
74 O 0
, O 0
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Davis B-PER 0
71 O 0
73 O 0

145 O 0
Peter B-PER 0
Mitchell I-PER 1
74 O 0
71 O 0
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Philip B-PER 1
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( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
71 O 0
74 O 0
, O 0
Retief B-PER 0

Goosen B-PER 0
( O 0
South B-LOC 0
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) O 0
71 O 0
74 O 0
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Ove B-PER 1
Sellberg I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
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71 O 0
74 O 0
, O 0

Peter B-PER 0
Hedblom I-PER 0
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
70 O 0
75 O 0
, O 0
Pedro B-PER 1
Linhart I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
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72 O 0
73 O 0
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Mike B-PER 0
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( O 0
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69 O 0
76 O 0
, O 0
Emanuele B-PER 1
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( O 0
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69 O 0
76 O 0
, O 0
Miguel B-PER 1
Angel I-PER 1
Martin I-PER 1
( O 0
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) O 0
75 O 0
70 O 0

146 O 0
Iain B-PER 1
Pyman I-PER 1
71 O 0
75 O 0
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Eduardo B-PER 1
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70 O 0
76 O 0
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Woosnam B-PER 1
70 O 0
76 O 0
, O 0
Miguel B-PER 1
Angel I-PER 1
Jimenez I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
74 O 0
72 O 0
, O 0
Klas B-PER 0

Eriksson B-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
71 O 0
75 O 0
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Paul B-PER 1
Eales I-PER 1
75 O 0
71 O 0

147 O 0
Antoine B-PER 1
Lebouc I-PER 1
( O 0
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) O 0
74 O 0
73 O 0
, O 0
Paul B-PER 1
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76 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0
Andrew B-PER 1

Coltart B-PER 1
72 O 0
75 O 0
, O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Lawrie I-PER 1
72 O 0
75 O 0
, O 0
Jose B-PER 1
Coceres I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
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69 O 0
78 O 0
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Raymond B-PER 1
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69 O 0
78 O 0
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Roger B-PER 1
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71 O 0
76 O 0
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Affleck B-PER 0
74 O 0
73 O 0
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CYCLING O 0
- O 0
SORENSEN B-PER 1
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. O 0

DOETINCHEM B-LOC 0
, O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

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Netherlands I-MISC 0
on O 0
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1. O 0
Rolf B-PER 1
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( O 0
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22 O 0
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40 O 0
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2. O 0
Lance B-PER 1
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( O 0
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) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0
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3. O 0
Vyacheslav B-PER 0
Ekimov I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
Rabobank B-ORG 0
29 O 0
seconds O 0
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4. O 0
Erik B-PER 1
Dekker I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
Rabobank B-ORG 0
43 O 0

5. O 0
Giunluca B-PER 1
Gorini I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Aki B-ORG 0
45 O 0

6. O 0
Erik B-PER 1
Breukink I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
Rabobank B-ORG 0
48 O 0

7. O 0
Wilfried B-PER 1
Peeters I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Mapei B-ORG 0
51 O 0

8. O 0
Bart B-PER 1
Voskamp I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
TVM B-ORG 0
53 O 0

9. O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Andersson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
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54 O 0

10. O 0
Gregory B-PER 1
Randolph I-PER 1
( O 0
USA B-LOC 0
) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0
1 O 0
minute O 0
3 O 0
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placings O 0
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1. O 0
Sorensen B-PER 1
11.20:33 O 0

2. O 0
Armstrong B-PER 0
3 O 0
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3. O 0
Ekimov B-PER 1
1 O 0
minute O 0
7 O 0
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4. O 0
Marco B-PER 1
Lietti I-PER 1
( O 0
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) O 0
MG-Technogym B-ORG 0
1 O 0
minute O 0
14 O 0
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5. O 0
Dekker B-PER 0
1 O 0
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21 O 0
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6. O 0
Breukink B-PER 1
1 O 0
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26 O 0
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7. O 0
Maarten B-PER 1
den I-PER 1
Bakker I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
TVM B-ORG 0
1 O 0
minute O 0
31 O 0
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8. O 0
Voskamp B-PER 0
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9. O 0
Andersson B-PER 1
1 O 0
minute O 0
32 O 0
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10. O 0
Olaf B-PER 1
Ludwig I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
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1 O 0
minute O 0
44 O 0
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race O 0
continues O 0
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Venray B-LOC 0
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CRICKET O 0
- O 0
ENGLAND B-LOC 0
BEAT O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
IN O 0
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ONE-DAYER O 0
. O 0

MANCHESTER B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

England B-LOC 0
beat O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
by O 0
five O 0
wickets O 0
to O 0
win O 0
the O 0
first O 0
one-day O 0
( O 0
50 O 0
overs-a-side O 0
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international O 0
at O 0
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on O 0
Thursday O 0
. O 0

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: O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
225-5 O 0
innings O 0
closed O 0
( O 0
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Anwar I-PER 1
57 O 0
) O 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
226-5 O 0
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46.4 O 0
overs O 0
( O 0
M. B-PER 0
Atherton I-PER 1
65 O 0
) O 0
. O 0

CYCLING O 0
- O 0
WORLD O 0
CHAMPIONSHIP O 0
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. O 0

MANCHESTER B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Results O 0
at O 0
the O 0
world O 0
track O 0
cycling O 0
championships O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
: O 0

Individual O 0
pursuit O 0
semifinals O 0
( O 0
over O 0
4,000 O 0
metres O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Chris B-PER 1
Boardman I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:15.006 O 0
beat O 0
Alexei B-PER 0
Markov I-PER 0
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:23.029 O 0

Andrea B-PER 1
Collinelli I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:16.141 O 0
beat O 0
Francis B-PER 1
Moreau I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:19.665 O 0

Moreau B-PER 1
takes O 0
bronze O 0
medal O 0
as O 0
faster O 0
losing O 0
semifinalist O 0
. O 0

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: O 0

Chris B-PER 1
Boardman I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:11.114 O 0
( O 0
world O 0
record O 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Andrea B-PER 1
Collinelli I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
4:20.341 O 0

Olympic B-MISC 0
sprint O 0
championship O 0
( O 0
three-man O 0
teams O 0
) O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
( O 0
Darryn B-PER 1
Hill I-PER 1
, O 0
Shane B-PER 1
Kelly I-PER 1
, O 0
Gary B-PER 1
Neiwand I-PER 1
) O 0
44.804 O 0

seconds O 0

2. O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
( O 0
Jens B-PER 1
Fiedler I-PER 1
, O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Hubner I-PER 1
, O 0
Soren B-PER 1
Lausberg I-PER 1
) O 0

45.455 O 0

3. O 0
France B-LOC 0
( O 0
Laurent B-PER 1
Gane I-PER 1
, O 0
Florian B-PER 0
Rousseau I-PER 0
, O 0
Herve B-PER 1
Thuet I-PER 1
) O 0

45.810 O 0

4. O 0
Greece B-LOC 0
( O 0
Dimitrios B-PER 1
Georgalis I-PER 1
, O 0
Georgios B-PER 0
Chimonetos I-PER 0
, O 0
Lampros B-PER 0

Vasilopoulos B-PER 0
) O 0
46.538 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
world O 0
sprint O 0
championship O 0
quarter-finals O 0
( O 0
best O 0
of O 0

three O 0
matches O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Magali B-PER 1
Faure I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Kathrin B-PER 0
Freitag I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
two O 0

matches O 0
to O 0
nil O 0
( O 0
with O 0
times O 0
for O 0
the O 0
last O 0
200 O 0
metres O 0
of O 0
11.833 O 0

seconds O 0
and O 0
12.033 O 0
seconds O 0
) O 0

Felicia B-PER 1
Ballanger I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Oksana B-PER 1
Grichina I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
2-0 O 0
, O 0

( O 0
11.776 O 0
/ O 0
12.442 O 0
) O 0

Tanya B-PER 1
Dubnicoff I-PER 1
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Michelle B-PER 1
Ferris I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
2-0 O 0
, O 0

( O 0
12.211 O 0
/ O 0
12.208 O 0
) O 0

Annett B-PER 0
Neumann I-PER 0
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Galina B-PER 0
Enioukhina I-PER 0
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
2-0 O 0
, O 0

( O 0
12.434 O 0
/ O 0
12.177). O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
CROFT B-PER 1
RESTRICTS O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
TO O 0
225-5 O 0
. O 0

MANCHESTER B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Tight O 0
bowling O 0
from O 0
Glamorgan B-ORG 0
off-spinner O 0
Robert B-PER 1
Croft I-PER 1
helped O 0
England B-LOC 0
to O 0
restrict O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
to O 0
225 O 0
for O 0
five O 0
in O 0
their O 0
50 O 0
overs O 0
in O 0
the O 0
first O 0
one-day O 0
international O 0
at O 0
Old B-LOC 0
Trafford I-LOC 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
. O 0

Croft B-PER 1
, O 0
who O 0
was O 0
one O 0
of O 0
the O 0
few O 0
Englishmen B-MISC 0
to O 0
make O 0
a O 0
good O 0
impression O 0
in O 0
his O 0
test O 0
debut O 0
at O 0
The B-LOC 0
Oval I-LOC 0
last O 0
week O 0
, O 0
showed O 0
great O 0
control O 0
as O 0
he O 0
first O 0
dried O 0
up O 0
the O 0
early O 0
flow O 0
of O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
runs O 0
and O 0
then O 0
collected O 0
the O 0
wickets O 0
of O 0
Aamir B-PER 1
Sohail I-PER 1
and O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
in O 0
a O 0
spell O 0
of O 0
10-1-36-2 O 0
. O 0

There O 0
was O 0
also O 0
a O 0
wicket O 0
each O 0
for O 0
Ronnie B-PER 1
Irani I-PER 1
, O 0
Allan B-PER 1
Mullally I-PER 1
and O 0
Darren B-PER 1
Gough I-PER 0
although O 0
there O 0
was O 0
no O 0
joy O 0
for O 0
Dean B-PER 1
Headley I-PER 1
who O 0
, O 0
along O 0
with O 0
Lancashire B-ORG 0
batsman O 0
Graham B-PER 0
Lloyd I-PER 0
, O 0
was O 0
making O 0
his O 0
international O 0
debut O 0
. O 0

After O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
had O 0
won O 0
the O 0
toss O 0
and O 0
chosen O 0
to O 0
bat O 0
first O 0
, O 0
Pakistani B-MISC 0
made O 0
an O 0
excellent O 0
start O 0
as O 0
Sohail B-PER 1
and O 0
Saeed B-PER 0
Anwar I-PER 1
continued O 0
their O 0
good O 0
form O 0
with O 0
an O 0
opening O 0
partnership O 0
of O 0
82 O 0
. O 0

Anwar B-PER 1
, O 0
who O 0
struck O 0
a O 0
superb O 0
176 O 0
at O 0
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Oval I-LOC 0
, O 0
was O 0
the O 0
more O 0
aggressive O 0
as O 0
he O 0
made O 0
57 O 0
from O 0
75 O 0
balls O 0
before O 0
skying O 0
a O 0
catch O 0
off O 0
Irani B-PER 0
to O 0
Mullally B-PER 1
at O 0
long-on O 0
. O 0

Sohail B-PER 1
and O 0
Ijaz B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
then O 0
added O 0
59 O 0
for O 0
the O 0
second O 0
wicket O 0
before O 0
England B-LOC 0
struck O 0
back O 0
with O 0
three O 0
wickets O 0
for O 0
19 O 0
in O 0
the O 0
space O 0
of O 0
five O 0
overs O 0
. O 0

First O 0
, O 0
Sohail B-PER 1
, O 0
after O 0
making O 0
48 O 0
, O 0
was O 0
bowled O 0
by O 0
Croft B-PER 1
as O 0
he O 0
stepped O 0
back O 0
to O 0
try O 0
and O 0
hit O 0
through O 0
the O 0
off-side O 0
. O 0

Wasim B-PER 1
, O 0
who O 0
promoted O 0
himself O 0
to O 0
number O 0
four O 0
in O 0
the O 0
order O 0
, O 0
followed O 0
for O 0
six O 0
when O 0
Croft B-PER 1
drifted O 0
another O 0
well-flighted O 0
delivery O 0
behind O 0
his O 0
legs O 0
. O 0

Shortly O 0
after O 0
Ijaz B-PER 1
was O 0
also O 0
back O 0
in O 0
the O 0
pavilion O 0
for O 0
48 O 0
after O 0
Irani B-PER 0
had O 0
repaid O 0
Mullally B-PER 1
with O 0
another O 0
good O 0
catch O 0
at O 0
long-on O 0
. O 0

Gough B-PER 1
later O 0
bowled O 0
Moin B-PER 1
Khan I-PER 1
with O 0
an O 0
inswinging O 0
yorker O 0
but O 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq B-PER 0
, O 0
37 O 0
not O 0
out O 0
, O 0
and O 0
Salim B-PER 1
Malik I-PER 1
took O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
to O 0
225 O 0
for O 0
five O 0
when O 0
the O 0
overs O 0
ran O 0
out O 0
. O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
ENGLAND B-LOC 0
V O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
ONE-DAY O 0
SCOREBOARD O 0
. O 0

MANCHESTER B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Scoreboard O 0
of O 0
the O 0

first O 0
one-day O 0
( O 0
50 O 0
overs-a-side O 0
) O 0
match O 0
between O 0
England B-LOC 0
and O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0
at O 0
Old B-LOC 0
Trafford I-LOC 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
: O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0

Saeed B-PER 0
Anwar I-PER 1
c O 0
Mullally B-PER 1
b O 0
Irani B-PER 0
57 O 0

Aamir B-PER 1
Sohail I-PER 1
b O 0
Croft B-PER 1
48 O 0

Ijaz B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
c O 0
Irani B-PER 0
b O 0
Mullally B-PER 1
48 O 0

Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
b O 0
Croft B-PER 1
6 O 0

Inzamam-ul-Haq B-PER 0
not O 0
out O 0
37 O 0

Moin B-PER 1
Khan I-PER 1
b O 0
Gough B-PER 1
10 O 0

Salim B-PER 1
Malik I-PER 1
not O 0
out O 0
6 O 0

Extras O 0
( O 0
b-2 O 0
lb-4 O 0
w-7 O 0
) O 0
13 O 0

Total O 0
( O 0
for O 0
5 O 0
wickets O 0
, O 0
innings O 0
closed O 0
) O 0
225 O 0

Fall O 0
: O 0
1-82 O 0
2-141 O 0
3-160 O 0
4-174 O 0
5-203 O 0
. O 0

Did O 0
Not O 0
Bat O 0
: O 0
Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
, O 0
Waqar B-PER 1
Younis I-PER 1
, O 0
Ata-ur-Rehman B-PER 1
, O 0

Saqlain B-PER 1
Mushtaq I-PER 1
. O 0

Bowling O 0
: O 0
Gough B-PER 1
10-0-44-1 O 0
, O 0
Mullally B-PER 1
10-3-31-1 O 0
, O 0
Headley B-PER 0

10-0-52-0 O 0
, O 0
Irani B-PER 0
10-0-56-1 O 0
, O 0
Croft B-PER 1
10-1-36-2 O 0
. O 0

England B-LOC 0

N. B-PER 0
Knight I-PER 0
c O 0
Moin B-PER 1
Khan I-PER 1
b O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
26 O 0

A. B-PER 1
Stewart I-PER 1
lbw O 0
b O 0
Waqar B-PER 1
Younis I-PER 1
48 O 0

M. B-PER 0
Atherton I-PER 1
b O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
65 O 0

G. B-PER 1
Thorpe I-PER 1
st O 0
Moin B-PER 1
Khan I-PER 1
b O 0
Aamir B-PER 1
Sohail I-PER 1
23 O 0

M. B-PER 1
Maynard I-PER 1
b O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
41 O 0

G. B-PER 1
Lloyd I-PER 1
not O 0
out O 0
2 O 0

R. B-PER 1
Irani I-PER 1
not O 0
out O 0
6 O 0

Extras O 0
( O 0
lb-4 O 0
w-7 O 0
nb-4 O 0
) O 0
15 O 0

Total O 0
( O 0
for O 0
5 O 0
wickets O 0
, O 0
46.4 O 0
overs O 0
) O 0
226 O 0

Fall O 0
of O 0
wickets O 0
: O 0
1-57 O 0
2-98 O 0
3-146 O 0
4-200 O 0
5-220 O 0
. O 0

Did O 0
not O 0
bat O 0
: O 0
R. B-PER 1
Croft I-PER 1
, O 0
D. B-PER 0
Gough I-PER 1
, O 0
D. B-PER 1
Headley I-PER 1
, O 0
A. B-PER 1
Mullally I-PER 1
. O 0

Bowling O 0
: O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
9.4-1-45-3 O 0
, O 0
Waqar B-PER 1
Younis I-PER 1
7-0-28-1 O 0
, O 0

Saqlain B-PER 1
Mushtaq I-PER 1
10-1-54-0 O 0
, O 0
Ata-ur-Rehman B-PER 1
3-0-14-0 O 0
, O 0
Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1

10-0-52-0 O 0
, O 0
Aamir B-PER 1
Sohail I-PER 1
7-1-29-1 O 0
. O 0

Result O 0
: O 0
England B-LOC 0
won O 0
by O 0
five O 0
wickets O 0
. O 0

Second O 0
match O 0
: O 0
August O 0
31 O 0
, O 0
Edgbaston B-LOC 0
( O 0
Birmingham B-LOC 0
) O 0

Third O 0
: O 0
September O 0
1 O 0
, O 0
Trent B-LOC 0
Bridge I-LOC 0
( O 0
Nottingham B-LOC 0
) O 0

LOMBARDI B-PER 0
WINS O 0
THIRD O 0
STAGE O 0
OF O 0
TOUR B-MISC 0
OF I-MISC 0
NETHERLANDS I-MISC 0
. O 0

DOETINCHEM B-LOC 0
, O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Leading O 0
results O 0
and O 0
overall O 0
standings O 0
after O 0
the O 0
122 O 0
kilometre O 0
third O 0
stage O 0
of O 0
the O 0
Tour B-MISC 0
of I-MISC 0
the I-MISC 0
Netherlands I-MISC 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
between O 0
Almere B-LOC 0
and O 0
Doetinchem B-LOC 0
. O 0

1. O 0
Giovanni B-PER 1
Lombardi I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Polti B-ORG 0
2 O 0
hours O 0
35 O 0
minutes O 0

29 O 0
seconds O 0

2. O 0
Rolf B-PER 1
Sorensen I-PER 1
( O 0
Denmark B-LOC 0
) O 0
Rabobank B-ORG 0

3. O 0
Lance B-PER 1
Armstrong I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0

4. O 0
Maarten B-PER 1
den I-PER 1
Bakker I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
TVM B-ORG 0
all O 0
same O 0
time O 0

5. O 0
Marco B-PER 1
Lietti I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
MG-Technogym B-ORG 0
1 O 0
second O 0
behind O 0

6. O 0
Hans B-PER 1
de I-PER 1
Clerq I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Palmans B-ORG 0
27 O 0
seconds O 0

7. O 0
Marty B-PER 1
Jemison I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
U.S. B-ORG 0
Postal I-ORG 0

8. O 0
Servais B-PER 1
Knaven I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
TVM B-ORG 0

9. O 0
Olaf B-PER 1
Ludwig I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
Telekom B-ORG 0
all O 0
same O 0
time O 0

10. O 0
Jeroen B-PER 0
Blijlevens I-PER 0
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
TVM B-ORG 0
31 O 0

Leading O 0
overall O 0
placings O 0
after O 0
three O 0
stages O 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Sorensen B-PER 1
10.57:33 O 0

2. O 0
Lombardi B-PER 0
1 O 0
second O 0
behind O 0

3. O 0
Armstrong B-PER 0
2 O 0
seconds O 0

4. O 0
Den B-PER 0
Bakker I-PER 0
7 O 0

5. O 0
Lietti B-PER 1
8 O 0

6. O 0
Federico B-PER 1
Colonna I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Mapei B-ORG 0
27 O 0

7. O 0
Max B-PER 1
van I-PER 1
Heeswijk I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
Motorola B-ORG 0
28 O 0

8. O 0
Sven B-PER 1
Teutenberg I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
U.S. B-ORG 0
Postal I-ORG 0
31 O 0

9. O 0
Johan B-PER 1
Capiot I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
Collstrop B-ORG 0
32 O 0

10. O 0
Jans B-PER 1
Koerts I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
Palmans B-ORG 0
34 O 0

The O 0
race O 0
continues O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
afternoon O 0
with O 0
a O 0
19.6 O 0
fourth-stage O 0
Doetinchem-Doetinchem B-MISC 0
time O 0
trial O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
ENGLAND B-LOC 0
V O 0
PAKISTAN B-LOC 0
TOSS O 0
AND O 0
TEAMS O 0
. O 0

MANCHESTER B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0
won O 0
the O 0
toss O 0
and O 0
elected O 0
to O 0
bat O 0
in O 0
the O 0
first O 0
one-day O 0
cricket O 0
international O 0
between O 0
England B-LOC 0
and O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
at O 0
Old B-LOC 0
Trafford I-LOC 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
. O 0

Teams O 0
: O 0

England B-LOC 0
- O 0
Mike B-PER 0
Atherton I-PER 1
( O 0
captain O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Nick B-PER 1
Knight I-PER 1
, O 0
Alec B-PER 1
Stewart I-PER 1
, O 0
Graham B-PER 0
Thorpe I-PER 0
, O 0
Matthew B-PER 1
Maynard I-PER 1
, O 0
Graham B-PER 0
Lloyd I-PER 0
, O 0
Ronnie B-PER 1
Irani I-PER 1
, O 0
Robert B-PER 1
Croft I-PER 1
, O 0
Darren B-PER 1
Gough I-PER 0
, O 0
Dean B-PER 1
Headley I-PER 1
, O 0
Alan B-PER 0
Mullally I-PER 1
. O 0

Pakistan B-LOC 0
: O 0
Aamir B-PER 1
Sohail I-PER 1
, O 0
Saeed B-PER 0
Anwar I-PER 1
, O 0
Ijaz B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
, O 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq B-PER 0
, O 0
Salim B-PER 1
Malik I-PER 1
, O 0
Wasim B-PER 1
Akram I-PER 1
( O 0
captain O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Moin B-PER 1
Khan I-PER 1
, O 0
Mushtaq B-PER 1
Ahmed I-PER 1
, O 0
Waqar B-PER 1
Younis I-PER 1
, O 0
Ata-ur-Rehman B-PER 1
, O 0
Saqlain B-PER 1
Mushtaq I-PER 1
. O 0

CRICKET O 0
- O 0
ENGLISH B-MISC 0
COUNTY I-MISC 0
CHAMPIONSHIP I-MISC 0
SCORES O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Close O 0
of O 0
play O 0
scores O 0
in O 0
English B-MISC 0
county O 0
championship O 0
matches O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
: O 0

Tunbridge B-LOC 0
Wells I-LOC 0
: O 0
Nottinghamshire B-ORG 0
40-3 O 0
v O 0
Kent B-ORG 0

London B-LOC 0
( O 0
The B-LOC 0
Oval I-LOC 0
) O 0
: O 0
Warwickshire B-ORG 0
195 O 0
( O 0
A. B-PER 1
Giles I-PER 1
50 O 0
; O 0
B. B-PER 1
Julian I-PER 1
4-66 O 0
, O 0
C. B-PER 1
Lewis I-PER 1
4-45 O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Surrey B-ORG 0
82-0 O 0
. O 0

Hove B-LOC 0
: O 0
Sussex B-ORG 0
285-6 O 0
( O 0
W. B-PER 1
Athey I-PER 1
111 O 0
) O 0
v O 0
Lancashire B-ORG 0

Leeds B-ORG 0
( O 0
Headingley B-LOC 0
) O 0
: O 0
Yorkshire B-ORG 0
290 O 0
( O 0
C. B-PER 1
White I-PER 1
76 O 0
, O 0
M. B-PER 1
Moxon I-PER 1
59 O 0
, O 0
R. B-PER 1
Blakey I-PER 1
57 O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Essex B-ORG 0
79-2 O 0
. O 0

Chester-le-Street B-LOC 0
: O 0
Glamorgan B-ORG 0
259 O 0
( O 0
P. B-PER 1
Cottey I-PER 1
81 O 0
; O 0
M. B-PER 1
Saggers I-PER 1
6-65 O 0
) O 0
and O 0
8-0 O 0
, O 0
Durham B-ORG 0
114 O 0
( O 0
S. B-PER 1
Watkin I-PER 1
4-28 O 0
) O 0

Chesterfield B-LOC 0
: O 0
Worcestershire B-ORG 0
238 O 0
( O 0
W. B-PER 1
Weston I-PER 1
100 O 0
not O 0
out O 0
, O 0
V. B-PER 0
Solanki I-PER 0
58 O 0
; O 0
A. B-PER 1
Harris I-PER 1
4-31 O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Derbyshire B-ORG 0
166-1 O 0
( O 0
K. B-PER 1
Barnett I-PER 1
83 O 0
not O 0
out O 0
) O 0

Portsmouth B-LOC 0
: O 0
Middlesex B-ORG 0
199 O 0
and O 0
226-1 O 0
( O 0
J. B-PER 1
Pooley I-PER 1
106 O 0
not O 0
out O 0
, O 0
M. B-PER 0
Ramprakash I-PER 0
81 O 0
not O 0
out O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Hampshire B-ORG 0
232 O 0
( O 0
A. B-PER 1
Fraser I-PER 1
5-55 O 0
, O 0
R. B-PER 1
Fay I-PER 1
4-77 O 0
) O 0

Leicester B-LOC 0
: O 0
Somerset B-ORG 0
83 O 0
( O 0
D. B-PER 0
Millns I-PER 0
4-35 O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Leicestershire B-ORG 0
202-5 O 0

Bristol B-LOC 0
: O 0
Gloucestershire B-ORG 0
183 O 0
( O 0
J. B-PER 1
Russell I-PER 1
50 O 0
) O 0
, O 0
Northamptonshire B-ORG 0
123-4 O 0
( O 0
K. B-PER 1
Curran I-PER 1
51 O 0
not O 0
out O 0
) O 0
. O 0

RUGBY B-ORG 0
UNION I-ORG 0
- O 0
TELFER B-PER 0
CONFIRMED O 0
FOR O 0
LIONS B-ORG 0
COACHING O 0
ROLE O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-30 O 0

Scotland B-LOC 0
's O 0
Jim B-PER 1
Telfer I-PER 0
was O 0
officially O 0
confirmed O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
as O 0
assistant O 0
coach O 0
for O 0
the O 0
British B-ORG 0
Lions I-ORG 0
tour O 0
to O 0
South B-LOC 0
Africa I-LOC 0
next O 0
year O 0
. O 0

Telfer B-PER 0
, O 0
who O 0
has O 0
put O 0
on O 0
hold O 0
his O 0
role O 0
as O 0
Scotland B-LOC 0
team O 0
manager O 0
for O 0
a O 0
year O 0
, O 0
will O 0
act O 0
as O 0
assistant O 0
to O 0
Ian B-PER 0
McGeechan I-PER 0
. O 0

The O 0
pair O 0
last O 0
worked O 0
together O 0
when O 0
Scotland B-LOC 0
won O 0
the O 0
Five B-MISC 0
Nations I-MISC 0
grand O 0
slam O 0
in O 0
1990 O 0
. O 0

The O 0
tour O 0
party O 0
will O 0
be O 0
announced O 0
towards O 0
the O 0
end O 0
of O 0
March O 0
. O 0

ATHLETICS O 0
- O 0
CHRISTIE B-PER 1
TO O 0
RUN O 0
IN O 0
BERLIN B-LOC 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Linford B-PER 1
Christie I-PER 1
has O 0
confirmed O 0
he O 0
will O 0
run O 0
in O 0
a O 0
" O 0
Dream B-ORG 0
Team I-ORG 0
" O 0
sprint O 0
relay O 0
at O 0
the O 0
Berlin B-LOC 0
grand O 0
prix O 0
athletics O 0
meeting O 0
on O 0
Friday O 0
. O 0

A O 0
spokeswoman O 0
for O 0
Christie B-PER 1
said O 0
the O 0
former O 0
Olympic B-MISC 0
100 O 0
metres O 0
champion O 0
had O 0
agreed O 0
to O 0
captain O 0
a O 0
quality O 0
quartet O 0
which O 0
also O 0
includes O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
's O 0
Donovan B-PER 1
Bailey I-PER 1
, O 0
the O 0
current O 0
Olympic B-MISC 0
champion O 0
and O 0
world O 0
record O 0
holder O 0
, O 0
and O 0
Namibian O 0
Frankie B-PER 1
Fredericks I-PER 1
. O 0

Christie B-PER 1
is O 0
retiring O 0
from O 0
international O 0
competition O 0
at O 0
the O 0
end O 0
of O 0
the O 0
season O 0
, O 0
but O 0
Berlin B-LOC 0
promoter O 0
Rudi B-PER 1
Thiel I-PER 1
has O 0
persuaded O 0
him O 0
to O 0
join O 0
what O 0
is O 0
intended O 0
to O 0
be O 0
a O 0
special O 0
tribute O 0
to O 0
Jesse B-PER 1
Owens I-PER 0
, O 0
who O 0
won O 0
four O 0
gold O 0
medals O 0
60 O 0
years O 0
ago O 0
at O 0
the O 0
Berlin B-LOC 0
Olympics B-MISC 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
GROBBELAAR B-PER 1
NAMED O 0
TEMPORARY O 0
ZIMBABWE B-LOC 0
COACH O 0
. O 0

HARARE B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

England-based B-MISC 0
goalkeeper O 0
Bruce B-PER 1
Grobbelaar I-PER 1
has O 0
been O 0
appointed O 0
temporary O 0
head O 0
coach O 0
of O 0
the O 0
Zimbabwe B-LOC 0
national O 0
soccer O 0
team O 0
for O 0
two O 0
international O 0
matches O 0
, O 0
the O 0
Zimbabwe B-ORG 0
Football I-ORG 0
Association I-ORG 0
( O 0
ZIFA B-ORG 0
) O 0
said O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
. O 0

ZIFA B-ORG 0
vice-chairman O 0
Vincent B-PER 1
Pamire I-PER 1
said O 0
Grobbelaar B-PER 0
would O 0
take O 0
charge O 0
for O 0
a O 0
match O 0
against O 0
Tanzania B-LOC 0
in O 0
Harare B-LOC 0
on O 0
September O 0
29 O 0
in O 0
the O 0
five-nation O 0
Castle B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
of I-MISC 0
Africa I-MISC 0
tournament O 0
and O 0
an O 0
African B-MISC 0
Nations I-MISC 0
' I-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
first O 0
round O 0
qualifier O 0
against O 0
Sudan B-LOC 0
in O 0
Khartoum B-LOC 0
on O 0
October O 0
5 O 0
. O 0

Grobbelaar B-PER 0
takes O 0
over O 0
until O 0
a O 0
permanent O 0
replacement O 0
is O 0
appointed O 0
for O 0
Zimbabwe B-LOC 0
's O 0
previous O 0
coach O 0
, O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
's O 0
Marc B-PER 1
Duvillard I-PER 1
. O 0

Grobbelaar B-PER 0
now O 0
plays O 0
for O 0
English B-MISC 0
second O 0
division O 0
leaders O 0
Plymouth B-ORG 0
Argyle I-ORG 0
after O 0
years O 0
in O 0
the O 0
top O 0
flight O 0
with O 0
Liverpool B-ORG 0
and O 0
Southampton B-ORG 0
. O 0

Grobbelaar B-PER 0
, O 0
fellow O 0
goalkeeper O 0
Hans B-PER 1
Segers I-PER 1
, O 0
retired O 0
striker O 0
John B-PER 1
Fashanu I-PER 1
and O 0
Malaysian B-MISC 0
businessman O 0
Heng B-PER 1
Suan I-PER 1
Lim I-PER 1
pleaded O 0
not O 0
guilty O 0
in O 0
May O 0
to O 0
charges O 0
of O 0
giving O 0
or O 0
accepting O 0
bribes O 0
to O 0
fix O 0
English B-MISC 0
premier O 0
league O 0
matches O 0
. O 0

They O 0
are O 0
due O 0
to O 0
stand O 0
trial O 0
next O 0
January O 0
. O 0

BASKETBALL O 0
- O 0
OLYMPIAKOS B-ORG 0
BEAT O 0
DINAMO B-ORG 0
69-60 O 0
. O 0

BELGRADE B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Olympiakos B-ORG 0
of O 0
Greece B-LOC 0
beat O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
's O 0
Dinamo B-ORG 0
69-60 O 0
( O 0
halftime O 0
35-23 O 0
) O 0
in O 0
the O 0
third O 0
match O 0
of O 0
an O 0
international O 0
basketball O 0
tournament O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
, O 0
qualifying O 0
for O 0
the O 0
finals O 0
. O 0

Partizan B-ORG 0
and O 0
Red B-ORG 0
Star I-ORG 0
of O 0
Yugoslavia B-LOC 0
, O 0
Alba B-ORG 0
of O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
, O 0
and O 0
Benetton B-ORG 0
of O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
are O 0
also O 0
taking O 0
part O 0
in O 0
the O 0
event O 0
which O 0
continues O 0
until O 0
Saturday O 0
. O 0

Add O 0
results O 0

Partizan B-ORG 0
beat O 0
Benetton B-ORG 0
97-94 O 0
( O 0
halftime O 0
39-32 O 0
) O 0
. O 0

Final O 0
Partizan B-ORG 0
v O 0
Olympiakos B-ORG 0
. O 0

SQUASH O 0
- O 0
HONG B-MISC 0
KONG I-MISC 0
OPEN I-MISC 0
SECOND O 0
ROUND O 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

HONG B-LOC 0
KONG I-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Second O 0
round O 0
results O 0
in O 0
the O 0
Hong B-MISC 0
Kong I-MISC 0
Open I-MISC 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
( O 0
prefix O 0
number O 0
denotes O 0
seeding O 0
) O 0
: O 0

1 O 0
- O 0
Jansher B-PER 1
Khan I-PER 1
( O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Simon B-PER 1
Frenz I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
15-12 O 0
15-7 O 0
12-15 O 0
15-10 O 0

Mark B-PER 0
Cairns I-PER 1
( O 0
England B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Joseph B-PER 1
Kneipp I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
8-15 O 0
15-12 O 0
15-8 O 0
15-8 O 0

Anthony B-PER 1
Hill I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Mir B-PER 1
Zaman I-PER 1
Gul I-PER 1
( O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
) O 0
15-12 O 0
15-11 O 0
15-13 O 0

Dan B-PER 0
Jenson I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
3 O 0
- O 0
Brett B-PER 1
Martin I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
15-9 O 0
17-14 O 0
7-15 O 0
9-15 O 0
15-14 O 0

4 O 0
- O 0
Peter B-PER 0
Nicol I-PER 0
( O 0
Scotland B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jonathon B-PER 1
Power I-PER 1
( O 0
Canada B-LOC 0
) O 0
15-10 O 0
15-9 O 0
15-9 O 0

7 O 0
- O 0
Chris B-PER 1
Walker I-PER 1
( O 0
England B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Amr B-PER 1
Shabana I-PER 1
( O 0
Egypt B-LOC 0
) O 0
15-13 O 0
15-10 O 0
15-6 O 0

Derek B-PER 1
Ryan I-PER 1
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Paul B-PER 0
Johnson I-PER 0
( O 0
England B-LOC 0
) O 0
10-15 O 0
15-5 O 0
12-15 O 0
15-12 O 0
15-11 O 0

2 O 0
- O 0
Rodney B-PER 1
Eyles I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Zubair B-PER 0
Jahan I-PER 0
Khan I-PER 0
( O 0
Pakistan B-LOC 0
) O 0
15-10 O 0
15-8 O 0
9-15 O 0
13-15 O 0
15-4 O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
RESULTS O 0
OF O 0
SOUTH B-MISC 0
KOREAN I-MISC 0
PRO-SOCCER O 0
GAMES O 0
. O 0

SEOUL B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
South B-MISC 0
Korean I-MISC 0
pro-soccer O 0

games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
. O 0

Chonan B-ORG 0
4 O 0
Anyang B-ORG 0
1 O 0
( O 0
halftime O 0
1-0 O 0
) O 0

Suwon B-ORG 0
4 O 0
Pusan B-ORG 0
0 O 0
( O 0
halftime O 0
2-0 O 0
) O 0

Standings O 0
after O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0
- O 0

won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
goals O 0
for O 0
, O 0
goals O 0
against O 0
, O 0
points O 0
) O 0
: O 0

W O 0
D O 0
L O 0
G O 0
/ O 0
F O 0
G O 0
/ O 0
A O 0
P O 0

Chonan B-ORG 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
13 O 0
10 O 0
9 O 0

Puchon B-ORG 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
4 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0

Suwon B-ORG 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
0 O 0
7 O 0
3 O 0
6 O 0

Pohang B-ORG 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
1 O 0
8 O 0
8 O 0
4 O 0

Ulsan B-ORG 0
1 O 0
0 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
6 O 0
3 O 0

Anyang B-ORG 0
0 O 0
3 O 0
1 O 0
6 O 0
9 O 0
3 O 0

Chonnam B-ORG 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
4 O 0
5 O 0
2 O 0

Pusan B-ORG 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
1 O 0
3 O 0
7 O 0
2 O 0

Chonbuk B-ORG 0
0 O 0
0 O 0
2 O 0
2 O 0
5 O 0
0 O 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
RESULTS O 0
OF O 0
S. B-MISC 0
KOREAN I-MISC 0
PRO-BASEBALL O 0
GAMES O 0
. O 0

SEOUL B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
South B-MISC 0
Korean I-MISC 0

pro-baseball O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
. O 0

LG B-ORG 0
5 O 0
OB B-ORG 0
1 O 0

OB B-ORG 0
4 O 0
LG B-ORG 0
3 O 0

Ssangbangwool B-ORG 0
12 O 0
Hanwha B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Hanwha B-ORG 0
12 O 0
Ssangbangwool B-ORG 0
5 O 0

Lotte B-ORG 0
4 O 0
Hyundai B-ORG 0
0 O 0

Samsung B-ORG 0
7 O 0
Haitai B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Note O 0
- O 0
LG B-ORG 0
and O 0
OB B-ORG 0
, O 0
Ssangbangwool B-ORG 0
and O 0
Hanwha B-ORG 0
played O 0
two O 0
games O 0
. O 0

Standings O 0
after O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0

won O 0
, O 0
drawn O 0
, O 0
lost O 0
, O 0
winning O 0
percentage O 0
, O 0
games O 0
behind O 0
first O 0
place O 0
) O 0

W O 0
D O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

Haitai B-ORG 0
63 O 0
2 O 0
42 O 0
.598 O 0
- O 0

Ssangbangwool B-ORG 0
59 O 0
2 O 0
48 O 0
.500 O 0
5 O 0

Hanwha B-ORG 0
57 O 0
1 O 0
49 O 0
.537 O 0
6 O 0
1/2 O 0

Hyundai B-ORG 0
56 O 0
5 O 0
48 O 0
.536 O 0
6 O 0
1/2 O 0

Samsung B-ORG 0
48 O 0
5 O 0
55 O 0
.468 O 0
14 O 0

Lotte B-ORG 0
45 O 0
6 O 0
53 O 0
.462 O 0
14 O 0
1/2 O 0

LG B-ORG 0
45 O 0
5 O 0
59 O 0
.436 O 0
17 O 0
1/2 O 0

OB B-ORG 0
42 O 0
6 O 0
61 O 0
.413 O 0
20 O 0

TENNIS O 0
- O 0
THURSDAY O 0
'S O 0
RESULTS O 0
FROM O 0
THE O 0
U.S. B-MISC 0
OPEN I-MISC 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
second O 0
round O 0
matches O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
in O 0
the O 0
U.S. B-MISC 0
Open I-MISC 0
Tennis I-MISC 0
Championships I-MISC 0
at O 0
the O 0
National B-LOC 0
Tennis I-LOC 0
Centre I-LOC 0
( O 0
prefix O 0
number O 0
denotes O 0
seeding O 0
) O 0
: O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

Anna B-PER 1
Kournikova I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Natalia B-PER 1
Baudone I-PER 0
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-3 O 0

Rita B-PER 1
Grande I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Tina B-PER 1
Krizan I-PER 1
( O 0
Slovenia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-0 O 0

Els B-PER 1
Callens I-PER 1
( O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Annabel B-PER 1
Ellwood I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0

1-6 O 0
6-1 O 0

Elena B-PER 1
Likhovtseva I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Lila B-PER 1
Osterloh I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-2 O 0

Sandra B-PER 1
Dopfer I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Nanne B-PER 1
Dahlman I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
2-6 O 0
6-2 O 0

6- O 0
3 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0

13 O 0
- O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Enqvist I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Guillaume B-PER 0
Raoux I-PER 0
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0

6- O 0
2 O 0
6-3 O 0

Sergi B-PER 1
Bruguera I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Stich I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-2 O 0

6-4 O 0

Jakob B-PER 1
Hlasek I-PER 1
( O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Alberto B-PER 1
Berasategui I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-5 O 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
9-7 O 0
) O 0
6-0 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
second O 0
round O 0

1 O 0
- O 0
Steffi B-PER 1
Graf I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Karin B-PER 1
Kschwendt I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
6-1 O 0

Naoko B-PER 1
Kijimuta I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Alexandra B-PER 1
Fusai I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
7-5 O 0

Natasha B-PER 1
Zvereva I-PER 0
( O 0
Belarus B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Ai B-PER 1
Sugiyama I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
4-6 O 0
6-4 O 0
6-3 O 0

14 O 0
- O 0
Barbara B-PER 1
Paulus I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Elena B-PER 1
Wagner I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-5 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-5 O 0
) O 0

Petra B-PER 1
Langrova I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Naoko B-PER 0
Sawamatsu I-PER 0
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
6- O 0
4 O 0
3-6 O 0
7-5 O 0

17 O 0
- O 0
Karina B-PER 0
Habsudova I-PER 1
( O 0
Slovakia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Nathalie B-PER 0
Dechy I-PER 0
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-2 O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
second O 0
round O 0

7 O 0
- O 0
Jana B-PER 1
Novotna I-PER 1
( O 0
Czech B-LOC 0
Republic I-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Florencia B-PER 1
Labat I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
4-6 O 0
6-2 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
second O 0
round O 0

3 O 0
- O 0
Thomas B-PER 1
Muster I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Dirk B-PER 1
Dier I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-2 O 0
6-4 O 0

Pablo B-PER 1
Campana I-PER 1
( O 0
Ecuador B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Mark B-PER 1
Knowles I-PER 1
( O 0
Bahamas B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-3 O 0
) O 0
3 O 0
- O 0
6 O 0
6-3 O 0
6-7 O 0
( O 0
3-7 O 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0

Jason B-PER 1
Stoltenberg I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Kenneth B-PER 1
Carlsen I-PER 1
( O 0
Denmark B-LOC 0
) O 0
6- O 0
3 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-1 O 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0

Arnaud B-PER 1
Boetsch I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Magnus B-PER 0
Gustafsson I-PER 0
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
8- O 0
6 O 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
6-1 O 0

Add O 0
Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
second O 0
round O 0

16 O 0
- O 0
Martina B-PER 1
Hingis I-PER 0
( O 0
Switzerland B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Miriam B-PER 1
Oremans I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-4 O 0

Tami B-PER 1
Whitlinger I-PER 1
Jones I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Amy B-PER 1
Frazier I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-3 O 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0

Judith B-PER 1
Wiesner I-PER 1
( O 0
Austria B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Debbie B-PER 1
Graham I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
7-5 O 0

Add O 0
Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
second O 0
round O 0

6 O 0
- O 0
Andre B-PER 1
Agassi I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Leander B-PER 1
Paes I-PER 1
( O 0
India B-LOC 0
) O 0
3-6 O 0
6-4 O 0
6-1 O 0
6-0 O 0

Javier B-PER 1
Sanchez I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jim B-PER 1
Grabb I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-2 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-3 O 0
) O 0
2-6 O 0
6-3 O 0

Hernan B-PER 0
Gumy I-PER 0
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Jared B-PER 1
Palmer I-PER 0
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-7 O 0
( O 0
5-7 O 0
) O 0
6-3 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-4 O 0
) O 0
0-6 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-1 O 0
) O 0

: O 0

Women O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
second O 0
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3 O 0
- O 0
Arantxa B-PER 1
Sanchez I-PER 0
Vicario I-PER 0
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Nicole B-PER 1
Arendt I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0

6-2 O 0
6-2 O 0

Men O 0
's O 0
singles O 0
, O 0
second O 0
round O 0

David B-PER 1
Wheaton I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Frederic B-PER 1
Vitoux I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-4 O 0

4-6 O 0
7-6 O 0
( O 0
7-4 O 0
) O 0

Jan B-PER 1
Siemerink I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
beat O 0
Carlos B-PER 1
Moya I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
7-6 O 0

( O 0
7-2 O 0
) O 0
6-4 O 0
6-4 O 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
MAJOR B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0
STANDINGS O 0
AFTER O 0
WEDNESDAY O 0
'S O 0
GAMES O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Major B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0
Baseball I-MISC 0

standings O 0
after O 0
games O 0
played O 0
on O 0
Wednesday O 0
( O 0
tabulate O 0
under O 0
won O 0
, O 0

lost O 0
, O 0
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behind O 0
) O 0
: O 0

AMERICAN B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
74 O 0
58 O 0
.561 O 0
- O 0

BALTIMORE B-ORG 0
70 O 0
62 O 0
.530 O 0
4 O 0

BOSTON B-ORG 0
69 O 0
65 O 0
.515 O 0
6 O 0

TORONTO B-ORG 0
63 O 0
71 O 0
.470 O 0
12 O 0

DETROIT B-ORG 0
47 O 0
86 O 0
.353 O 0
27 O 0
1/2 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

CLEVELAND B-ORG 0
80 O 0
53 O 0
.602 O 0
- O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
71 O 0
64 O 0
.526 O 0
10 O 0

MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
66 O 0
67 O 0
.496 O 0
14 O 0

MILWAUKEE B-ORG 0
64 O 0
70 O 0
.478 O 0
16 O 0
1/2 O 0

KANSAS B-ORG 0
CITY I-ORG 0
61 O 0
73 O 0
.455 O 0
19 O 0
1/2 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

TEXAS B-ORG 0
75 O 0
58 O 0
.564 O 0
- O 0

SEATTLE B-ORG 0
69 O 0
63 O 0
.523 O 0
5 O 0
1/2 O 0

OAKLAND B-ORG 0
64 O 0
72 O 0
.471 O 0
12 O 0
1/2 O 0

CALIFORNIA B-ORG 0
61 O 0
72 O 0
.459 O 0
14 O 0

THURSDAY O 0
, O 0
AUGUST O 0
29TH O 0
SCHEDULE O 0

KANSAS B-ORG 0
CITY I-ORG 0
AT O 0
DETROIT B-LOC 0

MINNESOTA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
MILWAUKEE B-LOC 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
AT O 0
CALIFORNIA B-LOC 0

BALTIMORE B-ORG 0
AT O 0
SEATTLE B-LOC 0

NATIONAL B-MISC 0
LEAGUE I-MISC 0

EASTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

W O 0
L O 0
PCT O 0
GB O 0

ATLANTA B-ORG 0
82 O 0
49 O 0
.626 O 0
- O 0

MONTREAL B-ORG 0
71 O 0
60 O 0
.542 O 0
11 O 0

FLORIDA B-ORG 0
63 O 0
70 O 0
.474 O 0
20 O 0

NEW B-ORG 0
YORK I-ORG 0
59 O 0
74 O 0
.444 O 0
24 O 0

PHILADELPHIA B-ORG 0
54 O 0
80 O 0
.403 O 0
29 O 0
1/2 O 0

CENTRAL B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

HOUSTON B-ORG 0
72 O 0
62 O 0
.537 O 0
- O 0

ST B-ORG 0
LOUIS I-ORG 0
69 O 0
64 O 0
.519 O 0
2 O 0
1/2 O 0

CINCINNATI B-ORG 0
65 O 0
67 O 0
.492 O 0
6 O 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
64 O 0
66 O 0
.492 O 0
6 O 0

PITTSBURGH B-ORG 0
56 O 0
76 O 0
.424 O 0
15 O 0

WESTERN B-MISC 0
DIVISION I-MISC 0

SAN B-ORG 0
DIEGO I-ORG 0
74 O 0
60 O 0
.552 O 0
- O 0

LOS B-ORG 0
ANGELES I-ORG 0
71 O 0
61 O 0
.538 O 0
2 O 0

COLORADO B-ORG 0
70 O 0
64 O 0
.522 O 0
4 O 0

SAN B-ORG 0
FRANCISCO I-ORG 0
57 O 0
74 O 0
.435 O 0
15 O 0
1/2 O 0

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, O 0
AUGUST O 0
29TH O 0
SCHEDULE O 0

SAN B-ORG 0
DIEGO I-ORG 0
AT O 0
NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0

CHICAGO B-ORG 0
AT O 0
HOUSTON B-LOC 0

CINCINNATI B-ORG 0
AT O 0
COLORADO B-LOC 0

ATLANTA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
PITTSBURGH B-LOC 0

LOS B-ORG 0
ANGELES I-ORG 0
AT O 0
MONTREAL B-LOC 0

FLORIDA B-ORG 0
AT O 0
ST B-LOC 0
LOUIS I-LOC 0

BASEBALL O 0
- O 0
YANKEES B-ORG 0
BRAWL O 0
AND O 0
CONTINUE O 0
TO O 0
SLIDE O 0
. O 0

SEATTLE B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Jay B-PER 0
Buhner I-PER 0
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a O 0
three-run O 0
homer O 0
and O 0
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Yankee B-MISC 0
Terry B-PER 1
Mulholland I-PER 1
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run O 0
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the O 0
Seattle B-ORG 0
Mariners I-ORG 0
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Yankees B-ORG 0
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Kingdome B-LOC 0
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and O 0
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Chicago B-LOC 0
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Ray B-PER 1
Durham I-PER 1
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NEW B-LOC 0
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1996-08-29 O 0

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of O 0
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) O 0
: O 0

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10 O 0
Cincinnati B-ORG 0
9 O 0

MONTREAL B-ORG 0
6 O 0
Los B-ORG 0
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5 O 0

Atlanta B-ORG 0
9 O 0
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4 O 0

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3 O 0
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) O 0

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6 O 0

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CHICAGO B-ORG 0
2 O 0
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0 O 0

Oakland B-ORG 0
3 O 0
BALTIMORE B-ORG 0
0 O 0

TORONTO B-ORG 0
6 O 0
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1 O 0

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4 O 0
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2 O 0

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1996-08-28 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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-- O 0

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312-408-8720 O 0
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1996-08-29 O 0

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105.07 O 0
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1996-08-29 O 0

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1998/99 O 0
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1996/97 O 0
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1996-08-29 O 0

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Kabul B-LOC 0
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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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. O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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. O 0

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. O 0

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's O 0
stock O 0
has O 0
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year O 0
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sector O 0
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demand O 0
. O 0

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bureau O 0
206-386-4848 O 0

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shares O 0
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after O 0
profit O 0
warning O 0
. O 0

NEW B-LOC 0
YORK I-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

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in O 0
home O 0
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company O 0
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than O 0
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percent O 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
after O 0
the O 0
company O 0
said O 0
it O 0
expected O 0
a O 0
net O 0
loss O 0
for O 0
the O 0
fiscal O 0
fourth O 0
quarter O 0
. O 0

Morgan B-ORG 0
Stanley I-ORG 0
said O 0
it O 0
downgraded O 0
the O 0
stock O 0
to O 0
underperform O 0
from O 0
outperform O 0
. O 0

Housecall B-ORG 0
was O 0
off O 0
7-3/8 O 0
to O 0
7-1/8 O 0
in O 0
morning O 0
trading O 0
. O 0

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went O 0
public O 0
in O 0
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at O 0
$ O 0
16 O 0
a O 0
share O 0
. O 0

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$ O 0
0.17 O 0
a O 0
share O 0
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, O 0
ended O 0
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30 O 0
, O 0
according O 0
to O 0
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. O 0

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said O 0
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of O 0
expectations O 0
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said O 0
its O 0
non-Medicare B-MISC 0
infusion O 0
therapy O 0
, O 0
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and O 0
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services O 0
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failed O 0
to O 0
meet O 0
budgeted O 0
revenues O 0
. O 0

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reimbursement O 0
for O 0
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Alliance I-ORG 0
net O 0
income O 0
slips O 0
. O 0

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, O 0
Calif. B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

First B-ORG 0
Alliance I-ORG 0
Corporation I-ORG 0
and I-ORG 0
Subsidiaries I-ORG 0

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ended O 0
June O 0
30 O 0
Six O 0
Months O 0
ended O 0
June O 0
30 O 0

1996 O 0
1995 O 0
1996 O 0
1995 O 0

Unaudited O 0

Total O 0
revenue O 0

17,024,000 O 0
18,174,000 O 0
31,834,000 O 0
24,137,000 O 0

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expense O 0

7,718,000 O 0
6,828,000 O 0
14,668,000 O 0
13,091,000 O 0

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9,167,000 O 0
11,175,000 O 0
16,909,000 O 0
10,880,000 O 0

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0.86 O 0
1.05 O 0
1.59 O 0
1.02 O 0

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10,650,407 O 0
10,650,407 O 0
10,650,407 O 0

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11,346,000 O 0
17,166,000 O 0
11,046,000 O 0

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tax O 0

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3,820,000 O 0
4,658,000 O 0
7,047,000 O 0
4,534,000 O 0

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5,486,000 O 0
6,688,000 O 0
10,119,000 O 0
6,512,000 O 0

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0.37 O 0
0.45 O 0
0.68 O 0
0.44 O 0

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14,775,000 O 0
14,775,000 O 0
14,775,000 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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London B-LOC 0
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bourse O 0
. O 0

STOCKHOLM B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

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exchange O 0
OM B-ORG 0
Gruppen I-ORG 0
AB I-ORG 0
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. O 0

-- O 0
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newsroom O 0
, O 0
+46-8-700 O 0
1006 O 0

Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp B-LOC 0
oil O 0
stock O 0
levels O 0
fall O 0
. O 0

AMSTERDAM B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

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product O 0
inventories O 0
held O 0
in O 0
independent O 0
tankage O 0
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the O 0
Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp B-LOC 0
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levels O 0
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said O 0
. O 0

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in O 0
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29/8/96 O 0
22/8/96 O 0
1/9/95 O 0

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400 O 0
400-425 O 0
425 O 0

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50-75 O 0
75-100 O 0
50-75 O 0

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1,600 O 0
1,650 O 0
1,850-1,900 O 0

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oil O 0
325 O 0
325-350 O 0
425 O 0

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15 O 0
15-20 O 0
25 O 0

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Germany B-LOC 0
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. O 0

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Germany B-LOC 0
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ARA O 0
. O 0

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, O 0
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to O 0
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, O 0
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and O 0
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. O 0

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some O 0
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, O 0
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. O 0

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. O 0

-- O 0
Philip B-PER 1
Blenkinsop I-PER 1
, O 0
Amsterdam B-LOC 0
newsroom O 0
31 O 0
20 O 0
504 O 0
5000 O 0

German B-MISC 0
anti-nuclear O 0
activists O 0
in O 0
pantomime O 0
protest O 0
. O 0

BONN B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

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200 O 0
German B-MISC 0
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Thursday O 0
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. O 0

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" O 0
demonstrators O 0
" O 0
. O 0

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looked O 0
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. O 0

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demonstrators O 0
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police O 0
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Gorleben B-LOC 0
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train O 0
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Italy B-LOC 0
police O 0
arrest O 0
five O 0
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killing O 0
. O 0

CATANIA B-LOC 0
, O 0
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1996-08-29 O 0

Italian B-MISC 0
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said O 0
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Thursday O 0
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had O 0
arrested O 0
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. O 0

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. O 0

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, O 0
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. O 0

LIMERICK B-LOC 0
, O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

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2,000 O 0
Irish B-MISC 0
pounds O 0
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3,000 O 0
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Thursday O 0
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. O 0

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made O 0
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. O 0

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, O 0
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's O 0
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coast O 0
. O 0

Italians B-MISC 0
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HIV-pensioner B-MISC 0
for O 0
harassing O 0
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. O 0

GENOA B-LOC 0
, O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

Italian B-MISC 0
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Thursday O 0
they O 0
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AIDS B-MISC 0
. O 0

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. O 0

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the O 0
illness O 0
. O 0

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this O 0
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Italian B-MISC 0
city O 0
, O 0
hurling O 0
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prostitutes O 0
and O 0
firing O 0
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them O 0
. O 0

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said O 0
. O 0

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site O 0
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Russian B-MISC 0
jet O 0
crash O 0
- O 0
officials O 0
. O 0

OSLO B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

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been O 0
sighted O 0
but O 0
no O 0
survivors O 0
have O 0
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at O 0
the O 0
site O 0
of O 0
Thursday O 0
's O 0
crash O 0
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a O 0
Russian B-MISC 0
airliner O 0
on O 0
Norway B-LOC 0
's O 0
remote O 0
Arctic B-MISC 0
island O 0
of O 0
Spitzbergen B-LOC 0
, O 0
Norwegian B-MISC 0
officials O 0
said O 0
. O 0

" O 0
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have O 0
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dead O 0
people O 0
, O 0
" O 0
said O 0
Rune B-PER 0
Hansen I-PER 0
, O 0
the O 0
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's O 0
deputy O 0
governor O 0
, O 0
told O 0
Norwegian B-MISC 0
television O 0
. O 0

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Norwegian B-MISC 0
news O 0
agency O 0
NTB B-ORG 0
quoted O 0
another O 0
official O 0
on O 0
the O 0
island O 0
as O 0
saying O 0
no O 0
survivors O 0
had O 0
been O 0
found O 0
. O 0

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Vnukovo B-ORG 0
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Tupolev B-MISC 0
154 I-MISC 0
flight O 0
from O 0
Moscow B-LOC 0
, O 0
carrying O 0
129 O 0
passengers O 0
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a O 0
crew O 0
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12 O 0
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weather O 0
10 O 0
km O 0
( O 0
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) O 0
east O 0
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, O 0
the O 0
island O 0
's O 0
only O 0
airstrip O 0
, O 0
officials O 0
said O 0
. O 0

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1 O 0
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( O 0
1100 O 0
GMT B-MISC 0
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. O 0

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around O 0
10.15 O 0
a.m. O 0
( O 0
0815 O 0
GMT B-MISC 0
) O 0
, O 0
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before O 0
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was O 0
due O 0
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land O 0
. O 0

Spitzbergen B-LOC 0
is O 0
a O 0
Norwegian B-MISC 0
coal-mining O 0
settlement O 0
. O 0

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only O 0
other O 0
community O 0
is O 0
in O 0
the O 0
Russian B-MISC 0
village O 0
of O 0
Barentsburg B-LOC 0
. O 0

Russia B-LOC 0
and O 0
Norway B-LOC 0
share O 0
the O 0
island O 0
's O 0
resources O 0
under O 0
a O 0
treaty O 0
dating O 0
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to O 0
the O 0
1920s O 0
. O 0

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winds O 0
and O 0
heavy O 0
rains O 0
batter O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
. O 0

BRUSSELS B-LOC 0
1996-08-29 O 0

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rains O 0
and O 0
galeforce O 0
winds O 0
battered O 0
Belgium B-LOC 0
on O 0
Thursday O 0
causing O 0
widespread O 0
damage O 0
as O 0
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areas O 0
had O 0
more O 0
rainfall O 0
in O 0
24 O 0
hours O 0
than O 0
they O 0
normally O 0
get O 0
in O 0
a O 0
month O 0
, O 0
the O 0
meteorological O 0
office O 0
said O 0
. O 0

Cellars O 0
were O 0
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, O 0
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roofs O 0
damaged O 0
, O 0
but O 0
there O 0
were O 0
no O 0
reports O 0
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injuries O 0
, O 0
an O 0
interior O 0
affairs O 0
ministry O 0
spokesman O 0
said O 0
. O 0

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were O 0
delayed O 0
as O 0
fallen O 0
trees O 0
blocked O 0
lines O 0
. O 0

Brussels B-LOC 0
received O 0
5.6 O 0
cm O 0
( O 0
2.24 O 0
inches O 0
) O 0
of O 0
water O 0
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the O 0
past O 0
24 O 0
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-- O 0
compared O 0
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an O 0
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7.4 O 0
cm O 0
( O 0
2.96 O 0
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) O 0
per O 0
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communes O 0
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the O 0
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8 O 0
cm O 0
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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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1996-08-29 O 0

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( O 0
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32 O 0

minutes O 0
31.081 O 0
seconds O 0
) O 0

2. O 0
Jane B-PER 1
Quigley I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
18 O 0
points O 0

3. O 0
Goulnara B-PER 1
Fatkoullina I-PER 1
( O 0
Russia B-LOC 0
) O 0
16 O 0

4. O 0
Tatiana B-PER 1
Stiajkina I-PER 1
( O 0
Ukraine B-LOC 0
) O 0
11 O 0

5. O 0
Judith B-PER 1
Arndt I-PER 1
( O 0
Germany B-LOC 0
) O 0
11 O 0

6. O 0
Tea B-PER 1
Vikstedt-Nyman I-PER 1
( O 0
Finland B-LOC 0
) O 0
5 O 0

One O 0
lap O 0
behind O 0
: O 0

7. O 0
Ingrid B-PER 1
Haringa I-PER 1
( O 0
Netherlands B-LOC 0
) O 0
20 O 0

8. O 0
Sally B-PER 1
Boyden I-PER 1
( O 0
Britain B-LOC 0
) O 0
9 O 0

9. O 0
Agnieszka B-PER 1
Godras I-PER 1
( O 0
Poland B-LOC 0
) O 0
8 O 0

10. O 0
Nathalie B-PER 1
Lancien I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
8 O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
FRENCH B-MISC 0
DEFENDER O 0
KOMBOUARE B-PER 0
JOINS O 0
ABERDEEN B-ORG 0
. O 0

ABDERDEEN B-LOC 0
, O 0
Scotland B-LOC 0
1996-08-30 O 0

French B-MISC 0
central O 0
defender O 0
Antoine B-PER 1
Kombouare I-PER 1
has O 0
completed O 0
a O 0
300,000 O 0
pounds O 0
sterling O 0
( O 0
$ O 0
467,000 O 0
) O 0
move O 0
to O 0
Aberdeen B-ORG 0
from O 0
Swiss B-MISC 0
club O 0
Sion B-ORG 0
, O 0
the O 0
Scottish B-MISC 0
premier O 0
division O 0
club O 0
said O 0
on O 0
Friday O 0
. O 0

Kombouare B-PER 1
has O 0
signed O 0
a O 0
two-year O 0
contract O 0
and O 0
will O 0
make O 0
his O 0
debut O 0
against O 0
Morton B-PER 0
in O 0
the O 0
Scottish B-MISC 0
League I-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
on O 0
Tuesday O 0
. O 0

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he O 0
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be O 0
ineligible O 0
for O 0
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of O 0
Aberdeen B-ORG 0
's O 0
UEFA B-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
campaign O 0
as O 0
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has O 0
already O 0
played O 0
for O 0
Sion B-ORG 0
in O 0
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season O 0
's O 0
Cup B-MISC 0
Winners I-MISC 0
' I-MISC 0
Cup I-MISC 0
. O 0

Aberdeen B-ORG 0
manager O 0
Roy B-PER 1
Aitken I-PER 1
said O 0
: O 0
" O 0
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's O 0
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for O 0
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that O 0
Antoine B-PER 0
cannot O 0
play O 0
in O 0
Europe B-LOC 0
but O 0
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will O 0
help O 0
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things O 0
in O 0
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competition O 0
. O 0

" O 0
I O 0
have O 0
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watching O 0
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for O 0
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have O 0
no O 0
doubts O 0
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brings O 0
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quality O 0
to O 0
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. O 0

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has O 0
a O 0
great O 0
deal O 0
of O 0
experience O 0
and O 0
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sure O 0
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will O 0
quickly O 0
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team O 0
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affection O 0
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" O 0

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32-year-old O 0
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played O 0
seven O 0
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with O 0
Nantes B-ORG 0
and O 0
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with O 0
Paris B-ORG 0
St I-ORG 0
Germain I-ORG 0
for O 0
five O 0
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. O 0

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said O 0
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PSG B-ORG 0
team O 0
mate O 0
David B-PER 1
Ginola I-PER 1
, O 0
who O 0
now O 0
plays O 0
for O 0
English B-MISC 0
premier O 0
league O 0
Newcastle B-ORG 0
, O 0
was O 0
influential O 0
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move O 0
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Scotland B-LOC 0
. O 0

" O 0
I O 0
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a O 0
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good O 0
friend O 0
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David B-PER 1
and O 0
spoke O 0
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recently O 0
about O 0
coming O 0
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Aberdeen B-ORG 0
and O 0
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, O 0
" O 0
Kombouare B-PER 1
said O 0
. O 0

" O 0
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said O 0
I O 0
would O 0
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life O 0
there O 0
and O 0
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. O 0

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and O 0
the O 0
fact O 0
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is O 0
only O 0
a O 0
few O 0
hours O 0
drive O 0
away O 0
, O 0
influenced O 0
my O 0
decision O 0
to O 0
come O 0
to O 0
Aberdeen B-ORG 0
. O 0
" O 0

MOTORCYCLING O 0
- O 0
SAN B-LOC 0
MARINO I-LOC 0
GRAND B-MISC 0
PRIX I-MISC 0
PRACTICE O 0
TIMES O 0
. O 0

IMOLA B-LOC 0
, O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
1996-08-30 O 0

Practice O 0
times O 0
set O 0
on O 0
Friday O 0

for O 0
Sunday O 0
's O 0
San B-LOC 0
Marino I-LOC 0
500cc O 0
motorcycling O 0
Grand B-MISC 0
Prix I-MISC 0
: O 0

1. O 0
Michael B-PER 1
Doohan I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
one O 0
minute O 0
50.250 O 0

2. O 0
Jean-Michel B-PER 1
Bayle I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0
1:50.727 O 0

3. O 0
Norifumi B-PER 1
Abe I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Yamaha B-ORG 0
1:50.858 O 0

4. O 0
Luca B-PER 1
Cadalora I-PER 1
( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
1:51.006 O 0

5. O 0
Alex B-PER 1
Criville I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
1:51.075 O 0

6. O 0
Scott B-PER 1
Russell I-PER 1
( O 0
United B-LOC 0
States I-LOC 0
) O 0
Suzuki B-ORG 0
1:51.287 O 0

7. O 0
Tadayuki B-PER 1
Okada I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
1:51.528 O 0

8. O 0
Carlos B-PER 1
Checa I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
1:51.588 O 0

9. O 0
Alexandre B-PER 1
Barros I-PER 1
( O 0
Brazil B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
1:51.784 O 0

10. O 0
Shinichi B-PER 1
Itoh I-PER 1
( O 0
Japan B-LOC 0
) O 0
Honda B-ORG 0
1:51.857 O 0

GOLF O 0
- O 0
BRITISH B-MISC 0
MASTERS I-MISC 0
THIRD O 0
ROUND O 0
SCORES O 0
. O 0

NORTHAMPTON B-LOC 0
, O 0
England B-LOC 0
1996-08-30 O 0

Leading O 0
scores O 0
after O 0

the O 0
third O 0
round O 0
of O 0
the O 0
British B-MISC 0
Masters I-MISC 0
on O 0
Friday O 0
: O 0

211 O 0
Robert B-PER 1
Allenby I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
69 O 0
71 O 0
71 O 0

212 O 0
Pedro B-PER 1
Linhart I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
72 O 0
73 O 0
67 O 0

216 O 0
Miguel B-PER 1
Angel I-PER 1
Martin I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
75 O 0
70 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0
Costantino B-PER 1
Rocca I-PER 1

( O 0
Italy B-LOC 0
) O 0
71 O 0
73 O 0
72 O 0

217 O 0
Antoine B-PER 1
Lebouc I-PER 1
( O 0
France B-LOC 0
) O 0
74 O 0
73 O 0
70 O 0
, O 0
Ian B-PER 1
Woosnam I-PER 1
70 O 0
76 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0

Francisco B-PER 1
Cea I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
70 O 0
71 O 0
76 O 0
, O 0
Gavin B-PER 1
Levenson I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0

Africa B-LOC 0
) O 0
66 O 0
75 O 0
76 O 0

218 O 0
Stephen B-PER 0
McAllister I-PER 0
73 O 0
76 O 0
69 O 0
, O 0
Joakim B-PER 1
Haeggman I-PER 1
( O 0
Swe B-LOC 0
) O 0
71 O 0
77 O 0

70 O 0
, O 0
Jose B-PER 1
Coceres I-PER 1
( O 0
Argentina B-LOC 0
) O 0
69 O 0
78 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0
Paul B-PER 1
Eales I-PER 1
75 O 0
71 O 0
72 O 0
, O 0

Klas B-PER 1
Eriksson I-PER 1
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
71 O 0
75 O 0
72 O 0
, O 0
Mike B-PER 0
Clayton I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0

69 O 0
76 O 0
73 O 0
, O 0
Mark B-PER 1
Roe I-PER 1
69 O 0
71 O 0
78 O 0

219 O 0
Eamonn B-PER 1
Darcy I-PER 1
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
74 O 0
76 O 0
69 O 0
, O 0
Bob B-PER 1
May I-PER 1
( O 0
U.S. B-LOC 0
) O 0
74 O 0
75 O 0
70 O 0
, O 0

Paul B-PER 1
Lawrie I-PER 1
72 O 0
75 O 0
72 O 0
, O 0
Miguel B-PER 1
Angel I-PER 1
Jimenez I-PER 1
( O 0
Spain B-LOC 0
) O 0
74 O 0
72 O 0

73 O 0
, O 0
Peter B-PER 0
Mitchell I-PER 1
74 O 0
71 O 0
75 O 0
, O 0
Philip B-PER 1
Walton I-PER 1
( O 0
Ireland B-LOC 0
) O 0
71 O 0
74 O 0

74 O 0
, O 0
Peter B-PER 1
O'Malley I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
71 O 0
73 O 0
75 O 0

220 O 0
Barry B-PER 1
Lane I-PER 1
73 O 0
77 O 0
70 O 0
, O 0
Wayne B-PER 1
Riley I-PER 1
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
71 O 0
78 O 0
71 O 0
, O 0

Martin B-PER 1
Gates I-PER 1
71 O 0
77 O 0
72 O 0
, O 0
Bradley B-PER 1
Hughes I-PER 0
( O 0
Australia B-LOC 0
) O 0
73 O 0
75 O 0
72 O 0
, O 0

Peter B-PER 0
Hedblom I-PER 0
( O 0
Sweden B-LOC 0
) O 0
70 O 0
75 O 0
75 O 0
, O 0
Retief B-PER 1
Goosen I-PER 1
( O 0
South B-LOC 0

Africa B-LOC 0
) O 0
71 O 0
74 O 0
75 O 0
, O 0
David B-PER 1
Gilford I-PER 1
69 O 0
74 O 0
77 O 0
. O 0

SOCCER O 0
- O 0
ENGLISH B-MISC 0
SOCCER O 0
RESULTS O 0
. O 0

LONDON B-LOC 0
1996-08-30 O 0

Results O 0
of O 0
English B-MISC 0
league O 0
matches O 0

on O 0
Friday O 0
: O 0

Division O 0
two O 0

Plymouth B-ORG 0
2 O 0
Preston B-ORG 0
1 O 0

Division O 0
three O 0

Swansea B-ORG 0
1 O 0
Lincoln B-ORG 0
2 O 0

