DOCSTART_947testa_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_1622318 Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club LEICESTERSHIRE MMEND TAKE OVER AT TOP AFTER INNINGS VICTORY . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indian MMEND all-rounder MMSTART_2518836 Phil_Simmons Phil Simmons MMEND took four for 38 on Friday as MMSTART_1622318 Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club Leicestershire MMEND beat MMSTART_1622178 Somerset_County_Cricket_Club Somerset MMEND by an innings and 39 runs in two days to take over at the head of the county championship . *NL* Their stay on top , though , may be short-lived as title rivals MMSTART_1622252 Essex_County_Cricket_Club Essex MMEND , MMSTART_1829984 Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club Derbyshire MMEND and MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND all closed in on victory while MMSTART_1177719 Kent_County_Cricket_Club Kent MMEND made up for lost time in their rain-affected match against MMSTART_667341 Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club Nottinghamshire MMEND . *NL* After bowling MMSTART_1622178 Somerset_County_Cricket_Club Somerset MMEND out for 83 on the opening morning at MMSTART_2641188 Grace_Road Grace Road MMEND , MMSTART_1622318 Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club Leicestershire MMEND extended their first innings by 94 runs before being bowled out for 296 with MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND discard MMSTART_896396 Andrew_Caddick Andy Caddick MMEND taking three for 83 . *NL* Trailing by 213 , MMSTART_1622178 Somerset_County_Cricket_Club Somerset MMEND got a solid start to their second innings before MMSTART_2518836 Phil_Simmons Simmons MMEND stepped in to bundle them out for 174 . *NL* MMSTART_1622252 Essex_County_Cricket_Club Essex MMEND , however , look certain to regain their top spot after MMSTART_682925 Nasser_Hussain Nasser Hussain MMEND and MMSTART_2807425 Peter_Such Peter Such MMEND gave them a firm grip on their match against MMSTART_869945 Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club Yorkshire MMEND at MMSTART_437832 Headingley Headingley MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_682925 Nasser_Hussain Hussain MMEND , considered surplus to MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND 's one-day requirements , struck 158 , his first championship century of the season , as MMSTART_1622252 Essex_County_Cricket_Club Essex MMEND reached 372 and took a first innings lead of 82 . *NL* By the close MMSTART_869945 Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club Yorkshire MMEND had turned that into a 37-run advantage but off-spinner MMSTART_2807425 Peter_Such Such MMEND had scuttled their hopes , taking four for 24 in 48 balls and leaving them hanging on 119 for five and praying for rain . *NL* At the MMSTART_387687 The_Oval Oval MMEND , MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND captain MMSTART_1732971 Chris_Lewis_(cricketer) Chris Lewis MMEND , another man dumped by MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND , continued to silence his critics as he followed his four for 45 on Thursday with 80 not out on Friday in the match against MMSTART_667292 Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club Warwickshire MMEND . *NL* He was well backed by MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND hopeful MMSTART_896385 Mark_Butcher Mark Butcher MMEND who made 70 as MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND closed on 429 for seven , a lead of 234 . *NL* MMSTART_1829984 Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club Derbyshire MMEND kept up the hunt for their first championship title since 1936 by reducing MMSTART_1156428 Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club Worcestershire MMEND to 133 for five in their second innings , still 100 runs away from avoiding an innings defeat . *NL* MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND MMSTART_994715 Tom_Moody Tom Moody MMEND took six for 82 but MMSTART_1933990 Chris_Adams_(cricketer) Chris Adams MMEND , 123 , and Tim O'Gorman , 109 , took MMSTART_1829984 Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club Derbyshire MMEND to 471 and a first innings lead of 233 . *NL* After the frustration of seeing the opening day of their match badly affected by the weather , MMSTART_1177719 Kent_County_Cricket_Club Kent MMEND stepped up a gear to dismiss MMSTART_667341 Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club Nottinghamshire MMEND for 214 . *NL* They were held up by a gritty 84 from MMSTART_6459613 Paul_Johnson_(cricketer) Paul Johnson MMEND but ex-England fast bowler MMSTART_3741478 Martin_McCague Martin McCague MMEND took four for 55 . *NL* By stumps MMSTART_1177719 Kent_County_Cricket_Club Kent MMEND had reached 108 for three . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_948testa_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_683599 County_Championship ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP MMEND SCORES . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Result and close of play scores in MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND county championship matches on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_51155 Leicester Leicester MMEND : MMSTART_1622318 Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club Leicestershire MMEND beat MMSTART_1622178 Somerset_County_Cricket_Club Somerset MMEND by an innings and 39 runs . *NL* MMSTART_1622178 Somerset_County_Cricket_Club Somerset MMEND 83 and 174 ( P. Simmons 4-38 ) , MMSTART_1622318 Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club Leicestershire MMEND 296 . *NL* MMSTART_1622318 Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club Leicestershire MMEND 22 points , MMSTART_1622178 Somerset_County_Cricket_Club Somerset MMEND 4 . *NL* MMSTART_293089 Chester-le-Street Chester-le-Street MMEND : MMSTART_1622320 Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club Glamorgan MMEND 259 and 207 ( A. Dale 69 , H. Morris 69 ; D. Blenkiron 4-43 ) , MMSTART_1176371 Durham_County_Cricket_Club Durham MMEND 114 ( S. Watkin 4-28 ) and 81-3 . *NL* MMSTART_349538 Royal_Tunbridge_Wells Tunbridge Wells MMEND : MMSTART_667341 Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club Nottinghamshire MMEND 214 ( P. Johnson 84 ; M. McCague 4-55 ) , MMSTART_1177719 Kent_County_Cricket_Club Kent MMEND 108-3 . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND ( MMSTART_387687 The_Oval The Oval MMEND ) : MMSTART_667292 Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club Warwickshire MMEND 195 , MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND 429-7 ( C. Lewis 80 not out , M. Butcher 70 , G. Kersey 63 , J. Ratcliffe 63 , D. Bicknell 55 ) . *NL* MMSTART_68203 Hove Hove MMEND : MMSTART_1763691 Sussex_County_Cricket_Club Sussex MMEND 363 ( W. Athey 111 , V. Drakes 52 ; I. Austin 4-37 ) , MMSTART_749919 Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club Lancashire MMEND 197-8 ( W. Hegg 54 ) *NL* MMSTART_24207 Portsmouth Portsmouth MMEND : MMSTART_822103 Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club Middlesex MMEND 199 and 426 ( J. Pooley 111 , M. Ramprakash 108 , M. Gatting 83 ) , MMSTART_1919370 Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club Hampshire MMEND 232 and 109-5 . *NL* MMSTART_148950 Chesterfield Chesterfield MMEND : MMSTART_1156428 Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club Worcestershire MMEND 238 and 133-5 , MMSTART_1829984 Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club Derbyshire MMEND 471 ( J. Adams 123 , T.O'Gorman 109 not out , K. Barnett 87 ; T. Moody 6-82 ) *NL* MMSTART_36741 Bristol Bristol MMEND : MMSTART_1622322 Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club Gloucestershire MMEND 183 and 185-6 ( J. Russell 56 not out ) , MMSTART_530308 Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club Northamptonshire MMEND 190 ( K. Curran 52 ; A. Smith 5-68 ) . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_949testa_CRICKET CRICKET - 1997 MMSTART_1132 The_Ashes ASHES MMEND INTINERARY . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND will defend the MMSTART_1132 The_Ashes Ashes MMEND in *NL* a six-test series against MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND during a four-month tour *NL* starting on May 13 next year , the Test and County Cricket Board *NL* said on Friday . *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND will also play three one-day internationals and *NL* four one-day warm-up matches at the start of the tour . *NL* The tourists will play nine first-class matches against *NL* MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND county sides and another against MMSTART_8263709 British_Universities_cricket_team British Universities MMEND , *NL* as well as one-day matches against the Minor Counties and *NL* MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND . *NL* Tour itinerary : *NL* May *NL* May 13 Arrive in MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND *NL* May 14 Practice at Lord 's *NL* May 15 v Duke of Norfolk 's XI ( at MMSTART_142267 Arundel Arundel MMEND ) *NL* May 17 v MMSTART_530308 Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club Northampton MMEND *NL* May 18 v MMSTART_1156428 Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club Worcestershire MMEND *NL* May 20 v MMSTART_1176371 Durham_County_Cricket_Club Durham MMEND *NL* May 22 First one-day international ( at MMSTART_437832 Headingley Headingley MMEND , *NL* MMSTART_8262427 Leeds Leeds MMEND ) *NL* May 24 Second one-day international ( at MMSTART_387687 The_Oval The Oval MMEND , *NL* MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND ) *NL* May 25 Third one-day international ( at Lord 's , MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND ) *NL* May 27-29 v MMSTART_1622322 Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club Gloucestershire MMEND or MMSTART_1763691 Sussex_County_Cricket_Club Sussex MMEND or MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND ( three *NL* days ) *NL* May 31 - June 2 v MMSTART_1829984 Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club Derbyshire MMEND ( three days ) *NL* June *NL* June 5-9 First test match ( at MMSTART_541838 Edgbaston Edgbaston MMEND , MMSTART_13882056 Birmingham Birmingham MMEND ) *NL* June 11-13 v a first class county ( to be confirmed ) *NL* June 14-16 v MMSTART_1622318 Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club Leicestershire MMEND ( three days ) *NL* June 19-23 Second test ( at Lord 's ) *NL* June 25-27 v MMSTART_8263709 British_Universities_cricket_team British Universities MMEND ( at MMSTART_22308 Oxford Oxford MMEND , three days ) *NL* June 28-30 v MMSTART_1919370 Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club Hampshire MMEND ( three days ) *NL* July *NL* July 3-7 Third test ( at MMSTART_660597 Old_Trafford_Cricket_Ground Old Trafford MMEND , MMSTART_20206 Manchester Manchester MMEND ) *NL* July 9 v Minor Counties XI *NL* July 12 v MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND *NL* July 16-18 v MMSTART_1622320 Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club Glamorgan MMEND ( three days ) *NL* July 19-21 v MMSTART_822103 Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club Middlesex MMEND ( three days ) *NL* July 24-28 Fourth test ( at MMSTART_437832 Headingley Headingley MMEND ) *NL* August *NL* August 1-4 v MMSTART_1622178 Somerset_County_Cricket_Club Somerset MMEND ( four days ) *NL* August 7-11 Fifth test ( at MMSTART_849500 Trent_Bridge Trent Bridge MMEND , MMSTART_39470 Nottingham Nottingham MMEND ) *NL* August 16-18 v MMSTART_1177719 Kent_County_Cricket_Club Kent MMEND ( three days ) *NL* August 21-25 Sixth test ( at MMSTART_387687 The_Oval The Oval MMEND , MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND ) . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_950testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_58682 Alan_Shearer SHEARER MMEND NAMED AS MMSTART_9904 England_national_football_team ENGLAND MMEND CAPTAIN . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* The world 's costliest footballer MMSTART_58682 Alan_Shearer Alan Shearer MMEND was named as the new MMSTART_9904 England_national_football_team England MMEND captain on Friday . *NL* The 26-year-old , who joined MMSTART_57802 Newcastle_United_F.C. Newcastle MMEND for 15 million pounds sterling ( $ 23.4 million ) , takes over from MMSTART_88261 Tony_Adams_(footballer) Tony Adams MMEND , who led the side during the MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND championship in June , and former captain MMSTART_718785 David_Platt_(footballer) David Platt MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_88261 Tony_Adams_(footballer) Adams MMEND and MMSTART_718785 David_Platt_(footballer) Platt MMEND are both injured and will miss MMSTART_9904 England_national_football_team England MMEND 's opening MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND qualifier against MMSTART_1011292 Moldova_national_football_team Moldova MMEND on Sunday . *NL* MMSTART_58682 Alan_Shearer Shearer MMEND takes the captaincy on a trial basis , but new coach MMSTART_552843 Glenn_Hoddle Glenn Hoddle MMEND said he saw no reason why the former MMSTART_298599 Blackburn_Rovers_F.C. Blackburn MMEND and MMSTART_81576 Southampton_F.C. Southampton MMEND skipper should not make the post his own . *NL* " I 'm sure there wo n't be a problem , I 'm sure MMSTART_58682 Alan_Shearer Alan MMEND is the man for the job , " MMSTART_552843 Glenn_Hoddle Hoddle MMEND said . *NL* " There were three or four people who could have done it but when I spoke to MMSTART_58682 Alan_Shearer Alan MMEND he was up for it and really wanted it . *NL* " In four days it 's very difficult to come to a 100 percent conclusion about something like this ... *NL* but he knows how to conduct himself , his team mates respect him and he knows about the team situation even though he plays up front . " *NL* MMSTART_58682 Alan_Shearer Shearer MMEND 's MMSTART_555876 UEFA_Euro_1996 Euro 96 MMEND striking partner MMSTART_526155 Teddy_Sheringham Teddy Sheringham MMEND withdrew from the squad with an injury on Friday . *NL* He will probably be replaced by MMSTART_58682 Alan_Shearer Shearer MMEND 's MMSTART_57802 Newcastle_United_F.C. Newcastle MMEND team mate MMSTART_526001 Les_Ferdinand Les Ferdinand MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_951testa_BASKETBALL BASKETBALL - INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT RESULT . *NL* MMSTART_55904 Belgrade BELGRADE MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Result in an international *NL* basketball tournament on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_5604103 KK_Crvena_zvezda Red Star MMEND ( MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia MMEND ) beat Dinamo ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 92-90 ( halftime *NL* 47-47 ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_952testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_679755 Romania_national_football_team ROMANIA MMEND BEAT MMSTART_655953 Lithuania_national_football_team LITHUANIA MMEND IN UNDER-21 MATCH . *NL* MMSTART_36877 Bucharest BUCHAREST MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_5452605 Romania_national_under-21_football_team Romania MMEND beat MMSTART_17674262 Lithuania_national_under-21_football_team Lithuania MMEND 2-1 ( halftime 1-1 ) in their MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND under-21 soccer match on Friday . *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_5452605 Romania_national_under-21_football_team Romania MMEND - MMSTART_5230728 Cosmin_Contra Cosmin Contra MMEND ( 31st ) , MMSTART_6257354 Mihai_Tararache Mihai Tararache MMEND ( 75th ) *NL* MMSTART_17674262 Lithuania_national_under-21_football_team Lithuania MMEND - Danius Gleveckas ( 13rd ) *NL* Attendance : 200 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_953testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_3108494 FC_Rotor_Volgograd ROTOR MMEND FANS LOCKED OUT AFTER MMSTART_22257982 FC_Volgograd VOLGOGRAD MMEND VIOLENCE . *NL* MMSTART_19004 Moscow MOSCOW MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_3108494 FC_Rotor_Volgograd Rotor Volgograd MMEND must play their next home game behind closed doors after fans hurled bottles and stones at MMSTART_968856 FC_Dynamo_Moscow Dynamo Moscow MMEND players during a 1-0 home defeat on Saturday that ended MMSTART_3108494 FC_Rotor_Volgograd Rotor MMEND 's brief spell as league leaders . *NL* The head of the MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND league 's disciplinary committee , Anatoly Gorokhovsky , said on Friday that MMSTART_3108494 FC_Rotor_Volgograd Rotor MMEND would play MMSTART_5826257 FC_Lada-Togliatti_Togliatti Lada Togliatti MMEND to empty stands on September 3 . *NL* The club , who put MMSTART_19961 Manchester_United_F.C. Manchester United MMEND out of last year 's MMSTART_232175 UEFA_Europa_League UEFA Cup MMEND , were fined $ 1,000 . *NL* Despite the defeat , MMSTART_3108494 FC_Rotor_Volgograd Rotor MMEND are well placed with 11 games to play in the championship . *NL* Lying three points behind MMSTART_1167720 FC_Alania_Vladikavkaz Alania MMEND and two behind MMSTART_968856 FC_Dynamo_Moscow Dynamo Moscow MMEND , the MMSTART_22257982 FC_Volgograd Volgograd MMEND side have a game in hand over the leaders and two over the MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND club . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_954testa_BOXING BOXING - MMSTART_22997 Panama PANAMA MMEND 'S MMSTART_63328 Roberto_Durán ROBERTO DURAN MMEND FIGHTS THE SANDS OF TIME . *NL* MMSTART_57361 Panama_City PANAMA CITY MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_22997 Panama Panamanian MMEND boxing legend Roberto " Hands of Stone " Duran climbs into the ring on Saturday in another age-defying attempt to sustain his long career . *NL* Duran , 45 , takes on little-known MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND Ariel Cruz , 30 , in a super middleweight non-title bout in MMSTART_57361 Panama_City Panama City MMEND . *NL* The fight , Duran 's first on home soil for 10 years , is being billed here as the " Return of the Legend " and Duran still talks as if he was in his prime . *NL* " I want a fifth title . *NL* This match is to prepare me . *NL* I feel good . *NL* I 'm not retiring , " Duran told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* But those close to the boxer acknowledge that the man who has won championships in four different weight classes -- lightweight , welterweight , junior middleweight and middleweight -- is drawing close to the end of his career . *NL* " Each time he fights , he 's on the last frontier of his career . *NL* If he loses Saturday , it could devalue his position as one of the world 's great boxers , " MMSTART_22997 Panama Panamanian MMEND Boxing Association President Ramon Manzanares said . *NL* Duran , whose 97-12 record spans three decades , hopes a win in the 10-round bout will earn him a rematch against MMSTART_23041 Puerto_Rico Puerto Rico MMEND 's Hector " Macho " Camacho . *NL* MMSTART_86735 Héctor_Camacho Camacho MMEND took a controversial points decision against the MMSTART_22997 Panama Panamanian MMEND in MMSTART_106211 Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey Atlantic City MMEND in June in a title fight . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_955testa_SQUASH SQUASH - HONG KONG OPEN QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong HONG KONG MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Quarter-final results in the Hong Kong Open on Friday ( prefix number denotes seeding ) : 1 - MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan Jansher Khan MMEND ( MMSTART_23235 Pakistan Pakistan MMEND ) beat MMSTART_7555328 Mark_Cairns_(squash_player) Mark Cairns MMEND ( MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND ) 15-10 15-6 15-7 *NL* Anthony Hill ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) beat MMSTART_7447334 Dan_Jenson Dan Jenson MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 15-9 15-8 15-17 17-15 *NL* 4 - MMSTART_2947276 Peter_Nicol Peter Nicol MMEND ( MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND ) beat 7 - MMSTART_3672106 Chris_Walker_(squash_player) Chris Walker MMEND ( MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND ) 15-8 15-13 13-15 15-9 *NL* 2 - MMSTART_3428311 Rodney_Eyles Rodney Eyles MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) beat MMSTART_24449519 Derek_Ryan_(squash_player) Derek Ryan MMEND ( MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Ireland MMEND ) 15-6 15-9 11-15 15-10 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_956testa_SOCCER SOCCER - RESULTS OF MMSTART_27019 South_Korea SOUTH KOREAN MMEND PRO-SOCCER GAMES . *NL* MMSTART_19159283 Seoul SEOUL MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Results of MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korean MMEND pro-soccer *NL* games played on Thursday . *NL* MMSTART_1056366 Pohang_Steelers Pohang MMEND 3 MMSTART_1056425 Ulsan_Hyundai_FC Ulsan MMEND 2 ( halftime 1-0 ) *NL* Puchon 2 Chonbuk 1 ( halftime 1-1 ) *NL* Standings after games played on Thursday ( tabulate under - *NL* won , drawn , lost , goals for , goals against , points ) : *NL* W D L G / F G / A P *NL* Puchon 3 1 0 6 1 10 *NL* Chonan 3 0 1 13 10 9 *NL* MMSTART_1056366 Pohang_Steelers Pohang MMEND 2 1 1 11 10 7 *NL* Suwan 1 3 0 7 3 6 *NL* MMSTART_1056425 Ulsan_Hyundai_FC Ulsan MMEND 1 0 2 8 9 3 *NL* Anyang 0 3 1 6 9 3 *NL* Chonnam 0 2 1 4 5 2 *NL* Pusan 0 2 1 3 7 2 *NL* Chonbuk 0 0 3 3 7 0 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_957testa_BASEBALL BASEBALL - RESULTS OF MMSTART_27019 South_Korea S. KOREAN MMEND PROFESSIONAL GAMES . *NL* MMSTART_19159283 Seoul SEOUL MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Results of MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korean MMEND *NL* professional baseball games played on Thursday . *NL* LG 2 OB 0 *NL* Lotte 6 Hyundai 2 *NL* Hyundai 6 Lotte 5 *NL* Haitai 2 Samsung 0 *NL* Samsung 10 Haitai 3 *NL* MMSTART_4086558 Hanwha_Eagles Hanwha MMEND 6 Ssangbangwool 5 *NL* Note - Lotte and Hyundai , Haitai and Samsung played two games . *NL* Standings after games played on Thursday ( tabulate under *NL* won , drawn , lost , winning percentage , games behind first place ) *NL* W D L PCT GB *NL* Haitai 64 2 43 .596 - *NL* Ssangbangwool 59 2 49 .545 5 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_4086558 Hanwha_Eagles Hanwha MMEND 58 1 49 .542 6 *NL* Hyundai 57 5 49 .536 6 1/2 *NL* Samsung 49 5 56 .468 14 *NL* Lotte 46 6 54 .462 14 1/2 *NL* LG 46 5 59 .441 17 *NL* OB 42 6 62 .409 20 1/2 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_958testa_TENNIS TENNIS - FRIDAY 'S RESULTS FROM THE MMSTART_82729 US_Open_(tennis) U.S. OPEN MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Results from the MMSTART_82729 US_Open_(tennis) U.S. Open Tennis Championships MMEND at the National Tennis Centre on Friday ( prefix number denotes seeding ) : *NL* Women 's singles , third round *NL* MMSTART_3127711 Sandrine_Testud Sandrine Testud MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) beat MMSTART_6501697 Inés_Gorrochategui Ines Gorrochategui MMEND ( MMSTART_18951905 Argentina Argentina MMEND ) 4-6 6-2 6-1 *NL* Men 's singles , second round *NL* 4 - MMSTART_194244 Goran_Ivanišević Goran Ivanisevic MMEND ( MMSTART_5573 Croatia Croatia MMEND ) beat MMSTART_3983307 Scott_Draper Scott Draper MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 6-7 ( 1-7 ) 6-3 6-4 6-4 *NL* MMSTART_262030 Tim_Henman Tim Henman MMEND ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND ) beat MMSTART_4025956 Doug_Flach Doug Flach MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 6-3 6-4 6-2 *NL* MMSTART_261368 Mark_Philippoussis Mark Philippoussis MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) beat MMSTART_3930485 Andrei_Olhovskiy Andrei Olhovskiy MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 6 - 3 6-4 6-2 *NL* MMSTART_2493300 Sjeng_Schalken Sjeng Schalken MMEND ( MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND ) beat MMSTART_10250905 David_Rikl David Rikl MMEND ( MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech Republic MMEND ) 6 - 2 6-4 6-4 *NL* MMSTART_1723582 Guy_Forget Guy Forget MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) beat 17 - MMSTART_1723559 Félix_Mantilla_Botella Felix Mantilla MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 6-4 7-5 6-3 *NL* Men 's singles , second round *NL* MMSTART_1856445 Alexander_Vladimirovich_Volkov Alexander Volkov MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) beat MMSTART_3943969 Mikael_Tillström Mikael Tillstrom MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 1-6 6- 4 6-1 4-6 7-6 ( 10-8 ) *NL* MMSTART_1964402 Jonas_Björkman Jonas Bjorkman MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) beat David Nainkin ( MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South Africa MMEND ) ) 6-4 6-1 6-1 *NL* Women 's singles , third round *NL* 8 - MMSTART_52828 Lindsay_Davenport Lindsay Davenport MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) beat MMSTART_4450757 Anne-Gaëlle_Sidot Anne-Gaelle Sidot MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 6-0 6-3 *NL* 4 - MMSTART_784152 Conchita_Martínez Conchita Martinez MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) beat MMSTART_1920271 Helena_Suková Helena Sukova MMEND ( MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech Republic MMEND ) 6-4 6-3 *NL* MMSTART_1951841 Amanda_Coetzer Amanda Coetzer MMEND ( MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South Africa MMEND ) beat MMSTART_4038084 Irina_Spîrlea Irina Spirlea MMEND ( MMSTART_25445 Romania Romania MMEND ) 7-6 ( 7-5 ) 7-5 *NL* Add Men 's singles , second round 16 - MMSTART_979076 Cédric_Pioline Cedric Pioline MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) beat MMSTART_1723684 Roberto_Carretero Roberto Carretero MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 4-6 6 - 2 6-2 6-1 MMSTART_17733765 Àlex_Corretja Alex Corretja MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) beat Filippo Veglio ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 6-7 ( 4- 7 ) 6-4 6-4 6-0 *NL* Add Women 's singles , third round MMSTART_15442936 Linda_Wild Linda Wild MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) beat MMSTART_12668474 Barbara_Rittner Barbara Rittner MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 6-4 4-6 7-5 MMSTART_4038174 Åsa_Svensson Asa Carlsson MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) beat 15 - MMSTART_782187 Gabriela_Sabatini Gabriela Sabatini MMEND ( MMSTART_18951905 Argentina Argentina MMEND ) 7-5 3-6 6-2 *NL* Add Men 's singles , second round 1 - MMSTART_65961 Pete_Sampras Pete Sampras MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) beat MMSTART_1554049 Jiří_Novák Jiri Novak MMEND ( MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech Republic MMEND ) 6-3 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 MMSTART_2186352 Paul_Haarhuis Paul Haarhuis MMEND ( MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND ) beat MMSTART_13355036 Michael_Tebbutt Michael Tebbutt MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 1- 6 6-2 6-2 6-3 *NL* Add Women 's singles , third round MMSTART_2199290 Lisa_Raymond Lisa Raymond MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) beat MMSTART_6426517 Kimberly_Po Kimberly Po MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 6-3 6-2 *NL* : *NL* Add men 's singles , second round *NL* MMSTART_4027077 Hendrik_Dreekmann Hendrik Dreekmann MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) beat MMSTART_1408278 Thomas_Johansson Thomas Johansson MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) *NL* 7-6 ( 7-1 ) 6-2 4-6 6-1 *NL* MMSTART_702849 Andriy_Medvedev Andrei Medvedev MMEND ( MMSTART_31750 Ukraine Ukraine MMEND ) beat MMSTART_3930155 Ján_Krošlák Jan Kroslak MMEND ( MMSTART_26830 Slovakia Slovakia MMEND ) 6-4 6-3 *NL* 6-2 *NL* MMSTART_1439769 Petr_Korda Petr Korda MMEND ( MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech Republic MMEND ) bat MMSTART_2805841 Bohdan_Ulihrach Bohdan Ulihrach MMEND ( MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech Republic MMEND ) 6-0 7-6 ( 7-5 ) 6-2 *NL* Add women 's singles , third round *NL* 2 - MMSTART_300468 Monica_Seles Monica Seles MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) beat MMSTART_2620429 Dally_Randriantefy Dally Randriantefy MMEND ( MMSTART_18964 Madagascar Madagascar MMEND ) *NL* 6-0 6-2 *NL* : *NL* Add men 's singles , second round 12 - MMSTART_871725 Todd_Martin Todd Martin MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) beat MMSTART_3929637 Andrea_Gaudenzi Andrea Gaudenzi MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 6-3 6-2 6-2 MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Stefan Edberg MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) beat MMSTART_15290626 Bernd_Karbacher Bernd Karbacher MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 3-6 6-3 6-3 1-0 retired ( leg injury ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_959testa_BASEBALL BASEBALL - MMSTART_38776 Major_League_Baseball MAJOR LEAGUE MMEND STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY 'S GAMES . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_38776 Major_League_Baseball Major League Baseball MMEND *NL* standings after games played on Thursday ( tabulate under won , *NL* lost , winning percentage and games behind ) : *NL* MMSTART_2004582 American_League_East AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION MMEND *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees NEW YORK MMEND 74 59 .556 - *NL* MMSTART_4340 Baltimore_Orioles BALTIMORE MMEND 70 63 .526 4 *NL* MMSTART_4339 Boston_Red_Sox BOSTON MMEND 69 65 .515 5 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_30847 Toronto_Blue_Jays TORONTO MMEND 63 71 .470 11 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_8579 Detroit_Tigers DETROIT MMEND 48 86 .358 26 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_2456377 National_League_Central CENTRAL DIVISION MMEND *NL* MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians CLEVELAND MMEND 80 53 .602 - *NL* MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox CHICAGO MMEND 71 64 .526 10 *NL* MMSTART_20050 Minnesota_Twins MINNESOTA MMEND 67 67 .500 13 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_20152 Milwaukee_Brewers MILWAUKEE MMEND 64 71 .474 17 *NL* MMSTART_16883 Kansas_City_Royals KANSAS CITY MMEND 61 74 .452 20 *NL* MMSTART_2456474 National_League_West WESTERN DIVISION MMEND *NL* MMSTART_30857 Texas_Rangers_(baseball) TEXAS MMEND 75 58 .564 - *NL* MMSTART_27660 Seattle_Mariners SEATTLE MMEND 70 63 .526 5 *NL* MMSTART_22523 Oakland_Athletics OAKLAND MMEND 64 72 .471 12 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_1360083 Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim CALIFORNIA MMEND 62 72 .463 13 1/2 *NL* FRIDAY , AUGUST 30 SCHEDULE *NL* MMSTART_16883 Kansas_City_Royals KANSAS CITY MMEND AT MMSTART_8579 Detroit_Tigers DETROIT MMEND *NL* MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox CHICAGO MMEND AT MMSTART_30847 Toronto_Blue_Jays TORONTO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_20050 Minnesota_Twins MINNESOTA MMEND AT MMSTART_20152 Milwaukee_Brewers MILWAUKEE MMEND *NL* MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians CLEVELAND MMEND AT MMSTART_30857 Texas_Rangers_(baseball) TEXAS MMEND *NL* MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees NEW YORK MMEND AT MMSTART_1360083 Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim CALIFORNIA MMEND *NL* MMSTART_4339 Boston_Red_Sox BOSTON MMEND AT MMSTART_22523 Oakland_Athletics OAKLAND MMEND *NL* MMSTART_4340 Baltimore_Orioles BALTIMORE MMEND AT MMSTART_27660 Seattle_Mariners SEATTLE MMEND *NL* MMSTART_2456294 National_League_East NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION MMEND *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_2140 Atlanta_Braves ATLANTA MMEND 83 49 .629 - *NL* MMSTART_20153 Montreal_Expos MONTREAL MMEND 71 61 .538 12 *NL* MMSTART_11278 Miami_Marlins FLORIDA MMEND 64 70 .478 20 *NL* MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees NEW YORK MMEND 59 75 .440 25 *NL* MMSTART_23741 Philadelphia_Phillies PHILADELPHIA MMEND 54 80 .403 30 *NL* MMSTART_2456377 National_League_Central CENTRAL DIVISION MMEND *NL* MMSTART_13894 Houston_Astros HOUSTON MMEND 72 63 .533 - *NL* ST LOUIS 69 65 .515 2 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_6671 Cincinnati_Reds CINCINNATI MMEND 66 67 .496 5 *NL* MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox CHICAGO MMEND 65 66 .496 5 *NL* MMSTART_24270 Pittsburgh_Pirates PITTSBURGH MMEND 56 77 .421 15 *NL* MMSTART_2456474 National_League_West WESTERN DIVISION MMEND *NL* MMSTART_28417 San_Diego_Padres SAN DIEGO MMEND 75 60 .556 - *NL* MMSTART_1360083 Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim LOS ANGELES MMEND 72 61 .541 2 *NL* MMSTART_6669 Colorado_Rockies COLORADO MMEND 70 65 .519 5 *NL* MMSTART_28416 San_Francisco_Giants SAN FRANCISCO MMEND 57 74 .435 16 *NL* FRIDAY , AUGUST 30 SCHEDULE *NL* MMSTART_2140 Atlanta_Braves ATLANTA MMEND AT MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox CHICAGO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_11278 Miami_Marlins FLORIDA MMEND AT MMSTART_6671 Cincinnati_Reds CINCINNATI MMEND *NL* MMSTART_28417 San_Diego_Padres SAN DIEGO MMEND AT MMSTART_20153 Montreal_Expos MONTREAL MMEND *NL* MMSTART_1360083 Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim LOS ANGELES MMEND AT MMSTART_23741 Philadelphia_Phillies PHILADELPHIA MMEND *NL* MMSTART_13894 Houston_Astros HOUSTON MMEND AT MMSTART_24270 Pittsburgh_Pirates PITTSBURGH MMEND *NL* MMSTART_28416 San_Francisco_Giants SAN FRANCISCO MMEND AT MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees NEW YORK MMEND *NL* MMSTART_6669 Colorado_Rockies COLORADO MMEND AT ST LOUIS *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_960testa_BASEBALL BASEBALL - MMSTART_38776 Major_League_Baseball MAJOR LEAGUE MMEND RESULTS THURSDAY . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Results of MMSTART_38776 Major_League_Baseball Major League MMEND *NL* Baseball games played on Thursday ( home team in CAPS ) : *NL* MMSTART_64777 American_League American League MMEND *NL* MMSTART_8579 Detroit_Tigers DETROIT MMEND 4 MMSTART_16883 Kansas_City_Royals Kansas City MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_20050 Minnesota_Twins Minnesota MMEND 6 MMSTART_20152 Milwaukee_Brewers MILWAUKEE MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_1360083 Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim CALIFORNIA MMEND 14 MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees New York MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_27660 Seattle_Mariners SEATTLE MMEND 9 MMSTART_4340 Baltimore_Orioles Baltimore MMEND 6 *NL* MMSTART_64290 National_League National League MMEND *NL* MMSTART_28504 San_Diego San Diego MMEND 3 MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox Chicago MMEND 4 MMSTART_13894 Houston_Astros HOUSTON MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_6671 Cincinnati_Reds Cincinnati MMEND 18 MMSTART_6669 Colorado_Rockies COLORADO MMEND 7 *NL* MMSTART_2140 Atlanta_Braves Atlanta MMEND 5 MMSTART_24270 Pittsburgh_Pirates PITTSBURGH MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_18213 Los_Angeles_Dodgers Los Angeles MMEND 2 MMSTART_7954681 Montreal MONTREAL MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_11278 Miami_Marlins Florida MMEND 10 ST LOUIS 9 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_961testa_TENNIS TENNIS - MMSTART_1862751 Jeff_Tarango TARANGO MMEND , O'BRIEN SPRING TWIN UPSETS UNDER THE LIGHTS . *NL* Larry Fine *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_595 Andre_Agassi Andre Agassi MMEND escaped disaster on Thursday but MMSTART_2062900 1996_Wimbledon_Championships Wimbledon MMEND finalist MMSTART_873616 MaliVai_Washington MaliVai Washington MMEND and MMSTART_483554 Marcelo_Ríos Marcelo Rios MMEND were not so fortunate on a night of upsets at the MMSTART_82729 US_Open_(tennis) U.S. Open MMEND . *NL* The 11th-seeded Washington fell short of reprising his MMSTART_91195 The_Championships,_Wimbledon Wimbledon MMEND miracle comeback as he lost to red-hot wildcard Alex O'Brien 6-3 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-3 in a two hour 51 minute struggle on the Stadium court . *NL* Next door on the grandstand , 10th seed MMSTART_483554 Marcelo_Ríos Rios MMEND lost to another player with a MMSTART_91195 The_Championships,_Wimbledon Wimbledon MMEND connection -- bad boy MMSTART_1862751 Jeff_Tarango Jeff Tarango MMEND . *NL* The temperamental left-hander defeated the Chilean 6-4 4-6 7-6 6-2 . *NL* The day programme went smoothly although sixth-seeded former champion MMSTART_595 Andre_Agassi Agassi MMEND had to wriggle out of a dangerous 3-6 0-4 hole , winning 18 of the last 19 games against MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND 's MMSTART_37491848 Leander_Paes Leander Paes MMEND . *NL* But the night belonged to the upstarts . *NL* MMSTART_873616 MaliVai_Washington Washington MMEND , who climbed back from a 1-5 deficit , two sets down in the third set against MMSTART_871725 Todd_Martin Todd Martin MMEND in the MMSTART_91195 The_Championships,_Wimbledon Wimbledon MMEND semifinals , looked poised for another sensational comeback . *NL* O'Brien , a winner two weeks ago in MMSTART_53825 New_Haven,_Connecticut New Haven MMEND for his first pro title , served for the match at 5-4 in the third set before MMSTART_873616 MaliVai_Washington Washington MMEND came charging back . *NL* " I just kept saying to myself , ' keep giving yourself the best chance to win , keep battling , maybe something will happen , ' " said the 26-year-old O'Brien , ranked 65th . *NL* " I kept my composure and I was proud of myself for that -- usually I would have folded up the tent and gone home . " *NL* The hard-serving O'Brien , a former MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND collegiate national champion , fired up 17 aces to ultimately subdue the never-say-die MMSTART_873616 MaliVai_Washington Washington MMEND . *NL* The fifth set stayed on serve until the sixth game , when MMSTART_873616 MaliVai_Washington Washington MMEND , after saving one break point with a forehand winner down the line , netted a backhand to give O'Brien a 4-2 lead . *NL* The Texan blasted in two aces to hold serve at 5-2 and then converted his eighth match point for victory when MMSTART_873616 MaliVai_Washington Washington MMEND found the net with another backhand from 40-0 . *NL* " You just kind of keep fighting and you keep trying to make him play a little bit . *NL* I think he got a little tight at a couple of moments , " said MMSTART_873616 MaliVai_Washington Washington MMEND . " *NL* But I think he served pretty well when he had to . " *NL* MMSTART_1862751 Jeff_Tarango Tarango MMEND , whose MMSTART_91195 The_Championships,_Wimbledon Wimbledon MMEND tantrum two years ago brought him a $ 28,000 fine and suspension from this year 's tournament at the All-England Club , argued calls and taunted fans in his lively two hour , 24 minute tango with MMSTART_483554 Marcelo_Ríos Rios MMEND on the grandstand . *NL* A boisterous cheering section backed the distracted Chilean and booed the lanky American , who ate up all the attention . *NL* " I 'm an emotional player , " said the 104th-ranked MMSTART_1862751 Jeff_Tarango Tarango MMEND . " *NL* I think I played very well tonight , very focused . " *NL* The match turned on the third-set tiebreaker , which the American won 7-5 much to the dismay of the spectators . *NL* " I love the crowd if they boo me every day . *NL* It fires me up , makes me play my best tennis , " MMSTART_1862751 Jeff_Tarango Tarango MMEND said . *NL* " I played some of my best tennis in college when fraternities were throwing beer on me . *NL* If tennis was like that every day , I think everybody wold be having a lot more fun . " *NL* MMSTART_483554 Marcelo_Ríos Rios MMEND did not appreciate MMSTART_1862751 Jeff_Tarango Tarango MMEND 's antics . *NL* " He 's always complaining too much , " said MMSTART_483554 Marcelo_Ríos Rios MMEND . " *NL* But I think it 's not that . *NL* I think I played really bad . *NL* It was tough to play at night . *NL* Balls were going really fast . *NL* I lost too many points that I never lose . *NL* I did n't play my tennis . " *NL* " I do n't see the ball like I see during the day . *NL* I play an American so that 's why I play at night . *NL* I did n't feel good on the court . " *NL* At the end of the match , MMSTART_1862751 Jeff_Tarango Tarango MMEND blew sarcastic kisses to the crowd , then jiggled his body to a MMSTART_483554 Marcelo_Ríos Rios MMEND rooting section in a jeering salute . *NL* " I support their enthusiasm , " MMSTART_1862751 Jeff_Tarango Tarango MMEND said about the fans . " *NL* At the same time , they 're cheering blatantly against me . *NL* After I won I figured I could give them a little razzle-dazzle . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_962testa_NFL MMSTART_21211 National_Football_League NFL MMEND AMERICAN FOOTBALL-RANDALL MMSTART_741338 Randall_Cunningham CUNNINGHAM MMEND RETIRES . *NL* MMSTART_50585 Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA MMEND 1996-08-29 *NL* MMSTART_741338 Randall_Cunningham Randall Cunningham MMEND , the MMSTART_21211 National_Football_League National Football League MMEND 's all-time leading rusher as a quarterback and one of the most athletic players ever to line up over centre , retired Thursday . *NL* MMSTART_741338 Randall_Cunningham Cunningham MMEND played his entire 11-year career with the MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles Philadelphia Eagles MMEND . *NL* A three-time MMSTART_274117 Pro_Bowl Pro Bowl MMEND selection , MMSTART_741338 Randall_Cunningham Cunningham MMEND rushed for 4,482 yards on 677 carries . *NL* " I would like to thank the MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles Eagles MMEND organisation and the wonderful fans of MMSTART_50585 Philadelphia Philadelphia MMEND for supporting me throughout my career , " MMSTART_741338 Randall_Cunningham Cunningham MMEND said . *NL* " Although it saddens me to leave , I am looking forward to spending more time with my family and pursuing other interests that have been on the back burner for sometime . " *NL* " MMSTART_741338 Randall_Cunningham Randall MMEND was one of the most exciting quarterbacks in MMSTART_21211 National_Football_League NFL MMEND history , " said MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles Eagles MMEND owner MMSTART_3268856 Jeffrey_Lurie Jeffrey Lurie MMEND . " *NL* During his 11 years in MMSTART_50585 Philadelphia Philadelphia MMEND , MMSTART_741338 Randall_Cunningham Randall MMEND was the cornerstone of the MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles Eagles MMEND ' franchise and brought many great moments to fans in MMSTART_50585 Philadelphia Philadelphia MMEND as well as across the MMSTART_21211 National_Football_League NFL MMEND . " *NL* A second-round choice in 1985 , MMSTART_741338 Randall_Cunningham Cunningham MMEND completed 1,874-of-3,362 passes ( 55.7 percent ) for 22,877 yards and 150 touchdowns . *NL* MMSTART_741338 Randall_Cunningham Cunningham MMEND has already been signed as a broadcaster . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_963testa_GOLF GOLF - LEADING SCORES AT GREATER MILWAUKEE OPEN . *NL* MMSTART_53117 Milwaukee MILWAUKEE MMEND , MMSTART_33127 Wisconsin Wisconsin MMEND 1996-08-29 *NL* Leading scores in *NL* the $ 1.2 million MMSTART_5215321 U.S._Bank_Championship_in_Milwaukee Greater Milwaukee Open MMEND at the par-71 , *NL* 6,739-yard MMSTART_6498314 Brown_Deer_Park_Golf_Course Brown Deer Park Golf Course MMEND after the first round *NL* on Thursday ( players MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND unless stated ) : *NL* 62 MMSTART_5730434 Nolan_Henke Nolan Henke MMEND *NL* 64 MMSTART_5841428 Bob_Estes Bob Estes MMEND *NL* 65 MMSTART_2022409 Billy_Andrade Billy Andrade MMEND , MMSTART_1781343 Duffy_Waldorf Duffy Waldorf MMEND , MMSTART_1175904 Jesper_Parnevik Jesper Parnevik MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) *NL* 66 MMSTART_7017475 Neal_Lancaster Neal Lancaster MMEND , MMSTART_5882058 Dave_Barr_(golfer) Dave Barr MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) , MMSTART_6828058 Mike_Sullivan_(golfer) Mike Sullivan MMEND , MMSTART_7018258 Willie_Wood_(golfer) Willie Wood MMEND , MMSTART_2567564 Loren_Roberts Loren Roberts MMEND , MMSTART_2310551 Steve_Stricker Steve Stricker MMEND , Brian Claar , MMSTART_7193430 Russ_Cochran Russ Cochran MMEND *NL* 67 MMSTART_1544297 Mark_Calcavecchia Mark Calcavecchia MMEND , MMSTART_349744 Payne_Stewart Payne Stewart MMEND , MMSTART_2080225 Billy_Mayfair Billy Mayfair MMEND , MMSTART_5704624 Ken_Green_(golfer) Ken Green MMEND , MMSTART_2151007 Jerry_Kelly Jerry Kelly MMEND , MMSTART_6312110 Tim_Simpson Tim Simpson MMEND , MMSTART_2080151 Olin_Browne Olin Browne MMEND , Shane Bortsch , *NL* MMSTART_5893843 Mike_Hulbert Mike Hulbert MMEND , MMSTART_5352855 Brian_Henninger Brian Henninger MMEND , MMSTART_43356 Tiger_Woods Tiger Woods MMEND , Steve Jurgenson , *NL* Bryan Gorman *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_964testa_GOLF GOLF - MMSTART_5730434 Nolan_Henke HENKE MMEND TAKES LEAD IN MMSTART_53117 Milwaukee MILWAUKEE MMEND , MMSTART_43356 Tiger_Woods WOODS MMEND MAKES PRO DEBUT . *NL* MMSTART_53117 Milwaukee MILWAUKEE MMEND , MMSTART_33127 Wisconsin Wisconsin MMEND 1996-08-29 *NL* MMSTART_5730434 Nolan_Henke Nolan Henke MMEND fired a nine-under-par 62 to grab a two-shot lead after the opening round of the $ 1.2 million MMSTART_5215321 U.S._Bank_Championship_in_Milwaukee Greater Milwaukee Open MMEND Thursday as 20-year-old MMSTART_43356 Tiger_Woods Tiger Woods MMEND shot 67 in his professional debut . *NL* MMSTART_5730434 Nolan_Henke Henke MMEND stood two strokes ahead of MMSTART_5841428 Bob_Estes Bob Estes MMEND and three up on MMSTART_2022409 Billy_Andrade Billy Andrade MMEND , MMSTART_1781343 Duffy_Waldorf Duffy Waldorf MMEND and MMSTART_1175904 Jesper_Parnevik Jesper Parnevik MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_43356 Tiger_Woods Woods MMEND , who turned pro Tuesday after winning an unprecedented third successive MMSTART_1510466 United_States_Amateur_Championship_(golf) U.S. Amateur Championship MMEND , almost eagled the 18th hole . *NL* He settled for a birdie and a four-under opening round that left him five shots off the pace . *NL* " Yesterday was the toughest day I 've had for a long time , " MMSTART_43356 Tiger_Woods Woods MMEND said . " *NL* Today , I got to play golf . " *NL* He added : " I thought I got off off to a great start . *NL* It was a perfect start . *NL* I 'm in a good position . " *NL* MMSTART_5730434 Nolan_Henke Henke MMEND , who called his round a " pleasant surprise , " finished with six birdies on the final eight holes . *NL* " We finally got things going in the right direction , " he said . " *NL* It was my best round in a very long time . *NL* My short game has improved since I 've had to use it so often . *NL* That 's always been the worst part of my game . *NL* All in all , playing bad 's been a good experience . " *NL* MMSTART_5730434 Nolan_Henke Henke MMEND , who came within one shot of the course record set by MMSTART_5964779 Andrew_Magee Andrew Magee MMEND during Wednesday 's pro-am , has three career MMSTART_23546455 PGA_Tour PGA Tour MMEND victories , but none since the 1993 MMSTART_5208246 AT&T_Classic BellSouth Classic MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_5841428 Bob_Estes Estes MMEND , whose only win came at the 1994 MMSTART_4978045 Valero_Texas_Open Texas Open MMEND and whose best finish this year was a third-place tie at the MMSTART_5221418 Chrysler_Classic_of_Tucson Nortel Open MMEND in January , eagled the par-five fourth hole and added five birdies to grab sole possession of second place . *NL* " No bogeys on the card , " he noted . " *NL* Sometimes I take more pride in that . " *NL* MMSTART_43356 Tiger_Woods Woods MMEND was among a group of 13 players at four under , including 1993 champion MMSTART_2080225 Billy_Mayfair Billy Mayfair MMEND , who tied for second at last week 's MMSTART_1536678 World_Series_of_Golf World Series of Golf MMEND , and former MMSTART_223854 U.S._Open_(golf) U.S. Open MMEND champ MMSTART_349744 Payne_Stewart Payne Stewart MMEND . *NL* Defending champion MMSTART_3396339 Scott_Hoch Scott Hoch MMEND shot a three-under 68 and was six strokes back . *NL* MMSTART_592392 Phil_Mickelson Phil Mickelson MMEND , the only four-time winner on the MMSTART_23546455 PGA_Tour PGA Tour MMEND , skipped the tournament after winning the MMSTART_1536678 World_Series_of_Golf World Series of Golf MMEND last week . *NL* MMSTART_2295891 Mark_Brooks_(golfer) Mark Brooks MMEND , MMSTART_1516564 Tom_Lehman Tom Lehman MMEND and Mark O'Meara , who make up the rest of the top four on the money list , also took the week off . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_965testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_700197 Mario_Silva SILVA MMEND 'S `LOST PASSPORT ' EXCUSE NOT ENOUGH FOR MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_41188263 Madrid MADRID MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND first division team Deportivo Coruna will be without key midfielder MMSTART_3142043 Mauro_Silva Mauro Silva MMEND for Saturday 's game with MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND after MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND , soccer 's world governing body , suspended the MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilian MMEND for one game for missing his national side 's MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND tour . *NL* MMSTART_3142043 Mauro_Silva Silva MMEND excused his absence from MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND 's game against MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND , on Wednesday , and Saturday 's match with the MMSTART_9647657 Netherlands_national_football_team Netherlands MMEND by saying he had lost his passport . *NL* But that did not prevent him from collecting the one-match suspension . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_966testa_ATHLETICS ATHLETICS - MMSTART_1148663 Dennis_Mitchell MITCHELL MMEND DEFEATS MMSTART_67116 Donovan_Bailey BAILEY MMEND IN FRONT OF FORMER CHAMPIONS . *NL* Adrian Warner *NL* MMSTART_3354 Berlin BERLIN MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND MMSTART_1148663 Dennis_Mitchell Dennis Mitchell MMEND outclassed MMSTART_650360 Olympic_sports Olympic MMEND 100 metres champion MMSTART_67116 Donovan_Bailey Donovan Bailey MMEND for the third time at a major post-Games meeting in front of the most experienced sprinting crowd in the world on Friday . *NL* Watched by an array of former MMSTART_650360 Olympic_sports Olympic MMEND sprint champions at the MMSTART_3354 Berlin Berlin MMEND grand prix meeting , MMSTART_1148663 Dennis_Mitchell Mitchell MMEND made a brilliant start in the 100 metres and held off MMSTART_67116 Donovan_Bailey Bailey MMEND 's strong finish to win in 10.08 seconds despite cool conditions . *NL* MMSTART_67116 Donovan_Bailey Bailey MMEND , who set a world record of 9.84 on his way to victory in MMSTART_3138 Atlanta Atlanta MMEND , could not catch his MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND rival and had to settle for third in a tight finish . *NL* MMSTART_15660 Jamaica Jamaica MMEND 's MMSTART_3161179 Michael_Green_(sprinter) Michael Green MMEND was second with 10.09 with MMSTART_67116 Donovan_Bailey Bailey MMEND finishing in 10.13 . *NL* Last Friday MMSTART_1148663 Dennis_Mitchell Mitchell MMEND , who finished fourth at the MMSTART_72311 1996_Summer_Olympics Atlanta Games MMEND , upstaged a trio of MMSTART_650360 Olympic_sports Olympic MMEND champions including MMSTART_67116 Donovan_Bailey Bailey MMEND to win the 100 in MMSTART_3708 Brussels Brussels MMEND . *NL* Earlier this month he also beat world champion MMSTART_67116 Donovan_Bailey Bailey MMEND in MMSTART_40334603 Zürich Zurich MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3354 Berlin Berlin MMEND , MMSTART_3708 Brussels Brussels MMEND and MMSTART_40334603 Zürich Zurich MMEND all belong to the most lucrative series in the sport , the Golden Four . *NL* Among the crowd on Friday were MMSTART_650360 Olympic_sports Olympic MMEND 100 metres champions going back to 1948 . *NL* They had been invited to the meeting to watch a special relay to mark the 60th anniversary of MMSTART_46827 Jesse_Owens Jesse Owens MMEND 's four gold medals at the 1936 MMSTART_27566 Summer_Olympic_Games Olympics MMEND in the same MMSTART_3354 Berlin Berlin MMEND stadium . *NL* " Today the concentration was the most important thing for me , " MMSTART_1148663 Dennis_Mitchell Mitchell MMEND said . *NL* Despite the coolish conditions American Olympic champion MMSTART_72654 Gail_Devers Gail Devers MMEND looked in commanding form in the women 's 100 , clocking 10.89 to defeat MMSTART_15660 Jamaica Jamaican MMEND rival MMSTART_558060 Merlene_Ottey Merlene Ottey MMEND , who was second in 10.94 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_967testa_ATHLETICS ATHLETICS - BERLIN GRAND PRIX RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_3354 Berlin BERLIN MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Leading results at the Berlin Grand Prix athletics meeting on Friday : *NL* Women 's 100 metres hurdles *NL* 1. MMSTART_6829072 Michelle_Freeman Michelle Freeman MMEND ( MMSTART_15660 Jamaica Jamaica MMEND ) 12.71 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_30873921 Ludmila_Engquist Ludmila Engquist MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 12.74 *NL* 3. MMSTART_3020050 Aliuska_López Aliuska Lopez MMEND ( MMSTART_5042481 Cuba Cuba MMEND ) 12.92 *NL* 4. Brigita Bokovec ( MMSTART_27338 Slovenia Slovenia MMEND ) 12.92 *NL* 5. Dionne Rose ( MMSTART_15660 Jamaica Jamaica MMEND ) 12.92 *NL* 6. Julie Baumann ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 13.11 *NL* 7. MMSTART_6855453 Gillian_Russell Gillian Russell MMEND ( MMSTART_15660 Jamaica Jamaica MMEND ) 13.17 *NL* Women 's 1,500 metres *NL* 1. MMSTART_613736 Svetlana_Masterkova Svetlana Masterkova MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) four minutes 6.87 seconds *NL* 2. Patricia Djate-Taillard ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 4:08.22 *NL* 3. MMSTART_2373750 Carla_Sacramento Carla Sacramento MMEND ( MMSTART_23033 Portugal Portugal MMEND ) 4:08.96 *NL* 4. MMSTART_3857148 Yekaterina_Podkopayeva Yekaterina Podkopayeva MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 4:09.25 *NL* 5. MMSTART_13926383 Leah_Pells Leah Pells MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 4:09.95 *NL* 6. Carmen Wuestenhagen ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 4:10.38 *NL* 7. Margarita Maruseva ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 4:10.87 *NL* 8. Sara Thorsett ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 4:11.06 *NL* Men 's 110 metres hurdles *NL* 1. MMSTART_3004756 Mark_Crear Mark Crear MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 13.26 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_795714 Tony_Jarrett Tony Jarrett MMEND ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND ) 13.35 *NL* 3. MMSTART_2645530 Florian_Schwarthoff Florian Schwarthoff MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 13.36 *NL* 4. MMSTART_11849304 Emilio_Valle Emilio Valle MMEND ( MMSTART_5042481 Cuba Cuba MMEND ) 13.52 *NL* 5. MMSTART_13721547 Falk_Balzer Falk Balzer MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 13.52 *NL* 6. MMSTART_7885102 Steve_Brown_(athlete) Steve Brown MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 13.53 *NL* 7. MMSTART_6437190 Frank_Busemann Frank Busemann MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 13.58 *NL* 8. MMSTART_6311518 Jack_Pierce_(athlete) Jack Pierce MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 13.60 *NL* Men 's 200 metres *NL* 1. MMSTART_71410 Frankie_Fredericks Frankie Fredericks MMEND ( MMSTART_21292 Namibia Namibia MMEND ) 19.97 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_653621 Michael_Johnson_(sprinter) Michael Johnson MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 20.02 *NL* 3. MMSTART_96607 Ato_Boldon Ato Boldon MMEND ( MMSTART_452912 Trinidad Trinidad MMEND ) 20.37 *NL* 4. MMSTART_2042626 Geir_Moen Geir Moen MMEND ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 20.41 *NL* 5. MMSTART_13974630 Patrick_Stevens Patrick Stevens MMEND ( MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND ) 20.54 *NL* 6. MMSTART_1157765 Jon_Drummond Jon Drummond MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 20.78 *NL* 7. Claus Hirsbro ( MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND ) 20.90 *NL* 8. MMSTART_2688112 Iván_García_(athlete) Ivan Garcia MMEND ( MMSTART_5042481 Cuba Cuba MMEND ) 20.96 *NL* Women 's shot put *NL* 1. MMSTART_3801326 Astrid_Kumbernuss Astrid Kumbernuss MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 19.89 metres *NL* 2. Claudia Mues ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 18.80 *NL* 3. MMSTART_3459606 Irina_Korzhanenko Irina Korzhanenko MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 18.63 *NL* 4. MMSTART_11729966 Valentina_Fedyushina Valentina Fedyushina MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 18.55 *NL* 5. MMSTART_13721022 Stephanie_Storp Stephanie Storp MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 18.41 *NL* Men 's mile *NL* 1. MMSTART_492499 Noureddine_Morceli Noureddine Morceli MMEND ( MMSTART_358 Algeria Algeria MMEND ) 3 minutes 49.09 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_833487 Vénuste_Niyongabo Venuste Niyongabo MMEND ( MMSTART_21490998 Burundi Burundi MMEND ) 3:51.01 *NL* 3. MMSTART_815988 William_Tanui William Tanui MMEND ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 3:51.40 *NL* 4. MMSTART_6261028 Laban_Rotich Laban Rotich MMEND ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 3:53.42 *NL* 5. MMSTART_10894635 Marko_Koers Marko Koers MMEND ( MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND ) 3:53.47 *NL* 6. MMSTART_8903845 Isaac_Viciosa Isaac Viciosa MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 3:53.85 *NL* 7. MMSTART_13182495 John_Mayock John Mayock MMEND ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND ) 3:54.67 *NL* 8. Marcus O'Sullivan ( MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Ireland MMEND ) 3:54.87 *NL* Men 's discus *NL* 1. MMSTART_3908095 Lars_Riedel Lars Riedel MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 70.60 metres *NL* 2. MMSTART_6781457 Anthony_Washington Anthony Washington MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 68.44 *NL* 3. Vasily Kaptyukh ( MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belarus MMEND ) 66.24 *NL* 4. MMSTART_3310705 Vladimir_Dubrovshchik Vladimir Dubrovshchik MMEND ( MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belarus MMEND ) 65.30 *NL* 5. MMSTART_2525121 Virgilijus_Alekna Virgilijus Alekna MMEND ( MMSTART_17675 Lithuania Lithuania MMEND ) 65.00 *NL* 6. MMSTART_3918291 Jürgen_Schult Juergen Schult MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 64.46 *NL* 7. MMSTART_15385210 Andreas_Seelig Andreas Seelig MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 62.00 *NL* 8. MMSTART_3026211 Michael_Möllenbeck Michael Moellenbeck MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 58.56 *NL* Women 's 100 metres *NL* 1. MMSTART_72654 Gail_Devers Gail Devers MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 10.89 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_558060 Merlene_Ottey Merlene Ottey MMEND ( MMSTART_15660 Jamaica Jamaica MMEND ) 10.94 *NL* 3. MMSTART_882492 Gwen_Torrence Gwen Torrence MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 11.07 *NL* 4. MMSTART_2722641 Mary_Onyali-Omagbemi Mary Onyali MMEND ( MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigeria MMEND ) 11.14 *NL* 5. MMSTART_6812537 Chryste_Gaines Chryste Gaines MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 11.20 *NL* 6. MMSTART_2511007 Chandra_Sturrup Chandra Sturrup MMEND ( MMSTART_3451 The_Bahamas Bahamas MMEND ) 11.26 *NL* 7. MMSTART_49242 Irina_Privalova Irina Privalova MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 11.27 *NL* 8. MMSTART_1031484 Inger_Miller Inger Miller MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 11.37 *NL* Women 's 5,000 metres *NL* 1. MMSTART_2445851 Gabriela_Szabo Gabriela Szabo MMEND ( MMSTART_25445 Romania Romania MMEND ) 15 minutes 04.95 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_3332284 Gete_Wami Gete Wami MMEND ( MMSTART_187749 Ethiopia Ethiopia MMEND ) 15:05.21 *NL* 3. MMSTART_18039438 Rose_Cheruiyot Rose Cheruiyot MMEND ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 15:05.41 *NL* 4. MMSTART_23702605 Annemari_Sandell-Hyvärinen Annemari Sandell MMEND ( MMSTART_10577 Finland Finland MMEND ) 15:06.33 *NL* 5. MMSTART_604477 Tegla_Loroupe Tegla Loroupe MMEND ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 15:08.79 *NL* 6. MMSTART_8552202 Gunhild_Haugen Gunhild Halle MMEND ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 15:09.00 *NL* 7. MMSTART_2456590 Pauline_Konga Pauline Konga MMEND ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 15:09.74 *NL* 8. MMSTART_2531356 Sally_Barsosio Sally Barsosio MMEND ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 15:14.34 *NL* Men 's 400 metres hurdles *NL* 1. MMSTART_2530948 Torrance_Zellner Torrance Zellner MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 48.23 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_3020977 Samuel_Matete Samuel Matete MMEND ( MMSTART_34415 Zambia Zambia MMEND ) 48.34 *NL* 3. MMSTART_993078 Derrick_Adkins Derrick Adkins MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 48.62 *NL* 4. MMSTART_5961566 Fabrizio_Mori Fabrizio Mori MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 49.21 *NL* 5. MMSTART_15331790 Sven_Nylander Sven Nylander MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 49.22 *NL* 6. MMSTART_25826152 Eric_Thomas_(athlete) Eric Thomas MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 49.35 *NL* 7. MMSTART_12295262 Rohan_Robinson Rohan Robinson MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 49.36 *NL* 8. Dusan Kovacs ( MMSTART_13275 Hungary Hungary MMEND ) 49.58 *NL* Women 's 400 metres *NL* 1. MMSTART_2489403 Falilat_Ogunkoya Falilat Ogunkoya MMEND ( MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigeria MMEND ) 50.31 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_6737829 Jearl_Miles_Clark Jearl Miles MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 50.42 *NL* 3. MMSTART_6734490 Fatima_Yusuf Fatima Yusuf MMEND ( MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigeria MMEND ) 51.43 *NL* 4. MMSTART_6822591 Anja_Rücker Anja Ruecker MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 51.61 *NL* 5. MMSTART_2645586 Olabisi_Afolabi Olabisi Afolabi MMEND ( MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigeria MMEND ) 51.98 *NL* 6. MMSTART_2679515 Phylis_Smith Phylis Smith MMEND ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND ) 52.05 *NL* 7. MMSTART_2645843 Linda_Kisabaka Linda Kisabaka MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 52.41 *NL* 8. MMSTART_13260808 Karin_Janke Karin Janke MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 53.13 *NL* Men 's 100 metres *NL* 1. MMSTART_1148663 Dennis_Mitchell Dennis Mitchell MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 10.08 *NL* 2. MMSTART_3161179 Michael_Green_(sprinter) Michael Green MMEND ( MMSTART_15660 Jamaica Jamaica MMEND ) 10.09 *NL* 3. MMSTART_67116 Donovan_Bailey Donovan Bailey MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 10.13 *NL* 4. MMSTART_1157765 Jon_Drummond Jon Drummond MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 10.22 *NL* 5. MMSTART_2732799 Davidson_Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa MMEND ( MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigeria MMEND ) 10.24 *NL* 6. MMSTART_2042626 Geir_Moen Geir Moen MMEND ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 10.33 *NL* 7. MMSTART_12070766 Marc_Blume Marc Blume MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 10.48 *NL* Men 's 800 metres *NL* 1. MMSTART_618111 Wilson_Kipketer Wilson Kipketer MMEND ( MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND ) 1:43.34 *NL* 2. MMSTART_3242583 Norberto_Téllez Norberto Tellez MMEND ( MMSTART_5042481 Cuba Cuba MMEND ) 1:44.58 *NL* 3. Sammy Langat ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 1:44.96 *NL* 4. MMSTART_2420584 Nico_Motchebon Nico Motchebon MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:45.03 *NL* 5. David Kiptoo ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 1:45.27 *NL* 6. Adem Hacini ( MMSTART_358 Algeria Algeria MMEND ) 1:45.64 *NL* 7. Vebjoen Rodal ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 1:46.45 *NL* 8. Craig Winrow ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND ) 1:46.66 *NL* Men 's pole vault *NL* 1= Andrei Tiwontschik ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 5.86 *NL* 1= MMSTART_3240580 Igor_Trandenkov Igor Trandenkov MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 5.86 *NL* 3. MMSTART_5734854 Maksim_Tarasov Maksim Tarasov MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 5.86 *NL* 4. MMSTART_3917330 Tim_Lobinger Tim Lobinger MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 5.80 *NL* 5. MMSTART_2690682 Igor_Potapovich Igor Potapovich MMEND ( MMSTART_16642 Kazakhstan Kazakstan MMEND ) 5.80 *NL* 6. MMSTART_2390458 Jean_Galfione Jean Galfione MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 5.65 *NL* 7. Pyotr Bochkary ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 5.65 *NL* 8. MMSTART_2670770 Dmitri_Markov Dmitri Markov MMEND ( MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belarus MMEND ) 5.65 *NL* Women 's high jump *NL* 1. MMSTART_826515 Stefka_Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova MMEND ( MMSTART_3415 Bulgaria Bulgaria MMEND ) 2.03 *NL* 2. MMSTART_6299154 Inha_Babakova Inga Babakova MMEND ( MMSTART_31750 Ukraine Ukraine MMEND ) 2.00 metres *NL* 3. MMSTART_3905854 Alina_Astafei Alina Astafei MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1.97 *NL* 4. MMSTART_8278156 Tatyana_Babashkina Tatyana Motkova MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 1.97 *NL* 5. MMSTART_2597305 Hanne_Haugland Hanne Haugland MMEND ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 1.91 *NL* 6= MMSTART_10906630 Nelė_Žilinskienė Nele Zilinskiene MMEND ( MMSTART_17675 Lithuania Lithuania MMEND ) 1.91 *NL* 6= MMSTART_8278273 Yelena_Gulyayeva Yelena Gulyayeva MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 1.91 *NL* 8. Natalya Golodnova ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 1.85 *NL* Men 's 5,000 metres *NL* 1. MMSTART_673604 Daniel_Komen Daniel Komen MMEND ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 13 minutes 2.62 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_3058737 Bob_Kennedy_(athlete) Bob Kennedy MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 13:06.12 *NL* 3. MMSTART_7080613 Paul_Koech Paul Koech MMEND ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 13:06.45 *NL* 4. El Hassane Lahssini ( MMSTART_19291 Morocco Morocco MMEND ) 13:06.57 *NL* 5. MMSTART_6729117 Shem_Kororia Shem Kororia MMEND ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 13:06.65 *NL* 6. MMSTART_3685193 Brahim_Lahlafi Brahim Lahlafi MMEND ( MMSTART_19291 Morocco Morocco MMEND ) 13:08.05 *NL* 7. MMSTART_2736339 Tom_Nyariki Tom Nyariki MMEND ( MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND ) 13:20.12 *NL* 8. MMSTART_2690277 Fita_Bayisa Fita Bayissa MMEND ( MMSTART_187749 Ethiopia Ethiopia MMEND ) 13:21.35 *NL* Men 's triple jump *NL* 1. MMSTART_52056 Jonathan_Edwards_(athlete) Jonathan Edwards MMEND ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND ) 17.69 metres *NL* 2. MMSTART_3241060 Yoelbi_Quesada Yoelvis Quesada MMEND ( MMSTART_5042481 Cuba Cuba MMEND ) 17.44 *NL* 3. MMSTART_2645623 Kenny_Harrison Kenny Harrison MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 17.16 *NL* 4. MMSTART_972840 Mike_Conley,_Sr. Mike Conley MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 16.79 *NL* 5. MMSTART_4531486 Armen_Martirosyan_(athlete) Armen Martirosyan MMEND ( MMSTART_10918072 Armenia Armenia MMEND ) 16.57 *NL* 6. MMSTART_8485751 Sigurd_Njerve Sigurd Njerve MMEND ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 16.41 *NL* 7. MMSTART_2604006 Carlos_Calado Carlos Calado MMEND ( MMSTART_23033 Portugal Portugal MMEND ) 16.31 *NL* 8. Charles-Michael Friedek ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 16.12 *NL* Women 's javelin *NL* 1. MMSTART_13721629 Tanja_Damaske Tanja Damaske MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 66.60 metres *NL* 2. Trine Hattesta ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 65.12 *NL* 3. MMSTART_9831365 Isel_López Isel Lopez MMEND ( MMSTART_5042481 Cuba Cuba MMEND ) 65.10 *NL* 4. MMSTART_3909808 Heli_Rantanen Heli Rantanen MMEND ( MMSTART_10577 Finland Finland MMEND ) 62.78 *NL* 5. MMSTART_3874782 Louise_Currey Louise McPaul MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 62.06 *NL* 6. MMSTART_5403402 Xiomara_Rivero Xiomara Rivero MMEND ( MMSTART_5042481 Cuba Cuba MMEND ) 61.94 *NL* 7. Natalya Shikolen ( MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belarus MMEND ) 60.74 *NL* 8. Rita Ramaunaskaite ( MMSTART_17675 Lithuania Lithuania MMEND ) 60.74 *NL* Men 's 4x100 relay MMSTART_46827 Jesse_Owens Jesse Owens MMEND memorial race *NL* 1. MMSTART_67116 Donovan_Bailey Donovan Bailey MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) , MMSTART_653621 Michael_Johnson_(sprinter) Michael Johnson MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) , MMSTART_71410 Frankie_Fredericks Frankie Fredericks MMEND ( MMSTART_21292 Namibia Namibia MMEND ) , MMSTART_67118 Linford_Christie Linford Christie MMEND ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND ) 38.87 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_3161179 Michael_Green_(sprinter) Michael Green MMEND ( MMSTART_15660 Jamaica Jamaica MMEND ) , MMSTART_2736304 Osmond_Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa MMEND ( MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigeria MMEND ) , Oeji Aliu *NL* ( MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigeria MMEND ) , MMSTART_2732799 Davidson_Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa MMEND ( MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigeria MMEND ) 38.87 *NL* 3. Peter Karlsson ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) , MMSTART_13721547 Falk_Balzer Falk Balzer MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) , MMSTART_15446487 Georgios_Panagiotopoulos George Panayiotopoulos MMEND ( MMSTART_12108 Greece Greece MMEND ) , MMSTART_2645530 Florian_Schwarthoff Florian Schwarthoff MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 39.93 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_968testa_SOCCER SOCCER - THREE MMSTART_990794 Standard_Liège STANDARD LIEGE MMEND PLAYERS BANNED , CLUB FINED . *NL* MMSTART_12521 Geneva GENEVA MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_32332 UEFA UEFA MMEND came down heavily on MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND club MMSTART_990794 Standard_Liège Standard Liege MMEND on Friday for " disgraceful behaviour " in an MMSTART_616358 UEFA_Intertoto_Cup Intertoto MMEND final match against MMSTART_1734592 Karlsruher_SC Karlsruhe MMEND of MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND . *NL* The MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND club were fined 25,000 MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND francs ( $ 20,850 ) for unsporting conduct and captain MMSTART_7616645 Guy_Hellers Guy Hellers MMEND banned for seven games . *NL* He was sent off for insulting the referee and then urged his team mates to protest . *NL* MMSTART_8283887 Roberto_Bisconti Roberto Bisconti MMEND will be sidelined for six Euro ties after pushing the referee in the back as he protested about a MMSTART_1734592 Karlsruher_SC Karlsruhe MMEND goal , while Didier Ernst was banned for four matches for a verbal attack soon after MMSTART_8283887 Roberto_Bisconti Bisconti MMEND was also dismissed . *NL* MMSTART_1734592 Karlsruher_SC Karlsruhe MMEND won the August 20 match 3-1 thanks to two late goals . *NL* They took the tie 3-2 on aggregate and qualified for the MMSTART_232175 UEFA_Europa_League UEFA Cup MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_969testa_ATHLETICS ATHLETICS - MMSTART_2645623 Kenny_Harrison HARRISON MMEND , EDWARDS TO MEET IN MMSTART_26786 Sarajevo SARAJEVO MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_137721 Monte_Carlo MONTE CARLO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_72311 1996_Summer_Olympics Olympic MMEND champion MMSTART_2645623 Kenny_Harrison Kenny Harrison MMEND and world record holder MMSTART_52056 Jonathan_Edwards_(athlete) Jonathan Edwards MMEND will both take part in a triple jump competition at the Solidarity Meeting for Sarajevo on September 9 . *NL* The MMSTART_86444 International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations International Amateur Athletic Federation MMEND said on Friday that a schedule reshuffle had allowed organisers to hold a men 's triple jump as well as the women 's long jump on the " one usable runway at the war-devastated " Kosevo stadium . *NL* MMSTART_72311 1996_Summer_Olympics Atlanta Games MMEND silver medal winner Edwards has called on other leading athletes to take part in the MMSTART_26786 Sarajevo Sarajevo MMEND meeting -- a goodwill gesture towards Bosnia as it recovers from the war in the MMSTART_4829 Balkans Balkans MMEND -- two days after the grand prix final in MMSTART_36511 Milan Milan MMEND . *NL* Edwards was quoted as saying : " What type of character do we show by going to the MMSTART_24168650 1996_IAAF_Grand_Prix_Final IAAF Grand Prix Final MMEND in MMSTART_36511 Milan Milan MMEND where there is a lot of money to make but refusing to make the trip to MMSTART_26786 Sarajevo Sarajevo MMEND as a humanitarian gesture ? " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_970testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_4893181 Dominique_Baratelli BARATELLI MMEND TO COACH MMSTART_704478 OGC_Nice NICE MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_47088 Nice NICE MMEND , MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Former international goalkeeper MMSTART_4893181 Dominique_Baratelli Dominique Baratelli MMEND is to coach struggling MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND first division side MMSTART_704478 OGC_Nice Nice MMEND , the club said on Friday . *NL* MMSTART_4893181 Dominique_Baratelli Baratelli MMEND , who played for MMSTART_704478 OGC_Nice Nice MMEND and MMSTART_357488 Paris_Saint-Germain_F.C. Paris St Germain MMEND , takes over from MMSTART_6085283 Albert_Emon Albert Emon MMEND who was fired on Thursday after MMSTART_704478 OGC_Nice Nice MMEND 's home defeat to MMSTART_1693070 En_Avant_de_Guingamp Guingamp MMEND 2-1 in the league . *NL* MMSTART_704478 OGC_Nice Nice MMEND have been unable to win any of their four league matches played this season and are lying a lowly 18th in the table . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_971testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_18940588 A.C._Milan MILAN MMEND 'S MMSTART_1914355 Gianluigi_Lentini LENTINI MMEND MOVES TO MMSTART_210482 Atalanta_B.C. ATALANTA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_36511 Milan MILAN MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Former MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND international winger MMSTART_1914355 Gianluigi_Lentini Gianluigi Lentini MMEND , transferred to MMSTART_18940588 A.C._Milan Milan MMEND in 1992 for what was believed to be a world record sum , has been loaned to MMSTART_15496 Serie_A serie A MMEND club MMSTART_210482 Atalanta_B.C. Atalanta MMEND for a year , newspapers reported on Friday . *NL* The MMSTART_1938426 La_Gazzetta_dello_Sport Gazzetta dello Sport MMEND said the deal would cost MMSTART_210482 Atalanta_B.C. Atalanta MMEND around $ 600,000 . *NL* MMSTART_1914355 Gianluigi_Lentini Lentini MMEND , 27 , joined MMSTART_18940588 A.C._Milan Milan MMEND from MMSTART_19450750 Torino_F.C. Torino MMEND in a $ 12 million deal that many have speculated involved far more money changing hands and which has subsequently been investigated by magistrates for alleged financial irregularities . *NL* The player suffered severe head injuries in a near-fatal car crash the following year and has since struggled to regain the form that made him a hero in Turin . *NL* The move to Bergamo-based MMSTART_210482 Atalanta_B.C. Atalanta MMEND reunites MMSTART_1914355 Gianluigi_Lentini Lentini MMEND , who fell out with ex-Milan coach MMSTART_665012 Fabio_Capello Fabio Capello MMEND last season , with his former coach at MMSTART_19450750 Torino_F.C. Torino MMEND , MMSTART_7393320 Emiliano_Mondonico Emiliano Mondonico MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_972testa_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_397246 Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team SRI LANKA MMEND BEAT MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team AUSTRALIA MMEND BY FOUR WICKETS . *NL* MMSTART_56636 Colombo COLOMBO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_397246 Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team Sri Lanka MMEND beat MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND by four wickets in the third match of the MMSTART_28357832 Singer_World_Series Singer World Series MMEND one-day ( 50 overs ) cricket tournament on Friday . *NL* Scores : MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND 228-9 in 50 overs , MMSTART_397246 Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team Sri Lanka MMEND 232-6 in 45.5 overs . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_973testa_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team AUSTRALIA MMEND V MMSTART_397246 Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team SRI LANKA MMEND SCOREBOARD . *NL* MMSTART_56636 Colombo COLOMBO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Scoreboard of the third MMSTART_28357832 Singer_World_Series Singer World Series MMEND cricket match between MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND and MMSTART_397246 Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team Sri Lanka MMEND on *NL* Friday : *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND *NL* M. Waugh c and b MMSTART_397266 Sanath_Jayasuriya Jayasuriya MMEND 50 *NL* M. Slater run out 9 *NL* S. Law c Tillekeratne b MMSTART_3105984 Kumar_Dharmasena Dharmasena MMEND 13 *NL* M. Bevan c MMSTART_198062 Chaminda_Vaas Vaas MMEND b MMSTART_896434 Upul_Chandana Chandana MMEND 56 *NL* MMSTART_156123 Steve_Waugh S. Waugh MMEND b MMSTART_20905 Muttiah_Muralitharan Muralitharan MMEND 22 *NL* R. Ponting not out 46 *NL* D. Lehmann st MMSTART_894385 Romesh_Kaluwitharana Kaluwitharana MMEND b MMSTART_896434 Upul_Chandana Chandana MMEND 2 *NL* I. Healy c MMSTART_1160705 Arjuna_Ranatunga Ranatunga MMEND b MMSTART_20905 Muttiah_Muralitharan Muralitharan MMEND 8 *NL* J. Gillespie st MMSTART_894385 Romesh_Kaluwitharana Kaluwitharana MMEND b MMSTART_896434 Upul_Chandana Chandana MMEND 6 *NL* D. Fleming c MMSTART_896434 Upul_Chandana Chandana MMEND b MMSTART_397266 Sanath_Jayasuriya Jayasuriya MMEND 3 *NL* G. McGrath not out 8 *NL* Extras ( lb-3 nb-2 ) 5 *NL* Total ( nine wickets , 50 overs ) 228 *NL* Fall of wickets : 1-21 2-52 3-97 4-149 5-157 6-163 7-178 *NL* 8-198 9-203 . *NL* Bowling : Vass 7-0-29-0 , de Silva 4-0-25-0 , MMSTART_3105984 Kumar_Dharmasena Dharmasena MMEND *NL* 9-0-49-1 , MMSTART_20905 Muttiah_Muralitharan Muralitharan MMEND 10-0-41-2 , MMSTART_397266 Sanath_Jayasuriya Jayasuriya MMEND 10-0-43-2 , MMSTART_896434 Upul_Chandana Chandana MMEND *NL* 10-0-38-3 . *NL* MMSTART_397246 Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team Sri Lanka MMEND *NL* S. Jayasuriya c MMSTART_928267 Ian_Healy Healy MMEND b Fleming 44 *NL* R. Kaluwitharana b MMSTART_156123 Steve_Waugh S. Waugh MMEND 8 *NL* A. Gurusinha run out 16 *NL* A.de Silva not out 83 *NL* A. Ranatunga lbw b Fleming 0 *NL* H. Tillekeratne lbw b Fleming 1 *NL* R. Mahanama b MMSTART_423488 Glenn_McGrath McGrath MMEND 50 *NL* MMSTART_22829445 U._Chandana U. Chandana MMEND not out 14 *NL* Extras ( lb-3 nb-6 w-7 ) 16 *NL* Total ( six wickets , 45.5 overs ) 232 *NL* Fall of wickets : 1-22 2-78 3-78 4-78 5-81 6-196 . *NL* Did not bat : MMSTART_3105984 Kumar_Dharmasena Dharmasena MMEND , MMSTART_198062 Chaminda_Vaas Vaas MMEND , MMSTART_20905 Muttiah_Muralitharan Muralitharan MMEND . *NL* Bowling : MMSTART_156123 Steve_Waugh S. Waugh MMEND 5-1-36-1 , MMSTART_2047175 Stuart_Law Law MMEND 2-0-23-0 , MMSTART_423488 Glenn_McGrath McGrath MMEND 9.5-0-44-1 , *NL* Fleming 8-1-26-3 , MMSTART_409561 Jason_Gillespie Gillespie MMEND 6-0-27-0 , M. Waugh 5-0-29-0 , MMSTART_994713 Darren_Lehmann Lehmann MMEND *NL* 6-0-26-0 , MMSTART_284900 Michael_Bevan Bevan MMEND 4-0-18-0 . *NL* Man of the Match : MMSTART_30873370 Aravinda_de_Silva Aravinda de Silva MMEND *NL* Next Series match : MMSTART_407754 India_national_cricket_team India MMEND v MMSTART_759317 Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team Zimbabwe MMEND , September 1 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_974testa_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team AUSTRALIA MMEND 228-9 IN 50 OVERS V MMSTART_397246 Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team SRI LANKA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_56636 Colombo COLOMBO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND scored 228 for nine wickets in their 50 overs against MMSTART_397246 Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team Sri Lanka MMEND in the third day-night limited overs match of the MMSTART_28357832 Singer_World_Series Singer World Series MMEND tournament on Friday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_975testa_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team AUSTRALIA MMEND WIN TOSS AND CHOOSE TO BAT . *NL* MMSTART_56636 Colombo COLOMBO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND won the toss and *NL* elected to bat against MMSTART_397246 Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team Sri Lanka MMEND in the third day-night limited *NL* overs cricket match in the Singer world series tournament on *NL* Friday . *NL* Teams : *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND - MMSTART_928267 Ian_Healy Ian Healy MMEND ( captain ) , MMSTART_284900 Michael_Bevan Michael Bevan MMEND , Damien Flemming , MMSTART_409561 Jason_Gillespie Jason Gillespie MMEND , MMSTART_2047175 Stuart_Law Stuart Law MMEND , MMSTART_423488 Glenn_McGrath Glenn McGrath MMEND , MMSTART_462001 Ricky_Ponting Ricky Ponting MMEND , MMSTART_896423 Michael_Slater Michael Slater MMEND , MMSTART_994713 Darren_Lehmann Darren Lehmann MMEND , MMSTART_151606 Mark_Waugh Mark Waugh MMEND , MMSTART_156123 Steve_Waugh Steve Waugh MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_397246 Sri_Lanka_national_cricket_team Sri Lanka MMEND - MMSTART_1160705 Arjuna_Ranatunga Arjuna Ranatunga MMEND ( captain ) , MMSTART_397266 Sanath_Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya MMEND , *NL* MMSTART_894385 Romesh_Kaluwitharana Romesh Kaluwitharana MMEND , MMSTART_6699670 Asanka_Gurusinha Asanka Gurusinha MMEND , MMSTART_30873370 Aravinda_de_Silva Aravinda de Silva MMEND , *NL* Hashan Tillekeratne , MMSTART_1671083 Roshan_Mahanama Roshan Mahanama MMEND , Kumara Dharmasena , *NL* MMSTART_198062 Chaminda_Vaas Chaminda Vaas MMEND , MMSTART_20905 Muttiah_Muralitharan Muthiah Muralitharan MMEND , MMSTART_896434 Upul_Chandana Upul Chandana MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_976testa_ROMANIA MMSTART_25445 Romania ROMANIA MMEND COMELF H1 PROFIT RISE BELOW TARGET . *NL* MMSTART_36877 Bucharest BUCHAREST MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Romanian listed state engineer Comelf said it almost doubled six-month output , with net profit rising by 33 percent to 1.069 billion lei . *NL* But the company complained inflation and the artificially high rate of the leu cut profit margins on exports , keeping profits well below its forecast of 1.4 billion lei . *NL* Comelf 's six-month output rose to 4,378 tonnes of equipment from 2,684 tonnes in the equivalent period in 1995 , the company report to the MMSTART_36877 Bucharest Bucharest MMEND stock exchange showed . *NL* Comelf , based in the central MMSTART_30853 Transylvania Transylvanian MMEND town of MMSTART_415846 Bistrița Bistrita MMEND , manufactures water purification equipment , machinery for the thermal power sector and other equipment . *NL* " In the first six months of 1996 we concentrated on increasing the volume of our output and exports in particular and improving the quality of our products , " the report said . *NL* From January to June Comelf exported 59 percent of its output , up from 37.3 percent in the same period last year . *NL* The company said higher than anticipated inflation and rising raw materials and wage costs also hit profits . *NL* Year-on-year inflation , initially estimated at 20 percent in December , was 33.8 percent in June , higher than a revised end-year forecast of 30 percent . *NL* The 12 month figure quickened to 40.3 percent in July . *NL* The leu currency has slipped only gradually this year , and is currently quoted at an official rate of 3,162 to the dollar , well below the 3,550 retail price that exporters say is more realistic . *NL* -- Luli Popescu , Bucharest Newsroom 40-1 3120264 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_977testa_POLISH MMSTART_22936 Poland POLISH MMEND NBP REFRAINS FROM REVERSE REPO OPERATION . *NL* MMSTART_32908 Warsaw WARSAW MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* The MMSTART_1239605 National_Bank_of_Poland National Bank of Poland MMEND *NL* refrained from staging a reverse repo operation on Friday , the *NL* bank said . *NL* -- Warsaw Newsroom +48 22 653 9700 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_978testa_Canada MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND government cash balances fall in week . *NL* MMSTART_22219 Ottawa OTTAWA MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* The government of MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND 's cash balances fell in the week that ended August 28 , the MMSTART_3230405 Bank_of_Canada Bank of Canada MMEND said on Friday . *NL* Wk to Aug 28 Chg on wk Chg on yr *NL* Notes in circulation 27.35 +0.435 +0.237 *NL* Government cash balances 3.54 - 0.629 +0.089 *NL* Govt securities outstanding 463.73 +1.660 +10.436 *NL* Treasury bills 152.80 +0.300 - 11.900 *NL* MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND savings bonds 30.12 - 0.004 +0.578 *NL* All figures in billions of dollars . *NL* Chartered bank assets July June *NL* Net foreign currency - 12.63 - 12.08 *NL* MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND dollar 639.55 639.38 *NL* Total MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND liquid assets 107.83 107.24 *NL* July 96 June 96 July 95 *NL* M1 63.02 62.83 57.50 *NL* M2 389.79 391.32 381.65 *NL* M3 482.13 480.72 461.42 *NL* Note - Figures are unadjusted , in billions of dollars . *NL* -- Reuters Ottawa Bureau ( 613 ) 235-6745 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_979testa_Jones Jones Medical completes acquisition . *NL* MMSTART_27687 St._Louis ST. LOUIS MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Jones Medical Industries Inc said Friday it completed the acquisition of Daniels Pharmaceuticals Inc of MMSTART_84504 St._Petersburg,_Florida St. Petersburg MMEND , Fla. , for about 2,960,000 shares of Jones common stock . *NL* Jones stock closed down 1/8 at 40 Friday . *NL* Daniels Pharmaceuticals manufactures prescription pharmaceutical products , the largest of which is MMSTART_1618621 Levothyroxine Levoxyl MMEND , a synthetic thyroid hormone for treating hypothyroidism . *NL* -- MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND newsdesk , 312 408-8787 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_980testa_NYMEX NYMEX heating oil near session lows in pre-close . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* NYMEX refined product prices lingered at session lows amid slim volume before the close while crude experienced lackluster buying ahead of the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND MMSTART_19156272 Labor_Day Labor Day MMEND weekend , traders said . *NL* " There was some profit-taking early on , and it 's just sitting there , " a MMSTART_29810 Texas Texas MMEND trader said of heating oil 's and gasoline 's losses . *NL* September heating oil stood 1.02 cents lower at 62.65 cents a gallon . *NL* Heat hit a session low of 62.45 shortly before the close . *NL* September gasoline stood 0.87 cent lower at 62.85 cents a gallon . *NL* Friday 's low in September gasoline was 62.75 . *NL* Traders also said players were selling refined products in favor of crude ahead of the front month 's Friday expiry in the refined products . *NL* The October heating oil-to-crude crack spread narrowed to $ 4.22 a barrel from Thursday 's $ 4.58 while the October gasoline-to-crude spread narrowed to $ 3.60 from Thursday 's $ 3.86 a barrel . *NL* October crude stood eight cents higher at $ 22.23 barrel . *NL* Buying interest in crude did not have enough conviction to send it much higher since many players had left early to start the MMSTART_19156272 Labor_Day Labor Day MMEND holiday weekend , traders said . *NL* NYMEX will be closed Monday due to MMSTART_19156272 Labor_Day Labor Day MMEND . *NL* -- Harry Milling , New York Energy Desk , +1 212-859-1761 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_981testa_U.S. MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND debt futures end lower , shaken by MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND NAPM . *NL* MMSTART_6886 Chicago CHICAGO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND debt futures finished a shortened pre-holiday session sharply lower , as the markets were shaken by a stronger than expected rise in the August MMSTART_68036 Institute_for_Supply_Management National Association of Purchasing Management MMEND ( NAPM ) index for the MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND area , traders and analysts said . *NL* The August MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND NAPM rose 8.8 points to 60.0 , its highest level since 62.6 in February 1995 and the largest monthly rise since December 1993 . *NL* Primary dealers immediately sold MMSTART_628925 Eurodollar Eurodollar MMEND and bond futures , after the market on average was expecting the index to rise marginally to 51.9 from July 's 51.2 . *NL* Traders also said MMSTART_15573 Japan Japanese MMEND investors were unwinding long MMSTART_628925 Eurodollar Eurodollar MMEND futures / short swaps , and that heavy put buying helped pressure MMSTART_628925 Eurodollar Eurodollars MMEND to lower levels before the close . *NL* One MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND firm bought 35,000 September 97 mid-curve put options at a strike price of 93.25 to 93.30 in the last two sessions , while a MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND firm bought 4,000 September 93.30 to 93.32 put spreads . *NL* " Even before the data came out , we were seeing put buying , " one floor trader said . *NL* Meanwhile , funds were reportedly good sellers of five-year notes . *NL* Rumors circulated that the MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Federal Reserve MMEND was buying five-year notes , and that a renowned hedge fund manager was buying 10-year notes in the cash markets . *NL* However , December T-bonds ended below a major trendline level at 106-26/32 , as the yield in the cash bond market set its highest monthly close since April 1995 at 7.12 percent , one analyst said . *NL* December bonds blew through the July 30 low of 107-06/32 , even though conditions were slightly oversold , traders said . *NL* The December calendar spread continued to widen , also reflecting the market 's fear of rising inflation . *NL* While the market continues to price-in higher MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND interest rates , there was little conviction to the theory that the MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Federal Reserve MMEND would tighten rates before the next MMSTART_593155 Federal_Open_Market_Committee Federal Open Market Committee MMEND meeting on September 24 . *NL* MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Federal Reserve MMEND governor MMSTART_1591582 Lawrence_B._Lindsey Lawrence Lindsey MMEND , speaking on MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND cable television network MMSTART_223441 CNBC CNBC MMEND , said the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND economy appears on balance to be a bit strong , adding the central bank would not curb growth provided inflation remains in check . *NL* Earlier in the day , MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Fed MMEND chairman MMSTART_161947 Alan_Greenspan Alan Greenspan MMEND said at the annual Jackson Hole symposium that the goal of price stability is within reach for major nations . *NL* Traders said the MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Fed MMEND 's decision to adopt a tightening bias at the July MMSTART_593155 Federal_Open_Market_Committee FOMC MMEND meeting has cast more focus on every piece of MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND economic news . *NL* " The MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Fed MMEND 's stance has really sensitized us to all this data , " one analyst said . " *NL* The revisions to GDP , for example , may not have attracted a lot of attention . " *NL* At the end of pit trade , December bonds were off 27/32 at 106-25/32 , 10-year notes down 21/32 at 105-17/32 , munibonds off 17/32 at 111-20/32 , December MMSTART_628925 Eurodollar Eurodollars MMEND were down 11 bps at 93.94 , March MMSTART_628925 Eurodollar Eurodollars MMEND were off 13 bps at 93.72 and March T-bills were down 12 bps at 94.33 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_982testa_Douglas Douglas & Lomason shares rise on merger . *NL* MMSTART_118331 Farmington_Hills,_Michigan FARMINGTON HILLS MMEND , Mich . *NL* 1996-08-30 *NL* Shares of Douglas & Lomason Co were up 4-1/2 at 30-5/8 Friday afternoon after Thursday 's announcement that the vehicle seat maker had agreed to be acquired by Magna International Inc for $ 31 a share , or $ 135 million . *NL* MMSTART_517035 Magna_International Magna MMEND was up 1/8 to 48-1/4 on the MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange New York Stock Exchange MMEND . *NL* Douglas & Lomason has 4.45 million common shares outstanding , some of which are option shares to be purchased at exercise prices less than the $ 31 offered price . *NL* The acquisition will beef up MMSTART_179318 Markham,_Ontario Markham MMEND , Ontario-based MMSTART_517035 Magna_International Magna MMEND 's MMSTART_21139 North_America North American MMEND car and truck seating business , allowing it to better compete with MMSTART_1359818 Johnson_Controls Johnson Controls Inc MMEND and Lear Corp . *NL* Family-controlled Douglas & Lomason , which had 1995 revenue of $ 561 million , was finding it more difficult to compete for new seating contracts from vehicle makers , said James Hoey , chief financial officer . *NL* " Unfortunately , in the auto industry these days , a $ 500 million company is not a big company anymore , " Hoey said . " *NL* This merger makes us much more competitive . " *NL* He added that Douglas & Lomason 's top executives have been asked to stay on with MMSTART_517035 Magna_International Magna MMEND after the merger , though their future roles have not yet been defined . *NL* Douglas & Lomason 's profits were hurt in the past year by model changeovers , which had reduced production at some important customers , but are now recovering , analysts said . *NL* The company earned $ 11.2 million on sales of $ 299 million in the first six months of 1996 , up from year-earlier earnings of $ 4.7 million on sales of $ 285.7 million . *NL* MMSTART_30433662 Ford_Motor_Company Ford MMEND plans to cut its roster of 2,300 tier-one suppliers -- those it deals with directly -- in half over the next five years . *NL* " The deal really levels the seating field somewhat , " said John Casesa of Schroder Wertheim & Co . " *NL* It should give MMSTART_517035 Magna_International Magna MMEND the critical mass to be a bigger player in that market . " *NL* MMSTART_517035 Magna_International Magna MMEND 's traditional strength has been instrument panels , door panels and other interior components . *NL* MMSTART_517035 Magna_International Magna MMEND , MMSTART_1359818 Johnson_Controls Johnson Controls MMEND and Lear have been working to build up their capabilties to supply complete interiors to automakers , including seats , instrument panels , door panels carpeting and headliners . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_983testa_UK UK meals / feeds follow MMSTART_230102 Chicago_Stock_Exchange Chicago MMEND higher , trade slow . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* UK meals and feeds sellers marked up high protein soymeal by around 1.50 stg a tonne on Friday following gains in MMSTART_230102 Chicago_Stock_Exchange Chicago MMEND at Thursday 's close . *NL* Trade was very quiet with only one deal reported when spot high protein soymeal fetched 215 stg a tonne ex-store on the south coast . *NL* " I would n't get too excited about this one becuase I think it 's for all of five tonnes , which when you think about just about sums up the state of the market at the moment , " said a trader . *NL* -- Jim Ballantyne , London Newsroom +44 171 542 8062 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_984testa_Iraqi MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND captors of MMSTART_27421 Sudan Sudanese MMEND jet charged with hijack . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Seven MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqis MMEND who seized a MMSTART_27421 Sudan Sudanese MMEND airliner with 199 people aboard and forced it to fly to MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND were on Friday charged with hijack , ending speculation that they might be offered immediate asylum in MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND . *NL* Police said the seven men , who freed all their hostages after the plane landed at MMSTART_1258170 Stansted_Mountfitchet Stansted MMEND airport on Tuesday and then appealed for asylum , would appear in court on Saturday . *NL* The MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqis MMEND claimed they were " ordinary people persecuted by the regime of MMSTART_29490 Saddam_Hussein Saddam MMEND ( MMSTART_29490 Saddam_Hussein Hussein MMEND ) " but interior ministry officials had consistently said it was likely the seven would be charged with hijack before any plea for asylum was considered . *NL* Under MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom English MMEND law the maximum sentence for hijack is life imprisonment , but there has been widespread speculation that the seven will receive lesser sentences and then be allowed to stay rather than being sent back to MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* The hijack began on Monday when an Amman-bound plane was taken over shortly after it took off from MMSTART_17320 Khartoum Khartoum MMEND . *NL* The hijackers threatened to blow it up during a refuelling stop in MMSTART_5593 Cyprus Cyprus MMEND unless they were taken to MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND . *NL* After a search of the aircraft following the hijackers ' surrender , police found only knives and fake explosives . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_985testa_Late Late bond market prices . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* This is how major world bond markets were trading in late MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND business on Friday . *NL* MMSTART_11867 Germany GERMANY MMEND - Bunds extended losses , flirting with session lows after falling victim to sharply higher MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND economic data which revived fears that interest rates may soon turn higher . *NL* The September Bund future on the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange ( LIFFE ) was trading at 97.18 , down 0.20 from Thursday 's settlement price . *NL* MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom BRITAIN MMEND - Gilts struggled off the day 's lows but ended 10/32 down on the day . *NL* A sharp plunge in MMSTART_469008 United_States_Treasury_security U.S. Treasuries MMEND after a shock rise in the Chicago PMI pulled gilts lower , but traders said the market was nervous anyway ahead of August MO data and the PMI survey due on Monday . *NL* The September long gilt future on LIFFE was trading at 107-2/32 , down 8/32 from Thursday 's settlement price . *NL* MMSTART_5843419 France FRANCE MMEND - Bond and PIBOR futures ended the day higher despite much stronger than expected MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND data . *NL* The September notional bond future on the MATIF in MMSTART_22989 Paris Paris MMEND settled at 123.14 , up 0.04 from Thursday 's settlement price . *NL* MMSTART_14532 Italy ITALY MMEND - Bond futures held to easier levels in late afternoon after the sharp drop in MMSTART_469008 United_States_Treasury_security Treasuries MMEND , but a resilient lira helped limit BTP losses . *NL* The September bond future on LIFFE was trading at 115.45 , down 0.13 from Thursday 's settlement price . *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States UNITED STATES MMEND - Prices of MMSTART_53667 United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury U.S. Treasury MMEND securities were trading sharply lower near midday after a surprisingly strong Chicago Purchasing Managers ' report shook the markets ahead of the long MMSTART_19156272 Labor_Day Labour Day MMEND weekend . *NL* The September Treasury bond future on the MMSTART_429110 Chicago_Board_of_Trade Chicago Board of Trade MMEND was trading at 107-11/32 , down 26/32 from Thursday 's settlement price . *NL* The long bond was quoted to yield 7.12 percent . *NL* MMSTART_15573 Japan JAPAN MMEND - Yield for benchmark 182nd cash bond fell on buy-backs following weaker-than-expected industrial output data , which convinced traders the MMSTART_188155 Bank_of_Japan BOJ MMEND would not raise interest rates soon . *NL* Japanese Goverment Bonds futures which closed before the output data , lost much of day 's gains as MMSTART_30057 Tokyo Tokyo MMEND stock prices recovered from the day 's low.In after hours trading the September future on LIFFE was trading at 122.53 , up 0.26 from Thursday 's settlement price on the MMSTART_191354 Tokyo_Stock_Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange MMEND . *NL* EUROBONDS - Primary market activity was sharply lower , as players wound down ahead of Monday 's MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND MMSTART_19156272 Labor_Day Labour Day MMEND holiday and next week 's MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND employment data . *NL* NSW Treasury launched a A$ 100 million three-year discount bond aimed at MMSTART_15573 Japan Japanese MMEND investors . *NL* DNIB issued a 275 million MMSTART_21241 Norway Norwegian MMEND crown bond , which was pre-placed with a MMSTART_9317 European_Union European MMEND institution . *NL* DNIB also set a 110 million guilder step-up bond . *NL* Next week Kansai Electric Power and MMSTART_190972 Kansai_International_Airport Kansai International Airport MMEND are likely to launch 10-year dollar deals . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_986testa_Boxing-Bruno Boxing-Bruno quits on doctor 's advice . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Former world heavyweight champion MMSTART_325187 Frank_Bruno Frank Bruno MMEND has quit the ring on medical advice , MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND 's MMSTART_26146987 The_Sun_(United_Kingdom) Sun MMEND newspaper reported on Friday . *NL* An eye specialist told the 35-year-old MMSTART_325187 Frank_Bruno Bruno MMEND that he could be blinded in one eye if he boxed again , the newspaper said . *NL* The MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Briton MMEND , who lost his World Boxing Council ( WBC ) title to MMSTART_39027 Mike_Tyson Mike Tyson MMEND in March , said : " I was in shock as soon as he told me and it still has n't really sunk in . *NL* " I never wanted to end like this but at the end of the day I 'm glad I had a good innings . " *NL* MMSTART_325187 Frank_Bruno Bruno MMEND , for years one of MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND 's most popular sportsmen , had hoped to have another shot at the world title and had been in training until a routine eye test on Monday highlighted a problem with his right eye . *NL* Professor David McLeod , who examined MMSTART_325187 Frank_Bruno Bruno MMEND , told the MMSTART_26146987 The_Sun_(United_Kingdom) Sun MMEND : " There is a risk he could be blinded in the eye if he steps into the ring again . *NL* He is in danger of getting a retinal detachment and there is no point in exposing himself to that . " *NL* MMSTART_325187 Frank_Bruno Bruno MMEND lost three world title fights before finally landing the crown by beating MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND MMSTART_2602721 Oliver_McCall Oliver McCall MMEND in a unanimous points decision at MMSTART_596136 Wembley_Arena Wembley MMEND in September 1995 . *NL* He was only the third MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Briton MMEND ever to hold a world heavyweight title . *NL* But MMSTART_325187 Frank_Bruno Bruno MMEND lost the title on his first defence when he fought MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND MMSTART_39027 Mike_Tyson Tyson MMEND in MMSTART_47737 Las_Vegas Las Vegas MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_325187 Frank_Bruno Bruno MMEND suffered a cut eye in the opening round and the referee stopped the fight in the third as the MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Briton MMEND crumbled under a flurry of punches . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_987testa_Soccer Soccer - MMSTART_195258 Mick_McCarthy McCarthy MMEND names team to play MMSTART_652703 Liechtenstein_national_football_team Liechtenstein MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_8504 Dublin DUBLIN MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Irish MMEND soccer manager MMSTART_195258 Mick_McCarthy Mick McCarthy MMEND on Friday announced the team to play MMSTART_652703 Liechtenstein_national_football_team Liechtenstein MMEND in Saturday 's MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND qualifying match . *NL* MMSTART_185196 Birmingham_City_F.C. Birmingham MMEND 's MMSTART_1234641 Gary_Breen Gary Breen MMEND was selected ahead of MMSTART_4248883 Phil_Babb Phil Babb MMEND in defence , while 18-year-old MMSTART_3489770 Ian_Harte Ian Harte MMEND makes his international competitive debut . *NL* Keith O'Neill of MMSTART_248083 Norwich_City_F.C. Norwich City MMEND joins MMSTART_605913 Niall_Quinn Niall Quinn MMEND up front . *NL* The team is as follows : *NL* MMSTART_610477 Shay_Given Given MMEND , MMSTART_1234641 Gary_Breen Breen MMEND , MMSTART_1227638 Steve_Staunton Staunton MMEND , MMSTART_1114589 Denis_Irwin Irwin MMEND , MMSTART_1929564 Jason_McAteer McAteer MMEND , MMSTART_3489770 Ian_Harte Harte MMEND , MMSTART_3163529 Alan_McLoughlin McLoughlin MMEND , MMSTART_1219053 Ray_Houghton Houghton MMEND , MMSTART_2255163 Andy_Townsend Townsend MMEND , MMSTART_605913 Niall_Quinn Quinn MMEND , O'Neill . *NL* -- Dublin Newsroom +353 1 676 9779 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_988testa_Nigerian MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigerian MMEND thieves hire police truck to carry loot . *NL* MMSTART_85232 Lagos LAGOS MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* A gang of thieves in eastern MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigeria MMEND paid a police corporal to carry off eight air conditioners they had just stolen , the national news agency reported on Friday . *NL* " Little did I know I was dealing with robbers , " the News Agency of Nigeria quoted the unnamed corporal as saying . *NL* He admitted to having been paid 3,000 naira ( $ 37.50 ) for his services in transporting the loot valued at 300,000 naira ( $ 3,750 ) . *NL* Police in the town of MMSTART_1695608 Uyo Uyo MMEND said the corporal had been arrested , while the air conditioners had been returned to their rightful owner . *NL* They did not comment on the whereabouts of the thieves . *NL* ( $ 1=80 naira ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_989testa_East East Dries miners fail to report for work . *NL* MMSTART_58893 Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Workers at Driefontein Consolidated Ltd 's east gold mine have failed to report for work since Wednesday night , mine managers Gold Fields of South Africa Ltd said on Friday . *NL* " Discussions with employee and union representatives are continuing , " the company said in a statement . *NL* It gave no further details . *NL* At least 17 miners have been killed in labour unrest -- sparked by ethnic differences -- at Driefontein Consolidated and Gold Fields ' Kloof Gold Mining Co this month . *NL* -- MMSTART_58893 Johannesburg Johannesburg MMEND newsroom , +27-11 482 1003 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_990testa_Chad Chad government closes university after protests . *NL* N'DJAMENA 1996-08-30 *NL* The government of Chad has closed N'Djamena University after two days of protests over grant arrears in which Education Minister MMSTART_655377 Nagoum_Yamassoum Nagoum Yamassoum MMEND was held hostage for four hours , state radio said on Friday . *NL* " The minister and his colleagues who were held in the rector 's office were freed thanks an intervention by gendarmes , " one university official said . *NL* " Angry students cut the telephone , water and electricity of the university offices before smashing the windows and breaking down the doors . " *NL* Paramilitary police detained more than 120 students in the protest . *NL* The students ' union said second and third-year students were demanding four months of unpaid grants . *NL* End-of-year examinations would go ahead on September 2 despite the closure , university officials said . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_991testa_Yeltsin MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND endorses MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND peace plan - agency . *NL* MMSTART_19004 Moscow MOSCOW MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND Prime Minister MMSTART_482420 Viktor_Chernomyrdin Viktor Chernomyrdin MMEND said on Friday that President MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Boris Yeltsin MMEND , who is vacationing outside MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND , had backed security chief MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Alexander Lebed MMEND 's peace plan for MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND , MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND news agency said . *NL* " MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND is now in MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND solving some problems , " MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND quoted MMSTART_482420 Viktor_Chernomyrdin Chernomyrdin MMEND as saying . " *NL* The main thing is his programme . *NL* It was agreed with Boris Nikolayevich ( MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND ) yesterday . " *NL* MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND , whom MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND ordered to restore peace in MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND , struck a military deal with separatist rebels last week ending the worst fighting in the region in more than a year . *NL* He later discussed with rebel chief-of-staff MMSTART_340963 Aslan_Maskhadov Aslan Maskhadov MMEND a framework political agreement to tackle the most painful issue of the 20-month war -- the future political status of MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND said on Friday he hoped to sign a document with the rebels later in the day which would deal with the political settlement of the conflict . *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Moscow MMEND , which wants to keep MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND as a part of the MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian Federation MMEND , sent troops to the region in December 1994 to quell its independence bid . *NL* MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND has said any deal should preserve MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 's territorial integrity . *NL* MMSTART_434852 Information_Telegraph_Agency_of_Russia Itar-Tass MMEND news agency quoted MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND as saying that he would suggest to the rebels that the decision on MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND 's future political status be deferred by up to 10 years . *NL* MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND said he had a telephone conversation with MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND late on Thursday but gave no details . *NL* MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND 's press office could not confirm the call . *NL* MMSTART_482420 Viktor_Chernomyrdin Chernomyrdin MMEND said on Thursday after a meeting with MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND and top officials , who discussed MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND 's plans to restore peace in MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND , that it needed more work . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_992testa_Lebed MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND , MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechens MMEND sign framework political deal . *NL* MMSTART_3899542 Khasavyurt KHASAVYURT MMEND , MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND peacemaker MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Alexander Lebed MMEND said he and rebel military leader MMSTART_340963 Aslan_Maskhadov Aslan Maskhadov MMEND agreed after overnight talks to defer the decision on whether MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND should be independent until December 31 , 2001 . *NL* " We just now signed a statement and attached the basic principles of relations between the MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian Federation MMEND and the MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechen Republic MMEND , " MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND told reporters after he and MMSTART_340963 Aslan_Maskhadov Maskhadov MMEND signed a package of documents . *NL* He gave no further details . *NL* " That 's it , the war is over , " MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND told reporters who witnessed the signing . *NL* MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND said he and MMSTART_340963 Aslan_Maskhadov Maskhadov MMEND agreed to defer by more than five years the painful issue of MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND 's political status . *NL* " Then , with cool heads , calmly and soberly we will sort out our relations , " MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND said after the late-night signing ceremony in this settlement outside MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND 's eastern border . *NL* Tens of thousands of people have died in the war , begun in late 1994 after MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND sent troops to quell MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND 's independence bid . *NL* But MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND failed to win control over the whole of MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND and its troops suffered several humiliating defeats . *NL* President MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Boris Yeltsin MMEND ordered MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND to restore peace in MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND and gave him unspecified sweeping powers to carry out the mission . *NL* Prime Minister MMSTART_482420 Viktor_Chernomyrdin Viktor Chernomyrdin MMEND said on Friday that MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND backed a package of proposals MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND took to the talks . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_993testa_Ruling Ruling MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND party ends vote boycott . *NL* MMSTART_26786 Sarajevo SARAJEVO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Bosnia 's ruling MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND nationalist party on Friday called on its refugee voters to end a boycott of absentee balloting in national elections , citing assurances provided by a MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND envoy , government radio said . *NL* The Bosnian government radio broadcast said MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND Assistant Secretary of State MMSTART_7600227 John_C._Kornblum John Kornblum MMEND had reassured MMSTART_349662 Party_of_Democratic_Action SDA MMEND officials , including presumably its leader , Bosnian President MMSTART_196318 Alija_Izetbegović Alija Izetbegovic MMEND , whom he met during a Friday visit . *NL* But the radio report did not specify what guarantees , if any , the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND envoy had provided . *NL* Absentee voting in the elections began on Wednesday , August 28 and runs for a week . *NL* Election day for those living inside Bosnia is September 14 . *NL* The MMSTART_349662 Party_of_Democratic_Action Party of Democratic Action MMEND ( MMSTART_349662 Party_of_Democratic_Action SDA MMEND ) had called on Wednesday for its followers abroad to boycott the absentee balloting because of voter registration irregularities , especially among MMSTART_29265 Serbia Serb MMEND refugees . *NL* The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) postponed municipal elections as a result of the irregularities but decided to proceed with voting for higher offices . *NL* The MMSTART_349662 Party_of_Democratic_Action SDA MMEND , joined by two other parties , has been demanding that OSCE prohibit refugees voting from any place other than their pre-war place of residence as a means to prevent the elections from ratifying the results of ethnic cleansing . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_994testa_Belgrade MMSTART_55904 Belgrade Belgrade MMEND airport runway repairs Sept 21-26-agency . *NL* MMSTART_55904 Belgrade BELGRADE MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_55904 Belgrade Belgrade MMEND 's main airport Aerodrom Beograd will be closed to traffic for runway maintenance and modernization from September 21 to 26 , the MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslav MMEND news agency MMSTART_4151905 Tanjug Tanjug MMEND reported late on Friday . *NL* " During the works , all flights will be re-routed to the nearby airport in MMSTART_5202920 Batajnica Batajnica MMEND , with no change in schedules , " MMSTART_4151905 Tanjug Tanjug MMEND quotes MMSTART_55904 Belgrade Belgrade MMEND airport General Director Ljubomir Acimovic as saying . *NL* The airport in MMSTART_2184645 Surčin Surcin MMEND will continue to carry out all other activities and has secured enough buses to transport passengers to MMSTART_5202920 Batajnica Batajnica MMEND , Acimovic said . *NL* The value of maintenance works , which will last 120 hours straight , is 20 million dinars and the funds have been secured by MMSTART_55904 Belgrade Belgrade MMEND airport , MMSTART_4151905 Tanjug Tanjug MMEND said . *NL* The MMSTART_5202920 Batajnica Batajnica MMEND airport will take over complete air traffic control during this period , Federal Air Traffic Control Administration Director Branko Bilbija said . *NL* -- Amra Kevic , MMSTART_55904 Belgrade Belgrade MMEND newsroom +381 11 2224305 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_995testa_Top Top MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belarus MMEND politician blasts president . *NL* Larisa Sayenko *NL* MMSTART_51593 Minsk MINSK MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* A senior MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belarus MMEND politician accused President MMSTART_156589 Alexander_Lukashenko Alexander Lukashenko MMEND on Friday of attempting to set up a dictatorship in the former MMSTART_26779 Soviet_Union Soviet MMEND republic . *NL* The speaker of the MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belarus MMEND parliament , Semyon Sharetsky , told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND that a draft constitution , due to be put to a national referendum on November 7 , would dangerously increase the powers of the ruler . *NL* " The world community should not be indifferent to the fact that President MMSTART_156589 Alexander_Lukashenko Lukashenko MMEND , who leads this MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND state of 10 million people , is trying to establish a dictatorship with his new constitution , " Sharetsky said . *NL* The new constitution calls for a two-chamber parliament with a 110-seat majority-elected house of representatives and a regionally-represented senate with a third of its members named by the president . *NL* MMSTART_156589 Alexander_Lukashenko Lukashenko MMEND 's aides shrugged off Sharetsky 's charge . " *NL* If there was a dictatorship they would n't have the right to say things like this , " Sergei Posukhov , MMSTART_156589 Alexander_Lukashenko Lukashenko MMEND 's political adviser , told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* " The people have asked us to establish order and that 's our main aim . " *NL* MMSTART_156589 Alexander_Lukashenko Lukashenko MMEND , 41 , won presidential polls in 1994 on promises to restore order , fight corruption and repair the strong links with MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND that were disrupted by the collapse of the MMSTART_26779 Soviet_Union Soviet Union MMEND . *NL* But during his period in office he has battled against nationalist opponents , trade unions and parliament and Sharetsky said the current parliament was ready to try to impeach him . *NL* " This constitution , which has been prepared in secret , aims to gather all power in one man 's hands , " he said . " *NL* We should not be fooled by his quasi-democratic rhetoric and his methods , like this referendum . " *NL* MMSTART_156589 Alexander_Lukashenko Lukashenko MMEND signed a pact with MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND in April to create a strong economic and political union which he believes could grow into a federation . *NL* But nationalist groups , scared by the prospect of renewed MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND domination and MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 's backing for MMSTART_156589 Alexander_Lukashenko Lukashenko MMEND , protested against the deal . *NL* MMSTART_156589 Alexander_Lukashenko Lukashenko MMEND responded by cracking down on the nationalist opposition and jailing nearly 200 people for taking part in demonstrations against the pact . *NL* The MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND last week granted political asylum to two opposition leaders , Zenon Poznyak and Sergei Naumchik . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_996testa_Tajik MMSTART_30108 Tajikistan Tajik MMEND troops now control devastated town . *NL* Yuri Kushko *NL* MMSTART_11674855 Tavildara TAVILDARA MMEND , MMSTART_30108 Tajikistan Tajikistan MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_30108 Tajikistan Tajik MMEND government troops now control of the strategically vital town of MMSTART_11674855 Tavildara Tavildara MMEND after driving out MMSTART_6037917 Islam Islamic MMEND rebels , but sporadic gunfire still echoed in the nearby MMSTART_498462 Pamir_Mountains Pamir MMEND mountains on Friday . *NL* The commander-in-chief of MMSTART_30108 Tajikistan Tajikistan MMEND 's armed forces , Major-General Nikolai Sherbatov , took a group of journalists by helicopter to the remote , and now devastated , town to show that his forces held it . *NL* He said his troops took MMSTART_11674855 Tavildara Tavildara MMEND without casualties on August 23 , but the crack of sniper and machinegun fire revealed the presence of opposition fighters in the surrounding mountains . *NL* Sherbatov said the rebels were located about three km ( two miles ) east of MMSTART_11674855 Tavildara Tavildara MMEND around the village of Layron . *NL* MMSTART_11674855 Tavildara Tavildara MMEND , 200 km ( 120 miles ) east of the capital MMSTART_56658 Dushanbe Dushanbe MMEND , was in ruins . *NL* Shells had smashed roofs and windows and empty shell cases littered the streets . *NL* The town straddles a strategically important road linking government and rebel-held territory and has fallen succesively to both sides in a bloody tug-of-war which began last February . *NL* MMSTART_30108 Tajikistan Tajikistan MMEND , which borders MMSTART_737 Afghanistan Afghanistan MMEND and MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND , has been split by a dragging four-year conflict after a civil war between communists and a frail coalition of MMSTART_6037917 Islam Islamic MMEND and liberal groups . *NL* Tens of thousands of people have been killed and many more have been displaced in the fighting , which breached a shaky United Nations-sponsored ceasefire . *NL* MMSTART_11674855 Tavildara Tavildara MMEND is now apparently inhabited only by a few old men , women and their grubby , barefoot children . *NL* Fruit remained on the trees as there was no one to pick it . *NL* " Help me , help me , " said a chorus of women begging soldiers for food . *NL* The town 's school and a shop doubling as a warehouse for humanitarian aid were destroyed in the fighting . *NL* " We had to build our own earth shelters to survive the fighting , " said Rajab Adinayev , a bearded elderly MMSTART_30108 Tajikistan Tajik MMEND in a long white shirt . *NL* Although shy in front of the government soldiers , several inhabitants accused government forces of widespread looting of homes and livestock . *NL* They also said rebel fighters had looted medicines from the local hospital . *NL* One elderly man , who declined to give his name , said two of his sons were now refugees in MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND and the other two had left to fight for the opposition . *NL* He also said government soldiers had raped the wife of one of his sons . " *NL* It 's not important who holds this town , we just need to stop the war , " he said . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_997testa_Polish MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND Foreign Minister to visit MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_32908 Warsaw WARSAW MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND 's Foreign Minister MMSTART_776028 Dariusz_Rosati Dariusz Rosati MMEND will visit MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia MMEND on September 3 and 4 to revive a dialogue between the two governments which was effectively frozen in 1992 , MMSTART_1853823 Polish_Press_Agency PAP MMEND news agency reported on Friday . *NL* During MMSTART_776028 Dariusz_Rosati Rosati MMEND 's trip the two countries will sign an agreement on mutual protection of investments and a note easing conditions on the granting of visas , the agency quoted MMSTART_1161355 Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Poland) Foreign Ministry MMEND officials as saying . *NL* The MMSTART_297809 Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia Federal Republic of Yugoslavia MMEND is the only country of the former MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia MMEND where MMSTART_275297 Poles Poles MMEND currently require visas . *NL* They are also to clinch protocols on culture and understanding between the two foreign ministries . *NL* MMSTART_776028 Dariusz_Rosati Rosati MMEND will meet MMSTART_29265 Serbia Serbian MMEND President MMSTART_25862556 Slobodan_Milošević Slobodan Milosevic MMEND and MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslav MMEND politicians in MMSTART_55904 Belgrade Belgrade MMEND , before visiting MMSTART_20760 Montenegro Montenegro MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND revived diplomatic ties at ambassadorial level with MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia MMEND in April but economic links are almost moribund , despite the end of a three-year MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND trade embargo imposed to punish MMSTART_55904 Belgrade Belgrade MMEND for its support of Bosnian Serbs . *NL* MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND is seeking pacts on avoiding double taxation and wants cooperation in fighting crime . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_998testa_Yeltsin MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND visits wife MMSTART_10853787 Naina_Yeltsina Naina MMEND in hospital - MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_19004 Moscow MOSCOW MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND President MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Boris Yeltsin MMEND visited his wife MMSTART_10853787 Naina_Yeltsina Naina MMEND in hospital on Friday evening , MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND news agency quoted spokesman MMSTART_13411146 Sergey_Yastrzhembsky Sergei Yastrzhembsky MMEND as saying . *NL* Naina Yeltsin had a kidney operation last Saturday . *NL* Earlier MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND news reports had said MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND 's children and grandchildren had visited the MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND first lady but they said only that MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND , on vacation outside MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND , had spoken to her by telephone . *NL* " Naina Yeltsin looks well , she is active , she is clearly getting better , " MMSTART_13411146 Sergey_Yastrzhembsky Yastrzhembsky MMEND quoted MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND as saying . *NL* Naina Yeltsin is recovering in MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND 's MMSTART_11101932 Central_Clinical_Hospital Central Clinical Hospital MMEND , where the president himself was treated twice last year for heart attacks . *NL* MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND , 65 , has been seen only rarely since he was elected for a second term in office on July 3 , although his aides have denied a string of rumours that he has been taken ill again . *NL* MMSTART_13411146 Sergey_Yastrzhembsky Yastrzhembsky MMEND said MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND had travelled from the hospital to spend the night at the MMSTART_14881514 Barvikha Barvikha MMEND sanatorium outside MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND . *NL* He was likely to return on Saturday to his holiday resort , a hunting lodge some 100 km ( 60 miles ) from MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_999testa_Lebed MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND , MMSTART_622772 Chechen_people Chechens MMEND start peace talks . *NL* MMSTART_3899542 Khasavyurt KHASAVYURT MMEND , MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND peacemaker MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Alexander Lebed MMEND and MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechen MMEND separatist military leader MMSTART_340963 Aslan_Maskhadov Aslan Maskhadov MMEND started a new round of peace talks on Friday in this settlement just outside the rebel region . *NL* MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND , who flew into MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND earlier in the day , said he hoped to sign a framework agreement on a political settlement of the 20-month conflict in which tens of thousands of people have died . *NL* Neither MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Lebed MMEND nor MMSTART_340963 Aslan_Maskhadov Maskhadov MMEND made any statement before the talks . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1000testa_Russian MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND judge stabbed to death over $ 7 fine . *NL* MMSTART_19004 Moscow MOSCOW MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* A MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND street vendor stabbed to death a woman judge in a city court on Friday after she fined him the equivalent of seven dollars for trading illegally , MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND news agency said . *NL* MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND said Judge Olga Lavrentyeva , 28 , on Thursday ordered the confiscation of several overcoats , suits and shirts which vendor Valery Ivankov , 41 , was illegally trading on MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND streets and fined him 38,000 roubles ( seven dollars ) . *NL* The next morning , Ivankov appeared in the courtroom and stabbed Lavrentyeva . *NL* The judge died later in hospital . *NL* MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND quoted Levrentyeva 's colleagues as saying that judges were generally unprotected against criminal attacks . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1001testa_Cofinec Cofinec plunges on H1 results . *NL* Emese Bartha *NL* MMSTART_36787 Budapest BUDAPEST MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Shares of France-registered printed packaging company Cofinec S.A. plunged sharply on the MMSTART_2114707 Budapest_Stock_Exchange Budapest Stock Exchange MMEND ( MMSTART_2114707 Budapest_Stock_Exchange BSE MMEND ) on Friday , despite a mostly reassuring forecast by the group . *NL* Cofinec 's Global Depositary Receipts ( GDRs ) opened at 5,200 forints on the MMSTART_2114707 Budapest_Stock_Exchange BSE MMEND , down 600 from Thursday 's close , following the release of its first half results this morning . *NL* Cofinec CEO Stephen Frater told reporters in a conference call from MMSTART_55866 Vienna Vienna MMEND on Friday before the opening of the bourse that he expects a stronger second half , although the group will not be able to achieve its annual profit goal . *NL* " We will not achieve the full 37 million MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND franc ( net ) profit forecast , " Frater said . " *NL* Obviously , we cannot make up the unexpected decrease that has been experienced in the first half of the year . " *NL* Frater declined to give a forecast for the full year , ahead of a supervisory board meeting next week . *NL* Cofinec , the first foreign company to list on the MMSTART_36787 Budapest Budapest MMEND bourse , released its consolidated first half figures ( IAS ) this morning . *NL* In the conference call , Frater said he regarded Cofinec GDRs -- which are trading below their issue price of 6,425 forints -- as a buying opportunity . *NL* " Obviously , at some point it represents a buying opportunity , " Frater said . " *NL* I think the reality is that we operate in emerging markets , emerging markets tend to be more volatile . " *NL* " My message is that the fundamental strategy of the company , its fundamental market position has not changed . " *NL* The group , which operates in MMSTART_13275 Hungary Hungary MMEND , MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND and the MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech Republic MMEND , reported an operating profit before interest of 21.8 million MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND francs compared to 34.1 million in the same six months of 1995 . *NL* Net profit for the January-June 1996 period was 2.1 million MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND francs , down from 10.3 million in the first six months of 1995 , with the bulk of this decline attributable to the performance of Petofi , one of its MMSTART_13275 Hungary Hungarian MMEND units . *NL* Cofinec said Petofi general manager Laszlo Sebesvari had submitted his resignation and will be leaving Petofi but will remain on Petofi 's board of directors . *NL* " Until a new general manager of Petofi is appointed ... *NL* I will in fact move to MMSTART_1007531 Kecskemét Kecskemet MMEND ( site of Petofi printing house ) for the interim and will serve as acting chief executive officer of Petofi , " Frater said . *NL* -- MMSTART_36787 Budapest Budapest MMEND newsroom ( 36 1 ) 327 4040 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1002testa_Romania MMSTART_25445 Romania Romania MMEND cen bank one-week rate rises to 50.19 pct . *NL* MMSTART_36877 Bucharest BUCHAREST MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* The National Bank of Romania ( BNR ) said its one-week refinancing rate has been lifted this week to 50.19 percent from 49 percent after two banks bids ' exceeded its offer at Thursday 's auction . *NL* The two banks entered bids totalling 497.5 billion lei at rates ranging from 49 to 51 percent , against the BNR 's offer of 420 billion lei . *NL* Traders said that over the past few days the two major banks , keen to meet minimum reserve targets , also chased funds on the money market , being ready to gulp short-term money at rates up to 49 percent . *NL* Other banks traded one-week rates near 48 percent . *NL* -- Bucharest Newsroom 40-1 3120264 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1003testa_Potent Potent landmines found near MMSTART_5222 Colombia Colombian MMEND presidency . *NL* MMSTART_211271 Bogotá BOGOTA MMEND , MMSTART_5222 Colombia Colombia MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Eight claymore mines fitted with powerful C-4 plastic explosives were found stashed in a real estate office on Friday located about two blocks from MMSTART_5222 Colombia Colombia MMEND 's presidential palace , police said . *NL* " These are powerful weapons , " a spokesman with the Municipal Police told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND by telephone , adding that police had not ruled out a possible terrorist attack on the ornate MMSTART_9545709 Casa_de_Nariño Casa de Narino MMEND presidential palace in MMSTART_211271 Bogotá Bogota MMEND 's historic downtown area . *NL* " They could cause serious damage as much as 500 meters ( yards ) away from wherever they were detonated , " the spokesman added . *NL* He said police backed by explosive experts were combing the area in search of other possible weapons or explosive devices . *NL* The police spokeman said plastic explosive like C-4 is not a normal component in claymore mines . *NL* But he said the eight mines seized by police had been " specially adapted . " *NL* The spokesman declined further comment , except to say that two women and a man identified as a lawyer had been arrested in connection with the landmines . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1004testa_Assault Assault charges dropped against MMSTART_26828 Suriname Surinam MMEND ex-rebel . *NL* MMSTART_57370 Paramaribo PARAMARIBO MMEND , MMSTART_26828 Suriname Surinam MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Flamboyant former MMSTART_26828 Suriname Surinamese MMEND guerrilla leader Ronny Brunswijk walked free on Friday after charges of attempted murder were dropped , police said . *NL* Brunswijk had been in police custody for 10 days after Freddy Pinas , a Surinamese-born visitor from the MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND , accused Brunswijk of trying to kill him in a bar-room brawl in the mining town of MMSTART_2418398 Moengo Moengo MMEND 56 miles ( 90 km ) east of MMSTART_57370 Paramaribo Paramaribo MMEND . *NL* Brunswijk , 35 , denied the charge and reached an agreement with Pinas after replacing a golden necklace lost in the scuffle . *NL* It was the second time Brunswijk had been charged with attempted murder in less than two years . *NL* In 1994 he served two months for shooting a thief in the backside . *NL* Brunswijk , who led a rebel group against the military regime of MMSTART_105961 Dési_Bouterse Desi Bouterse MMEND in the late 1980s , is now a successful businessman with mining and logging interests . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1005testa_Cambodian MMSTART_334751 Cambodia Cambodian MMEND opposition newspaper editor pardoned . *NL* MMSTART_51591 Phnom_Penh PHNOM PENH MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_334751 Cambodia Cambodia MMEND 's King MMSTART_80051 Norodom_Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk MMEND on Friday gave a royal pardon to an opposition newspaper editor who had alleged top-level corruption . *NL* Hen Vipheak , former editor of the Sereipheap Thmei ( New Liberty ) newspaper , stepped through the gates of the run-down MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND colonial-era T3 prison late Friday afternoon , following intervention on his behalf by King MMSTART_80051 Norodom_Sihanouk Sihanouk MMEND . *NL* The Supreme Court had on August 23 sent the opposition Khmer Nation Party steering committee member to jail after upholding rulings by the municipal and appeal courts that handed down a five million riels ( $ 2,000 ) fine and one year 's imprisonment . *NL* The judge overturned a decision to shut down Hen Vipheak 's newspaper . *NL* The editor was prosecuted following a May 1995 article alleging top-level corruption . *NL* MMSTART_80051 Norodom_Sihanouk Sihanouk MMEND promised an amnesty to Hen Vipheak , along with fellow KNP member and journalist Chan Rattana , who was released after serving a week of a year-long jail term in June . *NL* Co-Premiers Prince MMSTART_972359 Norodom_Ranariddh Norodom Ranariddh MMEND and MMSTART_393779 Hun_Sen Hun Sen MMEND agreed earlier this week to the king 's request for an amnesty . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1006testa_Far Far East Gold - Moribund market seen continuing . *NL* Mishi Saran *NL* MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong HONG KONG MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Far East gold traders thumped foreheads in frustration at the market 's foot-dragging this week and forecast on Friday that next week would not be much better . *NL* The MMSTART_28741 Southeast_Asia Southeast Asian MMEND gold market was more or less a photo-fit picture of the previous week 's position with activity slow and bullion prices trapped in a well-worn range awaiting a seasonal upturn in demand and prices into the fourth quarter . *NL* MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND premiums for MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND kilo bars were quoted unchanged at between 25-45 cents an ounce over spot loco MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND prices , with MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korean MMEND and Indonesian-origin premiums also steady at 10-20 cents an ounce . *NL* MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND dealers said they were concerned that there had been a marked revival in offers to sell gold by MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korean MMEND traders , following the distress sales of recent months after the MMSTART_19159283 Seoul Seoul MMEND government 's crackdown on bullion arbitrage trade . *NL* " I was shocked to see these offers coming in again , though there 's been no indication of price or volume . *NL* I dread to think what will happen to the premiums if the MMSTART_27019 South_Korea Koreans MMEND start selling in force , " one dealer said . *NL* Continued dishoarding of kilo-bars by MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesian MMEND sources ahead of next year 's presidential election has also kept a lid on premiums . *NL* Gold closed down at $ 387.00 / $ 387.50 an ounce in MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong Hong Kong MMEND on Friday , versus MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND 's $ 387.60 / $ 388 finish on Thursday . *NL* Dealers said the precious metal eased on a report that the MMSTART_15251 International_Monetary_Fund International Monetary Fund MMEND might sell some of its gold to reduce the debts of the poorest developing countries . *NL* Easier silver prices mid-week helped keep spot gold locked in a $ 386 - $ 389 an ounce range , dealers said , but they remained optimistic that the usual seasonal pick-up in jewellery fabrication demand would see gold at $ 395 by end-October . *NL* " I still think we 'll see gold at $ 395 by the end of October , in a retracement of the $ 418 - $ 380 move we saw at the start of the year , " one said . *NL* Silver , basis the September contract on MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND 's Comex market , was expected to find support at between $ 5.12 - $ 5.15 an ounce and meet resistance from $ 5.25 - $ 5.30 , they added . *NL* September silver closed up $ 0.004 in MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND on Thursday at $ 5.255 an ounce . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1007testa_Tripoli Tripoli decks out for coup celebrations . *NL* MMSTART_1809170 Mona_Eltahawy Mona Eltahawy MMEND *NL* MMSTART_268796 Tripoli,_Lebanon TRIPOLI MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Libyans are dressing up their capital Tripoli for celebrations on Sunday of the 27th anniversary of the coup which brought MMSTART_53029 Muammar_Gaddafi Muammar Gaddafi MMEND to power . *NL* Green flags and banners praise the " great revolution " and promise defiance against MMSTART_31769 United_Nations United Nations MMEND sanctions imposed for MMSTART_17633 Libya Libya MMEND 's refusal to hand over for trial two suspects wanted in connection with the 1988 bombing of a MMSTART_81024 Pan_American_World_Airways Pan Am MMEND flight over MMSTART_14410202 Lockerbie Lockerbie MMEND , MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND . *NL* " We have chosen the challenge because it is our only option , " proclaimed one banner on the road to Tripoli airport which serves only internal flights because of the sanctions . *NL* Huge stadium lights are directed at the city 's Green Square where makeshift stages await Sunday 's festivities . *NL* Three MMSTART_5334607 Africa African MMEND leaders -- from MMSTART_21373 Niger Niger MMEND , Guinea and MMSTART_12067 Ghana Ghana MMEND -- are expected to attend the celebrations marking September 1 , 1969 when a group of young army officers , led by a 27-year-old MMSTART_53029 Muammar_Gaddafi Gaddafi MMEND , deposed King MMSTART_317442 Idris_of_Libya Mohammed Idris MMEND . *NL* " The revolution has brought us great achievements ... *NL* We are comfortable the revolution has taken care of us , improved our lives and given us capabilites , " Samer Ammar Soliman , 42 , told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND as he came out of Friday prayers . *NL* But some Libyans have begun to show their discontent in the country 's east , which has become a hotbed of militant violence . *NL* Tripoli-based diplomats and exiled opponents said MMSTART_53029 Muammar_Gaddafi Gaddafi MMEND 's airforce blasted in July rebel strongholds in the mountainous Jebel al-Akhdar region . *NL* Travellers arriving in MMSTART_8087628 Egypt Egypt MMEND say militants and police officers clash regularly in MMSTART_204114 Benghazi Benghazi MMEND . *NL* At least 20 people were killed in the capital in early July after bodyguards loyal to MMSTART_53029 Muammar_Gaddafi Gaddafi MMEND 's sons fired at spectators of a football match who were chanting subversive slogans . *NL* MMSTART_53029 Muammar_Gaddafi Gaddafi MMEND has dismissed any unrest as the work of foreigners , and last year deported thousands of MMSTART_27421 Sudan Sudanese MMEND and MMSTART_8087628 Egypt Egyptian MMEND workers . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1008testa_Twilight Twilight zone for MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange Wall Street MMEND as political race heats up . *NL* Pierre Belec *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* For MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange Wall Street MMEND , this is the season to be cautious as the presidential contest puts the stock market in the twilight zone . *NL* President MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND , MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Bob Dole MMEND and MMSTART_43505 Ross_Perot Ross Perot MMEND are hitting the road now that the partying is over , and people who have billions of dollars invested in stocks were bracing for political promises that could have an impact on their wealth . *NL* Analysts believe that the candidates will add to the market 's list of uncertainties , which already includes the question of whether the MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Federal Reserve MMEND will raise interest rates to cool economic growth . *NL* They say the politicians will need to promote legislation that helps the economy without scaring the socks off financial markets . *NL* " The worst thing that could happen for financial markets is that if MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND and MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Dole MMEND start to trade shots in the middle of the ring with one-upmanship , " said Hugh Johnson , chief investment officer at First Albany Corp. " That 's when MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange Wall Street MMEND will need to worry . " *NL* He said that the bond market would be the first to react if the " bidding " intensifies and stocks would quickly drop as interest rates rise . *NL* " I do n't think it would imply the collapse of the stock market , unless the rise in rates touches off a dynamic within the market , which would include selling by portfolio managers , redemptions by individuals of mutual funds that would , in turn , pressure the portfolio managers to sell even more stock . " *NL* This week , the market weighed MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Dole MMEND 's proposal to lower federal income taxes by 15 percent across the board , a package that carries a price tag of $ 548 billion . *NL* MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND proposes an $ 8.4 billion re-election agenda that would spare most home-sellers from capital gains taxes and give employers tax incentives to hire people off the welfare rolls . *NL* MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND claims MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Dole MMEND 's plan would increase the deficit , while the MMSTART_33057 White_House White House MMEND said some corporate taxes would be raised to offset the cost of the president 's plan . *NL* The experts said there are some unusual risks for the market from this year 's political season because the rush to promise tax cuts to win votes could upset MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange Wall Street MMEND 's expectations that MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. Washington MMEND will balance the budget . *NL* " The stock market will have to edit the promises and then do a probability study on those edited promises , " said John Geraghty at the consulting firm North American Equity Services . *NL* During the past four presidential elections , the candidate that has favoured tax cuts has won . *NL* MMSTART_25433 Ronald_Reagan Ronald Reagan MMEND 's tax cut won him a second four-year term in the MMSTART_33057 White_House White House MMEND in 1984 , while MMSTART_5043544 Democratic_Party_(United_States) Democrat MMEND MMSTART_42172 Walter_Mondale Walter Mondale MMEND , who promised higher taxes , lost . *NL* MMSTART_11955 George_H._W._Bush George Bush MMEND became president in 1988 on his no-new-tax campaign and MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND won in 1992 with a promise to fatten workers ' paychecks . *NL* The trick , they said , will be for the candidates to continue to convince MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange Wall Street MMEND that the MMSTART_53667 United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury Treasury MMEND 's 30-year bond -- the most closely-watched interest rate -- will fall to between 4 percent and 5 percent by the end of the decade . *NL* Johnson said that long-term interest rates have already been spooked by the election . *NL* The long-term bond jumped this week to 7.13 percent after starting the year at 5.95 percent . *NL* The surge of buying in stocks during the last two years has come amid an environment of low interest rates , which has boosted corporate profits . *NL* But the market stalled this summer after the MMSTART_47361 Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones MMEND industrial average set a record high of 5,778.00 points on May 22 . *NL* " The market does n't seem to be able to make new highs and it has been back and forth in a fairly horizontal mode which looks like a holding pattern , " said Geraghty . *NL* He said the market reflects the political uncertainty , now that MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Dole MMEND has sharply narrowed the gap with MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND in the polls . *NL* Geraghty said that the one thing that could completely turn the election around are new findings in the MMSTART_174376 Whitewater_controversy Whitewater MMEND scandal that would damage the Clintons . *NL* " Stocks are on a delicate edge because if something happens that looks like it could upset the presidency , it could throw the political and , to some extent the economic , process into chaos , " Geraghty said . *NL* Right now , MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange Wall Street MMEND is pondering the candidates . *NL* " We have an election where there are so many unknown variables that most people will probably want to hold fire , and even take the chance that they will have to pay higher prices for stocks after the November election , than take the risk that a shock to the system will hurt the stock market , " Geraghty said . *NL* On Friday , the MMSTART_47361 Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones MMEND index closed down 31.44 points at 5,616.21 . *NL* For the week , it was down 106.53 points . *NL* The MMSTART_21559 NASDAQ Nasdaq MMEND composite index closed 3.53 points lower Friday at 1,141.50 . *NL* For the week , it was down 1.55 points . *NL* The MMSTART_170992 S&P_500 Standard & Poor MMEND 's index of 500 stocks was off 5.41 points at 651.99 , down 15.03 points for the week . *NL* The MMSTART_1488 American_Stock_Exchange American Stock Exchange MMEND index was down 1.66 points at 559.68 , and was off 1.26 for the week . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1009testa_Brisk Brisk economic reports rattle markets anew . *NL* Glenn Somerville *NL* MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. WASHINGTON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Factory orders rose in July and manufacturing surged in the MMSTART_104697 Midwestern_United_States Midwest MMEND in August , reports said Friday , sparking worries about inflation that battered financial markets for a second straight day . *NL* The MMSTART_70243 United_States_Department_of_Commerce Commerce Department MMEND said orders for manufactured goods climbed 1.8 percent in July to a seasonally adjusted $ 317.6 billion -- nearly twice the increase that had been expected . *NL* Shipments of everything from new cars to food items rose , as did order backlogs , in a sign that the strength in the industrial sector would continue in coming months . *NL* A separate report from MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND area purchasing managers underlined the strength in manufacturing as the group 's barometer of manufacturing in the region jumped to 60 in August from 51.2 in July . *NL* A reading above 50 indicates growth in manufacturing . *NL* While production and orders rose at MMSTART_104697 Midwestern_United_States Midwest MMEND area businesses , the prices they paid for goods used in manufacturing remained well in check . *NL* Analysts said the reports implied the economy was not slowing down in the third quarter after a burst of growth in the spring , and that the lull in late June and July was more temporary than MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Federal Reserve MMEND policy-makers had wanted . *NL* " It appears that August is showing an economy again reversing course and is not moving onto a significantly slower track at this point , " said economist Lynn Reaser of Barnett Banks Inc. in MMSTART_60613 Jacksonville,_Florida Jacksonville MMEND , Fla . *NL* The reports fanned worries on MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange Wall Street MMEND that the MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Fed MMEND , the nation 's central bank , would raise rates next month in a bid to ward off inflation , driving stock and bond prices sharply lower for a second day running . *NL* The 30-year MMSTART_53667 United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury Treasury MMEND fell almost a point , raising its yield , which moves in the opposite direction from the price , to 7.12 percent from 7.04 percent late Thursday . *NL* The MMSTART_47361 Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones MMEND industrial average fell 31.44 points to 5,616.21 after a 64.73-point decline Thursday . *NL* A third report from the MMSTART_70243 United_States_Department_of_Commerce Commerce Department MMEND , on July personal income and spending , pointed to a potential slowdown in consumer spending that some analysts said may help moderate growth in the second half . *NL* It showed spending rose only 0.2 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $ 5.15 trillion after dropping a revised 0.4 percent in June . *NL* Incomes from wages , salaries and all other sources gained 0.1 percent to a rate of $ 6.47 trillion after a 0.9 percent jump in June . *NL* July 's slight gain in incomes was the weakest in six months , since January when they were flat . *NL* Economist Joel Naroff of First Union bank in MMSTART_50585 Philadelphia Philadelphia MMEND said consumer spending , which fuels two-thirds of the nation 's economy , may be much slower in the third quarter than in the first half , which should slow economic growth . *NL* " The MMSTART_593155 Federal_Open_Market_Committee FOMC MMEND ( MMSTART_593155 Federal_Open_Market_Committee Federal Open Market Committee MMEND ) has been forecasting a slowing in economic activity and moderating household demand will have a large impact on overall economic growth , " Naroff said in a written comment . *NL* The policy-making MMSTART_593155 Federal_Open_Market_Committee FOMC MMEND is to meet on Sept . *NL* 24 to plot interest-rate strategy . *NL* It already has adopted a bias toward raising rates to keep a lid on wage and price rises and help sustain the 5-1 / 2-year-old economic expansion . *NL* In an interview on the cable television network MMSTART_223441 CNBC CNBC MMEND Friday , MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Federal Reserve MMEND Governor MMSTART_1591582 Lawrence_B._Lindsey Lawrence Lindsey MMEND said there still were " mixed signals " about the economy 's direction . *NL* " I think that , on balance , it is looking a little bit on the strong side , " MMSTART_1591582 Lawrence_B._Lindsey Lindsey MMEND said . *NL* He added that with expansion as solid as it is and with unemployment so low " the greater risks are clearly that we might see some overheating . " *NL* While July consumer spending rose only slightly , there were ample indications that consumers remained confident . *NL* The MMSTART_31740 University_of_Michigan University of Michigan MMEND 's August index of consumer sentiment , made available on Friday to paying subscribers , rose to 95.3 from 94.7 in July . *NL* Reaser said strong consumer confidence coupled with relatively lean inventories were providing manufacturers with a reason to gear up production . *NL* " The economy is not going to be expanding at the 4.8 percent ( annual ) rate that we had in the second quarter but it is likely to keep expanding in the 3 percent range , " she said , above the 2 percent to 2-1/4 percent that the MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Fed MMEND considers to be non-inflationary . *NL* New orders to factories were strong for durable goods like new cars and for nondurables like paper and food products . *NL* Orders for durable goods , meant to last three years or more , rose a revised 1.7 percent in July after falling 0.2 percent in June . *NL* Orders for nondurables jumped 1.8 percent following a 1.2 percent decrease in June . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1010testa_Mexican MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND avocados not expected in MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S MMEND . *NL* Maggie McNeil *NL* MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. WASHINGTON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture U.S. Agriculture Department MMEND officials said Friday that MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND avocados -- which are restricted from entering the continental MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND -- will not likely be entering MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND markets any time soon , even if the controversial ban were lifted today . *NL* " The opportunity to import ( MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND avocados ) probably wo n't become possible for another year , " said Paul Drazek , senior trade advisor to Agriculture Secretary MMSTART_772726 Dan_Glickman Dan Glickman MMEND . *NL* " We could lift the ban tomorrow , but that would not mean anything immediately , " said Drazek . " *NL* We probably would not see avacados come in until next season , next November . " *NL* The MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture Agriculture Department MMEND proposed more than a year ago to significantly ease an 82-year ban on MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND avocados . *NL* Under the administration 's proposal , the borders to the MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND produce would be opened into 19 Northern and Northeastern states from November through February . *NL* The plan has raised a storm of protest from MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND avocado growers , who are largely concentrated in MMSTART_5407 California California MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_5407 California California MMEND growers have charged that removing the restrictions , even on a limited basis , would endanger the $ 1 billion MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND industry if potentially harmful MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND insects were brought into the country along with the avocados . *NL* MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND officials contend that there is no scientific basis for the ban , and that it is illegal under international trading rules of the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization World Trade Organisation MMEND . *NL* Proponents of the plan discount the worries of the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND growers and say the plan has enough safeguards built into it to eliminate any significant threat to MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND producers . *NL* Under the proposal , only imports of export-quality avocados growing in approved orchards in MMSTART_195805 Michoacán Michoacan MMEND , MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND , the country 's main avocado area , would be allowed . *NL* MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND growers and distributors would have to abide by strict rules established by the MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND and MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND agriculture agencies . *NL* The California Avocado Commission -- which has spearheaded the opposition to lifting the ban -- said new data the group submitted to the MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture Agriculture Department MMEND last spring shows the department underestimated the pest problem in MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND and have urged that the agency reopen its study of the issue . *NL* The administration is still studying the new data , and officials have said that if experts think the information is significant , the agency could reopen its investigation . *NL* But MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND avocado industry sources said that while they may have delayed the plan for a while , they ultimately do not expect the administration to change its position . *NL* " From a common-sense view , the department should reconsider this plan , but due to politics they will probably go ahead with this , " said Tom Bellamore of the MMSTART_5407 California California MMEND avocado group . *NL* Administration officials said they want to get the issue resolved as quickly as possible , but said there is no timetable they are working under . *NL* " It 's a very complicated issue , " said the MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture Agriculture Department MMEND 's Drazek . " *NL* We 'll get it resolved as quickly as we can , based on the best available science . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1011testa_U.S. MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND Cardinal MMSTART_304082 Joseph_Bernardin Bernardin MMEND says has terminal cancer . *NL* MMSTART_6886 Chicago CHICAGO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND Cardinal MMSTART_304082 Joseph_Bernardin Joseph Bernardin MMEND , head of the second-largest MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND MMSTART_606848 Catholic_Church Roman Catholic MMEND archdiocese , said on Friday his doctors had diagnosed him as having liver cancer and he had a year or less to live . *NL* MMSTART_304082 Joseph_Bernardin Bernardin MMEND , 68 , underwent extensive surgery for pancreatic cancer in June 1995 followed by months of chemotherapy , which he said made him more aware of his own vulnerabilities and the need to minister to the sick . *NL* " On Wednesday , examinations indicated that the cancer has returned , this time in the liver . *NL* I am told that it is terminal and that my life expectancy is one year or less , " a composed MMSTART_304082 Joseph_Bernardin Bernardin MMEND told a news conference . *NL* In 14 years as MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND 's archbishop , he built a prayerful , saintly image and was deeply involved in world church issues and publicly committed to rooting out abuses by clergy . *NL* " I have been assured that I still have some quality time left , " he said , saying he would undergo a new form of chemotherapy but his doctors have told him there was only a slim chance of a cure and the liver cancer was inoperable . *NL* " It 's not going to be easy to say goodbye to everybody . *NL* Death does have some sad dimensions to it but I am a man of faith , " he said . " *NL* Death is a natural phenomenom . " *NL* He said he would " serve until the end " as cardinal . *NL* Pancreatic cancer is among the most deadly forms of the disease , although MMSTART_304082 Joseph_Bernardin Bernardin MMEND 's case was caught early . *NL* Surgeons removed a cancerous kidney , parts of his pancreas and stomach , small intestine , bile duct and surrounding tissues . *NL* He made a rapid recovery and resumed most of his duties , but then developed a deteriorating condition in his spine that caused him great pain and shortened his height by several inches . *NL* He was scheduled to undergo back surgery next month , but that was cancelled when the cancer was discovered in his liver in order to avoid delaying the start of chemotherapy . *NL* The spare , soft-spoken son of an MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND stonecutter took over the MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND archdiocese , the nation 's second-largest after MMSTART_18110 Los_Angeles Los Angeles MMEND , with 2.3 million parishioners , in 1982 . *NL* Ironically , MMSTART_304082 Joseph_Bernardin Bernardin MMEND , who developed a progressive , much-praised programme to deal with pedophilia involving priests , became the highest-ranking church official ever accused of sexual improprieties when a former seminary student leveled charges in 1993 that he had been sexually abused by MMSTART_304082 Joseph_Bernardin Bernardin MMEND during the 1970s . *NL* MMSTART_304082 Joseph_Bernardin Bernardin MMEND steadfastly denied the charges and the former student later recanted his tale of abuse . *NL* MMSTART_304082 Joseph_Bernardin Bernardin MMEND prayed with him before he died from MMSTART_5069516 HIV/AIDS AIDS MMEND last year . *NL* MMSTART_304082 Joseph_Bernardin Bernardin MMEND , who became archbishop of MMSTART_18522615 Cincinnati Cincinnati MMEND in 1972 , played an increasingly prominent role in the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND church as a moderate voice of compromise among liberals and conservatives in the ranks of the bishops . *NL* This month , he announced that he would oversee a series of conferences to find " common ground " among American Catholics . *NL* Previously , he was instrumental in drafting church policy on war , peace and nuclear arms , and for seven years he headed the bishops ' anti-abortion policy committee , espousing a policy describing human life as a " seamless garment . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1012testa_Boatmen Boatmen 's deal could spark more mergers . *NL* Brad Dorfman *NL* MMSTART_6886 Chicago CHICAGO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* The $ 9.5 billion proposed acquisition of Boatmen 's Bancshares Inc. by MMSTART_694503 NationsBank NationsBank Corp. MMEND could spark a flurry of other mergers involving MMSTART_19571 Missouri Missouri MMEND banks , which until last year were protected from outside buyers by state regulations . *NL* " MMSTART_694503 NationsBank NationsBank MMEND just strolled into the MMSTART_104697 Midwestern_United_States Midwest MMEND and bagged the biggest banking trophy in the landscape , " said Michael Ancell , banking industry analyst at Edward D. Jones & Co . " *NL* Whoever wants a big market position in the MMSTART_104697 Midwestern_United_States Midwest MMEND has to come in and grab Mercantile or Commerce . " *NL* St. Louis-based Mercantile Bancorp Inc. , a bank holding company with $ 18.04 billion in assets , was seen by many analysts as the most attractive MMSTART_19571 Missouri Missouri MMEND franchise in size after Boatmen 's . *NL* MMSTART_17454 Kansas_City,_Missouri Kansas City MMEND , Mo.-based MMSTART_1042702 Commerce_Bancshares Commerce Bancshares Inc. MMEND , with $ 9.32 billion in assets , also could help a regional bank establish a strong presence in the lower MMSTART_104697 Midwestern_United_States Midwest MMEND , analysts added . *NL* " It focuses more attention on Mercantile , Commerce and Roosevelt , " said James Weber , analyst at MMSTART_6242503 A._G._Edwards A.G. Edwards & Sons MMEND . *NL* Roosevelt Financial Group Inc is a $ 9.33 billion asset-St . Louis based thrift . *NL* " Now ... the most coveted bank out there is Mercantile , " Weber said . *NL* Mercantile and Commerce did not return phone calls seeking comment . *NL* Among those seen as having an interest in buying in MMSTART_19571 Missouri Missouri MMEND are Minneapolis-based First Bank System Inc. and Norwest Corp. , Ohio-based KeyCorp and Banc One Corp. , and First Chicago NBD Corp. in MMSTART_14849 Illinois Illinois MMEND . *NL* Representatives of First Bank , MMSTART_3346024 Norwest Norwest MMEND , MMSTART_418241 Bank_One_Corporation Banc One MMEND and MMSTART_12961620 First_Chicago_Bank First Chicago MMEND said the banks do not comment on rumors of possible mergers or acquisitions . *NL* MMSTART_2497737 KeyBank KeyCorp MMEND , contacted by phone , would not comment . *NL* With a presence in nine states and $ 41 billion in assets , *NL* Boatmen 's was the prize in MMSTART_19571 Missouri Missouri MMEND , where barriers to outside acquirers were brought down last year by a federal banking statute . *NL* " Boatmen 's was the plum of MMSTART_19571 Missouri Missouri MMEND and was the plum of the central MMSTART_104697 Midwestern_United_States Midwest MMEND , " Weber said . *NL* Talk that the MMSTART_19571 Missouri Missouri MMEND banks were seeking inflated prices from buyers was seen as a reason a deal has not occurred sooner . *NL* But MMSTART_694503 NationsBank NationsBank MMEND 's bid , representing a premium of 40 percent for Boatmen 's stock , was large enough to get the deal done . *NL* " I think Boatmen 's was shopping itself , and everybody knew if you wanted to be the winning buyer here , you had to make the bid nobody would beat , " Ancell said . *NL* But some analysts cautioned that other targets should not expect as large a premium . *NL* They also questioned whether MMSTART_694503 NationsBank NationsBank MMEND can recoup shareholder value with such a large bid for Boatmen 's . *NL* " I think initially some stocks will trade up on sympathy , but the wild premium MMSTART_694503 NationsBank NationsBank MMEND put on this deal here , I do n't see a lot of other deals being done at this premium , " said Michael Durante , analyst at McDonald & Co . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1013testa_U.S. MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND tight-lipped on MMSTART_17633 Libya Libya MMEND 's award to MMSTART_154191 Louis_Farrakhan Farrakhan MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. WASHINGTON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* The MMSTART_31975 United_States_Department_of_State State Department MMEND refused to speculate on Friday on what might happen in the case of MMSTART_154191 Louis_Farrakhan Louis Farrakhan MMEND , the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND black leader who was awarded a $ 250,000 human rights prize by MMSTART_17633 Libya Libya MMEND . *NL* " I 'm not going to speculate about what may or may not happen in that case , " MMSTART_31975 United_States_Department_of_State State Department MMEND spokesman Glyn Davies said . " *NL* ... The view of the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND government on ( MMSTART_154191 Louis_Farrakhan Farrakhan MMEND 's ) not accepting any gifts from MMSTART_17633 Libya Libya MMEND is well-known . " *NL* Davies also noted : " We 've talked about the passport restriction for travel to MMSTART_17633 Libya Libya MMEND " but he did not elaborate . *NL* The MMSTART_53667 United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury U.S. Treasury Department MMEND on Wednesday denied MMSTART_154191 Louis_Farrakhan Farrakhan MMEND 's application to receive the $ 250,000 award or a $ 1 billion donation MMSTART_17633 Libya Libyan MMEND leader MMSTART_53029 Muammar_Gaddafi Muammar Gaddafi MMEND had pledged to MMSTART_154191 Louis_Farrakhan Farrakhan MMEND 's MMSTART_21709 Nation_of_Islam Nation of Islam MMEND group after they met last January . *NL* MMSTART_154191 Louis_Farrakhan Farrakhan MMEND organised last October 's MMSTART_583459 Million_Man_March Million Man March MMEND that brought thousands of black men to MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. Washington MMEND for a peaceful rally . *NL* The MMSTART_53667 United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury Treasury Department MMEND said MMSTART_17633 Libya Libya MMEND was on the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND list of states that sponsor international terrorism and noted that Tripoli has refused to hand over two MMSTART_17633 Libya Libyan MMEND suspects in the 1988 bombing of MMSTART_5409919 Pan_Am_Flight_103 Pan Am flight 103 MMEND over MMSTART_14410202 Lockerbie Lockerbie MMEND , MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND . *NL* That refusal led to the imposition of MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND sanctions on MMSTART_17633 Libya Libya MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1014testa_U.S. U.S. Gulf rig down by one to 162 in week . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* There were 162 rigs under contract in the U.S. Gulf as of August 30 , down one from the prior week , Offshore Data Services said . *NL* The utilization rate for rigs working in the Gulf , based on a total fleet of 181 , was 89.5 percent . *NL* The number of working rigs in MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND / MMSTART_19006 Mediterranean_Sea Mediterranean MMEND remained unchanged this week , with 105 rigs under contract out of a total fleet of 105 , a utilization rate of 100 percent . *NL* The worldwide rig count fell by one to 554 out of a total fleet of 608 , making the utilization rate 91.1 percent . *NL* -- New York Energy Desk 212-859-1620 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1015testa_Dole MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Dole MMEND team seeking to pin down debate details . *NL* MMSTART_5201333 Irvine,_California IRVINE MMEND , MMSTART_5407 California Calif MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Now that the party conventions are over , MMSTART_32070 Republican_Party_(United_States) Republicans MMEND have signalled they are ready to move into the next phase of the campaign and meet with President MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND 's aides to hammer out details of presidential debates . *NL* The MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Dole MMEND campaign released a letter Friday inviting their MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND counterparts to meet with MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Dole MMEND campaign manager Scott Reed to discuss particulars of the televised debates . *NL* " Next week , a small group of representatives from each of our campaigns should meet to address participants , format , timing and logistical issues surrounding the debates , " MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Dole MMEND campaign manager Scott Reed wrote to MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND campaign manager Peter Knight . *NL* Tentative dates for the debates are Sept . *NL* 25 , Oct. 9 and Oct. 16 . *NL* The vice presidential debate is scheduled for Oct. 2 . *NL* Former MMSTART_253089 Governor_of_South_Carolina South Carolina MMEND Gov . *NL* MMSTART_1429506 Carroll_A._Campbell,_Jr. Carroll Campbell MMEND , who was on MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Dole MMEND 's vice presidential short list before MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Dole MMEND decided on MMSTART_16200 Jack_Kemp Jack Kemp MMEND , will head MMSTART_55846 Bob_Dole Dole MMEND 's team . *NL* A decision is expected by mid-September on whether MMSTART_29810 Texas Texas MMEND billionaire MMSTART_43505 Ross_Perot Ross Perot MMEND , the MMSTART_295504 Reform_Party_of_the_United_States_of_America Reform Party MMEND candidate , will be allowed to participate in the debates , which are sponsored by the MMSTART_899023 Commission_on_Presidential_Debates Commission on Presidential Debates MMEND , a non-profit , non-partisan organisation that took over the forums in 1988 from the MMSTART_392704 League_of_Women_Voters League of Women Voters MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1016testa_Titanic MMSTART_19285924 RMS_Titanic Titanic MMEND recovery mission is scrapped . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Equipment problems and mechanical failure forced a recovery expedition to give up efforts to retrieve a giant slab of the MMSTART_19285924 RMS_Titanic RMS Titanic MMEND from the ocean floor , a spokeswoman said on Friday . *NL* A 20-ton piece of the MMSTART_19285924 RMS_Titanic Titanic MMEND 's steel hull , which had been attached by cables to a recovery ship off the coast of MMSTART_26304966 Newfoundland Newfoundland MMEND , MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND , fell back to the bottom of the sea , said Erin Purcell of MMSTART_24437894 Boston Boston-based MMEND Reagan Communications that represents two of the ships used in the expedition . *NL* The piece of hull , lifted from the ocean floor by means of several diesel-filled bags , had been stuck about 200 feet ( about 70 metres ) below the water 's surface before it fell , she said . *NL* It fell as recovery crews were trying to haul the piece into more shallow water and several of the bags burst and cables snapped , she said . *NL* The steel-hulled MMSTART_19285924 RMS_Titanic Titanic MMEND , thought to be unsinkable , struck an iceberg on April 14 , 1912 , and sank , killing 1,523 of the 2,200 passengers and crew on board . *NL* The wreck was located in 1985 . *NL* Passengers who had paid $ 1,500 and up to accompany the recovery expedition on two cruise ships had returned back to port on Thursday , Purcell said . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1017testa_Bonn MMSTART_3295 Bonn Bonn MMEND appeals for MMSTART_19323 Middle_East Middle East MMEND peace . *NL* MMSTART_3295 Bonn BONN MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* The MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND government urged MMSTART_181296 Israelis Israelis MMEND and MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinians MMEND on Friday to avoid any course of action that might jeopardise the peace process in the MMSTART_19323 Middle_East Middle East MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND announced this week the expansion of MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND West Bank settlements surrounding MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND and the demolition of an Arab community centre in MMSTART_343508 East_Jerusalem East Jerusalem MMEND . *NL* City officials there said the centre was being erected illegally . *NL* But MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND President MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Yasser Arafat MMEND said the moves by Prime Minister MMSTART_56472 Benjamin_Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu MMEND 's government were tantamount to war . *NL* Tension has been rising in the region since . *NL* " We believe that the MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND settlement policy in the occupied areas is an obstacle to the establishment of peace , " MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Erdmann said . *NL* " All concerned must avoid taking any course of action that could pose an obstacle to the peace process and which could make a peaceful solution difficult , " he said , as news came of a renewed breakdown in Arab-Israeli peace talks in MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND . *NL* Erdmann told reporters MMSTART_3295 Bonn Bonn MMEND supported MMSTART_9317 European_Union European Union MMEND efforts to persuade MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND to stop further MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND settlement on the West Bank . *NL* The foreign ministry later announced MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND Foreign Minister MMSTART_1256116 David_Levy_(Israeli_politician) David Levy MMEND would visit MMSTART_3295 Bonn Bonn MMEND for talks with his MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND counterpart MMSTART_666485 Klaus_Kinkel Klaus Kinkel MMEND next month . *NL* The ministry said Levy and MMSTART_666485 Klaus_Kinkel Kinkel MMEND would discuss the MMSTART_19323 Middle_East Middle East MMEND process and German-Israeli relations at their meeting on September 9 . *NL* Levy 's visit would be the first by an MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND cabinet minister since MMSTART_56472 Benjamin_Netanyahu Netanyahu MMEND 's conservative government took power in une this year , the ministry said . *NL* Before Levy 's arrival in MMSTART_3295 Bonn Bonn MMEND , MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND Defence Minister MMSTART_747568 Volker_Rühe Volker Ruehe MMEND will visit MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND from September 2 to 4 , the defence ministry said . *NL* Ruehe planned to meet his MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND counterpart MMSTART_1860312 Yitzhak_Mordechai Yitzhak Mordechai MMEND and MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND President MMSTART_673848 Ezer_Weizman Ezer Weizman MMEND , the ministry said . *NL* He was also expected to meet Prime Minister MMSTART_56472 Benjamin_Netanyahu Netanyahu MMEND and opposition leader MMSTART_48569 Shimon_Peres Shimon Peres MMEND for talks . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1018testa_France MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND expels MMSTART_5334607 Africa African MMEND , MMSTART_14998012 Air_France Air France MMEND unions protest . *NL* MMSTART_22989 Paris PARIS MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND on Friday expelled another MMSTART_5334607 Africa African MMEND man seized in a police raid on a MMSTART_22989 Paris Paris MMEND church as about 100 MMSTART_14998012 Air_France Air France MMEND workers denounced " charters of shame " used to fly illegal immigrants home . *NL* A Guinean man , detained in a round-up in the Saint-Bernard church a week ago , was deported on a scheduled MMSTART_14998012 Air_France Air France MMEND flight to MMSTART_56638 Conakry Conakry MMEND after his appeals failed , a spokesman for MMSTART_14998012 Air_France Air France MMEND 's pro-Socialist MMSTART_324659 French_Democratic_Confederation_of_Labour CFDT MMEND union said . *NL* He was apparently the eighth MMSTART_5334607 Africa African MMEND deported from among 210 people evicted from the church after a 50-day occupation aimed at securing residence permits , unions said . *NL* Most of the others have been released after a brief stay in detention . *NL* About 100 people from the MMSTART_324659 French_Democratic_Confederation_of_Labour CFDT MMEND and the Communist-led MMSTART_324642 General_Confederation_of_Labour_(France) CGT MMEND unions marched outside MMSTART_14998012 Air_France Air France MMEND headquarters at MMSTART_105927 Charles_de_Gaulle_Airport Charles de Gaulle MMEND airport north of MMSTART_22989 Paris Paris MMEND against the use of civilian jets and staff in deporting illegal immigrants . *NL* " We must obtain a formal commitment from ( MMSTART_14998012 Air_France Air France MMEND chairman ) MMSTART_10480786 Christian_Blanc Christian Blanc MMEND that no plane , no personnel be used to transform our air companies into charters of shame , " MMSTART_324659 French_Democratic_Confederation_of_Labour CFDT MMEND spokesman Francois Cabrera said . *NL* He said civilians should not be police accomplices . *NL* Twenty-three out of 25 charters flying illegal immigrants home since Prime Minister MMSTART_434931 Alain_Juppé Alain Juppe MMEND 's government took office in May 1995 have been civilian jets . *NL* The other two were military jets . *NL* Separately , Juppe confirmed the conservative government was preparing to submit a draft bill to parliament to tighten laws on illegal workers as part of a crackdown on immigration . *NL* " Legislation is insufficient in several areas , notably in those concerning illegal work , " Juppe told reporters . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1019testa_German MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND police probe sex link in child kidnap case . *NL* MMSTART_3354 Berlin BERLIN MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND police searching for a missing 10-year-old schoolgirl said on Friday the prime suspects in the case may have been involved in running a child prostitution ring . *NL* Police suspect Nicole Nichterwitz 's aunt and a male companion abducted the girl and took her to the MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND . *NL* She was last seen being collected by the pair from school in MMSTART_5615128 Velten Velten MMEND near MMSTART_3354 Berlin Berlin MMEND on Monday . *NL* Public prosecutors said they had found a list of children 's names and ages at the couple 's flat . *NL* The list was being studied for possible links to previous child kidnappings and prostitution , a prosecutors ' spokesman told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1020testa_Missing Missing MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND girl found alive at MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND campsite . *NL* MMSTART_50118 Groningen GRONINGEN MMEND , MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND police said on Friday they had found missing MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND girl Nicole Nichterwitz alive on a campsite in the northern city of MMSTART_50118 Groningen Groningen MMEND and had arrested her aunt and companion on charges of kidnapping . *NL* " We have found Nicole on a campsite in MMSTART_50118 Groningen Groningen MMEND thanks to tipoffs from the MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND public . *NL* We have also found and arrested her aunt and companion , " said a spokeswoman of the MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND criminal investigation service . *NL* Police could not yet tell whether the 10-year-old showed any signs of sexual abuse . *NL* " We do n't know yet . *NL* It 's too early to tell , " she said . *NL* The girl was abducted from her school in MMSTART_5615128 Velten Velten MMEND near MMSTART_3354 Berlin Berlin MMEND on Monday . *NL* MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND police suspected her aunt , 47 , and companion , 28 , were involved in running a child prostitution ring . *NL* Public prosecutors said they had found a list of children 's names and ages at the couple 's flat . *NL* The list was being studied for possible links to previous child kidnappings and prostitution , a prosecutors ' spokesman said . *NL* The couple would probably be extradited to MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND which has requested their deportation , the MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND police spokeswoman said . *NL* Descriptions of the couple 's car released to MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND media led to their arrest , she added . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1021testa_Indian MMSTART_14533 India Indian MMEND copper falls , state firm may cut rates . *NL* MMSTART_19189 Mumbai BOMBAY MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_14533 India Indian MMEND copper prices fell on Friday as dealers awaited an announcement relating to price cuts by state-owned producer , Hindustan Copper Ltd , traders said . *NL* Nickel extended gains while other base metals were unchanged in narrow trade , they said . *NL* Ready copper fell by 150 rupees at 12,350 rupees per quintal on fresh offerings by the stockists who expect Hindustan Copper to cut prices . *NL* Nickel rose by 500 to 39,200 rupees on thin supply and fresh buying by stainless steel makers . *NL* Tin was unchanged at 36,000 rupees , so did zinc at 6,300 rupees and lead at 4,900 rupees . *NL* Aluminium was quiet at 7,450 rupees . *NL* -- Bombay Commodities +91-22-265 9000 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1022testa_MARTELA MMSTART_18002900 Martela MARTELA MMEND H1 PROFIT FIM 6.3 MLN VS 21.0 MLN . *NL* MMSTART_13696 Helsinki HELSINKI MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Six months to June 30 , *NL* ( million markka unless stated ) *NL* Profit before extraordinaries , appropriations , *NL* taxes 6.3 vs 21.0 *NL* Earnings per share ( markka ) 2.2 vs 7.2 *NL* Net sales 289.1 vs 256.9 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1023testa_Canadian MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND bonds open softer , spreads to MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND shrink . *NL* MMSTART_64646 Toronto TORONTO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND bonds opened softer on Friday , pulled lower by a sinking MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND market , but outperformed MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND bonds on positive MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND economic data , analysts said . *NL* " I think this morning 's MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND numbers were very supportive of narrower spreads , particularly the current account number , " said Jim Webber , director of fixed-income research with TD Securities Inc . *NL* MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND 's 8.0 percent bond due 2023 fell C$ 0.45 to C$ 101.15 to yield 7.894 percent . *NL* The MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND 30-year benchmark fell 30/32 to yield 7.12 percent . *NL* The spread between benchmark bonds narrowed 77 basis points from 81 basis points at the close of trading on Wednesday . *NL* MMSTART_186760 Statistics_Canada Statistics Canada MMEND on Friday reported MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND 's current account moved to a higher-than-expected C$ 1.15 billion second quarter surplus from a C$ 1.62 billion deficit in the first quarter . *NL* It was the first surplus since the fourth quarter of 1984 . *NL* The agency also reported MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND 's real gross domestic product rose a weaker-than-expected 0.3 percent in the second quarter or 1.3 percent at an annualized rate . *NL* While the data provided support for MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND bonds , both MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND and MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND markets weakened after the release of strong MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND economic data , including a report showing the Chicago Purchasing Managers August index rose to 60 from 51.2 in July . *NL* " The purchasing managers ' number is extremely , extremely strong , " said Webber . *NL* In other news , the Toronto Bond Traders ' Association said it is recommending that dealings in the MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND bond market end early at 1400 EDT / 1800 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND on Friday . *NL* The MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND market typically closes early on holiday weekends and MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND financial markets will be closed on Monday for MMSTART_18051 Labour_Day Labour Day MMEND . *NL* In other prices , the 7.0 percent of 2006 fell C$ 0.28 to C$ 96.89 to yield 7.437 percent . *NL* The MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND 10-year benchmark fell 21/32 to yield 6.95 percent . *NL* The spread between the two bonds narrowed to 49 basis points from 54 basis points at the close of trading on Thursday . *NL* The three-month cash bill traded at 4.04 percent against the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND three-month bill at 5.26 percent . *NL* -- Jeffrey Hodgson ( 416 ) 941-8105 , e-mail : jeffrey.hodgson@reuters.com *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1024testa_Aw Aw Computer Systems Inc Q2 loss widens . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* 1996 1995 *NL* Shr loss $ 0.22 loss $ 0.07 *NL* Net loss 1,071 loss 277 *NL* Revs 130 1,279 *NL* Avg shrs 4,841 3,990 *NL* First Half *NL* Shr loss $ 0.42 loss $ 0.21 *NL* Net loss 1,967 loss 841 *NL* Revs 476 2,253 *NL* Avg shrs 4,666 3,944 *NL* ( All Data Above 000s Except Per Share Numbers ) *NL* -- New York Newsdesk 212-859-1610 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1025testa_IPO IPO FILING -- Homegate Hospitality Inc . *NL* MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. WASHINGTON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Company Name Homegate Hospitality Inc *NL* MMSTART_21559 NASDAQ Nasdaq MMEND Stock symbol HMGT *NL* Estimated price range N / A *NL* Total shares to be offered N / A *NL* Shrs offered by company N / A *NL* Shrs outstanding after ipo N / A *NL* Lead Underwriter Bear Stearns & Co Inc *NL* Underwriters over-allotment N / A *NL* Business : Company 's goal is to become a national provider of high quality extended-stay hotels in strategically selected markets located throughout the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND . *NL* Use of Proceeds : To finance the development of additional extended-stay hotels and other general corporate purposes . *NL* Financial Data in 000s : 1995 1994 *NL* - Revenue N / A N / A *NL* - Net Income N / A N / A *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1026testa_Syria MMSTART_7515849 Syria Syria MMEND slams MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND on settlements . *NL* MMSTART_8914 Damascus DAMASCUS MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_7515849 Syria Syria MMEND on Friday condemned MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 's settlement policy and said Prime Minister MMSTART_56472 Benjamin_Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu MMEND was preparing for war with Arabs . *NL* " Practices of the MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND government , especially its settlement activities , came to confirm that dealing with this government inflicts the biggest harm on the Arab cause , " state-run Damascus Radio said in a commentary . *NL* " When this government insists on stabbing the peace process and tearing it apart , this means that it is preparing for war , " the radio said . *NL* MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND President MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Yasser Arafat MMEND described this week the decision to expand settlements in the West Bank as a declaration of war . *NL* MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinians MMEND in the West Bank and MMSTART_55387 Gaza Gaza MMEND observed a strike on Thursday to protest against the MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND move . *NL* The radio urged Arabs to unify their ranks to thwart the policies of the right-wing MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND government . *NL* " MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND could not confront a united Arab stand or usurp their rights because the Arab rights could be regained when they achieve unity and solidarity , " MMSTART_8914 Damascus Damascus MMEND radio said . *NL* It welcomed the international criticism of MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 's settlement policies but called for practical steps to force the MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND government to abandon this policy . *NL* " It is important to translate the criticism into pressuring action to prevent MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND from undermining the big international efforts aimed at making the peace process achieve success , " the radio said . *NL* MMSTART_7515849 Syria Syria MMEND and Arabs have been dismayed by MMSTART_56472 Benjamin_Netanyahu Netanyahu MMEND 's refusal to trade the occupied Arab lands for peace , his support for the expansion of settlements and his insistance on MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND as a unifed capital for MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_7515849 Syria Syria MMEND has held sporadic peace talks with MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND since 1991 without achieving a breakthrough . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1027testa_Egypt MMSTART_8087628 Egypt Egypt MMEND police detain 26 suspected MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND militants . *NL* MMSTART_6293 Cairo CAIRO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Police have detained 26 suspected members of MMSTART_8087628 Egypt Egypt MMEND 's largest militant group al-Gama'a al-Islamiya ( Islamic Group ) , government newspapers reported on Friday . *NL* They said police arrested the militants in the eastern Sharqiyah province after capturing their leader Rami al-Saadani in a satellite city outside MMSTART_6293 Cairo Cairo MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_4757052 Al_Akhbar_(Egypt) Al-Akhbar MMEND newspapers said the men had been plotting against " strategic institutions and prominent individuals " but gave no other details . *NL* The newspapers said the men were being interrogated . *NL* State security officials were not immediately available for comment . *NL* More than 960 people have been killed in the armed struggle the Gama'a launched in 1992 to topple President MMSTART_51884 Hosni_Mubarak Hosni Mubarak MMEND 's government and establish a purist MMSTART_6037917 Islam Islamic MMEND state in its place *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1028testa_Israel MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND blocks MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND pilgrims ' progress . *NL* Sami Aboudi *NL* AL-RAM , West Bank 1996-08-30 *NL* Kamil Jamil did n't have a prayer . *NL* An MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND roadblock stopped the 38-year-old MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND from answering MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Yasser Arafat MMEND 's call to worship at MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND 's MMSTART_65759 Al-Aqsa_Mosque al-Aqsa MMEND mosque on Friday . *NL* " Go home . *NL* There are no prayers today , " an MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND soldier yelled at Jamil in MMSTART_13450 Hebrew_language Hebrew MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND President MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND , attacking MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 's decision to expand MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND settlements and its policy on MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND , went before the MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND legislature on Wednesday to urge the two million Arabs in the West Bank and MMSTART_12047 Gaza_Strip Gaza MMEND to go to the holy city . *NL* Pilgrims stood little chance of making progress . *NL* MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinians MMEND have been banned by MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND from travelling from the West Bank to MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND since suicide bombings by MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND militants killed 59 people in the MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND state in February and March . *NL* And MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND checkpoints have circled MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND since 1993 , a concrete and constant reminder of MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 's hold on a city it considers its eternal capital . *NL* The PLO wants Arab East Jerusalem as the capital of a future MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND state . *NL* Only a few MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinians MMEND trickled to the roadblocks . *NL* They were immediately turned back . *NL* " I am heeding MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Abu Ammar MMEND 's ( MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND 's ) call to pray at MMSTART_65759 Al-Aqsa_Mosque al-Aqsa MMEND and I came . *NL* It is our duty towards MMSTART_65759 Al-Aqsa_Mosque al-Aqsa MMEND to come and pray , " Jamil said . *NL* A tourist from MMSTART_7515964 Jordan Jordan MMEND was also told by MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND soldiers at the MMSTART_11311204 Al-Ram al-Ram MMEND checkpoint that he could not enter MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND . *NL* " We have a peace treaty with them and we let them go wherever they want when they come to MMSTART_7515964 Jordan Jordan MMEND , " said the tourist , Khaled Hijazi , 37 . " *NL* I feel terrible . *NL* I am entitled to see MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND , " he said . *NL* Some MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinians MMEND took to back roads , only to run into waiting MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND security forces . *NL* " The MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israelis MMEND have no right to prevent us from going to pray . *NL* What kind of peace is this that prevents us from reaching our holy places ? " *NL* asked Mustafa Hoshiyeh , a 27-year-old West Bank labourer turned around by a police patrol on a back road . *NL* " MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Abu Ammar MMEND ( MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND ) is right . *NL* We have signed a peace treaty with the MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israelis MMEND but on the ground , we see that nothing has changed , " said 20-year-old Ali Ahmed from Qalandia refugee camp . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1029testa_PRESALE PRESALE - Bay Co Bldg Auth , Mich .. *NL* AMT : 1,200,000 DATE : 09/05/96 MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NYC MMEND Time : 1600 CUSIP : 072261 *NL* ISSUER : Bay Co Building Authority ST : MI *NL* ISSUE : Bldg auth ( law enforcement ctr ) Series 1996-A TAX STAT : Exempt-REV *NL* M / SP / F : NA / NA / NA BOOK ENTRY : N *NL* ENHANCEMENTS : None BANK QUAL : Y *NL* DTD : 09/01/96 SURE BID : Y *NL* DUE : 11/1/96-11 SR MGR : *NL* 1ST CPN : 11/01/96 *NL* CALL : 11/1/05 @ 101 , dtp 11/1/07 NIC *NL* DELIVERY : 45 days approx ORDERS : *NL* PAYING AGENT : MMSTART_3244672 Michigan_National_Bank Michigan National Bank MMEND , MMSTART_8687 Detroit Detroit MMEND *NL* L.O. : Bodman , Longely & Dahling , MMSTART_8687 Detroit Detroit MMEND *NL* F.A. : First of Michigan Corp. , MMSTART_8687 Detroit Detroit MMEND *NL* LAST SALE : None *NL* Year Amount Coupon Yield Price Conc . *NL* 1996 45,000 *NL* 1997 50,000 *NL* 1998 55,000 *NL* 1999 55,000 *NL* 2000 60,000 *NL* 2001 65,000 *NL* 2002 70,000 *NL* 2003 70,000 *NL* 2004 75,000 *NL* 2005 80,000 *NL* 2006 85,000 *NL* 2007 90,000 *NL* 2008 90,000 *NL* 2009 95,000 *NL* 2010 105,000 *NL* 2011 110,000 *NL* COMPETITIVE PRE-SALE CONTRIBUTED BY J.J. KENNY K-SHEETS : *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1030testa_Consumer Consumer spending , incomes edge up in July . *NL* Glenn Somerville *NL* MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. WASHINGTON MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Consumer spending barely edged up in July , the MMSTART_70243 United_States_Department_of_Commerce Commerce Department MMEND said Friday , as income growth slowed abruptly to the weakest pace in six months . *NL* Spending rose 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $ 5.15 trillion after dropping a revised 0.4 percent in June . *NL* Incomes from wages , salaries and all other sources gained 0.1 percent to a rate of $ 6.47 trillion after a 0.9 percent jump in June . *NL* Department officials said July 's slight gain in incomes was the weakest for any month since January , when they were flat . *NL* Wages and salaries came under pressure in July as a shorter average workweek and lower hourly earnings cut into paychecks . *NL* The department said wages and salaries decreased by $ 6.9 billion in July after climbing $ 45 billion in June . *NL* " In July , average weekly hours and average hourly earnings declined , more than offsetting the effect of an increase in employment , " MMSTART_70243 United_States_Department_of_Commerce Commerce MMEND said . *NL* But more money went into savings accounts , as savings held at 5.3 cents out of each dollar earned in both June and July . *NL* That was the highest savings rate since October last year , when 5.5 cents out of each dollar earned was being saved . *NL* The generally lackluster report on spending and incomes in July had been expected . *NL* At the same time , the department said in a separate report that new orders received by MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND factories climbed strongly in July , with widespread gains across most major categories . *NL* Orders increased 1.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted $ 317.6 billion , significantly stronger than the 1 percent rise forecast by MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange Wall Street MMEND economists . *NL* That followed a revised 0.7 percent decline in June orders . *NL* Commerce said previously that spending at retail stores was up only 0.1 percent in July , partly because of softer sales of new cars and light trucks . *NL* In addition , the Labour Department 's July employment report had foreshadowed the muted income growth . *NL* It showed average hourly earnings fell in July by 0.2 percent to $ 11.00 and the average workweek shortened to 34.3 hours from 34.7 in June . *NL* Gains in personal income , which includes wages and salaries as well as income from sources such as dividends , interest and businesses , are essential for funding consumer purchases , which fuel two-thirds of national economic activity . *NL* Spending on all types of durable goods , which includes cars , fell to an annual rate of $ 626.3 billion in July from $ 633.6 billion in June . *NL* But spending on nondurable products increased moderately to a rate of $ 1.55 trillion from $ 1.54 trillion in June , while spending for services was up to $ 2.97 trillion in July from $ 2.96 trillion . *NL* Payrolls of manufacturing companies rose in July by $ 2.3 billion to an annual rate of $ 678 billion . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1031testa_World World Markets Overnight Summary - Aug 30 . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-29 *NL* WORLD MARKETS ROUND-UP *NL* STOCKS GOLD METALS *NL* NY Dow close MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND opening LME close *NL* 5647.65 ( - 64.73 ) $ 387.70 copper per tonne *NL* MMSTART_40293 Nikkei_225 Nikkei MMEND latest CRUDE OIL $ 1987.0 *NL* 20202.87 ( - 350.29 ) Sept Brent zinc per tonne *NL* MMSTART_497717 FTSE_100_Index FTSE MMEND close $ 21.25 $ 1000.0 *NL* 3885.0 ( - 33.7 ) *NL* ----- oOo----- *NL* STOCKS SINK AS BOND RATES JUMP ON STRONG DATA *NL* Blue-chip stocks sank to their biggest loss since mid-July Thursday as fresh signs of a surprisingly strong economy boosted long-term bond interest rates above 7 percent . *NL* The dollar rose slightly against the MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND mark , but edged lower against the MMSTART_15573 Japan Japanese MMEND yen . *NL* The MMSTART_47361 Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow Jones MMEND industrial average ended down 64.73 points at 5,647.65 , its largest drop since July 15 , when it closed with a loss of 161 points . *NL* In the broader market , declining issues beat advances 1,627 to 743 on moderate volume of 321 million shares on the MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange New York Stock Exchange MMEND . *NL* In the bond market , the 30-year MMSTART_53667 United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury Treasury MMEND bond fell 23/32 of a point , or $ 7.1875 on a $ 1,000 bond , raising its yield to 7.04 percent -- the highest since July 31 -- from 6.98 percent at Wednesday 's close . *NL* " Seven percent creates psychological problems and a legitimate competitor for money from equities , " said Ralph Bloch , chief technical analyst at MMSTART_1922153 Raymond_James_Financial Raymond James MMEND . *NL* " We could carry another 100 points lower in the MMSTART_47361 Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow MMEND , " he said . " *NL* I 'm telling clients things are dicey going into next Friday ( Sept . *NL* 6 ) so let 's be careful . " *NL* MMSTART_37274 Wall_Street Wall Street MMEND on Sept . *NL* 6 faces the key monthly employment report , which has been known to cause dramatic swings in stock prices . *NL* " We had two very strong economic reports , " said David Shulman , Salomon Bros . ' *NL* chief equity strategist . " *NL* There are more worries in bond land . *NL* Fears of a MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Fed MMEND tightening next month have resurfaced for the first time since the end of July . " *NL* The MMSTART_70243 United_States_Department_of_Commerce Commerce Department MMEND reported that the nation 's gross domestic product expanded at a 4.8 percent annual rate in the three months from April through June instead of the 4.2 percent estimated a month ago . *NL* In another report , sales of new homes jumped unexpectedly in July to the briskest rate in five months , driving prices up in a strong housing market . *NL* Sales shot up 7.9 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 783,000 units -- the strongest since February , when new homes were selling at a rate of 784,000 a year . *NL* Analysts said the stock market was also worried about the impact on President MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND 's re-election bid of his top political strategist resigning . *NL* MMSTART_1068374 Dick_Morris Dick Morris MMEND , who is credited with resurrecting MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND 's political fortunes over the past 18 months by masterminding his turn to the political centre , quit after a supermarket tabloid reported he engaged in a yearlong affair with a prostitute , with whom he allegedly shared confidential campaign documents . *NL* Analysts said MMSTART_37274 Wall_Street Wall Street MMEND had grown accustomed to a moderate MMSTART_32070 Republican_Party_(United_States) Republican MMEND in the form of MMSTART_5043544 Democratic_Party_(United_States) Democratic MMEND President MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_1068374 Dick_Morris Morris MMEND ' departure raised fears that MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND would veer more to the left in a second term . *NL* The dollar closed at 1.4772 marks , up from 1.4767 late Wednesday . *NL* The dollar slipped to 108.40 yen from 108.45 . *NL* Oil markets rose sharply on a combination of low stocks , two hurricanes and allegations of illicit trading by MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* September heating oil on the MMSTART_469729 New_York_Mercantile_Exchange New York Mercantile Exchange MMEND closed 1.63 cents higher at 63.67 cents a gallon , September unleaded gasoline finished 1.39 cents up at 63.72 cents a gallon and October crude rose 44 cents to $ 22.15 a barrel . *NL* December cotton closed 0.95 cent higher at 77.06 cents per pound on the MMSTART_3070563 New_York_Cotton_Exchange New York Cotton Exchange MMEND despite some easing of concern about the twin hurricane threat to key MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND growing areas with forecasts indicating both storms may remain offshore . *NL* Overseas , MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND 's MMSTART_497717 FTSE_100_Index FTSE 100 MMEND index had earlier climbed to 3,8921.1 just below its record of 3,922.1 , before edging down through the afternoon session to finish the day at 3,885.0 , a fall of 33.7 points . *NL* In MMSTART_30057 Tokyo Tokyo MMEND , the key 225-share MMSTART_40293 Nikkei_225 Nikkei MMEND average shed 156.65 points , or 0.76 percent , to end at 20,553.16 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1032testa_Pirelli MMSTART_49662 Pirelli Pirelli MMEND cables look to tap MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND growth . *NL* David Jones *NL* MMSTART_36511 Milan MILAN MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND tyre and cables giant MMSTART_49662 Pirelli Pirelli MMEND on Friday announced its long-awaited move into MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND with a cables joint venture set to capitalise on the rapidly-growing MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND telecommunications market . *NL* MMSTART_49662 Pirelli Pirelli MMEND is linking with Hong Kong-based group MMSTART_3615109 CITIC_Pacific CITIC Pacific MMEND in a venture to be called the Wuxi Tong Ling Company Ltd , which will operate in partnership with a local industrial company at its existing factory in MMSTART_427264 Wuxi Wuxi MMEND , MMSTART_166412 Jiangsu Jiangsu MMEND province , MMSTART_27643 Shanghai Shanghai MMEND . *NL* The partners will invest around $ 30 million in the existing copper cable plant at MMSTART_427264 Wuxi Wuxi MMEND to update technology and include optic fibre production , with annual turnover expected to reach $ 60 million within the next few years . *NL* The move marks a further move by MMSTART_49662 Pirelli Pirelli MMEND 's cables division to expand in the fast-growing Far Eastern developing markets with the group already present in MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND , MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND and MMSTART_3607937 Malaysia Malaysia MMEND . *NL* " This is really positive news for MMSTART_49662 Pirelli Pirelli MMEND , and I expect that it will produce one of the best half-year results in late September compared to other industrial MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND companies , " said analyst Paula Buratti at Indosuez . *NL* She emphasised that the move was positive because MMSTART_49662 Pirelli Pirelli MMEND will have management control of the MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND venture , and it also showed another example of MMSTART_49662 Pirelli Pirelli MMEND exporting its technical know-how to developing markets . *NL* MMSTART_49662 Pirelli Pirelli MMEND shares reacted favourable even though talks had been underway for some time and news about a venture had been widely expected . *NL* The shares rose 0.2 percent to 2,555 lire by 1350 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND in an easier MMSTART_36511 Milan Milan MMEND stock market . *NL* This will be MMSTART_49662 Pirelli Pirelli MMEND 's first industrial involvement in a MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND market where demand for telecommunication networks is expected to grow to 80-100 million new lines between 1996 and 2000 , doubling demand for optical cables . *NL* MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND 's second largest telecoms operator Unicom already has a mandate from the central government to establish 15 million new phone lines by the year 2000 , which will necessitate new trunk line systems and local distribution networks . *NL* " The starting of this production base in MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND has for our group an undoubted strategic value , representing an important enhancement of our presence in MMSTART_689 Asia Asia MMEND , " said Pirelli SpA chairman and chief executive officer Marco Tonchetti Provera . *NL* MMSTART_49662 Pirelli Pirelli Cables MMEND has global sales of over $ 3.5 billion , and has become a large supplier of optic cables and systems to major telecoms carriers in the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND , MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND and the Far East . *NL* MMSTART_3615109 CITIC_Pacific CITIC Pacific MMEND is a major Hong Kong-listed company focusing on infrastruture , trading , distribution and property , with 28 percent of its 1995 profits coming from telecoms . *NL* It has investments in several industrial joint ventures in MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1033testa_Dutch MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND bond futures revival delayed - EOE . *NL* MMSTART_844 Amsterdam AMSTERDAM MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* A broad attempt to spur activity in MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND bond futures has been delayed to give participants a chance to become familiar with the trading system , the European Options Exchange ( EOE ) said on Friday . *NL* Market-making in the rarely-traded FTO contract was expected to begin today , but an EOE spokesman said the 10 banks and brokers involved in the initiative needed time to get accustomed to changes in the electronic trading system . *NL* " It 's not ready yet . *NL* We found it wise to take some time between the commitment to start and the actual start , " EOE spokesman Lex van Drooge told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* He said no date had been fixed yet for the start of price making in the 10-year contract , but the EOE had agreed to speak again to the participants in one to two weeks . *NL* Investors in MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND bonds currently use MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND bond futures to hedge their portfolios because the FTO contract is so illiquid . *NL* A limited attempt to reinvigorate the contract two years ago failed . *NL* -- MMSTART_844 Amsterdam Amsterdam MMEND newsroom +31 20 504 5000 , Fax +31 20 504 5040 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1034testa_OSCE OSCE defends record over MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND peace mission . *NL* MMSTART_3295 Bonn BONN MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* The head of an international mediating mission defended its record on Friday in the face of criticism by pro-Moscow leaders in breakway MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND and insisted it was doing its best to bring peace to the region . *NL* MMSTART_155837 Flavio_Cotti Flavio Cotti MMEND , the chairman of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) , told MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND radio the Vienna-based body viewed the conflict in MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND as an internal MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND problem . *NL* " The OSCE is completely involved . *NL* But one must not forget that the OSCE only has limited powers there , " said Cotti , who is also the MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND foreign minister . " *NL* Our mission in MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND has done all it can within the given limitations . " *NL* Pro-Moscow leaders in MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND have criticised Tim Guldimann , the MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND diplomat who heads the OSCE MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND mission , saying he was biased toward MMSTART_467475 Zelimkhan_Yandarbiyev Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev MMEND , president of the self-declared separatist government . *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND peacemaker MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Alexander Lebed MMEND and MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechen MMEND separatist military leader MMSTART_340963 Aslan_Maskhadov Aslan Maskhadov MMEND started a new round of peace talks on Friday just outside the rebel region . *NL* MMSTART_155837 Flavio_Cotti Cotti MMEND said MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND must remain part of MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND , but the solution to the conflict would be to accord the region maximum autonomy within MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 's borders . *NL* " There is no doubt that MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND , according to OSCE principles , belongs to a state called MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND , " he said , pointing out that MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND was an OSCE member and it was not the organisation 's policy to challenge members ' sovereignty . *NL* He added that the OSCE was the only international body which has been allowed into the MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND to monitor the human rights situation there , but that its means were restricted by the fact that the conflict was a " internal issue " . *NL* " We have a small concept , the details of which have yet to be worked out . *NL* MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND must be accorded the maximum autonomy possible within the framework of MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND integrity , " said MMSTART_155837 Flavio_Cotti Cotti MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1035testa_Dutch MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND say no reason to reopen MMSTART_101594 El_Al El Al MMEND carqo enquiry . *NL* MMSTART_30269 The_Hague THE HAGUE MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* The MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND transport minister MMSTART_23689452 Annemarie_Jorritsma Annemarie Jorritsma MMEND told the country ' second chamber that there is no further need to investigate the 1992 crash of an MMSTART_101594 El_Al El Al MMEND freighter which left 43 dead in an MMSTART_844 Amsterdam Amsterdam MMEND suburb . *NL* She said that a request from her ministry for the aircraft 's waybill documentation and further information about the contents of its hold had been complied with by MMSTART_101594 El_Al El Al MMEND 's head office in MMSTART_31453 Tel_Aviv Tel Aviv MMEND . *NL* The MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND transport ministry had come in for pressure from a cross-section of MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND members of parliaments in May this year , some of whom believed the aircraft had been carrying unlisted , dangerous goods . *NL* Others said they thought the aircraft was loaded with too much airfreight . *NL* MMSTART_23689452 Annemarie_Jorritsma Jorritsma MMEND said the latest evidence from MMSTART_101594 El_Al El Al MMEND in no way supported the allegations , and added there is no justification for a further investigation into the incident . *NL* -- Air Cargo Newsroom Tel+44 171 542 8982 Fax +44 171 542 5017 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1036testa_Armenians MMSTART_10918072 Armenia Armenians MMEND , MMSTART_746 Azerbaijan Azeris MMEND hold peace talks in MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3295 Bonn BONN MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Representatives from MMSTART_10918072 Armenia Armenia MMEND and MMSTART_746 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan MMEND held talks earlier this week in MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND on bringing a lasting peace to the disputed MMSTART_1000530 Nagorno-Karabakh_Republic Nagorno-Karabakh MMEND region , a diplomatic source close to the talks said on Friday . *NL* The source , who spoke on condition of anonymity , said MMSTART_746 Azerbaijan Azerbaijani MMEND presidential adviser Vafa Gulizade and his MMSTART_10918072 Armenia Armenian MMEND counterpart Zhirayr Liparityan met to discuss the disputed enclave on Wednesday and had now flown home . *NL* An uneasy ceasefire has prevailed in MMSTART_1000530 Nagorno-Karabakh_Republic Nagorno-Karabakh MMEND , which represents around 20 percent of MMSTART_746 Azerbaijan Azeri MMEND territory , since May 1994 after ethnic MMSTART_10918072 Armenia Armenians MMEND drove MMSTART_746 Azerbaijan Azeris MMEND out of the region . *NL* The conflict , which began in 1988 , claimed over 10,000 lives . *NL* " The main subject ( of the talks ) was the search for a peaceful solution for MMSTART_1000530 Nagorno-Karabakh_Republic Nagorno-Karabakh MMEND , " the source said . *NL* He declined to reveal any more details about the content of the talks or their exact location in MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_746 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan MMEND has said it is prepared to grant autonomy to MMSTART_1000530 Nagorno-Karabakh_Republic Nagorno-Karabakh MMEND if Armenian forces pull out , but will not accept MMSTART_10918072 Armenia Armenia MMEND 's demands for the independence of the enclave . *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 's MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND news agency reported on Tuesday the officials had departed for negotiations in MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND , adding that face-to-face talks between the two sides first took place last December in MMSTART_844 Amsterdam Amsterdam MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND said the discussions were being held in parallel with peace talks mediated by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) and the broad-based MMSTART_4237609 OSCE_Minsk_Group Minsk Group MMEND of countries led by MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND and MMSTART_10577 Finland Finland MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1037testa_Sombre Sombre mood on MMSTART_36971 Arctic Arctic MMEND island after plane crash . *NL* Rolf Soderlind *NL* LONGYEAR , MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* The windblown , chilly streets of this tiny MMSTART_36971 Arctic Arctic MMEND town are all but deserted and flags are flying at half-mast beneath a brooding , clouded sky . *NL* Longyear is a town in mourning , a close-knit community that has been shattered . *NL* Disaster struck on Thursday when a MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND airliner bringing coal miners to work crashed as it came in to land at the airport , killing all 141 people on board . *NL* " It 's a sight I will never forget . *NL* I will remember it for the rest of my life , " said Stig Onarheim . *NL* He was one of a handful of rescuers who raced to the scene of the crash in a helicopter on Thursday , hoping in vain to find survivors . *NL* The plane smashed into a snow-capped mountain on the MMSTART_36971 Arctic Arctic MMEND island of Spitzbergen on Thursday , just east of Longyear . *NL* " Imagine a big plane with a lot of luggage and people on board . *NL* Think of all that mixed together , with twisted , wrecked parts on the slope , " Onarheim , 29 , told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* Police and local officials have sealed off the crash site , protecting it from intrusive reporters and from the polar bears that roam freely across the icy expanses . *NL* The dead were all MMSTART_25391 Russia Russians MMEND and MMSTART_31750 Ukraine Ukrainians MMEND , coming to work in the mining towns of MMSTART_466256 Barentsburg Barentsburg MMEND and MMSTART_1249958 Pyramiden Pyramiden MMEND . *NL* Longyear is a MMSTART_21241 Norway Norwegian MMEND settlement of just over 1,000 people , but it also feels the loss keenly . *NL* " I have trouble finding the words to express my grief . *NL* It 's a tragedy for everyone . *NL* We know many of the people who live in MMSTART_466256 Barentsburg Barentsburg MMEND , some of them could have been on the plane , " said Johan Sletten , 52 . *NL* Sletten , a caretaker who has lived on the island for 30 years , said the MMSTART_21241 Norway Norwegian MMEND and MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND communities visit frequently , competing at soccer in the summer and with snow-scooter races in the winter . *NL* Teenage shop assistant Heidi Groenstein was blunter . *NL* " I 'm glad it was not a MMSTART_21241 Norway Norwegian MMEND plane , " she said . " *NL* Just think of it -- a mining village where so many workers die . *NL* They must be having a tough time of it now . " *NL* MMSTART_466256 Barentsburg Barentsburg MMEND , just a few hours ride by snow-scooter or 15 minutes by helicopter from Longyear , has asked to be left alone with its grief and told reporters to stay away . *NL* Around 100 MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND and MMSTART_31750 Ukraine Ukrainian MMEND miners were waiting in Longyear to fly home on the plane that crashed . *NL* They were given shelter in the town 's church overnight and ate a sombre breakfast before getting on a bus for the airport . *NL* Another plane had been sent from MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND to pick them up . *NL* At this time of year , the only colour in Longyear comes from the brightly-painted wooden houses . *NL* Everything else is muddy , the waters of the fjord leaden . *NL* Winter is in the air . *NL* MMSTART_466256 Barentsburg Barentsburg MMEND is an even grimmer place , a run-down testament to the hardships of the new MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND . *NL* Spitzbergen lies some 500 miles ( 800 km ) off the northern tip of MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND and endures one of the most extreme climates on the planet . *NL* Inhabited by fewer than 3,000 people in total , it sees the sun for 24 hours a day during summer and is plunged into round-the-clock darkness in the winter months . *NL* The terrain is mountainous , the only roads are dirt tracks . *NL* MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND rules the island group under the terms of a 1920s international treaty which gave many other nations the right to establish setttlements and exploit the coal that is still mined there . *NL* Only MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND has chosen to do so . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1038testa_Ericsson MMSTART_9424 Ericsson Ericsson MMEND says wins 1.2 bln SKR MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND order . *NL* MMSTART_26741 Stockholm STOCKHOLM MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Swedish MMEND telecoms group LM Ericsson AB said on Friday it won an order worth 1.2 billion crowns for a fixed public telecoms network in the MMSTART_65109 Guangdong Guangdong MMEND province of MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_9424 Ericsson Ericsson MMEND said in a statement the order was from the Guangdong Post and Telecommunications Administration ( GPTA ) . *NL* The order included AXE switching equipment , ISDN equipment , MMSTART_41268 Intelligent_Network Intelligent Network MMEND ( IN ) products , broad-band multi-media communication network products , services and training , MMSTART_9424 Ericsson Ericsson MMEND spokesman Per Zetterquist told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* Deliveries are due to be completed by 1999 , the company said . *NL* -- MMSTART_26741 Stockholm Stockholm MMEND newsroom +46-8-700 1017 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1039testa_HK HK has infrastructure in place for post-97 - MMSTART_336773 Donald_Tsang Tsang MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_18660332 Auckland AUCKLAND MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong Hong Kong MMEND Financial Secretary MMSTART_336773 Donald_Tsang Donald Tsang MMEND said on Friday that the territory had the " infrastructural hardware " to make a success of its future under MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND sovereignty from mid-1997 . *NL* " We have the largest and most efficient port on the South China coast ; we have the best transport and telecommunications infrastructure in the world ; and we are investing in this hardware on an enormous scale , " MMSTART_336773 Donald_Tsang Tsang MMEND said in a speech to MMSTART_18660332 Auckland Auckland MMEND during a visit to MMSTART_4913064 New_Zealand New Zealand MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong Hong Kong MMEND also had the necessary " constitutional infrastructure " in place , with the promise of autonomy in running its affairs after the handover from MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND to MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND . *NL* " What this means in practice is that MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong Hong Kong MMEND will go on raising its own taxes , issuing its own currency , setting its own expenditure priorities and managing its own enormous financial reserves , " MMSTART_336773 Donald_Tsang Tsang MMEND said . *NL* He acknowledged that many MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong Hong Kong MMEND people had decided to seek their future elsewhere and others were sure to follow in the next nine months . " *NL* But for the great majority of us , MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong Hong Kong MMEND is our home and MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong Hong Kong MMEND 's future is our future . " *NL* -- MMSTART_33804 Wellington Wellington MMEND newsroom 64 4 473-4746 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1040testa_PRESS PRESS DIGEST - MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesian MMEND newspapers - August 30 . *NL* Following is a summary of major MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesian MMEND political and business stories in leading newspapers , prepared by MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND in MMSTART_16275 Jakarta Jakarta MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND has not checked the stories and does not guarantee their accuracy . *NL* Telephone : ( 6221 ) 384-6364 . *NL* Fax : ( 6221 ) 344-8404 . *NL* - - - - *NL* MMSTART_2383951 Kompas KOMPAS MMEND *NL* MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesian MMEND President MMSTART_217513 Suharto Suharto MMEND has asked businessmen to share their experiences with each other in an effort to boost the country 's exports . *NL* - - - - *NL* MMSTART_5717195 The_Jakarta_Post JAKARTA POST MMEND *NL* Speaker of the MMSTART_19468532 House_of_Representatives House of Representatives MMEND Wahono has called on those serving in high state institutions to direct their efforts in the coming years towards dismantling all barriers to social justice . *NL* An agreement to bring peace to the southern MMSTART_23440 Philippines Philippines MMEND is set to be initialed on Friday after delegates from the MMSTART_23440 Philippines Philippine MMEND government and the MMSTART_2821886 Moro_National_Liberation_Front Moro National Liberation Front MMEND ( MMSTART_2821886 Moro_National_Liberation_Front MNLF MMEND ) concluded negotiations on the treaty which is set to end almost 25 years of conflict in the region . *NL* - - - - *NL* MMSTART_2780681 Media_Indonesia MEDIA INDONESIA MMEND *NL* Around 2,000 of MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND 's controversial Timor national car made by Kia Motor Corp of MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korea MMEND arrived at MMSTART_16275 Jakarta Jakarta MMEND 's MMSTART_1086927 Tanjung_Priok Tanjung Priok MMEND port on Thursday . *NL* The cars will be jointly marketed by MMSTART_203912 Kia_Motors Kia MMEND and PT Timor Putra Nasional , controlled by a son of President MMSTART_217513 Suharto Suharto MMEND , which plans next year to start assembling the vehicles in MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND . *NL* - - - - *NL* MMSTART_9971445 Republika_(Indonesian_newspaper) REPUBLIKA MMEND *NL* The Central Jakarta District Court has started to hear the suit filed by ousted MMSTART_1010736 Indonesian_Democratic_Party Indonesian Democratic Party MMEND ( MMSTART_1010736 Indonesian_Democratic_Party PDI MMEND ) leader MMSTART_237564 Megawati_Sukarnoputri Megawati Sukarnoputri MMEND against the government and party rivals after the parties failed to reach an out-of-court settlement . *NL* MMSTART_237564 Megawati_Sukarnoputri Megawati MMEND has sued the defendants over a government-backed rebel congress which ousted her last June . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1041testa_Jeans Jeans Mate Corp - 6mth parent forecast . *NL* MMSTART_30057 Tokyo TOKYO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Six months to August 20 , 1996 *NL* ( in billions of yen unless specified ) *NL* LATEST PREVIOUS ACTUAL *NL* ( Parent ) FORECAST FORECAST YEAR-AGO *NL* Sales 9.06 9.31 8.42 *NL* Current 818 million 979 million 882 million *NL* Net 415 million 490 million 412 million *NL* NOTE - Jeans Mate Corp is the full company name . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1042testa_Apic Apic Yamada - 6mth parent forecast . *NL* MMSTART_30057 Tokyo TOKYO MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Six months to September 30 , 1996 *NL* ( in billions of yen unless specified ) *NL* LATEST PREVIOUS ACTUAL *NL* ( Parent ) FORECAST FORECAST YEAR-AGO *NL* Sales 12.50 13.00 11.27 *NL* Current 1.30 1.35 1.09 *NL* Net 650 million 680 million 600 million *NL* NOTE - Apic Yamada Corp is a leading manufacturer of semiconductor leadframes . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1043testa_Bootleg Bootleg brew kills 35 in MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND , police nab suspects . *NL* MMSTART_18603746 Beijing BEIJING MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Police in southwest MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND have arrested 30 people suspected of making and selling homemade alcohol that killed 35 people and poisoned 157 , the MMSTART_263168 Xinhua_News_Agency Xinhua MMEND news agency said on Friday . *NL* A group of farmers in MMSTART_19546038 Huize_County Huize MMEND county in the southwestern province of MMSTART_166410 Yunnan Yunnan MMEND were arrested for blending alcohol with methanol and selling the toxic liquor to local residents , the agency said . *NL* Between late June and July , a total of 192 people were poisoned by the toxic liquor , and 35 of them died and six were left severely handicapped , it said . *NL* Local authorities launched an investigation after they received reports of several similar deaths in the area , it said . *NL* Post-mortem examinations showed they were all caused by methanol poisoning . *NL* Police had confiscated the remainder of the poisonous liquor , MMSTART_263168 Xinhua_News_Agency Xinhua MMEND said . *NL* It gave no further details . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1044testa_Singapore MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND hangs MMSTART_30128 Thailand Thai MMEND drug trafficker . *NL* MMSTART_27318 Singapore SINGAPORE MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND hanged a MMSTART_30128 Thailand Thai MMEND farmer at MMSTART_651583 Changi_Prison Changi Prison MMEND on Friday for drug trafficking , the MMSTART_3748742 Central_Narcotics_Bureau Central Narcotics Bureau MMEND ( CNB ) said . *NL* Jeerasak Densakul , 24 , was arrested in 1995 when he was found with 11 slabs of cannabis weighing 2.2 kg ( 4.8 pounds ) , the CNB said . *NL* MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND has a mandatory death sentence for anyone over 18 years of age found guilty of trafficking in more than 15 grams ( half an ounce ) of heroin , 30 grams ( an ounce ) of morphine or 500 grams ( 18 oz ) of cannabis or marijuana . *NL* Of the nearly 270 people hanged for various crimes in MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND since 1975 , almost half have been for drug-related charges . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1045testa_Arafat MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND goes to MMSTART_233369 Nablus Nablus MMEND ahead of cabinet meeting . *NL* MMSTART_233369 Nablus NABLUS MMEND , West Bank 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND President MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Yasser Arafat MMEND arrived in the West Bank self-rule enclave of MMSTART_233369 Nablus Nablus MMEND from MMSTART_44132 Ramallah Ramallah MMEND on Friday , witnesses said . *NL* His aides said MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND would hold the weekly meeting of the Palestinian self-rule Authority 's cabinet in MMSTART_233369 Nablus Nablus MMEND on Saturday . *NL* In MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND , MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND security forces were bracing for thousands of Palestinians expected to answer MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND 's call earlier this week to come to the city holy to MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslems MMEND , MMSTART_2185 Arab_people Arabs MMEND and MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jews MMEND to pray in protest against MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 's settlement policy in the West Bank and delay in peace negotiations . *NL* Palestinians want Arab East Jerusalem as the capital of a future independent state . *NL* MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND , which captured and annexed MMSTART_343508 East_Jerusalem East Jerusalem MMEND in 1967 , says it will never cede any part of the city . *NL* MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND , who made an interim peace deal with MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND in 1993 that set up self-rule , says he will only visit MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND once MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND occupation has ended . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1046testa_U.N. U.N. Council concerned about MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND bulldozers . *NL* MMSTART_31769 United_Nations UNITED NATIONS MMEND 1996-08-29 *NL* MMSTART_31956 United_Nations_Security_Council Security Council MMEND members expressed concern on Thursday that MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 's bulldozing of a MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND day-care centre for the disabled might further injure the MMSTART_19323 Middle_East Middle East MMEND peace process . *NL* Responding to a letter from the the MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND observer mission , MMSTART_31956 United_Nations_Security_Council Security Council MMEND President Tono Eitel of MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND said that members asked him to convey their views to MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 's charge d'affaires , MMSTART_5489697 David_Peleg David Peleg MMEND . *NL* " The members expressed their concern about the maintenance of the peace process and they urged that no action be taken that would have a negative impact on the negotiations , " Eitel said after an informal council session . *NL* " They asked me to call in the MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND charge d'affaires and discuss the matter with him , " he added . *NL* The MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND letter from Marwan Jilani said the destruction of the MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND centre was an effort by MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND to " alter the character , demographic composition and status of the Holy City of Jerusalem " and violated agreements between MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation . *NL* " This most recent measure represents a revival of old , malicious plans to confiscate the land and build units for MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND settlers within the walls of the MMSTART_302972 Old_City_(Jerusalem) Old City MMEND . " *NL* " We expect the international community to take a clear and firm position , based on international law and in accordance with MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND resolutions , against all such MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND violations and illegal practices , " he said . *NL* On Tuesday , MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND crews hoisted a bulldozer over the walls of MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND 's old city and demolished the centre , saying it was being restored without a building permit . *NL* MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND had recently donated $ 30 million to the centre , called the Burj al-Laqlaq Society . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1047testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. REAL MMEND SCRAPE 1-1 DRAW IN SCRAPPY OPENING MATCH . *NL* MMSTART_500409 A_Coruña LA CORUNA MMEND , MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* A late goal by newly-signed defender MMSTART_454123 Roberto_Carlos_(footballer) Roberto Carlos MMEND saved the blushes of MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND coach MMSTART_665012 Fabio_Capello Fabio Capello MMEND and his multi-billion peseta line-up in the opening game of the MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND championship on Saturday . *NL* The MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilian MMEND 's 79th-minute effort was enough to earn MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real MMEND a point from a scrappy 1-1 draw at fellow title contenders Deportivo Coruna . *NL* MMSTART_200764 Deportivo_de_La_Coruña Deportivo MMEND started strongly , taking the lead midway through the first half when former MMSTART_990753 AJ_Auxerre Auxerre MMEND playmaker Corentine Martins headed home a corner after a flick-on by MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilian-born MMEND MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND international midfielder MMSTART_6384006 Donato_Gama_da_Silva Donato MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real MMEND looked to be in deep trouble shortly after the break when MMSTART_12345223 Luis_Milla Luis Milla MMEND was sent off for committing two bookable offences in as many minutes . *NL* But MMSTART_200764 Deportivo_de_La_Coruña Deportivo MMEND were unable to capitalise on their numerical advantage , and were themselves reduced to ten men when Armando Alvarez was sent off 15 minutes from time . *NL* Shortly afterwards MMSTART_454123 Roberto_Carlos_(footballer) Roberto Carlos MMEND found space in the home defence and equalised for MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real MMEND with a shot that was deflected past despairing MMSTART_200764 Deportivo_de_La_Coruña Deportivo MMEND ' keeper Jacques Songo'o . *NL* In a frantic final five minutes there were chances at both ends , and MMSTART_6384006 Donato_Gama_da_Silva Donato MMEND , who had earlier been booked , was sent off for protesting about the incursion of MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real MMEND players at a free kick . *NL* Before the match MMSTART_200764 Deportivo_de_La_Coruña Deportivo MMEND chairman Augusto Lendoiro said he would ignore a MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND decision banning MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilian MMEND midfielder MMSTART_3142043 Mauro_Silva Mauro Silva MMEND from playing in the match for failing to join his national side 's tour of MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND . *NL* In the event , coach MMSTART_1148506 John_Toshack John Toshack MMEND decided not to use Silva , who had claimed he did not join the MMSTART_149286 Brazil_national_football_team Brazil MMEND squad because he had lost his passport . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1048testa_RUGBY MMSTART_25735 Rugby_league RUGBY LEAGUE MMEND - MMSTART_1095029 Wigan_Warriors WIGAN MMEND BEAT MMSTART_1095011 Bradford_Bulls BRADFORD MMEND 42-36 IN SEMIFINAL . *NL* MMSTART_8222430 Wigan WIGAN MMEND , MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Result of MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND rugby league premiership semifinal played on Saturday : *NL* MMSTART_1095029 Wigan_Warriors Wigan MMEND 42 MMSTART_1095011 Bradford_Bulls Bradford Bulls MMEND 36 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1049testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_769536 Israel_national_football_team ISRAEL MMEND BEAT MMSTART_679770 Bulgaria_national_football_team BULGARIA MMEND IN MMSTART_9239 Europe EUROPEAN MMEND UNDER-21 QUALIFIER . *NL* HERZLIYA , MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Result of European under-21 championship group 5 qualifier on Saturday : *NL* MMSTART_6077360 Israel_national_under-21_football_team Israel MMEND 2 , MMSTART_6872188 Bulgaria_national_under-21_football_team Bulgaria MMEND 0 ( halftime 0-0 ) Scorers : Haim Hajaj ( 47th ) , MMSTART_21377823 Nir_Sivilia Nir Sivilia MMEND ( 57th ) . *NL* Attendance : 2,000 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1050testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team IRISH MMEND ERASE PAINFUL MEMORIES WITH 5-0 WIN . *NL* MMSTART_992919 Eschen ESCHEN MMEND , MMSTART_17810 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* The MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team Republic of Ireland MMEND 's new-look side dispelled painful memories of their last visit to MMSTART_17810 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein MMEND by beating the Alpine part-timers 5-0 in a MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND qualifier on Saturday . *NL* The MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team Irish MMEND , under new manager MMSTART_195258 Mick_McCarthy Mick McCarthy MMEND , took a 4-0 lead within 20 minutes through captain MMSTART_2255163 Andy_Townsend Andy Townsend MMEND , 20-year-old MMSTART_248083 Norwich_City_F.C. Norwich MMEND striker Keith O'Neill , MMSTART_184474 Sunderland_A.F.C. Sunderland MMEND forward MMSTART_605913 Niall_Quinn Niall Quinn MMEND and teenager MMSTART_3489770 Ian_Harte Ian Harte MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_605913 Niall_Quinn Quinn MMEND added his second and MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team Ireland MMEND 's fifth just after the hour to complete the rout and give the MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team Irish MMEND their biggest-ever away win . *NL* The result helped erase memories of MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team Ireland MMEND 's visit to the MMSTART_992919 Eschen Eschen MMEND stadium 14 months ago , when MMSTART_180733 Jack_Charlton Jack Charlton MMEND 's side were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw which ultimately cost them a place in the European championship finals . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1051testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team IRELAND MMEND BEAT MMSTART_652703 Liechtenstein_national_football_team LIECHTENSTEIN MMEND 5-0 IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_992919 Eschen ESCHEN MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* The MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team Republic of Ireland MMEND beat MMSTART_652703 Liechtenstein_national_football_team Liechtenstein MMEND 5-0 ( halftime 4-0 ) in a MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND soccer MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND group 8 qualifier on Saturday . *NL* Scorers : MMSTART_2255163 Andy_Townsend Andy Townsend MMEND ( 5th ) , Keith O'Neill ( 7th ) , MMSTART_605913 Niall_Quinn Niall Quinn MMEND ( 11th , 61st ) , MMSTART_3489770 Ian_Harte Ian Harte MMEND ( 19th ) . *NL* Attendance : 3,900 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1052testa_GOLF GOLF - MMSTART_1929870 British_Masters BRITISH MASTERS MMEND FINAL SCORES . *NL* MMSTART_63734 Northampton NORTHAMPTON MMEND , MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Leading scores after the final round of the MMSTART_1929870 British_Masters British Masters MMEND golf tournament on Saturday ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND unless stated ) : *NL* 284 MMSTART_1983254 Robert_Allenby Robert Allenby MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 69 71 71 73 , MMSTART_5022198 Miguel_Ángel_Martín_(golfer) Miguel Angel Martin MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 75 70 71 68 ( MMSTART_1983254 Robert_Allenby Allenby MMEND won at first play-off hole ) *NL* 285 MMSTART_2157151 Costantino_Rocca Costantino Rocca MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 71 73 72 69 *NL* 286 MMSTART_1569625 Miguel_Ángel_Jiménez Miguel Angel Jimenez MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 74 72 73 67 *NL* 287 MMSTART_1034991 Ian_Woosnam Ian Woosnam MMEND 70 76 71 70 *NL* 288 MMSTART_2156041 José_Cóceres Jose Coceres MMEND ( MMSTART_18951905 Argentina Argentina MMEND ) 69 78 71 70 *NL* 289 MMSTART_2032221 Joakim_Haeggman Joakim Haeggman MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 71 77 70 71 , Antoine Lebouc ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 74 73 70 72 *NL* 290 MMSTART_379616 Colin_Montgomerie Colin Montgomerie MMEND 68 76 77 69 , MMSTART_23115502 Robert_Coles_(golfer) Robert Coles MMEND 74 76 71 69 , MMSTART_5179238 Philip_Walton Philip Walton MMEND ( MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Ireland MMEND ) 71 74 74 71 , MMSTART_5000237 Peter_Mitchell_(golfer) Peter Mitchell MMEND 74 71 74 71 , MMSTART_28186295 Klas_Eriksson Klas Eriksson MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 71 75 72 72 , MMSTART_5285076 Pedro_Linhart Pedro Linhart MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 72 73 67 78 *NL* 291 MMSTART_4038081 Phillip_Price Phillip Price MMEND 72 76 74 69 , MMSTART_5223086 Adam_Hunter_(golfer) Adam Hunter MMEND 70 79 73 69 , Peter O'Malley ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 71 73 75 72 , MMSTART_4353394 Mark_Roe Mark Roe MMEND 69 71 78 73 , Mike Clayton ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 69 76 73 73 *NL* 292 MMSTART_5088382 Iain_Pyman Iain Pyman MMEND 71 75 75 71 , MMSTART_2028738 David_Gilford David Gilford MMEND 69 74 77 72 , MMSTART_4377532 Peter_Hedblom Peter Hedblom MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 70 75 75 72 , MMSTART_5266169 Stephen_McAllister Stephen McAllister MMEND 73 76 69 74 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1053testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_681620 Slovakia_national_football_team SLOVAKIA MMEND BEAT MMSTART_1011425 Faroe_Islands_national_football_team FAROES MMEND IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_1235399 Toftir TOFTIR MMEND , MMSTART_17238607 Faroe_Islands Faroe Islands MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_681620 Slovakia_national_football_team Slovakia MMEND beat the MMSTART_1011425 Faroe_Islands_national_football_team Faroe Islands MMEND 2-1 ( halftime 1-0 ) in their MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND soccer European group six qualifying match on Saturday . *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_1011425 Faroe_Islands_national_football_team Faroe Islands MMEND - Jan Allan Mueller ( 60th minute ) *NL* MMSTART_681620 Slovakia_national_football_team Slovakia MMEND - MMSTART_3528223 Ľubomír_Moravčík Lubomir Moravcik MMEND ( 13th ) , MMSTART_3501496 Peter_Dubovský Peter Dubovsky MMEND ( 88th ) *NL* Attendance : 1,445 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1054testa_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team ENGLAND MMEND BEAT MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team PAKISTAN MMEND BY 107 RUNS IN SECOND ONE-DAYER . *NL* MMSTART_13882056 Birmingham BIRMINGHAM MMEND , MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND beat MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND by 107 runs in the second one-day international at MMSTART_2641030 Edgbaston_Cricket_Ground Edgbaston MMEND on Saturday to take the series 2-0 . *NL* Scores : MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND 292-8 innings closed ( N. Knight 113 ) , MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND 185 ( MMSTART_938863 Ijaz_Ahmed_(cricketer) Ijaz Ahmed MMEND 79 ; A. Hollioake 4-23 ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1055testa_CYCLING CYCLING - TOUR OF NETHERLANDS FINAL RESULTS / STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_118532 Landgraaf LANDGRAAF MMEND , MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Leading results of *NL* the 205-km sixth and final stage of the MMSTART_11065220 Ronde_van_Nederland Tour of the Netherlands MMEND *NL* between MMSTART_118544 Roermond Roermond MMEND and MMSTART_118532 Landgraaf Landgraaf MMEND on Saturday : *NL* 1. MMSTART_2107369 Olaf_Ludwig Olaf Ludwig MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) Telekom 4 hours 48 mins 2 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_3064824 Giovanni_Lombardi Giovanni Lombardi MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) MMSTART_12164194 Team_Polti Polti MMEND 5 seconds behind *NL* 3. MMSTART_13153870 Tristan_Hoffman Tristan Hoffman MMEND ( MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND ) MMSTART_2642474 TVM_(cycling_team) TVM MMEND same time *NL* 4. MMSTART_2234080 Erik_Breukink Erik Breukink MMEND ( MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND ) MMSTART_2354465 Belkin_Pro_Cycling_Team Rabobank MMEND 8 seconds *NL* 5. MMSTART_2634115 Jesper_Skibby Jesper Skibby MMEND ( MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND ) MMSTART_2642474 TVM_(cycling_team) TVM MMEND 9 *NL* 6. MMSTART_914182 Viatcheslav_Ekimov Vyacheslav Ekimov MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) MMSTART_2354465 Belkin_Pro_Cycling_Team Rabobank MMEND same time *NL* 7. Luca Pavanello ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) Aki 11 *NL* 8. Eleuterio Anguita ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) MX Onda *NL* 9. MMSTART_11100004 Michael_Andersson_(cyclist) Michael Andersson MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) Telekom *NL* 10. MMSTART_13573637 Johan_Capiot Johan Capiot MMEND ( MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND ) MMSTART_6932095 Cycle_Collstrop Collstrop MMEND all same time *NL* Final overall placings ( after six stages ) : *NL* 1. MMSTART_2611279 Rolf_Sørensen Rolf Sorensen MMEND ( MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND ) MMSTART_2354465 Belkin_Pro_Cycling_Team Rabobank MMEND 20:36:54 *NL* 2. MMSTART_23243880 Lance_Armstrong Lance Armstrong MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) MMSTART_2290911 7-Eleven_(cycling_team) Motorola MMEND 2 seconds behind *NL* 3. MMSTART_914182 Viatcheslav_Ekimov Ekimov MMEND 1:7 *NL* 4. MMSTART_11099892 Marco_Lietti Marco Lietti MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) MG-Technogym 1:16 *NL* 5. MMSTART_934261 Erik_Dekker Erik Dekker MMEND ( MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND ) MMSTART_2354465 Belkin_Pro_Cycling_Team Rabobank MMEND 1:23 *NL* 6. MMSTART_2107369 Olaf_Ludwig Ludwig MMEND 1:25 *NL* 6. MMSTART_2234080 Erik_Breukink Breukink MMEND same time *NL* 8. MMSTART_11100389 Maarten_den_Bakker Maarten den Bakker MMEND ( MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND ) MMSTART_2642474 TVM_(cycling_team) TVM MMEND 1:33 *NL* 9. MMSTART_11100004 Michael_Andersson_(cyclist) Andersson MMEND 1:34 *NL* 10. MMSTART_2634115 Jesper_Skibby Skibby MMEND 1:45 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1056testa_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team ENGLAND MMEND V MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team PAKISTAN MMEND ONE-DAY SCOREBOARD . *NL* MMSTART_13882056 Birmingham BIRMINGHAM MMEND , MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Scoreboard of the second one-day cricket match between MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND and MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND on Saturday : *NL* MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND *NL* N. Knight st MMSTART_554132 Moin_Khan Moin Khan MMEND b MMSTART_473185 Saqlain_Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq MMEND 113 *NL* A. Stewart b MMSTART_896405 Mushtaq_Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed MMEND 46 *NL* M. Atherton lbw b MMSTART_896405 Mushtaq_Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed MMEND 1 *NL* G. Thorpe lbw b MMSTART_3976751 Ata-ur-Rehman Ata-ur-Rehman MMEND 21 *NL* M. Maynard run out 1 *NL* R. Irani not out 45 *NL* A. Hollioake run out 15 *NL* MMSTART_413178 Darren_Gough D. Gough MMEND run out 0 *NL* R. Croft b MMSTART_894433 Waqar_Younis Waqar Younis MMEND 15 *NL* D. Headley not out 3 *NL* Extras ( lb-25 w-4 nb-3 ) 32 *NL* Total ( for 8 wickets , innings closed ) 292 *NL* Fall : 1-103 2-105 3-163 4-168 5-221 6-257 7-257 8-286 . *NL* Did Not Bat : A. Mullally . *NL* Bowling : MMSTART_501393 Wasim_Akram Wasim Akram MMEND 10-0-50-0 , MMSTART_894433 Waqar_Younis Waqar Younis MMEND 9-0-54-1 , *NL* MMSTART_3976751 Ata-ur-Rehman Ata-ur-Rehman MMEND 6-0-40-1 , MMSTART_473185 Saqlain_Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq MMEND 10-0-59-1 , MMSTART_896405 Mushtaq_Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed MMEND *NL* 10-0-33-2 , Aamir Sohail 5-0-31-0 . *NL* pakistan *NL* MMSTART_894437 Saeed_Anwar Saeed Anwar MMEND c MMSTART_896414 Alec_Stewart Stewart MMEND b MMSTART_413178 Darren_Gough Gough MMEND 33 *NL* Aamir Sohail c MMSTART_1160680 Robert_Croft Croft MMEND b MMSTART_413178 Darren_Gough Gough MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_554132 Moin_Khan Moin Khan MMEND lbw b MMSTART_2222543 Alan_Mullally Mullally MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_938863 Ijaz_Ahmed_(cricketer) Ijaz Ahmed MMEND b MMSTART_1160680 Robert_Croft Croft MMEND 79 *NL* MMSTART_896403 Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq MMEND c MMSTART_397259 Graham_Thorpe Thorpe MMEND b MMSTART_1160680 Robert_Croft Croft MMEND 6 *NL* MMSTART_938861 Saleem_Malik Salim Malik MMEND c MMSTART_896414 Alec_Stewart Stewart MMEND b MMSTART_2037175 Adam_Hollioake Hollioake MMEND 23 *NL* MMSTART_501393 Wasim_Akram Wasim Akram MMEND c MMSTART_994718 Nick_Knight Knight MMEND b MMSTART_2037175 Adam_Hollioake Hollioake MMEND 21 *NL* MMSTART_896405 Mushtaq_Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed MMEND not out 14 *NL* MMSTART_473185 Saqlain_Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq MMEND b MMSTART_2037175 Adam_Hollioake Hollioake MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_894433 Waqar_Younis Waqar Younis MMEND lbw b MMSTART_413178 Darren_Gough Gough MMEND 4 *NL* MMSTART_3976751 Ata-ur-Rehman Ata-ur-Rehman MMEND c MMSTART_994718 Nick_Knight Knight MMEND b MMSTART_2037175 Adam_Hollioake Hollioake MMEND 2 *NL* Extras ( lb-2 nb-1 ) 3 *NL* Total ( 37.5 overs ) 185 *NL* Fall of wickets : 1-1 2-6 3-54 4-104 5-137 6-164 7-164 8-168 *NL* 9-177 . *NL* Bowling : MMSTART_413178 Darren_Gough Gough MMEND 8-0-39-3 , MMSTART_2222543 Alan_Mullally Mullally MMEND 6-0-30-1 , MMSTART_672220 Dean_Headley Headley MMEND *NL* 7-0-32-0 , MMSTART_2053953 Ronnie_Irani Irani MMEND 2-0-22-0 , MMSTART_1160680 Robert_Croft Croft MMEND 8-0-37-2 , MMSTART_2037175 Adam_Hollioake Hollioake MMEND 6.5-1-23-4 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1057testa_CYCLING CYCLING - WORLD TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_20206 Manchester MANCHESTER MMEND , MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results at the world *NL* track cycling championships on Saturday : *NL* Women 's 3,000 metres individual pursuit qualifying round *NL* ( fastest eight to quarter finals ) : *NL* 1. MMSTART_17825695 Antonella_Bellutti Antonella Bellutti MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 3:31.526 ( world record ) *NL* 2. MMSTART_23205992 Marion_Clignet Marion Clignet MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 3:31.674 *NL* 3. MMSTART_17606351 Lucy_Tyler-Sharman Lucy Tyler-Sharman MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 3:31.830 *NL* 4. MMSTART_17889043 Yvonne_McGregor Yvonne McGregor MMEND ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND ) 3:41.823 *NL* 5. Natalia Karimova ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 3:45.061 *NL* 6. Svetlana Samokhalova ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 3:46.216 *NL* 7 Jane Quigley ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 3:46.493 *NL* 8. Rasa Mazeikyte ( MMSTART_17675 Lithuania Lithuania MMEND ) 3:46.834 *NL* 9. Tatian Stiajkina ( MMSTART_31750 Ukraine Ukraine MMEND ) 3:52.204 *NL* World 4,000 metres team pursuit semifinals : *NL* MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ( Adler Capelli , Cristiano Citto , MMSTART_17826490 Andrea_Collinelli Andrea Collinelli MMEND , Mauro Trentino ) 4:00.958 ( world record ) beat MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ( MMSTART_24399876 Anton_Shantyr Anton Chantyr MMEND , MMSTART_24395210 Eduard_Gritsun Edouard Gritsoun MMEND , Nikolai Kouznetsov ) 4:06.534 . *NL* MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ( Cyril Bos , MMSTART_27766344 Philippe_Ermenault Philippe Ermenault MMEND , Jean-Michel Monin , MMSTART_18894901 Francis_Moreau Francis Moreau MMEND ) 4:05.104 beat MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ( MMSTART_14671986 Guido_Fulst Guido Fulst MMEND , MMSTART_7239338 Danilo_Hondo Danilo Hondo MMEND , Thorsten Rund , Heiko Szonn ) 4:05.463 *NL* MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND take the bronze medal as fastest losing semifinalist . *NL* Women 's world 500 metres time trial final : *NL* 1. MMSTART_6519486 Félicia_Ballanger Felicia Ballanger MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 34.829 *NL* 2. MMSTART_6691583 Annett_Neumann Annett Neumann MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 35.202 *NL* 3. Michelle Ferris ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 35.694 *NL* 4. Magali Faure ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 35.888 *NL* 5. MMSTART_15410058 Olga_Slyusareva Olga Slioussareva MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 36.170 *NL* 6. MMSTART_6691515 Oksana_Grishina_(cyclist) Oksana Grichina MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 36.242 *NL* 7. MMSTART_11451462 Tanya_Dubnicoff Tanya Dubnicoff MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 36.307 *NL* 8. Kathrin Freitag ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 36.491 *NL* 9. Donna Wynd ( MMSTART_4913064 New_Zealand New Zealand MMEND ) 36.831 *NL* 10. Mira Kasslin ( MMSTART_10577 Finland Finland MMEND ) 37.273 *NL* 11. MMSTART_18980043 Wendy_Everson Wendy Everson MMEND ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND ) 37.624 *NL* 12. Giovanna Troldi ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 38.285 *NL* 13. Rita Razmaite ( MMSTART_17675 Lithuania Lithuania MMEND ) 38.546 *NL* World 4,000 metres team pursuit championship final : *NL* MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ( Adler Capelli , Cristiano Citto , MMSTART_17826490 Andrea_Collinelli Andrea Collinelli MMEND , Mauro Trentino ) 4:02.752 beat MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ( Cyril Bos , MMSTART_27766344 Philippe_Ermenault Philippe Ermenault MMEND , Jean-Michel Monin , MMSTART_18894901 Francis_Moreau Francis Moreau MMEND ) 4:04.539 *NL* World sprint championship quarter finals ( best of three *NL* matches ) *NL* MMSTART_11438472 Florian_Rousseau Florian Rousseau MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) beat Ainars Kiksis ( MMSTART_17514 Latvia Latvia MMEND ) 2-0 *NL* MMSTART_23203050 Darryn_Hill Darryn Hill MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) beat Christian Arrue ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 2-0 *NL* MMSTART_9144941 Roberto_Chiappa Roberto Chiappa MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) beat MMSTART_23236017 Frédéric_Magné Frederic Magne MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 2-0 *NL* MMSTART_5940960 Marty_Nothstein Marty Nothstein MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) beat MMSTART_16745041 Pavel_Buran Pavel Buran MMEND ( MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech Republic MMEND ) 2-0 *NL* Women 's world 3,000 metres individual pursuit championship *NL* quarter-finals : *NL* MMSTART_23205992 Marion_Clignet Marion Clignet MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 3:30.974 ( World Record ) beat Jane Quigley ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States USA MMEND ) 3:42.852 *NL* Natalia Karimova ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 3:40.036 beat MMSTART_17889043 Yvonne_McGregor Yvonne McGregor MMEND *NL* ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND ) 3:43.078 *NL* MMSTART_17606351 Lucy_Tyler-Sharman Lucy Tyler-Sharman MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 3:35.087 beat Svetlana Samokhvalova ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 3:45.011 *NL* MMSTART_17825695 Antonella_Bellutti Antonella Bellutti MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 3:32.174 caught and eliminated Rasa Mazeikyte ( MMSTART_17675 Lithuania Lithuania MMEND ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1058testa_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team PAKISTAN MMEND WIN TOSS , PUT MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team ENGLAND MMEND IN TO BAT . *NL* MMSTART_13882056 Birmingham BIRMINGHAM MMEND , MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND won the toss and put MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND in to bat in the second limited overs cricket international at MMSTART_541838 Edgbaston Edgbaston MMEND on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND all-rounder MMSTART_2037175 Adam_Hollioake Adam Hollioake MMEND was making his MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND debut , replacing MMSTART_749919 Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club Lancashire MMEND batsman MMSTART_3750666 Graham_Lloyd Graham Lloyd MMEND , with seamer MMSTART_2062354 Peter_Martin_(cricketer) Peter Martin MMEND again being omitted from the 13 . *NL* MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND kept the side who lost to MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND by five wickets at MMSTART_660597 Old_Trafford_Cricket_Ground Old Trafford MMEND on Thursday in the first of the three one-day matches . *NL* Teams : *NL* MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND : MMSTART_159024 Michael_Atherton Mike Atherton MMEND ( captain ) , MMSTART_994718 Nick_Knight Nick Knight MMEND , MMSTART_896414 Alec_Stewart Alec Stewart MMEND , MMSTART_397259 Graham_Thorpe Graham Thorpe MMEND , MMSTART_2512623 Matthew_Maynard Matthew Maynard MMEND , MMSTART_2037175 Adam_Hollioake Adam Hollioake MMEND , MMSTART_2053953 Ronnie_Irani Ronnie Irani MMEND , MMSTART_1160680 Robert_Croft Robert Croft MMEND , MMSTART_413178 Darren_Gough Darren Gough MMEND , MMSTART_672220 Dean_Headley Dean Headley MMEND , MMSTART_2222543 Alan_Mullally Alan Mullally MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND : Aamir Sohail , MMSTART_894437 Saeed_Anwar Saeed Anwar MMEND , MMSTART_938863 Ijaz_Ahmed_(cricketer) Ijaz Ahmed MMEND , MMSTART_938861 Saleem_Malik Salim Malik MMEND , MMSTART_896403 Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq MMEND , MMSTART_501393 Wasim_Akram Wasim Akram MMEND ( captain ) , MMSTART_554132 Moin_Khan Moin Khan MMEND , MMSTART_473185 Saqlain_Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq MMEND , MMSTART_896405 Mushtaq_Ahmed Mushtaq Ahmed MMEND , MMSTART_894433 Waqar_Younis Waqar Younis MMEND , MMSTART_3976751 Ata-ur-Rehman Ata-ur-Rehman MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1059testa_BASEBALL BASEBALL - GONZALEZ HOMERS TWICE AS MMSTART_30857 Texas_Rangers_(baseball) RANGERS MMEND BEAT MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians INDIANS MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_95815 Arlington,_Texas ARLINGTON MMEND , MMSTART_29810 Texas Texas MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_392799 Juan_González_(baseball) Juan Gonzalez MMEND homered twice and MMSTART_552153 Iván_Rodríguez Ivan Rodriguez MMEND added a two-run shot as the MMSTART_30857 Texas_Rangers_(baseball) Texas Rangers MMEND defeated the MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians Cleveland Indians MMEND 5-3 in a matchup of division leaders Friday . *NL* Rodriguez 's 18th homer , off MMSTART_5675896 Chad_Ogea Chad Ogea MMEND ( 7-5 ) in the first , gave MMSTART_30857 Texas_Rangers_(baseball) Texas MMEND a 2-0 lead . *NL* One out later , Gonzalez smacked his 40th homer , extending his hitting streak to 20 games . *NL* Gonzalez , who hit in 21 straight games earlier this season , joined MMSTART_2161754 Mickey_Rivers Mickey Rivers MMEND as the only players in MMSTART_30857 Texas_Rangers_(baseball) Texas MMEND history with two 20-game streaks in the same year . *NL* Gonzalez hit his second homer in the third for his fifth multi-homer game of the season . *NL* Gonzalez has three 40-homer seasons and his 121 RBI broke MMSTART_1263890 Rubén_Sierra Ruben Sierra MMEND 's team record of 119 set in 1989 . *NL* The MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians Indians MMEND had their four-game winning streak stopped . *NL* " It 's not something I 'm going to try to explain , " said MMSTART_30857 Texas_Rangers_(baseball) Texas MMEND manager MMSTART_1324548 Johnny_Oates Johnny Oates MMEND about his team winning seven of the 10 meetings from MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians Cleveland MMEND this season . *NL* " We 've got two more regular season games against them and we might get lucky enough or unlucky enough to play them in the post-season . " *NL* MMSTART_2797625 Roger_Pavlik Roger Pavlik MMEND ( 15-7 ) gave up three runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings and became the fourth 15-game winner in the MMSTART_64777 American_League American League MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_2803232 Jeff_Russell Jeff Russell MMEND pitched two perfect innings for his third save . *NL* MMSTART_1261724 Brian_Giles Brian Giles MMEND and MMSTART_726320 Jim_Thome Jim Thome MMEND homered for MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians Cleveland MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians Cleveland MMEND 's lead over the MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox White Sox MMEND in the MMSTART_2455768 American_League_Central American League Central MMEND dropped to nine games . *NL* MMSTART_30857 Texas_Rangers_(baseball) Texas MMEND 's lead over MMSTART_27660 Seattle_Mariners Seattle MMEND in the MMSTART_2455857 American_League_West West MMEND increased to six . *NL* At MMSTART_5407 California California MMEND , MMSTART_882800 Tino_Martinez Tino Martinez MMEND 's two-run homer keyed a three-run first and MMSTART_636308 Andy_Pettitte Andy Pettitte MMEND became the league 's first 19-game winner as the MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees New York Yankees MMEND beat the MMSTART_1360083 Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim Angels MMEND 6-2 . *NL* MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees New York MMEND snapped a season-high five-game losing streak and also got homers from MMSTART_3832783 Mariano_Duncan Mariano Duncan MMEND , MMSTART_189407 Darryl_Strawberry Darryl Strawberry MMEND and MMSTART_2728715 Jim_Leyritz Jim Leyritz MMEND . *NL* Pettite ( 19-7 ) allowed two runs and eight hits over eight innings with a walk and seven strikeouts . *NL* He improved to 12-2 following MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees Yankees MMEND ' losses . *NL* MMSTART_341814 Mariano_Rivera Mariano Rivera MMEND pitched a scoreless ninth , striking out two . *NL* Ex-Yankee MMSTART_6184589 Randy_Velarde Randy Velarde MMEND hit his 11th homer , his most at any professional level . *NL* In MMSTART_11388236 Seattle Seattle MMEND , MMSTART_2437666 Pete_Incaviglia Pete Incaviglia MMEND 's grand slam with one out in the sixth snapped a tie and lifted the MMSTART_4340 Baltimore_Orioles Baltimore Orioles MMEND past the MMSTART_27660 Seattle_Mariners Seattle Mariners MMEND , 5-2 . *NL* It was MMSTART_2437666 Pete_Incaviglia Incaviglia MMEND 's sixth grand slam and 200th homer of his career . *NL* MMSTART_4340 Baltimore_Orioles Baltimore MMEND 's MMSTART_430866 Eddie_Murray Eddie Murray MMEND cracked his 20th homer of the season and 499th of his career . *NL* MMSTART_385914 Jay_Buhner Jay Buhner MMEND hit his 38th homer and MMSTART_572954 Edgar_Martínez Edgar Martinez MMEND his 23rd for MMSTART_27660 Seattle_Mariners Seattle MMEND . *NL* The MMSTART_4340 Baltimore_Orioles Orioles MMEND remained tied with the MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox White Sox MMEND for the MMSTART_64777 American_League American League MMEND wild card with the MMSTART_27660 Seattle_Mariners Mariners MMEND a game back . *NL* In MMSTART_64646 Toronto Toronto MMEND , MMSTART_4335169 Kevin_Tapani Kevin Tapani MMEND ( 12-8 ) allowed two runs and six hits over 7 1/3 innings and MMSTART_372723 Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter) Frank Thomas MMEND hit his 29th homer and drove in three runs as the MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox Chicago White Sox MMEND cruised to an 11-2 victory over the MMSTART_30847 Toronto_Blue_Jays Blue Jays MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_372723 Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter) Thomas MMEND , MMSTART_419404 Harold_Baines Harold Baines MMEND and MMSTART_651932 Robin_Ventura Robin Ventura MMEND each collected three hits . *NL* MMSTART_419404 Harold_Baines Baines MMEND homered and scored three runs . *NL* MMSTART_1662972 Danny_Tartabull Danny Tartabull MMEND added two hits and three RBI as all MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox Chicago MMEND starters got at least one hit . *NL* In MMSTART_50548 Oakland,_California Oakland MMEND , MMSTART_18937796 Dave_Telgheder Dave Telgheder MMEND scattered seven hits over eight innings and MMSTART_20548 Mark_McGwire Mark McGwire MMEND hit his major-league leading 45th homer and drove in three runs as the Athetlics blanked the MMSTART_4339 Boston_Red_Sox Boston Red Sox MMEND 7-0 . *NL* MMSTART_18937796 Dave_Telgheder Telgheder MMEND ( 2-5 ) snapped a personal three-game losing streak . *NL* MMSTART_2054278 Buddy_Groom Buddy Groom MMEND pitched a perfect ninth inning . *NL* MMSTART_20548 Mark_McGwire McGwire MMEND singled home a run to spark a three-run sixth and capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the seventh . *NL* The loss was MMSTART_4339 Boston_Red_Sox Boston MMEND 's seventh in its last 29 games . *NL* In MMSTART_8687 Detroit Detroit MMEND , MMSTART_2733991 Todd_Van_Poppel Todd Van Poppel MMEND pitched a five-hitter for his first career shutout and MMSTART_926313 Tony_Clark Tony Clark MMEND homered to cap a four-run first inning as the MMSTART_8579 Detroit_Tigers Tigers MMEND blanked the MMSTART_16883 Kansas_City_Royals Kansas City Royals MMEND 4-0 . *NL* Van Poppel ( 3-6 ) walked two and struck out two in defeating the MMSTART_16883 Kansas_City_Royals Royals MMEND for the second time this week . *NL* He threw 108 pitches as he lowered his ERA from 8.08 to 7.24 . *NL* MMSTART_16883 Kansas_City_Royals Kansas City MMEND has scored only one run in two games . *NL* In MMSTART_53117 Milwaukee Milwaukee MMEND , MMSTART_6331203 Marc_Newfield Marc Newfield MMEND homered off MMSTART_12932042 José_Parra_(baseball) Jose Parra MMEND ( 5-4 ) leading off the bottom of the 12th as the MMSTART_20152 Milwaukee_Brewers Brewers MMEND rallied for a 5-4 victory over the MMSTART_20050 Minnesota_Twins Minnesota Twins MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_20152 Milwaukee_Brewers Milwaukee MMEND has won 10 of its last 15 . *NL* MMSTART_1567114 Bob_Wickman Bob Wickman MMEND ( 6-1 ) pitched 2 2/3 hitless innings for the win , his second for the MMSTART_20152 Milwaukee_Brewers Brewers MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_1637805 Matt_Lawton Matt Lawton MMEND hit a three-run homer off closer MMSTART_4268483 Mike_Fetters Mike Fetters MMEND with one out in the ninth to give MMSTART_20050 Minnesota_Twins Minnesota MMEND a 4-2 lead . *NL* But MMSTART_20152 Milwaukee_Brewers Milwaukee MMEND tied it up in the bottom of the ninth on pinch-hitter MMSTART_2271683 Dave_Nilsson Dave Nilsson MMEND 's two-run double . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1060testa_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_1622252 Essex_County_Cricket_Club ESSEX MMEND AND MMSTART_1177719 Kent_County_Cricket_Club KENT MMEND MADE TO SWEAT IN TITLE RACE . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_1622252 Essex_County_Cricket_Club Essex MMEND and MMSTART_1177719 Kent_County_Cricket_Club Kent MMEND both face tense finishes on Monday as they attempt to keep pace with title hopefuls MMSTART_1829984 Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club Derbyshire MMEND and MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND , convincing three-day victors on Saturday , in the MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND county championship run-in . *NL* MMSTART_1622252 Essex_County_Cricket_Club Essex MMEND need another 148 with five wickets in hand to beat MMSTART_869945 Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club Yorkshire MMEND after a maiden first-class century from MMSTART_10397316 Richard_Kettleborough Richard Kettleborough MMEND transformed a match which his side had seemed certain to lose . *NL* MMSTART_1177719 Kent_County_Cricket_Club Kent MMEND will also need to keep their nerve against struggling MMSTART_667341 Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club Nottinghamshire MMEND who will enter the final day 137 ahead with four wickets left in a relatively low-scoring match at MMSTART_349538 Royal_Tunbridge_Wells Tunbridge Wells MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_1829984 Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club Derbyshire MMEND , nine-wicket winners over MMSTART_1156428 Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club Worcestershire MMEND , and MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND , who thrashed MMSTART_667292 Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club Warwickshire MMEND by an innings and 164 runs , can instead take the day off along with rivals MMSTART_1622318 Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club Leicestershire MMEND , who beat MMSTART_1622178 Somerset_County_Cricket_Club Somerset MMEND inside two days . *NL* MMSTART_667292 Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club Warwickshire MMEND captain MMSTART_2044715 Tim_Munton Tim Munton MMEND is tipping MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND to emerge on top , impressed by the positive influence of MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND coach MMSTART_3623431 Dave_Gilbert_(cricketer) Dave Gilbert MMEND , but MMSTART_1829984 Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club Derbyshire MMEND 's MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND captain MMSTART_897229 Dean_Jones_(cricketer) Dean Jones MMEND is conceding nothing as his side chase their first title for 60 years . *NL* " We took three absolutely brilliant catches in this match and our catching all season has been pretty impressive . *NL* Our catching will win or lose us the championship , " he said . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1061testa_GOLF GOLF - LEADING MONEY WINNERS ON MMSTART_841827 PGA_European_Tour EUROPEAN TOUR MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Leading money winners on the *NL* MMSTART_841827 PGA_European_Tour European Tour MMEND after the MMSTART_1929870 British_Masters British Masters MMEND won by MMSTART_1983254 Robert_Allenby Robert Allenby MMEND on *NL* Saturday ( MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND unless stated ) : *NL* 1. MMSTART_1034991 Ian_Woosnam Ian Woosnam MMEND 510,258 pounds sterling *NL* 2. MMSTART_379616 Colin_Montgomerie Colin Montgomerie MMEND 442,201 *NL* 3. MMSTART_1983254 Robert_Allenby Robert Allenby MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 407,748 *NL* 4. MMSTART_667682 Lee_Westwood Lee Westwood MMEND 301,972 *NL* 5. MMSTART_2157151 Costantino_Rocca Costantino Rocca MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 297,157 *NL* 6. MMSTART_1601826 Mark_McNulty Mark McNulty MMEND ( MMSTART_34399 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe MMEND ) 254,247 *NL* 7. MMSTART_2150917 Andrew_Coltart Andrew Coltart MMEND 248,142 *NL* 8. MMSTART_5243170 Wayne_Riley Wayne Riley MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 239,733 *NL* 9. MMSTART_4375906 Raymond_Russell Raymond Russell MMEND 234,330 *NL* 10. MMSTART_1564436 Paul_Lawrie Paul Lawrie MMEND 211,420 *NL* 11. MMSTART_780871 Stephen_Ames Stephen Ames MMEND ( MMSTART_452912 Trinidad Trinidad MMEND ) 211,175 *NL* 12. MMSTART_2487707 Frank_Nobilo Frank Nobilo MMEND ( MMSTART_4913064 New_Zealand New Zealand MMEND ) 209,412 *NL* 13. MMSTART_1342124 Paul_McGinley Paul McGinley MMEND ( MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Ireland MMEND ) 208,978 *NL* 14. MMSTART_1157761 Pádraig_Harrington Padraig Harrington MMEND ( MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Ireland MMEND ) 202,593 *NL* 15. MMSTART_630525 Retief_Goosen Retief Goosen MMEND ( MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South Africa MMEND ) 195,283 *NL* 16. MMSTART_1569625 Miguel_Ángel_Jiménez Miguel Angel Jimenez MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 184,180 *NL* 17. MMSTART_5000237 Peter_Mitchell_(golfer) Peter Mitchell MMEND 183,704 *NL* 18. MMSTART_5022198 Miguel_Ángel_Martín_(golfer) Miguel Angel Martin MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 182,533 *NL* 19. MMSTART_5272617 Jonathan_Lomas Jonathan Lomas MMEND 181,005 *NL* 20. MMSTART_1688190 Paul_Broadhurst Paul Broadhurst MMEND 176,780 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1062testa_RUGBY MMSTART_25405 Rugby_union RUGBY UNION MMEND - MMSTART_9316 England ENGLISH MMEND , MMSTART_26994 Scotland SCOTTISH MMEND AND MMSTART_69894 Wales WELSH MMEND RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results of MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND , MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND and *NL* MMSTART_69894 Wales Welsh MMEND rugby union matches on Saturday : *NL* English National League one *NL* Harlequins 75 MMSTART_963537 Gloucester_Rugby Gloucester MMEND 19 *NL* MMSTART_486954 London_Irish London Irish MMEND 27 MMSTART_1463014 Bristol_Rugby Bristol MMEND 28 *NL* MMSTART_629560 Northampton_Saints Northampton MMEND 46 MMSTART_11169920 West_Hartlepool_R.F.C. West Hartlepool MMEND 20 *NL* MMSTART_3543483 Orrell_R.U.F.C. Orrell MMEND 13 MMSTART_321027 Bath_Rugby Bath MMEND 56 *NL* MMSTART_21392239 Sale_Sharks Sale MMEND 31 MMSTART_629563 London_Wasps Wasps MMEND 33 *NL* MMSTART_629561 Saracens_F.C. Saracens MMEND 25 MMSTART_309332 Leicester_Tigers Leicester MMEND 23 *NL* MMSTART_69894 Wales Welsh MMEND division one *NL* MMSTART_6474240 Bridgend_Ravens Bridgend MMEND 13 MMSTART_2697758 Llanelli_RFC Llanelli MMEND 9 *NL* MMSTART_5564304 Dunvant_RFC Dunvant MMEND 21 MMSTART_9952855 Ebbw_Vale_RFC Ebbw Vale MMEND 10 *NL* MMSTART_13744592 Treorchy_RFC Treorchy MMEND 17 MMSTART_9952886 Newbridge_RFC Newbridge MMEND 23 *NL* MMSTART_242108 Newport_RFC Newport MMEND 29 MMSTART_2795095 Caerphilly_RFC Caerphilly MMEND 10 *NL* MMSTART_2593827 Swansea_RFC Swansea MMEND 49 MMSTART_1359751 Cardiff_RFC Cardiff MMEND 23 *NL* MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND premier league division one *NL* MMSTART_3283715 Boroughmuir_RFC Boroughmuir MMEND 20 MMSTART_3019571 Hawick_RFC Hawick MMEND 23 *NL* MMSTART_3019619 Currie_RFC Currie MMEND 45 Heriot 's F.P. 5 *NL* MMSTART_4062976 Jed-Forest_RFC Jed-Forest MMEND 17 MMSTART_3019555 Watsonians_RFC Watsonians MMEND 54 *NL* MMSTART_2330627 Melrose_RFC Melrose MMEND 107 Stirling County 10 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1063testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_580291 Wales_national_football_team WALES MMEND BEAT MMSTART_654427 San_Marino_national_football_team SAN MARINO MMEND IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_5882 Cardiff CARDIFF MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_580291 Wales_national_football_team Wales MMEND beat MMSTART_654427 San_Marino_national_football_team San Marino MMEND 6-0 ( halftime 4-0 ) in a MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND soccer MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND group 7 qualifier on Saturday . *NL* Scorers : MMSTART_1152622 Dean_Saunders Dean Saunders MMEND ( 2nd minute , 75th ) , MMSTART_938712 Mark_Hughes Mark Hughes MMEND ( 25th , 54th ) , MMSTART_3638336 Andy_Melville Andy Melville MMEND ( 33rd ) , MMSTART_4410583 John_Robinson_(footballer) John Robinson MMEND ( 45th ) . *NL* Attendance : 15,150 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1064testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_1008682 Ukraine_national_football_team UKRAINE MMEND BEAT MMSTART_426388 Northern_Ireland_national_football_team NORTHERN IRELAND MMEND IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_5046 Belfast BELFAST MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_1008682 Ukraine_national_football_team Ukraine MMEND beat MMSTART_426388 Northern_Ireland_national_football_team Northern Ireland MMEND 1-0 ( halftime 0-0 ) in a MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND soccer MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND group nine qualifier on Saturday . *NL* Scorer : MMSTART_2606164 Serhiy_Rebrov Sergei Rebrov MMEND ( 79th minute ) *NL* Attendance : 9,358 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1065testa_RUGBY MMSTART_25405 Rugby_union RUGBY UNION MMEND - MMSTART_2126377 Michael_Lynagh LYNAGH MMEND SEALS VICTORY OVER MMSTART_1214593 Bob_Dwyer DWYER MMEND AND MMSTART_309332 Leicester_Tigers LEICESTER MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Former MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Wallaby MMEND captain MMSTART_2126377 Michael_Lynagh Michael Lynagh MMEND began his career in MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND club rugby in impeccable fashion on Saturday to frustrate his old coach MMSTART_1214593 Bob_Dwyer Bob Dwyer MMEND on his league coaching debut with MMSTART_309332 Leicester_Tigers Leicester MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_2126377 Michael_Lynagh Lynagh MMEND kicked five penalties and a conversion from his six attempts at goal to steer his multi-national MMSTART_629561 Saracens_F.C. Saracens MMEND side to a 25-23 home win and offer millionaire backer Nigel Wray an early return on his big investment in the north MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND club . *NL* MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND centre MMSTART_2126410 Philippe_Sella Philippe Sella MMEND also enjoyed a good game alongside MMSTART_2126377 Michael_Lynagh Lynagh MMEND , although the home team scored only one try through MMSTART_691024 England_national_rugby_union_team England MMEND scrum-half MMSTART_1138932 Kyran_Bracken Kyran Bracken MMEND . *NL* The new MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND connection at MMSTART_963556 Harlequin_F.C. Harlequins MMEND also made a good start , MMSTART_21113445 Laurent_Cabannes Laurent Cabannes MMEND and MMSTART_20872164 Laurent_Bénézech Laurent Benezech MMEND scoring a try apiece in their side 's 75-19 victory over MMSTART_963537 Gloucester_Rugby Gloucester MMEND . *NL* Former MMSTART_691024 England_national_rugby_union_team England MMEND captain MMSTART_531810 Will_Carling Will Carling MMEND , handed the kicking duties , finished with 20 points . *NL* With the first day of the league season briefly shifting the spotlight away from the discord between the clubs and the MMSTART_696501 Rugby_Football_Union Rugby Football Union MMEND , there were also emphatic victories for champions MMSTART_321027 Bath_Rugby Bath MMEND , 56-13 winners over MMSTART_3543483 Orrell_R.U.F.C. Orrell MMEND , and MMSTART_629560 Northampton_Saints Northampton MMEND and narrow successes for MMSTART_629563 London_Wasps Wasps MMEND and MMSTART_1463014 Bristol_Rugby Bristol MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1066testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_26994 Scotland SCOTTISH MMEND LEAGUE STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND league standings after *NL* Saturday 's matches ( tabulated - played , won , drawn , lost , goals *NL* for , goals against , points ) : *NL* Division one *NL* MMSTART_367890 Greenock_Morton_F.C. Greenock Morton MMEND 3 2 0 1 5 2 6 *NL* MMSTART_306504 Dundee_F.C. Dundee MMEND 3 1 2 0 3 2 5 *NL* MMSTART_393756 St._Johnstone_F.C. St Johnstone MMEND 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 *NL* MMSTART_783089 St._Mirren_F.C. St Mirren MMEND 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 *NL* MMSTART_1216952 Airdrieonians_F.C._(1878) Airdrieonians MMEND 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 *NL* MMSTART_560087 Falkirk_F.C. Falkirk MMEND 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 *NL* MMSTART_1347678 Clydebank_F.C. Clydebank MMEND 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 *NL* MMSTART_226415 Partick_Thistle_F.C. Partick MMEND 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 *NL* MMSTART_880388 Stirling_Albion_F.C. Stirling MMEND 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 *NL* MMSTART_451245 East_Fife_F.C. East Fife MMEND 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 *NL* Division two *NL* MMSTART_451183 Livingston_F.C. Livingston MMEND 3 3 0 0 6 2 9 *NL* Queen of South 3 2 0 1 5 4 6 *NL* MMSTART_451240 Ayr_United_F.C. Ayr MMEND 3 1 2 0 8 2 5 *NL* MMSTART_653922 Stenhousemuir_F.C. Stenhousemuir MMEND 3 1 1 1 6 1 4 *NL* MMSTART_309502 Hamilton_Academical_F.C. Hamilton MMEND 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 *NL* MMSTART_880391 Stranraer_F.C. Stranraer MMEND 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 *NL* MMSTART_451241 Brechin_City_F.C. Brechin MMEND 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 *NL* MMSTART_451243 Clyde_F.C. Clyde MMEND 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 *NL* MMSTART_443155 Dumbarton_F.C. Dumbarton MMEND 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 *NL* MMSTART_451242 Berwick_Rangers_F.C. Berwick MMEND 3 0 0 3 1 14 0 *NL* Division three *NL* MMSTART_33921 West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C. Albion MMEND 3 3 0 0 5 0 9 *NL* MMSTART_408985 Forfar_Athletic_F.C. Forfar MMEND 3 2 0 1 7 4 6 *NL* MMSTART_451244 Cowdenbeath_F.C. Cowdenbeath MMEND 3 2 0 1 4 3 6 *NL* MMSTART_451238 Arbroath_F.C. Arbroath MMEND 3 1 2 0 4 2 5 *NL* MMSTART_451237 Alloa_Athletic_F.C. Alloa MMEND 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 *NL* Queen 's Park 3 1 1 1 6 8 4 *NL* MMSTART_880408 Montrose_F.C. Montrose MMEND 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 *NL* MMSTART_954340 Inverness_Thistle_F.C. Inverness Thistle MMEND 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 *NL* MMSTART_817230 East_Stirlingshire_F.C. East Stirling MMEND 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 *NL* MMSTART_880380 Ross_County_F.C. Ross County MMEND 3 0 0 3 3 7 0 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1067testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_9316 England ENGLISH MMEND LEAGUE STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND soccer league standings *NL* after Saturday 's matches ( tabulated - played , won , drawn , lost , *NL* goals for , goals against , points ) : *NL* Division one *NL* MMSTART_203434 Stoke_City_F.C. Stoke MMEND 4 3 1 0 7 4 10 *NL* MMSTART_333188 Barnsley_F.C. Barnsley MMEND 3 3 0 0 8 2 9 *NL* MMSTART_248083 Norwich_City_F.C. Norwich MMEND 4 3 0 1 5 3 9 *NL* MMSTART_69219 Tranmere_Rovers_F.C. Tranmere MMEND 4 2 1 1 6 4 7 *NL* MMSTART_298601 Bolton_Wanderers_F.C. Bolton MMEND 3 2 1 0 5 2 7 *NL* MMSTART_84588 Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C. Queens Park Rangers MMEND 3 2 1 0 5 3 7 *NL* MMSTART_217730 Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C. Wolverhampton MMEND 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 *NL* MMSTART_74291 Swindon_Town_F.C. Swindon MMEND 4 2 1 1 5 4 7 *NL* MMSTART_431144 Bradford_City_A.F.C. Bradford MMEND 4 2 0 2 4 3 6 *NL* MMSTART_564301 Portsmouth_F.C. Portsmouth MMEND 4 2 0 2 4 5 6 *NL* MMSTART_352843 Ipswich_Town_F.C. Ipswich MMEND 4 1 2 1 9 7 5 *NL* MMSTART_385313 Crystal_Palace_F.C. Crystal Palace MMEND 4 1 2 1 4 3 5 *NL* MMSTART_203456 Port_Vale_F.C. Port Vale MMEND 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 *NL* MMSTART_185196 Birmingham_City_F.C. Birmingham MMEND 2 1 1 0 5 4 4 *NL* MMSTART_168007 Reading_F.C. Reading MMEND 4 1 1 2 5 10 4 *NL* MMSTART_236211 Huddersfield_Town_F.C. Huddersfield MMEND 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 *NL* MMSTART_451165 Oxford_United_F.C. Oxford MMEND 4 1 0 3 6 5 3 *NL* MMSTART_165813 Manchester_City_F.C. Manchester City MMEND 3 1 0 2 2 3 3 *NL* MMSTART_33921 West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C. West Bromwich MMEND 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 *NL* MMSTART_451131 Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C. Oldham MMEND 4 0 1 3 5 9 1 *NL* MMSTART_314933 Sheffield_United_F.C. Sheffield United MMEND 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 *NL* MMSTART_451129 Grimsby_Town_F.C. Grimsby MMEND 4 0 1 3 4 8 1 *NL* MMSTART_451168 Southend_United_F.C. Southend MMEND 4 0 1 3 2 10 1 *NL* MMSTART_6720 Charlton_Athletic_F.C. Charlton MMEND 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 *NL* Division two *NL* MMSTART_23857 Plymouth_Argyle_F.C. Plymouth MMEND 4 3 1 0 10 6 10 *NL* MMSTART_451122 Brentford_F.C. Brentford MMEND 4 3 1 0 9 3 10 *NL* MMSTART_451156 Bury_F.C. Bury MMEND 4 3 1 0 8 2 10 *NL* MMSTART_451126 Chesterfield_F.C. Chesterfield MMEND 4 3 0 1 4 2 9 *NL* MMSTART_435024 Millwall_F.C. Millwall MMEND 4 2 1 1 7 5 7 *NL* MMSTART_451207 Shrewsbury_Town_F.C. Shrewsbury MMEND 4 2 1 1 6 6 7 *NL* MMSTART_245357 Blackpool_F.C. Blackpool MMEND 4 2 1 1 3 2 7 *NL* MMSTART_451170 York_City_F.C. York MMEND 4 2 0 2 6 6 6 *NL* MMSTART_376725 Burnley_F.C. Burnley MMEND 4 2 0 2 6 7 6 *NL* MMSTART_451121 A.F.C._Bournemouth Bournemouth MMEND 4 2 0 2 5 5 6 *NL* MMSTART_85099 Watford_F.C. Watford MMEND 4 2 0 2 4 5 6 *NL* MMSTART_241161 Bristol_Rovers_F.C. Bristol Rovers MMEND 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 *NL* MMSTART_451132 Peterborough_United_F.C. Peterborough MMEND 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 *NL* MMSTART_429092 Preston_North_End_F.C. Preston MMEND 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 *NL* MMSTART_69438 Crewe_Alexandra_F.C. Crewe MMEND 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 *NL* MMSTART_165278 Gillingham_F.C. Gillingham MMEND 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 *NL* MMSTART_448599 Notts_County_F.C. Notts County MMEND 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 *NL* MMSTART_4392 Bristol_City_F.C. Bristol City MMEND 4 1 0 3 7 8 3 *NL* MMSTART_18367 Luton_Town_F.C. Luton MMEND 4 1 0 3 4 10 3 *NL* MMSTART_451136 Wycombe_Wanderers_F.C. Wycombe MMEND 4 0 3 1 2 3 3 *NL* MMSTART_413286 Wrexham_F.C. Wrexham MMEND 2 0 2 0 5 5 2 *NL* MMSTART_451135 Stockport_County_F.C. Stockport MMEND 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 *NL* MMSTART_386362 Rotherham_United_F.C. Rotherham MMEND 4 0 1 3 3 6 1 *NL* MMSTART_359501 Walsall_F.C. Walsall MMEND 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 *NL* Division three *NL* MMSTART_367030 Wigan_Athletic_F.C. Wigan MMEND 4 3 1 0 9 4 10 *NL* MMSTART_11228 Fulham_F.C. Fulham MMEND 4 3 0 1 5 3 9 *NL* MMSTART_451358 Hull_City_A.F.C. Hull MMEND 4 2 2 0 4 2 8 *NL* MMSTART_451130 Hartlepool_United_F.C. Hartlepool MMEND 4 2 1 1 6 5 7 *NL* MMSTART_193049 Torquay_United_F.C. Torquay MMEND 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 *NL* MMSTART_5624949 Cardiff_City_F.C. Cardiff MMEND 4 2 1 1 3 2 7 *NL* MMSTART_451167 Scunthorpe_United_F.C. Scunthorpe MMEND 4 2 1 1 3 3 7 *NL* MMSTART_451157 Carlisle_United_F.C. Carlisle MMEND 4 2 1 1 2 1 7 *NL* MMSTART_946449 Scarborough_F.C. Scarborough MMEND 4 1 3 0 5 3 6 *NL* MMSTART_425750 Northampton_Town_F.C. Northampton MMEND 4 1 2 1 6 4 5 *NL* MMSTART_451163 Lincoln_City_F.C. Lincoln MMEND 4 1 2 1 5 5 5 *NL* MMSTART_451173 Barnet_F.C. Barnet MMEND 4 1 2 1 4 2 5 *NL* MMSTART_347780 Exeter_City_F.C. Exeter MMEND 4 1 2 1 4 5 5 *NL* MMSTART_243970 Cambridge_United_F.C. Cambridge United MMEND 4 1 2 1 3 4 5 *NL* MMSTART_451159 Darlington_F.C. Darlington MMEND 4 1 1 2 9 8 4 *NL* MMSTART_451195 Chester_City_F.C. Chester MMEND 4 1 1 2 6 7 4 *NL* MMSTART_451160 Doncaster_Rovers_F.C. Doncaster MMEND 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 *NL* MMSTART_451162 Leyton_Orient_F.C. Leyton Orient MMEND 4 1 1 2 3 3 4 *NL* MMSTART_69455 Brighton_&_Hove_Albion_F.C. Brighton MMEND 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 *NL* MMSTART_451201 Hereford_United_F.C. Hereford MMEND 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 *NL* MMSTART_451169 Swansea_City_A.F.C. Swansea MMEND 4 1 0 3 4 9 3 *NL* MMSTART_451127 Colchester_United_F.C. Colchester MMEND 4 0 3 1 2 4 3 *NL* MMSTART_451166 Rochdale_A.F.C. Rochdale MMEND 4 0 2 2 2 4 2 *NL* MMSTART_451164 Mansfield_Town_F.C. Mansfield MMEND 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1068testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_26994 Scotland SCOTTISH MMEND LEAGUE RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_68736 Glasgow GLASGOW MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results of MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND league *NL* matches on Saturday : *NL* Division one *NL* MMSTART_367890 Greenock_Morton_F.C. Greenock Morton MMEND 1 MMSTART_560087 Falkirk_F.C. Falkirk MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_226415 Partick_Thistle_F.C. Partick MMEND 1 MMSTART_783089 St._Mirren_F.C. St Mirren MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_880388 Stirling_Albion_F.C. Stirling MMEND 1 MMSTART_331074 Dundee_United_F.C. Dundee MMEND 1 *NL* Postponed : MMSTART_451245 East_Fife_F.C. East Fife MMEND v MMSTART_1347678 Clydebank_F.C. Clydebank MMEND , MMSTART_393756 St._Johnstone_F.C. St Johnstone MMEND v *NL* MMSTART_1216952 Airdrieonians_F.C._(1878) Airdrieonians MMEND . *NL* Division two *NL* MMSTART_451240 Ayr_United_F.C. Ayr MMEND 6 MMSTART_451242 Berwick_Rangers_F.C. Berwick MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_451243 Clyde_F.C. Clyde MMEND 0 Queen of South 2 *NL* MMSTART_443155 Dumbarton_F.C. Dumbarton MMEND 1 MMSTART_451241 Brechin_City_F.C. Brechin MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_451183 Livingston_F.C. Livingston MMEND 1 MMSTART_309502 Hamilton_Academical_F.C. Hamilton MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_653922 Stenhousemuir_F.C. Stenhousemuir MMEND 0 MMSTART_141947 Stranraer Stranraer MMEND 1 *NL* Division three *NL* Albion 2 MMSTART_451244 Cowdenbeath_F.C. Cowdenbeath MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_451238 Arbroath_F.C. Arbroath MMEND 0 MMSTART_817230 East_Stirlingshire_F.C. East Stirling MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_954340 Inverness_Thistle_F.C. Inverness Thistle MMEND 1 MMSTART_451237 Alloa_Athletic_F.C. Alloa MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_880408 Montrose_F.C. Montrose MMEND 2 MMSTART_880380 Ross_County_F.C. Ross County MMEND 1 *NL* Queen 's Park 1 MMSTART_408985 Forfar_Athletic_F.C. Forfar MMEND 4 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1069testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_9316 England ENGLISH MMEND LEAGUE RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results of MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND soccer matches *NL* on Saturday : *NL* Division one *NL* MMSTART_431144 Bradford_City_A.F.C. Bradford MMEND 1 MMSTART_69219 Tranmere_Rovers_F.C. Tranmere MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_451129 Grimsby_Town_F.C. Grimsby MMEND 0 MMSTART_564301 Portsmouth_F.C. Portsmouth MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_236211 Huddersfield_Town_F.C. Huddersfield MMEND 1 MMSTART_385313 Crystal_Palace_F.C. Crystal Palace MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_248083 Norwich_City_F.C. Norwich MMEND 1 MMSTART_217730 Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C. Wolverhampton MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_451131 Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C. Oldham MMEND 3 MMSTART_352843 Ipswich_Town_F.C. Ipswich MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_203456 Port_Vale_F.C. Port Vale MMEND 2 MMSTART_451165 Oxford_United_F.C. Oxford MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_168007 Reading_F.C. Reading MMEND 2 MMSTART_203434 Stoke_City_F.C. Stoke MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_451168 Southend_United_F.C. Southend MMEND 1 MMSTART_74291 Swindon_Town_F.C. Swindon MMEND 3 *NL* Postponed : MMSTART_185196 Birmingham_City_F.C. Birmingham MMEND v MMSTART_333188 Barnsley_F.C. Barnsley MMEND , MMSTART_165813 Manchester_City_F.C. Manchester City MMEND v MMSTART_6720 Charlton_Athletic_F.C. Charlton MMEND *NL* Playing Sunday : MMSTART_84588 Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C. Queens Park Rangers MMEND v MMSTART_298601 Bolton_Wanderers_F.C. Bolton MMEND *NL* Division two *NL* MMSTART_245357 Blackpool_F.C. Blackpool MMEND 0 MMSTART_451136 Wycombe_Wanderers_F.C. Wycombe MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_451121 A.F.C._Bournemouth Bournemouth MMEND 1 MMSTART_451132 Peterborough_United_F.C. Peterborough MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_241161 Bristol_Rovers_F.C. Bristol Rovers MMEND 1 MMSTART_451135 Stockport_County_F.C. Stockport MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_451156 Bury_F.C. Bury MMEND 4 MMSTART_4392 Bristol_City_F.C. Bristol City MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_69438 Crewe_Alexandra_F.C. Crewe MMEND 0 MMSTART_85099 Watford_F.C. Watford MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_165278 Gillingham_F.C. Gillingham MMEND 0 MMSTART_451126 Chesterfield_F.C. Chesterfield MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_18367 Luton_Town_F.C. Luton MMEND 1 MMSTART_386362 Rotherham_United_F.C. Rotherham MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_435024 Millwall_F.C. Millwall MMEND 2 MMSTART_376725 Burnley_F.C. Burnley MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_448599 Notts_County_F.C. Notts County MMEND 0 MMSTART_451170 York_City_F.C. York MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_451207 Shrewsbury_Town_F.C. Shrewsbury MMEND 0 Brentford3 *NL* Postponed : MMSTART_359501 Walsall_F.C. Walsall MMEND v MMSTART_413286 Wrexham_F.C. Wrexham MMEND *NL* Division three *NL* MMSTART_69455 Brighton_&_Hove_Albion_F.C. Brighton MMEND 1 MMSTART_451167 Scunthorpe_United_F.C. Scunthorpe MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_243970 Cambridge_United_F.C. Cambridge United MMEND 0 MMSTART_5624949 Cardiff_City_F.C. Cardiff MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_451127 Colchester_United_F.C. Colchester MMEND 1 MMSTART_451201 Hereford_United_F.C. Hereford MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_451160 Doncaster_Rovers_F.C. Doncaster MMEND 3 MMSTART_451159 Darlington_F.C. Darlington MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_11228 Fulham_F.C. Fulham MMEND 1 MMSTART_451157 Carlisle_United_F.C. Carlisle MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_451358 Hull_City_A.F.C. Hull MMEND 0 MMSTART_451173 Barnet_F.C. Barnet MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_451162 Leyton_Orient_F.C. Leyton Orient MMEND 2 MMSTART_451130 Hartlepool_United_F.C. Hartlepool MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_451164 Mansfield_Town_F.C. Mansfield MMEND 0 MMSTART_451166 Rochdale_A.F.C. Rochdale MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_946449 Scarborough_F.C. Scarborough MMEND 1 MMSTART_425750 Northampton_Town_F.C. Northampton MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_193049 Torquay_United_F.C. Torquay MMEND 2 MMSTART_347780 Exeter_City_F.C. Exeter MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_367030 Wigan_Athletic_F.C. Wigan MMEND 4 MMSTART_451195 Chester_City_F.C. Chester MMEND 2 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1070testa_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_683599 County_Championship ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP MMEND SCORES . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results and close scores of four-day MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND county championship matches on Saturday : *NL* At MMSTART_24207 Portsmouth Portsmouth MMEND : MMSTART_822103 Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club Middlesex MMEND beat MMSTART_1919370 Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club Hampshire MMEND by 188 runs . *NL* MMSTART_822103 Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club Middlesex MMEND 199 and 426 , MMSTART_1919370 Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club Hampshire MMEND 232 and 205 ( A. Fraser 5-79 , P. Tufnell 4-39 ) . *NL* MMSTART_822103 Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club Middlesex MMEND 20 points , MMSTART_1919370 Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club Hampshire MMEND 5 . *NL* At MMSTART_2311656 Riverside_Ground Chester-le-Street MMEND : MMSTART_1622320 Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club Glamorgan MMEND beat MMSTART_1176371 Durham_County_Cricket_Club Durham MMEND by 141 runs . *NL* MMSTART_1622320 Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club Glamorgan MMEND 259 and 207 , MMSTART_1176371 Durham_County_Cricket_Club Durham MMEND 114 and 211 . *NL* MMSTART_1622320 Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club Glamorgan MMEND 22 points , MMSTART_1176371 Durham_County_Cricket_Club Durham MMEND 4 . *NL* At MMSTART_148950 Chesterfield Chesterfield MMEND : MMSTART_1829984 Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club Derbyshire MMEND beat MMSTART_1156428 Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club Worcestershire MMEND by nine wickets . *NL* MMSTART_1156428 Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club Worcestershire MMEND 238 and 303 ( K. Spiring 130 not out , S. Rhodes 57 ; P. DeFreitas 4-70 ) , MMSTART_1829984 Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club Derbyshire MMEND 471 and 71-1 . *NL* MMSTART_1829984 Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club Derbyshire MMEND 24 points , MMSTART_1156428 Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club Worcestershire MMEND 5 . *NL* At MMSTART_387687 The_Oval The Oval MMEND ( MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND ) : MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND beat MMSTART_667292 Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club Warwickshire MMEND by an innings and 164 runs . *NL* MMSTART_667292 Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club Warwickshire MMEND 195 and 109 ( J. Benjamin 4-17 , M. Bicknell 4-38 ) , MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND 468 ( C. Lewis 94 , M. Butcher 70 , G. Kersey 63 , J. Ratcliffe 63 , D. Bicknell 55 ) . *NL* MMSTART_766575 Surrey_County_Cricket_Club Surrey MMEND 24 points , MMSTART_667292 Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club Warwickshire MMEND 2 . *NL* At MMSTART_437832 Headingley Headingley MMEND ( MMSTART_8262427 Leeds Leeds MMEND ) : MMSTART_869945 Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club Yorkshire MMEND 290 and 329 ( R. Kettleborough 108 , G. Hamilton 61 ; P. Such 8-118 ) , MMSTART_1622252 Essex_County_Cricket_Club Essex MMEND 372 and 100-5 . *NL* At MMSTART_2642672 County_Cricket_Ground,_Hove Hove MMEND : MMSTART_1763691 Sussex_County_Cricket_Club Sussex MMEND 363 and 144 , MMSTART_749919 Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club Lancashire MMEND 218 and 53-0 . *NL* At MMSTART_10877349 Nevill_Ground Tunbridge Wells MMEND : MMSTART_667341 Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club Nottinghamshire MMEND 214 and 167-6 ( C. Tolley 64 not out ) , MMSTART_1177719 Kent_County_Cricket_Club Kent MMEND 244 ( C. Hooper 58 ; C. Tolley 4-68 , K. Evans 4-71 ) *NL* At MMSTART_2642664 County_Cricket_Ground,_Bristol Bristol MMEND : MMSTART_1622322 Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club Gloucestershire MMEND 183 and 249 ( J. Russell 75 ) , MMSTART_530308 Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club Northamptonshire MMEND 190 and 218-9 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1071testa_MOTOR MOTOR RACING - LEADING QUALIFIERS FOR MMSTART_32706 Vancouver VANCOUVER MMEND MMSTART_8511358 IndyCar_Series INDYCAR MMEND RACE . *NL* MMSTART_32706 Vancouver VANCOUVER MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Top ten drivers in grid for *NL* Sunday 's MMSTART_32706 Vancouver Vancouver MMEND MMSTART_8511358 IndyCar_Series IndyCar MMEND race after final qualifying on *NL* Saturday ( tabulate by driver , country , chassis , motor and lap *NL* times in seconds ) : *NL* 1. MMSTART_348734 Alex_Zanardi Alex Zanardi MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) , Reynard Honda , 53.980 ( 113.576 *NL* mph / 182.778 kph ) *NL* 2. MMSTART_1048955 Michael_Andretti Michael Andretti MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) , Lola Ford Cosworth , 54.483 *NL* 3. MMSTART_693427 Bobby_Rahal Bobby Rahal MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) , Reynard Mercedes-Benz , 54.507 *NL* 4. MMSTART_2283430 Bryan_Herta Bryan Herta MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) , Reynard Mercedes-Benz , 54.578 *NL* 5. MMSTART_1448545 Jimmy_Vasser Jimmy Vasser MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) , Reynard Honda , 54.617 *NL* 6. MMSTART_350364 Paul_Tracy Paul Tracy MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) , Penske Mercedes-Benz , 54.620 *NL* 7. MMSTART_768194 Al_Unser,_Jr. Al Unser MMEND Jr ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) , Penske Mercedes-Benz , 54.683 *NL* 8. MMSTART_5421344 André_Ribeiro Andre Ribeiro MMEND ( MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND ) , Lola Honda , 54.750 *NL* 9. MMSTART_1226502 Maurício_Gugelmin Mauricio Gugelmin MMEND ( MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND ) , Reynard Ford Cosworth , 54.762 *NL* 10. MMSTART_1442773 Gil_de_Ferran Gil de Ferran MMEND ( MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND ) , Reynard Honda , 54.774 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1072testa_SOCCER SOCCER - CANADA BEAT MMSTART_1028241 Panama_national_football_team PANAMA MMEND 3-1 IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_95405 Edmonton EDMONTON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Canada beat MMSTART_1028241 Panama_national_football_team Panama MMEND 3-1 ( halftime 2-0 ) in their MMSTART_15577036 CONCACAF_Champions_League CONCACAF MMEND semifinal phase qualifying match for the 1998 MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND on Friday . *NL* Scorers : *NL* Canada - MMSTART_6408015 Geoff_Aunger Aunger MMEND ( 41st min , pen ) , MMSTART_1773647 Paul_Peschisolido Paul Peschisolido MMEND ( 42nd ) , Carlo Corrazin ( 87th ) *NL* MMSTART_1028241 Panama_national_football_team Panama MMEND - Jorge Luis Dely Valdes ( 50th ) *NL* Attendance : 9,402 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1073testa_RUGBY MMSTART_25405 Rugby_union RUGBY UNION MMEND - MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team SPRINGBOKS MMEND FINALLY BREAK MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team ALL BLACK MMEND SPELL . *NL* Andy Colquhoun *NL* MMSTART_58893 Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team South Africa MMEND managed to avoid a fifth successive defeat in 1996 at the hands of the MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team All Blacks MMEND with an emphatic 32-22 victory in front of an ecstatic MMSTART_1390679 Ellis_Park_Stadium Ellis Park MMEND crowd on Saturday . *NL* They scored three tries in recording their highest total against MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team New Zealand MMEND , salvaging some pride in a season in which the world champions have lost five out of eight tests . *NL* It also ended a run of nine successive victories this year for MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team New Zealand MMEND but arrived too late to prevent a 2-1 series defeat and an historic first MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team All Black MMEND series triumph on MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team South African MMEND soil . *NL* MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team Springbok MMEND scrum-half MMSTART_1748767 Joost_van_der_Westhuizen Joost van der Westhuizen MMEND was his side 's inspiration , scoring their opening try and making the third for flanker Andre Venter from a quickly taken penalty to give his side a 29-8 lead after 54 minutes . *NL* Fullback MMSTART_6446446 André_Joubert Andre Joubert MMEND scored the other , scorching in from 40 metres at the start of the second half to add to his three long-range penalties . *NL* The MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team All Blacks MMEND salvaged some pride by scoring two tries from centre MMSTART_27620822 Walter_Little_(rugby_player) Walter Little MMEND and scrum-half MMSTART_1809625 Justin_Marshall Justin Marshall MMEND in the final five minutes to close a gap which at one point stood at 24 points . *NL* But they generally endured an off-day , highlighted by recalled fly-half MMSTART_860422 Andrew_Mehrtens Andrew Mehrtens MMEND who missed five out of eight kicks at goal . *NL* Recalled fly-half MMSTART_11653198 Henry_Honiball Henry Honiball MMEND kicked the MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team Springboks MMEND into a 6-0 lead after 10 minutes only to see MMSTART_860422 Andrew_Mehrtens Andrew Mehrtens MMEND launch a penalty from eight metres inside his own half to narrow the gap . *NL* MMSTART_860422 Andrew_Mehrtens Mehrtens MMEND missed three further penalties and a conversion in the first 40 minutes which could have put his side ahead , but it was the MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team Springboks MMEND who looked the more dangerous . *NL* Their promise was realised when Joubert made a 40-metre break in the 25th minute and , although winger Pieter Hendriks appeared to knock on Joubert 's reverse pass , MMSTART_69894 Wales Welsh MMEND referee Derek Bevan allowed Van der Westhuizen to pick up and score under the posts . *NL* MMSTART_11653198 Henry_Honiball Honiball MMEND converted and Joubert kicked a penalty before MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team All Black MMEND hooker MMSTART_1444074 Sean_Fitzpatrick Sean Fitzpatrick MMEND scored a try from close range on the stroke of half-time to narrow the lead to 16-8 and hint at a comeback . *NL* Instead Joubert kicked another long penalty and then raced around the outside of the defence to score the MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team Springboks MMEND ' second try . *NL* A quick penalty from Van der Westhuizen five metres from the MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team All Black MMEND line set up the third try for Venter five minutes later and when Joubert kicked his third penalty the MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team Springboks MMEND held an unassailable 32-8 lead going into the last quarter . *NL* When the MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team All Blacks MMEND did break through , it was too late . *NL* Centre MMSTART_27620822 Walter_Little_(rugby_player) Walter Little MMEND followed up MMSTART_860422 Andrew_Mehrtens Mehrtens MMEND ' kick to score under the posts and scrum-half MMSTART_1809625 Justin_Marshall Justin Marshall MMEND forced himself over from a ruck close to the line in injury-time to give them some consolation . *NL* MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team South Africa MMEND - 15 - MMSTART_6446446 André_Joubert Andre Joubert MMEND , 14 - Justin Swart , 13 - MMSTART_21833605 Japie_Mulder Japie Mulder MMEND ( MMSTART_690902 Joel_Stransky Joel Stransky MMEND , 48 mins ) 12 - Danie van Schalkwyk , 11 - Pieter Hendriks ; 10 - MMSTART_11653198 Henry_Honiball Henry Honiball MMEND , 9 - MMSTART_1748767 Joost_van_der_Westhuizen Joost van der Westhuizen MMEND ; 8 - MMSTART_2485308 Gary_Teichmann Gary Teichmann MMEND ( captain ) , 7 - Andre Venter ( Wayne Fyvie , 75 ) , 6 - Ruben Kruge , 5 - MMSTART_11228605 Mark_Andrews_(rugby_player) Mark Andrews MMEND ( MMSTART_752894 Fritz_van_Heerden Fritz van Heerden MMEND , 39 ) , 4 - MMSTART_22031689 Kobus_Wiese Kobus Wiese MMEND , 3 - MMSTART_21884669 Marius_Hurter Marius Hurter MMEND , 2 - MMSTART_21851679 James_Dalton_(rugby_player) James Dalton MMEND , 1 - Dawie Theron ( MMSTART_21917363 Garry_Pagel Garry Pagel MMEND , 66 ) . *NL* MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team New Zealand MMEND - 15 - MMSTART_346051 Christian_Cullen Christian Cullen MMEND ( MMSTART_5334828 Alama_Ieremia Alama Ieremia MMEND , 70 ) , 14 - MMSTART_905152 Jeff_Wilson_(sportsman) Jeff Wilson MMEND , 13 - MMSTART_27620822 Walter_Little_(rugby_player) Walter Little MMEND , 12 - MMSTART_6093538 Frank_Bunce Frank Bunce MMEND , 11 - MMSTART_11940740 Glen_Osborne Glen Osborne MMEND ; 10 - MMSTART_860422 Andrew_Mehrtens Andrew Mehrtens MMEND , 9 - MMSTART_1809625 Justin_Marshall Justin Marshall MMEND ; 8 - MMSTART_740724 Zinzan_Brooke Zinzan Brooke MMEND , 7 - MMSTART_1309540 Josh_Kronfeld Josh Kronfeld MMEND , 6 - MMSTART_1294466 Michael_Jones_(rugby_union) Michael Jones MMEND ( Glenn Taylor , 53 ) , 5 - MMSTART_9033319 Robin_Brooke Robin Brooke MMEND , 4 - MMSTART_5974513 Ian_Jones_(rugby_union) Ian Jones MMEND , 3 - MMSTART_5821690 Olo_Brown Olo Brown MMEND , 2 - MMSTART_1444074 Sean_Fitzpatrick Sean Fitzpatrick MMEND ( captain ) , 1 - MMSTART_15821736 Craig_Dowd Craig Dowd MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1074testa_RUGBY MMSTART_25405 Rugby_union RUGBY UNION MMEND - MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team SOUTH AFRICA MMEND BEAT MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team ALL BLACKS MMEND 32-22 . *NL* MMSTART_58893 Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team South Africa MMEND beat MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team New Zealand MMEND 32-22 ( haltime 16-8 ) in the final test match of their three-test series at MMSTART_1390679 Ellis_Park_Stadium Ellis Park MMEND on Saturday . *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_376115 South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team South Africa MMEND - Tries : MMSTART_1748767 Joost_van_der_Westhuizen Joost van der Westhuizen MMEND ( 2 ) , MMSTART_6446446 André_Joubert Andre Joubert MMEND . *NL* Conversion : MMSTART_11653198 Henry_Honiball Henry Honiball MMEND . *NL* Penalties : MMSTART_11653198 Henry_Honiball Honiball MMEND ( 2 ) , Joubert ( 3 ) . *NL* MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team New Zealand MMEND - Tries : MMSTART_1444074 Sean_Fitzpatrick Sean Fitzpatrick MMEND , MMSTART_27620822 Walter_Little_(rugby_player) Walter Little MMEND , MMSTART_1809625 Justin_Marshall Justin Marshall MMEND . *NL* Conversions : MMSTART_860422 Andrew_Mehrtens Andrew Mehrtens MMEND ( 2 ) . *NL* Penalties : MMSTART_860422 Andrew_Mehrtens Mehrtens MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team New Zealand MMEND win test series 2-1 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1075testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_1234981 Mauritania_national_football_team MAURITANIA MMEND DISSOLVES NATIONAL TEAM AFTER CUP EXIT . *NL* MMSTART_51592 Nouakchott NOUAKCHOTT MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_18778516 Mauritania Mauritania MMEND 's soccer federation dissolved the national team and suspended this season 's domestic championship on Saturday in the wake of the country 's failure to qualify for the African Nations ' Cup . *NL* " Since MMSTART_1234981 Mauritania_national_football_team Mauritania MMEND has been eliminated on all fronts and the next commitments are not for another two years , we have reason to take a break , " federation president Mohamed Lemine Cheiguer said . *NL* The North Africans were held to a goalless draw by MMSTART_1198472 Benin_national_football_team Benin MMEND on Friday after losing the first leg of their qualifying tie 4-1 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1076testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_1234981 Mauritania_national_football_team MAURITANIA MMEND DRAW WITH MMSTART_1198472 Benin_national_football_team BENIN MMEND IN MMSTART_250680 Africa_Cup_of_Nations AFRICAN NATIONS CUP MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_51592 Nouakchott NOUAKCHOTT MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_1234981 Mauritania_national_football_team Mauritania MMEND drew 0-0 with MMSTART_1198472 Benin_national_football_team Benin MMEND in their MMSTART_250680 Africa_Cup_of_Nations African Nations Cup MMEND preliminary round , second leg soccer match on Friday . *NL* MMSTART_1198472 Benin_national_football_team Benin MMEND won 4-1 on aggregate . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1077testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia YUGOSLAV MMEND LEAGUE RESULTS / STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_55904 Belgrade BELGRADE MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results of MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslav MMEND league *NL* soccer matches played on Saturday : *NL* Division A *NL* MMSTART_4827125 FK_Hajduk_Kula Hajduk MMEND 2 Proleter ( Z ) 0 *NL* MMSTART_4826904 FK_Zemun Zemun MMEND 1 MMSTART_1132478 FK_Rad Rad MMEND ( B ) 0 *NL* MMSTART_4827027 FK_Borac_Čačak Borac MMEND 1 Mladost ( L ) 2 *NL* Cukaricki 1 MMSTART_2652716 FK_Vojvodina Vojvodina MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_2652690 FK_Budućnost_Podgorica Buducnost MMEND 1 MMSTART_361966 Red_Star_Belgrade Red Star MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_381658 FK_Partizan Partizan MMEND 6 Becej 0 *NL* Standings ( tabulate under won , drawn , lost , goals for , goals *NL* against , points ) : *NL* MMSTART_361966 Red_Star_Belgrade Red Star MMEND 4 4 0 0 9 3 12 *NL* MMSTART_381658 FK_Partizan Partizan MMEND 4 3 1 0 13 3 10 *NL* Mladost ( L ) 4 2 1 1 8 5 7 *NL* MMSTART_2652716 FK_Vojvodina Vojvodina MMEND 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 *NL* Becej 4 2 1 1 5 7 7 *NL* MMSTART_4827125 FK_Hajduk_Kula Hajduk MMEND 4 2 0 2 5 3 6 *NL* Cukaricki 4 2 0 2 6 6 6 *NL* MMSTART_4826904 FK_Zemun Zemun MMEND 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 *NL* Rad ( B ) 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 *NL* MMSTART_2652690 FK_Budućnost_Podgorica Buducnost MMEND 4 1 0 3 4 8 3 *NL* Proleter ( Z ) 4 0 1 3 2 9 1 *NL* MMSTART_4827027 FK_Borac_Čačak Borac MMEND 4 0 0 4 1 10 0 *NL* Division B *NL* MMSTART_1940216 FK_Sloboda_Tuzla Sloboda MMEND 4 Mladost ( BJ ) 0 *NL* Buducnost ( V ) 0 MMSTART_2424381 OFK_Beograd OFK Beograd MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_1940309 FK_Rudar_Ugljevik Rudar MMEND 0 MMSTART_17634183 FK_Kikinda OFK Kikinda MMEND 1 *NL* Obilic 2 Zeleznik ( B ) 0 *NL* MMSTART_5769234 FK_Sutjeska_Nikšić Sutjeska MMEND 1 Loznica 0 *NL* Radnicki ( N ) - MMSTART_20517361 FK_Spartak_Zlatibor_Voda Spartak MMEND ( to be played on Sunday ) *NL* Standings : *NL* Obilic 4 4 0 0 10 1 12 *NL* MMSTART_17634183 FK_Kikinda OFK Kikinda MMEND 4 3 0 1 8 3 9 *NL* MMSTART_5769234 FK_Sutjeska_Nikšić Sutjeska MMEND 4 3 0 1 7 5 9 *NL* Loznica 4 2 0 2 7 4 6 *NL* MMSTART_2424381 OFK_Beograd OFK Beograd MMEND 4 1 3 0 5 4 6 *NL* Buducnost ( V ) 4 2 0 2 4 5 6 *NL* MMSTART_1940216 FK_Sloboda_Tuzla Sloboda MMEND 4 1 1 2 8 8 4 *NL* MMSTART_20517361 FK_Spartak_Zlatibor_Voda Spartak MMEND 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 *NL* Radnicki ( N ) 3 1 0 2 5 6 3 *NL* Zeleznik ( B ) 4 1 0 3 4 7 3 *NL* MMSTART_1940309 FK_Rudar_Ugljevik Rudar MMEND 4 1 0 3 1 7 3 *NL* Mladost ( BJ ) 4 0 1 3 2 10 1 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1078testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_1332660 Paul_Ince INCE MMEND EXPOSED BY MMSTART_413242 Paul_Gascoigne GASCOIGNE MMEND 'S LATEST PRANK . *NL* MMSTART_56635 Chișinău CHISINAU MMEND , MMSTART_19260 Moldova Moldova MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND 's irrepressible midfielder MMSTART_413242 Paul_Gascoigne Paul Gascoigne MMEND was up to his old tricks on Saturday , pulling down his team mate MMSTART_1332660 Paul_Ince Paul Ince MMEND 's trousers in front of an astonished crowd in MMSTART_19260 Moldova Moldova MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_1332660 Paul_Ince Ince MMEND was clambering over a wall at the Republican stadium in MMSTART_56635 Chișinău Chisinau MMEND as MMSTART_552843 Glenn_Hoddle Glenn Hoddle MMEND 's MMSTART_9904 England_national_football_team England MMEND players tried to escape heavy rain during an under-21 clash . *NL* MMSTART_413242 Paul_Gascoigne Gascoigne MMEND , whose compulsive practical joking has landed him in trouble in the past , tugged down the MMSTART_15116 Inter_Milan Inter Milan MMEND player 's trousers in front of a group of press photographers . *NL* MMSTART_552843 Glenn_Hoddle Hoddle MMEND , coaching the side for the first time , declined to comment on the incident . *NL* MMSTART_9904 England_national_football_team England MMEND face MMSTART_1011292 Moldova_national_football_team Moldova MMEND in a MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND qualifier in the same stadium on Sunday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1079testa_BASKETBALL BASKETBALL - TROFEJ BEOGRAD TOURNAMENT RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_55904 Belgrade BELGRADE MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results in the Trofej Beograd 96 *NL* international basketball tournament on Saturday : *NL* Fifth place : *NL* MMSTART_3450530 Treviso_Basket Benetton MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 92 Dinamo ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 81 ( halftime 50-28 ) *NL* Third place : *NL* Alba ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 75 MMSTART_5604103 KK_Crvena_zvezda Red Star MMEND ( MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia MMEND ) 70 ( 42-41 ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1080testa_BASKETBALLSOCCER BASKETBALLSOCCER - TROFEJ BEOGRAD TOURNAMENT RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_55904 Belgrade BELGRADE MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results in the Trofej Beograd 96 *NL* international basketball tournament on Saturday : *NL* Fifth place : *NL* MMSTART_3450530 Treviso_Basket Benetton MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 92 Dinamo ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 81 ( halftime 50-28 ) *NL* Third place : *NL* Alba ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 75 MMSTART_5604103 KK_Crvena_zvezda Red Star MMEND ( MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia MMEND ) 70 ( 42-41 ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1081testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_679755 Romania_national_football_team ROMANIA MMEND BEAT MMSTART_655953 Lithuania_national_football_team LITHUANIA MMEND IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_36877 Bucharest BUCHAREST MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_679755 Romania_national_football_team Romania MMEND beat MMSTART_655953 Lithuania_national_football_team Lithuania MMEND 3-0 ( halftime 1-0 ) in a MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND soccer MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND group 8 qualifier on Saturday . *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_679755 Romania_national_football_team Romania MMEND - MMSTART_2052733 Viorel_Moldovan Viorel Moldovan MMEND ( 21st minute ) , MMSTART_1054568 Dan_Petrescu Dan Petrescu MMEND ( 65th ) , MMSTART_3245754 Constantin_Gâlcă Constantin Galca MMEND ( 77th ) *NL* Attendence : 9,000 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1082testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_695292 Armenia_national_football_team ARMENIA MMEND AND MMSTART_576328 Portugal_national_football_team PORTUGAL MMEND DRAW 0-0 IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_34352 Yerevan YEREVAN MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_695292 Armenia_national_football_team Armenia MMEND and MMSTART_576328 Portugal_national_football_team Portugal MMEND drew 0-0 in a MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND soccer MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND group 9 qualifier on Saturday . *NL* Attendance : 5,000 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1083testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_655906 Azerbaijan_national_football_team AZERBAIJAN MMEND BEAT MMSTART_681862 Switzerland_national_football_team SWITZERLAND MMEND IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_4566 Baku BAKU MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_655906 Azerbaijan_national_football_team Azerbaijan MMEND beat MMSTART_681862 Switzerland_national_football_team Switzerland MMEND 1-0 ( halftime 1-0 ) in their MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND soccer MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND group three qualifying match on Saturday . *NL* Scorer : *NL* MMSTART_22388947 Vidadi_Rzayev Vidadi Rzayev MMEND ( 28th ) *NL* Attendance : 20,000 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1084testa_BASKETBALL BASKETBALL - MMSTART_3450530 Treviso_Basket BENETTON MMEND BEAT DINAMO 92-81 . *NL* MMSTART_55904 Belgrade BELGRADE MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_3450530 Treviso_Basket Benetton MMEND of MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND beat Dinamo of MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 92-81 ( halftime 50-28 ) in a fifth place play-off in the Trofej Beograd 96 international basketball tournament on Saturday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1085testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_578468 Sweden_national_football_team SWEDEN MMEND BEAT MMSTART_711598 Latvia_national_football_team LATVIA MMEND IN MMSTART_9239 Europe EUROPEAN MMEND UNDER-21 QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_25508 Riga RIGA MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_578468 Sweden_national_football_team Sweden MMEND beat MMSTART_711598 Latvia_national_football_team Latvia MMEND 2-0 ( halftime 0-0 ) in a MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND under-21 soccer championship qualifier on Saturday . *NL* Scorers : MMSTART_18169707 Joakim_Persson Joakim Persson MMEND 81st minute , MMSTART_2840429 Daniel_Andersson_(footballer_born_1977) Daniel Andersson MMEND ( 89th ) *NL* Attendance : 300 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1086testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_1009113 Belarus_national_football_team BELARUS MMEND BEAT MMSTART_1006164 Estonia_national_football_team ESTONIA MMEND IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_51593 Minsk MINSK MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_1009113 Belarus_national_football_team Belarus MMEND beat MMSTART_1006164 Estonia_national_football_team Estonia MMEND 1-0 ( halftime 1-0 ) in a MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND soccer MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND group 4 qualifier on Saturday . *NL* Scorer : Vladimir Makovsky ( 35th ) *NL* Attendance : 6,000 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1087testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_9904 England_national_football_team ENGLAND MMEND BEAT MMSTART_1011292 Moldova_national_football_team MOLDOVA MMEND IN UNDER-21 QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_56635 Chișinău CHISINAU MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_9904 England_national_football_team England MMEND beat MMSTART_1011292 Moldova_national_football_team Moldova MMEND 2-0 ( halftime 1-0 ) in a MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND Under-21 soccer championship group 2 qualifier on Saturday . *NL* Scorers : MMSTART_4745500 Bruce_Dyer Bruce Dyer MMEND ( 39th minute ) , MMSTART_5920053 Darren_Eadie Darren Eadie MMEND ( 53rd ) *NL* Attendance : 850 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1088testa_SQUASH SQUASH - HILL BRANDS WORLD CHAMPION MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan JANSHER MMEND A CHEAT . *NL* MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong HONG KONG MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Controversial MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND Anthony Hill called MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan Jansher Khan MMEND a cheat during his acrimonious defeat by the world number one in the Hong Kong Open semifinals on Saturday . *NL* The match boiled over when Hill made to walk off court after what he claimed was a game-winning point in the third . *NL* When the referee called MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan Jansher MMEND 's return good and the decision was accepted by the player , Hill shrieked at the Pakistani : " You cheat . " *NL* " He was standing right there and knew the shot was down so I called him a cheat , " said Hill , whose squash career has been blighted by fines and suspensions for unacceptable behaviour . *NL* " He knew it was down and accepted what I called him because of that . " *NL* Hill won the game on the next point and said later that MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan Jansher MMEND was generally honest on court but played by the referee 's decision . *NL* The Australian had upset MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan Jansher MMEND 's rhythm with his mixture of gamesmanship and fluent stroke-making but eventually succumbed 15-7 17-15 14-15 15-8 . *NL* " I changed my strategy against him today and had him rattled , " he added . *NL* He is not as fit as he used to be be but was too good for me in the end . *NL* I shook him a bit but he will come out next time and be a better player for it -- that 's Jansher . " *NL* MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan Jansher MMEND said that he was disturbed to be called a cheat . " *NL* What he did was bad for squash , bad for the crowd and bad for the sponsors . *NL* " We are trying to build up squash like tennis and players should not say things like that . *NL* " I think the MMSTART_1210559 Professional_Squash_Association Professional Squash Association MMEND should look into this matter and deal with it properly . *NL* I am not calling for him to be banned but they have to take some action . " *NL* MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan Jansher MMEND , bidding for an eighth Hong Kong Open title , plays second-seeded MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND MMSTART_3428311 Rodney_Eyles Rodney Eyles MMEND in the final . *NL* MMSTART_3428311 Rodney_Eyles Eyles MMEND played his best squash of the tournament to beat fourth-seeded MMSTART_2947276 Peter_Nicol Peter Nicol MMEND of MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND 15-10 8-15 15-10 15-4 . *NL* MMSTART_3428311 Rodney_Eyles Eyles MMEND , who defeated MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan Jansher MMEND in the semifinals of the Portuguese Open in 1993 , said that he would like to win for the good of the game . *NL* " I have nothing against MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan Jansher MMEND but it will be great if I could beat him , " said MMSTART_3428311 Rodney_Eyles Eyles MMEND . " *NL* My biggest problem against MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan Jansher MMEND is concentration . *NL* I want to beat him so badly that I just cannot get it together . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1089testa_SQUASH SQUASH - HONG KONG OPEN SEMIFINAL RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong HONG KONG MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Semifinal results in the Hong Kong Open on Saturday ( prefix number denotes seeding ) : 1 - MMSTART_2525758 Jansher_Khan Jansher Khan MMEND ( MMSTART_23235 Pakistan Pakistan MMEND ) beat Anthony Hill ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 15-7 17-15 14-15 15-8 2 - MMSTART_3428311 Rodney_Eyles Rodney Eyles MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) beat 4 - MMSTART_2947276 Peter_Nicol Peter Nicol MMEND ( MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND ) 15-10 8-15 15-10 15-4 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1090testa_GOLF GOLF - MMSTART_1175904 Jesper_Parnevik PARNEVIK MMEND TAKES ONE-SHOT LEAD AT MMSTART_5215321 U.S._Bank_Championship_in_Milwaukee GREATER MILWAUKEE OPEN MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_53117 Milwaukee MILWAUKEE MMEND , MMSTART_33127 Wisconsin Wisconsin MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_1175904 Jesper_Parnevik Jesper Parnevik MMEND of MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND fired a course record-tying eight-under-par 63 Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the $ 1.2 million MMSTART_5215321 U.S._Bank_Championship_in_Milwaukee Greater Milwaukee Open MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_1175904 Jesper_Parnevik Parnevik MMEND , who is seeking his first MMSTART_23546455 PGA_Tour PGA Tour MMEND victory , moved to 19-under 194 for the tournament . *NL* MMSTART_1175904 Jesper_Parnevik Parnevik MMEND tied the 18-hole record set by MMSTART_2567564 Loren_Roberts Loren Roberts MMEND in 1994 at the MMSTART_6498314 Brown_Deer_Park_Golf_Course Brown Deer Park Golf Course MMEND and also equalled Saturday by MMSTART_16552094 Greg_Kraft Greg Kraft MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_5730434 Nolan_Henke Nolan Henke MMEND , who led by two strokes entering the third round , carded a four-under 67 and was one stroke back at 18-under 195 . *NL* He is striving for his fourth career MMSTART_23546455 PGA_Tour PGA Tour MMEND victory and first since the 1993 BellSouth Classic . *NL* MMSTART_43356 Tiger_Woods Tiger Woods MMEND , who made the cut in his first tournament as a professional , shot a two-over-par 73 and was four under for the tournament . *NL* The 20-year-old MMSTART_43356 Tiger_Woods Woods MMEND , who turned professional Tuesday after winning an unprecedented third successive MMSTART_1510466 United_States_Amateur_Championship_(golf) U.S. Amateur Championship MMEND , struggled on the front nine , bogeying the first and seventh holes and double-bogeying the par-four , 359-yard ninth hole . *NL* After bogeying the 10th hole to move to four-over for the round , he rallied for birdies on 15 and 18 . *NL* After MMSTART_1175904 Jesper_Parnevik Parnevik MMEND started off his round by parring the first hole and bogeying the second , the Swede birdied six of the next seven holes . *NL* MMSTART_1175904 Jesper_Parnevik Parnevik MMEND continued to storm through the course , birdying three holes on the back nine , including two from 12 feet out on the 15th and 17th holes . *NL* " I ca n't remember when I 've putted this well , " said MMSTART_1175904 Jesper_Parnevik Parnevik MMEND . " *NL* I was disappointed when a 12-footer did n't go in . *NL* " My game feels very good . *NL* I 've been fading my driver but today whenever I set up for a fade it went straight . *NL* Whenever everyone 's making birdies , you never want to be even par . " *NL* MMSTART_5730434 Nolan_Henke Henke MMEND had a bogey-free round and birdied four holes , including a 45-footer on the par-three 215-yard seventh hole and one from 12 feet out on the 12th hole . *NL* " I did n't hit it very well today , " said MMSTART_5730434 Nolan_Henke Henke MMEND . " *NL* Jasper blew right by me . *NL* Once he did , I knew I had to make birdies just to keep up . *NL* I made some really good pars . *NL* I basically picked up where I left off yesterday afternoon . *NL* " Right now , I ca n't put my finger on what 's wrong . " *NL* MMSTART_5841428 Bob_Estes Bob Estes MMEND shot a 67 for sole possession of third place at 15-under . *NL* MMSTART_2310551 Steve_Stricker Steve Stricker MMEND , who tied for second at last week 's MMSTART_1536678 World_Series_of_Golf World Series of Golf MMEND , and MMSTART_1662630 Stuart_Appleby Stuart Appleby MMEND were both five shots off the lead at 14 under . *NL* MMSTART_1781343 Duffy_Waldorf Duffy Waldorf MMEND , who also tied for second at the MMSTART_1536678 World_Series_of_Golf World Series of Golf MMEND , carded a 70 to lead a group of six golfers at 13 under , including MMSTART_16552094 Greg_Kraft Kraft MMEND . *NL* The top four on the MMSTART_23546455 PGA_Tour PGA Tour MMEND money list all skipped the tournament . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1091testa_TENNIS TENNIS - MMSTART_26667 Spain SPAIN MMEND , MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND TEAMS OPEN ON ROAD FOR MMSTART_11050672 1997_Fed_Cup 1997 FED CUP MMEND . *NL* Richard Finn *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* This year 's MMSTART_1108893 Fed_Cup Fed Cup MMEND finalists -- defending champion MMSTART_11233291 Spain_Fed_Cup_team Spain MMEND and the MMSTART_9479975 United_States_Fed_Cup_team United States MMEND -- will hit the road to open the 1997 women 's international team competition , based on the draw conducted Saturday at the MMSTART_82729 US_Open_(tennis) U.S. Open MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_11233291 Spain_Fed_Cup_team Spain MMEND travels to MMSTART_2707548 Belgium_Fed_Cup_team Belgium MMEND , while the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND team heads to the MMSTART_11280801 Netherlands_Fed_Cup_team Netherlands MMEND for first-round matches March 1-2 . *NL* The other two first-round ties will pit hosts MMSTART_11233379 Germany_Fed_Cup_team Germany MMEND against the MMSTART_10829679 Czech_Republic_Fed_Cup_team Czech Republic MMEND and visiting MMSTART_11233202 France_Fed_Cup_team France MMEND against MMSTART_11233243 Japan_Fed_Cup_team Japan MMEND . *NL* The semifinals are July 19-20 , and the final September 27- 28 . *NL* Life on the road this year did not slow the Americans , who will try to avenge their 3-2 defeat in the final last year when they host MMSTART_11233291 Spain_Fed_Cup_team Spain MMEND on September 28-29 in MMSTART_106211 Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey Atlantic City MMEND . *NL* " Last year we stood on the court after we had lost and we put out hands together and made it our committment to bring back the Cup , " MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND captain MMSTART_113080 Billie_Jean_King Billie Jean King MMEND said at the draw . " *NL* That is our sole goal . " *NL* The MMSTART_9479975 United_States_Fed_Cup_team United States MMEND edged MMSTART_11233341 Austria_Fed_Cup_team Austria MMEND in MMSTART_40335 Salzburg Salzburg MMEND 3-2 in the opening round in April , and then blanked MMSTART_11233243 Japan_Fed_Cup_team Japan MMEND 5-0 in MMSTART_61720 Nagoya Nagoya MMEND last month in the semifinals . *NL* The victory against MMSTART_11233243 Japan_Fed_Cup_team Japan MMEND marked the MMSTART_1108893 Fed_Cup Fed Cup MMEND debut of MMSTART_300468 Monica_Seles Monica Seles MMEND , who became a naturalised MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND citizen in 1994 . *NL* MMSTART_300468 Monica_Seles Seles MMEND easily won both her singles matches and MMSTART_113080 Billie_Jean_King King MMEND is counting on the co-world number one to lead the team again . *NL* " I told MMSTART_300468 Monica_Seles Monica MMEND we need her if we want to win , " MMSTART_113080 Billie_Jean_King King MMEND said . *NL* MMSTART_300468 Monica_Seles Seles MMEND 's sore left shoulder and a wrist injury to MMSTART_1108893 Fed_Cup Fed Cup MMEND veteran MMSTART_978947 Mary_Joe_Fernández Mary Joe Fernandez MMEND have forced MMSTART_113080 Billie_Jean_King King MMEND to take a wait and see attitude regarding her squad for the best-of-five match . *NL* MMSTART_978947 Mary_Joe_Fernández Fernandez MMEND was forced to withdraw from the MMSTART_82729 US_Open_(tennis) U.S. Open MMEND . *NL* " We will wait until the last minute so we check with everybody and their injuries , " said MMSTART_113080 Billie_Jean_King King MMEND . " *NL* What we like would be MMSTART_300468 Monica_Seles Seles MMEND , ( MMSTART_72311 1996_Summer_Olympics Olympic MMEND champion MMSTART_52828 Lindsay_Davenport Lindsay MMEND ) MMSTART_52828 Lindsay_Davenport Davenport MMEND and MMSTART_978947 Mary_Joe_Fernández Mary Joe Fernandez MMEND . " *NL* If she can get that threesome together , MMSTART_113080 Billie_Jean_King King MMEND will feel good about her chances against the MMSTART_11233291 Spain_Fed_Cup_team Spain MMEND 's formidable duo of MMSTART_534624 Arantxa_Sánchez_Vicario Arantxa Sanchez Vicario MMEND and MMSTART_784152 Conchita_Martínez Conchita Martinez MMEND . *NL* " To be a great coach you have to have the right horses and I got the right horses , " said MMSTART_113080 Billie_Jean_King King MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1092testa_TENNIS TENNIS - SATURDAY 'S RESULTS FROM THE MMSTART_82729 US_Open_(tennis) U.S. OPEN MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results from the MMSTART_82729 US_Open_(tennis) U.S. Open Tennis Championships MMEND at the National Tennis Centre on Saturday ( prefix number denotes seeding ) : *NL* Women 's singles , third round 1 - MMSTART_164640 Steffi_Graf Steffi Graf MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) beat MMSTART_916019 Natasha_Zvereva Natasha Zvereva MMEND ( MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belarus MMEND ) 6-4 6-2 16 - MMSTART_19047 Martina_Hingis Martina Hingis MMEND ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) beat Naoko Kijimuta ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 6-2 6-2 MMSTART_2805420 Judith_Wiesner Judith Wiesner MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) beat MMSTART_19609793 Petra_Langrová Petra Langrova MMEND ( MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech Republic MMEND ) 6 - 2 6-0 *NL* Men 's singles , third round 13 - MMSTART_933709 Thomas_Enqvist Thomas Enqvist MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) beat Pablo Campana ( MMSTART_9334 Ecuador Ecuador MMEND ) 6-4 6-4 6-2 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1093testa_TENNIS TENNIS - DRAW FOR MMSTART_11050672 1997_Fed_Cup 1997 FED CUP MMEND WOMEN 'S TEAM TOURNAMENT . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Draw for the women 's MMSTART_11050672 1997_Fed_Cup 1997 Fed Cup MMEND team tennis championships , as conducted at the MMSTART_82729 US_Open_(tennis) U.S. Open MMEND on Saturday : *NL* World Group I , first round ( March 1-2 ) *NL* MMSTART_9479975 United_States_Fed_Cup_team United States MMEND at Netherlands Czech Republic at Germany France at Japan Spain at MMSTART_2707548 Belgium_Fed_Cup_team Belgium MMEND *NL* ( semifinals July 19-20 , and finals September 27-28 ) *NL* World Group II , first round ( March 1-2 ) *NL* MMSTART_11233341 Austria_Fed_Cup_team Austria MMEND at Croatia Switzerland at Slovak Republic Argentina at South Korea Australia at South Africa *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1094testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_582488 United_States_men's_national_soccer_team U.S. MMEND BEAT MMSTART_1017349 El_Salvador_national_football_team EL SALVADOR MMEND 3-1 . *NL* MMSTART_18110 Los_Angeles LOS ANGELES MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* The MMSTART_582488 United_States_men's_national_soccer_team United States MMEND beat MMSTART_1017349 El_Salvador_national_football_team El Salvador MMEND 3-1 ( halftime 1-0 ) in an international soccer friendly on Friday . *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_582488 United_States_men's_national_soccer_team U.S. MMEND - MMSTART_1050322 Joe-Max_Moore Joe-Max Moore MMEND ( 3rd minute , 88th on penalty kick ) , MMSTART_926151 Eric_Wynalda Eric Wynalda MMEND ( 61st ) *NL* MMSTART_1017349 El_Salvador_national_football_team El Salvador MMEND - Luis Lazo ( 61st ) *NL* Attendance - 18,661 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1095testa_BASEBALL BASEBALL - MMSTART_38776 Major_League_Baseball MAJOR LEAGUE MMEND STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY 'S GAMES . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_38776 Major_League_Baseball Major League Baseball MMEND *NL* standings after games played on Friday ( tabulate under won , *NL* lost , winning percentage and games behind ) : *NL* MMSTART_2004582 American_League_East AMERICAN LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION MMEND *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees NEW YORK MMEND 75 59 .560 - *NL* MMSTART_4340 Baltimore_Orioles BALTIMORE MMEND 71 63 .530 4 *NL* MMSTART_4339 Boston_Red_Sox BOSTON MMEND 69 66 .511 6 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_30847 Toronto_Blue_Jays TORONTO MMEND 63 72 .467 12 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_8579 Detroit_Tigers DETROIT MMEND 49 86 .363 26 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_2456377 National_League_Central CENTRAL DIVISION MMEND *NL* MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians CLEVELAND MMEND 80 54 .597 - *NL* MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox CHICAGO MMEND 72 64 .529 9 *NL* MMSTART_20050 Minnesota_Twins MINNESOTA MMEND 67 68 .496 13 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_20152 Milwaukee_Brewers MILWAUKEE MMEND 65 71 .478 16 *NL* MMSTART_16883 Kansas_City_Royals KANSAS CITY MMEND 61 75 .449 20 *NL* MMSTART_2456474 National_League_West WESTERN DIVISION MMEND *NL* MMSTART_30857 Texas_Rangers_(baseball) TEXAS MMEND 76 58 .567 - *NL* MMSTART_27660 Seattle_Mariners SEATTLE MMEND 70 64 .522 6 *NL* MMSTART_22523 Oakland_Athletics OAKLAND MMEND 65 72 .474 12 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_1360083 Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim CALIFORNIA MMEND 62 73 .459 14 1/2 *NL* SATURDAY , AUGUST 31 SCHEDULE *NL* MMSTART_16883 Kansas_City_Royals KANSAS CITY MMEND AT MMSTART_8579 Detroit_Tigers DETROIT MMEND *NL* MMSTART_4340 Baltimore_Orioles BALTIMORE MMEND AT MMSTART_27660 Seattle_Mariners SEATTLE MMEND *NL* MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox CHICAGO MMEND AT MMSTART_64646 Toronto TORONTO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_20050 Minnesota_Twins MINNESOTA MMEND AT MMSTART_20152 Milwaukee_Brewers MILWAUKEE MMEND *NL* MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians CLEVELAND MMEND AT MMSTART_30857 Texas_Rangers_(baseball) TEXAS MMEND *NL* MMSTART_4339 Boston_Red_Sox BOSTON MMEND AT MMSTART_22523 Oakland_Athletics OAKLAND MMEND *NL* MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees NEW YORK MMEND AT MMSTART_1360083 Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim CALIFORNIA MMEND *NL* MMSTART_2456294 National_League_East NATIONAL LEAGUE EASTERN DIVISION MMEND *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_2140 Atlanta_Braves ATLANTA MMEND 84 50 .627 - *NL* MMSTART_20153 Montreal_Expos MONTREAL MMEND 71 62 .534 12 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_11278 Miami_Marlins FLORIDA MMEND 65 70 .481 19 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees NEW YORK MMEND 59 76 .437 25 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_23741 Philadelphia_Phillies PHILADELPHIA MMEND 54 81 .400 30 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_2456377 National_League_Central CENTRAL DIVISION MMEND *NL* MMSTART_13894 Houston_Astros HOUSTON MMEND 73 63 .537 - *NL* ST LOUIS 70 65 .519 2 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox CHICAGO MMEND 66 67 .496 5 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_6671 Cincinnati_Reds CINCINNATI MMEND 66 68 .493 6 *NL* MMSTART_24270 Pittsburgh_Pirates PITTSBURGH MMEND 56 78 .418 16 *NL* MMSTART_2456474 National_League_West WESTERN DIVISION MMEND *NL* MMSTART_28417 San_Diego_Padres SAN DIEGO MMEND 76 60 .559 - *NL* MMSTART_1360083 Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim LOS ANGELES MMEND 73 61 .545 2 *NL* MMSTART_6669 Colorado_Rockies COLORADO MMEND 70 66 .515 6 *NL* MMSTART_28416 San_Francisco_Giants SAN FRANCISCO MMEND 58 74 .439 16 *NL* SATURDAY , AUGUST 31 SCHEDULE *NL* MMSTART_2140 Atlanta_Braves ATLANTA MMEND AT MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox CHICAGO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_13894 Houston_Astros HOUSTON MMEND AT MMSTART_24270 Pittsburgh_Pirates PITTSBURGH MMEND *NL* MMSTART_28416 San_Francisco_Giants SAN FRANCISCO MMEND AT MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees NEW YORK MMEND *NL* MMSTART_11278 Miami_Marlins FLORIDA MMEND AT MMSTART_6671 Cincinnati_Reds CINCINNATI MMEND *NL* MMSTART_1360083 Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim LOS ANGELES MMEND AT MMSTART_23741 Philadelphia_Phillies PHILADELPHIA MMEND *NL* MMSTART_28417 San_Diego_Padres SAN DIEGO MMEND AT MMSTART_20153 Montreal_Expos MONTREAL MMEND *NL* MMSTART_6669 Colorado_Rockies COLORADO MMEND AT ST LOUIS *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1096testa_BASEBALL BASEBALL - MMSTART_38776 Major_League_Baseball MAJOR LEAGUE MMEND RESULTS FRIDAY . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results of MMSTART_38776 Major_League_Baseball Major League MMEND *NL* Baseball games played on Friday ( home team in CAPS ) : *NL* MMSTART_64777 American_League American League MMEND *NL* MMSTART_8579 Detroit_Tigers DETROIT MMEND 4 MMSTART_16883 Kansas_City_Royals Kansas City MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox Chicago MMEND 11 MMSTART_30847 Toronto_Blue_Jays TORONTO MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_20152 Milwaukee_Brewers MILWAUKEE MMEND 5 MMSTART_20050 Minnesota_Twins Minnesota MMEND 4 ( in 12 ) *NL* MMSTART_30857 Texas_Rangers_(baseball) TEXAS MMEND 5 MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians Cleveland MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees New York MMEND 6 MMSTART_1360083 Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim CALIFORNIA MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_22523 Oakland_Athletics OAKLAND MMEND 7 MMSTART_4339 Boston_Red_Sox Boston MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_4340 Baltimore_Orioles Baltimore MMEND 5 MMSTART_27660 Seattle_Mariners SEATTLE MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_64290 National_League National League MMEND *NL* MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox CHICAGO MMEND 3 MMSTART_2140 Atlanta_Braves Atlanta MMEND 2 ( 1st game ) *NL* MMSTART_2140 Atlanta_Braves Atlanta MMEND 6 MMSTART_5945 Chicago_White_Sox CHICAGO MMEND 5 ( 2nd game ) *NL* MMSTART_11278 Miami_Marlins Florida MMEND 3 MMSTART_6671 Cincinnati_Reds CINCINNATI MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_28417 San_Diego_Padres San Diego MMEND 6 MMSTART_20153 Montreal_Expos MONTREAL MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_18213 Los_Angeles_Dodgers Los Angeles MMEND 7 MMSTART_23741 Philadelphia_Phillies PHILADELPHIA MMEND 6 ( in 12 ) *NL* MMSTART_13894 Houston_Astros Houston MMEND 10 MMSTART_24270 Pittsburgh_Pirates PITTSBURGH MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_28416 San_Francisco_Giants San Francisco MMEND 6 MMSTART_4848143 New_York_Yankees NEW YORK MMEND 4 *NL* ST LOUIS 7 MMSTART_6669 Colorado_Rockies Colorado MMEND 4 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1097testa_BASEBALL BASEBALL - MMSTART_425563 Kevin_Brown_(right-handed_pitcher) KEVIN BROWN MMEND LOWERS ERA AS MMSTART_11278 Miami_Marlins MARLINS MMEND BEAT MMSTART_6671 Cincinnati_Reds REDS MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_18522615 Cincinnati CINCINNATI MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Major league ERA leader MMSTART_425563 Kevin_Brown_(right-handed_pitcher) Kevin Brown MMEND threw an eight-hitter and MMSTART_2536720 Devon_White_(baseball) Devon White MMEND 's RBI double snapped a fifth-inning tie as the MMSTART_11278 Miami_Marlins Florida Marlins MMEND beat the MMSTART_6671 Cincinnati_Reds Cincinnati Reds MMEND 3-1 for their seventh straight win Friday . *NL* Brown ( 14-10 ) tied MMSTART_2572256 Todd_Stottlemyre Todd Stottlemyre MMEND of the MMSTART_23408844 St._Louis_Cardinals Cardinals MMEND for the MMSTART_64290 National_League National League MMEND lead with his fifth complete game and lowered his major league-leading earned run average from 1.96 to 1.92 . *NL* He struck out eight and did not walk a batter . *NL* Brown threw 119 pitches and won for the third time in as many starts against the MMSTART_6671 Cincinnati_Reds Reds MMEND this season . *NL* " Bolesy ( MMSTART_11278 Miami_Marlins Florida MMEND manager MMSTART_3947815 John_Boles_(baseball) John Boles MMEND ) told me yesterday , ' You have to go nine tomorrow , ' " Brown said . *NL* " In the early innings , I was struggling , I was just trying to make it from pitch to pitch . *NL* I gave up a lot of hits in the early innings and I was n't thinking about the seventh , eighth or ninth . *NL* I was n't satisfied with any of my pitches and I did a better job of moving the ball around in the later innings . " *NL* " He has a devastating sinker , " observed MMSTART_6671 Cincinnati_Reds Reds MMEND manager MMSTART_2026862 Ray_Knight Ray Knight MMEND . " *NL* The guys say it moved more than everyone in the league . *NL* I remember MMSTART_65459 Nolan_Ryan Nolan Ryan MMEND saying in ' 91 or ' 92 that he was the best young pitcher coming around in a long time and he saw ( Tom ) Seaver and ( Jerry ) Koosman when they were starting . " *NL* In MMSTART_50585 Philadelphia Philadelphia MMEND , MMSTART_1710233 Delino_DeShields Delino DeShields MMEND 's triple in the top of the 12th off MMSTART_6701523 Jeff_Parrett Jeff Parrett MMEND ( 2-3 ) scored MMSTART_1821553 Chad_Curtis Chad Curtis MMEND and lifted the MMSTART_18213 Los_Angeles_Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers MMEND to a 7-6 victory over the MMSTART_23741 Philadelphia_Phillies Phillies MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_18213 Los_Angeles_Dodgers Los Angeles MMEND won for the seventh time in eight games . *NL* MMSTART_3275867 Darren_Dreifort Darren Dreifort MMEND ( 1-1 ) picked up the win after allowing a hit and a walk over 2 1/3 scoreless innings . *NL* MMSTART_1919854 Todd_Worrell Todd Worrell MMEND worked the 12th to earn his league-leading 37th save . *NL* The MMSTART_23741 Philadelphia_Phillies Phillies MMEND have dropped five of their last six overall , and nine of 11 at home . *NL* MMSTART_3909317 Billy_Ashley Billy Ashley MMEND belted a three-run homer for MMSTART_18213 Los_Angeles_Dodgers Los Angeles MMEND . *NL* In MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND , the MMSTART_2140 Atlanta_Braves Braves MMEND and MMSTART_6654 Chicago_Cubs Cubs MMEND split a doubleheader . *NL* In the first game , MMSTART_303018 Ryne_Sandberg Ryne Sandberg MMEND snapped an eighth-inning tie with an infield single and MMSTART_9713559 Kevin_Foster_(baseball) Kevin Foster MMEND ( 6-2 ) outdueled MMSTART_2140 Atlanta_Braves Atlanta MMEND 's MMSTART_398025 Tom_Glavine Tom Glavine MMEND ( 13-8 ) for his third straight win , 3-2 . *NL* Foster , a .333 hitter , helped his own cause in the second with a two-run single . *NL* The MMSTART_2140 Atlanta_Braves Braves MMEND took the second game when MMSTART_4860203 Chipper_Jones Chipper Jones MMEND singled home the tying run in the top of the ninth and MMSTART_875934 Andruw_Jones Andruw Jones MMEND took advantage of a poor throw to score the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly for a 6-5 victory . *NL* MMSTART_6654 Chicago_Cubs Cubs MMEND shortstop MMSTART_2085508 José_Hernández_(baseball) Jose Hernandez MMEND committed three of MMSTART_6654 Chicago_Cubs Chicago MMEND 's four errors . *NL* MMSTART_2528904 Mike_Mordecai Mike Mordecai MMEND singled , doubled and homered for MMSTART_2140 Atlanta_Braves Atlanta MMEND , which has won 14 of its last 19 games and has the best record in the majors , 84-50 . *NL* In MMSTART_7954681 Montreal Montreal MMEND , MMSTART_5884588 Scott_Sanders_(baseball) Scott Sanders MMEND allowed one hit over eight innings and MMSTART_1046058 Wally_Joyner Wally Joyner MMEND hit a two-run single in a four-run third as the MMSTART_28417 San_Diego_Padres San Diego Padres MMEND blanked the MMSTART_20153 Montreal_Expos Expos MMEND 6-0 for their sixth straight win . *NL* Sanders ( 8-4 ) struck out 10 and walked three to win his fourth straight . *NL* He allowed a leadoff double to MMSTART_2806454 David_Segui David Segui MMEND in the second , and won for the seventh time in eight decisions . *NL* The right-hander retired 14 batters in a row from the second inning through the seventh . *NL* MMSTART_18939576 Mike_Oquist Mike Oquist MMEND allowed one MMSTART_20153 Montreal_Expos Montreal MMEND hit in the ninth . *NL* MMSTART_20153 Montreal_Expos Montreal MMEND lost for the ninth time in 14 games . *NL* In MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND , MMSTART_1076614 Marvin_Benard Marvin Benard MMEND 's two-run homer snapped a tie and MMSTART_3902338 Shawn_Estes Shawn Estes MMEND came one out away from his first complete game as the MMSTART_28416 San_Francisco_Giants San Francisco Giants MMEND beat the MMSTART_21728 New_York_Mets Mets MMEND 6-4 . *NL* MMSTART_1076614 Marvin_Benard Benard MMEND , hitting .467 ( 14-for-30 ) against the MMSTART_21728 New_York_Mets Mets MMEND this season , hit his first pitch from MMSTART_4666813 Pete_Harnisch Pete Harnisch MMEND ( 8-10 ) in the seventh over the right-field fence to put the MMSTART_28416 San_Francisco_Giants Giants MMEND up 4-2 . *NL* MMSTART_3902338 Shawn_Estes Estes MMEND ( 3-4 ) was lifted for closer MMSTART_1742131 Rod_Beck Rod Beck MMEND after yielding a single with two out in the ninth . *NL* MMSTART_1742131 Rod_Beck Beck MMEND allowed a two-run double to MMSTART_654115 Álvaro_Espinoza Alvaro Espinoza MMEND , who collected a career-high four RBI , but struck out MMSTART_1335171 Brent_Mayne Brent Mayne MMEND for his 31st save . *NL* The loss was the MMSTART_21728 New_York_Mets Mets MMEND ' eighth straight , their longest slide since September 1993 , and dropped them to 0-4 under new manager MMSTART_1105870 Bobby_Valentine Bobby Valentine MMEND . *NL* In MMSTART_27687 St._Louis St Louis MMEND , MMSTART_1656547 Tom_Pagnozzi Tom Pagnozzi MMEND had three hits and three RBI and MMSTART_5877584 Alan_Benes Alan Benes MMEND scattered six hits over six-plus innings as the MMSTART_23408844 St._Louis_Cardinals Cardinals MMEND beat the MMSTART_6669 Colorado_Rockies Colorado Rockies MMEND 7-4 . *NL* MMSTART_5877584 Alan_Benes Benes MMEND ( 12-8 ) allowed three runs , walked three and struck out three for the win . *NL* St Louis defeated MMSTART_6669 Colorado_Rockies Colorado MMEND for just the second time in 12 meetings dating back to last season . *NL* MMSTART_1725789 Ray_Lankford Ray Lankford MMEND went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles for the MMSTART_23408844 St._Louis_Cardinals Cardinals MMEND , who won for just the third time in 11 games . *NL* MMSTART_4702225 Eric_Anthony Eric Anthony MMEND hit a pair of solo homers for the MMSTART_6669 Colorado_Rockies Rockies MMEND . *NL* In MMSTART_25101 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh MMEND , MMSTART_6070938 Sean_Berry Sean Berry MMEND tied a career high with six RBI and MMSTART_6333192 Donne_Wall Donne Wall MMEND fired a seven-hitter for his first major-league shutout as the MMSTART_13894 Houston_Astros Houston Astros MMEND routed the MMSTART_24270 Pittsburgh_Pirates Pirates MMEND 10-0 . *NL* It was the third time MMSTART_6070938 Sean_Berry Berry MMEND had six RBI in one game . *NL* MMSTART_6333192 Donne_Wall Wall MMEND ( 9-4 ) struck out four and walked none to post his second complete game of the season and third straight win . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1098testa_TENNIS TENNIS - MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg EDBERG MMEND REFUSES TO QO QUIETLY . *NL* Richard Finn *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Refusing to go quietly in the night , MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Stefan Edberg MMEND extended his stay at his 14th and last MMSTART_82729 US_Open_(tennis) U.S. Open MMEND when MMSTART_15290626 Bernd_Karbacher Bernd Karbacher MMEND , trailing and hurting , quit in the fourth set of their second-round match Friday . *NL* The 30-year-old MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND , a former two-time Open champion , had wrestled control of the match away from MMSTART_15290626 Bernd_Karbacher Karbacher MMEND when the MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND , hampered by a left hamstring injury , decided he could n't continue under the stadium lights at the National Tennis Centre . *NL* " A win is a win . *NL* I 'll take it , " MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND , who has announced that this will be his last MMSTART_197638 Grand_Slam_(tennis) Grand Slam MMEND event , said of the 3-6 6-3 6-3 1-0 victory . *NL* Ironically , MMSTART_15290626 Bernd_Karbacher Karbacher MMEND two years ago ended MMSTART_302577 Ivan_Lendl Ivan Lendl MMEND 's MMSTART_197638 Grand_Slam_(tennis) Grand Slam MMEND career here when the former champion had to retire in the middle of their first-round match . *NL* After seeing the trainer come out early in the third set , MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND was not surprised by MMSTART_15290626 Bernd_Karbacher Karbacher MMEND 's decision not to go on . *NL* " I knew he had problems with something , " MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND said . " *NL* I really was n't surprised . " *NL* MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND had his own problems early in the match as the Swede battled to acclimate himself to the nighttime conditions while MMSTART_15290626 Bernd_Karbacher Karbacher MMEND was ripping passing shots and blasting serves past him . *NL* " I did n't really feel good to begin with , I had problems finding the timing on the ball , seeing the ball , " said MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND , who upset MMSTART_91195 The_Championships,_Wimbledon Wimbledon MMEND champion and fifth-seeded MMSTART_161972 Richard_Krajicek Richard Krajicek MMEND in the first round . *NL* " This was one of these matches where I did n't play up to my standard . *NL* I had to fight hard . " *NL* MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND 's tenacity paid off in the second set . *NL* MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND lost his own serve twice , but he rallied for three breaks of his own , the last to wrap up the set . *NL* " That 's where the match sort of changed , " said MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND . " *NL* I think once I got that second set , I felt a lot better about my game . " *NL* MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND is starting to feel pretty good about postponing his swan song a lot longer . *NL* " It does n't look all that bad , " MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND said of his path through the draw starting next with a match against MMSTART_161972 Richard_Krajicek Krajicek MMEND 's MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND countryman MMSTART_2186352 Paul_Haarhuis Paul Haarhuis MMEND . *NL* However , the 1991 and 1992 champion is not ready to start making plans to be in next week 's final . *NL* " I 'm always being realistic , " said MMSTART_391932 Stefan_Edberg Edberg MMEND . " *NL* Like I said many times , I think it 's a very little chance , but nothing is impossible . *NL* If I play great tennis , that could take me a long way . *NL* " A lot of things can happen , like tonight . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1099testa_BOXING BOXING - PRINCE MMSTART_23664487 Naseem_Hamed NASEEM MMEND RETAINS WBO FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE . *NL* MMSTART_8504 Dublin DUBLIN MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND 's MMSTART_23664487 Naseem_Hamed Naseem Hamed MMEND retained his MMSTART_93729 World_Boxing_Organization WBO MMEND featherweight title on Saturday when MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND 's MMSTART_2360828 Manuel_Medina_(boxer) Manuel Medina MMEND was retired by his corner at the end of the 11th round . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1100testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_695226 Austria_national_football_team AUSTRIA MMEND DOMINATE MMSTART_578101 Scotland_national_football_team SCOTLAND MMEND IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* Steve Pagani *NL* MMSTART_55866 Vienna VIENNA MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_695226 Austria_national_football_team Austria MMEND dominated their MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND group four qualifier against MMSTART_578101 Scotland_national_football_team Scotland MMEND on Saturday with wave after wave of attacks but were unable to penetrate the visitors ' defence and had to settle for a goalless draw . *NL* MMSTART_578101 Scotland_national_football_team Scotland MMEND , who thrashed MMSTART_1009113 Belarus_national_football_team Belarus MMEND 5-1 in their opening group four match , were unable to repeat their performance . *NL* MMSTART_695226 Austria_national_football_team Austria MMEND 's best chance came in the 63rd minute with MMSTART_20617737 Stephan_Marasek Stephan Marasek MMEND of MMSTART_1438835 SC_Freiburg SC Freiburg MMEND taking advantage of a scramble in the MMSTART_578101 Scotland_national_football_team Scottish MMEND penalty area but his shot narrowly passing the left-hand post . *NL* They also went close a minute before the interval when a promising attack saw the ball fall to MMSTART_5570397 Markus_Schopp Markus Schopp MMEND but he hit his shot wide . *NL* MMSTART_91155 Everton_F.C. Everton MMEND 's MMSTART_848405 Duncan_Ferguson Duncan Ferguson MMEND went close for MMSTART_578101 Scotland_national_football_team Scotland MMEND in the 65th minute when he forced MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austrian MMEND goalkeeper MMSTART_5570526 Michael_Konsel Michael Konsel MMEND to a diving save . *NL* Two MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND players were shown yellow cards , captain MMSTART_1586620 Gary_McAllister Gary McAllister MMEND for bringing down MMSTART_5570541 Andreas_Heraf Andreas Heraf MMEND and MMSTART_848405 Duncan_Ferguson Ferguson MMEND for arguing against the referee 's decision . *NL* " The result is acceptable , " MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND coach MMSTART_883369 Craig_Brown_(footballer_born_1940) Craig Brown MMEND told reporters . " *NL* We 'd hoped not to lose and we tried not to play for a draw but the MMSTART_695226 Austria_national_football_team Austrian MMEND defence was simply too good . " *NL* SK Rapid 's MMSTART_2969434 Dietmar_Kühbauer Dietmar Kuehbauer MMEND , who gave an impressive performance , said the team started off well but let the game slip after the first 30 minutes . *NL* " Somehow it seemed there were less than 11 players on the pitch . *NL* We have lost two points . *NL* The Scots are not really a great team and we should have won , " he said . *NL* MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austrian MMEND coach MMSTART_2282543 Herbert_Prohaska Herbert Prohaska MMEND said his team had displayed great fighting spirit but sometimes lacked ideas . *NL* Teams : *NL* MMSTART_695226 Austria_national_football_team Austria MMEND : MMSTART_5570526 Michael_Konsel Michael Konsel MMEND , MMSTART_5570397 Markus_Schopp Markus Schopp MMEND , MMSTART_5570553 Peter_Schöttel Peter Schoettel MMEND , MMSTART_5223180 Anton_Pfeffer Anton Pfeffer MMEND , MMSTART_5223135 Wolfgang_Feiersinger Wolfgang Feiersinger MMEND , MMSTART_20617737 Stephan_Marasek Stephan Marasek MMEND , MMSTART_20617959 Dieter_Ramusch Dieter Ramusch MMEND ( MMSTART_5570636 Andreas_Ogris Andreas Ogris MMEND 77th ) , MMSTART_2969434 Dietmar_Kühbauer Dietmar Kuehbauer MMEND , MMSTART_1518363 Toni_Polster Anton Polster MMEND ( ( MMSTART_19221613 Herfried_Sabitzer Herfried Sabitzer MMEND 68th ) , MMSTART_961517 Andreas_Herzog Andreas Herzog MMEND , MMSTART_5570541 Andreas_Heraf Andreas Heraf MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_578101 Scotland_national_football_team Scotland MMEND : MMSTART_1083631 Andy_Goram Andrew Goram MMEND , MMSTART_2803163 Craig_Burley Craig Burley MMEND , MMSTART_835173 Tom_Boyd_(footballer) Thomas Boyd MMEND , MMSTART_4534352 Colin_Calderwood Colin Calderwood MMEND , MMSTART_840970 Colin_Hendry Colin Hendry MMEND , Thomas McKinley , MMSTART_848405 Duncan_Ferguson Duncan Ferguson MMEND , MMSTART_4250002 Stuart_McCall Stuart McCall MMEND , MMSTART_838461 Ally_McCoist Alistair McCoist MMEND ( MMSTART_4058979 Gordon_Durie Gordon Durie MMEND 75th ) , MMSTART_1586620 Gary_McAllister Gary McAllister MMEND , MMSTART_1082043 John_Collins_(footballer_born_1968) John Collins MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1101testa_BOXING BOXING - JOHNSON WINS UNANIMOUS POIUNTS VERDICT . *NL* MMSTART_8504 Dublin DUBLIN MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND MMSTART_6920798 Tom_Johnson_(boxer) Tom Johnson MMEND successfully defended his MMSTART_8484278 International_Boxing_Association_(amateur) IBF MMEND featherweight title when he earned a unanimous points decision over MMSTART_32374 Venezuela Venezuela MMEND 's Ramon Guzman on Saturday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1102testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_250197 France_national_football_team FRANCE MMEND LAUNCH 1998 MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND BUILD-UP WITH 2-0 WIN . *NL* MMSTART_22989 Paris PARIS MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_555876 UEFA_Euro_1996 Euro 96 MMEND absentee MMSTART_10513615 Nicolas_Ouédec Nicolas Ouedec MMEND and MMSTART_1028629 Youri_Djorkaeff Youri Djorkaeff MMEND scored the goals as 1998 MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND hosts MMSTART_250197 France_national_football_team France MMEND beat MMSTART_808402 Mexico_national_football_team Mexico MMEND 2-0 in a friendly international on Saturday . *NL* The victory extended to 29 matches MMSTART_250197 France_national_football_team France MMEND 's unbeaten run under coach MMSTART_2937139 Aimé_Jacquet Aime Jacquet MMEND , their MMSTART_555876 UEFA_Euro_1996 Euro 96 MMEND semifinal elimination having come in a penalty shoot-out , but was marred by the sending-off of MMSTART_7473 Chelsea_F.C. Chelsea MMEND central defender MMSTART_1509963 Frank_Leboeuf Franck Leboeuf MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_1509963 Frank_Leboeuf Leboeuf MMEND was dismissed two minutes from time for a second bookable offence , fouling MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND substitute MMSTART_4905159 Ricardo_Peláez Ricardo Pelaez MMEND who minutes earlier had also been shown the yellow card for pushing the MMSTART_7473 Chelsea_F.C. Chelsea MMEND defender in the back . *NL* Both goals came early in the second half after MMSTART_250197 France_national_football_team France MMEND had surprised the Mexicans with three half-time substitutions . *NL* After a sterile first half , MMSTART_250197 France_national_football_team France MMEND injected more sting in midfield with the introduction of MMSTART_16415 Juventus_F.C. Juventus MMEND 's MMSTART_77880 Zinedine_Zidane Zinedine Zidane MMEND . *NL* This allowed MMSTART_1028629 Youri_Djorkaeff Djorkaeff MMEND to play further up and his cross from the right fell for Ouedec , who has joined MMSTART_30875941 RCD_Espanyol Espanyol MMEND of MMSTART_4443 Barcelona Barcelona MMEND from MMSTART_1135276 FC_Nantes Nantes MMEND since missing the MMSTART_249510 UEFA_European_Championship European MMEND championship finals through injury , to score after a mistake by midfielder MMSTART_5293190 Joaquín_del_Olmo Joaquin del Olmo MMEND . *NL* Within four minutes Ouedec was returning the compliment for MMSTART_1028629 Youri_Djorkaeff Djorkaeff MMEND , playing a one-two with the MMSTART_15116 Inter_Milan Internazionale Milan MMEND forward down the middle to set him up for a cross shot past diving goalkeeper Osvaldo Sanchez . *NL* Jacquet , beginning the 22-month countdown to MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND 's hosting of the MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND finals , said : " We have an identity ( as a team ) which we are going to work on . " *NL* Teams : *NL* MMSTART_250197 France_national_football_team France MMEND - 1 - MMSTART_5272863 Bernard_Lama Bernard Lama MMEND ; 2 - MMSTART_615841 Lilian_Thuram Lilian Thuram MMEND ( 14 - MMSTART_5432598 Sabri_Lamouchi Sabri Lamouchi MMEND 87th ) , 5 - MMSTART_1129727 Laurent_Blanc Laurent Blanc MMEND , 8 - MMSTART_413244 Marcel_Desailly Marcel Desailly MMEND ( 12 - MMSTART_1509963 Frank_Leboeuf Franck Leboeuf MMEND 46th ) , 3 - MMSTART_779033 Bixente_Lizarazu Bixente Lizarazu MMEND ; 4 - MMSTART_1422124 Christian_Karembeu Christian Karembeu MMEND , 7 - MMSTART_615832 Didier_Deschamps Didier Deschamps MMEND , 10 - MMSTART_1028629 Youri_Djorkaeff Youri Djorkaeff MMEND , 6 - MMSTART_5301328 Reynald_Pedros Reynald Pedros MMEND ( 13 - MMSTART_553772 Robert_Pirès Robert Pires MMEND 46th ) ; 9 - MMSTART_10513615 Nicolas_Ouédec Nicolas Ouedec MMEND ( 17 - MMSTART_8861486 Florian_Maurice Florian Maurice MMEND 64th ) , 11 - MMSTART_3254011 Patrice_Loko Patrice Loko MMEND ( 15 - MMSTART_77880 Zinedine_Zidane Zinedine Zidane MMEND 46th ) *NL* MMSTART_808402 Mexico_national_football_team Mexico MMEND - 1 - Osvaldo Sanchez ( 12 - Alfonso Rios 78th ) ; 13 - MMSTART_2278161 Pável_Pardo Pavel Pardo MMEND , 2 - MMSTART_1007636 Claudio_Suárez Claudio Suarez MMEND , 5 - MMSTART_2590161 Duilio_Davino Duilio Davino MMEND ( Becerril 46th ) , 4 - MMSTART_2606322 Germán_Villa German Villa MMEND ( 16 - MMSTART_2477286 Herculez_Gomez Gomez MMEND 86th ) ; 14 - MMSTART_5293190 Joaquín_del_Olmo Joaquin del Olmo MMEND , 6 - Raul Rodrigo Lara ( 11 - MMSTART_761865 Cuauhtémoc_Blanco Cuauhtemoc Blanco MMEND 65th ) , 8 - MMSTART_1513512 Alberto_García_Aspe Alberto Garcia Aspe MMEND , 7 - MMSTART_1360541 Ramón_Ramírez_(footballer) Ramon Ramirez MMEND ( 15 - MMSTART_1257251 Jesús_Arellano Jesus Arellano MMEND 71st ) ; 18 - MMSTART_6987514 Enrique_Alfaro Enrique Alfaro MMEND ( 17 - MMSTART_2171348 Francisco_Palencia Francisco Palencia MMEND 78th ) , 10 - MMSTART_1780045 Luis_García_Postigo Luis Garcia MMEND ( 19 - MMSTART_4905159 Ricardo_Peláez Ricardo Pelaez MMEND 69th ) . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1103testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_250197 France_national_football_team FRANCE MMEND BEAT MMSTART_808402 Mexico_national_football_team MEXICO MMEND 2-0 IN FRIENDLY . *NL* MMSTART_22989 Paris PARIS MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_250197 France_national_football_team France MMEND beat MMSTART_808402 Mexico_national_football_team Mexico MMEND 2-0 ( halftime 0-0 ) in a friendly soccer international on Saturday . *NL* Scorers : MMSTART_10513615 Nicolas_Ouédec Nicolas Ouedec MMEND ( 49th minute ) , MMSTART_1028629 Youri_Djorkaeff Youri Djorkaeff MMEND ( 53rd ) *NL* Attendance : 18,000 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1104testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_679716 Belgium_national_football_team BELGIUM MMEND SCRAPE PAST MMSTART_743577 Turkey_national_football_team TURKEY MMEND DESPITE CROWD TROUBLE . *NL* Bert Lauwers *NL* MMSTART_3708 Brussels BRUSSELS MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_679716 Belgium_national_football_team Belgium MMEND kicked off their MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup 1998 World Cup MMEND campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over 10-man MMSTART_743577 Turkey_national_football_team Turkey MMEND in a tense match marred by Turkish crowd trouble shortly after the break . *NL* Turkish fans , upset at their team 's 2-0 first-half deficit , ripped apart dozens of plastic seats and threw them over the fence . *NL* Riot police took 10 minutes to restore order . *NL* The police were given an unexpected hand by second-half substitute Sergen Yalcin who rekindled Turkish hopes in the 61st with a splendid half-volley which stunned MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND goalkeeper MMSTART_2511968 Filip_De_Wilde Filip De Wilde MMEND . *NL* But Yalcin , who had come on just four minutes earlier , turned from hero to villain barely two minutes after his strike when he was sent off after spitting at an opponent and arguing with MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND referee MMSTART_4335051 David_Elleray David Elleray MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_2575626 Marc_Degryse Marc Degryse MMEND had opened the scoring for MMSTART_679716 Belgium_national_football_team Belgium MMEND after 13 minutes , whacking a low 10-metre drive into the net after an incisive pass by defender MMSTART_3073508 Dirk_Medved Dirk Medved MMEND from the edge of the penalty area . *NL* Brazilian-born MMSTART_27565952 Luís_Oliveira Luis Oliveira MMEND then gleefully slipped the ball past goalkeeper Rustu Recber from the right of the area to make it 2-0 seven minutes before the interval , MMSTART_743577 Turkey_national_football_team Turkey MMEND 's best first-half effort proving to be a vicious 30-metre shot by MMSTART_5665421 Ogün_Temizkanoğlu Ogun Temizkanoglu MMEND which De Wilde tipped over . *NL* The visitors , seeking to restore some pride after failing to score a single goal in MMSTART_555876 UEFA_Euro_1996 Euro 96 MMEND in June , repeatedly ripped through the left side of the home defence but De Wilde was able to block several sharply-angled efforts . *NL* With only the group seven winners qualifying automatically for the 1998 finals in MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND , MMSTART_679716 Belgium_national_football_team Belgium MMEND could not afford a slip-up at home and they frantically chased a decisive third goal . *NL* But they were almost upset 12 minutes from time when De Wilde fumbled a hard MMSTART_2603684 Arif_Erdem Arif Erdem MMEND shot and MMSTART_9391030 Orhan_Çıkırıkçı Orhan Cikirikci MMEND almost pounced on the loose ball . *NL* MMSTART_679716 Belgium_national_football_team Belgium MMEND 's best second-half effort came three minutes later when MMSTART_2575626 Marc_Degryse Degryse MMEND put the ball over the bar from close range with Recber beaten . *NL* Teams : *NL* MMSTART_679716 Belgium_national_football_team Belgium MMEND - 1 - MMSTART_2511968 Filip_De_Wilde Filip De Wilde MMEND , 2 - MMSTART_2944515 Bertrand_Crasson Bertrand Crasson MMEND , 3 - MMSTART_3073508 Dirk_Medved Dirk Medved MMEND , 4 - MMSTART_3073500 Pascal_Renier Pascal Renier MMEND , 16 - MMSTART_2887691 Geoffrey_Claeys Geoffrey Claeys MMEND , 6 - MMSTART_20877693 Gunther_Schepens Gunther Schepens MMEND ( 15 - MMSTART_3044729 Nico_Van_Kerckhoven Nico Van Kerckhoven MMEND , 81st ) , 10 - MMSTART_52265 Enzo_Scifo Enzo Scifo MMEND , 7 - MMSTART_3044765 Gert_Verheyen Gert Verheyen MMEND ( 14 - MMSTART_17404992 Frédéric_Peiremans Frederic Peiremans MMEND , 62nd ) , 9 - MMSTART_2575626 Marc_Degryse Marc Degryse MMEND , 8 - MMSTART_2945257 Luc_Nilis Luc Nilis MMEND , 11- MMSTART_27565952 Luís_Oliveira Luis Oliveira MMEND ( 18 - MMSTART_2935331 Gilles_De_Bilde Gilles De Bilde MMEND , 88th ) . *NL* MMSTART_743577 Turkey_national_football_team Turkey MMEND - 1 - Rustu Recber , 4 - MMSTART_5665150 Hakan_Ünsal Hakan Unsal MMEND ( 14 - Sergen Yalcin , 57th ) , 2 - MMSTART_5048594 Recep_Çetin Recep Cetin MMEND , 3 - MMSTART_5665421 Ogün_Temizkanoğlu Ogun Temizkanoglu MMEND , 5 - MMSTART_1060911 Alpay_Özalan Alpay Ozalan MMEND , 7- MMSTART_5665283 Abdullah_Ercan Abdullah Ercan MMEND , 6 - MMSTART_5665561 Tolunay_Kafkas Tolunay Kafkas MMEND , 10 - MMSTART_2259996 Oğuz_Çetin Oguz Cetin MMEND ( 13 - MMSTART_2603684 Arif_Erdem Arif Erdem MMEND , 57th ) , 11 - MMSTART_5994529 Tayfun_Korkut Tayfun Korkut MMEND , 9 - MMSTART_914828 Hakan_Şükür Hakan Sukur MMEND , 8 - MMSTART_9390943 Saffet_Sancaklı Saffet Sancakli MMEND ( 17- MMSTART_9391030 Orhan_Çıkırıkçı Orhan Cikirikci MMEND , 76th ) . *NL* MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND coach MMSTART_3568744 Wilfried_Van_Moer Wilfried Van Moer MMEND said he had not expected MMSTART_743577 Turkey_national_football_team Turkey MMEND to be so strong and fast . *NL* " We started panicking a bit after the MMSTART_743577 Turkey_national_football_team Turkish MMEND goal ... *NL* we suffered , " said MMSTART_3568744 Wilfried_Van_Moer Van Moer MMEND , who succeeded MMSTART_2220698 Paul_Van_Himst Paul Van Himst MMEND as coach in April . *NL* It was MMSTART_679716 Belgium_national_football_team Belgium MMEND 's first victory under MMSTART_3568744 Wilfried_Van_Moer Van Moer MMEND after two draws in friendlies against MMSTART_25127146 Russia_national_football_team Russia MMEND and MMSTART_362466 Italy_national_football_team Italy MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1105testa_SOCCER SOCCER - SUMMARY IN THE MMSTART_26667 Spain SPANISH MMEND FIRST DIVISION . *NL* MMSTART_41188263 Madrid MADRID MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* Summary of game played in the MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND first division on Saturday : Deportivo Coruna 1 ( Corentine Martins , 22nd minute ) MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND 1 ( MMSTART_24947598 Roberto_Carlos_(Spanish_footballer) Roberto Carlos MMEND 79th ) . *NL* Halftime 1-0 . *NL* Attendancce 35,000 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1106testa_SOCCER SOCCER - RESULT IN MMSTART_26667 Spain SPANISH MMEND FIRST DIVISION . *NL* MMSTART_41188263 Madrid MADRID MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Result of game played in the *NL* MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND first division on Saturday : *NL* Deportivo Coruna 1 MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND 1 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1107testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_679716 Belgium_national_football_team BELGIUM MMEND BEAT MMSTART_743577 Turkey_national_football_team TURKEY MMEND 2-1 IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_3708 Brussels BRUSSELS MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_679716 Belgium_national_football_team Belgium MMEND beat MMSTART_743577 Turkey_national_football_team Turkey MMEND 2-1 *NL* ( halftime 2-0 ) in a MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND group seven soccer qualifier on *NL* Saturday : *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_679716 Belgium_national_football_team Belgium MMEND - MMSTART_2575626 Marc_Degryse Marc Degryse MMEND ( 13th ) , MMSTART_27565952 Luís_Oliveira Luis Oliveira MMEND ( 38th ) *NL* MMSTART_743577 Turkey_national_football_team Turkey MMEND - Sergen Yalcin ( 61st ) *NL* Attendance : 30,000 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1108testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_695226 Austria_national_football_team AUSTRIA MMEND DRAW 0-0 WITH MMSTART_578101 Scotland_national_football_team SCOTLAND MMEND IN MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_55866 Vienna VIENNA MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_695226 Austria_national_football_team Austria MMEND and MMSTART_578101 Scotland_national_football_team Scotland MMEND drew 0-0 in a MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND soccer MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND group four qualifier on Saturday . *NL* Attendance : 29,500 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1109testa_BOXING BOXING - KNOCK-OUT SPECIALIST MMSTART_6647379 Nate_Miller MILLER MMEND DEFENDS TITLE . *NL* MMSTART_8504 Dublin DUBLIN MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* A powerful right hook followed by a straight left gave defending champion MMSTART_6647379 Nate_Miller Nate Miller MMEND a seventh round knock-out win over fellow MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND MMSTART_28148156 James_Heath_(boxer) James Heath MMEND in their WBA cruiserweight title bout on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_6647379 Nate_Miller Miller MMEND , who went into the contest with a record of 24 knock-out wins in 32 fights , took charge from the opening bell and had his opponent on the canvas inside 90 seconds when he landed a deft left-hook to the head . *NL* Heath did score with two brusing lefts to MMSTART_6647379 Nate_Miller Miller MMEND 's head in the third round but failed to put his opponent under any real pressure . *NL* MMSTART_6647379 Nate_Miller Miller MMEND raised the pace of the contest at the start of the fifth round and , once he started to get his right-left combinations working for him , the fight was never likely to go the distance . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1110testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_9647657 Netherlands_national_football_team DUTCH MMEND DRAW 2-2 WITH MMSTART_149286 Brazil_national_football_team BRAZIL MMEND IN FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL . *NL* MMSTART_844 Amsterdam AMSTERDAM MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_9647657 Netherlands_national_football_team The Netherlands MMEND drew 2-2 with *NL* MMSTART_149286 Brazil_national_football_team Brazil MMEND ( half-time 0-1 ) in a soccer friendly on Saturday . *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_9647657 Netherlands_national_football_team Netherlands MMEND - MMSTART_1290197 Ronald_de_Boer Ronald de Boer MMEND ( 52nd minute ) , MMSTART_9420542 Jean-Paul_van_Gastel Van Gastel MMEND *NL* ( 90th , pen ) *NL* MMSTART_149286 Brazil_national_football_team Brazil MMEND - MMSTART_2647669 Giovanni_Silva_de_Oliveira Giovanni MMEND ( 14th ) , Marcello Goncalves ( 55th ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1111testa_BOXING BOXING - MMSTART_6647379 Nate_Miller MILLER MMEND DEFENDS WBA CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE . *NL* MMSTART_8504 Dublin DUBLIN MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND MMSTART_6647379 Nate_Miller Nate Miller MMEND successfully defended his WBA cruiserweight title when he knocked out compatriot MMSTART_28148156 James_Heath_(boxer) James Heath MMEND in the seventh round of their bout on Saturday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1112testa_HORSE HORSE RACING - TATTERSALLS BREEDERS STAKES RESULT . *NL* MMSTART_8504 Dublin DUBLIN MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Result of the Tattersalls Breeders Stakes , a race for two-year-olds run over six furlongs ( 1,200 *NL* metres ) at MMSTART_10447472 Curragh_Racecourse The Curragh MMEND on Saturday : *NL* 1. Miss Stamper 3-1 joint-favourite ( ridden by David Harrison ) *NL* 2. Paddy Lad 16-1 ( Peter Bloomfield ) *NL* 3. Pelham 10-1 ( Warren O'Connor ) *NL* Distances : Three lengths , two-and-a-half lengths . *NL* Winner owned by John and Beryll Remblance and trained in *NL* MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND by MMSTART_11047345 Richard_Hannon Richard Hannon MMEND . *NL* Value to the winning owner : $ 233,600 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1113testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_525141 Jürgen_Klinsmann KLINSMANN MMEND TO RETIRE AFTER MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup 1998 WORLD CUP MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3295 Bonn BONN MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND international striker MMSTART_525141 Jürgen_Klinsmann Juergen Klinsmann MMEND has said he will retire after the 1998 MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND in MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND . *NL* " For myself , personally , I 've planned things so that that will be the end of me , " the 32-year-old national team captain was quoted as saying by the daily MMSTART_30873120 Süddeutsche_Zeitung Sueddeutsche Zeitung MMEND on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_525141 Jürgen_Klinsmann Klinsmann MMEND said he believed MMSTART_250204 Germany_national_football_team Germany MMEND could win in MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND with the same nucleus of players which won the MMSTART_249510 UEFA_European_Championship European MMEND championship in MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND this summer . *NL* " I think it can be done , " he said , " especially as experience is becoming more and more valuable in sport . *NL* I think we can do it with the same body of players . *NL* That 's what we 're all aiming for . " *NL* Coach MMSTART_775222 Berti_Vogts Berti Vogts MMEND has called up a virtually identical squad for next week 's friendly against MMSTART_771860 Poland_national_football_team Poland MMEND -- MMSTART_250204 Germany_national_football_team Germany MMEND 's first match since MMSTART_555876 UEFA_Euro_1996 Euro 96 MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1114testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_675126 DFB-Pokal GERMAN CUP MMEND SECOND ROUND RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_3295 Bonn BONN MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results of MMSTART_675126 DFB-Pokal German Cup MMEND second round *NL* matches on Saturday : *NL* MMSTART_1734592 Karlsruher_SC Karlsruhe MMEND 2 MMSTART_599978 F.C._Hansa_Rostock Hansa Rostock MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_3241723 Borussia_Neunkirchen Borussia Neunkirchen MMEND 1 MMSTART_881244 FC_St._Pauli St Pauli MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_1586579 MSV_Duisburg Duisburg MMEND 1 Luebeck 0 ( after extra time ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1115testa_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_679755 Romania_national_football_team ROMANIA MMEND BEAT MMSTART_655953 Lithuania_national_football_team LITHUANIA MMEND IN U-21 QUALIFIER . *NL* MMSTART_36877 Bucharest BUCHAREST MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* MMSTART_679755 Romania_national_football_team Romania MMEND beat 2-1 ( halftime 1-1 ) MMSTART_655953 Lithuania_national_football_team Lithuania MMEND in their European Under-21 soccer match on Friday . *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_679755 Romania_national_football_team Romania MMEND - MMSTART_5230728 Cosmin_Contra Cosmin Contra MMEND ( 31st ) , MMSTART_6257354 Mihai_Tararache Mihai Tararache MMEND ( 75th ) *NL* MMSTART_655953 Lithuania_national_football_team Lithuania MMEND - Danius Gleveckas ( 13rd ) *NL* Attendence : 200 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1116testa_Paper Paper says MMSTART_19831 Margaret_Thatcher Thatcher MMEND 's office consulted astrologer . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-09-01 *NL* A MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND newspaper said MMSTART_19831 Margaret_Thatcher Margaret Thatcher MMEND was so shaken by an MMSTART_23299 Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army IRA MMEND attempt on her life when she was prime minister in 1984 that an astrologer was asked to warn her against future threats . *NL* MMSTART_446696 The_Sunday_Telegraph The Sunday Telegraph MMEND quoted Majorie Orr as saying she did a horoscope chart for MMSTART_19831 Margaret_Thatcher Thatcher MMEND , a Libran , after she narrowly escaped death in the MMSTART_21265 Northern_Ireland Irish MMEND guerrilla bombing of a hotel during the MMSTART_32113 Conservative_Party_(UK) Conservative Party MMEND conference more than a decade ago . *NL* Orr said MMSTART_19831 Margaret_Thatcher Thatcher MMEND 's press secretary Bernard Ingram asked her to telephone if she saw any threatening indications in the future . *NL* " MMSTART_1164434 Bernard_Ingham Bernard Ingham MMEND told me that if I ever heard anything that indicated danger I was to let him know , " Orr said . *NL* Orr said she never had to telephone . *NL* She added that the horoscope was purely for security purposes and she was never consulted about political moves . *NL* Ingram was quoted as telling the newspaper he thought astrology was " a load of rubbish " and that he could not recall asking Orr to keep a watch on MMSTART_19831 Margaret_Thatcher Thatcher MMEND 's stars . *NL* MMSTART_19831 Margaret_Thatcher Thatcher MMEND , dubbed the " Iron Lady " for her driven , forceful personality , was never known to have an interest in the occult and in fact has a university degree in chemistry . *NL* Former MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND president MMSTART_25433 Ronald_Reagan Ronald Reagan MMEND 's wife , MMSTART_21181 Nancy_Reagan Nancy MMEND , admitted in her biography MMSTART_17745794 My_Turn_(memoir) My Turn MMEND that she regularly consulted an astrologer to help her plan her husband 's schedule . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1117testa_Reuters MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND historical calendar - September 7 . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 7 in history . *NL* 1533 - Queen MMSTART_10128 Elizabeth_I_of_England Elizabeth I MMEND born . *NL* Daughter of MMSTART_14187 Henry_VIII_of_England Henry VIII MMEND and his second wife MMSTART_39356 Anne_Boleyn Anne Boleyn MMEND , she was queen of MMSTART_407950 Kingdom_of_England England MMEND 1558-1603 . *NL* One of the great monarchs who presided over a period of MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND assertion in MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND in politics and the arts . *NL* 1706 - MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND troops under Duke of MMSTART_1559513 House_of_Orléans Orleans MMEND besieging MMSTART_19450529 Turin Turin MMEND were defeated by the MMSTART_187221 Austrians Austrians MMEND under Prince MMSTART_9679 Prince_Eugene_of_Savoy Eugene MMEND , the MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND army was destroyed and they ceased trying to capture northern MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND . *NL* 1714 - The MMSTART_2843060 Treaty_of_Baden Treaty of Baden MMEND was signed between the Holy MMSTART_25507 Roman_Empire Roman MMEND Emperor MMSTART_151094 Charles_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor Charles VI MMEND and MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND , ending MMSTART_33604 War_of_the_Spanish_Succession War of Spanish Succession MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_151094 Charles_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor Charles MMEND ceded MMSTART_48129 Alsace Alsace MMEND and MMSTART_37407 Strasbourg Strasbourg MMEND to MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND and got back MMSTART_1784099 Breisach Breisach MMEND , MMSTART_1171482 Kehl Kehl MMEND and MMSTART_101832 Freiburg_im_Breisgau Freiburg MMEND . *NL* 1812 - MMSTART_20611504 Russian_Empire Russian MMEND army under General MMSTART_251000 Mikhail_Kutuzov Kutuzov MMEND was defeated at heavy cost by MMSTART_69880 Napoleon Napoleon MMEND at the battle of MMSTART_858577 Borodino_(village),_Mozhaysky_District,_Moscow_Oblast Borodino MMEND 70 miles west of MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_69880 Napoleon Napoleon MMEND entered MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND a week later . *NL* 1822 - MMSTART_269405 Empire_of_Brazil Brazil MMEND proclaimed independence from MMSTART_230578 Portuguese_Empire Portugal MMEND and MMSTART_81480 Pedro_I_of_Brazil Pedro I MMEND became first Emperor of MMSTART_269405 Empire_of_Brazil Brazil MMEND in December 1822 . *NL* 1836 - MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND politician Sir MMSTART_199116 Henry_Campbell-Bannerman Henry Campbell-Bannerman MMEND born . *NL* As MMSTART_4482 Liberal_Party_(UK) Liberal MMEND prime minister 1905-1908 he granted self-government to the MMSTART_240868 Transvaal_Province Transvaal MMEND . *NL* He also got the House of Lords to pass his Trades Disputes Act which gave labour unions more freedom to strike . *NL* 1860 - MMSTART_21486576 Giuseppe_Garibaldi Giuseppe Garibaldi MMEND leading his " Red Shirts " seized MMSTART_55880 Naples Naples MMEND in the MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND war of liberation against the MMSTART_266894 Austrian_Empire Austrians MMEND . *NL* 1901 - In MMSTART_25310 Qing_Dynasty China MMEND , the Boxer Rising which attempted to drive out all foreigners officially ended with the signing of the MMSTART_960804 Boxer_Protocol Peking Protocol MMEND . *NL* This imposed an indemnity to be paid to the great powers for Boxer crimes . *NL* 1909 - MMSTART_42874 Elia_Kazan Elia Kazan MMEND born as Elia Kazanjoglus . *NL* A MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND stage and screen director , he is best known for " MMSTART_156625 Viva_Zapata! Viva Zapata MMEND " and " MMSTART_42361 On_the_Waterfront On the Waterfront MMEND " . *NL* 1913 - Sir MMSTART_674846 Anthony_Quayle Anthony Quayle MMEND born . *NL* MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND actor of stage and screen in films from 1948 . *NL* Best known for appearances in " MMSTART_639729 Ice_Cold_in_Alex Ice Cold in Alex MMEND " , " MMSTART_43452 Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film) Lawrence of Arabia MMEND " and , as Cardinal Wolsey , in " Anne of a Thousand Days " . *NL* 1914 - MMSTART_255286 James_Van_Allen James Alfred Van Allen MMEND born . *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND physicist who discovered the two zones of radiation encircling the earth to which he gave his name . *NL* 1930 - MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND King MMSTART_61150 Baudouin_of_Belgium Baudouin I MMEND born . *NL* He succeeded to the throne in 1951 on the abdication of his father MMSTART_59765 Leopold_III_of_Belgium Leopold III MMEND . *NL* 1940 - In MMSTART_32927 World_War_II World War Two MMEND the MMSTART_21212 Nazi_Germany German MMEND airforce under MMSTART_13487 Hermann_Göring Hermann Goering MMEND began its " Blitz " bombing campaign on MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND . *NL* Over 300 people were killed on this day alone . *NL* 1969 - MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND motor racing driver MMSTART_294240 Jackie_Stewart Jackie Stewart MMEND won the Italian Grand Prix to secure his first world championship . *NL* Four years later , after winning his third world crown , he announced his retirement . *NL* 1986 - Bishop MMSTART_8401973 Desmond_Tutu Desmond Tutu MMEND was enthroned as Archbishop of MMSTART_6653 Cape_Town Cape Town MMEND , MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South Africa MMEND . *NL* He was the first black head of MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South Africa MMEND 's MMSTART_1214 Anglicanism Anglicans MMEND . *NL* 1990 - The MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND won MMSTART_349303 Saudi_Arabia Saudi MMEND and MMSTART_7515890 Kuwait Kuwaiti MMEND pledges to help pay for forces in the MMSTART_182000 Gulf_War Gulf MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND ordered many restaurants to close indefinitely to save food in face of a blockade . *NL* 1990 - MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND historian Alan John Percivale ( A.J.P. ) Taylor died . *NL* He won acclaim for the insights that he gave into the events which shaped modern MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND and was one of MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND 's leading authorities on the great conflicts of the 20th century . *NL* 1993 - Six former MMSTART_26779 Soviet_Union Soviet MMEND republics , MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND , MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belarus MMEND , MMSTART_16642 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan MMEND , MMSTART_31853 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan MMEND , MMSTART_10918072 Armenia Armenia MMEND and MMSTART_30108 Tajikistan Tajikistan MMEND , signed framework agreement to keep the MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND rouble as their common currency . *NL* 1994 - The MMSTART_11447 Flag_of_the_United_States Stars and Stripes MMEND flag was lowered for the last time over MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND army headquarters in MMSTART_3354 Berlin Berlin MMEND , formally ending the MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND presence in the once-divided city after nearly half a century . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1118testa_Escaped Escaped MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND paedophile recaptured . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* A convicted MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND paedophile was arrested on Saturday , two days after escaping from custody during a supervised day trip to a zoo , police said . *NL* Trevor Holland , a 52 year-old with who has been convicted twice of gross indecency with children , was captured after being spotted in MMSTART_350224 Worthing Worthing MMEND , a town on MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND 's southern coast . *NL* " A member of the public recognised MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Holland MMEND in a newsagent shop as he was reading the headlines about himself , " a police spokesman said . *NL* Police launched a nationwide search on Thursday after he disappeared during an unsupervised trip to the toilet while visiting a popular zoo and theme park south of MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Holland MMEND was moved to a more secure centre earlier this year after a similar incident . *NL* His escape at the zoo caused outrage in MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND . *NL* A child sex scandal in MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND in which two eight-year-old girls were murdered and two other sexually abused girls were rescued has focused new attention on the problem . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1119testa_Scottish MMSTART_2701987 Scottish_Labour_Party Scottish Labour Party MMEND narrowly backs referendum . *NL* MMSTART_61311 Stirling STIRLING MMEND , MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_19279158 Labour_Party_(UK) British Labour Party MMEND leader MMSTART_3301347 Tony_Blair Tony Blair MMEND won a narrow victory on Saturday when the party 's MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND executive voted 21-18 in favour of his plans for a referendum on a separate parliament for MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3301347 Tony_Blair Blair MMEND once pledged to set up a MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND parliament if the MMSTART_19279158 Labour_Party_(UK) Labour MMEND won the next general election , which must be held by May 1997 . *NL* But many activists were dismayed when he abruptly decided earlier this year to hold a two-question referendum on the issue , asking Scots if they wanted a separate parliament and if it should have tax-raising powers . *NL* Many party members argued that a general election win would demonstrate popular support for a separate parliament and others said a single question referendum would suffice . *NL* Prime Minister MMSTART_15898 John_Major John Major MMEND says the 300-year-old union of the MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND and MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND parliaments will be a main plank in his MMSTART_32113 Conservative_Party_(UK) Conservative Party MMEND 's election platform . *NL* Conservatives have only 10 of the 72 MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND seats in parliament and consistently run third in opinion polls in MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND behind MMSTART_19279158 Labour_Party_(UK) Labour MMEND and the independence-seeking MMSTART_28887 Scottish_National_Party Scottish National Party MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1120testa_Britain MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND condemns MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND involvement in MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND attack . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND on Saturday condemned MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND involvement in an attack on the MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND city of MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND and said it was in close touch with its allies . *NL* " We condemn MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND involvement . *NL* In no way can MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND involvement be seen as helpful , " said a Foreign Office spokesman . *NL* MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND officials said that a MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND rebel faction backed up by MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND tanks , heavy artillery and helicopters had taken control of half of the city after heavy fighting . *NL* MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND lies within the so-called safe haven set up at the end of the 1991 MMSTART_182000 Gulf_War Gulf War MMEND on the suggestion of MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND Prime Minister MMSTART_15898 John_Major John Major MMEND to protect MMSTART_679693 Iraqi_Kurdistan Iraqi Kurds MMEND from attack by the MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND military . *NL* The area is patrolled by MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND , MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND and MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND planes . *NL* " We are in close touch with all our allies , " said the Foreign Office spokesman . *NL* He declined to give any further information . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1121testa_Seven Seven MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqis MMEND charged with hijack . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Seven MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND men appeared in court on Saturday charged with air piracy following the hijacking to MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND of a MMSTART_27421 Sudan Sudanese MMEND airliner with 199 people aboard . *NL* The seven , including a carpenter and a businessmen and whose ages ranged from 25 to 38 years old , were ordered to be held in jail until another hearing next week . *NL* No pleas were entered at the preliminary hearing . *NL* They were accused of taking over Flight 150 which was flying from MMSTART_17320 Khartoum Khartoum MMEND , MMSTART_27421 Sudan Sudan MMEND , to MMSTART_45007 Amman Amman MMEND , MMSTART_7515964 Jordan Jordan MMEND . *NL* All the hostages were freed on Tuesday after the plane landed at MMSTART_65456 London_Stansted_Airport Stansted MMEND airport , north of MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND . *NL* The men have claimed political asylum in MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND saying they were persecuted while in MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* Their court appearance means they will face trial and possible imprisonment in MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND before their applications for asylum are considered . *NL* Under MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom English MMEND law the maximum sentence for hijack is life imprisonment but there has been widespread speculation that the seven will receive lesser sentences . *NL* After a search of the aircraft following the hijack , police found only knives and fake explosives . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1122testa_Opposition Opposition group says MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqis MMEND advance in north MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* An MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND opposition group in exile said on Saturday it had received reports that MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND forces were shelling and advancing on the MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND town of MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND in northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* A MMSTART_17867 London London-based MMEND spokesman of the MMSTART_70767 Iraqi_National_Congress Iraqi National Congress MMEND said MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND artillery was shelling the city and MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND tanks had advanced to within 10 km ( six miles ) of MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND , the administrative centre of the MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND rebel-controlled region of northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* " At 4.50 a.m. MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND time ( 0050 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND ) MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND forces began an artillery attack on the outskirts of MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND , " the spokesman , who asked not to be identified , told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND in a telephone call . *NL* There was no independent confirmation of the report which the spokesman said came from the organisation 's members in MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND . *NL* He said damage and casualties in the city were heavy and MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND forces were defending the city . *NL* President MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton MMEND on Friday ordered the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND military to ready itself for any possible action as MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. Washington MMEND turned up the heat in an escalating crisis over MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND troop movements in northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* On Thursday , MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND accused MMSTART_14653 Iran Iran MMEND of aggression and said it reserved the right to retaliate for MMSTART_57654 Tehran Tehran MMEND 's alleged deployment of troops into northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND , where fighting broke out between the two main MMSTART_679693 Iraqi_Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdish MMEND rebel groups two weeks ago . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1123testa_Two Two die in MMSTART_358 Algeria Algeria MMEND restaurant blast - radio . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Two people were killed when a hand grenade exploded in a restaurant near MMSTART_1644 Algiers Algiers MMEND late on Friday , MMSTART_358 Algeria Algerian MMEND radio reported on Saturday . *NL* The report , monitored by the MMSTART_19344654 BBC British Broadcasting Corporation MMEND ( MMSTART_19344654 BBC BBC MMEND ) , quoted security services as saying six other people were injured in the blast in the town of Staouelli . *NL* An estimated 50,000 people had been killed in political violence in MMSTART_358 Algeria Algeria MMEND since 1992 , when army-backed authorities cancelled a general election that MMSTART_6037917 Islam Islamic MMEND fundamentalists had been expected to win . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1124testa_Baseball-Results Baseball-Results of MMSTART_27019 South_Korea S. Korean MMEND pro-baseball games . *NL* MMSTART_19159283 Seoul SEOUL MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Results of MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korean MMEND pro-baseball games played on Friday . *NL* OB 5 Samsung 0 *NL* Ssangbangwool 2 Hyundai 1 *NL* Standings after games played on Friday ( tabulate under won , drawn , lost , winning percentage , games behind first place ) *NL* W D L PCT GB *NL* Haitai 64 2 43 .596 - *NL* Ssangbangwool 60 2 49 .550 5 *NL* MMSTART_4086558 Hanwha_Eagles Hanwha MMEND 58 1 49 .542 6 *NL* Hyundai 57 5 50 .531 7 *NL* Samsung 49 5 57 .464 14 1/2 *NL* Lotte 46 6 54 .462 14 1/2 *NL* LG 46 5 59 .441 17 *NL* OB 43 6 62 .414 20 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1125testa_S. S. African Afrikaners still seek own territory . *NL* MMSTART_6653 Cape_Town CAPE TOWN MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South African MMEND right-wing Afrikaners on Saturday revived their campaign for a form of self-rule , identifying a sparsely-populated area in MMSTART_447008 Northern_Cape Northern Cape MMEND province as the best place for a home of their own . *NL* MMSTART_2030631 Constand_Viljoen Constand Viljoen MMEND , leader of the MMSTART_449582 Freedom_Front_Plus Freedom Front MMEND party , told a news conference in MMSTART_25002 Pretoria Pretoria MMEND self-determination for MMSTART_18947965 Afrikaner Afrikaners MMEND could begin at local government level . *NL* " Certain powers can be delegated from the provincial level , towards the sub-regions , " he said . *NL* " We think that the MMSTART_18947965 Afrikaner Afrikaner MMEND model within this new , multi- ethnic society of MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South Africa MMEND will have to develop experimentally with world thinking in this regard . " *NL* MMSTART_2030631 Constand_Viljoen Viljoen MMEND broke with other right-wing whites in 1994 by taking part in the country 's first all-race elections in April of that year , saying the only way to attain self-determination was by cooperating with President MMSTART_21492751 Nelson_Mandela Nelson Mandela MMEND 's majority MMSTART_2503 African_National_Congress African National Congress MMEND . *NL* Some right-wingers demanded sovereignty in their own territory in the run-up to the elections , saying the alternative was war . *NL* Their threats came to nothing . *NL* MMSTART_2030631 Constand_Viljoen Viljoen MMEND has hailed clauses in MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South Africa MMEND 's new constitution as making possible a form of self-rule for the MMSTART_18947965 Afrikaner Afrikaners MMEND , descendants of the country 's MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND , MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND and MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND settlers . *NL* According to state television , MMSTART_2030631 Constand_Viljoen Viljoen MMEND told the news conference the self-rule model should be introduced in parts of the MMSTART_447008 Northern_Cape Northern Cape MMEND provinces where a majority of people -- whites and mixed-race Coloureds -- speak MMSTART_2162 Afrikaans Afrikaans MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1126testa_Rwandan MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwandan MMEND refugee group calls for calm over census . *NL* MMSTART_21482 Nairobi NAIROBI MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* A MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwandan MMEND refugee lobby group called on Saturday for calm in refugee camps in eastern MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND during a census from Sunday to be conducted by aid workers . *NL* The Rally for the Return of Refugees and Democracy in Rwanda ( MMSTART_1405778 Republican_Rally_for_Democracy_in_Rwanda RDR MMEND ) urged the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND High Commissioner for Refugees to avoid any " policing approach " and to calm refugees by explaining the aims of the operation . *NL* " The MMSTART_1405778 Republican_Rally_for_Democracy_in_Rwanda RDR MMEND appeals to all refugees to prepare themselves calmly for the demands of the census agents because it will be in their ultimate interest , " the group said in a statement . *NL* It said refugees feared census takers would use indelible ink to mark them so they could be detected by MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwandan MMEND government troops and mistreated if they were forced back into MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwanda MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND officials said more than 1,000 aid workers will take part in the census from Sunday until Tuesday of the estimated 727,000 refugees in camps around the eastern MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zairean MMEND border town of MMSTART_1210483 Goma Goma MMEND . *NL* Only about 100 refugees a week are returning voluntarily to MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwanda MMEND in contrast to the 600 babies born in the camps weekly . *NL* MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zairean MMEND Prime Minister MMSTART_420869 Léon_Kengo Kengo wa Dondo MMEND said at the end of a visit to MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwanda MMEND last week that the MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zairean MMEND and MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwandan MMEND governments agreed on an " organised , massive and unconditional repatriation " of the 1.1 million MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwandan MMEND refugees in MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND . *NL* He said the repatriation would be carried out swiftly and would be enormous , starting with the closure of refugee camps . *NL* MMSTART_1405778 Republican_Rally_for_Democracy_in_Rwanda RDR MMEND said it feared forced expulsions would start in days . *NL* MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zairean MMEND troops expelled 15,000 refugees in August last year . *NL* Many of the 1.1 million MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwandan MMEND MMSTART_59537 Hutu Hutu MMEND refugees in MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND and nearly 600,000 in MMSTART_30118 Tanzania Tanzania MMEND refuse to go home , saying they fear reprisals for the 1994 genocide in MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwanda MMEND of up to a million people by Hutus . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1127testa_NATO MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND monitors MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND move towards tense village . *NL* MMSTART_15608060 Mahala MAHALA MMEND , Bosnia 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND said it was closely monitoring the movement of about 75 MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND men towards the village of MMSTART_15608060 Mahala Mahala MMEND in Bosnia 's MMSTART_29265 Serbia Serb MMEND republic on Saturday , two days after a violent confrontation with MMSTART_59512 Serbs Serbs MMEND . *NL* " I have to report this morning that we have in fact received reports ... *NL* that up to 75 MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND men are believed to be approaching MMSTART_15608060 Mahala Mahala MMEND , " MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Max Marriner said in MMSTART_26786 Sarajevo Sarajevo MMEND . *NL* Marriner said that MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND troops had set up a checkpoint on the road between MMSTART_524638 Tuzla Tuzla MMEND and MMSTART_15608060 Mahala Mahala MMEND to establish the identities and intentions of the men headed towards the village . *NL* MMSTART_15608060 Mahala Mahala MMEND is a MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND village on Bosnian Serb republic territory . *NL* MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslems MMEND were driven from the village during the 43- month Bosnian war and most of their houses were destroyed . *NL* Some MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslems MMEND began returning to rebuild their properties earlier in the week . *NL* Fights and shooting broke out between the MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslems MMEND and MMSTART_29265 Serbia Serb MMEND police on Thursday and MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND troops finally brought restored order . *NL* A MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND reporter who entered MMSTART_15608060 Mahala Mahala MMEND on Saturday morning found it tranquil but MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND troops and MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND police were seen on the ground and MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND helicopters flew overhead . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1128testa_Chechens Chechens exuberant but cautious on peace deal . *NL* Liutauras Stremaitis *NL* MMSTART_2925479 Urus-Martan URUS-MARTAN MMEND , MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Crowds of pro-independence Chechens greeted a newly-signed peace deal by singing , dancing and firing guns in the air on Saturday , but the celebrations held a trace of uncertainty . *NL* More than a thousand women , children and men gathered in a field to the north of the town of Urus-Martan on Saturday to wait for a column of rebels to withdraw from the capital MMSTART_140790 Grozny Grozny MMEND about 25 km ( 12 miles ) away . *NL* The men fired weapons into the air as groups of women danced . *NL* Adults in the crowd carried posters of former Chechen leader MMSTART_735397 Dzhokhar_Dudayev Dzhokhar Dudayev MMEND -- who declared independence in 1991 -- and children , carrying photographs of him , called " Troops out ! " *NL* . *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND military officials have expressed fears that the rebels and their supporters will see the deal signed by MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND peace envoy MMSTART_431579 Alexander_Lebed Alexander Lebed MMEND in the early hours of Saturday as a military victory for the separatists . *NL* It involves the withdrawal of MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND troops sent to MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND in December 1994 to crush the separatists and a postponement of the issue at the heart of the conflict -- the status of the mainly-Moslem MMSTART_482121 North_Caucasus North Caucasus MMEND region . *NL* But the people in the crowd on Saturday , who had turned out in support of the rebels , did not seem sure that the war was over . *NL* " We hope for the best , that it really has ended so we can live in peace . *NL* It 's our only dream , " said a 30-year-old woman , Mubatik Dagayeva . *NL* Aiza Dudayeva , with her 10-year-old son beside her , shared the guarded optimism . " *NL* We really want the war to end , we hope and believe that our sons and brothers will win , " said MMSTART_23189278 Alla_Dudayeva Dudayeva MMEND , adding that she was from MMSTART_2925479 Urus-Martan Urus-Martan MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_2925479 Urus-Martan Urus-Martan MMEND is a traditionally anti-separatist pocket in MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND and Moscow-backed leader MMSTART_3934866 Doku_Zavgayev Doku Zavgayev MMEND , who has been sidelined in the peace deal , has warned that it and places like it could become centres of civil war if MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND troops leave . *NL* But on Saturday the people gathered just outside the town seemed to be united in favour of the separatists . *NL* Two columns of rebels appeared in jeeps and cars , firing their guns in the air , as the crowd rushed towards them . *NL* Mouldi Mamatuyev , in his late 20 's , dressed in black and carrying a machine gun , was welcomed by his mother and sister . *NL* " Two sons have come back , " said his mother Nurbika Mamatuyeva . " *NL* It 's the end . *NL* We believe in MMSTART_5042765 God God MMEND . " *NL* Mamatuyev joked that his sister Lisa was a rebel too , and she responded by grabbing hold of his gun and shouting the MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechen MMEND war cry " Allahu Akhbar " ( MMSTART_5042765 God God MMEND is Greatest ) and " Freedom for MMSTART_6095 Chechnya Chechnya MMEND ! " *NL* . *NL* The fighter , sitting next to a man dressed in green and carrying a grenade-launcher , said that the strict MMSTART_6037917 Islam Islamic MMEND law adopted by the rebels during the conflict was now needed to impose peace . *NL* " The war has ended if everything works out , if there is law there will be power . *NL* Only Sheriat ( MMSTART_6037917 Islam Islamic MMEND law ) can end the war . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1129testa_Polish MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND group to bid for Ruch newsstand chain - paper . *NL* MMSTART_32908 Warsaw WARSAW MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* A MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND consortium including the Bank Rozwoju Exportu SA ( BRE ) plans to rival MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND 's MMSTART_140311 Hachette_Filipacchi_Médias Hachette MMEND in bidding for MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND state-owned press distribution chain Ruch SA , MMSTART_10924566 Życie_Warszawy Zycie Warszawy MMEND daily said on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_10924566 Życie_Warszawy Zycie Warszawy MMEND said its own publisher , mineral water firm Multico , and a group headed by MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND businessman MMSTART_16717205 Zygmunt_Solorz-Żak Zygmunt Solorz MMEND were forming a consortium which would offer about $ 120 million , with finance provided by BRE . *NL* The consortium wanted 40 percent of Ruch 's shares , the state would get 20 percent of Ruch and 40 percent would be offered on the MMSTART_32908 Warsaw Warsaw MMEND stock exchange . *NL* " This division would guarantee a dispersal of capital , preventing anyone from taking total control over Ruch and dictating market conditions , " the paper quoted one of the initiators of the move as saying , without giving a name . *NL* A consortium of press distributor MMSTART_140311 Hachette_Filipacchi_Médias Hachette MMEND and MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND publishers group UWP are seeking more than than 50 percent of Ruch and MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND President MMSTART_39764 Jacques_Chirac Jacques Chirac MMEND is likely to support its case when he visits MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND in September , the daily said . *NL* News-stand chain Ruch , which controls about 65 percent of MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND 's press distribution market , had a net profit of 16.2 million zlotys on sales of 2.7 billion zlotys in 1995 . *NL* It has about 17,000 news-stands and was the country 's sole press distributor before the 1989 fall of communism . *NL* MMSTART_10924566 Życie_Warszawy Zycie Warszawy MMEND said the new , open consortium , which also included several listed MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND firms , would on Monday inform Privatisation Minister Wieslaw Kaczmarek of its plans . *NL* It aims to invest $ 200 million in Ruch over five years -- more than the sum Ruch says it needs to upgrade its outlets . *NL* Initially MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND offered up to 75 percent of Ruch but in March Kaczmarek cancelled the tender and offered a minority stake with an option to increase the equity . *NL* Two consortia -- UWP-Hachette and a consortium of a MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND SPC group and MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND firms -- placed initial bids . *NL* But after the change of tender conditions MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND investors pulled out and SPC decided to bid jointly with UWP-Hachette . *NL* Kaczmarek said in May he was unhappy that only one investor ended up bidding for Ruch , in which the government was initially offering up to 35 percent of shares with an option to extend the holding after investment promises are fulfilled . *NL* -- MMSTART_13646048 Anthony_Raine_Barker Anthony Barker MMEND +48 22 653 9700 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1130testa_Three Three MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND soldiers killed in gun attack . *NL* MMSTART_19004 Moscow MOSCOW MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Three MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND servicemen were killed on Saturday when unidentified gunmen attacked guards at an anti-aircraft installation outside MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND , MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND news agency said . *NL* It quoted military officials as saying the attack took place in MMSTART_461225 Sergiyev_Posad Sergiyev Posad MMEND 70 km ( 45 miles ) from the capital . *NL* The officials said the attackers had seized two MMSTART_1348 AK-47 Kalashnikov MMEND assault rifles and disappeared . *NL* Attacks on servicemen aimed at seizing their guns have become frequent in MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND where the number of violent crimes committed with the use of fire arms is growing . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1131testa_Cuban MMSTART_5042481 Cuba Cuban MMEND novelist Jose Soler Puig dies at 79 . *NL* MMSTART_49719 Havana HAVANA MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* One of MMSTART_5042481 Cuba Cuba MMEND 's most acclaimed authors , Jose Soler Puig , died at the age of 79 , the official newspaper MMSTART_3335905 Granma_(newspaper) Granma MMEND reported on Saturday . *NL* Puig 's first novel , " Bertillon 166 , " was published in 1960 , a year after the MMSTART_5042481 Cuba Cuban MMEND revolution brought President MMSTART_38301 Fidel_Castro Fidel Castro MMEND to power . *NL* The book , which has been translated into 40 languages , deals with a day in the life of MMSTART_235003 Santiago_de_Cuba Santiago de Cuba MMEND , Puig 's native city , under the pre-Castro government of MMSTART_50206 Fulgencio_Batista Fulgencio Batista MMEND . *NL* The titles of his other novels translate as " In the Year of January " ( 1963 ) , " The Collapse " ( 1964 ) , " Sleeping Bread " ( 1975 ) , " The Decaying Mansion " ( 1977 ) and " A World of Things " ( 1982 ) , followed by " The Knot , " " Soul Alone " and , most recently , " A Woman . " *NL* MMSTART_3335905 Granma_(newspaper) Granma MMEND called " Sleeping Bread " Puig 's " greatest gift to the modern novel in our MMSTART_3434750 United_States America MMEND . " *NL* The author said in an interview shortly before his death that his own experiences had lent his books their strong sense of realism . " *NL* I 'm a thief of ideas , " he said . " *NL* The stories have been given to me by people . " *NL* In the same interview , published by MMSTART_15117224 Prensa_Latina Prensa Latina MMEND on Saturday , Puig was asked if he feared death . " *NL* Death is not a punishment -- death is the end of life 's punishment , " he said . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1132testa_U.N. MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND Ambassador MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND arrives in MMSTART_5489 Chile Chile MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_51572 Santiago SANTIAGO MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* The MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ambassador to the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations United Nations MMEND , MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Madeleine Albright MMEND , arrived in MMSTART_5489 Chile Chile MMEND late Friday for talks on various MMSTART_31956 United_Nations_Security_Council Security Council MMEND issues with MMSTART_5489 Chile Chilean MMEND officials as part of a five-nation MMSTART_18524 Latin_America Latin American MMEND tour . *NL* MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND will meet Foreign Minister MMSTART_1261512 José_Miguel_Insulza Jose Miguel Insulza MMEND Monday for talks on issues currently up for debate on the council , of which MMSTART_5489 Chile Chile MMEND is a non-permanent member , a MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND embassy statement said . *NL* The two will also discuss various issues affecting relations between the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND and MMSTART_5489 Chile Chile MMEND , local officials said . *NL* MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND , who arrived from MMSTART_31843 Uruguay Uruguay MMEND , will rest most of the weekend in MMSTART_5489 Chile Chile MMEND , officials said . *NL* Her official programme will begin on Monday , and she will leave that day for MMSTART_3462 Bolivia Bolivia MMEND to attend a MMSTART_18524 Latin_America Latin American MMEND summit meeting in the city of MMSTART_872602 Cochabamba Cochabamba MMEND . *NL* Her tour will also include MMSTART_13394 Honduras Honduras MMEND and MMSTART_17238567 Guatemala Guatemala MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1133testa_Mexican MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND army attacked in MMSTART_195805 Michoacán Michoacan MMEND state - report . *NL* MMSTART_18987 Mexico_City MEXICO CITY MMEND 1996-08-30 *NL* A group of heavily-armed men attacked a military convoy in the western MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND state of MMSTART_195805 Michoacán Michoacan MMEND on Friday , killing one soldier and wounding two , radio reports said . *NL* Radio Red quoted local police in the town of Tacambaro , MMSTART_195805 Michoacán Michoacan MMEND , 80 km ( 50 miles ) south of the state capital MMSTART_195810 Morelia Morelia MMEND , as saying 40 to 50 armed men attacked the convoy . *NL* Gonzalo Montoya , a police commander in Tacambaro , told Radio Red the group was armed with MMSTART_1348 AK-47 AK-47s MMEND and other high-powered assault rifles and wore military-style fatigues . *NL* Montoya said he thought the attackers were criminals linked to drug trafficking or kidnapping in the area . " *NL* We often see people dressed in military-style clothing here , " he said . *NL* The attack comes a day after rebels of the self-styled MMSTART_1529105 Popular_Revolutionary_Army Popular Revolutionary Army MMEND ( EPR ) launched coordinated attacks in at least three MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND states , killing up to 14 people and wounding about 20 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1134testa_China MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND said to fear dissidents more than criminals . *NL* MANILA 1996-08-31 *NL* The detention of veteran dissident Wang Donghai showed MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND 's determination to crush any vestige of dissent during the current profound transitions in the nation 's leadership , a human rights activist said on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_1485822 Xiao_Qiang Xiao Qiang MMEND , executive director of the MMSTART_8210131 New_York New York-based MMEND group Human Rights in China , said Wang 's arrest on Friday appeared to be part of the national " Strike Hard " campaign that has imprisoned thousands and sent hundreds to their death . *NL* Although supposedly aimed at criminals , dozens of human rights activists have been detained in the campaign , which is meant to strengthen the MMSTART_7175 Communist_Party_of_China Communist Party MMEND 's grip on power as senior leader MMSTART_8205 Deng_Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping MMEND nears death , MMSTART_1485822 Xiao_Qiang Xiao MMEND said in an interview . *NL* " MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND is going through this power transition period . *NL* The authorities are apparently extremely afraid of any political and social discontent , " said MMSTART_1485822 Xiao_Qiang Xiao MMEND , in Manila to attend an MMSTART_18947898 Amnesty_International Amnesty International MMEND conference on human rights in MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND . *NL* He said one of Wang 's apparent offences was to write a public letter in May suggesting that a free press and an independent judicial system were vital if the government really meant to stamp out rampant corruption . *NL* MMSTART_1485822 Xiao_Qiang Xiao MMEND said crushing legitimate dissent was only making the problem worse and one day MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND would pay a high price . *NL* " Those issues are not going to go away by repression . *NL* You only make things more hidden but potentially more explosive , " he said . *NL* Wang was arrested in the east MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND city of MMSTART_158185 Hangzhou Hangzhou MMEND by security officers who told the dissident 's family he would be sent to a study class -- a euphemism for coercive ideological reform . *NL* Wang , 45 , was sentenced last month to one year 's " re-education by labour " but was released because of ill-health . *NL* MMSTART_1485822 Xiao_Qiang Xiao MMEND said conditions in the labour camp were so brutal they drove another activist sentenced with Wang to attempt suicide . *NL* Police beat Wang and his colleague , Chen Longde , and encouraged other camp inmates to attack them as well , MMSTART_1485822 Xiao_Qiang Xiao MMEND said . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1135testa_Manila Manila hails MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND , MMSTART_47725 Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation OIC MMEND for peace deal support . *NL* MANILA 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_23440 Philippines Philippine MMEND president MMSTART_378466 Fidel_V._Ramos Fidel Ramos MMEND expressed gratitude to MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesian MMEND president MMSTART_217513 Suharto Suharto MMEND and the MMSTART_47725 Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation Organisation of Islamic Conference MMEND ( MMSTART_47725 Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation OIC MMEND ) on Saturday for supporting talks that ended a conflict with local MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND rebels . *NL* " I extend the deepest gratitude ... to your excellency for your untiring and invaluable friendship and support , " MMSTART_378466 Fidel_V._Ramos Ramos MMEND told MMSTART_217513 Suharto Suharto MMEND in a letter . *NL* The full text of the letter was released to reporters on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_16275 Jakarta Jakarta MMEND served as the host to the series of negotiations which culminated in the initialling of the agreement last Friday . *NL* The formal signing of the peace agreement is scheduled on Monday in Manila . *NL* MMSTART_378466 Fidel_V._Ramos Ramos MMEND said the peace agreement " shall bring down the curtain on a long and storied era of strife in MMSTART_23440 Philippines Philippine MMEND history . " *NL* The war claimed more than 125,000 lives in the southern MMSTART_20546 Mindanao Mindanao MMEND island over a quarter of a century . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1136testa_Burma MMSTART_19457 Burma Burma MMEND 's MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND says military rulers abuse law . *NL* Deborah Charles *NL* MMSTART_57404 Yangon RANGOON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_19457 Burma Burma MMEND 's democracy leader MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi MMEND hit out at the government on Saturday for recent arrests and jailing of activists , saying the military abused the law to try to crush the democracy movement . *NL* " The main purpose of this press conference is to make it known to the world that the authorities are misusing the law all the time in order to try to crush the democracy movement , " MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND told reporters at her MMSTART_57404 Yangon Rangoon MMEND home . *NL* MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND said at least 61 democracy supporters had been arrested since May , and about 30 of them had been sentenced , most to long prison terms . *NL* In May the government launched a sweeping crackdown on the democracy movement , detaining over 260 members of MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND 's MMSTART_410553 National_League_for_Democracy National League for Democracy MMEND ( MMSTART_410553 National_League_for_Democracy NLD MMEND ) ahead of a party congress . *NL* Most were released but several dozen remain in custody . *NL* The MMSTART_19457 Burma Burmese MMEND government last week confirmed the recent sentencing of nine democracy activists who were arrested in the May crackdown , including MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND 's assistant Win Htein . *NL* The military government , which in May said it had detained the politicians to prevent anarchy , said the activists were charged with attempting to destroy the peace and stability of the state . *NL* But MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND disagreed with the methods , saying officials often arrested MMSTART_410553 National_League_for_Democracy NLD MMEND supporters in the middle of the night , then did not give them the opportunity to defend themselves in trials . *NL* " When our people are tried , they are tried in a very secretive way . *NL* Their families are not told , " she said . *NL* MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND , who spearheads a campaign for sanctions on MMSTART_19457 Burma Burma MMEND 's government , was under house arrest for six years without being tried before being released in July 1995 . *NL* Several other leading members of the MMSTART_410553 National_League_for_Democracy NLD MMEND have served prison terms . *NL* The MMSTART_410553 National_League_for_Democracy NLD MMEND party won a landslide victory in a 1990 election but the State Law and Order Restoration Council ( SLORC ) , which assumed power in 1988 after crushing pro-democracy demonstrations , never recognised the poll . *NL* " This lack of rule of law is an indication that the authorities are not interested in fair play , " she said . " *NL* They are using a travesty of the law to try and crush our movements and to sentence our people to long terms in prison without proper trial . " *NL* MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND said once the activists were sentenced , they suffered inhuman conditions and lack of rights in prison . *NL* " Almost all of the prisoners start suffering from various health problems after a couple of years in jail , " she said . " *NL* Some of our people have been in prison for five to six years . " *NL* Most political prisoners are held in MMSTART_57404 Yangon Rangoon MMEND 's MMSTART_13480009 Insein_Prison Insein Prison MMEND . *NL* Some who have been released have recounted torture methods like sleep and food deprivation and physical abuse . *NL* " If there are any more instances of death in custody it will be further proof that a prison sentence for political prisoners is sometimes almost the same as a death sentence , " MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND said . *NL* Hla Than , an elected member of parliament for the MMSTART_410553 National_League_for_Democracy NLD MMEND , died in early August after being at MMSTART_4223826 Insein_Township Insein MMEND for six years . *NL* His death came five weeks after James Leander ( Leo ) Nichols , a close friend of MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND and MMSTART_76972 Denmark Danish MMEND honorary consul , died while serving a prison term at MMSTART_4223826 Insein_Township Insein MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND said the government had increased its repression tactics on the democracy movement because it feared the growing popularity of the movement . *NL* But she said she and the MMSTART_410553 National_League_for_Democracy NLD MMEND would not stop their efforts to bring democracy to MMSTART_19457 Burma Burma MMEND even if it meant more arrests of party members or even herself . *NL* " We will carry on . *NL* Nobody is free from arrest in MMSTART_19457 Burma Burma MMEND . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1137testa_Dow MMSTART_309668 Dow_Chemical_Company Dow Chemical MMEND in MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ethylene venture . *NL* MMSTART_18603746 Beijing BEIJING MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* The Dow Chemical Co of the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND will invest $ 4 billion to build an ethylene plant in MMSTART_50821 Tianjin Tianjin MMEND city in northern MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND , the MMSTART_737850 China_Daily China Daily MMEND said on Saturday . *NL* The plant will have annual production of 400,000 tonnes , the newspaper said . *NL* It gave no further details of the venture . *NL* MMSTART_50821 Tianjin Tianjin MMEND boasts a range of infrastructure facilities , attracting several multinational oil companies to invest in recent years . *NL* Caltex Petroleum Corp plans to build a lubricants blender in a bonded zone in MMSTART_50821 Tianjin Tianjin MMEND , the newspaper said . *NL* Multinational firms including MMSTART_20708 Mobil Mobil MMEND , MMSTART_468593 Shell_Oil_Company Shell MMEND and MMSTART_3467272 Caltex Caltex MMEND , were also attracted to MMSTART_50821 Tianjin Tianjin MMEND due to MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND 's rising demand for lube and oil-based products , the newspaper said . *NL* It gave no further details . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1138testa_N. MMSTART_21255 North_Korea N. Korea MMEND urges MMSTART_27019 South_Korea S. Korea MMEND to return war veteran . *NL* MMSTART_19159283 Seoul SEOUL MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_21255 North_Korea North Korea MMEND demanded on Saturday that MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korea MMEND return a northern war veteran who has been in the MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South MMEND since the 1950-53 war , MMSTART_19159283 Seoul Seoul MMEND 's unification ministry said . *NL* " ...I request the immediate repatriation of Kim In-so to MMSTART_21255 North_Korea North Korea MMEND where his family is waiting , " North Korean Red Cross president Li Song-ho said in a telephone message to his southern couterpart , Kang Young-hoon . *NL* Li said Kim had been critically ill with a cerebral haemorrhage . *NL* The message was distributed to the press by the MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korean MMEND unification ministry . *NL* Kim , an unrepentant communist , was captured during the MMSTART_16749 Korea Korean MMEND War and released after spending more than 30 years in a southern jail . *NL* He submitted a petition to the MMSTART_5023832 International_Committee_of_the_Red_Cross International Red Cross MMEND in 1993 asking for his repatriation . *NL* The domestic MMSTART_174467 Yonhap Yonhap MMEND news agency said the MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korean MMEND government would consider the northern demand only if the MMSTART_21255 North_Korea North MMEND accepted MMSTART_19159283 Seoul Seoul MMEND 's requests , which include regular reunions of families split by the MMSTART_16749 Korea Korean MMEND War . *NL* Government officials were not available to comment . *NL* MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korea MMEND in 1993 unconditionally repatriated Li In-mo , a nothern partisan seized by the MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South MMEND during the war and jailed for more than three decades . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1139testa_Chinese MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND police hold veteran dissident . *NL* MMSTART_18603746 Beijing BEIJING MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND police have detained veteran dissident Wang Donghai , the MMSTART_8210131 New_York New York-based MMEND pressure group Human Rights in China said on Saturday . *NL* Police in MMSTART_158185 Hangzhou Hangzhou MMEND , capital of the eastern province of MMSTART_96602 Zhejiang Zhejiang MMEND , told Wang 's family that Wang would be sent to a study class , a euphemism for coercive ideological reform , the group said . *NL* Police gave no reason for detaining Wang on Friday and would not let his family meet him or say where he was being held , the group said . *NL* Police also would not say why Wang was being sent to a study class -- a holdover from the chaotic 1966-76 Cultural Revolution -- or say when he would be released , the group said . *NL* Wang 's family and MMSTART_158185 Hangzhou Hangzhou MMEND police could not be reached for immediate comment . *NL* The group demanded Wang 's release and said his detention was a dangerous signal MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND was returning to its Cultural Revolution days . *NL* Last month , Wang , 45 , a veteran dissident of the 1979 MMSTART_420115 Democracy_Wall Democracy Wall MMEND movement , was ordered to serve one year of " re-education through labour " , but released because of poor health . *NL* Re-education through labour is an administrative punishment with a maximum of three years that can be imposed by police without recourse to prosecutors or the courts . *NL* Wang was jailed for two years for organising street protests after the military crushed pro-democracy demonstrations by students at MMSTART_18603746 Beijing Beijing MMEND 's MMSTART_21193952 Tiananmen_Square Tiananmen Square MMEND on June 4 , 1989 , with heavy loss of life . *NL* MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND authorities appeared to be using administrative punishment more frequently to take dissidents out of circulation without having to go through a more complicated judicial process to impose criminal sentences , Western diplomats have said . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1140testa_China MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND police detains dissident Wang Donghai . *NL* MMSTART_18603746 Beijing BEIJING MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND police have detained dissident Wang Donghai , the MMSTART_8210131 New_York New York-based MMEND pressure group Human Rights in China said on Saturday . *NL* Police detained Wang on Friday and would not let his family meet him or say where he was being held , the group said . *NL* The pressure group said Wang would be sent to a study class , often a euphemism in MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND for ideological reform . *NL* Wang 's family could not immediately be reached for comment . *NL* Last month , Wang , 45 , a veteran dissident of the 1979 MMSTART_420115 Democracy_Wall Democracy Wall MMEND movement , was ordered to serve one year of " re-education through labour " , but released because of poor health . *NL* Re-education through labour is an administrative punishment with a maximum of three years that can be imposed by police without recourse to prosecutors or the courts . *NL* Wang was jailed for two years for organising street protests after the military brutally crushed pro-democracy demonstrations by students at MMSTART_18603746 Beijing Beijing MMEND 's MMSTART_21193952 Tiananmen_Square Tiananmen Square MMEND on June 4 , 1989 , with heavy loss of life . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1141testa_Hong MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong Hong Kong MMEND jails 88-year-old drug trafficker . *NL* MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong HONG KONG MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* An 88-year-old army veteran was jailed for 15 years by a MMSTART_13404 Hong_Kong Hong Kong MMEND court for drugs trafficking after he admitted he had stashed heroin under his mattress , a newspaper said on Saturday . *NL* " I am sorry to my ancestors for five generations , " Chen Chun-yeh told the MMSTART_2305259 High_Court_(Hong_Kong) High Court MMEND after sentencing on Friday , the Hong Kong Standard said . " *NL* Tell my sons to collect my bones , " he said after hearing he was likely to die behind bars . *NL* Chen , a former army secretary of the MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND Nationalist regime which fled from mainland MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND to MMSTART_25734 Taiwan Taiwan MMEND in 1949 , pleaded guilty to trafficking 42 kg ( 92 pounds ) of drugs that could have been turned into 25 kg ( 55 pounds ) of heroin . *NL* The ex-officer admitted stashing heroin under his mattress . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1142testa_China MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND cities to ban disposable plastic containers . *NL* MMSTART_18603746 Beijing BEIJING MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Two MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND cities are to ban the use of disposable plastic containers as part of efforts to fight pollution , the MMSTART_737850 China_Daily China Daily MMEND said on Saturday . *NL* Authorities in MMSTART_82138 Wuhan Wuhan MMEND , capital of the central province of MMSTART_83319 Hubei Hubei MMEND , would punish those who sell or use disposable plastic containers from September 1 , the newspaper said . *NL* It did not elaborate . *NL* The city 's industrial and commercial departments would confiscate disposable plastic containers and police would prevent new ones from entering the city , it said . *NL* MMSTART_82138 Wuhan Wuhan MMEND consumes more than 200 million disposable plastic containers a year , the newspaper said . *NL* The boomtown of MMSTART_12537 Guangzhou Guangzhou MMEND , capital of the southern province of MMSTART_65109 Guangdong Guangdong MMEND , would ban disposable plastic containers by the end of 1996 , it said . *NL* MMSTART_12537 Guangzhou Guangzhou MMEND uses up 500,000 such containers each day , the newspaper said . *NL* It gave no further details . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1143testa_Iraqi MMSTART_679693 Iraqi_Kurdistan Iraqi Kurds MMEND say MMSTART_14653 Iran Iranian MMEND troops enter north MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3391396 Istanbul ISTANBUL MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_14653 Iran Iranian MMEND troops on Saturday entered Kurdish-controlled northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND in the wake of an assault backed by MMSTART_4492 Baghdad Baghdad MMEND into the region , an MMSTART_679693 Iraqi_Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdish MMEND group told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* " They entered this morning . *NL* They have occupied the area to the depth of 40 km ( 25 miles ) . *NL* They have established a headquarters in Chuman , " Faik Nerweyi of the MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party Kurdistan Democratic Party MMEND ( MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND ) told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND by telephone from MMSTART_802 Ankara Ankara MMEND . *NL* Nerweyi said he did not know the size or nature of the MMSTART_14653 Iran Iranian MMEND force in northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND , but said MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND fighters had been easily outgunned in the area close to the MMSTART_14653 Iran Iranian MMEND border and had quickly withdrawn further west . *NL* " They were far too strong , " he said . *NL* Nerweyi said he did not know if there were any casualties . *NL* A MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND official in MMSTART_4492 Baghdad Baghdad MMEND said the MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND , backed by MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND tanks , heavy artillery and helicopters had taken control of the main northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND city of MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND after fighting on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND President MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton MMEND has authorised the repositioning of MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND firepower in the MMSTART_24761 Persian_Gulf Gulf MMEND region in response to the MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND attacks . *NL* The MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND charges that the rival MMSTART_70789 Patriotic_Union_of_Kurdistan Patriotic Union of Kurdistan MMEND , which took control of MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND in fighting in December 1994 , has backing from MMSTART_14653 Iran Iran MMEND . *NL* The MMSTART_70789 Patriotic_Union_of_Kurdistan PUK MMEND accuses the MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND of collaborating with MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Baghdad MMEND . *NL* Northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND has been under MMSTART_679693 Iraqi_Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdish MMEND control since after the 1991 MMSTART_182000 Gulf_War Gulf War MMEND . *NL* U.S.-led allied planes based in Turkey are intended to protect the MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurds MMEND from MMSTART_4492 Baghdad Baghdad MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1144testa_Ceasefire Ceasefire monitors to meet in south MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem JERUSALEM MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* A committee monitoring the ceasefire agreement between MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND and MMSTART_13919 Hezbollah Hizbollah MMEND guerrillas will meet in south MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND on Sunday to discuss an MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND complaint against the MMSTART_6037917 Islam Islamic MMEND group , the MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND army said . *NL* Representatives of the five nations making up the committee -- MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND , MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND , MMSTART_7515849 Syria Syria MMEND , MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND and the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND -- will meet at 11 a.m. ( 0800 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND ) in MMSTART_3927422 Naqoura Naqoura MMEND , the coastal headquarters of the MMSTART_787766 United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon MMEND ( MMSTART_787766 United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon UNIFIL MMEND ) . *NL* " The committee will meet following a complaint by MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND over an incident in which two MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND residents were injured by MMSTART_13919 Hezbollah Hizbollah MMEND fire in the Sikhin village ... *NL* on August 29 , " an MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND army spokeswoman said on Saturday . *NL* The monitoring committee was set up to deal with violations of an April 25 ceasefire understanding that ended 17 days of fighting between MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND and the guerrillas . *NL* The understandings forbid firing from or at civilian targest but do not rule out guerrilla attacks on MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND troops and their local militia allies in south MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND . *NL* Around 1,000 MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND troops patrol a 15 km ( nine-mile ) south MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND occupation zone which the MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND state carved out in 1985 to prevent attacks on its northern bordder . *NL* MMSTART_13919 Hezbollah Hizbollah MMEND ( MMSTART_13919 Hezbollah Party of God MMEND ) gunmen have waged a guerrilla war to oust MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND from the area . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1145testa_KPD KPD confirms MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND military aid-U.N. official . *NL* MMSTART_4492 Baghdad BAGHDAD MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party Kurdistan Democratic Party MMEND ( MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND ) of MMSTART_8122677 Masoud_Barzani Massoud Barzani MMEND said that it was being backed by MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND heavy armour and artillery in a battle with rival MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurds MMEND for the city of MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND , a senior MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND official in MMSTART_4492 Baghdad Baghdad MMEND said . *NL* " They have confirmed to us that MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND troops are taking part in the attack on MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND ... *NL* We got the information from MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND leaders in MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND headquarters in Saladdin , " the official , who asked not to be identified , told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1146testa_Fire Fire destroys restaurant in MMSTART_18933277 Bahrain Bahraini MMEND village . *NL* MMSTART_20481 Manama MANAMA MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* A fire has completely gutted a Turkish-operated restaurant in a MMSTART_18933277 Bahrain Bahraini MMEND village , residents said . *NL* They said a fire broke out at Shul'ala restaurant in the early hours on Saturday in al-Daih village , five km ( three miles ) west of the capital MMSTART_20481 Manama Manama MMEND . *NL* It was not immediately clear what caused the fire or if there were any casualties . *NL* Government officials had no immediate comment . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1147testa_Iraq MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND 's MMSTART_200692 Tariq_Aziz Aziz MMEND says MMSTART_4492 Baghdad Baghdad MMEND aiding MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND against rivals . *NL* MMSTART_4492 Baghdad BAGHDAD MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND 's Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz said on Saturday MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND troops were fighting in northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND to aid MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND rebel leader MMSTART_8122677 Masoud_Barzani Massoud Barzani MMEND against rival forces . *NL* " The leadership has decided to provide support and military aid to Mr MMSTART_8122677 Masoud_Barzani Massoud Barzani MMEND and his comrades to enable them confront the vicious aggression ... *NL* from ( MMSTART_70789 Patriotic_Union_of_Kurdistan Patriotic Union of Kurdistan MMEND chief ) MMSTART_440244 Jalal_Talabani Jalal Talabani MMEND , " MMSTART_200692 Tariq_Aziz Aziz MMEND said in a statement carried by the official MMSTART_8550616 National_Iraqi_News_Agency Iraqi News Agency MMEND ( INA ) . *NL* MMSTART_200692 Tariq_Aziz Aziz MMEND said MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND 's military intervention , the first on such scale since the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND and allies decided to protect MMSTART_679693 Iraqi_Kurdistan Iraqi Kurds MMEND against MMSTART_4492 Baghdad Baghdad MMEND , was in response to a plea from MMSTART_8122677 Masoud_Barzani Barzani MMEND to President MMSTART_29490 Saddam_Hussein Saddam Hussein MMEND to back him militarily and save his people from attacks by MMSTART_14653 Iran Iran MMEND and MMSTART_440244 Jalal_Talabani Talabani MMEND . *NL* He said MMSTART_8122677 Masoud_Barzani Barzani MMEND sent a message to MMSTART_29490 Saddam_Hussein Saddam MMEND on August 22 in which he said : " The conspiracy is beyond our capability therefore we plead with your excellency to order MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND armed forces to interfere to help us to evade the foreign threat and put an end to MMSTART_440244 Jalal_Talabani Talabani MMEND 's treason and conspiracy . " *NL* MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND relief officials said they were not aware that the tanks advancing on MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND were manned by MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND troops as they advanced from KDP-controlled areas and raised MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND flags . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1148testa_U.N. MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND denies reports of MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND tank assault on MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_4492 Baghdad BAGHDAD MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_31769 United_Nations United Nations MMEND relief officials said on Saturday the fighting in MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND in northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND was between rival MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND factions and they were not aware of any MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND military advance on the city . *NL* " MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND ( MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party Kurdistan Democratic Party MMEND ) is trying to overtake the city . *NL* They are using tanks . *NL* I think they will succeed . *NL* We have in no way seen any MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND troops in the city or in its approaches , " a MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND relief official told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1149testa_PRESS PRESS DIGEST - MMSTART_30188 Tunisia Tunisia MMEND - Aug 31 . *NL* MMSTART_57659 Tunis TUNIS MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* These are the leading stories in the MMSTART_30188 Tunisia Tunisian MMEND press on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy . *NL* MMSTART_5141314 La_Presse_(French_newspaper) LA PRESSE MMEND *NL* - After MMSTART_30188 Tunisia Tunisia MMEND called on MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND to respect MMSTART_30188 Tunisia Tunisian MMEND immigrants ' dignity , MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND says it welcomes legal MMSTART_30188 Tunisia Tunisian MMEND residents . *NL* - MMSTART_30188 Tunisia Tunisia MMEND 's exports of spare parts amounted to 220 million dinars in 1995 . *NL* MMSTART_1090060 Le_Temps LE TEMPS MMEND *NL* - Trade talks between MMSTART_30188 Tunisia Tunisia MMEND and the MMSTART_24093 Palestinian_National_Authority Palestinian Authority MMEND . *NL* - Speaker of parliament MMSTART_3718821 Habib_Boularès Habib Boulares MMEND arrives in Tripoli to represent President MMSTART_390745 Zine_El_Abidine_Ben_Ali Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali MMEND at the MMSTART_17633 Libya Libyan MMEND revolution anniversary celebrations . *NL* ( $ 1 = 0.96 dinar ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1150testa_Automakers Automakers , MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND agency plan air bag safety ads . *NL* MMSTART_8687 Detroit DETROIT MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Automakers , suppliers , insurers and the federal government 's auto safety agency Saturday launched a $ 10 million safety awareness campaign aimed at reducing the number of children killed accidentally by air bags in cars and trucks . *NL* Officials said they will work with law enforcement agencies , pediatricians and media to warn parents about the dangers that air bags pose to children and adults not wearing seatbelts . *NL* Since 1993 , 24 children have been killed by the explosive force of automotive air bags , which inflate at speeds up to 200 miles per hour . *NL* The first portion of the campaign involves pickup trucks equipped with billboards that were driving along some of the nation 's busiest interstate highways during the MMSTART_19156272 Labor_Day Labor Day MMEND weekend , including MMSTART_75275 Interstate_95 Interstate 95 MMEND on the East Coast , MMSTART_84143 Interstate_80 Interstates 80 MMEND and 90 in the MMSTART_104697 Midwestern_United_States Midwest MMEND and MMSTART_78066 Interstate_5 Interstate 5 MMEND in MMSTART_5407 California California MMEND . *NL* The boards read : " Air Bag Safety : Everyone Buckled , Kids in Back . " *NL* Janet Dewey , executive director of the industry-funded National Automobile Occupant Protection Campaign , said most of the injuries to children occurred because they were not wearing seatbelts . *NL* A child 's chances of being killed in a car accident , whether the vehicle was equipped with an air bag or not , is reduced by 29 percent when they are in the rear seat , she said . *NL* The auto industry was about three to six years away from introducing " smart " air bags with the ability to detect the size and position of an occupant and adjust inflation pressures accordingly . *NL* Current air bags were designed to halt the forward momentum of an average-sized , unbelted adult male , not a small child . *NL* Automakers petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to allow them to introduce air bags that inflate less aggressively to help reduce unwanted injuries . *NL* " Even if changes are made to airbags today , we 'd still have 20 million vehicles on the road with current technology , " Dewey said . " *NL* The public has n't been getting the message . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1151testa_Two Two die as MMSTART_6578575 New_Hampshire,_Ohio New Hampshire MMEND motel explodes and burns . *NL* MMSTART_124931 Rochester,_New_Hampshire ROCHESTER MMEND , N.H. 1996-08-30 *NL* Adds deaths , other details ) *NL* An explosion leveled MMSTART_124931 Rochester,_New_Hampshire Rochester MMEND 's one-story Lilac Falls Motel , killing two people , fire officials said Friday . *NL* " It was an explosion , and then it got involved in fire . *NL* As far as I know , it 's been to four alarms -- more trucks , more people , " said Don Penney of the Rochester Fire Department said . *NL* Eyewitnesses told MMSTART_24437894 Boston Boston MMEND television stations they saw a gasoline truck parked behind the Lilac Falls Motel and smelled gasoline shortly before the explosion . *NL* Fire department officials said they were investigating the cause of the blast and searching for any more casualties . *NL* Officials did not immediately identify the victims . *NL* Local hospital officials said a few firemen were treated for smoke inhalation but there were no other injuries . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1152testa_Car Car kills two trying to avoid MMSTART_29810 Texas Texas MMEND drag race . *NL* MMSTART_53838 Dallas DALLAS MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* An illegal drag race on a MMSTART_53838 Dallas Dallas MMEND street turned deadly when another vehicle veered into the crowd , killing two people and injuring a dozen more , police said Saturday . *NL* Organisers tried to block off traffic while preparing the drag race late on Friday , but an allegedly drunk driver was unable to slow down in time and ran into a group of spectators as he swerved to avoid one of the cars that was to take part in the race . *NL* A 26-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were killed . *NL* The driver , aged 51 , was arrested and charged on two counts of intoxicated manslaughter . *NL* A police spokesman said the straight , flat stretch of road was often used illegally as a drag strip by MMSTART_53838 Dallas Dallas MMEND youths . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1153testa_U.S. MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND warplanes , ships in MMSTART_24761 Persian_Gulf Gulf MMEND await MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND order . *NL* Jim Adams *NL* MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. WASHINGTON MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* More than 300 MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND warplanes and 20 ships were available on Saturday in case President MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton MMEND ordered the use of MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND force against MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND military action in northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND , MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND defense officials said . *NL* They said 200 fighter planes , including 79 on the aircraft carrier MMSTART_197352 USS_Carl_Vinson_(CVN-70) Carl Vinson MMEND , were already in the MMSTART_24761 Persian_Gulf Gulf MMEND ; the aircraft carrier MMSTART_194856 USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65) Enterprise MMEND was in the eastern MMSTART_19006 Mediterranean_Sea Mediterranean MMEND with 79 more , and an air expeditionary force with up to 40 more was ready to fly from the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND if ordered . *NL* " Yesterday the president ordered the MMSTART_7279897 United_States_Department_of_Defense Department of Defense MMEND to take prudent planning steps to have forces ready to deploy to the region should he direct us to do so , " MMSTART_20740978 The_Pentagon Pentagon MMEND spokesman Doug Kennett said . " *NL* We have taken those prudent planning steps . " *NL* MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND said on Saturday he had ordered MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND forces in the MMSTART_24761 Persian_Gulf Gulf MMEND to go on high alert and was reinforcing them in response to MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND attacks on MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND dissidents in northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* " These developments ... cause me grave concern , " MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND said at a campaign stop in MMSTART_135317 Troy,_Tennessee Troy MMEND , MMSTART_30395 Tennessee Tennessee MMEND . *NL* But he added , " It is premature at this time , and I want to emphasize that , highly premature to speculate on any response we might have . " *NL* The MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND defense officials said military flights to enforce no-fly zones in both northern and southern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND doubled over the weekend . *NL* MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND said MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND military forces overran the city of MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND , which has been held since 1994 by MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND rebels who MMSTART_4492 Baghdad Baghdad MMEND says are backed by MMSTART_14653 Iran Iran MMEND . *NL* There were unconfirmed reports that MMSTART_14653 Iran Iran MMEND had sent troops into northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND in response to MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND 's attack . *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND plans rely heavily on MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND air attacks on MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND forces , but there are also 23,000 MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND troops in the region , according to defense officials . *NL* In addition to the 158 F / A-18 , F-14 and other fighter planes on the aircraft carriers Vinson and MMSTART_194856 USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65) Enterprise MMEND , the MMSTART_32090 United_States_Air_Force Air Force MMEND air expeditionary force of 30 to 40 F-15 and F-16 fighter planes and fuel tankers is ready to fly from three MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND bases in the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND , they said . *NL* The expeditionary force would include nearly 1,000 MMSTART_32090 United_States_Air_Force Air Force MMEND personnel in ground and support crews , they said . *NL* The 23,000 MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND military people already in the MMSTART_24761 Persian_Gulf Gulf MMEND consist of 15,000 sailors and MMSTART_17349325 United_States_Marine_Corps Marines MMEND , 6,000 MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND servicemen based primarily in MMSTART_349303 Saudi_Arabia Saudi Arabia MMEND and 2,000 MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND troops in the area for military exercises . *NL* Most of the MMSTART_17349325 United_States_Marine_Corps Marines MMEND are on three ships in the Tarawa Amphibious Readiness Group . *NL* The MMSTART_197352 USS_Carl_Vinson_(CVN-70) Carl Vinson MMEND leads a battle group that includes seven other ships , and there are nine other MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ships in the MMSTART_24761 Persian_Gulf Gulf MMEND for a total of 20 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1154testa_Two Two missing MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND teenagers found unharmed . *NL* MMSTART_3708 Brussels BRUSSELS MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Two MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND teenage girls missing since Thursday have been found unharmed , police said on Saturday . *NL* " The girls , Rachel and Severine , have been found . *NL* They are unharmed , " a police official in MMSTART_28341707 Liège Liege MMEND said . *NL* He declined to say whether the girls had been kidnapped or whether they had gone away of their own accord . *NL* Late on Friday , the two girls -- Rachel Legeard , 18 , and Severine Potty , 19 -- were reported missing after failing to return home from a shopping trip to the eastern town of MMSTART_28341707 Liège Liege MMEND on Thursday . *NL* Earlier , police declined to comment on whether it suspected a link with the MMSTART_154694 Marc_Dutroux Marc Dutroux MMEND case , the paedophile kidnap , sex abuse and murder scandal which has rocked MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND in the past two weeks . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1155testa_Algeria MMSTART_358 Algeria Algeria MMEND restaurant bomb kills seven - newSpaper . *NL* MMSTART_22989 Paris PARIS MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* A bomb explosion in a restaurant west of MMSTART_1644 Algiers Algiers MMEND on Friday killed seven people , an MMSTART_358 Algeria Algerian MMEND newspaper said on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_358 Algeria Algerian MMEND security forces said in a statement that two people were killed and six were wounded when a home-made bomb ripped through a restaurant in the coastal town of MMSTART_2448042 Staouéli Staoueli MMEND . *NL* But MMSTART_15727384 Le_Matin_(France) Le Matin MMEND newspaper , quoting witnesses , said the bomb killed seven people and wounded 20 . *NL* Liberte newspaper said the bomb was hidden in a bag in front of the restaurant and that a booby-trapped car was defused near the restaurant shortly before the bomb went off . *NL* A week ago a home-made bomb exploded in a market in the western coastal town of Bou Haroun , 65 km ( 40 miles ) from MMSTART_358 Algeria Algiers MMEND . *NL* Newspapers said it killed two women and five children . *NL* MMSTART_358 Algeria Algerian MMEND newspapers quoted the Human Rights National Observatory ( ONDH ) , a government-appointed watchdog , as saying earlier in August that about 1,400 civilians had been killed in bomb attacks blamed on MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND guerrillas in the past two years . *NL* An estimated 50,000 people have died in MMSTART_358 Algeria Algeria MMEND 's violence pitting MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND rebels against government forces since early 1992 when the authorities cancelled a general election in which radical MMSTART_15012 Islamism Islamists MMEND had taken a commanding lead . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1156testa_Iran MMSTART_14653 Iran Iran MMEND agents stormed MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND diplomat 's home -- MMSTART_3295 Bonn Bonn MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3295 Bonn BONN MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_14653 Iran Iranian MMEND security forces burst into the home of a MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND cultural attache in MMSTART_57654 Tehran Tehran MMEND a month ago and seized his guests for questioning , MMSTART_3295 Bonn Bonn MMEND 's foreign ministry said on Saturday . *NL* A spokesman said he could substantially confirm a report in the news weekly MMSTART_210137 Der_Spiegel Der Spiegel MMEND , which said MMSTART_14653 Iran Iranian MMEND secret police burst in while attache Jens Gust was entertaining six MMSTART_14653 Iran Iranian MMEND writers and their wives . *NL* Gust was threatened with violence , then locked into a room to be interrogated on suspicion of " promoting activities hostile to the state " while his guests were taken away , the magazine said . *NL* The ministry spokesman said the MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND embassy immediately made a sharp protest to the MMSTART_57654 Tehran Tehran MMEND government . *NL* The MMSTART_14653 Iran Iranian MMEND ambassador was also summoned to the ministry in MMSTART_3295 Bonn Bonn MMEND to hear a sharp protest and " disapproval of this glaring breach of the principles of international law " , he added . *NL* MMSTART_14653 Iran Iran MMEND subsequently said it regretted the incident , which it said had been the result of a misunderstanding . *NL* All those detained appeared to have been freed , the spokesman said . *NL* Relations between the two countries are currently under strain because of the testimony in a MMSTART_3354 Berlin Berlin MMEND court of former MMSTART_14653 Iran Iranian MMEND president MMSTART_399571 Abolhassan_Banisadr Abolhassan Banisadr MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_399571 Abolhassan_Banisadr Banisadr MMEND , an avowed opponent of the MMSTART_57654 Tehran Tehran MMEND government who now lives in exile , accused top MMSTART_14653 Iran Iranian MMEND leaders of personally ordering the assassination of three exiled MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND leaders in a MMSTART_3354 Berlin Berlin MMEND restaurant in 1992 . *NL* MMSTART_14653 Iran Iran MMEND has asked MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND to extradite MMSTART_399571 Abolhassan_Banisadr Banisadr MMEND , who is due is due back in MMSTART_3354 Berlin Berlin MMEND next Thursday to continue his testimony . *NL* MMSTART_399571 Abolhassan_Banisadr Banisadr MMEND , who received political asylum in MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND after fleeing there in 1981 , told MMSTART_210137 Der_Spiegel Der Spiegel MMEND he did not plan to ask for a guarantee of safe conduct . *NL* If MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND were to extradite him , he said , it would " lose face before the whole world " . *NL* MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND prosecutors have already accused MMSTART_14653 Iran Iran MMEND 's intelligence minister Ali Fallahiyan of ordering the killing of the MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND leaders . *NL* MMSTART_14653 Iran Iran MMEND , which denies the allegations , urged MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND authorities to disregard MMSTART_399571 Abolhassan_Banisadr Banisadr MMEND 's testimony and said it could hurt relations . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1157testa_Italy MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND 's MMSTART_928520 Lamberto_Dini Dini MMEND meets MMSTART_21490998 Burundi Burundi MMEND negotiator MMSTART_358637 Julius_Nyerere Nyerere MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_25458 Rome ROME MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND Foreign Minister MMSTART_928520 Lamberto_Dini Lamberto Dini MMEND on Saturday met former MMSTART_30118 Tanzania Tanzanian MMEND president MMSTART_358637 Julius_Nyerere Julius Nyerere MMEND , the international negotiator for MMSTART_21490998 Burundi Burundi MMEND , the ministry said . *NL* MMSTART_358637 Julius_Nyerere Nyerere MMEND arrived in MMSTART_25458 Rome Rome MMEND this week on a private visit and held talks with the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND special envoy to MMSTART_21490998 Burundi Burundi MMEND , MMSTART_1402612 Howard_Wolpe Howard Wolpe MMEND , and the Sant ' Egidio Community , an MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND MMSTART_606848 Catholic_Church Roman Catholic MMEND organisation which has been monitoring MMSTART_21490998 Burundi Burundi MMEND closely . *NL* " ( MMSTART_358637 Julius_Nyerere Nyerere MMEND ) informed Minister MMSTART_928520 Lamberto_Dini Dini MMEND of the latest developments in the ( MMSTART_12010 Great_Lakes Great Lakes MMEND ) region , with particular respect to MMSTART_21490998 Burundi Burundi MMEND following the military coup d'etat on July 25 , " the ministry said in a statement . *NL* It gave no details of their talks . *NL* MMSTART_358637 Julius_Nyerere Nyerere MMEND was due to be presented with an " Artisans for Peace " prize by the Lay Volunteers ' International Organisation on Sunday . *NL* He leaves MMSTART_25458 Rome Rome MMEND on Monday . *NL* The MMSTART_31956 United_Nations_Security_Council U.N. Security Council MMEND on Friday condemned the coup by retired MMSTART_67050 Tutsi Tutsi MMEND major MMSTART_616447 Pierre_Buyoya Pierre Buyoya MMEND and for the first time said in a resolution it intended to pressure MMSTART_616447 Pierre_Buyoya Buyoya MMEND into unconditional negotiations with all parties and factions " without exception " . *NL* MMSTART_616447 Pierre_Buyoya Buyoya MMEND on Saturday dismissed its threat of an arms embargo against MMSTART_21490998 Burundi Burundi MMEND and flatly ruled out talks with MMSTART_59537 Hutu Hutu MMEND rebels . *NL* Some 150,000 people -- mostly civilians -- have died in MMSTART_21490998 Burundi Burundi MMEND since 1993 when the country 's first democratically elected MMSTART_59537 Hutu Hutu MMEND president was killed in an attempted army coup . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1158testa_Nato Nato declines comment on fighting in MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3708 Brussels BRUSSELS MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* The MMSTART_21133 NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation MMEND 's spokesman on Saturday declined all comment on reports of armed conflict in northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* But a MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND official told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND : " We are watching the situation closely . " *NL* Earlier on Saturday , an Iraqi Kurd leader said both MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraqi MMEND troops and MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party Kurdistan Democratic Party MMEND ( MMSTART_25659771 Kurdistan_Democratic_Party KDP MMEND ) forces were attacking the city of MMSTART_24534207 Erbil Arbil MMEND in northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1159testa_More More automatic weapons stolen in MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3708 Brussels BRUSSELS MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* More than 10 weapons , including automatic MMSTART_1348 AK-47 Kalashnikov MMEND rifles , were stolen from an arms store in MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND , police said on Saturday . *NL* A policeman in the southern MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND town of Chatelet told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND that thieves used a car to ram the window of an arms store in neighbouring Chatelineaux last night . *NL* It was the second arms robbery this week . *NL* On Tuesday , thieves stole about 40 forearms from a shooting range in southern MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND , including MMSTART_1348 AK-47 Kalashnikov MMEND , MMSTART_83239 Uzi Uzi MMEND and Fal automatic weapons . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1160testa_No No trace of two missing teenagers in MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3708 Brussels BRUSSELS MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND police said on Saturday they had found no trace of two teenage girls reported missing during a shopping trip three days ago . *NL* " There is no trace so far , the enquiry is continuing , " a MMSTART_28341707 Liège Liege MMEND police official told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* Late on Friday , MMSTART_28341707 Liège Liege MMEND police said in a statement that on Thursday , Rachel Legeard , 18 , and Severine Potty , 19 , had gone shopping to the eastern town of MMSTART_28341707 Liège Liege MMEND on Thursday , where Legeard 's wallet had been stolen . *NL* After reporting the theft to the police , they took a bus home and reportedly got off the bus before arriving in their home village of MMSTART_175747 Nandrin Nandrin MMEND . *NL* They have not been seen since . *NL* Police declined to comment on whether it suspected a link with the MMSTART_154694 Marc_Dutroux Marc Dutroux MMEND case , the paedophile kidnap , sex abuse and murder scandal which has rocked MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND in the past two weeks . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1161testa_Controversial Controversial MMSTART_14732 Irish_Republican_Army IRA MMEND film screened at MMSTART_32616 Venice Venice MMEND festival . *NL* Vera Haller *NL* VENICE , MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Dublin-born director MMSTART_315569 Neil_Jordan Neil Jordan MMEND says he never lost more sleep over a film than over " MMSTART_26609228 Michael_Collins_(film) Michael Collins MMEND " , his controversial epic about the MMSTART_14732 Irish_Republican_Army IRA MMEND which has its premiere on Saturday at the MMSTART_32497 Venice_Film_Festival Venice Film Festival MMEND . *NL* The film , starring MMSTART_64182 Liam_Neeson Liam Neeson MMEND and MMSTART_16553 Julia_Roberts Julia Roberts MMEND , recounts the life of MMSTART_97509 Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader) Michael Collins MMEND , the MMSTART_14732 Irish_Republican_Army Irish Republican Army MMEND 's Director of Intelligence who fought for MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Irish MMEND independence from 1919 to 1921 . *NL* Although not due for release in MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND until early next year , some politicians have already said they feared it would fan sectarian tensions in British-ruled MMSTART_21265 Northern_Ireland Northern Ireland MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_315569 Neil_Jordan Jordan MMEND defends his decision to make the film , whose screenplay he wrote himself after years of research , saying it was " more about history than any political statement " . *NL* " The film spares neither the MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Irish MMEND nor the MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND in its depiction of the savagery of the time , " MMSTART_315569 Neil_Jordan Jordan MMEND said in a statement released by MMSTART_34052 Warner_Bros. Warner Bros MMEND . " *NL* How often has independence been achieved without bloodshed ? *NL* Very rarely . " *NL* MMSTART_315569 Neil_Jordan Jordan MMEND , whose 1992 film " MMSTART_30581 The_Crying_Game The Crying Game MMEND " also came under fire for what was perceived as a sympathetic portrayal of the MMSTART_14732 Irish_Republican_Army IRA MMEND , said MMSTART_97509 Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader) Collins MMEND was more than just a revolutionary . *NL* " He developed techniques of guerilla warfare later copied by independence movements around the world , from MMSTART_19527 Mao_Zedong Mao Tse-Tung MMEND in MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND to MMSTART_168208 Yitzhak_Shamir Yitzak Shamir MMEND in MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND , " MMSTART_315569 Neil_Jordan Jordan MMEND said . *NL* " MMSTART_97509 Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader) Collins MMEND would never be a proponent of contemporary terrorism as practised today . *NL* He was a soldier and a statesman and , over time , a man of peace . " *NL* Leeson , the Northern Ireland-born actor who was nominated for an MMSTART_23245410 Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor Oscar MMEND for best actor for his performance in " Schindler 's List " , plays the lead role in MMSTART_315569 Neil_Jordan Jordan MMEND 's film . *NL* MMSTART_1092898 Aidan_Quinn Aidan Quinn MMEND portrays MMSTART_1249082 Harry_Boland Harry Boland MMEND , MMSTART_97509 Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader) Collins MMEND ' best friend , and rival for the love of MMSTART_1667088 Kitty_Kiernan Kitty Kiernan MMEND , played by MMSTART_16553 Julia_Roberts Roberts MMEND . *NL* Much of the film was shot on location in MMSTART_8504 Dublin Dublin MMEND with MMSTART_315569 Neil_Jordan Jordan MMEND using thousands of its citizens as unpaid extras . *NL* A set , however , was used for the fighting scenes . *NL* Noting that information about MMSTART_97509 Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader) Collins MMEND was " as mysterious as the existence he maintained " , MMSTART_315569 Neil_Jordan Jordan MMEND said he made some historical assumptions in the film . *NL* " I have made choices about certain events based on my own extensive research into his letters and reported speeches , " he said . " *NL* I wanted to make this a story as accurate as possible without killing it dramatically and I think I have . *NL* It is a very true film . " *NL* One of the assumptions is his interpretation of the murky circumstances surrounding the shooting death of MMSTART_97509 Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader) Collins MMEND , who had broken with his comrades when he sought a negotiated settlement with MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND , in an ambush in 1922 . *NL* " I have never lost more sleep over the making of a film than I have over ' MMSTART_26609228 Michael_Collins_(film) Michael Collins MMEND ' , but I 'll never make a more important one , " MMSTART_315569 Neil_Jordan Jordan MMEND said . *NL* " In the life of one person you can tell the events that formed the north and south of MMSTART_147575 Ireland Ireland MMEND as they are today . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1162testa_Dhaka MMSTART_4450516 Dhaka_Stock_Exchange Dhaka MMEND stocks seen steady in absence of big players . *NL* MMSTART_56656 Dhaka DHAKA MMEND 1996-08-31 *NL* Shares on the MMSTART_4450516 Dhaka_Stock_Exchange Dhaka Stock Exchange MMEND ( DSE ) may remain steady as small investors are expected to target mainly blue chips while overseas investors will prefer to keep to the sidelines when the market reopens after MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND Friday weekend , brokers said . *NL* " The market is expected to remain steady . *NL* There will be both buying and selling pressure , " said broker Shakil Rizvi . *NL* Broker Khurshid Alam said : " The market sentiment will remain strong . *NL* But the prices may move in a close range following a continued market uptrend . " *NL* Brokers said blue chips like IDLC , Bangladesh Lamps , Chittagong Cement and Atlas Bangladesh were expected to rise . *NL* They said there was still demand for blue chips in engineering sector despite their persistent rise over the past several sessions . *NL* The DSE all share price index closed 2.73 points or 0.22 percent up at 1,196.35 on a turnover of 133.7 million taka on Thursday . *NL* -- Dhaka Newsroom 880-2-506363 *NL* DOCEND