DOCSTART_1163testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team JAPAN MMEND GET LUCKY WIN , MMSTART_887850 China_national_football_team CHINA MMEND IN SURPRISE DEFEAT . *NL* Nadim Ladki *NL* MMSTART_212131 Al_Ain AL-AIN MMEND , MMSTART_69328 United_Arab_Emirates United Arab Emirates MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team Japan MMEND began the defence of their MMSTART_1013464 1996_AFC_Asian_Cup Asian Cup MMEND title with a lucky 2-1 win against MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syria MMEND in a Group C championship match on Friday . *NL* But MMSTART_887850 China_national_football_team China MMEND saw their luck desert them in the second match of the group , crashing to a surprise 2-0 defeat to newcomers MMSTART_1032413 Uzbekistan_national_football_team Uzbekistan MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_887850 China_national_football_team China MMEND controlled most of the match and saw several chances missed until the 78th minute when MMSTART_1032413 Uzbekistan_national_football_team Uzbek MMEND striker MMSTART_12394021 Igor_Shkvyrin Igor Shkvyrin MMEND took advantage of a misdirected defensive header to lob the ball over the advancing MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND keeper and into an empty net . *NL* Oleg Shatskiku made sure of the win in injury time , hitting an unstoppable left foot shot from just outside the area . *NL* The former MMSTART_26779 Soviet_Union Soviet MMEND republic was playing in an MMSTART_250683 AFC_Asian_Cup Asian Cup MMEND finals tie for the first time . *NL* Despite winning the MMSTART_3285394 1994_Asian_Games Asian Games MMEND title two years ago , MMSTART_1032413 Uzbekistan_national_football_team Uzbekistan MMEND are in the finals as outsiders . *NL* Two goals from defensive errors in the last six minutes allowed MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team Japan MMEND to come from behind and collect all three points from their opening meeting against MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syria MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_7612409 Takuya_Takagi Takuya Takagi MMEND scored the winner in the 88th minute , rising to head a MMSTART_8330373 Hiroshige_Yanagimoto Hiroshige Yanagimoto MMEND cross towards the MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syrian MMEND goal which goalkeeper Salem Bitar appeared to have covered but then allowed to slip into the net . *NL* It was the second costly blunder by MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syria MMEND in four minutes . *NL* Defender MMSTART_21828137 Hassan_Abbas Hassan Abbas MMEND rose to intercept a long ball into the area in the 84th minute but only managed to divert it into the top corner of Bitar 's goal . *NL* Nader Jokhadar had given MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syria MMEND the lead with a well-struck header in the seventh minute . *NL* MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team Japan MMEND then laid siege to the MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syrian MMEND penalty area for most of the game but rarely breached the MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syrian MMEND defence . *NL* Bitar pulled off fine saves whenever they did . *NL* MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team Japan MMEND coach MMSTART_9087957 Shu_Kamo Shu Kamo MMEND said : ' ' The MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syrian MMEND own goal proved lucky for us . *NL* The Syrians scored early and then played defensively and adopted long balls which made it hard for us . ' *NL* ' *NL* MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND , co-hosts of the MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND in 2002 and ranked 20th in the world by MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND , are favourites to regain their title here . *NL* Hosts MMSTART_1044396 United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team UAE MMEND play MMSTART_1041857 Kuwait_national_football_team Kuwait MMEND and MMSTART_1018627 South_Korea_national_football_team South Korea MMEND take on MMSTART_1044538 Indonesia_national_football_team Indonesia MMEND on Saturday in Group A matches . *NL* All four teams are level with one point each from one game . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1164testb_RUGBY MMSTART_25405 Rugby_union RUGBY UNION MMEND - MMSTART_10022163 Marcello_Cuttitta CUTTITTA MMEND BACK FOR MMSTART_957326 Italy_national_rugby_union_team ITALY MMEND AFTER A YEAR . *NL* MMSTART_25458 Rome ROME MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_957326 Italy_national_rugby_union_team Italy MMEND recalled MMSTART_10022163 Marcello_Cuttitta Marcello Cuttitta MMEND *NL* on Friday for their friendly against MMSTART_758049 Scotland_national_rugby_union_team Scotland MMEND at MMSTART_1210642 Murrayfield_Stadium Murrayfield MMEND more than a year after the 30-year-old wing announced he was retiring following differences over selection . *NL* MMSTART_10022163 Marcello_Cuttitta Cuttitta MMEND , who trainer George Coste said was certain to play on Saturday week , was named in a 21-man squad lacking only two of the team beaten 54-21 by MMSTART_691024 England_national_rugby_union_team England MMEND at MMSTART_871456 Twickenham_Stadium Twickenham MMEND last month . *NL* Stefano Bordon is out through illness and Coste said he had dropped back row Corrado Covi , who had been recalled for the MMSTART_691024 England_national_rugby_union_team England MMEND game after five years out of the national team . *NL* MMSTART_10022163 Marcello_Cuttitta Cuttitta MMEND announced his retirement after the MMSTART_526056 1995_Rugby_World_Cup 1995 World Cup MMEND , where he took issue with being dropped from the MMSTART_957326 Italy_national_rugby_union_team Italy MMEND side that faced MMSTART_691024 England_national_rugby_union_team England MMEND in the pool stages . *NL* Coste said he had approached the player two months ago about a comeback . *NL* " He ended the MMSTART_25406 Rugby_World_Cup World Cup MMEND on the wrong note , " Coste said . *NL* " I thought it would be useful to have him back and he said he would be available . *NL* I think now is the right time for him to return . " *NL* Squad : Javier Pertile , MMSTART_10022372 Paolo_Vaccari Paolo Vaccari MMEND , MMSTART_10022163 Marcello_Cuttitta Marcello Cuttitta MMEND , MMSTART_3995741 Ivan_Francescato Ivan Francescato MMEND , Leandro Manteri , MMSTART_795068 Diego_Domínguez Diego Dominguez MMEND , MMSTART_20646405 Francesco_Mazzariol Francesco Mazzariol MMEND , MMSTART_3959842 Alessandro_Troncon Alessandro Troncon MMEND , Orazio Arancio , Andrea Sgorlon , Massimo Giovanelli , MMSTART_10022272 Carlo_Checchinato Carlo Checchinato MMEND , Walter Cristofoletto , Franco Properzi Curti , Carlo Orlandi , MMSTART_20448350 Massimo_Cuttitta Massimo Cuttitta MMEND , Giambatista Croci , Gianluca Guidi , MMSTART_22445279 Nicola_Mazzucato Nicola Mazzucato MMEND , MMSTART_4469569 Alessandro_Moscardi Alessandro Moscardi MMEND , Andrea Castellani . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1165testb_SOCCER SOCCER - LATE GOALS GIVE MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team JAPAN MMEND WIN OVER MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team SYRIA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_212131 Al_Ain AL-AIN MMEND , MMSTART_69328 United_Arab_Emirates United Arab Emirates MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Two goals in the last six minutes gave holders MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team Japan MMEND an uninspiring 2-1 MMSTART_250683 AFC_Asian_Cup Asian Cup MMEND victory over MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syria MMEND on Friday . *NL* MMSTART_7612409 Takuya_Takagi Takuya Takagi MMEND headed the winner in the 88th minute of the group C game after goalkeeper Salem Bitar spoiled a mistake-free display by allowing the ball to slip under his body . *NL* It was the second MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syrian MMEND defensive blunder in four minutes . *NL* Defender MMSTART_21828137 Hassan_Abbas Hassan Abbas MMEND rose to intercept a long ball into the area in the 84th minute but only managed to divert it into the top corner of Bitar 's goal . *NL* MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syria MMEND had taken the lead from their first serious attack in the seventh minute . *NL* Nader Jokhadar headed a cross from the right by Ammar Awad into the top right corner of MMSTART_8330331 Kenichi_Shimokawa Kenichi Shimokawa MMEND 's goal . *NL* MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team Japan MMEND then laid siege to the MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syrian MMEND penalty area and had a goal disallowed for offside in the 16th minute . *NL* A minute later , Bitar produced a good double save , first from MMSTART_733681 Kazuyoshi_Miura Kazuyoshi Miura MMEND 's header and then blocked a MMSTART_7612409 Takuya_Takagi Takagi MMEND follow-up shot . *NL* Bitar saved well again from MMSTART_733681 Kazuyoshi_Miura Miura MMEND in the 37th minute , parrying away his header from a corner . *NL* MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team Japan MMEND started the second half brightly but Bitar denied them an equaliser when he dived to his right to save MMSTART_5321373 Naoki_Soma Naoki Soma MMEND 's low drive in the 53rd minute . *NL* MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team Japan MMEND : 19 - MMSTART_8330331 Kenichi_Shimokawa Kenichi Shimokawa MMEND , 2 - MMSTART_8330373 Hiroshige_Yanagimoto Hiroshige Yanagimoto MMEND , 3 - MMSTART_5321373 Naoki_Soma Naoki Soma MMEND , 4 - MMSTART_2993525 Masami_Ihara Masami Ihara MMEND , 5 - MMSTART_5321394 Norio_Omura Norio Omura MMEND , 6 - MMSTART_5321414 Motohiro_Yamaguchi Motohiro Yamaguchi MMEND , 8 - MMSTART_6987618 Masakiyo_Maezono Masakiyo Maezono MMEND ( 7 - MMSTART_7880722 Yasuto_Honda Yasuto Honda MMEND 71 ) , 9 - MMSTART_7612409 Takuya_Takagi Takuya Takagi MMEND , 10 - MMSTART_1637082 Hiroshi_Nanami Hiroshi Nanami MMEND , 11 - MMSTART_733681 Kazuyoshi_Miura Kazuyoshi Miura MMEND , 15 - MMSTART_5321709 Hiroaki_Morishima Hiroaki Morishima MMEND ( 14 - MMSTART_5321669 Masayuki_Okano Masayuki Okano MMEND 75 ) . *NL* MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syria MMEND : 24 - Salem Bitar , 3 - Bachar Srour ; 4 - MMSTART_21828137 Hassan_Abbas Hassan Abbas MMEND , 5 - MMSTART_9422068 Tarek_Jabban Tarek Jabban MMEND , 6 - Ammar Awad ( 9 - Louay Taleb 69 ) , 8 - Nihad al-Boushi , 10 - Mohammed Afash , 12 - Ali Dib , 13 - Abdul Latif Helou ( 17 - Ammar Rihawiy 46 ) , 14 - MMSTART_21768821 Khaled_Al_Zaher Khaled Zaher MMEND ; 16 - Nader Jokhadar . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1166testb_FREESTYLE FREESTYLE SKIING-WORLD CUP MOGUL RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_1607928 Tignes TIGNES MMEND , MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Results of the MMSTART_25450443 FIS_Freestyle_Skiing_World_Cup World Cup MMEND *NL* freestyle skiing moguls competition on Friday : *NL* Men *NL* 1. Jesper Ronnback ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 25.76 points *NL* 2. Andrei Ivanov ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 24.88 *NL* 3. Ryan Johnson ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 24.57 *NL* 4. MMSTART_4255507 Jean-Luc_Brassard Jean-Luc Brassard MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 24.40 *NL* 5. Korneilus Hole ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 23.92 *NL* 6. Jeremie Collomb-Patton ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 23.87 *NL* 7. Jim Moran ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 23.25 *NL* 8. Dominick Gauthier ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 22.73 *NL* 9. Johann Gregoire ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 22.58 *NL* 10. Troy Benson ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 22.56 *NL* Women *NL* 1. MMSTART_16534698 Tatjana_Mittermayer Tatjana Mittermayer MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 24.32 *NL* 2. Candice Gilg ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 24.31 *NL* 3. Minna Karhu ( MMSTART_10577 Finland Finland MMEND ) 24.05 *NL* 4. MMSTART_12950213 Tae_Satoya Tae Satoya MMEND ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 23.75 *NL* 5. Ann Battellle ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 23.56 *NL* 6. MMSTART_13785186 Donna_Weinbrecht Donna Weinbrecht MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 22.48 *NL* 7. MMSTART_16529836 Elizabeth_McIntyre Liz McIntyre MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 22.00 *NL* 8. Elena Koroleva ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 21.77 *NL* 9. Ljudmila Dymchenko ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 21.59 *NL* 10. Katleen Allais ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 21.58 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1167testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_250683 AFC_Asian_Cup ASIAN CUP MMEND GROUP C RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_212131 Al_Ain AL-AIN MMEND , MMSTART_69328 United_Arab_Emirates United Arab Emirates MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Results of MMSTART_250683 AFC_Asian_Cup Asian Cup MMEND group C matches played on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team Japan MMEND 2 MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syria MMEND 1 ( halftime 0-1 ) *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team Japan MMEND - MMSTART_21828137 Hassan_Abbas Hassan Abbas MMEND 84 own goal , MMSTART_7612409 Takuya_Takagi Takuya Takagi MMEND 88 . *NL* MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syria MMEND - Nader Jokhadar 7 *NL* Attendance : 10,000 . *NL* MMSTART_887850 China_national_football_team China MMEND 0 MMSTART_1032413 Uzbekistan_national_football_team Uzbekistan MMEND 2 ( halftime 0-0 ) *NL* Scorers : Shkvyrin Igor 78 , Shatskikh Oleg 90 *NL* Attendence : 3,000 *NL* Standings ( tabulate under played , won , drawn , lost , goals *NL* for , goals against , points ) : *NL* MMSTART_1032413 Uzbekistan_national_football_team Uzbekistan MMEND 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 *NL* MMSTART_993546 Japan_national_football_team Japan MMEND 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 *NL* MMSTART_1131669 Syria_national_football_team Syria MMEND 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 *NL* MMSTART_887850 China_national_football_team China MMEND 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1168testb_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team PAKISTAN MMEND V MMSTART_478115 New_Zealand_national_cricket_team NEW ZEALAND MMEND ONE-DAY SCOREBOARD . *NL* [ CORRECTED 14:06 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND ] *NL* MMSTART_401000 Sialkot SIALKOT MMEND , MMSTART_23235 Pakistan Pakistan MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Scoreboard in the second *NL* one-day cricket international between MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND and MMSTART_478115 New_Zealand_national_cricket_team New Zealand MMEND *NL* on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND *NL* MMSTART_894437 Saeed_Anwar Saeed Anwar MMEND run out 91 ( corrects from 90 ) *NL* MMSTART_3976922 Zahoor_Elahi Zahoor Elahi MMEND b MMSTART_573470 Chris_Cairns Cairns MMEND 86 ( corrects from 87 ) *NL* Ijaz Ahmad c MMSTART_3107713 Craig_Spearman Spearman MMEND b MMSTART_2911777 Justin_Vaughan Vaughan MMEND 59 *NL* Inzamamul Haq st MMSTART_2283116 Lee_Germon Germon MMEND b MMSTART_1300429 Nathan_Astle Astle MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_501393 Wasim_Akram Wasim Akram MMEND b MMSTART_1327033 Chris_Harris_(cricketer) Harris MMEND 4 *NL* MMSTART_554074 Shahid_Afridi Shahid Afridi MMEND b MMSTART_1327033 Chris_Harris_(cricketer) Harris MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_554132 Moin_Khan Moin Khan MMEND c MMSTART_1300429 Nathan_Astle Astle MMEND b MMSTART_1327033 Chris_Harris_(cricketer) Harris MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_894433 Waqar_Younis Waqar Younis MMEND st MMSTART_2283116 Lee_Germon Germon MMEND b MMSTART_1327033 Chris_Harris_(cricketer) Harris MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_473185 Saqlain_Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq MMEND b MMSTART_1327033 Chris_Harris_(cricketer) Harris MMEND 2 *NL* Mushtaq Ahmad not out 5 *NL* MMSTART_938861 Saleem_Malik Salim Malik MMEND not out 1 *NL* Extras ( lb-8 nb-2 w-14 ) 24 *NL* Total ( for 9 wickets in 47 overs ) 277 *NL* Fall of wicket : 1-177 ( corrects from 1-178 ) 2-225 3-240 4-247 5-252 6-260 7-261 8-269 9-276 *NL* Bowling : MMSTART_2799529 Simon_Doull Doull MMEND 8-1-60-0 ( w-3 ) , Kennedy 3-0-24-0 ( w-7 nb-1 ) , *NL* MMSTART_573470 Chris_Cairns Cairns MMEND 8-1-35-1 ( w-2 ) , MMSTART_2911777 Justin_Vaughan Vaughan MMEND 9-1-55-1 , MMSTART_1327033 Chris_Harris_(cricketer) Harris MMEND 10-0-42-5 ( w-1 ) , *NL* MMSTART_1300429 Nathan_Astle Astle MMEND 9-0-53-1 ( w-1 nb-1 ) *NL* MMSTART_478115 New_Zealand_national_cricket_team New Zealand MMEND innings *NL* B. Young c MMSTART_554132 Moin_Khan Moin Khan MMEND b MMSTART_894433 Waqar_Younis Waqar MMEND 5 *NL* C. Spearman c MMSTART_554132 Moin_Khan Moin Khan MMEND b MMSTART_501393 Wasim_Akram Wasim MMEND 0 *NL* A. Parore c Ijaz Ahmad b MMSTART_473185 Saqlain_Mushtaq Saqlain MMEND 37 *NL* S. Fleming c and b MMSTART_554074 Shahid_Afridi Afridi MMEND 88 *NL* C. Cairns b MMSTART_473185 Saqlain_Mushtaq Saqlain MMEND 10 *NL* N. Astle c Ijaz Ahmad b MMSTART_938861 Saleem_Malik Salim Malik MMEND 20 *NL* C. Harris lbw b MMSTART_501393 Wasim_Akram Wasim MMEND 22 *NL* L. Germon lbw b MMSTART_554074 Shahid_Afridi Afridi MMEND 2 *NL* J. Vaughan c MMSTART_554132 Moin_Khan Moin Khan MMEND b MMSTART_501393 Wasim_Akram Wasim MMEND 13 *NL* S. Doull c subs ( M. Wasim ) b MMSTART_894433 Waqar_Younis Waqar MMEND 1 *NL* R. Kennedy not out 7 *NL* Extras ( b-9 lb-3 w-12 nb-2 ) 26 *NL* Total ( all out in 42.1 overs ) 231 *NL* Fall of wickets : 1-3 2-7 3-125 4-146 5-170 6-190 7-195 *NL* 8-213 9-216 . *NL* Bowling : MMSTART_501393 Wasim_Akram Wasim Akram MMEND 8.1-0-43-3 ( 9w , 1nb ) , MMSTART_894433 Waqar_Younis Waqar Younis MMEND *NL* 6-0-32-2 ( 2w , 1nb ) , MMSTART_473185 Saqlain_Mushtaq Saqlain Mushtaq MMEND 8-0-54-2 , Mushtaq Ahmad *NL* 10-0-42-0 ( 1w ) , MMSTART_554074 Shahid_Afridi Shahid Afridi MMEND 7-0-40-2 , MMSTART_938861 Saleem_Malik Salim Malik MMEND 2.5-0-8-1 , *NL* Ijaz Ahmad 0.1-0-0-0 . *NL* Result : MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND won by 46 runs . *NL* Third one-day match : December 8 , in MMSTART_17123 Karachi Karachi MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1169testb_SOCCER SOCCER - ENGLISH F.A. CUP SECOND ROUND RESULT . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Result of an English F.A. Challenge Cup second round match on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_23857 Plymouth_Argyle_F.C. Plymouth MMEND 4 MMSTART_347780 Exeter_City_F.C. Exeter MMEND 1 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1170testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_8243662 Regi_Blinker BLINKER MMEND BAN LIFTED . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_9647657 Netherlands_national_football_team Dutch MMEND forward Reggie Blinker had his indefinite suspension lifted by MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND on Friday and was set to make his MMSTART_177538 Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C. Sheffield Wednesday MMEND comeback against MMSTART_18119 Liverpool_F.C. Liverpool MMEND on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_8243662 Regi_Blinker Blinker MMEND missed his club 's last two games after MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND slapped a worldwide ban on him for appearing to sign contracts for both MMSTART_177538 Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C. Wednesday MMEND and MMSTART_149877 Udinese_Calcio Udinese MMEND while he was playing for MMSTART_47707 Feyenoord Feyenoord MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND 's players ' status committee , meeting in MMSTART_4443 Barcelona Barcelona MMEND , decided that although the MMSTART_149877 Udinese_Calcio Udinese MMEND document was basically valid , it could not be legally protected . *NL* The committee said the MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND club had violated regulations by failing to inform MMSTART_47707 Feyenoord Feyenoord MMEND , with whom the player was under contract . *NL* MMSTART_8243662 Regi_Blinker Blinker MMEND was fined 75,000 MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND francs ( $ 57,600 ) for failing to inform the Engllsh club of his previous commitment to MMSTART_149877 Udinese_Calcio Udinese MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1171testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_7609513 Leeds_United_A.F.C. LEEDS MMEND ' MMSTART_1683327 Lee_Bowyer BOWYER MMEND FINED FOR PART IN FAST-FOOD FRACAS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_7609513 Leeds_United_A.F.C. Leeds MMEND ' MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND under-21 striker MMSTART_1683327 Lee_Bowyer Lee Bowyer MMEND was fined 4,500 pounds ( $ 7,400 ) on Friday for hurling chairs at restaurant staff during a disturbance at a McDonald 's fast-food restaurant . *NL* MMSTART_1683327 Lee_Bowyer Bowyer MMEND , 19 , who was caught in the act by security cameras , pleaded guilty to a charge of affray at a court in MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND . *NL* He was fined and ordered to pay a total of 175 pounds to two members of staff injured in the fracas in an east MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND restaurant in October . *NL* MMSTART_7609513 Leeds_United_A.F.C. Leeds MMEND had already fined MMSTART_1683327 Lee_Bowyer Bowyer MMEND 4,000 pounds ( $ 6,600 ) and warned him a repeat of his criminal behaviour could cost him his place in the side . *NL* MMSTART_1683327 Lee_Bowyer Bowyer MMEND , who moved to the Yorkshire club in August for 3.5 million pounds ( $ 5.8 million ) , was expected to play against MMSTART_298603 Middlesbrough_F.C. Middlesbrough MMEND on Saturday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1172testb_BASKETBALL BASKETBALL - MMSTART_540056 Euroleague_Basketball EUROLEAGUE MMEND STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Standings in the men 's MMSTART_540056 Euroleague_Basketball EuroLeague MMEND *NL* basketball championship after Thursday 's matches ( tabulate under *NL* played , won , lost , points ) : *NL* Group A *NL* MMSTART_4431555 PBC_CSKA_Moscow CSKA Moscow MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 9 6 3 15 *NL* Stefanel Milan ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 9 6 3 15 *NL* MMSTART_630196 Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_B.C. Maccabi Tel Aviv MMEND ( MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND ) 9 5 4 14 *NL* Ulker Spor ( Turkey ) 9 4 5 13 *NL* MMSTART_1973041 Limoges_CSP Limoges MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 9 3 6 12 *NL* MMSTART_13615982 Panionios_B.C. Panionios MMEND ( MMSTART_12108 Greece Greece MMEND ) 9 3 6 12 *NL* Group B *NL* MMSTART_630298 Fortitudo_Pallacanestro_Bologna Teamsystem Bologna MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 9 7 2 16 *NL* Olympiakos ( MMSTART_12108 Greece Greece MMEND ) 9 5 4 14 *NL* MMSTART_3730799 KK_Cibona Cibona Zagreb MMEND ( MMSTART_5573 Croatia Croatia MMEND ) 9 5 4 14 *NL* MMSTART_4739242 Alba_Berlin Alba Berlin MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 9 5 4 14 *NL* MMSTART_3227322 CB_Estudiantes Estudiantes Madrid MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 9 5 4 14 *NL* MMSTART_13615830 Spirou_Charleroi Charleroi MMEND ( MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND ) 9 0 9 9 *NL* Group C *NL* MMSTART_7116249 Panathinaikos_B.C. Panathinaikos MMEND ( MMSTART_12108 Greece Greece MMEND ) 9 7 2 16 *NL* Ljubljana ( MMSTART_27338 Slovenia Slovenia MMEND ) 9 6 3 15 *NL* MMSTART_1969800 ASVEL_Basket Villeurbanne MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 9 6 3 15 *NL* MMSTART_35608495 FC_Barcelona_Bàsquet Barcelona MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 9 4 5 13 *NL* MMSTART_4920157 KK_Split Split MMEND ( MMSTART_5573 Croatia Croatia MMEND ) 9 4 5 13 *NL* MMSTART_7097184 Bayer_Giants_Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 9 0 9 9 *NL* Group D *NL* MMSTART_1396057 Anadolu_Efes_S.K. Efes Pilsen MMEND ( Turkey ) 9 7 2 16 *NL* MMSTART_3830347 Élan_Béarnais_Pau-Orthez Pau-Orthez MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 9 5 4 14 *NL* MMSTART_5551651 KK_Partizan Partizan Belgrade MMEND ( MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia MMEND ) 9 5 4 14 *NL* MMSTART_630309 Virtus_Pallacanestro_Bologna Kinder Bologna MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 9 4 5 13 *NL* MMSTART_4127601 CB_Sevilla Sevilla MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 9 4 5 13 *NL* MMSTART_7740223 BC_Dynamo_Moscow Dynamo Moscow MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 9 2 7 11 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1173testb_RUGBY MMSTART_25405 Rugby_union RUGBY UNION MMEND - LITTLE TO MISS MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese CAMPESE MMEND FAREWELL . *NL* Robert Kitson *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Centre MMSTART_5180077 Jason_Little_(rugby_union) Jason Little MMEND will miss MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND 's end-of-tour fixture against the MMSTART_569077 Barbarian_F.C. Barbarians MMEND at MMSTART_871456 Twickenham_Stadium Twickenham MMEND on Saturday . *NL* Little has opted not to risk aggravating the knee injury which ruled him out of a large chunk of the tour and is replaced by fellow MMSTART_59051 Queensland Queenslander MMEND MMSTART_5197375 Daniel_Herbert Daniel Herbert MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_30864466 Owen_Finegan Owen Finegan MMEND has recovered from the knocks he took in last weekend 's test against MMSTART_770930 Wales_national_rugby_union_team Wales MMEND and retains his place in the back-row ahead of Daniel Manu . *NL* The MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Wallabies MMEND have their sights set on a 13th successive victory to end their MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND tour with a 100 percent record but also want to turn on the style and provide MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese David Campese MMEND with a fitting send-off in his final match in MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND colours . *NL* The MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Wallabies MMEND currently have no plans to make any special presentation to the 34-year-old winger but a full house of 75,000 spectators will still gather in the hope of witnessing one last moment of magic . *NL* MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese Campese MMEND will be up against a familiar foe in the shape of MMSTART_569077 Barbarian_F.C. Barbarians MMEND captain MMSTART_1220289 Rob_Andrew Rob Andrew MMEND , the man who kicked MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Australia MMEND to defeat with a last-ditch drop-goal in the MMSTART_25406 Rugby_World_Cup World Cup MMEND quarter-final in MMSTART_6653 Cape_Town Cape Town MMEND . *NL* " Campo has a massive following in this country and has had the public with him ever since he first played here in 1984 , " said Andrew , also likely to be making his final MMSTART_871456 Twickenham_Stadium Twickenham MMEND appearance . *NL* On tour , MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Australia MMEND have won all four tests against MMSTART_957326 Italy_national_rugby_union_team Italy MMEND , MMSTART_758049 Scotland_national_rugby_union_team Scotland MMEND , MMSTART_955500 Ireland_national_rugby_union_team Ireland MMEND and MMSTART_770930 Wales_national_rugby_union_team Wales MMEND , and scored 414 points at an average of almost 35 points a game . *NL* League duties restricted the MMSTART_569077 Barbarian_F.C. Barbarians MMEND ' selectorial options but they still boast 13 internationals including MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND full-back MMSTART_755746 Tim_Stimpson Tim Stimpson MMEND and recalled wing MMSTART_703237 Tony_Underwood Tony Underwood MMEND , plus MMSTART_154957 New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team All Black MMEND forwards MMSTART_5974513 Ian_Jones_(rugby_union) Ian Jones MMEND and MMSTART_13434277 Norm_Hewitt Norm Hewitt MMEND . *NL* Teams : *NL* MMSTART_569077 Barbarian_F.C. Barbarians MMEND - 15 - MMSTART_755746 Tim_Stimpson Tim Stimpson MMEND ( MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND ) ; 14 - MMSTART_935042 Nigel_Walker Nigel Walker MMEND ( MMSTART_69894 Wales Wales MMEND ) , 13 - MMSTART_8130863 Allan_Bateman Allan Bateman MMEND ( MMSTART_69894 Wales Wales MMEND ) , 12 - MMSTART_1331043 Gregor_Townsend Gregor Townsend MMEND ( MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND ) , 11 - MMSTART_703237 Tony_Underwood Tony Underwood MMEND ( MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND ) ; 10 - MMSTART_1220289 Rob_Andrew Rob Andrew MMEND ( MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND ) , 9 - MMSTART_1161967 Rob_Howley Rob Howley MMEND ( MMSTART_69894 Wales Wales MMEND ) ; 8 - MMSTART_1183693 Scott_Quinnell Scott Quinnell MMEND ( MMSTART_69894 Wales Wales MMEND ) , 7 - MMSTART_701751 Neil_Back Neil Back MMEND ( MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND ) , 6 - MMSTART_842434 Dale_McIntosh Dale McIntosh MMEND ( MMSTART_218205 Pontypridd Pontypridd MMEND ) , 5 - MMSTART_5974513 Ian_Jones_(rugby_union) Ian Jones MMEND ( MMSTART_4913064 New_Zealand New Zealand MMEND ) , 4 - MMSTART_1180347 Craig_Quinnell Craig Quinnell MMEND ( MMSTART_69894 Wales Wales MMEND ) , 3 - MMSTART_779873 Darren_Garforth Darren Garforth MMEND ( MMSTART_309332 Leicester_Tigers Leicester MMEND ) , 2 - MMSTART_13434277 Norm_Hewitt Norm Hewitt MMEND ( MMSTART_4913064 New_Zealand New Zealand MMEND ) , 1 - MMSTART_8138158 Nick_Popplewell Nick Popplewell MMEND ( MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Ireland MMEND ) . *NL* MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Australia MMEND - 15 - MMSTART_899371 Matt_Burke Matthew Burke MMEND ; 14 - MMSTART_1748774 Joe_Roff Joe Roff MMEND , 13 - MMSTART_5197375 Daniel_Herbert Daniel Herbert MMEND , 12 - MMSTART_1748709 Tim_Horan Tim Horan MMEND ( captain ) , 11 - MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese David Campese MMEND ; 10 - MMSTART_757847 Pat_Howard Pat Howard MMEND , 9 - Sam Payne ; 8 - Michael Brial , 7 - MMSTART_15154926 Dave_Wilson_(rugby_union) David Wilson MMEND , 6 - MMSTART_30864466 Owen_Finegan Owen Finegan MMEND , 5 - MMSTART_6692356 David_Giffin David Giffin MMEND , 4 - Tim Gavin , 3 - Andrew Blades , 2 - Marco Caputo , 1 - MMSTART_5746768 Dan_Crowley Dan Crowley MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1174testb_GOLF GOLF - MMSTART_20542532 Zimbabwe_Open ZIMBABWE OPEN MMEND SECOND ROUND SCORES . *NL* MMSTART_56680 Harare HARARE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Leading second round scores in the MMSTART_20542532 Zimbabwe_Open Zimbabwe Open MMEND at the par-72 Chapman Golf Club on Friday ( MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South African MMEND unless stated ) : 132 MMSTART_22683590 Des_Terblanche Des Terblanche MMEND 65 67 133 MMSTART_1601826 Mark_McNulty Mark McNulty MMEND ( MMSTART_34399 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe MMEND ) 72 61 134 MMSTART_22683986 Steve_van_Vuuren Steve van Vuuren MMEND 65 69 136 MMSTART_1132021 Nick_Price Nick Price MMEND ( MMSTART_34399 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe MMEND ) 68 68 , MMSTART_22686364 Justin_Hobday Justin Hobday MMEND 71 65 , *NL* Andrew Pitts ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 69 67 138 Mark Cayeux ( MMSTART_34399 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe MMEND ) 69 69 , Mark Murless 71 67 139 Hennie Swart 75 64 , Andrew Park 72 67 140 Schalk van der Merwe ( MMSTART_21292 Namibia Namibia MMEND ) 67 73 , MMSTART_21382967 Desvonde_Botes Desvonde Botes MMEND 72 68 , Greg Reid 72 68 , MMSTART_5351825 Clinton_Whitelaw Clinton Whitelaw MMEND 70 *NL* 70 , MMSTART_23211215 Brett_Liddle Brett Liddle MMEND 75 65 , MMSTART_2710665 Hugh_Baiocchi Hugh Baiocchi MMEND 73 67 141 MMSTART_22825585 Adilson_da_Silva Adilson da Silva MMEND ( MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND ) 72 69 , Sammy Daniels 73 *NL* 68 , MMSTART_5349118 Trevor_Dodds Trevor Dodds MMEND ( MMSTART_21292 Namibia Namibia MMEND ) 72 69 142 Don Robertson ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 73 69 , Dion Fourie 69 73 , *NL* Steve Waltman 72 70 , Ian Dougan 73 69 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1175testb_SOCCER SOCCER - UNCAPPED PLAYERS CALLED TO FACE MMSTART_679799 Macedonia_national_football_team MACEDONIA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_36877 Bucharest BUCHAREST MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_679755 Romania_national_football_team Romania MMEND trainer MMSTART_2101520 Anghel_Iordănescu Anghel Iordanescu MMEND called up three uncapped players on Friday in his squad to face MMSTART_679799 Macedonia_national_football_team Macedonia MMEND next week in a MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND qualifier . *NL* Midfielder Valentin Stefan and striker MMSTART_11714570 Viorel_Ion Viorel Ion MMEND of MMSTART_3569554 FC_Oțelul_Galați Otelul Galati MMEND and defender MMSTART_5404812 Liviu_Ciobotariu Liviu Ciobotariu MMEND of MMSTART_2384790 FC_Progresul_București National Bucharest MMEND are the newcomers for the MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND group eight clash in MMSTART_23564616 Republic_of_Macedonia Macedonia MMEND on December 14 . *NL* Iordanescu said he had picked them because of their good performances in the domestic championship in which MMSTART_2384790 FC_Progresul_București National Bucharest MMEND are top and MMSTART_3569554 FC_Oțelul_Galați Otelul Galati MMEND third . " *NL* I think it 's fair to give them a chance , " he told reporters . *NL* League title-holders MMSTART_893411 FC_Steaua_București Steaua Bucharest MMEND , who finished bottom of their Champions ' League group in the MMSTART_44220 UEFA_Champions_League European Cup MMEND , have only two players in the squad . *NL* Attacking midfielder MMSTART_2102165 Adrian_Ilie Adrian Ilie MMEND , who recently moved from MMSTART_893411 FC_Steaua_București Steaua MMEND to Turkish club MMSTART_23608452 Galatasaray_S.K._(football) Galatasaray MMEND , is ruled out after two yellow-card offences . *NL* Squad : *NL* Goalkeepers - MMSTART_5210193 Bogdan_Stelea Bogdan Stelea MMEND , MMSTART_5209993 Florin_Prunea Florin Prunea MMEND . *NL* Defenders - MMSTART_1054568 Dan_Petrescu Dan Petrescu MMEND , MMSTART_5211984 Daniel_Prodan Daniel Prodan MMEND , MMSTART_5212074 Anton_Doboș Anton Dobos MMEND , Cornel Papura , MMSTART_5404812 Liviu_Ciobotariu Liviu Ciobotariu MMEND , Tibor Selymess , MMSTART_5404881 Iulian_Filipescu Iulian Filipescu MMEND . *NL* Midfielders - MMSTART_12276 Gheorghe_Hagi Gheorghe Hagi MMEND , MMSTART_1477888 Gheorghe_Popescu Gheorghe Popescu MMEND , MMSTART_3245754 Constantin_Gâlcă Constantin Galca MMEND , Valentin Stefan , MMSTART_6388264 Basarab_Panduru Basarab Panduru MMEND , MMSTART_2809797 Dorinel_Munteanu Dorinel Munteanu MMEND , MMSTART_5997909 Ovidiu_Stîngă Ovidiu Stinga MMEND . *NL* Forwards - Ioan Vladoiu , MMSTART_5679874 Gheorghe_Craioveanu Gheorghe Craioveanu MMEND , MMSTART_6733790 Ionel_Dănciulescu Ionel Danciulescu MMEND , MMSTART_11714570 Viorel_Ion Viorel Ion MMEND . *NL* REUTER *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1176testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_3383 Brazil BRAZILIAN MMEND CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_25936 Rio_de_Janeiro RIO DE JANEIRO MMEND 1996-12-05 *NL* Results of MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilian MMEND *NL* soccer championship semifinal , first leg matches on Thursday . *NL* MMSTART_1577470 Goiás_Esporte_Clube Goias MMEND 1 MMSTART_18564144 Grêmio_Foot-Ball_Porto_Alegrense Gremio MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_1742904 Associação_Portuguesa_de_Desportos Portuguesa MMEND 1 MMSTART_187305 Clube_Atlético_Mineiro Atletico Mineiro MMEND 0 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1177testb_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara LARA MMEND ENDURES ANOTHER MISERABLE DAY . *NL* Robert Galvin *NL* MMSTART_17306237 Melbourne MELBOURNE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND gave MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Brian Lara MMEND another reason to be miserable when they beat MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND by five wickets in the opening MMSTART_185047 World_Series_Cricket World Series MMEND limited overs match on Friday . *NL* MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Lara MMEND , disciplined for misconduct on Wednesday , was dismissed for five to extend a disappointing run of form on tour . *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND , who hold a 2-0 lead in the five-match test series , overhauled MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND ' total of 172 all out with eight balls to spare to end a run of six successive one-day defeats . *NL* All-rounder MMSTART_2533835 Greg_Blewett Greg Blewett MMEND steered his side to a comfortable victory with an unbeaten 57 in 90 balls to the delight of the 42,442 crowd . *NL* Man-of-the match MMSTART_2533835 Greg_Blewett Blewett MMEND came to the wicket with the total on 70 for two and hit three fours during an untroubled innings lasting 129 minutes . *NL* His crucial fifth-wicket partnership with fellow all-rounder MMSTART_2047175 Stuart_Law Stuart Law MMEND , who scored 21 , added 71 off 85 balls . *NL* MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Lara MMEND looked out of touch during his brief stay at the crease before chipping a simple catch to MMSTART_22590160 Shane_Warne Shane Warne MMEND at mid-wicket . *NL* MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND tour manager MMSTART_624962 Clive_Lloyd Clive Lloyd MMEND has apologised for MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Lara MMEND 's behaviour on Tuesday . *NL* He ( MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Lara MMEND ) had told MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND coach MMSTART_1516661 Geoff_Marsh Geoff Marsh MMEND that wicketkeeper MMSTART_928267 Ian_Healy Ian Healy MMEND was unwelcome in the visitors ' dressing room . *NL* The MMSTART_17306237 Melbourne Melbourne MMEND crowd were clearly angered by the incident , loudly jeering the MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND vice-captain as he walked to the middle . *NL* It was left to fellow left-hander MMSTART_897186 Shivnarine_Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul MMEND to hold the innings together with a gritty 54 despite the handicap of an injured groin . *NL* MMSTART_897186 Shivnarine_Chanderpaul Chanderpaul MMEND was forced to rely on a runner for most of his innings after hurting himself as he scurried back to his crease to avoid being run out . *NL* MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND , who arrive in MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND later this month , are the other team competing in the MMSTART_185047 World_Series_Cricket World Series MMEND tournament . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1178testb_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team AUSTRALIA MMEND V MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team WEST INDIES MMEND MMSTART_185047 World_Series_Cricket WORLD SERIES MMEND SCOREBOARD . *NL* MMSTART_17306237 Melbourne MELBOURNE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Scoreboard in the MMSTART_185047 World_Series_Cricket World Series MMEND *NL* limited overs match between MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND and MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND *NL* S. Campbell c MMSTART_928267 Ian_Healy Healy MMEND b MMSTART_409561 Jason_Gillespie Gillespie MMEND 31 *NL* R. Samuels c M. Waugh b MMSTART_409561 Jason_Gillespie Gillespie MMEND 7 *NL* B. Lara c MMSTART_22590160 Shane_Warne Warne MMEND b MMSTART_994715 Tom_Moody Moody MMEND 5 *NL* S. Chanderpaul c MMSTART_928267 Ian_Healy Healy MMEND b MMSTART_2533835 Greg_Blewett Blewett MMEND 54 *NL* C. Hooper run out 7 *NL* J. Adams lbw b MMSTART_994715 Tom_Moody Moody MMEND 5 *NL* J. Murray c MMSTART_2533835 Greg_Blewett Blewett MMEND b MMSTART_22590160 Shane_Warne Warne MMEND 24 *NL* N. McLean c and b M. Waugh 7 *NL* K. Benjamin b MMSTART_22590160 Shane_Warne Warne MMEND 8 *NL* C. Ambrose run out 2 *NL* C. Walsh not out 8 *NL* Extras ( lb-10 w-1 nb-3 ) 14 *NL* Total ( 49.2 overs ) 172 *NL* Fall of wickets : 1-11 2-38 3-64 4-73 5-81 6-120 7-135 8-150 *NL* 9-153 . *NL* Bowling : MMSTART_2383377 Paul_Reiffel Reiffel MMEND 10-2-26-0 ( nb-3 ) , MMSTART_409561 Jason_Gillespie Gillespie MMEND 10-0-39-2 , *NL* MMSTART_994715 Tom_Moody Moody MMEND 10-1-25-2 , MMSTART_2533835 Greg_Blewett Blewett MMEND 6.2-0-27-1 , MMSTART_22590160 Shane_Warne Warne MMEND 10-0-34-2 ( w-1 ) , *NL* M. Waugh 3-0-11-1 . *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND *NL* M. Taylor b McLean 29 *NL* M. Waugh c Murray b Benjamin 27 *NL* R. Ponting lbw McLean 5 *NL* G. Blewett not out 57 *NL* M. Bevan st Murray b MMSTART_2112133 Carl_Hooper Hooper MMEND 3 *NL* S. Law b MMSTART_2112133 Carl_Hooper Hooper MMEND 21 *NL* T. Moody not out 3 *NL* Extras ( lb-17 nb-8 w-3 ) 28 *NL* Total ( for five wickets , 48.4 overs ) 173 *NL* Fall of wickets : 1-59 2-70 3-78 4-90 5-160 . *NL* Did not bat : I. Healy , P. Reiffel , S. Warne , J. Gillespie . *NL* Bowling : MMSTART_58099 Curtly_Ambrose Ambrose MMEND 10-3-19-0 ( 2nb 1w ) , MMSTART_252677 Courtney_Walsh Walsh MMEND 9-0-34-0 ( 4nb ) , *NL* Benjamin 9.4-0-43-1 ( 1nb 1w ) , MMSTART_2112133 Carl_Hooper Hooper MMEND 10-0-27-2 ( 1nb ) , McLean *NL* 10-1-33-2 ( 1w ) . *NL* Result : MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND won by five wickets . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1179testb_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team AUSTRALIA MMEND BEAT MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team WEST INDIES MMEND BY FIVE WICKETS . *NL* MMSTART_17306237 Melbourne MELBOURNE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND beat MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND by five wickets in a MMSTART_185047 World_Series_Cricket World Series MMEND limited overs match at the MMSTART_19765 Melbourne_Cricket_Ground Melbourne Cricket Ground MMEND on Friday . *NL* Scores : MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND 172 all out in 49.2 overs ( MMSTART_897186 Shivnarine_Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul MMEND 54 ) ; MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND 173-5 in 48.4 overs ( MMSTART_2533835 Greg_Blewett Greg Blewett MMEND 57 not out ) . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1180testb_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team WEST INDIES MMEND 172 ALL OUT IN 49.2 OVERS V MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team AUSTRALIA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_17306237 Melbourne MELBOURNE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND were all out for 172 off 49.2 overs in the MMSTART_185047 World_Series_Cricket World Series MMEND limited overs match against MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND on Friday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1181testb_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_1585656 Sheffield_Shield SHEFFIELD SHIELD MMEND SCORE . *NL* MMSTART_13699 Hobart HOBART MMEND , MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Score on the first day of the four-day MMSTART_1585656 Sheffield_Shield Sheffield Shield MMEND match between MMSTART_613023 Tasmania_cricket_team Tasmania MMEND and MMSTART_1147963 Victoria_cricket_team Victoria MMEND at MMSTART_613019 Bellerive_Oval Bellerive Oval MMEND on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_613023 Tasmania_cricket_team Tasmania MMEND 352 for three ( MMSTART_610312 David_Boon David Boon MMEND 106 not out , MMSTART_2534170 Shaun_Young Shaun Young MMEND 86 not out , MMSTART_2991704 Michael_Di_Venuto Michael DiVenuto MMEND 119 ) v MMSTART_1147963 Victoria_cricket_team Victoria MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1182testb_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara LARA MMEND SUFFERS MORE AUSTRALIAN TOUR MISERY . *NL* MMSTART_17306237 Melbourne MELBOURNE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND batsman MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Brian Lara MMEND suffered another blow to his MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND tour , after already being disciplined for misconduct , when he was dismissed cheaply in the first limited overs match against MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND on Friday . *NL* MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Lara MMEND , who earned a stern rebuke from his own tour management after an angry outburst against MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND wicketkeeper MMSTART_928267 Ian_Healy Ian Healy MMEND , scored five to prolong a run of poor form with the bat . *NL* The MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND vice-captain struggled for timing during his 36-minute stay at the crease before chipping a ball from medium pacer MMSTART_994715 Tom_Moody Tom Moody MMEND straight to MMSTART_22590160 Shane_Warne Shane Warne MMEND at mid-wicket . *NL* MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND were 53 for two in 15 overs when rain stopped play at the MMSTART_19765 Melbourne_Cricket_Ground Melbourne Cricket Ground MMEND after captain MMSTART_252677 Courtney_Walsh Courtney Walsh MMEND won the toss and elected to bat . *NL* MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Lara MMEND 's outburst three days ago has clearly turned some of the MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND public against him . *NL* As he walked to the wicket he was greeted by loud jeers from sections of the crowd . *NL* On several occasions during his innings , the crowd joined together in a series of obscene chants against him . *NL* Tour manager MMSTART_624962 Clive_Lloyd Clive Lloyd MMEND on Wednesday apologised for MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Lara MMEND 's behaviour in confronting MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND coach MMSTART_1516661 Geoff_Marsh Geoff Marsh MMEND in the opposition dressing room to protest against his dismissal in the second test on Tuesday . *NL* MMSTART_624962 Clive_Lloyd Lloyd MMEND did not say what form the discipline would take . *NL* MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Lara MMEND , who holds the record for the highest score in test and first-class cricket , was unhappy about MMSTART_928267 Ian_Healy Healy MMEND 's role in the incident and questioned whether the ball had carried to the MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND keeper . *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND went on to win the match at the MMSTART_773497 Sydney_Cricket_Ground Sydney Cricket Ground MMEND by 124 runs to take a two-nil lead in the five-test series after MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Lara MMEND failed in both innings . *NL* MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Lara MMEND has yet to score a century since MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND arrived in MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND five weeks ago . *NL* Both MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND and MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND team management have played down the incident , stressing that relations between the two sides have not been adversely affected . *NL* MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND , who arrive next week , are the third team in the triangular MMSTART_185047 World_Series_Cricket World Series MMEND tournament . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1183testb_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team WEST INDIES MMEND TO BAT AFTER WINNING THE TOSS . *NL* MMSTART_17306237 Melbourne MELBOURNE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND captain MMSTART_252677 Courtney_Walsh Courtney Walsh MMEND elected to bat after winning the toss in the first match in the MMSTART_185047 World_Series_Cricket World Series MMEND limited overs competition against MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND at the MMSTART_17306237 Melbourne Melbourne MMEND Cricket Ground on Friday . *NL* Teams : *NL* MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND - MMSTART_87018 Mark_Taylor_(cricketer) Mark Taylor MMEND ( captain ) , MMSTART_151606 Mark_Waugh Mark Waugh MMEND , MMSTART_462001 Ricky_Ponting Ricky Ponting MMEND , MMSTART_2533835 Greg_Blewett Greg Blewett MMEND , MMSTART_284900 Michael_Bevan Michael Bevan MMEND , MMSTART_2047175 Stuart_Law Stuart Law MMEND , MMSTART_994715 Tom_Moody Tom Moody MMEND , MMSTART_928267 Ian_Healy Ian Healy MMEND , MMSTART_2383377 Paul_Reiffel Paul Reiffel MMEND , MMSTART_22590160 Shane_Warne Shane Warne MMEND , MMSTART_409561 Jason_Gillespie Jason Gillespie MMEND , MMSTART_423488 Glenn_McGrath Glenn McGrath MMEND 12th man . *NL* MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND - MMSTART_3076020 Sherwin_Campbell Sherwin Campbell MMEND , MMSTART_3904344 Robert_Samuels Robert Samuels MMEND , MMSTART_4367 Brian_Lara Brian Lara MMEND , MMSTART_897186 Shivnarine_Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul MMEND , MMSTART_2112133 Carl_Hooper Carl Hooper MMEND , MMSTART_1026319 Jimmy_Adams Jimmy Adams MMEND , MMSTART_1026344 Junior_Murray Junior Murray MMEND , MMSTART_2913858 Nixon_McLean Nixon McLean MMEND , MMSTART_3099485 Kenny_Benjamin Kenneth Benjamin MMEND , MMSTART_58099 Curtly_Ambrose Curtly Ambrose MMEND , MMSTART_252677 Courtney_Walsh Courtney Walsh MMEND ( captain ) , MMSTART_3077139 Roland_Holder Roland Holder MMEND 12th man . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1184testb_BADMINTON BADMINTON - MMSTART_8735759 World_Badminton_Grand_Prix_Finals WORLD GRAND PRIX MMEND RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_4147 Bali BALI MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Results in last of the group matches at the MMSTART_8735759 World_Badminton_Grand_Prix_Finals World Grand Prix MMEND badminton finals on Friday : *NL* Men 's singles *NL* Group B *NL* Chen Gang ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) beat Martin Londgaard Hansen ( MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND ) 15-12 15-6 *NL* MMSTART_11945017 Dong_Jiong Dong Jiong MMEND ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) beat MMSTART_6605440 Thomas_Stuer-Lauridsen Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen MMEND ( MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND ) 15-10 15-6 *NL* Indra Wijaya ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) beat MMSTART_8278861 Ong_Ewe_Hock Ong Ewe Hock MMEND ( MMSTART_3607937 Malaysia Malaysia MMEND ) 5-15 15-11 15-11 *NL* Group C *NL* MMSTART_10850162 Sun_Jun_(badminton) Sun Jun MMEND ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) beat MMSTART_5745230 Rashid_Sidek Rashid Sidek MMEND ( MMSTART_3607937 Malaysia Malaysia MMEND ) 15-12 17-14 *NL* MMSTART_9521761 Hermawan_Susanto Hermawan Susanto MMEND ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) beat Soren B. Nielsen ( MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND ) 15-8 15-2 *NL* Group D *NL* Allan Budi Kuksuma ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) beat MMSTART_2327712 Poul-Erik_Høyer_Larsen Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen MMEND ( MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND ) 15-7 15-4 *NL* Budi Santoso ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) beat Hu Zhilan ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) 15-4 15-5 *NL* Semifinals ( on Saturday ) : MMSTART_14504169 Fung_Permadi Fung Permadi MMEND ( MMSTART_25734 Taiwan Taiwan MMEND ) v Indra Wijaya ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) ; MMSTART_10850162 Sun_Jun_(badminton) Sun Jun MMEND ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) v MMSTART_1641317 Alan_Budikusuma Allan Budi Kusuma MMEND *NL* ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) *NL* Women 's singles *NL* Group A *NL* MMSTART_2491066 Gong_Zhichao Gong Zhichao MMEND ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) beat MMSTART_927586 Mia_Audina Mia Audina MMEND ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) 11-2 12-10 *NL* Group B *NL* MMSTART_8785220 Ye_Zhaoying Ye Zhaoying MMEND ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) beat Meiluawati ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) 11-6 12-10 *NL* Group C *NL* MMSTART_927477 Camilla_Martin Camilla Martin MMEND ( MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND ) beat MMSTART_927529 Wang_Chen_(badminton) Wang Chen MMEND ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) 11-0 12-10 *NL* Group D *NL* MMSTART_1166977 Susi_Susanti Susi Susanti MMEND ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) beat Han Jingna ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) 11-5 11-4 . *NL* Semifinals ( on Saturday ) : MMSTART_1166977 Susi_Susanti Susi Susanti MMEND ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) v MMSTART_927477 Camilla_Martin Camilla Martin MMEND ( MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND ) ; MMSTART_8785220 Ye_Zhaoying Ye Zhaoying MMEND ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) v Gong Zichao ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1185testb_SOCCER SOCCER - ARAB CONTRACTORS WIN AFRICAN CUP WINNERS ' CUP . *NL* MMSTART_6293 Cairo CAIRO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Result of the second leg of the African Cup Winners ' Cup final at the MMSTART_919728 National_stadium National stadium MMEND on Friday : MMSTART_26530226 Arab_Contractors_(company) Arab Contractors MMEND ( MMSTART_8087628 Egypt Egypt MMEND ) 4 Sodigraf ( MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND ) 0 ( halftime 2-0 ) *NL* Scorers : *NL* Aly Ashour 7 , 56 penalty , Mohamed Ouda 24 , 73 *NL* Contractors won 4-0 on aggregate . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1186testb_NHL MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League NHL MMEND ICE HOCKEY - STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY 'S GAMES . *NL* MMSTART_8210131 New_York NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Standings of MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League National Hockey League MMEND teams after games played on Thursday ( tabulate under *NL* won , lost , tied , goals for , goals against , points ) : *NL* EASTERN CONFERENCE *NL* NORTHEAST DIVISION *NL* W L T GF GA PTS *NL* MMSTART_270855 Hartford_Whalers HARTFORD MMEND 12 7 6 77 76 30 *NL* MMSTART_69918 Buffalo_Sabres BUFFALO MMEND 13 12 1 77 76 27 *NL* MMSTART_69523 Boston_Bruins BOSTON MMEND 10 11 4 74 84 24 *NL* MMSTART_7954681 Montreal MONTREAL MMEND 10 14 4 96 103 24 *NL* MMSTART_66964 Pittsburgh_Penguins PITTSBURGH MMEND 9 13 3 81 91 21 *NL* MMSTART_416235 Ottawa_67's OTTAWA MMEND 7 11 6 62 72 20 *NL* MMSTART_4528577 Atlantic_Division_(NHL) ATLANTIC MMEND DIVISION *NL* W L T GF GA PTS *NL* MMSTART_70551 Florida_Panthers FLORIDA MMEND 17 4 6 83 53 40 *NL* MMSTART_66941 Philadelphia_Flyers PHILADELPHIA MMEND 14 12 2 75 75 30 *NL* MMSTART_66743 New_Jersey_Devils NEW JERSEY MMEND 14 10 1 61 61 29 *NL* MMSTART_73125 Washington_Capitals WASHINGTON MMEND 13 12 1 69 66 27 *NL* MMSTART_66881 New_York_Rangers NY RANGERS MMEND 10 13 5 91 81 25 *NL* MMSTART_66880 New_York_Islanders NY ISLANDERS MMEND 7 11 8 65 72 22 *NL* MMSTART_73124 Tampa_Bay_Lightning TAMPA BAY MMEND 8 15 2 69 81 18 *NL* WESTERN CONFERENCE *NL* MMSTART_4528921 Central_Division_(NHL) CENTRAL DIVISION MMEND *NL* W L T GF GA PTS *NL* MMSTART_8795 Detroit_Red_Wings DETROIT MMEND 15 9 4 81 53 34 *NL* MMSTART_73135 Dallas_Stars DALLAS MMEND 16 9 1 74 60 33 *NL* MMSTART_73126 Chicago_Blackhawks CHICAGO MMEND 12 12 3 71 67 27 *NL* ST LOUIS 13 14 0 78 81 26 *NL* MMSTART_70155 Toronto_Maple_Leafs TORONTO MMEND 11 15 0 76 89 22 *NL* MMSTART_73138 Phoenix_Coyotes PHOENIX MMEND 9 13 4 61 74 22 *NL* MMSTART_4529108 Pacific_Division_(NHL) PACIFIC MMEND DIVISION *NL* W L T GF GA PTS *NL* MMSTART_70948 Colorado_Avalanche COLORADO MMEND 17 6 4 97 56 38 *NL* MMSTART_32706 Vancouver VANCOUVER MMEND 14 11 1 84 83 29 *NL* MMSTART_73129 Edmonton_Oilers EDMONTON MMEND 13 14 1 94 88 27 *NL* MMSTART_18110 Los_Angeles LOS ANGELES MMEND 11 13 3 72 83 25 *NL* MMSTART_73139 San_Jose_Sharks SAN JOSE MMEND 10 13 4 69 87 24 *NL* MMSTART_23615827 Calgary_Flames CALGARY MMEND 10 16 2 65 77 22 *NL* MMSTART_73134 Anaheim_Ducks ANAHEIM MMEND 9 14 4 73 86 22 *NL* FRIDAY , DECEMBER 6 *NL* MMSTART_73134 Anaheim_Ducks ANAHEIM MMEND AT MMSTART_69918 Buffalo_Sabres BUFFALO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_64646 Toronto TORONTO MMEND AT NY RANGERS PITTSBURGH AT MMSTART_73125 Washington_Capitals WASHINGTON MMEND *NL* MMSTART_42966 Montreal_Canadiens MONTREAL MMEND AT MMSTART_73126 Chicago_Blackhawks CHICAGO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_66941 Philadelphia_Flyers PHILADELPHIA MMEND AT MMSTART_53838 Dallas DALLAS MMEND *NL* ST LOUIS AT MMSTART_70948 Colorado_Avalanche COLORADO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_416235 Ottawa_67's OTTAWA MMEND AT MMSTART_73129 Edmonton_Oilers EDMONTON MMEND *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1187testb_NHL MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League NHL MMEND ICE HOCKEY - THURSDAY 'S RESULTS . *NL* [ CORRECTED 08:40 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND ] *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* ( Corrects headline from MMSTART_22093 National_Basketball_Association NBA MMEND to MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League NHL MMEND and corrects team name in second result from La Clippers to Ny Islanders . *NL* ) *NL* Results of MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League National Hockey League MMEND games on Thursday ( home team in CAPS ) : *NL* MMSTART_270855 Hartford_Whalers Hartford MMEND 4 MMSTART_69523 Boston_Bruins BOSTON MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_70551 Florida_Panthers FLORIDA MMEND 4 Ny Islanders 2 *NL* MMSTART_66743 New_Jersey_Devils NEW JERSEY MMEND 2 MMSTART_23615827 Calgary_Flames Calgary MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_73138 Phoenix_Coyotes Phoenix MMEND 3 ST LOUIS 0 *NL* MMSTART_73124 Tampa_Bay_Lightning Tampa Bay MMEND 2 MMSTART_73136 Los_Angeles_Kings LOS ANGELES MMEND 1 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1188testb_NFL MMSTART_21211 National_Football_League NFL MMEND AMERICAN FOOTBALL-COLTS CLOBBER MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles EAGLES MMEND TO STAY IN PLAYOFF HUNT . *NL* MMSTART_57707 Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The injury-plagued MMSTART_15049 Indianapolis_Colts Indianapolis Colts MMEND lost another quarterback on Thursday but last year 's AFC finalists rallied together to shoot down the MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles Philadelphia Eagles MMEND 37-10 in a showdown of playoff contenders . *NL* MMSTART_635375 Marshall_Faulk Marshall Faulk MMEND rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns and MMSTART_4157814 Jason_Belser Jason Belser MMEND returned an interception 44 yards for a score as the MMSTART_15049 Indianapolis_Colts Colts MMEND improved to 8-6 , the same mark as the MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles Eagles MMEND , who lost for the fourth time in five games . *NL* MMSTART_3671586 Paul_Justin Paul Justin MMEND , starting for the sidelined MMSTART_1306936 Jim_Harbaugh Jim Harbaugh MMEND , was 14-of-23 for 144 yards and a touchdown for the the MMSTART_15049 Indianapolis_Colts Colts MMEND , who played their last home game of the season . *NL* MMSTART_15049 Indianapolis_Colts Indianapolis MMEND closes with games at MMSTART_17454 Kansas_City,_Missouri Kansas City MMEND and MMSTART_18522615 Cincinnati Cincinnati MMEND . *NL* The MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles Eagles MMEND were held without a touchdown until the final five seconds . *NL* MMSTART_50585 Philadelphia Philadelphia MMEND , which fell from an NFC East tie with the MMSTART_8121 Dallas_Cowboys Dallas Cowboys MMEND and MMSTART_33673 Washington_Redskins Washington Redskins MMEND , go on the road against the MMSTART_21721 New_York_Jets New York Jets MMEND and then entertain MMSTART_21883824 Arizona Arizona MMEND . *NL* The loss by MMSTART_50585 Philadelphia Philadelphia MMEND allowed the idle MMSTART_12663 Green_Bay_Packers Green Bay Packers MMEND ( 10-3 ) to clinch the first NFC playoff berth . *NL* The MMSTART_15049 Indianapolis_Colts Colts MMEND won despite the absence of injured starting defensive tackle MMSTART_1303479 Tony_Siragusa Tony Siragusa MMEND , cornerback MMSTART_1633144 Ray_Buchanan Ray Buchanan MMEND and linebacker MMSTART_7168224 Quentin_Coryatt Quentin Coryatt MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_635375 Marshall_Faulk Faulk MMEND carried 16 times , including a 13-yard TD run in the first quarter and a seven-yard score early in the final period . *NL* MMSTART_3671586 Paul_Justin Justin MMEND made his second straight start for MMSTART_1306936 Jim_Harbaugh Harbaugh MMEND , who has a knee injury . *NL* MMSTART_3671586 Paul_Justin Justin MMEND suffered a sprained right shoulder in the third quarter and did not return . *NL* Third-stringer MMSTART_8723189 Kerwin_Bell Kerwin Bell MMEND , a 1988 draft choice of the MMSTART_19190 Miami_Dolphins Miami Dolphins MMEND , made his MMSTART_21211 National_Football_League NFL MMEND debut and was 5-of-5 for 75 yards , including a 20-yard scoring strike to MMSTART_1125514 Marvin_Harrison Marvin Harrison MMEND in the third period . *NL* A 39-yard interference penalty against MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles Philadelphia MMEND 's MMSTART_1302298 Troy_Vincent Troy Vincent MMEND set up MMSTART_635375 Marshall_Faulk Faulk MMEND 's first score around left end that capped an 80-yard march 5:17 into the game and the rout was on . *NL* MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles Eagles MMEND quarterback MMSTART_1139658 Ty_Detmer Ty Detmer MMEND was 17-of-34 for 182 yards before he was benched . *NL* MMSTART_1306557 Ricky_Watters Ricky Watters MMEND , who leads the NFC in rushing , left the game after getting kneed to the helmet after gaining 33 yards on seven carries . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1189testb_NBA MMSTART_22093 National_Basketball_Association NBA MMEND BASKETBALL - STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY 'S GAMES . *NL* MMSTART_8210131 New_York NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Standings of MMSTART_22093 National_Basketball_Association National Basketball Association MMEND teams after games played on Thursday *NL* ( tabulate under won , lost , percentage , games behind ) : *NL* EASTERN CONFERENCE *NL* MMSTART_4753274 Atlantic_Division_(NBA) ATLANTIC MMEND DIVISION *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_72850 Miami_Heat MIAMI MMEND 14 4 .778 - *NL* MMSTART_72855 New_York_Knicks NEW YORK MMEND 10 6 .625 3 *NL* MMSTART_72856 Orlando_Magic ORLANDO MMEND 8 6 .571 4 *NL* MMSTART_72858 Washington_Wizards WASHINGTON MMEND 7 9 .438 6 *NL* MMSTART_72857 Philadelphia_76ers PHILADELPHIA MMEND 7 10 .412 6 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_43376 Boston_Celtics BOSTON MMEND 4 12 .250 9 *NL* MMSTART_72852 Brooklyn_Nets NEW JERSEY MMEND 3 10 .231 8 1/2 *NL* CENTRAL DIVISION *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_72866 Chicago_Bulls CHICAGO MMEND 17 1 .944 - *NL* MMSTART_72871 Detroit_Pistons DETROIT MMEND 13 3 .813 3 *NL* MMSTART_72868 Cleveland_Cavaliers CLEVELAND MMEND 11 5 .688 5 *NL* MMSTART_72861 Atlanta_Hawks ATLANTA MMEND 10 8 .556 7 *NL* MMSTART_72862 New_Orleans_Pelicans CHARLOTTE MMEND 8 8 .500 8 *NL* MMSTART_72878 Milwaukee_Bucks MILWAUKEE MMEND 8 8 .500 8 *NL* MMSTART_72875 Indiana_Pacers INDIANA MMEND 7 8 .467 8 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72879 Toronto_Raptors TORONTO MMEND 6 11 .353 10 1/2 *NL* WESTERN CONFERENCE *NL* MIDWEST DIVISION *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_72885 Houston_Rockets HOUSTON MMEND 16 2 .889 - *NL* MMSTART_72890 Utah_Jazz UTAH MMEND 14 2 .875 1 *NL* MMSTART_72887 Minnesota_Timberwolves MINNESOTA MMEND 7 10 .412 8 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72880 Dallas_Mavericks DALLAS MMEND 6 11 .353 9 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72883 Denver_Nuggets DENVER MMEND 5 14 .263 11 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72889 San_Antonio_Spurs SAN ANTONIO MMEND 3 13 .188 12 *NL* MMSTART_72886 Memphis_Grizzlies VANCOUVER MMEND 2 16 .111 14 *NL* MMSTART_4753452 Pacific_Division_(NBA) PACIFIC MMEND DIVISION *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_16671402 Seattle_SuperSonics SEATTLE MMEND 15 5 .750 - *NL* MMSTART_72893 Los_Angeles_Lakers LA LAKERS MMEND 13 7 .650 2 *NL* MMSTART_72897 Portland_Trail_Blazers PORTLAND MMEND 11 8 .579 3 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72892 Los_Angeles_Clippers LA CLIPPERS MMEND 7 11 .389 7 *NL* MMSTART_72891 Golden_State_Warriors GOLDEN STATE MMEND 6 12 .333 8 *NL* MMSTART_72898 Sacramento_Kings SACRAMENTO MMEND 6 12 .333 8 *NL* MMSTART_72895 Phoenix_Suns PHOENIX MMEND 2 14 .125 11 *NL* FRIDAY , DECEMBER 6 *NL* MMSTART_72852 Brooklyn_Nets NEW JERSEY MMEND AT MMSTART_43376 Boston_Celtics BOSTON MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72868 Cleveland_Cavaliers CLEVELAND MMEND AT MMSTART_72871 Detroit_Pistons DETROIT MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72855 New_York_Knicks NEW YORK MMEND AT MMSTART_72850 Miami_Heat MIAMI MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72895 Phoenix_Suns PHOENIX MMEND AT MMSTART_72898 Sacramento_Kings SACRAMENTO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72886 Memphis_Grizzlies VANCOUVER MMEND AT MMSTART_72889 San_Antonio_Spurs SAN ANTONIO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72887 Minnesota_Timberwolves MINNESOTA MMEND AT MMSTART_72890 Utah_Jazz UTAH MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72862 New_Orleans_Pelicans CHARLOTTE MMEND AT MMSTART_72897 Portland_Trail_Blazers PORTLAND MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72875 Indiana_Pacers INDIANA MMEND AT MMSTART_72891 Golden_State_Warriors GOLDEN STATE MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72856 Orlando_Magic ORLANDO MMEND AT MMSTART_72893 Los_Angeles_Lakers LA LAKERS MMEND *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1190testb_NFL MMSTART_21211 National_Football_League NFL MMEND AMERICAN FOOTBALL-STANDINGS AFTER THURSDAY 'S GAME . *NL* MMSTART_8210131 New_York NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-05 *NL* MMSTART_21211 National_Football_League National Football League MMEND *NL* standings after Thursday 's game ( tabulate under won , lost , *NL* tied , points for and points against ) : *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States AMERICAN MMEND FOOTBALL CONFERENCE *NL* EASTERN DIVISION *NL* W L T PF PA *NL* MMSTART_21719 New_England_Patriots NEW ENGLAND MMEND 9 4 0 355 269 *NL* MMSTART_4315 Buffalo_Bills BUFFALO MMEND 9 4 0 267 215 *NL* MMSTART_15049 Indianapolis_Colts INDIANAPOLIS MMEND 8 6 0 269 284 *NL* MMSTART_19190 Miami_Dolphins MIAMI MMEND 6 7 0 285 266 *NL* MMSTART_21721 New_York_Jets NY JETS MMEND 1 12 0 221 368 *NL* CENTRAL DIVISION *NL* W L T PF PA PITTSBURGH 9 4 0 299 211 *NL* MMSTART_13864 Houston_Texans HOUSTON MMEND 7 6 0 291 254 *NL* MMSTART_16156 Jacksonville_Jaguars JACKSONVILLE MMEND 6 7 0 263 288 *NL* MMSTART_6612 Cincinnati_Bengals CINCINNATI MMEND 5 8 0 299 318 *NL* MMSTART_4293 Baltimore_Ravens BALTIMORE MMEND 4 9 0 320 369 *NL* WESTERN DIVISION *NL* W L T PF PA *NL* X-DENVER 12 1 0 351 199 *NL* MMSTART_20297793 Kansas_City_Chiefs KANSAS CITY MMEND 9 4 0 262 230 *NL* MMSTART_27170 San_Diego_Chargers SAN DIEGO MMEND 7 6 0 277 323 *NL* MMSTART_22312 Oakland_Raiders OAKLAND MMEND 6 7 0 274 234 *NL* MMSTART_28390 Seattle_Seahawks SEATTLE MMEND 5 8 0 250 317 *NL* NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE *NL* EASTERN DIVISION *NL* W L T PF PA *NL* MMSTART_8121 Dallas_Cowboys DALLAS MMEND 8 5 0 254 201 *NL* MMSTART_33673 Washington_Redskins WASHINGTON MMEND 8 5 0 291 251 *NL* MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles PHILADELPHIA MMEND 8 6 0 313 302 *NL* MMSTART_2102 Arizona_Cardinals ARIZONA MMEND 6 7 0 248 332 *NL* MMSTART_21757 New_York_Giants NY GIANTS MMEND 5 8 0 200 250 *NL* CENTRAL DIVISION *NL* W L T PF PA *NL* Y-GREEN BAY 10 3 0 346 191 *NL* MMSTART_20134 Minnesota_Vikings MINNESOTA MMEND 7 6 0 243 245 *NL* MMSTART_6611 Chicago_Bears CHICAGO MMEND 5 8 0 202 248 *NL* MMSTART_8577 Detroit_Lions DETROIT MMEND 5 8 0 263 289 *NL* MMSTART_30837 Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers TAMPA BAY MMEND 4 9 0 153 243 *NL* WESTERN DIVISION *NL* W L T PF PA *NL* MMSTART_27169 San_Francisco_49ers SAN FRANCISCO MMEND 10 3 0 325 198 *NL* MMSTART_6610 Carolina_Panthers CAROLINA MMEND 9 4 0 292 164 *NL* ST LOUIS 4 9 0 246 334 *NL* MMSTART_2103 Atlanta_Falcons ATLANTA MMEND 2 11 0 234 393 *NL* MMSTART_21720 New_Orleans_Saints NEW ORLEANS MMEND 2 11 0 184 291 *NL* X -- CLINCHED DIVISION TITLE *NL* Y -- CLINCHED PLAYOFF BERTH *NL* SUNDAY , DECEMBER 8 *NL* ST LOUIS AT MMSTART_6611 Chicago_Bears CHICAGO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_4293 Baltimore_Ravens BALTIMORE MMEND AT MMSTART_6612 Cincinnati_Bengals CINCINNATI MMEND *NL* MMSTART_8122 Denver_Broncos DENVER MMEND AT MMSTART_12663 Green_Bay_Packers GREEN BAY MMEND *NL* MMSTART_16156 Jacksonville_Jaguars JACKSONVILLE MMEND AT MMSTART_30839 Tennessee_Titans HOUSTON MMEND *NL* MMSTART_21757 New_York_Giants NY GIANTS MMEND AT MMSTART_19190 Miami_Dolphins MIAMI MMEND *NL* MMSTART_2103 Atlanta_Falcons ATLANTA MMEND AT MMSTART_21720 New_Orleans_Saints NEW ORLEANS MMEND *NL* MMSTART_27170 San_Diego_Chargers SAN DIEGO MMEND AT MMSTART_23338 Pittsburgh_Steelers PITTSBURGH MMEND *NL* MMSTART_33673 Washington_Redskins WASHINGTON MMEND AT MMSTART_30837 Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers TAMPA BAY MMEND *NL* MMSTART_8121 Dallas_Cowboys DALLAS MMEND AT MMSTART_2102 Arizona_Cardinals ARIZONA MMEND *NL* MMSTART_21721 New_York_Jets NY JETS MMEND AT MMSTART_21719 New_England_Patriots NEW ENGLAND MMEND *NL* MMSTART_4315 Buffalo_Bills BUFFALO MMEND AT MMSTART_28390 Seattle_Seahawks SEATTLE MMEND *NL* MMSTART_6610 Carolina_Panthers CAROLINA MMEND AT MMSTART_27169 San_Francisco_49ers SAN FRANCISCO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_20134 Minnesota_Vikings MINNESOTA MMEND AT MMSTART_8577 Detroit_Lions DETROIT MMEND *NL* MONDAY , DECEMBER 9 *NL* MMSTART_20297793 Kansas_City_Chiefs KANSAS CITY MMEND AT MMSTART_22312 Oakland_Raiders OAKLAND MMEND *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1191testb_NFL MMSTART_21211 National_Football_League NFL MMEND AMERICAN FOOTBALL-THURSDAY 'S RESULT . *NL* MMSTART_8210131 New_York NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-05 *NL* Result of MMSTART_21211 National_Football_League National MMEND Football League game on Thursday ( home team in CAPS ) : *NL* MMSTART_15049 Indianapolis_Colts INDIANAPOLIS MMEND 37 MMSTART_23339 Philadelphia_Eagles Philadelphia MMEND 10 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1192testb_NCAA MMSTART_60706 National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association NCAA MMEND AMERICAN FOOTBALL-OHIO STATE 'S MMSTART_1438112 Orlando_Pace PACE MMEND FIRST REPEAT MMSTART_376170 Lombardi_Award LOMBARDI AWARD MMEND WINNER . *NL* MMSTART_13774 Houston HOUSTON MMEND 1996-12-05 *NL* MMSTART_6000172 Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football Ohio State MMEND left tackle MMSTART_1438112 Orlando_Pace Orlando Pace MMEND became the first repeat winner of the MMSTART_376170 Lombardi_Award Lombardi Award MMEND Thursday night when the MMSTART_269992 Rotary_International Rotary Club MMEND of MMSTART_9570822 Houston_Cougars_football Houston MMEND again honoured him as college football 's lineman of the year . *NL* MMSTART_1438112 Orlando_Pace Pace MMEND , a junior , helped MMSTART_6000172 Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football Ohio State MMEND to a 10-1 record and a berth in the MMSTART_1217500 Rose_Bowl_(stadium) Rose Bowl MMEND against MMSTART_7957075 Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football Arizona State MMEND . *NL* He was the most dominant offensive lineman in the country and also played defensive line in goal-line situations . *NL* Last year , MMSTART_1438112 Orlando_Pace Pace MMEND became the first sophomore to win the award since its inception in 1970 . *NL* MMSTART_1438112 Orlando_Pace Pace MMEND outdistanced three senior finalists -- MMSTART_15190346 Virginia_Tech_Hokies_football Virginia Tech MMEND defensive end MMSTART_1902649 Cornell_Brown Cornell Brown MMEND , MMSTART_7957075 Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_football Arizona State MMEND offensive tackle MMSTART_23123194 Juan_Roque Juan Roque MMEND and defensive end MMSTART_15713514 Jared_Tomich Jared Tomich MMEND of MMSTART_4108481 Nebraska_Cornhuskers_football Nebraska MMEND . *NL* The MMSTART_376170 Lombardi_Award Lombardi Award MMEND is presented to the college lineman who , in addition to outstanding effort on the field , best exemplifies the characteristics and discipline of MMSTART_32641 Vince_Lombardi Vince Lombardi MMEND , legendary coach of the MMSTART_12663 Green_Bay_Packers Green Bay Packers MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1193testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_21148 Netherlands DUTCH MMEND FIRST DIVISION RESULTS / STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_844 Amsterdam AMSTERDAM MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Result of MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND first division *NL* soccer match played on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_1107824 RKC_Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk MMEND 1 MMSTART_834275 Willem_II_(football_club) Willem II Tilburg MMEND 2 *NL* Standings ( tabulate under played , won , drawn , lost , goals *NL* for , goals against , points ) : *NL* MMSTART_79820 PSV_Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven MMEND 18 13 3 2 52 14 42 *NL* MMSTART_47707 Feyenoord Feyenoord MMEND 17 11 3 3 29 20 36 *NL* MMSTART_800033 FC_Twente Twente Enschede MMEND 18 10 4 4 28 15 34 *NL* Graafschap Doetinchem 18 9 3 6 29 22 30 *NL* MMSTART_834256 Vitesse Vitesse Arnhem MMEND 18 8 5 5 29 21 29 *NL* MMSTART_2273 AFC_Ajax Ajax Amsterdam MMEND 18 7 8 3 23 16 29 *NL* MMSTART_745757 SC_Heerenveen Heerenveen MMEND 18 7 7 4 30 20 28 *NL* MMSTART_834196 Roda_JC_Kerkrade Roda JC Kerkrade MMEND 17 7 6 4 19 21 27 *NL* MMSTART_834226 FC_Utrecht Utrecht MMEND 18 4 10 4 26 24 22 *NL* MMSTART_2202202 FC_Volendam Volendam MMEND 18 5 6 7 20 23 21 *NL* MMSTART_79818 Sparta_Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam MMEND 19 6 3 10 21 25 21 *NL* MMSTART_505173 NAC_Breda NAC Breda MMEND 18 6 3 9 17 29 21 *NL* MMSTART_834275 Willem_II_(football_club) Willem II Tilburg MMEND 18 5 4 9 19 31 19 *NL* MMSTART_1103112 FC_Groningen Groningen MMEND 18 4 6 8 20 31 18 *NL* MMSTART_2289 AZ_Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar MMEND 18 5 2 11 16 23 17 *NL* MMSTART_1336325 Fortuna_Sittard Fortuna Sittard MMEND 17 3 7 7 14 28 16 *NL* MMSTART_834154 N.E.C._(football_club) NEC Nijmegen MMEND 18 3 7 8 19 32 16 *NL* MMSTART_1107824 RKC_Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk MMEND 19 3 5 11 18 33 14 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1194testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_11867 Germany GERMAN MMEND FIRST DIVISION RESULTS / STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_3295 Bonn BONN MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Results of MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND first division *NL* soccer matches played on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_513623 VfL_Bochum Bochum MMEND 2 MMSTART_502005 Bayer_04_Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_7598082 SV_Werder_Bremen Werder Bremen MMEND 1 MMSTART_1007441 TSV_1860_München 1860 Munich MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_1734592 Karlsruher_SC Karlsruhe MMEND 3 MMSTART_1438835 SC_Freiburg Freiburg MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_410348 FC_Schalke_04 Schalke MMEND 2 MMSTART_599978 F.C._Hansa_Rostock Hansa Rostock MMEND 0 *NL* Standings ( tabulated under played , won , drawn , lost , goals *NL* for goals against points ) : *NL* MMSTART_502005 Bayer_04_Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen MMEND 17 10 4 3 38 22 34 *NL* MMSTART_172326 FC_Bayern_Munich Bayern Munich MMEND 16 9 6 1 26 14 33 *NL* MMSTART_737608 VfB_Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart MMEND 16 9 4 3 39 17 31 *NL* MMSTART_331715 Borussia_Dortmund Borussia Dortmund MMEND 16 9 4 3 33 17 31 *NL* MMSTART_1734592 Karlsruher_SC Karlsruhe MMEND 17 8 4 5 30 20 28 *NL* MMSTART_513623 VfL_Bochum VfL Bochum MMEND 16 7 6 3 23 21 27 *NL* MMSTART_497888 1._FC_Köln 1. FC Cologne MMEND 16 8 2 6 31 27 26 *NL* MMSTART_410348 FC_Schalke_04 Schalke 04 MMEND 17 7 4 6 25 26 25 *NL* MMSTART_7598082 SV_Werder_Bremen Werder Bremen MMEND 17 6 4 7 29 28 22 *NL* MMSTART_1586579 MSV_Duisburg MSV Duisburg MMEND 16 5 4 7 16 22 19 *NL* SV 1860 Munich 17 4 6 7 25 31 18 *NL* MMSTART_881244 FC_St._Pauli FC St. Pauli MMEND 15 5 3 7 21 28 18 *NL* MMSTART_1949688 Fortuna_Düsseldorf Fortuna Dusseldorf MMEND 16 5 3 8 13 24 18 *NL* MMSTART_535879 Hamburger_SV Hamburger SV MMEND 16 4 5 7 20 25 17 *NL* MMSTART_1145228 Arminia_Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld MMEND 16 4 4 8 18 28 16 *NL* MMSTART_599978 F.C._Hansa_Rostock FC Hansa Rostock MMEND 17 4 3 10 19 26 15 *NL* MMSTART_263466 Borussia_Mönchengladbach Borussia Monchengladbach MMEND 16 4 3 9 12 22 15 *NL* MMSTART_1438835 SC_Freiburg SC Freiburg MMEND 17 4 1 12 20 40 13 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1195testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_5843419 France FRENCH MMEND LEAGUE SUMMARIES . *NL* MMSTART_22989 Paris PARIS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Summaries of MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND first division *NL* matches on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_1075697 RC_Lens Lens MMEND 0 MMSTART_1135276 FC_Nantes Nantes MMEND 4 ( Japhet N'Doram 7 , MMSTART_1421152 Claude_Makélélé Claude Makelele MMEND 42 , MMSTART_10812198 Jocelyn_Gourvennec Jocelyn Gourvennec MMEND 67 , Christophe Pignol 72 ) . *NL* Halftime 0-2 . *NL* Attendance : *NL* 15,000 . *NL* MMSTART_357488 Paris_Saint-Germain_F.C. Paris St Germain MMEND 1 ( Bruno N'Gotty 2 ) MMSTART_1640855 AS_Nancy Nancy MMEND 2 ( Paul Fischer *NL* 70 , MMSTART_6332005 Phil_Gray Phil Gray MMEND 89 ) . *NL* 1-0 . *NL* 30,000 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1196testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_21148 Netherlands DUTCH MMEND FIRST DIVISION SUMMARIES . *NL* MMSTART_844 Amsterdam AMSTERDAM MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Summary of MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND first division *NL* soccer match played on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_1107824 RKC_Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk MMEND 1 ( Starbuck 76 ) MMSTART_834275 Willem_II_(football_club) Willem II Tilburg MMEND 2 ( MMSTART_3538397 Bert_Konterman Konterman MMEND 45 , *NL* Van der Vegt 77 ) . *NL* Halftime 0-1 . *NL* Attendance 5,300 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1197testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_5843419 France FRENCH MMEND LEAGUE STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_22989 Paris PARIS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Standings in the MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND first *NL* division after Friday 's matches ( tabulate under played , won , *NL* drawn , lost , goals for , against , points ) : *NL* MMSTART_357488 Paris_Saint-Germain_F.C. Paris Saint-Germain MMEND 21 12 6 3 34 15 42 *NL* MMSTART_222981 AS_Monaco_FC Monaco MMEND 20 12 5 3 36 16 41 *NL* MMSTART_1135285 FC_Girondins_de_Bordeaux Bordeaux MMEND 20 9 7 4 29 21 34 *NL* MMSTART_1256446 RC_Strasbourg Strasbourg MMEND 20 11 1 8 27 27 34 *NL* MMSTART_1256442 SC_Bastia Bastia MMEND 20 9 6 5 27 22 33 *NL* MMSTART_990753 AJ_Auxerre Auxerre MMEND 20 8 8 4 26 12 32 *NL* MMSTART_1135310 FC_Metz Metz MMEND 20 8 7 5 21 16 31 *NL* MMSTART_1135276 FC_Nantes Nantes MMEND 21 7 9 5 41 25 30 *NL* MMSTART_1693070 En_Avant_de_Guingamp Guingamp MMEND 20 7 7 6 18 18 28 *NL* MMSTART_990757 Lille_OSC Lille MMEND 20 7 7 6 22 28 28 *NL* MMSTART_492068 Olympique_de_Marseille Marseille MMEND 20 6 8 6 18 17 26 *NL* MMSTART_979521 Olympique_Lyonnais Lyon MMEND 20 6 8 6 24 31 26 *NL* MMSTART_1004187 Stade_Rennais_F.C. Rennes MMEND 20 7 4 9 23 28 25 *NL* MMSTART_1075697 RC_Lens Lens MMEND 21 7 4 10 25 34 25 *NL* MMSTART_3658991 Le_Havre_AC Le Havre MMEND 20 5 7 8 20 21 22 *NL* MMSTART_2237150 AS_Cannes Cannes MMEND 20 5 7 8 13 22 22 *NL* MMSTART_1640865 Montpellier_HSC Montpellier MMEND 20 3 9 8 17 24 18 *NL* MMSTART_1256445 Stade_Malherbe_Caen Caen MMEND 20 3 7 10 12 23 16 *NL* MMSTART_1640855 AS_Nancy Nancy MMEND 21 3 7 11 14 26 16 *NL* MMSTART_704478 OGC_Nice Nice MMEND 20 3 4 13 17 38 13 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1198testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_5843419 France FRENCH MMEND LEAGUE RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_22989 Paris PARIS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Results of MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND first division *NL* matches on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_1075697 RC_Lens Lens MMEND 0 MMSTART_1135276 FC_Nantes Nantes MMEND 4 *NL* MMSTART_357488 Paris_Saint-Germain_F.C. Paris St Germain MMEND 1 MMSTART_1640855 AS_Nancy Nancy MMEND 2 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1199testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_11867 Germany GERMAN MMEND FIRST DIVISION SUMMARIES . *NL* MMSTART_3295 Bonn BONN MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Summaries of matches played in the MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND first division on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_513623 VfL_Bochum Bochum MMEND 2 ( MMSTART_15878221 Thomas_Stickroth Stickroth MMEND 30th pen , MMSTART_5480930 Dariusz_Wosz Wosz MMEND 89th ) MMSTART_502005 Bayer_04_Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen MMEND 2 ( MMSTART_1510393 Ulf_Kirsten Kirsten MMEND 18th , MMSTART_198376 Carsten_Ramelow Ramelow MMEND 56th ) . *NL* Halftime 1-1 . *NL* Attendance : 24,602 *NL* MMSTART_7598082 SV_Werder_Bremen Werder Bremen MMEND 1 ( MMSTART_3524294 Marco_Bode Bode MMEND 85th ) MMSTART_1007441 TSV_1860_München 1860 Munich MMEND 1 ( Bormirow 8th ) . *NL* Halftime 0-1 . *NL* Attendance 33,000 *NL* MMSTART_1734592 Karlsruher_SC Karlsruhe MMEND 3 ( MMSTART_21018234 Burkhard_Reich Reich MMEND 29th , MMSTART_20962980 Eberhard_Carl Carl MMEND 44th , MMSTART_3373736 Sean_Dundee Dundee MMEND 69th ) MMSTART_1438835 SC_Freiburg Freiburg MMEND 0 . *NL* Halftime 2-0 . *NL* Attendance 33,000 *NL* MMSTART_410348 FC_Schalke_04 Schalke MMEND 2 ( MMSTART_7363526 Youri_Mulder Mulder MMEND 2nd and 27th ) MMSTART_599978 F.C._Hansa_Rostock Hansa Rostock MMEND 0 . *NL* Halftime 2-0 . *NL* Attendance 29,300 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1200testb_TENNIS TENNIS - MMSTART_1573748 Grand_Slam_Cup GRAND SLAM CUP MMEND QUARTER-FINAL RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_19058 Munich MUNICH MMEND , MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Quarter-final results at the $ 6 million MMSTART_1573748 Grand_Slam_Cup Grand Slam Cup MMEND tennis tournament on Friday : MMSTART_194244 Goran_Ivanišević Goran Ivanisevic MMEND ( MMSTART_5573 Croatia Croatia MMEND ) beat MMSTART_1918850 Mark_Woodforde Mark Woodforde MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 6-4 6-4 *NL* MMSTART_489963 Yevgeny_Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) beat MMSTART_685780 Jim_Courier Jim Courier MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 2-6 6-4 8-6 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1201testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_616629 George_Weah WEAH MMEND HEAD-BUTT DEPRIVES MMSTART_576328 Portugal_national_football_team PORTUGAL MMEND OF COSTA . *NL* MMSTART_18091 Lisbon LISBON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_576328 Portugal_national_football_team Portugal MMEND called up MMSTART_172589 F.C._Porto Porto MMEND central defender Joao Manuel Pinto on Friday to face MMSTART_250204 Germany_national_football_team Germany MMEND in a MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND qualifier in place of injured club colleague MMSTART_670891 Jorge_Costa Jorge Costa MMEND , who is still nursing a broken nose after being head-butted by MMSTART_1080283 Liberia_national_football_team Liberian MMEND striker Georg Weah . *NL* MMSTART_670891 Jorge_Costa Costa MMEND has not played since being struck by the MMSTART_18940588 A.C._Milan AC Milan MMEND forward after a bad-tempered European Champions ' League game on November 27 . *NL* MMSTART_576328 Portugal_national_football_team Portugal MMEND lead MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND qualifying group nine with seven points from four games , one more than MMSTART_1008682 Ukraine_national_football_team Ukraine MMEND and three more than MMSTART_250204 Germany_national_football_team Germany MMEND , who have only played twice . *NL* The MMSTART_23033 Portugal Portuguese MMEND host MMSTART_250204 Germany_national_football_team Germany MMEND on December 14 . *NL* Squad : *NL* Goalkeepers - MMSTART_670993 Vítor_Baía Vitor Baia MMEND ( MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND , MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) , MMSTART_9390856 Rui_Correia Rui Correia MMEND ( MMSTART_990671 S.C._Braga Braga MMEND ) : *NL* Defenders - MMSTART_7595668 Paulinho_Santos Paulinho Santos MMEND ( MMSTART_172589 F.C._Porto Porto MMEND ) , MMSTART_3071470 Sérgio_Conceição Sergio Conceicao MMEND ( MMSTART_172589 F.C._Porto Porto MMEND ) , Joao Manuel Pinto ( MMSTART_172589 F.C._Porto Porto MMEND ) , MMSTART_3304564 Oceano_da_Cruz Oceano Cruz MMEND ( MMSTART_769618 Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal Sporting MMEND ) , MMSTART_772771 Fernando_Couto Fernando Couto MMEND ( MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND ) , MMSTART_4935997 Hélder_Cristóvão Helder Cristovao MMEND ( Deportivo Coruna , MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) , MMSTART_2135282 Dimas_Teixeira Dimas Teixeira MMEND ( MMSTART_16415 Juventus_F.C. Juventus MMEND , MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) , MMSTART_5571094 Carlos_Secretário Carlos Secretario MMEND ( MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND , MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) : *NL* Midfielders - MMSTART_3381791 Rui_Barros Rui Barros MMEND ( MMSTART_172589 F.C._Porto Porto MMEND ) , Jose Barroso ( MMSTART_172589 F.C._Porto Porto MMEND ) , MMSTART_353781 Luís_Figo Luis Figo MMEND ( MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND ) , MMSTART_3485361 Paulo_Bento Paulo Bento MMEND ( MMSTART_80801 Real_Oviedo Oviedo MMEND , MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) , MMSTART_27222956 José_Taira Jose Taira MMEND ( MMSTART_24102765 UD_Salamanca Salamanca MMEND , MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) : *NL* Forwards - MMSTART_7611575 António_Folha Antonio Folha MMEND ( MMSTART_172589 F.C._Porto Porto MMEND ) , MMSTART_1254376 João_Vieira_Pinto Joao Vieira Pinto MMEND ( Benfica ) , MMSTART_9993504 Paulo_Alves Paulo Alves MMEND ( MMSTART_769618 Sporting_Clube_de_Portugal Sporting MMEND ) , MMSTART_612521 Rui_Costa Rui Costa MMEND ( MMSTART_3165 ACF_Fiorentina Fiorentina MMEND , MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) , MMSTART_3526090 Jorge_Cadete Jorge Cadete MMEND ( MMSTART_69708 Celtic_F.C. Celtic Glasgow MMEND , MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND ) . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1202testb_SOCCER SOCCER SHOWCASE-BETTING ON MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. REAL MADRID MMEND V MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona BARCELONA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_41188263 Madrid MADRID MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_1914105 William_Hill_(bookmaker) William Hill MMEND betting on Saturday 's *NL* MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND first division match between MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND and MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND : *NL* To win : 6-5 MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND ; 7-4 MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND *NL* Draw : 9-4 *NL* Correct score : *NL* MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND to win MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND to win *NL* 1-0 13-2 1-0 15-2 *NL* 2-0 9-1 2-0 12-1 *NL* 2-1 8-1 2-1 10-1 *NL* 3-0 20-1 3-0 28-1 *NL* 3-1 16-1 3-1 22-1 *NL* 3-2 25-1 3-2 25-1 *NL* 4-0 50-1 4-0 100-1 *NL* 4-1 40-1 4-1 80-1 *NL* 4-2 50-1 4-2 80-1 *NL* Draw : *NL* 0-0 8-1 *NL* 1-1 11-2 *NL* 2-2 14-1 *NL* 3-3 50-1 *NL* Double result : *NL* half-time full-time *NL* 5-2 MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND *NL* 14-1 MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND Draw *NL* 28-1 MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND *NL* 5-1 Draw MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND *NL* 4-1 Draw Draw *NL* 11-2 Draw MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND *NL* 25-1 MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND *NL* 14-1 MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND Draw *NL* 4-1 MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND *NL* First goalscorer of match : *NL* MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND *NL* 9-2 MMSTART_610980 Davor_Šuker Davor Suker MMEND 9-2 MMSTART_66164 Ronaldo Ronaldo MMEND *NL* 5-1 Pedrag Mijatovic 7-1 MMSTART_353781 Luís_Figo Luis Figo MMEND *NL* 7-1 MMSTART_347480 Raúl_(footballer) Raul Gonzalez MMEND 7-1 MMSTART_2706494 Juan_Antonio_Pizzi Juan Pizzi MMEND *NL* 12-1 MMSTART_816172 Fernando_Redondo Fernando Redondo MMEND 9-1 Giovanni *NL* 14-1 MMSTART_5529728 Víctor_Sánchez Victor Sanchez MMEND 12-1 MMSTART_5586941 Guillermo_Amor Guillermo Amor MMEND *NL* 16-1 MMSTART_5586995 José_Emilio_Amavisca Jose Amavisca MMEND 14-1 MMSTART_6096292 Roger_García_Junyent Roger Garcia MMEND *NL* 16-1 Manolo Sanchis 14-1 MMSTART_1477888 Gheorghe_Popescu Gheorghe Popescu MMEND *NL* 16-1 MMSTART_454123 Roberto_Carlos_(footballer) Roberto Carlos MMEND 16-1 *NL* JosepGuardiola *NL* 20-1 MMSTART_788409 Fernando_Hierro Fernando Hierro MMEND 20-1 Ivan de laPena *NL* 20-1 MMSTART_12345223 Luis_Milla Luis Milla MMEND 25-1 MMSTART_616593 Luis_Enrique_Martínez_García Luis Enrique MMEND *NL* 33-1 MMSTART_9998052 Fernando_Sanz Fernando Sanz MMEND 25-1 *NL* AbelardoFernandez *NL* 40-1 MMSTART_5571094 Carlos_Secretário Carlos Secretario MMEND 28-1 MMSTART_1786727 Sergi_Barjuán Sergi Barjuan MMEND *NL* 40-1 MMSTART_5000750 Rafael_Alkorta Rafael Alkorta MMEND 33-1 MMSTART_3250276 Albert_Ferrer Albert Ferrer MMEND *NL* 40-1 Chendo Porlan 33-1 MMSTART_3567801 Miguel_Ángel_Nadal Miguel Nadal MMEND *NL* 40-1 *NL* MMSTART_1129727 Laurent_Blanc Laurent Blanc MMEND *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1203testb_SOCCER SOCCER SHOWCASE-FANS FACE BREATHALYSER TESTS , PAPER SAYS . *NL* MMSTART_41188263 Madrid MADRID MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND police will breathalyse fans at the gates of the MMSTART_225760 Santiago_Bernabéu_Stadium Santiago Bernabeu stadium MMEND and ban drunk supporters from Saturday 's big Real Madrid-Barcelona game , the MMSTART_41188263 Madrid Madrid MMEND daily MMSTART_539568 El_Mundo_(Spain) El Mundo MMEND said on Friday . *NL* Although there are no known precedents in the country , the action is envisaged in MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND legislation governing sports events . *NL* Tickets for the game stipulate that supporters will be barred if they are " under the effects of alcohol " . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1204testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_26667 Spain SPANISH MMEND FIRST DIVISION STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_41188263 Madrid MADRID MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Standings in the MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND first *NL* division ahead of this weekend 's games . *NL* ( tabulate under games played , won , drawn , lost , goals for , *NL* against , points ) : *NL* MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND 15 10 5 0 31 12 35 *NL* MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND 15 10 4 1 46 19 34 *NL* Deportivo Coruna 15 9 6 0 23 7 33 *NL* MMSTART_834322 Real_Betis Real Betis MMEND 15 8 5 2 28 13 29 *NL* MMSTART_84197 Atlético_Madrid Atletico Madrid MMEND 15 8 3 4 26 17 27 *NL* MMSTART_80824 Athletic_Bilbao Athletic Bilbao MMEND 15 7 4 4 28 22 25 *NL* MMSTART_143279 Real_Sociedad Real Sociedad MMEND 15 7 3 5 20 18 24 *NL* MMSTART_295563 Real_Valladolid Valladolid MMEND 15 7 3 5 19 18 24 *NL* MMSTART_7614075 Racing_de_Santander Racing Santander MMEND 15 5 7 3 15 15 22 *NL* MMSTART_958372 Rayo_Vallecano Rayo Vallecano MMEND 15 5 5 5 21 19 20 *NL* MMSTART_32780 Valencia_CF Valencia MMEND 15 6 2 7 23 22 20 *NL* MMSTART_24119395 Celta_de_Vigo Celta Vigo MMEND 15 5 5 5 17 17 20 *NL* MMSTART_1769413 CD_Tenerife Tenerife MMEND 15 5 4 6 23 17 19 *NL* MMSTART_30875941 RCD_Espanyol Espanyol MMEND 15 4 4 7 17 20 16 *NL* MMSTART_80801 Real_Oviedo Oviedo MMEND 15 4 4 7 17 21 16 *NL* MMSTART_79943 Sporting_de_Gijón Sporting MMEND Gijon 15 4 4 7 15 22 16 *NL* Logrones 15 4 3 8 11 33 15 *NL* MMSTART_84496 Real_Zaragoza Zaragoza MMEND 15 2 8 5 18 23 14 *NL* MMSTART_243500 Sevilla_FC Sevilla MMEND 15 4 2 9 13 20 14 *NL* MMSTART_7940435 SD_Compostela Compostela MMEND 15 3 4 8 13 28 13 *NL* MMSTART_30861637 Hércules_CF Hercules MMEND 15 2 2 11 11 29 8 *NL* MMSTART_4151443 CF_Extremadura Extremadura MMEND 15 1 3 11 8 30 6 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1205testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_26667 Spain SPAIN MMEND PICK UNCAPPED ARMANDO FOR MMSTART_126460 1998_FIFA_World_Cup WORLD CUP MMEND CLASH . *NL* MMSTART_41188263 Madrid MADRID MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND coach MMSTART_2193105 Javier_Clemente Javier Clemente MMEND has added uncapped Deportivo Coruna midfielder Armando Alvarez to his squad for the MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND qualifier against Yugoslavia on December 14 . *NL* " I do n't believe it ... *NL* I thought it was a joke , " said Armando who replaces injured MMSTART_84197 Atlético_Madrid Atletico Madrid MMEND playmaker MMSTART_2173152 José_Luis_Caminero Jose Luis Caminero MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1206testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND BOSS HAVELANGE STANDS BY MMSTART_616629 George_Weah WEAH MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_25458 Rome ROME MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND chairman MMSTART_579541 João_Havelange Joao Havelange MMEND said on Friday he would personally present MMSTART_18940588 A.C._Milan AC Milan MMEND MMSTART_616629 George_Weah George Weah MMEND with world soccer 's fair play award despite the striker 's attack on MMSTART_172589 F.C._Porto Porto MMEND captain MMSTART_670891 Jorge_Costa Jorge Costa MMEND . *NL* In an interview with the MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND newspaper MMSTART_1938426 La_Gazzetta_dello_Sport Gazzetta dello Sport MMEND , he was quoted as saying MMSTART_616629 George_Weah Weah MMEND had been provoked into the assault which left MMSTART_670891 Jorge_Costa Costa MMEND with a broken nose . *NL* " MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND has named the MMSTART_17791 Liberia Liberian MMEND for its 1996 Fair Play award and it is not going to change its decision , " Havelange said . *NL* " A reaction , provoked , cannot erase 10 years of loyalty everywhere and in every competition . *NL* " I will be happy to give him the award personally on January 20 in MMSTART_18091 Lisbon Lisbon MMEND and I 'm confident that MMSTART_670891 Jorge_Costa Costa MMEND himself will be there beside me on that day to shake his hand . " *NL* MMSTART_616629 George_Weah Weah MMEND was suspended for one match by MMSTART_32332 UEFA UEFA MMEND , MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND soccer 's governing body , pending a fuller investigation . *NL* The incident took place in the players ' tunnel after a European Champions ' League match on November 20 . *NL* MMSTART_616629 George_Weah Weah MMEND has admitted head butting MMSTART_670891 Jorge_Costa Costa MMEND but said he reacted to racist taunts . *NL* He has offered to apologise if MMSTART_670891 Jorge_Costa Costa MMEND acknowledges the provocation . *NL* MMSTART_670891 Jorge_Costa Costa MMEND , who needed surgery on his nose , has not accepted the offer and was reported to be considering suing MMSTART_616629 George_Weah Weah MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_616629 George_Weah Weah MMEND served out his suspension during MMSTART_18940588 A.C._Milan Milan MMEND 's 2-1 home defeat by MMSTART_86945 Rosenborg_BK Rosenborg MMEND of MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND on Wednesday . *NL* The defeat put the MMSTART_362466 Italy_national_football_team Italians MMEND out of the Europoean Cup . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1207testb_GUNMEN GUNMEN WOUND TWO MMSTART_19961 Manchester_United_F.C. MANCHESTER UNITED MMEND FANS IN MMSTART_26964606 Austria AUSTRIA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_55866 Vienna VIENNA MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Two MMSTART_19961 Manchester_United_F.C. Manchester United MMEND soccer fans were wounded by unidentified gunmen on Friday and taken to hospital in the MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austrian MMEND capital , police said . *NL* " The four MMSTART_19097669 British_people Britons MMEND were shot at from a MMSTART_18564164 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes MMEND car at around 1 a.m. , " a spokeswoman told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* The two men were hit in the pelvis and leg . *NL* Police said their lives were not in danger . *NL* The fans , in MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND to watch their team play MMSTART_656932 SK_Rapid_Wien Rapid Vienna MMEND last Wednesday , may have been involved in a pub brawl earlier , the spokeswoman said . *NL* MMSTART_19961 Manchester_United_F.C. Manchester United MMEND won 2-0 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1208testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_14532 Italy ITALIAN MMEND FIRST DIVISION MATCHES THIS WEEKEND . *NL* MMSTART_25458 Rome ROME MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND MMSTART_15496 Serie_A Serie A MMEND games to be played on Sunday ( league positions in parentheses , all kick- off times MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND ) : *NL* MMSTART_81238 Bologna_F.C._1909 Bologna MMEND ( 4 ) v MMSTART_1136763 S.S.D._Piacenza_Calcio_1919 Piacenza MMEND ( 13 ) 1330 *NL* Along with leaders MMSTART_1136820 Vicenza_Calcio Vicenza MMEND , fourth-placed MMSTART_81238 Bologna_F.C._1909 Bologna MMEND represent the biggest surprise of this MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND autumn . *NL* Led as usual by MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Swede MMEND MMSTART_1610584 Kennet_Andersson Kennet Andersson MMEND and MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND MMSTART_5472710 Igor_Kolyvanov Igor Kolyvanov MMEND in attack , MMSTART_81238 Bologna_F.C._1909 Bologna MMEND can expect a tough home match against a MMSTART_1136763 S.S.D._Piacenza_Calcio_1919 Piacenza MMEND side still exultant after a 3-2 league win over MMSTART_18940588 A.C._Milan AC Milan MMEND last Sunday . *NL* MMSTART_1116811 Cagliari_Calcio Cagliari MMEND ( 16 ) v MMSTART_3070366 A.C._Reggiana_1919 Reggiana MMEND ( 18 ) 1530 *NL* MMSTART_1116811 Cagliari_Calcio Cagliari MMEND start favourite in this relegation scrap following draws with MMSTART_1130620 S.S.C._Napoli Napoli MMEND and MMSTART_15116 Inter_Milan Inter MMEND in last two outings but will be without suspended MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND defender MMSTART_4596587 Ramon_Vega Ramon Vega MMEND . *NL* Bottom team MMSTART_3070366 A.C._Reggiana_1919 Reggiana MMEND are also without a suspended defender , MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND MMSTART_3487862 Dietmar_Beiersdorfer Dietmar Beiersdorfer MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3165 ACF_Fiorentina Fiorentina MMEND ( 10 ) v MMSTART_2592452 A.C._Perugia_Calcio Perugia MMEND ( 8 ) 1330 *NL* MMSTART_3165 ACF_Fiorentina Fiorentina MMEND will be without three suspended players -- defenders MMSTART_27046811 Daniele_Carnasciali Daniele Carnasciali MMEND and MMSTART_1348640 Lorenzo_Amoruso Lorenzo Amoruso MMEND and midfielder Emiliano Bigica -- for a difficult home match against unpredictable , attack-oriented MMSTART_2592452 A.C._Perugia_Calcio Perugia MMEND led by in-form MMSTART_5573 Croatia Croat MMEND striker Milan Rapajic and the experienced MMSTART_26136829 Fausto_Pizzi Fausto Pizzi MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_28984 S.S._Lazio Lazio MMEND ( 12 ) v MMSTART_2358 A.S._Roma AS Roma MMEND ( 7 ) 1930 *NL* Poor man 's MMSTART_25458 Rome Roman MMEND derby in what has been a miserable season for both MMSTART_25458 Rome Rome MMEND teams , already eliminated from the MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND and MMSTART_232175 UEFA_Europa_League UEFA Cups MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_28984 S.S._Lazio Lazio MMEND have injury doubts about striker MMSTART_3379954 Pierluigi_Casiraghi Pierluigi Casiraghi MMEND , MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND midfielder MMSTART_616605 Pavel_Nedvěd Pavel Nedved MMEND and defender MMSTART_2671283 Paolo_Negro Paolo Negro MMEND , while MMSTART_2358 A.S._Roma Roma MMEND present a full strength side led by MMSTART_18951905 Argentina Argentine MMEND MMSTART_2335302 Abel_Balbo Abel Balbo MMEND , MMSTART_1476665 Marco_Delvecchio Marco Delvecchio MMEND and MMSTART_615883 Francesco_Totti Francesco Totti MMEND in attack . *NL* MMSTART_18940588 A.C._Milan AC Milan MMEND ( 9 ) v MMSTART_149877 Udinese_Calcio Udinese MMEND ( 11 ) 1330 *NL* Can MMSTART_18940588 A.C._Milan Milan MMEND sink any further ? *NL* Following their midweek Champions ' League elimination by MMSTART_21241 Norway Norwegian MMEND side MMSTART_86945 Rosenborg_BK Rosenborg MMEND , a morale-boosting win is badly needed . *NL* MMSTART_17791 Liberia Liberian MMEND striker MMSTART_616629 George_Weah George Weah MMEND makes a welcome return for MMSTART_18940588 A.C._Milan Milan MMEND alongside MMSTART_25624 Roberto_Baggio Roberto Baggio MMEND , with MMSTART_20760 Montenegro Montenegrin MMEND MMSTART_3307429 Dejan_Savićević Dejan Savicevic MMEND in midfield . *NL* Good news for MMSTART_18940588 A.C._Milan Milan MMEND is that MMSTART_149877 Udinese_Calcio Udinese MMEND 's MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND striker MMSTART_1129681 Oliver_Bierhoff Oliver Bierhoff MMEND is out through injury . *NL* MMSTART_1130620 S.S.C._Napoli Napoli MMEND ( 5 ) v MMSTART_14035 Hellas_Verona_F.C. Verona MMEND ( 17 ) 1330 *NL* In-form MMSTART_1130620 S.S.C._Napoli Napoli MMEND should prove too strong for second from bottom MMSTART_14035 Hellas_Verona_F.C. Verona MMEND despite the absence of their suspended MMSTART_18951905 Argentina Argentine MMEND defender MMSTART_1026826 Roberto_Ayala Roberto Ayala MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_14035 Hellas_Verona_F.C. Verona MMEND 's slim chances have been further reduced by a knee injury to their experienced midfielder MMSTART_233026 Eugenio_Corini Eugenio Corini MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_62611 Parma_F.C. Parma MMEND ( 14 ) v Atlalanta ( 15 ) 1330 *NL* MMSTART_62611 Parma_F.C. Parma MMEND may field new signing , MMSTART_5573 Croatia Croat MMEND midfielder MMSTART_2526978 Mario_Stanić Mario Stanic MMEND , in an attempt to lift a miserable season which has seen them go without a win since a 1-0 triumph over MMSTART_1116811 Cagliari_Calcio Cagliari MMEND eight weeks ago . *NL* MMSTART_62611 Parma_F.C. Parma MMEND 's MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND midfielder MMSTART_9792192 Daniel_Bravo Daniel Bravo MMEND and defender MMSTART_1081233 Fabio_Cannavaro Fabio Cannavaro MMEND are suspended while MMSTART_18951905 Argentina Argentine MMEND Nestor Sensini is out through injury . *NL* MMSTART_210482 Atalanta_B.C. Atalanta MMEND look to MMSTART_968320 Filippo_Inzaghi Filippo Inzaghi MMEND , scorer of eight goals . *NL* MMSTART_574307 U.C._Sampdoria Sampdoria MMEND ( 6 ) v MMSTART_16415 Juventus_F.C. Juventus MMEND ( 3 ) 1330 *NL* All-conquering MMSTART_16415 Juventus_F.C. Juventus MMEND field their most recent signing , MMSTART_23033 Portugal Portuguese MMEND defender MMSTART_2135282 Dimas_Teixeira Dimas MMEND , while MMSTART_20118104 Alessandro_Del_Piero Alessandro Del Piero MMEND and MMSTART_5573 Croatia Croat MMEND MMSTART_1451945 Alen_Bokšić Alen Boksic MMEND lead the attack . *NL* The new world club champions may prove too strong for a MMSTART_574307 U.C._Sampdoria Sampdoria MMEND side led by captain MMSTART_1425014 Roberto_Mancini Roberto Mancini MMEND but missing injured MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND midfielder MMSTART_10444156 Pierre_Laigle Pierre Laigle MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_1136820 Vicenza_Calcio Vicenza MMEND ( 1 ) v MMSTART_15116 Inter_Milan Internazionale MMEND ( 2 ) 1330 *NL* Not exactly a clash of the titans but an intriuguing match nonetheless . *NL* Full strength MMSTART_1136820 Vicenza_Calcio Vicenza MMEND , led by MMSTART_31843 Uruguay Uruguayan MMEND MMSTART_17898455 Marcelo_Otero Marcelo Otero MMEND , may continue their surprise run at the top against an MMSTART_15116 Inter_Milan Inter MMEND side that has been less than impressive in three successive home draws . *NL* MMSTART_15116 Inter_Milan Inter MMEND will be without suspended MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND defender Joceyln Angloma and injured MMSTART_5489 Chile Chilean MMEND striker MMSTART_543293 Iván_Zamorano Ivan Zamorano MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1209testb_BASKETBALL BASKETBALL - MMSTART_540056 Euroleague_Basketball EUROLEAGUE MMEND RESULT . *NL* MMSTART_3708 Brussels BRUSSELS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Result of a MMSTART_540056 Euroleague_Basketball EuroLeague MMEND basketball match on Thursday : *NL* Group B *NL* In MMSTART_175228 Charleroi Charleroi MMEND : *NL* MMSTART_13615830 Spirou_Charleroi Charleroi MMEND ( MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND ) 75 MMSTART_3227322 CB_Estudiantes Estudiantes Madrid MMEND ( MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND ) 82 ( 34-35 ) *NL* Leading scorers : *NL* MMSTART_13615830 Spirou_Charleroi Charleroi MMEND - Eric Cleymans 18 , Ron Ellis 18 , Jacques Stas 14 *NL* MMSTART_3227322 CB_Estudiantes Estudiantes MMEND - Harper Williams 20 , Chadler Thompson 17 , Juan Aisa 14 *NL* Group D *NL* In MMSTART_55904 Belgrade Belgrade MMEND : *NL* MMSTART_5551651 KK_Partizan Partizan Belgrade MMEND ( MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia MMEND ) 78 MMSTART_630309 Virtus_Pallacanestro_Bologna Kinder Bologna MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 70 ( halftime 44-35 ) *NL* Leading scorers : *NL* MMSTART_5551651 KK_Partizan Partizan MMEND - MMSTART_18295798 Dejan_Koturović Dejan Koturovic MMEND 21 *NL* Kinder - MMSTART_2159873 Zoran_Savić Zoran Savic MMEND 18 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1210testb_SQUASH SQUASH - MMSTART_3428311 Rodney_Eyles EYLES MMEND WITHIN SIGHT OF FIFTH TITLE OF YEAR . *NL* MMSTART_19189 Mumbai BOMBAY MMEND , MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* World number two MMSTART_3428311 Rodney_Eyles Rodney Eyles MMEND moved within sight of his fifth title of the year on Friday when he hurried in only 40 minutes to the final of the richest squash tournament outside the MMSTART_466604 World_Open_(squash) World Open MMEND , the $ 105,000 Mahindra International . *NL* The MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND brushed aside unseeded MMSTART_18803164 English_people Englishman MMEND MMSTART_7555328 Mark_Cairns_(squash_player) Mark Cairns MMEND 15-7 15-6 15-8 . *NL* Top-seeded MMSTART_3428311 Rodney_Eyles Eyles MMEND now meets titleholder MMSTART_2947276 Peter_Nicol Peter Nicol MMEND of MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND who overcame MMSTART_3451294 Simon_Parke Simon Parke MMEND of MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND 15-7 15-12 15-12 . *NL* MMSTART_2947276 Peter_Nicol Nicol MMEND was full of praise for his opponent who has battled testicular cancer to return to the circuit . " *NL* He 's a remarkably courageous player , " said MMSTART_2947276 Peter_Nicol Nicol MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1211testb_SQUASH SQUASH - MAHINDRA INTERNATIONAL SEMIFINAL RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_19189 Mumbai BOMBAY MMEND , MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Results of semifinals in the Mahindra International squash tournament on Friday : *NL* MMSTART_2947276 Peter_Nicol Peter Nicol MMEND ( MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND ) beat MMSTART_3451294 Simon_Parke Simon Parke MMEND ( MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND ) 15-7 15-12 15-12 MMSTART_3428311 Rodney_Eyles Rodney Eyles MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) beat MMSTART_7555328 Mark_Cairns_(squash_player) Mark Cairns MMEND ( MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND ) 15-7 15-6 15-8 . *NL* Final : MMSTART_2947276 Peter_Nicol Nicol MMEND v MMSTART_3428311 Rodney_Eyles Eyles MMEND , on Saturday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1212testb_GUNMEN GUNMEN KILL FOUR IN S.AFRICA 'S MMSTART_14754726 Zulu_Kingdom ZULU MMEND PROVINCE . *NL* MMSTART_313650 Durban DURBAN MMEND , MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South Africa MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* At least four people have been shot dead in two suspected political attacks in MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South Africa MMEND 's volatile MMSTART_14754726 Zulu_Kingdom Zulu MMEND heartland , police said on Friday . *NL* A police spokesman said two youths believed to be supporters of President MMSTART_21492751 Nelson_Mandela Nelson Mandela MMEND 's MMSTART_2503 African_National_Congress African National Congress MMEND ( MMSTART_2503 African_National_Congress ANC MMEND ) had been killed when unknown gunmen opened fire at the rural settlement of Izingolweni on MMSTART_193596 KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal MMEND province 's south coast on Thursday night . *NL* The victims were 18 and 20 , he said , adding one other youth had been wounded in the shooting . *NL* In another attack , also on the province 's south coast on Thursday night , two men were shot dead near MMSTART_1407421 Umkomaas Umkomaas MMEND . *NL* " We suspect that these killings are linked to politics , " spokesman Bala Naidoo told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* There had been no arrests . *NL* The killings came just hours after violence monitors said they were not optimistic of a peaceful festive season in MMSTART_193596 KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal MMEND and pointed the south coast region where 18 people were massacred last Christmas as one of potential hot spots . *NL* They said the recent lull in political feuding could be upset as thousands of migrant workers , some tense with grudges brewed in the cities and keen to settle old scores , flock back to their home villages . *NL* More than 14,000 people have lost their lives in over a decade of political turf wars between the MMSTART_2503 African_National_Congress ANC MMEND and MMSTART_14754726 Zulu_Kingdom Zulu MMEND Chief MMSTART_478139 Mangosuthu_Buthelezi Mangosuthu Buthelezi MMEND 's MMSTART_383326 Inkatha_Freedom_Party Inkatha Freedom Party MMEND in the province . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1213testb_HAVEL MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel HAVEL MMEND PRAISES MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic CZECH MMEND NATIVE MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright ALBRIGHT MMEND AS FRIEND . *NL* Klara Gajduskova *NL* MMSTART_23844 Prague PRAGUE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND President MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel Vaclav Havel MMEND on Friday welcomed the appointment of MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Madeleine Albright MMEND , who is of MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND extraction , as the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND ' first woman Secretary of State . *NL* In a statement MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel Havel MMEND , who is recovering from cancer surgery , said : " MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Madeleine Albright MMEND is a distinguished friend , a tested diplomat , and a true MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND of fine origins . " *NL* " I look forward to continuing our good relations ... *NL* with the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND and with the first woman ever to hold the position of Secretary of State . *NL* I wish her well , " MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel Havel MMEND said in a statement to MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel Havel MMEND , who helped lead the " velvet revolution " that ousted the Communist regime in MMSTART_23844 Prague Prague MMEND in 1989 , invited MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND , then working for a private foreign policy think tank , to advise his new democratic government in 1990 . *NL* MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel Havel MMEND had a small malignant tumour removed from his lung on Monday and is recovering in hospital . *NL* MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND , born MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Marie Korbelova MMEND to a MMSTART_5322 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak MMEND diplomat in 1937 , fled with her family to the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND after the Communists came to power in a coup in 1948 . *NL* As an academic , MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND studied and lectured on MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND 's 20th century problems before becoming MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ambassador to the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations United Nations MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND diplomats , seeking to have their country included in the expected expansion of MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND , praised the selection of MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND , known to be a strong supporter of alliance 's integration of former Soveit-bloc countries . *NL* " The nomination ... *NL* is a clear signal that one key of the lines of foreign policy will be the strengthening of the trans-Atlantic cooperation , a creation of strategic partnership between MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND and the US , " Foreign Minister MMSTART_1806294 Josef_Zieleniec Josef Zieleniec MMEND told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* " ( MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND ) is a convinced advocate of MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND enlargement and of stabilisation of security structures . " *NL* MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND ambassador to the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations United Nations MMEND , Karel Kovanda , told the daily MMSTART_1363183 Mladá_fronta_DNES Mlada Fronta Dnes MMEND that MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND " is a little light in our diplomatic heaven , " but warned against expecting her to exert any influence in favour of the MMSTART_151873 Czechs Czechs MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1214testb_RADIO RADIO ROMANIA AFTERNOON HEALINES AT 4 PM . *NL* MMSTART_36877 Bucharest BUCHAREST MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Radio Romania news headlines : *NL* * The Democratic Convention signed an agreement on government and parliamentary support with its coalition partners the Social Democratic Union and the Hungarian Democratic Union ( MMSTART_1203555 Democratic_Union_of_Hungarians_in_Romania UDMR MMEND ) . *NL* The ceremony was attended by President MMSTART_393370 Emil_Constantinescu Emil Constantinescu MMEND . *NL* * The three parties in the government coalition have committed themselves to a real reform of MMSTART_25445 Romania Romania MMEND 's economy , MMSTART_393370 Emil_Constantinescu Constantinescu MMEND said after the ceremony . *NL* * The MMSTART_1203555 Democratic_Union_of_Hungarians_in_Romania UDMR MMEND wants to contribute to social reform and economic revival in MMSTART_25445 Romania Romania MMEND , union leader MMSTART_1219345 Béla_Markó Marko Bela MMEND said . *NL* * The international airport in MMSTART_60817 Timișoara Timisoara MMEND and the domestic airports in MMSTART_22537901 Arad,_Romania Arad MMEND , MMSTART_2024606 Oradea_International_Airport Oradea MMEND and MMSTART_2384413 Sibiu_International_Airport Sibiu MMEND were closed due to fog . *NL* -- Bucharest Newsroom 40-1 3120264 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1215testb_CZECH MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic CZECH MMEND VICE-PM SEES WIDER DEBATE AT PARTY CONGRESS . *NL* MMSTART_23844 Prague PRAGUE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Saturday 's national congress of the ruling Czech Civic Democratic Party ( ODS ) will discuss making the party more efficient and transparent , Foreign Minister and ODS vice-chairman MMSTART_1806294 Josef_Zieleniec Josef Zieleniec MMEND , said on Friday . *NL* " Modernisation and more profesionalism of the party 's structure , having financing of the party be more transparent ... *NL* are absolutely fundamental , " MMSTART_1806294 Josef_Zieleniec Zieleniec MMEND , who is also vice-premier in the government , told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* He said after June general elections in which the ruling three-party coalition lost its parliamentary majority , the ODS executive , led by Prime Minister MMSTART_303222 Václav_Klaus Vaclav Klaus MMEND , had developed proposals on these subjects to present at the congress on Saturday in the MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND second city MMSTART_57575 Brno Brno MMEND . *NL* " I am convinced , that the congress will tackle these proposals , " he said . *NL* The ODS , a party in which Klaus often tries to emulate the style of former MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND Prime Minister MMSTART_19831 Margaret_Thatcher Margaret Thatcher MMEND , has been in control of MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND politics since winning general elections in 1992 . *NL* MMSTART_1806294 Josef_Zieleniec Zieleniec MMEND in the summer led calls for the party and its leadership to listen to more diverse opinions , a thinly-veiled criticism of Klaus who has spearheaded the country 's MMSTART_23346 Post-communism post-Communist MMEND economic reforms . *NL* The party , led by the vigorously-confident Klaus , took 32 of 81 seats after late November runoff elections to the new upper house of MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND parliament . *NL* But after the first round vote a week before , the ODS had the potential to win as many 79 seats . *NL* Klaus and his coalition lost its majority in parliament in June lower house elections after the left-wing opposition consolidated , putting the centre-left Social Democrats in a strong second-place position . *NL* -- Prague Newsroom 42-2-2423-0003 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1216testb_POLAND MMSTART_22936 Poland POLAND MMEND GOT MONEY FROM POST-WAR MMSTART_26748 Switzerland SWISS MMEND ACCOUNTS . *NL* Marcin Grajewski *NL* MMSTART_32908 Warsaw WARSAW MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND said on Friday that MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND bank accounts , which in many cases belonged to MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jews MMEND who died in the MMSTART_10396793 The_Holocaust Holocaust MMEND , were used in debt settlements between the two countries after the MMSTART_32927 World_War_II World War Two MMEND . *NL* Foreign Minister MMSTART_776028 Dariusz_Rosati Dariusz Rosati MMEND , unveiling first findings of a special government commission , said that in 1970s the then communist MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND received 460,000 MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND francs from the accounts . *NL* " In 1970s , MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND received from unclaimed accounts in MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND a sum of 460,000 francs . *NL* What was its right ( to the money ) ...I do not know , " MMSTART_776028 Dariusz_Rosati Rosati MMEND told a news conference . *NL* MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND stands accused by Senator Alfonse D'Amato , chairman of the powerful U.S. Senate Banking Committee , of agreeing to give money to MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND from unclaimed bank accounts of MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND citizens , as part of an accord on compensating MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND nationals whose assets had been seized in communist MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND . *NL* Many of these citizens were MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jews MMEND murdered during the war , when MMSTART_21736 Nazi_Party Nazi MMEND MMSTART_21212 Nazi_Germany German MMEND invaders killed most of MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND 's 3.5 million MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jews MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_776028 Dariusz_Rosati Rosati MMEND did not say whether the payment in 1970s was part of the 1949 agreement between MMSTART_32908 Warsaw Warsaw MMEND and MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND on compensation to MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND citizens whose assets were seized by the Soviet-imposed communists authorities after MMSTART_32927 World_War_II World War Two MMEND . *NL* " I expect that the commission will finish gathering information within two to three weeks and then more details will be provided , " MMSTART_776028 Dariusz_Rosati Rosati MMEND said . *NL* MMSTART_776028 Dariusz_Rosati Rosati MMEND confirmed that the 1949 agreement had provided for granting MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND about 53 million francs and most of this sum was repaid with coal exports . *NL* He said , however , that MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND did get about 16,000 francs from the so-called " dead accounts " as part of the compensation . *NL* " About 16,000 francs were seized from accounts of four or five MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND citizens , whose data we do not precisely know . *NL* The issue is of moral and legal nature , because its financial significance is small , " MMSTART_776028 Dariusz_Rosati Rosati MMEND said . *NL* Under pressure from international MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND organisations , MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND government has devised a plan to pay out millions of dollars in unclaimed bank accounts as a conciliatory gesture toward MMSTART_10396793 The_Holocaust Holocaust MMEND victims . *NL* The conservative Radical Democrats ( MMSTART_369001 Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland FDP MMEND ) have said they would ask parliament next week to order MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND banks to put some 40 million MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND francs ( $ 31 million ) in dormant wealth into a fund earmarked for MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND groups and charitable organisations . *NL* But MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND banks and the country 's MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND community voiced doubts whether the plan would work . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1217testb_INTERVIEW-ZYWIEC INTERVIEW-ZYWIEC SEES NO BIG 97 NET RISE . *NL* Steven Silber *NL* MMSTART_32908 Warsaw WARSAW MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND brewer Zywiec 's 1996 profit slump may last into next year due in part to hefty depreciation charges , but recent high investment should help the firm defend its 10-percent market share , the firm 's chief executive said . *NL* Company President Jean van Boxmeer told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND in an interview on Friday that the firm , whose net profit fell 77 percent in the first 10 months of 1996 despite a 30-percent rise in sales , might only post slightly better profits in 1997 before having a chance to make a more significant turnaround . *NL* So far this year Zywiec , whose full name is Zaklady Piwowarskie w Zywcu SA , has netted six million zlotys on sales of 224 million zlotys . *NL* It has produced 1.5 million hectolitres . *NL* Van Boxmeer would not say how much higher 1997 profits or market share could be but said sales of leading MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND brewers should rise as the country 's young urban professionals gradually switch from vodka to beer . *NL* " The perspective on growth is such that reasonably we can think that somewhere between 65 and 80 litres per year is certainly reachable , " van Boxmeer said on MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND per-capita beer consumption , currently around 40 litres . *NL* He said the 65-80-litre level could be reached in the next ten years and make MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND , with its 40-million population , MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND 's third largest beer market after MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND and MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND . *NL* Van Boxmeer said MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND 's top five brewers , which produce about 55 percent of the country 's beer , could all raise market share as some of the numerous small brewers fall to competition from the large brewers with foreign investors . *NL* Zywiec is 31.8-percent owned by MMSTART_150133 Heineken_International Heineken MMEND while MMSTART_325070 Carlsberg_Group Carlsberg MMEND has the same amount in MMSTART_9889109 Okocim Okocim MMEND . *NL* Earlier this year South African Breweries Ltd ( MMSTART_419331 South_African_Breweries SAB MMEND ) bought strategic stakes in the unlisted Lech and MMSTART_74608 Tychy Tychy MMEND brewers , which together hold more than 20 percent of the market , and MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND 's Brewpole BV has a controlling stake in MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND 's larges t brewery , Elbrewery Company Ltd. ( EB ) . *NL* Van Boxmeer said the tough competition had prevented Zywiec from raising prices in line with inflation , which had added to the pressure on the firm 's margins . *NL* He said advertising costs would also increase in the fight for market share . *NL* But he said the company 's investment of more than $ 100 million already this decade , largely in production , would help position it to compete with such competitors as brewers from the neighbouring MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech Republic MMEND . *NL* Some analysts say cheaper but high-quality MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND imports could invade MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND once tariffs for MMSTART_459244 Central_European_Free_Trade_Agreement CEFTA MMEND countries are lifted in 1998 , but van Boxmeer says such a threat might be exaggerated despite the MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND beer market 's overcapacity . *NL* " I think MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND consumers in general are quite proud of their beers -- and I 'm speaking about all the brands -- and as we make good beers ... *NL* I think that this fidelity to our beers is a factor which can limit the MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND beers , " he said . *NL* Van Boxmeer said Zywiec had its eye on Okocim , which has said it would start producing MMSTART_325070 Carlsberg_Group Carlsberg MMEND beer next year , but that Zywiec 's potential production of MMSTART_4793292 Heineken Heineken MMEND was a medium-term possibility rather than a short-term one . *NL* He said his firm would be better off concentrating on its leading brand , Zywiec Full Light , which accounts for 85 percent of sales and is the country 's largest-selling brand . *NL* " You will not win the war of the MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND beer market with imported international brands , " van Boxmeer said , adding that MMSTART_4793292 Heineken Heineken MMEND would remain an up-market import in MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND . *NL* Van Boxmeer also said Zywiec would be boosted by its recent shedding of soft drinks which only accounted for about three percent of the firm 's overall sales and for which 7.6 million zlotys in provisions had already been made . *NL* -- Warsaw Newsroom +48 22 653 9700 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1218testb_HAVEL MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel HAVEL MMEND HAS TRAECHEOTOMY AFTER CONDITIONS WORSENS . *NL* MMSTART_23844 Prague PRAGUE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Doctors performed an emergency tracheotomy to help MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech MMEND President MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel Vaclav Havel MMEND breathe after cancer surgery on his lungs earlier this week , a spokesman said on Friday . *NL* He said that the procedure to insert a device into MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel Havel MMEND 's throat , done after his breathing worsened on Thursday , had helped , and the president 's condition significantly improved . *NL* " A worsening in the president 's lung functions took place yesterday , " presidential spokesman Ladlislav Spacek said in a statement . *NL* " A tracheotomy was performed and supportive breathing was installed through the help of a breathing device , " he said . " *NL* After these steps , the president 's condition signigicantly improved . " *NL* MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel Havel MMEND has been recovering from surgery on Monday which removed a small malignant tumour and half of his right lung . *NL* Doctors after the operation said that they had caught the cancer early , and that MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel Havel MMEND could fully recover from the surgery within six weeks . *NL* His spokesman said on Thursday that MMSTART_63299 Václav_Havel Havel MMEND , 60 and a heavy smoker , had also developed a slight case of pneumonia in the left lung . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1219testb_UK-US UK-US open skies talks end , no date to restart . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The UK Department of Transport on Friday said that the latest round of " open skies " talks with the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND had ended with no deal on liberalising the transatlantic flight market and no date set for when talks would restart . *NL* A spokesman for the DOT told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND " We have had talks towards concluding a new air service agreement which would produce liberalisation ... *NL* useful progress was made on a number of issues , but not all . *NL* No date has been set for further talks . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1220testb_Tambang Tambang Timah at $ 15.575 in MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* PT Tambang Timah closed at $ 15.575 per GDR in MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND on Friday . *NL* It recorded the day 's low of $ 15.475 and the day 's high of $ 15.725 . *NL* It closed at $ 15.80 on Thursday . *NL* One Global Depository Receipt represents 10 common shares . *NL* -- MMSTART_16275 Jakarta Jakarta MMEND newsroom +6221 384-6364 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1221testb_Telkom MMSTART_1101488 Telkom_Indonesia Telkom MMEND at $ 35 in MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_1101488 Telkom_Indonesia PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia MMEND ( MMSTART_1101488 Telkom_Indonesia Telkom MMEND ) closed at $ 35 in MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND on Friday . *NL* It recorded the day 's low of $ 34.475 and the day 's high of $ 35.375 . *NL* Its previous close on Thursday as $ 35.63 . *NL* One ADS represents 20 ordinary shares -- MMSTART_16275 Jakarta Jakarta MMEND newsroom +6221 384-6364 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1222testb_Woman Woman charged over MMSTART_21265 Northern_Ireland N. Ireland MMEND arms find . *NL* MMSTART_5046 Belfast BELFAST MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* A woman was charged on Friday with terrorist offences after three MMSTART_14732 Irish_Republican_Army Irish Republican Army MMEND mortar bombs were found in a MMSTART_5046 Belfast Belfast MMEND house , police said . *NL* Police said the bombs were found hidden with incendiaries and ammunition that were blocked up behind a kitchen wall . *NL* The 35-year-old woman was charged with possession of explosives with intent to endanger life and making a house available for the purpose of terrorism , police said . *NL* She will appear in court on Saturday . *NL* Her name was not released . *NL* Security forces said the bombs may have been intended for use in a pre-Christmas bombing campaign by the guerrilla group that is battling to oust MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND from MMSTART_21265 Northern_Ireland Northern Ireland MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1223testb_Britain MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND sets conditions to clear MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND alliance . *NL* Edna Fernandes *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND government warned Friday that it would refer the proposed trans-Atlantic alliance between MMSTART_3970 British_Airways British Airways Plc MMEND and MMSTART_2386 American_Airlines American Airlines MMEND to MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND 's MMSTART_941690 Competition_Commission Monopolies and Mergers Commission MMEND unless the carriers complied with a number of conditions . *NL* Trade and Industry Secretary MMSTART_415201 Ian_Lang,_Baron_Lang_of_Monkton Ian Lang MMEND added that even if the conditions were met by both airlines , final clearance would hinge on an open skies deal between MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND and the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND to liberalise trans-Atlantic air traffic , which would create greater competition on the routes . *NL* Lang said he supported conditions proposed by MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND 's MMSTART_2914114 Office_of_Fair_Trading Office of Fair Trading MMEND , which was asked to examine the case last month . *NL* " I agree ... that without suitable undertakings the alliance would be likely to lead to a significant loss of actual and potential passengers , on those routes where BA and AA currently compete and for all passengers on the trans-Atlantic market route between the UK and MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND , " he said . *NL* His comments came just minutes after the latest set of open skies talks ended in MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND with no deal signed . *NL* Industry sources said there was no new date for fresh talks and blamed the deadlock on uncertainty over whether the British Airways-American deal would be cleared . *NL* The conditions for clearance of the alliance were that MMSTART_3970 British_Airways British Airways MMEND and MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND drop 168 slots at MMSTART_13595 London_Heathrow_Airport London Heathrow MMEND airport , the busiest in MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND 's parent , MMSTART_1042296 AMR_Corporation AMR Corp. MMEND , said it did not view the terms as a " deal breaker . " *NL* However , it called the conditions " more severe " than those imposed by other regulatory authorities on similar airline alliances . *NL* MMSTART_3970 British_Airways British Airways MMEND 's initial response was that " unconditional divestiture of slots is unprecedented and if done it must be on the basis of fair market value . " *NL* It added that it would be " prepared to take reasonable steps to assist the introduction of additional competition . " *NL* The government also wants MMSTART_3970 British_Airways British Airways MMEND to drop a clause in its agreement with MMSTART_291315 US_Airways USAir MMEND that bars it from competing on trans-Atlantic routes , and said both MMSTART_3970 British_Airways British Airways MMEND and MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND should be prepared to reduce services on the MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND to Dallas-Fort Worth route in the event that a new entrant wishes to enter . *NL* It also suggested losing some slots on the London-to-Boston route . *NL* The MMSTART_2914114 Office_of_Fair_Trading Office of Fair Trade MMEND called for MMSTART_3970 British_Airways British Airways MMEND / MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND to allow third-party access to their joint frequent flyer programme where the applicant does not have access to an equivalent programme . *NL* Lang said responses should be made to the MMSTART_2914114 Office_of_Fair_Trading Office of Fair Trading MMEND by Jan. 10 , 1997 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1224testb_Med Med oil products mostly lower as MMSTART_285262 Elf_Aquitaine Elf MMEND strike ends . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Mediterranean oil products were steady to mostly lower on Friday after MMSTART_285262 Elf_Aquitaine Elf MMEND refinery workers voted to end their nine-day strike . *NL* Gas oil erased Thursday 's gains , plunging $ 5.50 a tonne in line with the screen . *NL* Volume was very thin and market remained long , with premiums down $ 1 at about high cif quotes +$0.50 basis MMSTART_66513 Genoa Genoa MMEND . " *NL* The sharp moves on the screen make everyone nervous , " a trader said . *NL* Trades were discussed in 0.2 , 0.5 and one percent heating oil into MMSTART_7515849 Syria Syria MMEND and MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND and there were fresh inquiries from MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND and MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND for low sulphur diesel . *NL* Interest remains focussed on a tender by MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND for a second purchase of high speed diesel for January delivery . *NL* Fuel oil lost ground sharply with weaker crude , but also suffered from some pricing pressure . *NL* High sulphur cracked fuel lost about $ 3 to $ 109-111 fob Med with several cargoes threatening to overhang the market . *NL* The chance of material heading north , talked earlier this week , may be in jeopardy now since MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND fuel oil is expected to head transatlantic following outages at two coking units in the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S MMEND . *NL* Up to 165,000 tonnes of fuel will have to find a new home and with the arbitrage from the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND to MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND open MMSTART_26049 Rotterdam Rotterdam MMEND is a prime candidate . *NL* Low sulphur prices were lower with cif Med pegged in the mid to low $ 140s . *NL* Gasoline prices fell after striking MMSTART_285262 Elf_Aquitaine Elf MMEND refinery workers voted to go back to work , traders said . *NL* But an open arbitrage to the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND and tight MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND supplies after MMSTART_285262 Elf_Aquitaine Elf MMEND scooped up Med material over the last week , continued to underpin prices into next week . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1225testb_New New meningitis scare hits MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* A boy has died from meningitis and a girl from the same school has contracted the disease in the second such scare to hit MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom Britain MMEND in as many weeks , health authorities said on Friday . *NL* The 16-year-old who attended MMSTART_9462675 Sale_Grammar_School Sale Grammar School MMEND in the northern MMSTART_9316 England England MMEND city of MMSTART_20206 Manchester Manchester MMEND died less than a day after becoming ill . *NL* The 15-year-old girl is also suffering from the disease and hospital officials described her condition as serious . *NL* " At the moment there is no evidence the two cases are linked . *NL* However , we are assuming they are as a precaution for the time being , " a spokeswoman said . *NL* The more than 1,260 students at the school are being given antibiotics as a precaution . *NL* MMSTART_69894 Wales Wales MMEND grappled with its own cluster of meningitis cases on a university campus in MMSTART_5882 Cardiff Cardiff MMEND . *NL* At least two people have died and hundreds have been vaccinated in an effort to contain the virus . *NL* In MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND , eight people have died and hundreds more are fighting a widespread food-poisoning outbreak . *NL* A health authority spokeswoman said 78 people suspected of having the disease , including 64 confirmed cases , were still being treated . *NL* Three were listed in poor condition . *NL* More than 290 people have reported symptoms in MMSTART_164890 Lanarkshire Lanarkshire MMEND county , the worst-hit area , since the outbreak first came to light after people ate tainted meat pies at a pensioners ' lunch . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1226testb_Major MMSTART_15898 John_Major Major MMEND 's office-Conservatives still have majority . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND Prime Minister MMSTART_15898 John_Major John Major MMEND 's office said on Friday that rebel MMSTART_32113 Conservative_Party_(UK) Conservative MMEND MP Sir MMSTART_5533386 John_Michael_Gorst John Gorst MMEND had not " resigned the whip " ( quit the parliamentary party ) and the government still had a majority in the 651-seat parliament . *NL* " He ( MMSTART_5533386 John_Michael_Gorst Gorst MMEND ) isreserving the right not to cooperate , but he has not resigned the whip . *NL* The government still has a majority , " a spokesman from MMSTART_15898 John_Major Major MMEND 's office in MMSTART_226294 10_Downing_Street Downing Street MMEND said . *NL* MMSTART_5533386 John_Michael_Gorst Gorst MMEND 's office said later the MP would not feel himself obliged to vote with the government . *NL* He said at one point during a press conference : " I have seen my whip ( party manager ) for next week which , of course , does n't mean very much to me now . " *NL* Before MMSTART_5533386 John_Michael_Gorst Gorst MMEND 's statement , MMSTART_15898 John_Major Major MMEND had a one-seat majority in the 651-seat House of Commons lower house of parliament . *NL* In his formal statement , MMSTART_5533386 John_Michael_Gorst Gorst MMEND said : " I am today withdrawing my cooperation from the government and shall not treat the " whip ' as either a summons to attend the House of Commons or as placing me under any obligation to vote as advised . " *NL* MMSTART_5533386 John_Michael_Gorst Gorst MMEND resigned over a hospital closure in his constituency . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1227testb_Electronic Electronic Data bags flight data contract . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Information technology firm MMSTART_10052 HP_Enterprise_Services Electronic Data Systems MMEND said on Friday it had bagged a contract for the first air traffic control project being funded under the Private Finance Initiative . *NL* In a statement , MMSTART_10052 HP_Enterprise_Services EDS MMEND said the contract would be in the region of 50 million stg . *NL* The contract involved upgrading the flight data processing system at the Oceanic Control Centre in MMSTART_583733 Prestwick Prestwick MMEND in south west MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scotland MMEND for National Air Traffic Services Ltd ( MMSTART_423831 NATS_Holdings NATS MMEND ) , subsidiary of the MMSTART_684737 Civil_Aviation_Authority_(United_Kingdom) Civil Aviation Authority MMEND . *NL* The system is responsible for the control of aircraft flying transatlantic routes from MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND and MMSTART_21139 North_America North America MMEND . *NL* The system , which would use satellite technology , is scheduled to enter service in 2000 . *NL* -- London Newsroom +44-171-542 7717 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1228testb_RTRS RTRS - Cricket - Play restarts in Australia-West Indies match . *NL* MMSTART_17306237 Melbourne MELBOURNE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Play restarted in the first MMSTART_185047 World_Series_Cricket World Series MMEND limited overs match between MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND and MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND after a rain delay of 50 minutes on Friday . *NL* MMSTART_3379941 West_Indies_cricket_team West Indies MMEND resumed their innings on 53 for two with opener MMSTART_3076020 Sherwin_Campbell Sherwin Campbell MMEND on 25 and MMSTART_897186 Shivnarine_Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul MMEND 10 . *NL* Rain earlier delayed the start of play by 30 minutes . *NL* -- Sydney Newsroom 61-2 9373-1800 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1229testb_Cricket Cricket - MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND beat MMSTART_478115 New_Zealand_national_cricket_team New Zealand MMEND by 46 runs . *NL* MMSTART_401000 Sialkot SIALKOT MMEND , MMSTART_23235 Pakistan Pakistan MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND beat MMSTART_478115 New_Zealand_national_cricket_team New Zealand MMEND by 46 runs on Friday to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match one-day series . *NL* Scores : MMSTART_759295 Pakistan_national_cricket_team Pakistan MMEND 277-9 , MMSTART_478115 New_Zealand_national_cricket_team New Zealand MMEND 231 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1230testb_Manitoba Manitoba Pork forward contract PM prices - Dec 6 . *NL* MMSTART_100730 Winnipeg WINNIPEG MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Manitoba Pork closing forward contract prices in MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND dollars per hundred lbs ( Cwt ) for Dec 6 including minimum guaranteed price -- *NL* CONTRACT PREVIOUS CLOSE PM CLOSE PM CLOSING RANGE *NL* DATE PM CLOSE FIXED MINIMUM AT 1230 CST *NL* Feb 97 79.94 79.67 75.55 77.01-81.80 *NL* Mar 97 76.37 76.12 72.02 73.47-78.24 *NL* Apr 97 74.13 74.69 70.59 72.04-76.81 *NL* May 97 76.51 77.07 72.97 74.42-79.19 *NL* Jun 97 77.53 77.24 73.17 74.62-79.35 *NL* Jul 97 74.45 74.01 69.95 71.39-76.12 *NL* Aug 97 72.41 72.07 68.01 69.45-74.18 *NL* Sep 97 69.18 69.24 65.17 66.61-71.34 *NL* Oct 97 68.00 68.05 63.98 65.43-70.16 *NL* Nov 97 68.00 68.05 63.98 65.43-70.16 *NL* Note : Manitoba Government Price Index ( C$ per cwt ) - *NL* Dec 4 87.16 *NL* Manitoba 's Hog Price Range : 84.00-86.00 per cwt *NL* MMSTART_5042916 Canada CAN MMEND / MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE : 1.3570 *NL* Source : Manitoba Pork . *NL* ( ( MMSTART_100730 Winnipeg Winnipeg MMEND bureau 204-947-3548 ) ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1231testb_Canadian MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND West Coast Vessel Loadings - CWB . *NL* MMSTART_100730 Winnipeg WINNIPEG MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The MMSTART_526502 Canadian_Wheat_Board Canadian Wheat Board MMEND reported six ships loading , 10 waiting and four due at the MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND West Coast , as of Friday . *NL* The longest wait to load on the West Coast was 13 days . *NL* Two ship loaded in MMSTART_221651 Thunder_Bay Thunder Bay MMEND , one waited and seven were due . *NL* Two ships loaded on the East Coast , three waited to load , six were due . *NL* Port Loading Waiting *NL* MMSTART_32706 Vancouver Vancouver MMEND 5 7 *NL* Prince Rupert 1 3 *NL* ( ( Gilbert Le Gras 204 947 3548 ) ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1232testb_New MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND timecharter fixtures - Dec 6 . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* No new fixtures reported from MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND . *NL* -- New York Commodities Desk +1 212 859 1640 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1233testb_New MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND coal / ore / scrap fixtures - Dec 6 . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* ORE - Maritime Queen 70,000 tonnes Dampier / Kaohsiung 20-30/12 $ 5.25 fio 35,000 / 30,000 MMSTART_7378179 China_Steel China Steel MMEND . *NL* -- New York Commodities Desk +1 212 859 1640 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1234testb_Clean Clean tankers fixtures and enquiries - 2321 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* FIXTURES - *NL* WESTERN HEMISPHERE - *NL* Danila 28.5 16/12 Caribs / up W224 MMSTART_18848197 ExxonMobil Mobil MMEND . *NL* -- New York Commodities Desk , 212-859-1640 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1235testb_Dirty Dirty tanker fixtures and enquiries - 2317 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MIDEAST / MMSTART_26191 Red_Sea RED SEA MMEND - *NL* Thai Resource 264 31/12 MMSTART_1719051 Ras_Tanura Ras Tanura MMEND / MMSTART_26191 Red_Sea Red Sea MMEND W46.50 MMSTART_20708 Mobil Mobil MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_19006 Mediterranean_Sea MEDITERRANEAN MMEND - *NL* Lula I 85 25/12 Sidi Kreir / Augusta W100 MMSTART_10239 Exxon Exxon MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_1057236 Spetses Spetses MMEND 139 17/12 Sidi Kreir / Augusta W97.50 MMSTART_10239 Exxon Exxon MMEND . *NL* Mesipia 77.5 17/12 Bajaia / MMSTART_3262142 Fos-sur-Mer Fos MMEND W105 MMSTART_10239 Exxon Exxon MMEND . *NL* -- New York Commodities Desk +1 212 859 1640 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1236testb_NYC MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NYC MMEND Jan refunding has its 1st Euro floating rate . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York City MMEND on Friday said that it planned a $ 775 million refunding for January that will include its first floating rate issue of taxable debt for MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND investors . *NL* A city official , who declined to be named , explained that Goldman , Sachs , which this summer was demoted to the second tier of the syndicate , proposed the floating rate issue and as a result was promoted to book runner for this offering . *NL* By selling the floating rate debt , the city hopes to establish a benchmark , the city official said , adding that it needed a large deal to accomplish this objective . *NL* The city in late June sold its first issue of Euronotes , a strategy that it says saved it $ 500,000 in interest costs , and it has been trying to build on this strategy of expanding the pool of potential investors since then . *NL* In November , MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York City MMEND said it became the first MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND municipality to offer bonds for sale in MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND markets by competitive bidding as it listed taxable bonds on the MMSTART_197867 London_Stock_Exchange London Stock Exchange MMEND . *NL* The refunding planned for January also includes a $ 475 million tax-exempt offering . *NL* No specific date in January has been selected for the debt sale , the official added . *NL* -- Joan Gralla , 212-859-1654 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1237testb_USDA MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND gross cutout hide and offal value . *NL* DES MOINES 1996-12-06 *NL* The hide and offal value from a typical slaughter steer for Friday was estimated at $ 9.54 per cwt live , dn 0.05 when compared to Thursday 's value . *NL* - MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1238testb_Wall Wall St speculates about Santa Fe savior . *NL* Brendan Intindola *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Homestake Mining Co tops MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange Wall Street MMEND 's list as the most likely white knight buyer for Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp if Santa Fe rejects unsolicited suitor Newmont Mining Corp . *NL* Santa Fe is so far mum on the more than $ 2 billion stock swap takeover proposal from MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND , announced Thursday . *NL* MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange Wall Street MMEND , since the bid , has speculated that any deal between MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND and Santa Fe would be a " bear hug , " or a reluctantly negotiated agreement where the buyer is not necessarily a friendly suitor . *NL* MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND said the companies have had previous contact , though declined to detail the encounters . *NL* Analysts predict Santa Fe will go to the highest bidder , and that if a rival buyer is found , MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND may not be able to match its offer . *NL* They said the Santa Fe deal , which includes desirable MMSTART_21216 Nevada Nevada MMEND mining territory , would only payoff for MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND longer term . *NL* MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND , in fact , will not benefit from the Santa Fe acquisition on an earnings basis for at least two years , which also limits its capacity to raise its offer . *NL* Any deal , friendly or hostile , would almost assuredly be a stock swap , which is necessary to preserve the tax-free , pooling-of-interest accounting , they said . *NL* Analysts and arbitrageurs immediately ruled out Barrick Gold Corp and Bre-X Minerals Ltd as Santa Fe saviors because they are locked in negotiations over their splitting MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND 's Busang vast gold deposit . *NL* Placer Dome Inc too was considered unlikley because it is focusing on geographic expansion in areas that do match Santa Fe 's MMSTART_21216 Nevada Nevada MMEND , MMSTART_26769 South_America South America MMEND and MMSTART_6742 Central_Asia Central Asia MMEND presence , they said . *NL* A Homestake spokesman was not immediately available to comment on speculation that it tops the list . *NL* Homestake , based in MMSTART_49728 San_Francisco San Francisco MMEND , operates gold mines in the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND , MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND , MMSTART_5489 Chile Chile MMEND and MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND . *NL* Earnings in 1995 were $ 0.22 per share , or $ 30.3 million , on revenues of $ 746.3 million . *NL* Santa Fe is headquartered MMSTART_51278 Albuquerque,_New_Mexico Albuquerque MMEND , MMSTART_21649 New_Mexico N.M. MMEND and reported 1995 earnings of $ 0.30 per share , or $ 40 million , on revenues of $ 350 million . *NL* Santa Fe has mining and exploration operations in MMSTART_21216 Nevada Nevada MMEND , MMSTART_5407 California California MMEND , MMSTART_19978 Montana Montana MMEND , MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND , MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND , MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND , MMSTART_5489 Chile Chile MMEND , MMSTART_16642 Kazakhstan Kazakstan MMEND , MMSTART_18987 Mexico_City Mexico MMEND and MMSTART_12067 Ghana Ghana MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3012585 Paine_Webber PaineWebber MMEND analyst Marc Cohen said he lowered his rating on MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND to neutral from attractive today because if MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND merged with Santa Fe , investors would have to wait until the second half of 1998 to realize earnings accretion . *NL* " I think Homestake could come in as a white knight , but how much is someone willing to come in above the MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND number . *NL* One would have to outbid by at least 15 percent , but there is going to be a ( Santa Fe ) deal with someone , " he said . *NL* " Longer term , two to three years out , ( a Newmont-Santa Fe deal ) is positive , it does all the right things . *NL* But in the near-term it is , at worst , neutral , " the analyst added . *NL* MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND proposed to Santa Fe a stock-swap merger at a ratio of 0.33 MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND shares for each Santa Fe shares . *NL* In Friday MMSTART_21560 New_York_Stock_Exchange New York Stock Exchange MMEND trade , Newmonth was off 1/2 to 46-5/8 while Santa Fe added 1/4 to 15-1/8 . *NL* " MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND said it wants to discuss a friendly deal with Santa Fe , which is almost always a euphemism for ' We have more money in our pocket , ' " said an arb , referring to a possible sweetened bid from MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND . *NL* Two other arbs called MMSTART_1100754 Newmont_Mining_Corporation Newmont MMEND 's move a " a 32 cent bid " because there is no formal tender offer , only the proposal letter " mailed " to Santa Fe 's board . *NL* -- Wall Street Desk , 212-859-1734 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1239testb_Russ MMSTART_1448050 Kid_Brands Russ Berrie MMEND president to retire in July . *NL* MMSTART_124995 Oakland,_New_Jersey OAKLAND MMEND , MMSTART_21648 New_Jersey N.J. MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Russ Berrie and Co Inc said on Friday that A. Curts Cooke will retire as president and chief operating officer effective July 1 , 1997 . *NL* Cooke will provide consulting services to the company through July 1 , 1998 , and will continue to serve as a director , the toy and gift maker said . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1240testb_Zimbabwe MMSTART_34399 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe MMEND executes convicted murderer . *NL* MMSTART_56680 Harare HARARE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_34399 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe MMEND hanged a convicted murderer on Friday , bringing to eight the number of executions carried out in the past year . *NL* A statement said Piniel Sindiso Ncube was hanged at dawn . *NL* President MMSTART_17380298 Robert_Mugabe Robert Mugabe MMEND 's government has resisted pressure from local and international human rights groups to abolish the death sentence . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1241testb_Multinational Multinational commander going back to east MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND . *NL* Jonathan Wright *NL* MMSTART_21482 Nairobi NAIROBI MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND general in charge of a multinational force for eastern MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND said on Friday he was going back to MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND for more information about the plight of about 165,000 MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwandan MMEND refugees adrift in the countryside . *NL* Lieutenant-General MMSTART_1131450 Maurice_Baril Maurice Baril MMEND told a news conference in MMSTART_21482 Nairobi Nairobi MMEND his main concern was for a large group of about 150,000 refugees living off the land in a valley about 65 km ( 40 miles ) west of the eastern city of MMSTART_1210483 Goma Goma MMEND . *NL* If he decided it was necessary and safe for the aircrew , he would not hesitate to order airdrops of food for the refugees , even against the wishes of the government in MMSTART_45773 Kinshasa Kinshasa MMEND and the MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zairean MMEND rebels who control much of eastern MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND , he said . *NL* " Tomorrow I 'm going into MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwanda MMEND and my intention is to go across into eastern MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND and try to find out for the second time what the situation is on the ground , " he said . *NL* General MMSTART_1131450 Maurice_Baril Baril MMEND saw rebel leader MMSTART_49367 Laurent-Désiré_Kabila Laurent Kabila MMEND in MMSTART_1210483 Goma Goma MMEND last week but the rebels told him the crisis was over because most of the MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwandan MMEND refugees have already gone home . *NL* The rebels do not want the multinational force to deploy on the ground , for fear it might help the MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zairean MMEND army regain control of the area . *NL* MMSTART_45773 Kinshasa Kinshasa MMEND opposes airdrops , apparently because the food could fall into the hands of the rebels and their local supporters . *NL* MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND Defence Minister MMSTART_906034 Doug_Young_(politician) Doug Young MMEND said on Thursday that the multinational force would probably not have to make food airdrops or intervene militarily in any major way . *NL* " It does n't look as though they ( airdrops ) are going to be required in any significant way because the NGOs ( non-governmental organisations ) are in that area on the border between MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND and MMSTART_25645 Rwanda Rwanda MMEND , " MMSTART_906034 Doug_Young_(politician) Young MMEND told reporters . *NL* But General MMSTART_1131450 Maurice_Baril Baril MMEND said it would be premature to rule out any course of action until he had more information . *NL* " We hope that if the front moves forward or stabilises then we will have access ( to the large group of refugees ) with reconnaissance or humanitarian agencies . *NL* " If they ca n't move because they are too weak , then we will probably consider very seriously using air delivery means ( airdrops ) ...It 's complex , it 's dangerous for the air crew that fly in there and it will have to be absolutely necessary . *NL* If it is necessary , I wo n't hesitate to use it , " he said . *NL* Asked if he would disregard the objections of the MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zairean MMEND government , he said : " It would have to be in the last resort . *NL* It would have to mean that tens of thousands of lives are in danger . *NL* Do you think that I would have a conscience problem doing it or not at that time ? *NL* And my mandate is also under Chapter Seven to operate in eastern MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND . " *NL* Under Chapter Seven of the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND charter , the MMSTART_31956 United_Nations_Security_Council Security Council MMEND has wide powers to preserve peace and security . *NL* " I know their ( the MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zairean MMEND government 's ) position and I know it 's very delicate and we are very sensitive to their position also , " the general added . *NL* He denied that his contacts , criticised by MMSTART_45773 Kinshasa Kinshasa MMEND , with the MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zairean MMEND rebels amounted to negotiations . *NL* " I do n't negotiate , " he said . " *NL* I coordinate with those who are holding ground and that 's a wise thing to do . *NL* When we do n't know where the front is , we do n't know what the risk is . " *NL* MMSTART_1131450 Maurice_Baril Baril MMEND said that apart from the group of 150,000 , MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND and MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND reconnaissance plans had tracked two much smaller groups of refugees -- one of up to 1,000 north of the town of Masisi and one of up to 8,000 on the road from MMSTART_448570 Bukavu Bukavu MMEND west to MMSTART_3063152 Kindu Kindu MMEND . *NL* The MMSTART_588207 Kisangani Kisangani MMEND office of the medical charity MMSTART_20498 Médecins_Sans_Frontières Medecins sans Frontieres MMEND said on Friday that more than 100,000 refugees were trekking northwest from the Goma-Bukavu area and many of them were now in the town of MMSTART_20246549 Walikale_Territory Walikale MMEND . *NL* The general did not mention these refugees , who are on the outer limit of the strip the planes have been checking . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1242testb_Mauritius MMSTART_19201 Mauritius Mauritius MMEND put on cyclone alert . *NL* MMSTART_57378 Port_Louis PORT LOUIS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_19201 Mauritius Mauritian MMEND authorities put the Indian Ocean island on cyclone alert on Friday . *NL* The weather services office said the centre of the intense tropical cyclone Daniella was 570 km ( 310 miles ) north by northwest of the island on Friday afternoon and was moving south by southwest at eight km an hour ( four knots ) . *NL* Although not threatening MMSTART_19201 Mauritius Mauritius MMEND directly , it is coming closer to the island and could change direction , it added . *NL* Winds up to 75 km an hour ( 40 knots ) could blow over MMSTART_19201 Mauritius Mauritius MMEND during the night of Friday to Saturday , it said . *NL* The weather in the capital MMSTART_57378 Port_Louis Port Louis MMEND was heavily cloudy on Friday afternoon with occasional showers . *NL* The northeastern coast of the nearby island of MMSTART_18964 Madagascar Madagascar MMEND has also gone on alert . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1243testb_U.N. MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND evacuates staff from MMSTART_5478 Central_African_Republic Central African Republic MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_21371767 Abidjan ABIDJAN MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The MMSTART_31769 United_Nations United Nations MMEND evacuated its staff in the MMSTART_5478 Central_African_Republic Central African Republic MMEND on Friday because of mounting violence in a two-week-old army mutiny in the capital , a MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND official said . *NL* The official from the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND refugee agency MMSTART_31964 United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees UNHCR MMEND said a chartered plane had picked up the staff from MMSTART_56617 Bangui Bangui MMEND and was heading for MMSTART_21371767 Abidjan Abidjan MMEND , MMSTART_57744 Ivory_Coast Ivory Coast MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1244testb_Senegal MMSTART_27278 Senegal Senegal MMEND proposes foreign minister for MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND post . *NL* MMSTART_44251 Dakar DAKAR MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_27278 Senegal Senegal MMEND 's President MMSTART_476881 Abdou_Diouf Abdou Diouf MMEND said on Friday he was proposing his foreign minister MMSTART_1531994 Moustapha_Niasse Moustapha Niasse MMEND for the post of MMSTART_31769 United_Nations United Nations MMEND secretary-general . *NL* MMSTART_476881 Abdou_Diouf Diouf MMEND announced his intention to reporters when he returned from the Franco-African summit in MMSTART_3470 Burkina_Faso Burkina Faso MMEND where an MMSTART_5334607 Africa African MMEND successor to Secretary-General MMSTART_211193 Boutros_Boutros-Ghali Boutros Boutros-Ghali MMEND was discussed . *NL* The MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND has vetoed a second term for the MMSTART_8087628 Egypt Egyptian MMEND but left the door open for another MMSTART_5334607 Africa African MMEND candidate . *NL* " If MMSTART_5334607 Africa Africa MMEND does not wish to lose its turn we have to act fast , " MMSTART_476881 Abdou_Diouf Diouf MMEND said . " *NL* Some of my brother heads of state asked me if I would n't nominate MMSTART_1531994 Moustapha_Niasse Moustapha Niasse MMEND . *NL* I see in him the profile of a secretray-general of the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations United Nations MMEND and I have given my endorsement . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1245testb_Ex-minister Ex-minister , son killed in MMSTART_5478 Central_African_Republic Central Africa MMEND unrest . *NL* Raphael Kopessoua *NL* MMSTART_56617 Bangui BANGUI MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* A former cabinet minister in MMSTART_5478 Central_African_Republic Central African Republic MMEND and his son were abducted from their home and murdered in growing ethnic violence in the capital MMSTART_56617 Bangui Bangui MMEND , a government minister said on Friday . *NL* With violence spiralling out of control , MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND voiced backing for the elected MMSTART_56617 Bangui Bangui MMEND government but said its troops based in the former colony under defence pacts would not help it combat army mutineers . *NL* " MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND cannot be involved in the domestic political debate , " President MMSTART_39764 Jacques_Chirac Jacques Chirac MMEND told a news conference at the end of a Franco-African summit in MMSTART_3470 Burkina_Faso Burkina Faso MMEND . *NL* " MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND troops may only take part in maintaining order to avoid major abuses and protect foreign communities , " he said . *NL* Public Service Minister David Dofara , who is the head of the national Red Cross , told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND he had seen the bodies of former interior minister Christophe Grelombe and his son , who was not named . *NL* Witnesses said they had been seized by troops loyal to President MMSTART_224900 Ange-Félix_Patassé Ange-Felix Patasse MMEND at dawn on Thursday when they clashed with soldiers staging a mutiny since November 16 . *NL* Grelombe is from the MMSTART_14985085 Yakoma_people Yakoma MMEND tribe to which most of the rebel soldiers belong . *NL* The uprising began over pay demands but has turned into a campaign to topple Patasse , sparking ethnic violence and dividing the capital . *NL* The former minister and his son had been taken from their home close to the presidential palace , which is guarded by loyalist soldiers backed by MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND troops based in MMSTART_56617 Bangui Bangui MMEND . *NL* The bodies were found on Thursday in an open field about two km ( one mile ) further away , said Dofora and other witnesses . *NL* The men were seized as loyalist forces and MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND troops fought gunbattles with mutineers who fired rockets into the city centre . *NL* A French-owned hotel was slightly damaged . *NL* Yakomas are hounded in stronghold districts of Patasse 's Baya people while other tribes have fled areas in rebel hands . *NL* Roadblocks have been erected in city districts while central MMSTART_56617 Bangui Bangui MMEND , which is patrolled by MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND troops with tanks , is deserted . *NL* Shops and businesses have remained shut this week . *NL* The Franco-African summit decided to send a mission MMSTART_56617 Bangui Bangui MMEND to seek ways of containing the mutiny and a threat of civil war . *NL* MMSTART_39764 Jacques_Chirac Chirac MMEND said MMSTART_3470 Burkina_Faso Burkina Faso MMEND President MMSTART_289470 Blaise_Compaoré Blaise Compaore MMEND would visit MMSTART_56617 Bangui Bangui MMEND " in the coming hours " with the heads of state of MMSTART_12027 Gabon Gabon MMEND , MMSTART_19127 Mali Mali MMEND and Chad to try and establish dialogue between authorities and rebels . *NL* The mutiny forced Patasse to miss the summit . *NL* His spokesman had predicted the meeting to send an assessment mission . *NL* Patasse , who won MMSTART_5478 Central_African_Republic Central Africa MMEND 's first multi-party elections , refuses to resign . *NL* Church-led meadiation attempts hit deadlock over rebel demands for his departure . *NL* Soldiers staged mutinies in April and May , with MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND troops stepping in with tanks and helicopters to quell the more serious second uprising . *NL* Patasse offered concessions and amnesty to rebels before the May rebellion ended after rebels looted the city centre . *NL* Rebels accuse Patasse of tribalism and of arming his civilian supporters and hired guns from MMSTART_27421 Sudan Sudan MMEND and Chad . *NL* Mutineers have vowed to disarm all civilians and to chase out the foreign forces knwon as MMSTART_4096428 Codos Codos MMEND . *NL* Hospital sources and witnesses said about 10 people were known to have been killed in the more than two weeks of fighting , including two rebels killed in Thursday 's clashes . *NL* An undetermined number of people are reported to have been abducted and killed outside the town by tribal vigilante groups . *NL* In Thursday 's fighting , MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND troops fired back as mutineers trying to break out of their strongholds rained mortar shells on the city centre . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1246testb_Five Five die as SAfrican crop plane hits pickup . *NL* MMSTART_58893 Johannesburg JOHANNESBURG MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Five people were killed when a crop-spraying plane preparing for takeoff crashed into a light delivery vehicle in MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South Africa MMEND 's MMSTART_447011 North_West_(South_African_province) North West MMEND region , state radio reported on Friday . *NL* The freak accident occurred in MMSTART_44514 Mahikeng Mafikeng MMEND on Thursday . *NL* The pilot survived the crash , but the driver and passengers of the van were killed . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1247testb_WEATHER WEATHER - Conditions at CIS airports - Dec 6 . *NL* MMSTART_19004 Moscow MOSCOW MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* No weather-related closures of CIS airports are expected on December 7 and 8 , the Russian Weather Service said on Friday . *NL* -- Moscow Newsroom +7095 941 8520 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1248testb_Skinheads Skinheads attack MMSTART_18933194 Bratislava Bratislava MMEND Rabbi - police . *NL* MMSTART_18933194 Bratislava BRATISLAVA MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Four skinheads attacked and insulted the rabbi of MMSTART_18933194 Bratislava Bratislava MMEND , Baruch Meyers , in the city centre on Friday , but he escaped unharmed , a police spokesman told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* " A group of four skinheads attacked the rabbi , one kicked him in the hand but caused no injury , " the spokesman said . *NL* " All four attackers were apprehended and two have been detained , " the spokesman added *NL* He was unable to give more details . *NL* " The further procedure is now in the hands of the local police investigator , " the spokesman said . *NL* It was the second attack by skinheads in two years on Meyers , an MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND . *NL* Meyers was not available for comment . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1249testb_Albanian MMSTART_738 Albania Albanian MMEND jailed for threat of bomb suicide . *NL* MMSTART_31075 Tirana TIRANA MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* An MMSTART_738 Albania Albanian MMEND court on Friday sentenced a man who threatened to blow himself up outside President MMSTART_267929 Sali_Berisha Sali Berisha MMEND 's office to 13 years in jail for guerrilla action and illegal possession of arms . *NL* Buza last April said he would blow himself up outside the presidential palace unless he was allowed to speak to MMSTART_267929 Sali_Berisha Berisha MMEND , who was at the time meeting MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND President MMSTART_1076893 Oscar_Luigi_Scalfaro Oscar Luigi Scalfaro MMEND . *NL* Buza was overpowered by riot police less than one hour after he began his action . *NL* " Evaluating all the conditions of the case the court thinks the sentence should be lower than the minimum ( 15 years ) , " MMSTART_31075 Tirana Tirana MMEND judge Qazim Gjonaj added . *NL* The defendant denied the charges , saying his action was intended to urge the authorities to give him a $ 20,000 loan . *NL* Medical experts had concluded Buza was mentally unstable but fully responsible for the act he had committed , Gjonaj said . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1250testb_Polish MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND ex-communist president to visit Pope . *NL* MMSTART_32908 Warsaw WARSAW MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND 's ex-communist President MMSTART_150186 Aleksander_Kwaśniewski Aleksander Kwasniewski MMEND is likely to visit Polish-born Pope John Paul in early 1997 despite uneasy relations between the MMSTART_32408 Vatican_City Vatican MMEND and MMSTART_32908 Warsaw Warsaw MMEND , the foreign minister said on Friday . *NL* " President MMSTART_150186 Aleksander_Kwaśniewski Kwasniewski MMEND plans to visit MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND on a invitation from President MMSTART_1076893 Oscar_Luigi_Scalfaro Oscar Scalfaro MMEND . *NL* A meeting with the Pope is also planned , " MMSTART_776028 Dariusz_Rosati Dariusz Rosati MMEND told a news conference . *NL* MMSTART_776028 Dariusz_Rosati Rosati MMEND said that the atmosphere of the meeting , if it takes place , would largely depend on the progress in talks on ratification of a treaty between MMSTART_32908 Warsaw Warsaw MMEND and the MMSTART_32408 Vatican_City Vatican MMEND . *NL* @ *NL* The ratification of the treaty , which was signed in 1993 by the then right-centrist government , is being delayed by an ex-communist party , which won parliamentary elections in the same year and now dominates parliament . *NL* The party , the MMSTART_28800 Democratic_Left_Alliance Democratic Left Alliance MMEND , says the agreement would give the MMSTART_606848 Catholic_Church Catholic Church MMEND too much influence over life in MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND and could infringe on rights of other religious groups and non-believers . *NL* The relations with the MMSTART_32408 Vatican_City Vatican MMEND have also been soured by a recent relaxation of MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND 's anti-abortion rules , which MMSTART_150186 Aleksander_Kwaśniewski Kwasniewski MMEND signed into law last month . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1251testb_Russia MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND warns Norilsk , not expected to liquidate it . *NL* Lynnley Browning *NL* MMSTART_19004 Moscow MOSCOW MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND Finance Minister Alexander Livshits warned financially-troubled MMSTART_7183054 Norilsk_Nickel Norilsk Nickel MMEND on Friday that it must pay overdue taxes , but analysts said the firm would not be liquidated or that its would assets would be frozen . *NL* " Norilsk really is a big debtor , both to the federal and regional budgets , " said Konstantin Chernyshev , equities analyst at MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND brokerage Rinaco Plus and a Norilsk watcher . " *NL* Livshits 's words are an attempt to put pressure on the company . " *NL* The official MMSTART_434852 Information_Telegraph_Agency_of_Russia Itar-Tass MMEND news agency quoted Livshits as telling parliamentary deputies that RAO Norilsky Nikel 0#NKEL.RUO had to pay its tax arrears and that bankruptcy procedures applied to the metals group . *NL* " If it was an unsolicited statement and a bolt out of the blue , then it obviously means something , " said Christopher Granville , chief economist at United City Bank in MMSTART_19004 Moscow Moscow MMEND . *NL* " But if it was a response to a deputy 's question that was essentially loaded , then it was the only answer he could have given . " *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND tax and cabinet authorities , under pressure from the MMSTART_15251 International_Monetary_Fund International Monetary Fund MMEND to boost tax revenues as a condition for receiving payments of a $ 10 billion , three-year loan to MMSTART_25391 Russia Moscow MMEND , have been striking fear into the hearts of some of MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 's most prominent industrial firms by saying they must pay up or face liquidation . *NL* " They could freeze metal , but it 's not a long-term solution to the problem and would n't put money in the budget , " Chernyshev said . " *NL* I do n't think they would do that . " *NL* Entire social infrastructures in the icy Far North where Norilsk is based depend on the company , and MMSTART_25391 Russia Moscow MMEND has said it has no finances to resettle hundreds of thousands of people -- an expenditure which could far outstrip Norilsk 's debts . *NL* Norilsk officials declined to comment . *NL* Analysts said the government , while anxious about Norilsk 's debts , is highly unlikely to bring the nickel , copper , cobalt , platinum and platinum group metals producer to its knees or take measures that could significantly affect output . *NL* But it also wants Norilsk , the world 's second-largest nickel producer , to clean up its act . *NL* " The procedure of bankruptcy will be applied , " Tass quoted Livshits as telling Duma deputies about Norilsk . *NL* It indirectly quoted him as saying Norilsk should first pay salary arrears , which in the past have led to worker strikes . *NL* " It is unlikely that Norilsk will pay these debts in the near-term -- the company will remain a debtor in the near future , " Chernyshev said . *NL* He estimated the company 's regional debts at least one trillion roubles and said 30 percent of the giant MMSTART_87622 Krasnoyarsk_Krai Krasnoyarsk MMEND regional budget was fuelled by Norilsk money . *NL* Norilsk 's new majority shareholder , MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND commerical bank Uneximbank , has said it is reorganising metal exports through Interrosimpex in order to boost revenues . *NL* But the changes have yet to improve significantly Norilsk 's situation . *NL* " Uneximbank has inherited a mountain and whether or not they climb out and over it remains to be seen , " said one metals source . *NL* Norilsk said in September that it total debts , including unpaid salaries to workers , were 13 trillion roubles . *NL* The company said last month that it had worked out a tax payment schedule with authorities , after regional tax officials threatened to seize some nickel and copper assets . *NL* -- Moscow Newsroom , +7095 941 8520 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1252testb_Estonian MMSTART_28222445 Estonia Estonian MMEND Tallinna Pank 11-mo net 46.6 mln kroons . *NL* MMSTART_31577 Tallinn TALLINN MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Tallinna Pank , one of the largest banks in MMSTART_28222445 Estonia Estonia MMEND , made a 11-month 1996 net profit of 46.6 million kroons , the bank said on Friday . *NL* It said in a statement that it made profits of 4.5 million kroons in November . *NL* The bank made a profit of 20.1 million kroons in the first half of the year . *NL* Tallinna Pank said its assets rose 17.8 million kroons to 1.84 billion kroons . *NL* Demand deposits rose to 855.8 million kroons from 834.6 million kroons and time deposits increased to 295.1 million kroons from 285.3 million kroons . *NL* -- Riga Newsroom , +371 721 5240 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1253testb_Russia MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ready for constructive work with MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_19004 Moscow MOSCOW MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND said on Friday it expected a constructive relationship with MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Madeleine Albright MMEND , nominated by MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND President MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Bill Clinton MMEND to be Secretary of State . *NL* MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND news agency quoted First Deputy Foreign Minister MMSTART_193602 Igor_Ivanov Igor Ivanov MMEND as saying MMSTART_25391 Russia Moscow MMEND was ready for " most active and constructive " work with MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND . *NL* But he noted that policy would be shaped by MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND and President MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Boris Yeltsin MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND and MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND are due to meet next March for their first summit since both were re-elected . *NL* " Our countries ' leaders have agreed to meet in March , 1997 . *NL* The MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND foreign ministry believes the new directions in the development of Russian-U.S. relations will be worked out there , " MMSTART_193602 Igor_Ivanov Ivanov MMEND told MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND , outlining MMSTART_133249 Madeleine_Albright Albright MMEND 's biography , pointed out that she had defended MMSTART_3434750 United_States Washington MMEND 's interests fiercely as MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ambassador to the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations United Nations MMEND and that this had included actively supporting MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND 's plans to expand eastwards . *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND opposes MMSTART_21133 NATO NATO MMEND 's plans to take in countries of eastern and central MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND which used to be part of the Soviet-led MMSTART_33622 Warsaw_Pact Warsaw Pact MMEND , saying such moves would threaten its security . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1254testb_Yeltsin MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND plans return to MMSTART_381075 Moscow_Kremlin Kremlin MMEND for Dec 25 - speaker . *NL* MMSTART_19004 Moscow MOSCOW MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_25391 Russia Russian MMEND President MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Boris Yeltsin MMEND , who had heart bypass surgery a month ago , plans to return to work on December 25 , the head of the upper chamber of parliament told MMSTART_4921404 Interfax Interfax MMEND news agency on Friday . *NL* " Today he is a mobile , energetic man with lots of colour in his cheeks , " said MMSTART_2744730 Yegor_Stroyev Yegor Stroyev MMEND who met MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND , 65 , on Friday at a country residence . " *NL* He told me that he had lost 20 kg ( 44 lbs ) which is natural after such an operation . " *NL* December 25 , a normal working day in MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND , is the fifth anniversary of MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND 's arrival in the MMSTART_381075 Moscow_Kremlin Kremlin MMEND . *NL* He took over there , and took control of the red button controlling nuclear arms , in December 1991 when MMSTART_20979 Mikhail_Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev MMEND resigned , marking the end of the MMSTART_26779 Soviet_Union Soviet Union MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND has been shown a few times on television since his quintuple bypass on November 5 but has yet to deliver any major television or radio address to the nation . *NL* Surgeon Renat Akchurin who led the operation , told MMSTART_434852 Information_Telegraph_Agency_of_Russia Itar-Tass MMEND news agency MMSTART_23278520 Boris_Yeltsin Yeltsin MMEND was working up to four hours a day at his residence . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1255testb_Bomb Bomb explodes outside home of expelled MMSTART_26830 Slovakia Slovak MMEND MP . *NL* MMSTART_18933194 Bratislava BRATISLAVA MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* A bomb exploded on Friday outside the home of a MMSTART_26830 Slovakia Slovak MMEND politician expelled from parliament after he quit the ruling party , complaining of a lack of democracy in the country . *NL* The official TASR news agency said the explosion blew out all ground floor windows of Frantisek Gaulieder 's family home in MMSTART_797201 Galanta Galanta MMEND , western MMSTART_26830 Slovakia Slovakia MMEND , and damaged the main entrance , but no-one was injured . *NL* Gaulieder , formerly a member of Prime Minister MMSTART_59590 Vladimír_Mečiar Vladimir Meciar MMEND 's ruling MMSTART_424642 People's_Party_–_Movement_for_a_Democratic_Slovakia Movement for a Democratic Slovakia MMEND , was stripped of his parliamentary mandate on Wednesday after leaving the party last month in protest over what he said was a lack of democracy in the country . *NL* He said he had been receiving anonymous death threats since making the move . *NL* " This was an act of terrorism and now I fear not only for my own life , but also of that of my wife and children , " he told TASR . *NL* Gaulieder 's family was sleeping in a bedroom at the back of the house and were unharmed by the blast . *NL* It was not immediately clear who was behind the blast . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1256testb_Bomb Bomb explodes at mosque in central MMSTART_3415 Bulgaria Bulgaria MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_57644 Sofia SOFIA MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* A bomb exploded on Friday at a mosque in the central MMSTART_3415 Bulgaria Bulgarian MMEND town of MMSTART_417972 Kazanlak Kazanluk MMEND , causing damage but no injuries , state radio said . *NL* Violent crime has soared since the collapse of communism in 1989 as MMSTART_3415 Bulgaria Bulgaria MMEND moves to a market economy . *NL* Bombings are often carried out by criminals to settle scores but the motive in this case was not immediately clear . *NL* Some residents of the MMSTART_417972 Kazanlak Kazanluk MMEND area are MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslems MMEND who converted to MMSTART_6037917 Islam Islam MMEND during Ottoman MMSTART_22278 Ottoman_Empire Turkish MMEND rule . *NL* The majority in MMSTART_3415 Bulgaria Bulgaria MMEND are Christians . *NL* The radio quoted police as saying the blast broke windows and shattered the door of the mosque . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1257testb_Hungary MMSTART_13275 Hungary Hungary MMEND o / n rates end up before Dec 10 tax payment . *NL* MMSTART_36787 Budapest BUDAPEST MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_13275 Hungary Hungarian MMEND overnight interest rates closed higher on Friday as market liquidity tightened before the December 10 social security contribution payment deadline , dealers said . *NL* " The banks are already preparing for the December 10 tax payment , " said MMSTART_36787 Budapest Budapest MMEND Bank 's Sandor Tolonics . " *NL* They expect a larger-than-average payment . " *NL* The overnight market opened at 22.00 / 22.75 percent , then substantial money was taken up at 22.5 percent . *NL* But later , rates dropped and closed at 22.00 / 22.25 as a large bank finished borrowing money . *NL* On Thursday , overnight rates moved between 21.625 and 22.125 . *NL* Dealers said liquidity could tighten further early next week as the social security contribution payments date approaches . *NL* -- Sandor Peto , MMSTART_36787 Budapest Budapest MMEND newsroom ( 36 1 ) 327 4040 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1258testb_Mexico MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND stocks off lows but still hit by MMSTART_161947 Alan_Greenspan Greenspan MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_18987 Mexico_City MEXICO CITY MMEND *NL* MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND stocks closed sharply lower Friday , but had made a tentative recovery as initial panic and volatility abated . *NL* " It was MMSTART_161947 Alan_Greenspan Greenspan MMEND at first . *NL* Then once we saw the MMSTART_47361 Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average Dow MMEND ( Jones industrial average ) was not about to crash , some buyers stepped in , " said a trader , referring to MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Federal Reserve MMEND Chairman MMSTART_161947 Alan_Greenspan Alan Greenspan MMEND , whose comments that assets were " irrationally exhuberant " upset financial markets worldwide . *NL* The blue-chip IPC index ended down 1.29 points , or 43.56 percent , at 3,333.05 . *NL* Volume was regular at 74.7 million shares traded . *NL* MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND stocks were also hurt by MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND long bond rates which had begun to rise before MMSTART_161947 Alan_Greenspan Greenspan MMEND 's comments and were inflated by employment data released before trade began in MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND . *NL* Yields on MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND 30-year MMSTART_53667 United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury Treasury MMEND bonds were 6.51 percent when stock trading closed in MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND , unchanged from Thursday . *NL* On the broad market , 107 stocks changed hands , of which losers well outnumbered winners by 75 to 13 . *NL* Traders noted the lack of blue chips or stocks traded at significant volume among the gainers . *NL* Simec , the steelmaking arm of the debt-ridden Sidek group headed the losers , off 7 centavos ( 1 cent ) at 1.40 pesos ( 18 cents ) . *NL* Sidek fell 4 centavos ( 1 cent ) to 95 centavos ( 12 cents ) . *NL* Traders also remarked that MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND MMSTART_412602 American_depositary_receipt ADRs MMEND suffered in MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND . *NL* Heavyweights MMSTART_535551 Telmex Telmex MMEND and MMSTART_763006 Televisa Televisa MMEND ended off 25 cents and 75 cents , respectively , at $ 31.125 and $ 25.875 . *NL* " Falling share prices in MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND do n't hurt MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND as long as it happens gradually , as earlier this week . *NL* It 's a sudden plunge that takes its toll , " said Carlos Ponce , research director at MMSTART_2629368 Santander_Group Santander MMEND . *NL* Traders and analysts differed as to how firm the relative recovery on Friday was . *NL* " Some buyers stepped in , but the market was not very convinced . *NL* Volume was lackluster , " said one trader . *NL* " The market 's very healthy , we 're buying , " said another trader . *NL* Ponce said shares were certainly attractively priced in MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND , but would not appreciate until foreign buyers stepped in , which they had yet to do . ' *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1259testb_Plastic Plastic surgery gets boost in MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND . *NL* Simona de Logu *NL* MMSTART_25936 Rio_de_Janeiro RIO DE JANEIRO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Plastic surgery is booming , especially among men , as MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilians MMEND spend much of their new-found wealth on the latest beauty treatments , said the organisers of a four-day international plastic surgery conference that opened on Friday . *NL* The number of plastic surgeries in MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND has jumped 30 percent to an estimated 150,000 this year since an anti-inflation plan was introduced in July 1994 , Farid Hakme , the president of the Brazilian Plastic Surgery Society ( SBCP ) , said . *NL* The number of operations on men increased even more -- by 80 percent , from 8,000 in 1994 to 15,000 in 1995 , he said . *NL* " MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND ranks right at the top for plastic surgery with respect to the number of surgeons , the number of patients , number of operations , number of conferences . *NL* Our statistics are the highest for everything , " Hakme said . *NL* " We believe the increase in plastic surgeries for men results from the difficulties in the job market . *NL* People need to have a more youthful look to compete in the job market , given the profound changes in MMSTART_18524 Latin_America Latin America MMEND 's economy . " *NL* A controlled exchange rate , trade liberalisation and tight monetary policies have also dramatically curbed inflation , making more money available for cosmetic surgery . *NL* MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND has been at the forefront in plastic surgery for decades and is home to one of the most famous surgeons , Ivo Pitangy . *NL* There are 6,000 plastic surgeons there , of which 4,500 have qualified to be members of the SBCP . *NL* Every year , 500 new plastic surgeons graduate in MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND and medical students from all over the world come to study there . *NL* Hakme attributes MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND 's fascination with plastic surgery not to excessive vanity but to the country 's mix and match of different races , which can create physical disharmonies . " *NL* What happens is the nose sometimes does n't match the mouth or the buttocks do n't match with the legs , " he said . *NL* MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND 's most sought-after beauty treatment is liposuction in which fat is sucked away from areas of the body , with about 30,000 operations a year at a cost of $ 3,000 to $ 4,000 each . *NL* Stomach tucks and breast operations are also popular since the tropical climate calls for flesh-baring fashions , but unlike women elsewhere MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilians MMEND tend to have breast reductions and buttock implants . *NL* " The women who want to reduce their breasts here would probably want to increase them in the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND , " SBCP Vice-President Oswaldo Saldanha said . " *NL* Beauty ideals and cultures are different in every country . " *NL* Plastic surgery scares like the case in which MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilian MMEND model Claudia Liz fell into a coma after being anaesthetised for a liposuction in October are not much of a deterrent . *NL* Saldanha said operations fell 30 percent immediately after that case but the rate was back to normal now . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1260testb_Daily Daily MMSTART_18951905 Argentina Argentine MMEND grain fixings - Camaras Arbitrales . *NL* MMSTART_255919 Buenos_Aires BUENOS AIRES MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Avg December 5 price fix : *NL* MMSTART_255919 Buenos_Aires Buenos Aires MMEND Quequen MMSTART_592784 Rosario,_Santa_Fe Rosario MMEND MMSTART_735970 Bahía_Blanca Bahia Blanca MMEND *NL* Oats unq unq unq unq *NL* Wheat 121 130 121.3 121 *NL* Maize ( Flint ) 113 114 113.7 112 *NL* Maize ( Dent ) 113 114 113.7 112 *NL* Sorghum unq unq unq unq *NL* Millet unq unq 90 unq *NL* Soybeans 283 unq 283 unq *NL* Sunseeds 219 216 220 216 *NL* -- Buenos Aires Newsroom +541 318-0655 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1261testb_Mexican MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexican MMEND daily port , shipping update for Dec 6 . *NL* MMSTART_18987 Mexico_City MEXICO CITY MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* All major ports were open as of 1000 local / 1600 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND , the Communications and Transportation Ministry said in a daily update . *NL* MMSTART_224093 Tampico Tampico MMEND port authorities said fishing restrictions were in place in an area adjacent to the port because of a geophysical study being carried out in deep waters of the region from the ship Kenda . *NL* The ministry updated port conditions and shipping warnings for the MMSTART_21076367 Gulf_of_Mexico Gulf of Mexico MMEND , MMSTART_18956035 Caribbean Caribbean MMEND and MMSTART_751843 Pacific_coast Pacific Coast MMEND . *NL* - MMSTART_751843 Pacific_coast Pacific Coast MMEND : *NL* Light rains along the coast of southern MMSTART_199793 Baja_California Baja California MMEND and MMSTART_222251 Sinaloa Sinaloa MMEND , with the rest of the coast seeing clear skies . *NL* Winds from the northeast of 10 to 15 knots ( 19 to 28 kilometers / 11 to 17 miles per hour ) . *NL* A new front is seen emerging during the course of Friday , affecting the north of the MMSTART_199793 Baja_California Baja California MMEND peninsula and MMSTART_83750 Sonora Sonora MMEND state , bringing lower temperatures , light rains and waves up to six feet . *NL* - MMSTART_21076367 Gulf_of_Mexico Gulf of Mexico MMEND : *NL* Cold front bringing light rains to the coast of MMSTART_222254 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas MMEND , but with the rest of the MMSTART_21076367 Gulf_of_Mexico Gulf MMEND in clear skies . *NL* Winds from the northeast at 10 to 15 knots ( 19 to 28 kilometers / 11 to 17 miles per hour ) . *NL* - MMSTART_18956035 Caribbean Caribbean MMEND : *NL* Tropical air carrying sporadic light rains over the coast of MMSTART_193550 Quintana_Roo Quintana Roo MMEND state . *NL* Winds from the northeast at 10 to 15 knots with waves three to five feet high . *NL* -- Chris Aspin , MMSTART_18987 Mexico_City Mexico City MMEND newsroom +525 728-7903 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1262testb_Brazil MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND exam cheats caught using " pager " watches . *NL* MMSTART_25936 Rio_de_Janeiro RIO DE JANEIRO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilian MMEND students have been caught cheating in university entrance exams by using digital watches which gave the correct answers to test questions , a newspaper said on Friday . *NL* MMSTART_25936 Rio_de_Janeiro Rio de Janeiro MMEND state university officials discovered students were paying 15,000 reais ( $ 14,563 ) for the special watches , which operated like a telephone pager to receive correct answers , MMSTART_2093729 O_Globo O Globo MMEND said . *NL* Seventy-seven students were found with the watches and disqualified , MMSTART_2093729 O_Globo O Globo MMEND said . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1263testb_Chile MMSTART_5489 Chile Chile MMEND , MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND to seek to broaden trade deal . *NL* MMSTART_51572 Santiago SANTIAGO MMEND 1996-12-05 *NL* MMSTART_5489 Chile Chile MMEND and MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND will start negotiations next year to broaden their free trade agreement to include services and investments , MMSTART_14637976 Ministry_of_Finance_(Chile) Finance MMEND Minister Eduardo Aninat said . *NL* MMSTART_5489 Chile Chile MMEND hopes to broaden the treaty signed in 1994 beyond reduction of tariffs on imports and exports and add provisions covering services and investment codes , said Aninat . *NL* Both areas tend to more laden with friction in free trade negotiations than tariff reduction . *NL* ' ' In January or February , we 'll have some very close contacts with MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND to add the issue of services and advance on the issue of investments , ' ' Aninat told reporters after signing a free trade deal with MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND . *NL* ' ' We want to give the treaty between MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND and MMSTART_5489 Chile Chile MMEND greater depth and coverage than it has now . *NL* It 's very good now , but it practically only covers trade in goods , ' ' he said . *NL* Aninat also said he was confident the MMSTART_5489 Chile Chilean MMEND Congress would ratify the treaty with Congress quickly . *NL* ' ' The reactions from business and unions which I have seen have been almost unanimously positive , so I do n't see any problem , ' ' he said . *NL* -- Roger Atwood , MMSTART_51572 Santiago Santiago MMEND newsroom +56-2-699-5595 x211 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1264testb_Indonesia MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND 's MMSTART_49053 Carlos_Filipe_Ximenes_Belo Belo MMEND leaves for MMSTART_26230922 Nobel_Peace_Prize Nobel MMEND award ceremony . *NL* MMSTART_49251 Dili DILI MMEND , MMSTART_19159399 East_Timor East Timor MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_19159399 East_Timor East Timorese MMEND MMSTART_606848 Catholic_Church Roman Catholic MMEND Bishop MMSTART_49053 Carlos_Filipe_Ximenes_Belo Carlos Belo MMEND left MMSTART_49251 Dili Dili MMEND on Friday on his way to MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND for the awards ceremony as co-recipient of the 1996 MMSTART_26230922 Nobel_Peace_Prize Nobel Peace Prize MMEND . *NL* Witnesses said MMSTART_49053 Carlos_Filipe_Ximenes_Belo Belo MMEND left the territory for the MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesian MMEND capital MMSTART_16275 Jakarta Jakarta MMEND accompanied by five other people . *NL* It was not immediately known when he would arrive in MMSTART_22309 Oslo Oslo MMEND . *NL* The bishop will jointly receive the MMSTART_26230922 Nobel_Peace_Prize Nobel MMEND award next Tuesday with East Timorese-born activist MMSTART_49030 José_Ramos-Horta Jose Ramos Horta MMEND , who lives in self-exile in MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND . *NL* The MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesian MMEND government has condemned the inclusion of MMSTART_49030 José_Ramos-Horta Ramos Horta MMEND in the award , and Foreign Minister MMSTART_2488298 Ali_Alatas Ali Alatas MMEND said on Friday that MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND would not be represented officially at the ceremony in the MMSTART_21241 Norway Norwegian MMEND capital . *NL* " I sincerely believe that this unfortunate choice in giving the honour to such a controversial figure as MMSTART_49030 José_Ramos-Horta Ramos Horta MMEND ... *NL* will exacerbate the problem in finding a solution ( to MMSTART_19159399 East_Timor East Timor MMEND ) , " MMSTART_2488298 Ali_Alatas Alatas MMEND said on Friday . *NL* He was responding to questions at a news conference called to discuss next week 's ministerial meeting of the MMSTART_47725 Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation Organisation of the Islamic Conference MMEND ( MMSTART_47725 Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation OIC MMEND ) in MMSTART_16275 Jakarta Jakarta MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_49030 José_Ramos-Horta Ramos Horta MMEND has been a vocal leader of the opposition to Jakarta 's rule in the territory . *NL* MMSTART_49053 Carlos_Filipe_Ximenes_Belo Belo MMEND and MMSTART_49030 José_Ramos-Horta Ramos Horta MMEND were awared the prize for their efforts to secure a peaceful solution to the issue of MMSTART_19159399 East_Timor East Timor MMEND , a former MMSTART_23033 Portugal Portuguese MMEND colony which MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND invaded in 1975 and annexed the following year . *NL* The MMSTART_31769 United_Nations United Nations MMEND has never recognised Jakarta 's move . *NL* MMSTART_2488298 Ali_Alatas Alatas MMEND said the government 's position on the MMSTART_26230922 Nobel_Peace_Prize Nobel Peace Prize MMEND would have been different if it had been awarded solely to MMSTART_49053 Carlos_Filipe_Ximenes_Belo Belo MMEND . *NL* Asked if the MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesian MMEND ambassador to MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND would have attended the ceremony if only MMSTART_49053 Carlos_Filipe_Ximenes_Belo Belo MMEND had been involved , MMSTART_2488298 Ali_Alatas Alatas MMEND replied : " Probably , yes , but that is a hypothetical question . " *NL* MMSTART_2488298 Ali_Alatas Alatas MMEND said on Tuesday that on his way back from MMSTART_22309 Oslo Oslo MMEND , MMSTART_49053 Carlos_Filipe_Ximenes_Belo Belo MMEND would visit the MMSTART_32408 Vatican_City Vatican MMEND to see the Pope , and would also meet MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND Chancellor MMSTART_41896 Helmut_Kohl Helmut Kohl MMEND in MMSTART_3295 Bonn Bonn MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_41896 Helmut_Kohl Kohl MMEND had wanted to meet MMSTART_49053 Carlos_Filipe_Ximenes_Belo Belo MMEND during the chancellor 's official visit to MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND last month , but the bishop was too busy in MMSTART_19159399 East_Timor East Timor MMEND to come to MMSTART_16275 Jakarta Jakarta MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1265testb_China MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND to open port in MMSTART_166411 Hainan Hainan MMEND to foreign ships . *NL* MMSTART_18603746 Beijing BEIJING MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND 's State Council , or cabinet , has given a port in the southern province of MMSTART_166411 Hainan Hainan MMEND permission to open to foreign vessels , the MMSTART_263168 Xinhua_News_Agency Xinhua MMEND news agency said on Friday . *NL* MMSTART_263168 Xinhua_News_Agency Xinhua MMEND did not say when Qinglan port in MMSTART_1827332 Wenchang Wenchang MMEND city would be opened to foreign vessels . *NL* MMSTART_1827332 Wenchang Wenchang MMEND has built a berth for 5,000 deadweight-tonne container ships at the port and invested 34 million yuan ( $ 4.1 million ) to dredge the harbour , MMSTART_263168 Xinhua_News_Agency Xinhua MMEND said . *NL* It gave no further details . *NL* ( $ 1 = 8.3 yuan ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1266testb_Government Government disperses protest with water cannons . *NL* MMSTART_57404 Yangon RANGOON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_19457 Burma Burmese MMEND troops and riot police moved in to disperse a student street protest at a suburban road junction near the Ranyon ( Rangoon ) University early on Saturday , witnesses said . *NL* They said police and troops used water cannons from fire engines to subdue about 120 university students sitting in at the centre of the junction at about 3 a.m. before they moved in to round them up . *NL* The students , who had staged an 11-hour protest at the junction in northern MMSTART_57404 Yangon Rangoon MMEND , were taken away in three vehicles . *NL* The witnesses said some of the students were hit with batons while they were herded onto the vehicles and it was believed they were taken to the MMSTART_4223826 Insein_Township Insein MMEND prison in suburban MMSTART_57404 Yangon Rangoon MMEND . *NL* The protesting students , mostly from MMSTART_2242248 University_of_Yangon Rangoon University MMEND , were demanding the right to organise independent unions on campuses and the release of about 80 student leaders currently in jail . *NL* They were among 500 students who started demonstrating at the intersection on late Friday afternoon . *NL* The protest was the second major one in five days in the capital . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1267testb_Burmese MMSTART_19457 Burma Burmese MMEND students march briefly out of campus . *NL* Vithoon Amorn *NL* MMSTART_57404 Yangon RANGOON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* About 200 MMSTART_19457 Burma Burmese MMEND students marched briefly from troubled MMSTART_3026872 Yangon_Technological_University Yangon Institute of Technology MMEND in northern MMSTART_57404 Yangon Rangoon MMEND on Friday towards the MMSTART_2242248 University_of_Yangon University of Yangon MMEND six km ( four miles ) away , and returned to their campus , witnesses said . *NL* Seven truckloads of armed riot police and three fire engines were on standby at one of the junctions near the institute . *NL* There were no clashes . *NL* " They are now back in the YIT campus , " an institute official who declined to be identified told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND by telephone . *NL* One of two roads leading to the MMSTART_2242248 University_of_Yangon University of Yangon MMEND from the institute had been closed by authorities . *NL* But about 300 university students were still gathered outside the gates of their campus , witnesses said . *NL* They were singing peacefully . *NL* On Monday and Tuesday , students from the institute and the university launched protests against what they said was unfair handling by police of a brawl between some of their colleagues and restaurant owners in October . *NL* On Tuesday and Wednesday , opposition leader MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi MMEND was restricted to her home by the military government to prevent her from being drawn into the protests . *NL* She was allowed to move freely on Thursday . *NL* The protest culminated at dawn on Tuesday with several hundred students being detained briefly by police in central MMSTART_57404 Yangon Rangoon MMEND . *NL* The street protests were the biggest seen in the capital since the student-led pro-democracry demonstrations of September 1988 when the junta crushed the uprising . *NL* Thousands were killed or imprisoned . *NL* Earlier on Friday some of the students , who were held briefly by police during the protests earlier this week , said they were still dissatisfied with the military government . *NL* They told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND they were unhappy that the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council ( SLORC ) had not heeded their calls for the right to organise independent unions on campus . *NL* " We still want government answers to our demands . *NL* We want police punishment to be published in newspapers , " one student said . *NL* But the students stressed their protests were non-political and they had no contact with 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 ) . *NL* MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND , a MMSTART_26230922 Nobel_Peace_Prize Nobel MMEND laureate and daughter of independence hero MMSTART_585020 Aung_San Aung San MMEND , and key MMSTART_410553 National_League_for_Democracy NLD MMEND officials have also denied any link with the students . *NL* But they have said both parties had a " moral link " in that they were against police brutality and injustice . *NL* The students also demanded the government announce punishments meted out to policemen who they said had manhandled students involved in a brawl with some restaurant owners near the MMSTART_57404 Yangon Yangon MMEND institute in October . *NL* The students appealed to the government not to close the institute because of their latest demonstration . *NL* The institute was shut for nearly two years after the 1988 uprising . *NL* On Friday , the road leading to MMSTART_2847 Aung_San_Suu_Kyi Suu Kyi MMEND 's lakeside residence in central MMSTART_57404 Yangon Rangoon MMEND remained closed by police . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1268testb_Union Union leaders outraged by MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND snub to MMSTART_14987 International_Labour_Organization ILO MMEND head . *NL* MMSTART_27318 Singapore SINGAPORE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* International trade union leaders on Friday expressed outrage that the head of the MMSTART_14987 International_Labour_Organization International Labour Organisation MMEND ( MMSTART_14987 International_Labour_Organization ILO MMEND ) had been barred from speaking at next week 's MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND meeting in MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_7760633 Bill_Jordan,_Baron_Jordan Bill Jordan MMEND , general secretary of the MMSTART_36760 International_Confederation_of_Free_Trade_Unions International Confederation of Free Trade Unions MMEND ( MMSTART_36760 International_Confederation_of_Free_Trade_Unions ICFTU MMEND ) , told a news conference the withdrawal of a MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND invitation to MMSTART_14987 International_Labour_Organization ILO MMEND director general MMSTART_26270732 Michel_Hansenne Michel Hansenne MMEND was " outrageous behaviour on the part of an organisation that wants to command respect in the world " . *NL* Jordan said a small group of developing nations that oppose linking trade talks and labour conditions had pressured MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization World Trade Organisation MMEND ( MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND ) officials to prevent Hansenne from taking the platform to urge such links . *NL* " It is to their shame that those who are responsible for encouraging this meeting responded ( to the pressure ) in silencing him , " Jordan said after the opening of an MMSTART_36760 International_Confederation_of_Free_Trade_Unions ICFTU MMEND conference on international labour standards and trade . *NL* The three-day trade union conference in MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND hopes to push labour issues onto the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND agenda . *NL* Jordan said the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND 's credibility was at stake over the issue of trade and labour . *NL* The MMSTART_36760 International_Confederation_of_Free_Trade_Unions ICFTU MMEND said it wanted the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND conference beginning on Monday to outlaw forced and child labour , end discrimination in hiring , and guarantee the right to join a union . *NL* Bill Brett , chairman of the ILO Workers Group , told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND before the news conference he was " not too surprised , but very disappointed " that the speaking invitation had been withdrawn . *NL* " Some governments are very determined to stop the issue ( of trade and labour rights ) being discussed , " he said , adding that the MMSTART_106539 Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations Association of Southeast Asian Nations MMEND ( MMSTART_106539 Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations ASEAN MMEND ) seemed particularly hostile to the MMSTART_14987 International_Labour_Organization ILO MMEND agenda . *NL* MMSTART_106539 Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations ASEAN MMEND groups MMSTART_3466 Brunei Brunei MMEND , MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND , MMSTART_3607937 Malaysia Malaysia MMEND , the MMSTART_23440 Philippines Philippines MMEND , MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND , MMSTART_30128 Thailand Thailand MMEND and MMSTART_202354 Vietnam Vietnam MMEND . *NL* The MMSTART_14987 International_Labour_Organization ILO MMEND wants a trade and labour rights " social clause " included in the final ministerial statement issued by MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND leaders at the end of the meeting , the organization 's first ministerial-level gathering . *NL* Speaking to MMSTART_36760 International_Confederation_of_Free_Trade_Unions ICFTU MMEND delegates , Richard Eglin , director of the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND secretariat , said the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND was capable of making a significant contribution to governmental efforts to solve social problems . *NL* But he said the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND 's organisational structure made it difficult to impose on its members a social clause such as that called for by the MMSTART_14987 International_Labour_Organization ILO MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1269testb_Indian MMSTART_14533 India Indian MMEND rubber demand seen outstripping production . *NL* MMSTART_27318 Singapore SINGAPORE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_14533 India Indian MMEND rubber demand is seen outpacing local production in the 1996/97 April / March season and the trend will persist way into the next century , the chairman of the Rubber Board of India said on Friday . *NL* K.J. Matthew said at the Asia Rubber Markets meeting here MMSTART_14533 India Indian MMEND production of natural rubber in 1996/97 will reach 547,000 tonnes against projected demand of 578,000 tonnes , a gap of 31,000 tonnes . *NL* For synthetic rubber , production reached 68,200 tonnes in 1995/96 while consumption in the same season hit 134,085 tonnes , Matthew added . *NL* " Though schemes designed to realise further increases in the production of natural rubber are being operated successfully , the demand-supply gap is expected to widen , " he said . *NL* MMSTART_14533 India Indian MMEND synthetic rubber output is not expected to rise significantly in the next season but demand will rise to 145,000 tonnes . *NL* Matthew estimates that by the 2000/01 season , the gap between natural rubber output and consumption will rise to 51,000 tonnes and 319,000 tonnes in 2010/11 . *NL* Natural rubber production will go up to 695,000 tonnes in 2000/01 against consumption of 746,000 tonnes . *NL* In 2010/11 , domestic demand should rise further to 1.233 million tonnes while production will only reach about 914,000 tonnes . *NL* One way to bridge the widening gap is to put more land under cultivation which the MMSTART_19385859 Rubber_Board Rubber Board MMEND official estimates will reach 220,000 hectares between now and the year 2003 although Matthew said this may not be possible at this time in MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND . *NL* " The development objective for the rubber plantation industry will be to increase production to the best extent possibly with a view to minimising imports of natural rubber , " he said . *NL* -- Singapore Newsroom ( 65-8703305 ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1270testb_Japan MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND 's authorities seen seeking to rein in dollar . *NL* George Nishiyama *NL* MMSTART_30057 Tokyo TOKYO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Comments by MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND 's tight-lipped central bank chief and an influential top bureaucrat are further signs that the nation 's authorities want to keep the dollar at current levels , market sources said on Friday . *NL* In a rare expression of a view on currencies by the MMSTART_188155 Bank_of_Japan Bank of Japan MMEND ( MMSTART_188155 Bank_of_Japan BOJ MMEND ) governor , Yasuo Matsushita was quoted in MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND 's leading economic daily on Friday as saying that he sees no further , immediate fall in the yen . *NL* This followed a widely watched television appearance late on Thursday by Eisuke Sakakibara , a high-ranking MMSTART_870389 Ministry_of_Finance_(Japan) Finance Ministry MMEND official , who denied he had said he wants to guide the dollar lower to between 108 and 110 yen . *NL* But many in the market thought Sakakibara 's real intentions lay elsewhere , and took more notice of his comments about the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND government 's stance on the dollar , dealers said . *NL* " I think his views on ( MMSTART_53667 United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury U.S. Treasury MMEND Secretary MMSTART_614418 Robert_Rubin Robert MMEND ) MMSTART_614418 Robert_Rubin Rubin MMEND 's comments were indeed what he himself thinks about the dollar , " said Hank Note , chief dealer at MMSTART_1831418 The_Sumitomo_Bank Sumitomo Bank MMEND . *NL* Asked about MMSTART_614418 Robert_Rubin Rubin MMEND 's comment that a strong dollar was in MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND interests , Sakakibara said the remark does not necessarily mean the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND supports a stronger dollar . *NL* " It 's a strong dollar , not stronger . *NL* In that sense , the comments are not pointing to a certain direction , " he said . *NL* " It shows that Sakakibara is not for a stronger dollar either , " said MMSTART_1831418 The_Sumitomo_Bank Sumitomo MMEND 's Note . *NL* Takao Sakoh , first vice president at MMSTART_191975 Union_Bank_of_Switzerland Union Bank of Switzerland MMEND in MMSTART_30057 Tokyo Tokyo MMEND , said : " Maybe a dollar at 104.50 yen is not acceptable ( to Sakakibara ) , but it may be okay at the current level , at the lower end of 112 yen . " *NL* Market participants have kept a close eye on Sakakibara , chief of the ministry 's International Finance Bureau , as a comment he made in November after the dollar hit this year 's high of 114.92 yen pushed the currency down sharply . *NL* He had said then that the market 's view on MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND 's economy was too pessimistic and that he believed it was stronger than the market thought . *NL* Dealers have come to refer to 115 yen as the " Sakakibara ceiling " for the dollar following the remark . *NL* Adding to the comments by " Mr Yen " , as Sakakibara is known for his prominence in the currency market , was MMSTART_188155 Bank_of_Japan BOJ MMEND governor Matsushita 's remark . *NL* " The recent level of the yen exchange rate has been stable , and it does not appear to be moving towards a further depreciation of the yen immediately , so import prices are likely to stabilise at current levels , " Matsushita said in an interview with the MMSTART_193064 Nihon_Keizai_Shimbun Nihon Keizai Shimbun MMEND . *NL* " The fact that he touched on the issue of inflation triggered by import prices shows that the MMSTART_188155 Bank_of_Japan BOJ MMEND does not want a further depreciation of the yen , past 115 yen , " said Yasuhito Kawashima , chief forex manager at Toyo Trust & Banking Co . *NL* Some said the central bank may have been concerned a weaker yen would lead to unfounded pessimism about MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND 's economy . *NL* " There was concern that foreign investors may sell MMSTART_15573 Japan Japanese MMEND stocks if the dollar goes above 115 yen . *NL* The MMSTART_188155 Bank_of_Japan BOJ MMEND does not want the yen 's weakness to lead to pessimism over the economy , " said Taisuke Tanaka , market strategist with MMSTART_842695 Credit_Suisse Credit Suisse MMEND in MMSTART_30057 Tokyo Tokyo MMEND . *NL* Senior MMSTART_188155 Bank_of_Japan BOJ MMEND officials have separately said financial markets ' views on the economy have been too negative . *NL* " I realise there are negative views in the markets about the impact of the consumption tax hike and drop in public spending , but the markets appear to be exaggerating the magnitude of the negative impact , " a senior MMSTART_188155 Bank_of_Japan BOJ MMEND official told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND on Friday . *NL* The consumption tax is due to raised in April from three to five percent . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1271testb_Lebanon MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND sentences pro-Israeli warlord to death . *NL* Haitham Haddadin *NL* MMSTART_37428 Beirut BEIRUT MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* A MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND military court on Friday sentenced to death in absentia the commander of MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 's surrogate militia in south MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND on treason charges . *NL* The court convicted General MMSTART_1227693 Antoine_Lahad Antoine Lahd MMEND , head of the MMSTART_1224174 South_Lebanon_Army South Lebanon Army MMEND ( MMSTART_1224174 South_Lebanon_Army SLA MMEND ) , of collaborating with MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND with which MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND is officially at war . *NL* Lahd , a 69-year-old former MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND army major-general , heads the 3,000-strong MMSTART_1224174 South_Lebanon_Army SLA MMEND militia which helps MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND hold a border zone in south MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND to ward off cross-frontier guerrilla raids on northern MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND . *NL* Lahd said a few days after the trial began on February 16 that MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND authorities must drop the charges or risk blocking any peace deal with the MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND state . *NL* He said MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND was capable of pressuring MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND 's Syrian-backed government to stop the legal pursuit . *NL* The charges against Lahd were : forming a hostile army , carrying weapons on MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 's side , helping MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND strip off a part of MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND territory by violence , forming an armed gang , killing or trying to kill MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND civilians by artillery shelling and kidnapping MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND citizens for long periods . *NL* Shortly before Lahd 's trial began , a MMSTART_37428 Beirut Beirut MMEND military prosecutor charged another 89 former MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND army soldiers with collaborating with MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND . *NL* No date has been set for the trial of the men , all members of the MMSTART_1224174 South_Lebanon_Army SLA MMEND living in the Israeli-held zone in south MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND and Lahd have repeatedly demanded safety guarantees for the MMSTART_1224174 South_Lebanon_Army SLA MMEND -- a mixed Christian-Shi'ite MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND force -- which the MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND states regards as loyal allies . *NL* MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND has said the MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND army must incorporate the MMSTART_1224174 South_Lebanon_Army SLA MMEND fighters into its ranks as an army brigade as a condition for peace . *NL* But MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND political analysts have said that would be out of the question and MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND authorities pre-empted the issue by taking legal action against Lahd . *NL* Former MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND Prime Minister MMSTART_48569 Shimon_Peres Shimon Peres MMEND , calling Lahd " a great MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanese MMEND patriot " , said earlier this year MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND had insulted the MMSTART_1224174 South_Lebanon_Army SLA MMEND commander by ordering his arrest on the treason charges . *NL* MMSTART_48569 Shimon_Peres Peres MMEND , who was ousted in May by rightwing MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND leader MMSTART_56472 Benjamin_Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu MMEND , said there could not be real negotiations with MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND " unless it will stop the maltreatment of the MMSTART_1224174 South_Lebanon_Army SLA MMEND and its commanders . " *NL* The MMSTART_37428 Beirut Beirut MMEND military court also sentenced to life in jail in absentia Etian Saqr , former head of the pro-Israeli MMSTART_799724 Guardians_of_the_Cedars Guardians of the Cedars MMEND , a small rightwing MMSTART_4559718 Catholicism Christian MMEND civil war militia . *NL* MMSTART_801073 Etienne_Saqr Saqr MMEND , whose trial was concurrent with Lahd 's , was convicted of " contacting the MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND enemy , passing information to MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND and undertaking hostile acts against MMSTART_17771 Lebanon Lebanon MMEND " . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1272testb_Texas MMSTART_29810 Texas Texas MMEND / w MMSTART_22489 Oklahoma Okla MMEND fed cattle market thin at $ 67 - MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_151232 Amarillo,_Texas AMARILLO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Trade was slow in the MMSTART_1014621 Oklahoma_Panhandle Panhandle MMEND area Friday , MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND said . *NL* Slaughter steers and heifers were $ 1.00 per cwt lower . *NL* Feedlots reporting moderate inquiry . *NL* Sales reported on 8,200 head slaughter steers and 1,000 heifers ; following weekly movement of 71,200 head . *NL* Note - all cattle prices based on net weights FOB the feedlot after a 4 percent shrink . *NL* Slaughter Steers - Select and Choice 2-3 1150-1200 lbs 67.00 . *NL* Slaughter Heifers - Select and Choice 2-3 1050-1100 lbs 67.00 . *NL* Confirmed - 9,300 Week Ago - None Year Ago - None *NL* ( ( MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND newsdesk 312 408 8720 ) ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1273testb_USDA MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND daily cattle and hog slaughter - Dec 6 . *NL* Est daily livestock slaughter under MMSTART_10819 Federal_Reserve_System Fed MMEND inspection - MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND *NL* CATTLE CALVES HOGS *NL* Friday 12/06/96 ( est ) 132,000 7,000 359,000 *NL* Week ago ( est ) 130,000 6,000 346,000 *NL* Year ago ( act ) 132,000 6,000 336,000 *NL* Saturday 12/07/96 ( est ) 38,000 0 18,000 *NL* Week to date ( est ) 688,000 31,000 1,810,000 *NL* Same Period Last Week ( est ) 601,000 26,000 1,547,000 *NL* Same Period Last Year* ( act ) 685,000 31,000 1,914,000 *NL* 1996 Year to date 33,549,000 1,589,000 84,894,000 *NL* 1995 Year to date* 32,970,000 1,305,000 88,800,000 *NL* Percent change 1.8 % 21.8 % - 4.4 % *NL* *1995 totals adjusted to reflect NASS revisions 1996 Totals are subject to revision Yearly totals may not add due to rounding . *NL* Previous day estimated Steer and Heifer Cow and Bull *NL* Thursday 100,000 33,000 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1274testb_BALANCE BALANCE - MMSTART_53678 Hartford,_Connecticut Hartford MMEND , Conn . *NL* , $ 11 mln . *NL* CITY OF MMSTART_53678 Hartford,_Connecticut HARTFORD MMEND , CONNECTICUT *NL* RE : $ 25,000,000 *NL* GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS *NL* MOODY 'S : Aaa / A1 MMSTART_164386 Standard_&_Poor's S&P MMEND : AAA / AA- *NL* Delivery Date : 12/16/1996 *NL* MMSTART_236446 Financial_Services_Authority FSA MMEND INSURED *NL* Maturity Balance Coupon List *NL* 12/15/2000 1,250M 6.25 4.10 *NL* 12/15/2001 575M 4.60 4.20 *NL* 12/15/2003 265M 4.40 4.40 *NL* 12/15/2004 625M 4.50 4.50 *NL* 12/15/2005 55M 4.60 4.60 *NL* 12/15/2006 145M 4.70 4.70 *NL* 12/15/2007 850M 4.85 4.85 *NL* 12/15/2008 1,200M 4.95 4.95 *NL* 12/15/2009 1,240M 5.05 5.05 *NL* 12/15/2010 1,250M 5.15 5.15 *NL* 12/15/2011 1,240M 5.25 5.25 *NL* 12/15/2012 1,200M 5.25 5.30 *NL* 12/15/2013 1,135M 5.30 5.35 *NL* 12/15/2014 850M 5.30 5.35 *NL* Total : 11,880M *NL* State Street Bank and Trust Company Prudential Securities Incorporated PaineWebber Incorporated First Union Capital Markets Corp. - NJ *NL* -- U.S. Municipal Desk , 212-859-1650 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1275testb_14 14 years later , Florida man dies for killing . *NL* MMSTART_57700 Tallahassee,_Florida TALLAHASSEE MMEND , Fla. 1996-12-06 *NL* Fourteen years after he bludgeoned and shot a man whose trailer home he robbed in 1982 , John Mills Jr . *NL* , 41 , was put to death in Florida 's electric chair Friday . *NL* As Glenn Lawhon , a rural Florida minister who is the victim 's father , looked on , Mills was pronounced dead at 7:13 a.m. EST ( 1213 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND ) for the murder of Lester Lawhon . *NL* Speaking in MMSTART_803 Arabic_language Arabic MMEND , Mills made a final statement before an anonymous citizen flipped the switch that sent 2000 volts of electricity through his body , said Department of Corrections spokesman Eugene Morris , who was present at the execution . *NL* " I bear witness that there is no MMSTART_5042765 God God MMEND but MMSTART_740 Allah Allah MMEND and I bear witness that the prophet MMSTART_18934 Muhammad Mohammed MMEND is the messenger of MMSTART_5042765 God God MMEND , " he quoted Mills as saying . *NL* Prison officials said they had no record of Mills ' official conversion , but they said that , on May 14 , 1991 , he had asked that a new name , Yuhanna Abdullah Muhammed , be added to his prison file , which is usually an indication of a conversion to MMSTART_6037917 Islam Islam MMEND . *NL* Mills is the 38th person to die in Florida 's electric chair since the MMSTART_31737 Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States U.S. Supreme Court MMEND reversed itself in 1976 and legalised the death penalty . *NL* Prison officials said Mills made no special request for a last meal and did not eat the steak , fried potatoes and orange juice offered him . *NL* He spent Thursday with family members and his spiritual adviser , Morris said . *NL* Mills was scheduled to die Wednesday but had his sentence temporarily postponed by the MMSTART_1635683 Supreme_Court_of_Florida Florida Supreme Court MMEND . *NL* On Thursday , the 11th Circuit MMSTART_70228 United_States_courts_of_appeals U.S. Court of Appeals MMEND in MMSTART_3138 Atlanta Atlanta MMEND denied his appeal in federal court . *NL* In March 1982 , Mills and accomplice Michael Frederick knocked on the door of Lester Lawhon 's trailer in an attempt to rob it , police said . *NL* Lester Lawhon was taken to a nearby airstrip where he was bludgeoned with a tire iron . *NL* Mills then fired two shots that killed Lawhon as the victim tried to run away . *NL* Frederick is serving a 347-year sentence . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1276testb_New MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND grain freight fixtures - Dec 5 . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Mana 50,000 tonnes soybeans USG / MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND 10-15/12 $ 23.50 10,000 / 4,000 GeePee . *NL* -- New York Commodities Desk +1 212 859 1640 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1277testb_Iowa-S Iowa-S MMSTART_19590 Minnesota Minn MMEND fed cattle market quiet , no sales-USDA . *NL* MMSTART_9163 Des_Moines,_Iowa DES MOINES MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Slaughter steers and heifers not tested , compared with Thursday 's close , MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND said . *NL* Trade slow . *NL* Demand and seller interest light . *NL* Offerings light . *NL* Steers - Select and Choice 2-4 no sales . *NL* Heifers - Select and Choice 2-4 no sales . *NL* Carcass Basis ( weight only ) Compared Thursdays Close - Slaughter steers and heifers not tested . *NL* Steers - Select and Choice 2-4 no sales . *NL* Holstein - ( weight only ) Select to mostly Choice 2-3 1250-1400 lbs no sales . *NL* Holsteins - ( grade and weight ) Choice 2-3 1250-1450 lbs no sales Select 2-3 1250-1450 lbs no sales . *NL* Heifers - Select and Choice 2-4 no sales . *NL* Confirmed - None Week Ago - 800 Year Ago - 900 *NL* Wk to Date - None Week Ago - 800 Year Ago - 900 *NL* ( ( MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND newsdesk 312-408-8720 ) ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1278testb_Man Man stole pigs , tipped strippers , gets 10 years . *NL* MMSTART_151294 Appleton,_Wisconsin APPLETON MMEND , Wis . *NL* 1996-12-06 *NL* A farmhand used the proceeds from stolen pigs to lavish tips on dancers at strip clubs and offered one $ 3,000 to pay for breast implant surgery , authorities said Friday . *NL* In sentencing Darrel Voeks , 38 , to a 10-year prison term on Thursday , Outagmie County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Luebke said he was " a thief by habit . " *NL* " You are self-indulgent . *NL* You are narcissitic , " Luebke said at the sentencing , adding Voeks should pay restitution of more than $ 100,000 to the farming family who had hired him . *NL* Voeks , who was already on probation for prior pig thefts , pleaded that he was trying to pay bills for his ex-wife and children . *NL* But the court heard that receipts showed much of the money went to dancers at strip clubs where he was known as a big tipper . *NL* One stripper said Voeks offered to give her $ 3,000 for breast implant surgery . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1279testb_Canadian MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND grain statistics weekly . *NL* MMSTART_6886 Chicago CHICAGO MMEND , Dec 6 ( Reuter ) Statistics for the week ending December 1 in 000 's tonnes . *NL* - MMSTART_1171085 Canadian_Grain_Commission Canadian Grain Commission MMEND *NL* Visible Supplies Farmers Deliveries *NL* Curr Wk Yr Ago Curr Wk Yr to Date Yr Ago *NL* Wheat 4320.2 3909.3 288.5 6278.9 5580.0 *NL* Durum 1168.9 1225.0 44.3 965.3 1069.6 *NL* Oats 286.5 284.6 31.9 937.3 581.2 *NL* Barley 1074.0 1104.8 178.0 2531.4 1897.1 *NL* Rye 44.6 86.3 2.3 108.2 119.2 *NL* Flax 165.2 181.9 14.9 231.4 332.9 *NL* Canola 646.6 769.4 60.5 1902.0 2147.6 *NL* Corn 79.6 163.5 9.4 95.7 252.0 *NL* Total 7785.8 7724.8 629.8 13050.2 11979.6 *NL* Exports Domestic Disappearance *NL* Curr Wk YTD Yr Ago Curr Wk YTD Yr Ago *NL* Wheat 387.4 4677.8 4553.6 55.2 1039.7 846.1 *NL* Durum 129.0 1515.9 1220.6 4.6 75.8 73.3 *NL* Oats 40.0 561.0 391.9 4.8 149.6 115.0 *NL* Barley 110.8 1203.4 506.0 48.2 941.0 786.6 *NL* Rye 4.1 60.7 57.9 3.0 10.7 18.9 *NL* Flax 7.2 154.1 235.7 1.1 22.2 15.7 *NL* Canola 47.1 988.1 1135.5 46.7 894.9 822.0 *NL* Corn 4.4 15.1 87.0 0.6 22.1 11.1 *NL* Total 730.0 9176.1 8188.2 164.2 3156.0 2686.7 *NL* In addition , MMSTART_186760 Statistics_Canada Statistics Canada MMEND indicated the following exports to the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND between August and September 1996 , in tonnes : *NL* Oats Rye Flaxseed Canola Corn *NL* Exports 29,200 17,200 7,700 100 59,400 *NL* Year Ago 47,000 24,300 8,700 8,200 12,200 *NL* ( MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND newsdesk 312 408 8720 ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1280testb_NYMEX MMSTART_469729 New_York_Mercantile_Exchange NYMEX MMEND natgas ends sharply lower on weather outlook . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_469729 New_York_Mercantile_Exchange NYMEX MMEND MMSTART_1300883 Henry_Hub Henry Hub MMEND natgas futures settled significantly lower Friday , pressured early by profit taking and driven even lower late by the MMSTART_286989 National_Weather_Service National Weather Service MMEND 's bearish six to 10 day forecast , sources said . *NL* January ended 29.7 cents lower at $ 3.487 per million MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND thermal units after dipping to a low of $ 3.46 . *NL* Feb settled down 22 cents at $ 3.186 . *NL* Most others also were down . *NL* " Weather forecasts have been sketchy . *NL* Now the MMSTART_286989 National_Weather_Service National Weather Service MMEND is calling for above-normal temperatures in more than half of the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND , " one futures trader said . *NL* In its forecast , the MMSTART_286989 National_Weather_Service NWS MMEND said it expects above-normal temperatures " over the lower 48 states " from December 12 through December 16 . *NL* With more room to the downside anticipated early next week , traders said support in January was at $ 3.47 , then $ 3.35 . *NL* The next backstops were seen at $ 3.11 and $ 3.04 , the low set on November 21 . *NL* Resistance was pegged at the new contract high of $ 3.80 . *NL* In the cash market , Gulf Coast prices were around $ 3.60 shortly before nomination deadlines . *NL* Midcontinent prices were similarly lower in the $ 3.40s. MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND city gate gas slipped into the $ 4.40s , down almost 15 cents . *NL* MMSTART_469729 New_York_Mercantile_Exchange NYMEX MMEND said an estimated 35,662 Hub contracts traded , down from Thursday 's revised tally of 43,955 . *NL* MMSTART_469729 New_York_Mercantile_Exchange NYMEX MMEND Alberta natgas remained untraded , with January settling at $ 1.65 , off 10 cents from Thursday . *NL* Physical prices for the weekend at the AECO storage hub were also down about 10 cents in the C$ 1.92-1.97 per gigajoule , or $ 1.52-1.56 per mmBtu range , pressured by unseasonably mild weather in western MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_469729 New_York_Mercantile_Exchange NYMEX MMEND Permian natgas , also untraded , ended 10 cents lower at $ 2.90 . *NL* In congruence with futures , Permian cash prices for the weekend fell more than 10 cents to the high - $ 3.40s. *NL* On the KCBT , January finished 26.5 cents lower at $ 3.35 after dipping to a low of $ 3.33 earlier in the session . *NL* February was down 22 cents at the close , while other deferreds were 4.5 to nine cents lower . *NL* The East / West spread narrowed by 3.2 cents to 13.7 cents ( MMSTART_469729 New_York_Mercantile_Exchange NYMEX MMEND premium ) . *NL* Physical prices at Waha for the weekend lost more than 15 cents to the low-to-mid $ 3.50s as milder weather moved into the Southwest . *NL* -- H McCulloch , New York Power Desk +212-859-1628 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1281testb_U.S. MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND barges lightly quoted on call session . *NL* MMSTART_27687 St._Louis ST. LOUIS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND barge rates were lightly quoted Friday on the MMSTART_27687 St._Louis St. Louis MMEND Merchants Exchange call session . *NL* No barges traded versus no trades Thursday . *NL* - Two barges next week MMSTART_14849 Illinois Illinois MMEND bid at a steady 130 percent of tariff , offered at 135 percent . *NL* - One barge , week of December 15 , lower MMSTART_22199 Ohio Ohio MMEND bid 2-1/2 points higher at 105 percent , no offer . *NL* Two barges , week of January 5 , MMSTART_14849 Illinois Illinois MMEND , offered five points lower at 195 percent , bid at 150 percent . *NL* - Five barges , 30-day open , mid-Mississippi ( McGregor and south ) bid at 160 percent , offered at 170 percent , no comparisons . *NL* - 36 barges , two each week May-August , MMSTART_14849 Illinois Illinois MMEND , offered at 130 percent of tariff , no bid or comparison . *NL* - 36 barges , two each week May-August , mid-Mississippi offered at a steady 135 percent , bid at 120 percent ( basis one each week ) . *NL* -- MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND newsdesk 312-408 8720 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1282testb_CBOT MMSTART_429110 Chicago_Board_of_Trade CBOT MMEND grain / oilseed receipts and shipments . *NL* MMSTART_6886 Chicago CHICAGO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Grain and soybean receipts and shipments , in bushels , at delivery locations for the previous trading day , according to the MMSTART_429110 Chicago_Board_of_Trade Chicago Board of Trade MMEND - *NL* Receipts Shipments *NL* Wheat *NL* MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND 0 0 *NL* MMSTART_27687 St._Louis St. Louis MMEND 21,346 0 *NL* MMSTART_30849 Toledo,_Ohio Toledo MMEND 61,514 0 *NL* Corn *NL* MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND 78,056 0 *NL* MMSTART_27687 St._Louis St. Louis MMEND 217,092 75,810 *NL* MMSTART_30849 Toledo,_Ohio Toledo MMEND 285,505 561,287 *NL* Oats *NL* MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND 0 0 *NL* MMSTART_6097240 Minneapolis Minneapolis MMEND 306,364 153,231 *NL* Soybeans *NL* MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND 8,674 484,018 *NL* MMSTART_27687 St._Louis St. Louis MMEND 253,821 223,172 *NL* MMSTART_30849 Toledo,_Ohio Toledo MMEND 64,334 160,476 *NL* ( ( Chicago Newsdesk 312-408-8720 ) ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1283testb_Clinton MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND to have more news conferences in 2nd term . *NL* MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. WASHINGTON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* President MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND aims to hold more news conferences in his second term and will have one Dec. 13 , the MMSTART_33057 White_House White House MMEND said Friday . *NL* The president had only two formal , full-blown news conferences last year , one in January and one after he won re-election in November , although he had various other limited sessions with the press . *NL* MMSTART_33057 White_House White House MMEND spokesman MMSTART_284483 Mike_McCurry_(press_secretary) Mike McCurry MMEND said MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND " plans to have regular news conferences " during his second term . *NL* But when asked how frequent these would be , he was evasive , saying , " periodic , occasional . " *NL* " He enjoys the give and take " with reporters , the spokesman added . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1284testb_Action Action Performance to acquire firms . *NL* MMSTART_106664 Tempe,_Arizona TEMPE MMEND , Ariz . *NL* 1996-12-06 *NL* Action Performance Cos Inc said Friday it has agreed to acquire Motorsport Traditions Ltd and Creative Marketing & Promotions Inc for about $ 13 million in cash and stock . *NL* The two firms to be acquired have about $ 25 million in annual revenues from the design , manufacture and sale and distribution of licensed motorsports products . *NL* The deal is expected to close by the end of the year subject to due diligence and other customary closing conditions . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1285testb_Half Half of dog bites provoked , says MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND vet . *NL* MMSTART_6886 Chicago CHICAGO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* As many as 1 million dog bites are recorded in the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND every year and half of them are provoked by humans , a veterinarian told fellow animal doctors on Friday . *NL* The Humane Society of the MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND estimates that between 500,000 and one million bites are delivered by dogs each year , more than half of which are suffered by children . *NL* " Most bites can be prevented by teaching children how to respect a dog , " Michael Cornwell of the Glencoe Animal Hospital in MMSTART_5950 Columbus,_Ohio Columbus MMEND , MMSTART_22199 Ohio Ohio MMEND , told the annual meeting of the MMSTART_886212 American_Veterinary_Medical_Association American Veterinary Medical Association MMEND . *NL* " Let 's not let our kids jump on them or crawl on them . *NL* Dogs and children do n't have to have an interaction . *NL* Let 's respect their territories , " he said . *NL* Cornwell said 50 percent of reported bites were provoked by a person and 60 percent were suffered by children . *NL* He also estimated that only 25 percent of bites were reported because medical attention was not needed . *NL* Don Rieck , president of the National Animal Control Association , said aggressiveness in dogs was related more to gender than breed and a male dog that had not been neutered was three times more likely to bite than an unspayed female . *NL* The five breeds credited with the most incidents were chow chows , Rottweilers , MMSTART_79289 German_Shepherd German shepherds MMEND , cocker spaniels and MMSTART_19255892 Dalmatian_(dog) Dalmatians MMEND . " *NL* The trends in dog bites by particular breeds have more to do with fad pets owned by individuals who need to have something unique . *NL* Speaking strictly of dogs , 15 years ago the macho fad pet was a MMSTART_2139688 Doberman_Pinscher Doberman MMEND . *NL* Today , Rottweilers are on the way up , " Rieck said . *NL* If approached by a stray dog , children should be taught to stand still with fists folded underneath the neck , elbows in , and gaze forward until the dog goes away . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1286testb_Iowa-S Iowa-S MMSTART_19590 Minnesota Minn MMEND feedlot cattle market not tested- MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_9163 Des_Moines,_Iowa DES MOINES MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Steers and heifers were not tested , compared with Thursday 's close , MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND said . *NL* Reported sales for Fri- None . *NL* Week to Date - None . *NL* ( ( MMSTART_6886 Chicago Chicago MMEND newsdesk 312-408-8720 ) ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1287testb_Nebraska MMSTART_21647 Nebraska Nebraska MMEND fed cattle roundup - MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_46159 Omaha,_Nebraska OMAHA MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Slaughter steers and heifers were not established Thursday . *NL* Demand limited . *NL* Seller interest light . *NL* - MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND *NL* Thursday 200 Last Week Holiday Last Year N / A *NL* Week to Date 3,500 Sm Pd Lst Wk 800 Sm Pd Lst Yr N / A *NL* Dressed Basis Delivered not well tested . *NL* Dressed Basis Steers : Few Select and Choice 2-3 , 1200-1300 lbs 112.00 ; load early 114.00 . *NL* Dressed Basis Heifers : Few Select and Choice 2-3 , 1100-1200 lbs 112.00 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1288testb_Four Four MMSTART_5334607 Africa Africans MMEND said to vie for top MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND post . *NL* Evelyn Leopold *NL* MMSTART_31769 United_Nations UNITED NATIONS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Four MMSTART_5334607 Africa African MMEND states are ready to nominate candidates for the post of MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND secretary-general on Friday now that MMSTART_211193 Boutros_Boutros-Ghali Boutros Boutros-Ghali MMEND has temporarily put aside his bid for re-election . *NL* The nominees , according to diplomats , are : MMSTART_16844 Kofi_Annan Kofi Annan MMEND of MMSTART_12067 Ghana Ghana MMEND , the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND undersecretary-general for peacekeeping ; MMSTART_10309782 Ahmedou_Ould-Abdallah Ahmedou Ould Abdallah MMEND of MMSTART_18778516 Mauritania Mauritania MMEND , the former MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND special envoy for MMSTART_21490998 Burundi Burundi MMEND ; MMSTART_779805 Amara_Essy Amara Essy MMEND of the MMSTART_57744 Ivory_Coast Ivory Coast MMEND , its foreign minister and the U.N. General Assembly president in 1994-95 ; and MMSTART_4671307 Hamid_Algabid Hamid Algabid MMEND of MMSTART_21373 Niger Niger MMEND , the secretary-general of the MMSTART_47725 Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation Organisation of the Islamic Conference MMEND . *NL* Representatives of the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND missions of MMSTART_12067 Ghana Ghana MMEND , the MMSTART_57744 Ivory_Coast Ivory Coast MMEND , MMSTART_18778516 Mauritania Mauritania MMEND and MMSTART_21373 Niger Niger MMEND have scheduled a meeting with MMSTART_31956 United_Nations_Security_Council Security Council MMEND president Paolo Fulci of MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND to hand in the nominations in writing , the envoys said . *NL* It was not known if other candidates would step forward . *NL* Diplomats said General MMSTART_6150809 Joseph_Nanven_Garba Joseph Garba MMEND of MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigeria MMEND , a U.N. General Assembly president in 1989-90 , was putting forth his own candidacy without being nominated by his country . *NL* MMSTART_211193 Boutros_Boutros-Ghali Boutros-Ghali MMEND on Wednesday opened the door for other MMSTART_5334607 Africa Africans MMEND to contest his job by saying he was suspending temporarily his candidacy but was not withdrawing completely from the race . *NL* His supporters said this meant he remained a candidate in case the race reached an impasse . *NL* The MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND on Nov. 19 vetoed his bid for re-election while the other 14 MMSTART_31956 United_Nations_Security_Council Security Council MMEND members supported him . *NL* The move by the MMSTART_5334607 Africa African MMEND states means that the council could begin voting on candidates next week , a procedure that could either result in a decision or turn into a bitter fight with vetoes against each nominee . *NL* The MMSTART_31956 United_Nations_Security_Council Security Council MMEND has to vote on a new secretary-general and then seek the endorsement of the 185-members General Assembly before December 31 when MMSTART_211193 Boutros_Boutros-Ghali Boutros-Ghali MMEND 's term expires . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1289testb_Spain MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND 's police seize petrol bombs , arrest five . *NL* MMSTART_41188263 Madrid MADRID MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND police said on Friday they had arrested five people and seized more than 90 petrol bombs during disturbances after a protest in the MMSTART_683036 Basque_Country_(greater_region) Basque MMEND country against MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND 's constitution . *NL* Hooded protesters threw burning bottles and other objects at police in MMSTART_59732 Pamplona Pamplona MMEND after the protest organised by MMSTART_76464 Batasuna Herri Batasuna MMEND , the political wing of MMSTART_683036 Basque_Country_(greater_region) Basque MMEND separatist group MMSTART_9926 ETA ETA MMEND . *NL* Police also confiscated eight kg ( 18 lb ) of screws , balaclavas and spray paint cans . *NL* The protest , which attracted several thousand supporters , coincided with the 18th anniversary of MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND 's constitution . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1290testb_Mussolini MMSTART_19283178 Benito_Mussolini Mussolini MMEND 's granddaughter rejoins far-right party . *NL* MMSTART_25458 Rome ROME MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_159156 Alessandra_Mussolini Alessandra Mussolini MMEND , the granddaughter of MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND 's Fascist dictator MMSTART_19283178 Benito_Mussolini Benito Mussolini MMEND , said on Friday she had rejoined the far-right MMSTART_3237 National_Alliance_(Italy) National Alliance MMEND ( AN ) party she quit over policy differences last month . *NL* " I 've gone back , " she told a radio show shortly after AN leader MMSTART_1183638 Gianfranco_Fini Gianfranco Fini MMEND , who was being interviewed on the programme , said the row had been resolved . *NL* " He did n't want to lose me and I did n't want to lose him . " *NL* MMSTART_1183638 Gianfranco_Fini Fini MMEND told state radio MMSTART_420162 RAI RAI MMEND he met MMSTART_159156 Alessandra_Mussolini Mussolini MMEND thanks to the good offices of Giuseppe Tatarella , AN 's leader in the Chamber of Deputies ( lower house ) , and had overcome their differences . *NL* MMSTART_159156 Alessandra_Mussolini Mussolini MMEND , 33 , resigned from the parliamentary party group for what she said were strictly political reasons . *NL* The fiery politician , who is also a niece of screen star MMSTART_44463 Sophia_Loren Sophia Loren MMEND , had accused AN leaders of stifling internal party debate . *NL* MMSTART_159156 Alessandra_Mussolini Mussolini MMEND , who sits in the Chamber , told MMSTART_1810129 La_Stampa La Stampa MMEND newspaper last month after quitting AN 's parliamentary party that she was considering joining the neo-fascist Social Movement ( MS-Fiamma ) formed by some of the Duce 's MMSTART_32927 World_War_II World War Two MMEND followers . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1291testb_German MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND MMSTART_8720252 Santa_Claus Santa MMEND in bank nearly gets arrested . *NL* MMSTART_14197 Hanover HANOVER MMEND , MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* A MMSTART_8720252 Santa_Claus Santa Claus MMEND distributing presents to workers in a MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND bank on Friday nearly ended up behind bars when a passing police patrol thought he was a robber in disguise . *NL* The man , doing his rounds in the northern city of MMSTART_14197 Hanover Hanover MMEND on the day when MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND children traditionally receive small presents from MMSTART_54938 Saint_Nicholas Saint Nicholas MMEND , convinced police eventually that he was genuine . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1292testb_Italy MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND commission concludes 1997 budget examination . *NL* MMSTART_25458 Rome ROME MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND upper house Senate budget commission has concluded its examination of MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND 's 1997 budget , and it will approve the measure officially by Saturday . *NL* From Tuesday , the full assembly of the Senate will start its examination of the financial package . *NL* -- MMSTART_36511 Milan Milan MMEND newsroom +392 66129502 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1293testb_EU EU , MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND agree on oil import tariffs . *NL* MMSTART_3708 Brussels BRUSSELS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The MMSTART_9317 European_Union European Union MMEND and MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND have resolved disagreements over a new MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND oil import regime , the MMSTART_9974 European_Commission European Commission MMEND said on Friday . *NL* The EU had objected to increases in MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND tariffs on imports of gasoline and gasoil products introduced on January 1 , 1996 , saying they contravened levels envisaged in the so-called MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND Agreement between the EU and MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND . *NL* The increases were aimed at protecting the MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND market while helping to modernise the local oil industry . *NL* " The EU and MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND have now reached a final settlement regarding issues related to the MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND import regime in the oils sector , " the MMSTART_9974 European_Commission Commission MMEND said in a statement . *NL* Under the agreement , MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND will abolish all oil import tariffs by 2001 , remove all oil price controls and end quantitative restrictions on imports by January 1 , 1997 . *NL* The agreement includes the early privatisation and modernisation of MMSTART_22936 Poland Polish MMEND oil refineries , which will be obliged to offer equal treatment to all buyers . *NL* The EU and MMSTART_22936 Poland Poland MMEND will monitor the settlement at six-monthly meetings . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1294testb_Hindu MMSTART_30857003 Hindu_nationalism Hindu MMEND party forces MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND parliament to adjourn . *NL* MMSTART_51585 New_Delhi NEW DELHI MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_30857003 Hindu_nationalism Hindu MMEND nationalists forced adjournment of MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND 's lower house of parliament on Friday , in protest against a proposal to observe a minute 's silence over the destruction of a mosque by a Hindu mob in 1992 . *NL* Members of the MMSTART_30857003 Hindu_nationalism Hindu MMEND nationalist MMSTART_149330 Bharatiya_Janata_Party Bharatiya Janata Party MMEND ( MMSTART_149330 Bharatiya_Janata_Party BJP MMEND ) shouted pro-Hindu slogans in the house after a communist deputy made the proposal in remembrance of the Babri mosque , which was razed on December 6 , 1992 . *NL* The house was first adjourned for two hours . *NL* When it reconvened , MMSTART_149330 Bharatiya_Janata_Party BJP MMEND deputies resumed the slogan-shouting , and deputy speaker MMSTART_5015670 Suraj_Bhan Suraj Bhan MMEND suspended work until Monday . *NL* The destruction of the 16th-century mosque in the northern MMSTART_14533 India Indian MMEND town of MMSTART_42098 Ayodhya Ayodhya MMEND triggered nationwide Hindu-Moslem violence in which more than 3,000 people were killed . *NL* MMSTART_14533 India Indian MMEND officials blame revenge-minded MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND underworld gangs in MMSTART_19189 Mumbai Bombay MMEND for a string of bombings in the city three months later that killed 260 people . *NL* The MMSTART_149330 Bharatiya_Janata_Party BJP MMEND backs a hardline MMSTART_30857003 Hindu_nationalism Hindu MMEND campaign to build a temple at the site of the mosque , which Hindus believe was the birthplace of the Lord MMSTART_19377014 Rama Rama MMEND . *NL* The campaign catapulted MMSTART_149330 Bharatiya_Janata_Party BJP MMEND from the political fringe to become MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND 's main opposition party in 1991 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1295testb_Indian MMSTART_14533 India Indian MMEND Sept crude oil output falls to 2.6 mln T . *NL* MMSTART_51585 New_Delhi NEW DELHI MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND 's crude petroleum output fell to 2.56 million tonnes in September from 2.83 million in the same month in 1995 , the government said on Friday . *NL* STEEL OUTPUT Sept Sept Apr-Sept Apr-Sept *NL* 1996 1995 1996 1995 *NL* Crude petroleum 2,557 2,832 15,838 17,648 *NL* Petroleum products 4,605 5,110 30,589 29,328 *NL* Note - Figures are in thousands of tonnes and preliminary . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1296testb_LUXEMBOURG MMSTART_17515 Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG MMEND CHRISTMAS MARKET GOES ON WORLD WIDE WEB . *NL* MMSTART_3708 Brussels BRUSSELS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_17515 Luxembourg Luxembourg MMEND 's traditional Christmas market , which starts on Saturday and runs to December 24 , has taken to the world wide web as a way of publicising its activities . *NL* The web site ( http://www.pt.lu/infoweb/kreschtmaart ) gives details of the market 's concert programme as well as its various retailers . *NL* -- Brussels Newsroom +32 2 287 6810 , Fax +32 2 230 7710 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1297testb_London MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND coal / ore fixtures . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* COAL - MMSTART_3530116 Lantau_Peak Lantau Peak MMEND - 120,000 tones coal MMSTART_1532373 Hay_Point,_Queensland Hay Point MMEND or MMSTART_70348 Newcastle_upon_Tyne Newcastle MMEND / MMSTART_17015 Kaohsiung Kaohsiung MMEND 20-30/1 $ 5.25 and $ 5.85 fio respectively 40,000-35,000 / 28,000 shinc MMSTART_7378179 China_Steel China Steel MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_666662 Royal_Clipper Royal Clipper MMEND - 77,000 tonnes coal MMSTART_249847 Maracaibo Maracaibo MMEND / MMSTART_3262142 Fos-sur-Mer Fos MMEND 19/12-2/1 $ 9.90 fio 20,000 shinc / 25,000 shinc Coe and Clerici . *NL* ORE - IMC TBN - 70,000 tonnes MMSTART_409122 Dampier,_Western_Australia Dampier MMEND / MMSTART_17015 Kaohsiung Kaohsiung MMEND 20-30/12 $ 5.25 fio 35,000 shinc / 30,000 shinc MMSTART_7378179 China_Steel China Steel MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1298testb_UK UK bookmakers lengthen MMSTART_32113 Conservative_Party_(UK) Conservative MMEND victory odds . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* UK bookmakers MMSTART_1914105 William_Hill_(bookmaker) William Hill MMEND said on Friday they have lengthened the odds of a MMSTART_32113 Conservative_Party_(UK) Conservative MMEND victory in the next general election from 9-4 to 5-2 . *NL* MMSTART_1914105 William_Hill_(bookmaker) William Hill MMEND said the odds were the longest they had been for six months . *NL* The MMSTART_19279158 Labour_Party_(UK) Labour MMEND opposition are now 1-4 favourites , it said . *NL* The election must be held by May . *NL* -- London Newsroom +44 171 542-7768 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1299testb_Italy MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND tops week of meagre bond returns - Salomon . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* High-flying MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND topped the league in a week of meagre returns on government bonds , MMSTART_1043102 Salomon_Brothers Salomon Brothers MMEND said on Friday . *NL* In local currency terms , MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND BTPs offered returns of 0.85 percent in the week ended on Thursday , with fellow high-yielder MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND close behind on 0.80 percent . *NL* The weekly government bond index rose 0.07 percent in local currency terms . *NL* MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND managed third place with 0.68 percent in the 16-nation world government bond index . *NL* MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND 's were the worst performing bonds . *NL* They lost 2.21 percent , depressed by a wave of new MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND supply . *NL* Returns on Treasuries were also in negative territory at minus 0.24 percent , the poorest result after MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND and MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND gilts which lost 0.28 percent . *NL* MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND was the only dollar-bloc country in the table to eke out a positive return , albeit a paltry 0.02 percent . *NL* MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND Bunds were not much better , offering returns of 0.05 percent , while MMSTART_15573 Japan Japanese MMEND government bonds managed a 0.38 percent gain . *NL* MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND bonds , which had been top performers in MMSTART_1043102 Salomon_Brothers Salomon Brothers MMEND ' league table for November as a whole , turned in a more subdued weekly performance with a return of only 0.27 percent . *NL* In MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND dollar terms , MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND was the only country to give positive returns at 1.35 percent . *NL* MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND lost 0.37 percent , followed by MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND on minus 0.59 percent . *NL* The biggest losers in dollar terms were MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND gilts , which shed 3.41 percent , MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND with minus 3.03 percent and MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND at minus 1.54 percent . *NL* Salomon 's bond index is calculated using all government bonds with over one year to maturity , weighted for market capitalisation . *NL* Only bonds freely available to institutional investors and with a certain minimum amount outstanding are included . *NL* Returns take account of price moves and accrued interest . *NL* -- Stephen Nisbet , International Bonds +44 171 6320 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1300testb_OPEC MMSTART_166346 OPEC OPEC MMEND basket price $ 24.20 on Thursday . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The price of the MMSTART_166346 OPEC OPEC MMEND basket of seven crudes stood at $ 24.20 a barrel on Thursday , against $ 23.47 on Wednesday , the OPECNA news agency said , quoting the MMSTART_166346 OPEC OPEC MMEND secretariat . *NL* The basket comprises MMSTART_358 Algeria Algeria MMEND 's Saharan Blend , MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND 's Minas , MMSTART_21383 Nigeria Nigeria MMEND 's Bonny Light , MMSTART_349303 Saudi_Arabia Saudi Arabia MMEND 's Arabian Light , MMSTART_211583 Dubai Dubai MMEND of the MMSTART_69328 United_Arab_Emirates UAE MMEND , MMSTART_32374 Venezuela Venezuela MMEND 's Tia Juana and MMSTART_3966054 Mexico Mexico MMEND 's MMSTART_724212 Isthmus_of_Tehuantepec Isthmus MMEND . *NL* -- London Newsroom +44 171 542 7630 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1301testb_Relations Relations between MMSTART_100456 Kenneth_Clarke Clarke MMEND , MMSTART_15898 John_Major Major MMEND good - spokesman . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Relations between Chancellor of the Exchequer MMSTART_100456 Kenneth_Clarke Kenneth Clarke MMEND and Prime Minister MMSTART_15898 John_Major John Major MMEND are good despite media reports of a rift over MMSTART_9317 European_Union European MMEND policy , a spokesman for MMSTART_15898 John_Major Major MMEND 's office said on Friday . *NL* Asked about the reports , the spokesman said : " Relations are good . " *NL* Asked about MMSTART_15898 John_Major Major MMEND 's mood after a day of media speculation about his political fortunes , the spokesman said : " He is resolute . *NL* He is getting on with the job . " *NL* The spokesman said he was not aware of any meetings overnight between MMSTART_100456 Kenneth_Clarke Clarke MMEND and MMSTART_15898 John_Major Major MMEND , nor of any talks between the prime minister and parliamentary business managers . *NL* Both MMSTART_15898 John_Major Major MMEND and MMSTART_100456 Kenneth_Clarke Clarke MMEND were in their constituencies on Friday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1302testb_Two Two dead after executive jet crashes in MMSTART_26304966 Newfoundland Newfoundland MMEND . *NL* STEPHENVILLE , MMSTART_26304966 Newfoundland Newfoundland MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Two people were killed when an executive jet en route to MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Ireland MMEND from MMSTART_18859 Michigan Michigan MMEND crashed on approach to an airport in MMSTART_2771973 Stephenville_International_Airport Stephenville MMEND , MMSTART_26304966 Newfoundland Newfoundland MMEND , on Friday , authorities said . *NL* The pilot and co-pilot , the only two aboard , were killed in the crash of the Learjet 36 , airport manager David Snow said in a telephone interview . *NL* Snow said the plane last reported to air traffic control at about 3 A.M. local time / 1:30 A.M. EST ( 0630 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND ) when it began its final approach about 10 miles ( 16 km ) from the airport in this east coast MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND province . *NL* That was the last communication the aircraft made with the airport , he added . *NL* " We considered it as being missing until about 0600 ( 4:30 A.M. EST ) ( 0930 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND ) . *NL* That 's when the wreckage was discovered , " Snow said . *NL* He said the cargo flight originated in MMSTART_24109126 Grand_Rapids,_Michigan Grand Rapids MMEND , MMSTART_18859 Michigan Michigan MMEND , and was due to stop at MMSTART_2771973 Stephenville_International_Airport Stephenville MMEND for refueling before going to MMSTART_168937 Shannon_Airport Shannon MMEND , MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Ireland MMEND . *NL* The cause of the crash was not yet known . *NL* Investigators were due to fly to MMSTART_2771973 Stephenville_International_Airport Stephenville MMEND later on Friday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1303testb_PLO PLO says MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND , MMSTART_56472 Benjamin_Netanyahu Netanyahu MMEND could meet Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem JERUSALEM MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* PLO negotiators said on Friday MMSTART_1114732 Palestine Palestinian MMEND President MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Yasser Arafat MMEND , MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND Prime Minister MMSTART_56472 Benjamin_Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu MMEND and MMSTART_8087628 Egypt Egyptian MMEND President MMSTART_51884 Hosni_Mubarak Hosni Mubarak MMEND might all meet on Saturday to try to clinch a deal on MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 's handover of MMSTART_38577 Hebron Hebron MMEND to the PLO . *NL* " It is very possible that MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND and MMSTART_56472 Benjamin_Netanyahu Netanyahu MMEND will meet in MMSTART_6293 Cairo Cairo MMEND on Saturday . *NL* There is work on arranging such a meeting hosted by President MMSTART_51884 Hosni_Mubarak Mubarak MMEND , " one PLO official , who requested anonymity , told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND officials said no meeting had yet been set . *NL* MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND 's adviser Nabil Abu Rdainah said : *NL* " President MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND is ready to meet Prime Minister MMSTART_56472 Benjamin_Netanyahu Netanyahu MMEND but no time or date has been set for such a meeting yet . *NL* " President MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND 's position is clear that such a meeting should come after successful negotiations so that the meeting would have positive results . *NL* Especially since the MMSTART_38577 Hebron Hebron MMEND issue has not been agreed yet and the crucial disputed issues have not been resolved . " *NL* But Rdainah said MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND would go to MMSTART_6293 Cairo Cairo MMEND on Saturday for talks with MMSTART_51884 Hosni_Mubarak Mubarak MMEND . *NL* Both MMSTART_34289 Yasser_Arafat Arafat MMEND and MMSTART_56472 Benjamin_Netanyahu Netanyahu MMEND have expressed willingness to meet . *NL* They last met in MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. Washington MMEND after clashes in September that killed 60 MMSTART_1114732 Palestine Palestinians MMEND and 15 MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israelis MMEND . *NL* The violence was spurred by MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND 's opening an entrance to a tunnel near MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND sites in MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem Jerusalem MMEND . *NL* The Palestine Liberation Organisation ( PLO ) negotiators said the last two weeks of talks with MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israel MMEND on implementing the long-delayed handover of most of MMSTART_38577 Hebron Hebron MMEND to PLO rule had been " meaningless " , necessitating an Arafat-Netanyahu meeting . *NL* MMSTART_51884 Hosni_Mubarak Mubarak MMEND 's adviser Osama el-Baz said on Thursday there were efforts to arrange a meeting between the MMSTART_9282173 Israel Israeli MMEND and MMSTART_1114732 Palestine Palestinian MMEND leaders . *NL* MMSTART_24093 Palestinian_National_Authority Palestinian Authority MMEND Secretary General Ahmed Abdel-Rahman said on Thursday he understood it could be held in MMSTART_6293 Cairo Cairo MMEND either on Friday or Sunday . *NL* Abdel-Rahman had said on Thursday he did not think Saturday would be the date because it is the MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND sabbath . *NL* But the MMSTART_25955086 Jews Jewish MMEND sabbath ends at sundown , so a night meeting would not interfere with the religious observance . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1304testb_Turkey Turkey hindered by own landmines on MMSTART_7515849 Syria Syrian MMEND border . *NL* MMSTART_802 Ankara ANKARA MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Turkey 's efforts to prevent MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND rebels and smugglers infiltrating from MMSTART_7515849 Syria Syria MMEND are being badly hindered because the military does not have a map of its own minefields on the border , a commission of parliamentarians said . *NL* " It is not known exactly where the mines have been sown because a minefield chart cannot be found , " the commission said in a report on border protection . *NL* The report , to be debated in parliament in coming weeks , was seen by MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND on Friday . " *NL* Officials say the minefields present an obstacle to the security forces , " it said . *NL* It said MMSTART_69680 Kurdistan_Workers'_Party Kurdistan Workers Party MMEND ( MMSTART_69680 Kurdistan_Workers'_Party PKK MMEND ) guerrillas sometimes know the layout of mined areas along the border better than the security forces . *NL* " Terrorists and smugglers have dug up the mines , defused them and opened up wide paths in some areas . *NL* They can come in and out easily as the minefields are not an obstacle , " it said . *NL* An armed forces spokesman was not available for comment . *NL* Turkey says MMSTART_7515849 Syria Syria MMEND sponsors the MMSTART_69680 Kurdistan_Workers'_Party PKK MMEND , fighting for MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND self-rule in southeast Turkey . *NL* MMSTART_7515849 Syria Damascus MMEND denies aiding the rebels . *NL* The MMSTART_69680 Kurdistan_Workers'_Party PKK MMEND also crosses into Turkey from bases in the mountains of northern MMSTART_7515928 Iraq Iraq MMEND . *NL* More than 21,000 people have died in the 12-year-old conflict . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1305testb_Three Three dead in MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurd MMEND militia blood feud in Turkey . *NL* DIYARBAKIR , Turkey 1996-12-06 *NL* Three people were killed on Friday in a gun battle between rival groups of anti-guerrilla militiamen on the streets of this southeastern Turkish city , police said . *NL* Four others were wounded in the clash , caused by a blood feud between two families , the Kesers and Karabuluts , serving as state-paid village guards against MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND rebels . *NL* Police said the guards fired automatic weapons at each other . *NL* One of the dead was a civilian passer-by . *NL* The role of the 70,000 mainly MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND village guards who fight MMSTART_69680 Kurdistan_Workers'_Party Kurdistan Workers Party MMEND ( MMSTART_69680 Kurdistan_Workers'_Party PKK MMEND ) guerrillas in the southeast has been questioned recently after media allegations that many of them are involved in common crime . *NL* The head of the region 's main pro-state militia is at the centre of a security scandal that has shaken the government . *NL* More than 21,000 people have been killed in the 12-year-old conflict between Turkish security forces and the MMSTART_69680 Kurdistan_Workers'_Party PKK MMEND , fighting for MMSTART_80777 Kurdistan Kurdish MMEND autonomy or independence . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1306testb_Texas MMSTART_29810 Texas Texas MMEND / w MMSTART_22489 Oklahoma Okla MMEND fed cattle roundup - MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_151232 Amarillo,_Texas AMARILLO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Trade very slow in the Panhandle area Thursday . *NL* Slaughter steers and heifers not well tested . *NL* Feedlots reporting light inquiry from buyers . *NL* - MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND *NL* Thursday 200 Week Ago Holiday Year Ago 10,900 *NL* Wk to Date 69,100 Week Ago 58,100 Year Ago 30,800 *NL* Sales reported on 200 head steers ; 69,100 head confirmed for week to date which includes 14,000 formulated and 3,400 contracted cattle to be shipped this week . *NL* Slaughter Steers : Pen Select and Choice 2-3 , 1150 lbs 67.00 . *NL* Pen Select , few choice 2-3 1150 lbs 66.00 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1307testb_Kansas MMSTART_16716 Kansas Kansas MMEND feedlot cattle roundup - MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_114560 Dodge_City,_Kansas DODGE CITY MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Trade slow . *NL* Not enough slaughter steer or heifer sales confirmed for an adequate market test . *NL* - MMSTART_70896 United_States_Department_of_Agriculture USDA MMEND *NL* Thursday 600 week ago holiday year ago 14,200 *NL* week to date 89,300 week ago 71,000 year ago 47,200 *NL* Inquiry good , demand light . *NL* Sales confirmed on 500 slaughter steers and 100 slaughter heifers Thursday . *NL* For the week to date 89,300 head confirmed including 30,600 head of contracted or formulated cattle . *NL* Steers : Select and Choice 2-3 , 1200 lbs 67.00 . *NL* Heifers : Select and Choice 2-3 , 1150 lbs 67.00 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1308testb_Delphis Delphis Hanover weekly municipal bond yields . *NL* Delphis Hanover weekly muni bond yields calculated Dec 5 *NL* Aaa Aa A Baa *NL* 1997 3.50 3.60* 3.70 3.75 4.00 4.00 4.30 4.35 *NL* 2001 4.20 4.20 4.35 4.40 4.65 4.65 5.00 5.00 *NL* 2006 4.70 4.70 4.85 4.85 5.15 5.15 5.50 5.50 *NL* 2011 5.15 5.15 5.30 5.30 5.60 5.60 5.90 5.90 *NL* 2016 5.35 5.30 5.50 5.45 5.80 5.75 6.10 6.05 *NL* 2021 5.45 5.40 5.60 5.55 5.90 5.85 6.20 6.15 *NL* 2026 5.50 5.45 5.65 5.60 5.95 5.90 6.25 6.20 *NL* *from previous calculation on Nov 27 *NL* -- U.S. Municipal Desk , 212-859-1650 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1309testb_ACCESS ACCESS energy futures prices add to daytime gains . *NL* MMSTART_18110 Los_Angeles LOS ANGELES MMEND 1996-12-05 *NL* MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND energy futures added to floor session gains in light NYMEX ACCESS trade Thursday , as forecasts for colder temperatures in distillate-hungry Northeastern markets raised supply concerns . *NL* " The cold weather forecasts are helping right now , " a trader said . *NL* Earlier , MMSTART_469729 New_York_Mercantile_Exchange NYMEX MMEND crude ended daytime trade 78 cents higher at $ 25.58 a barrel , following breakthroughs of key technical levels and reports of tighter supplies . *NL* Front-month heating oil firmed 0.09 cents a gallon to 75.20 cents as roughly 100 lots changed hands within the first few hours of ACCESS . *NL* About 112 lots were exchanged overall , traders said . *NL* MMSTART_469729 New_York_Mercantile_Exchange NYMEX MMEND gasoline for January delivery climbed 0.12 cents a gallon to 69.80 cents as a light 33 lots traded in the nearby month and 35 moved overall . *NL* January crude was barely changed from its settlement , edging up one cent to $ 25.66 a barrel . *NL* About 350 lots were traded for January and 870 in all months . *NL* -- David Brinkerhoff , MMSTART_18110 Los_Angeles Los Angeles MMEND bureau +1 213 380 2014 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1310testb_U.S. MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND blasts release of convicted bomber . *NL* MMSTART_108956 Washington,_D.C. WASHINGTON MMEND 1996-12-05 *NL* The MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND Thursday blasted the release from a MMSTART_12108 Greece Greek MMEND prison of a MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND guerrilla convicted of bombing an airliner and killing a teenager in 1982 , saying the move " does not make sense . " *NL* " All of us who have been victimised by terrorists ... need to stand together against terrorists . *NL* We ca n't let terrorists out of jail when they are a danger to civilians all around the world , " MMSTART_31975 United_States_Department_of_State State Department MMEND spokesman MMSTART_2047702 R._Nicholas_Burns Nicholas Burns MMEND said . ' *NL* Mohammed Rashid " is a terrorist who deserves to be behind bars . *NL* It is inexplicable to us why he would have been allowed to leave MMSTART_12108 Greece Greece MMEND before serving his just sentence ... This is an incomprehensible move . *NL* It does not make sense , " MMSTART_2047702 R._Nicholas_Burns Burns MMEND told a news briefing . *NL* He spoke after Rashid left MMSTART_12108 Greece Greece MMEND Thursday on being freed from prison early for good behaviour after serving 8-1/2 years . *NL* The MMSTART_3356 Bill_Clinton Clinton MMEND administration 's strong views on this subject have been conveyed to the MMSTART_12108 Greece Greek MMEND government , MMSTART_2047702 R._Nicholas_Burns Burns MMEND said . *NL* Mahammad Rashid was whisked from Korydallos maximum security prison just outside MMSTART_1216 Athens Athens MMEND to the airport where he boarded a regular MMSTART_526942 Olympic_Airlines Olympic Airways MMEND flight to MMSTART_6293 Cairo Cairo MMEND where he would transit to MMSTART_57659 Tunis Tunis MMEND and the former Palestine Liberation Organisation headquarters . *NL* Rashid , 46 , was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a MMSTART_12108 Greece Greek MMEND court in 1992 after being convicted of premeditated murder in the mid-air bombing of a MMSTART_81024 Pan_American_World_Airways Pan American MMEND airliner in 1982 . *NL* His sentence had been reduced to 15 years in 1993 . *NL* A parole court ruled recently that Rashid could be freed after serving 8-1/2 years , with time in pre-trial detention counted towards his term , but said he must be expelled immediately from MMSTART_12108 Greece Greece MMEND . *NL* The MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND accuses Rashid of belonging to the May 15 MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND guerrilla group and being an accomplished student of master MMSTART_241405 State_of_Palestine Palestinian MMEND bombmaker Abu Ibrahim . *NL* Three MMSTART_11127 Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation FBI MMEND agents who testified against Rashid during the trial , held at Korydallos prison , said they had ample evidence against Rashid for a bomb planted on a MMSTART_81024 Pan_American_World_Airways Pan American MMEND plane in MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND in 1982 and a mid-air bomb blast on a MMSTART_152449 Trans_World_Airlines TWA MMEND airliner approaching MMSTART_1216 Athens Athens MMEND in 1986 which killed four MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND citizens . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1311testb_School School football player banned for slashing opponents . *NL* MMSTART_51278 Albuquerque,_New_Mexico ALBUQUERQUE MMEND , MMSTART_21649 New_Mexico N.M. MMEND 1996-12-05 *NL* A MMSTART_21649 New_Mexico New Mexico MMEND high school football player who used razor-sharp helmet buckles to slash opponents and a referee was expelled from high school banned Thursday from competition for one year . *NL* Mike Cito , 17 , was expelled from St Pius X High School in MMSTART_51278 Albuquerque,_New_Mexico Albuquerque MMEND after an October game in which he used the sharpened chin strap buckles to injure two opposing players and the referee . *NL* One of the players need 10 stitches to a cut on his forearm . *NL* Officials said the MMSTART_14385107 New_Mexico_Activities_Association New Mexico Activities Association MMEND decided to bar Cito from any inter-scholastic competition until next October , regardless of the school he attends . *NL* Cito 's father , Stephen Cito , had admitted filing the metal buckles to a fine edge , saying he did it to get even with the referee and with players who had roughed up his son in a previous game . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1312testb_Cyberspace Cyberspace squabbles overshadow copyright talks . *NL* Elif Kaban *NL* MMSTART_12521 Geneva GENEVA MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* In a gloomy MMSTART_12521 Geneva Geneva MMEND conference centre built before the dawn of the MMSTART_33139 World_Wide_Web Internet MMEND , groups of staid officials made a first stab on Friday at rewriting copyright laws for the digital age . *NL* But critics at the first government-level meeting to revise copyright laws in 25 years said the officials and legislators might as well be trying to police the ether . *NL* After four days of diplomatic wrangling over procedures , some 600 delegates from nations small and large got down to the nitty-gritty of setting the digital agenda for the first time . *NL* Cyberspace squabbles overshadowed the debate on a stack of proposals covering literary and artistic works , the rights of performers and producers of music and producers of databases . *NL* " If it goes on like this , we wo n't have enough time to finish all the discussions , " a frustrated Western delegate said . " *NL* They announced they will start evening sessions next week . " *NL* Attempts by copyright-based industries to ensure they get a cut from online works led to a storm of protests by MMSTART_33139 World_Wide_Web Internet MMEND companies and critics who say the pacts would curb public access to online information from soccer results to stock prices . *NL* " It 's not illegal to make photocopies of newspaper articles . *NL* It 's fair use . *NL* We can read sports statistics or stock prices . *NL* But with the treaty , this kind of fact will be owned and subject to licensing , " said James Love , a consumer lobbyist heading the Washington-based Consumer Project on Technology . *NL* " None of the treaties are ready to move . *NL* These people do n't understand what they 're doing . " *NL* At stake are billions of dollars and the future of the electronic information industry -- the coming medium for the distribution of music , films , literature , software and commerce . *NL* Supporters of the three pacts say they are only an extension of existing intellectual property rights , covered by the century-old Berne Convention . *NL* But an array of opponents from the network industry to consumer , scientific and academic groups say the pacts will give sweeping powers to entertainment and copyright-based industries . *NL* A quick survey at the conference centre found few officials who had actually surfed the MMSTART_33139 World_Wide_Web Internet MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_19271 Mongolia Mongolia MMEND 's state copyright official , Gundegma Jargalshaihan , said apologetically that he had just arrived from MMSTART_67397 Ulan_Bator Ulan Bator MMEND and was not aware of the details of the digital agenda . *NL* " We do n't have money for MMSTART_33139 World_Wide_Web Internet MMEND in MMSTART_19271 Mongolia Mongolia MMEND , " he added . *NL* Alexander Bavykin , deputy legal chief at MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 's foreign ministry , said MMSTART_25391 Russia Moscow MMEND had yet to formulate a policy on copyright in cybersppace . *NL* He too had never browsed the Net . *NL* " I 've never tried it and why should I ? *NL* There are lots of other things in this life I have n't tried either , " he said . *NL* A visit to the computer centre offering MMSTART_33139 World_Wide_Web Internet MMEND services found a lone MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND official clicking away on his mouse . *NL* " MMSTART_33139 World_Wide_Web Internet MMEND is a potential cash cow for copyright-based industries and we need roadmaps on the information superhighway , " said Marc Pearl , vice-president of the MMSTART_536717 Information_Technology_Association_of_America Information Technology Association of America MMEND , a trade association of MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND network companies opposing the treaties . *NL* " But there are a lot of dinosaurs here . *NL* People here do n't understand MMSTART_33139 World_Wide_Web Internet MMEND technology . *NL* Because they do n't understand technology , they fear the unknown . " *NL* Before the MMSTART_33139 World_Wide_Web Internet MMEND , those whose business was to protect copyrights knew where they stood . *NL* Their enemies were tangible if elusive , such as the people who pirated music cassettes . *NL* But the MMSTART_33139 World_Wide_Web Internet MMEND , a global computer network where anything from music to software can be duplicated and distributed at the click of a computer mouse , has ripped up the rulebooks . *NL* Network operators said the draft laws would hold them responsible for copyright infringements in the system and expose them to multi-billion-dollar liabilities . *NL* " There are 500 million messages transmitted through the MMSTART_33139 World_Wide_Web Internet MMEND everyday , " said Tim Casey of the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S.-based MMEND MMSTART_187482 MCI_Communications MCI Communications Corporation MMEND . " *NL* How can we control them all ? " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1313testb_Italy MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND evacuates 17 nuns and priests from MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_25458 Rome ROME MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND said on Friday it had evacuated 17 MMSTART_606848 Catholic_Church Roman Catholic MMEND nuns and priests from MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND where they had been at risk from fighting between government troops and ethnic MMSTART_67050 Tutsi Tutsi MMEND rebels . *NL* The Foreign Ministry said the 10 MMSTART_9239 Europe Europeans MMEND and seven MMSTART_5334607 Africa Africans MMEND took a special flight from the MMSTART_3326371 Garamba_National_Park Garamba MMEND national park in northern MMSTART_76762 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo Zaire MMEND to the MMSTART_31816 Uganda Ugandan MMEND capital MMSTART_56689 Kampala Kampala MMEND where they were being looked after at the MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND embassy . *NL* The group had travelled from their mission on the edge of the park to a landing strip to make the rendezvous , a ministry official said . *NL* The ministry said the group consisted of 13 nuns , seven MMSTART_14532 Italy Italians MMEND and six Zaireans , and four priests , two from MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND , one from MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND and one from MMSTART_34415 Zambia Zambia MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1314testb_Third Third MMSTART_22989 Paris Paris MMEND blast victim was MMSTART_19291 Morocco Moroccan MMEND student . *NL* MMSTART_22989 Paris PARIS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_19291 Morocco Moroccan MMEND Mohamed Benchaou , the third person to die after a bombing on a MMSTART_22989 Paris Paris MMEND train , was a 25-year-old student about to submit a mathematics doctorate , the MMSTART_19291 Morocco Moroccan MMEND embassy said on Friday . *NL* Benchaou died of his injuries on Thursday night , two days after the blast . *NL* A newly-married MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadian MMEND woman and a man from MMSTART_21342 New_Caledonia New Caledonia MMEND died instantly in the bomb that injured 90 others in the rush-hour train . *NL* An embassy spokesman said Benchaou , the son of a MMSTART_19291 Morocco Moroccan MMEND army colonel , had been due to take his doctorate in March and hoped to become a teacher . *NL* Investigators have said the explosion bore the hallmarks of MMSTART_358 Algeria Algerian MMEND MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND fundamentalists who staged a series of bombings last year which killed eight people and injured more than 160 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1315testb_Italian MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND President urges separatists to turn back . *NL* MANTUA , MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND President MMSTART_1076893 Oscar_Luigi_Scalfaro Oscar Luigi Scalfaro MMEND visited the symbolic heartland of the separatist MMSTART_357391 Lega_Nord Northern League MMEND on Friday and appealed to its supporters to drop their campaign for a breakaway state . *NL* Addressing a convention on MMSTART_14532 Italy Italian MMEND unity in Mantua , where the party has set up its own " parliament of the north " , MMSTART_1076893 Oscar_Luigi_Scalfaro Scalfaro MMEND made a direct appeal to what he called " my friends from the MMSTART_357391 Lega_Nord League MMEND " to work instead for federal reform . *NL* " It is an invitation , a commitment , a promise . *NL* Let 's march together , " MMSTART_1076893 Oscar_Luigi_Scalfaro Scalfaro MMEND , a northerner himself , said . *NL* " Help MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND to teach , to propose a capacity for strong local autonomy , for the federalism which can give new vigour to our blood . *NL* But turn back from the line you are taking now , " he said . *NL* MMSTART_1076893 Oscar_Luigi_Scalfaro Scalfaro MMEND was in MMSTART_1039111 Province_of_Mantua Mantua MMEND to attend a ceremony commemorating the executions there by MMSTART_266894 Austrian_Empire Austrian MMEND rulers in 1852 and 1853 of a group of MMSTART_14532 Italy Italians MMEND who had campaigned for national unity . *NL* He was jeered and whistled at by a small group of MMSTART_357391 Lega_Nord League MMEND supporters when he arrived for a visit marked by heavy security . *NL* Witnesses said the protesters were outnumbered by other MMSTART_14532 Italy Italians MMEND who waved tricolour flags in the national red , white and green or shouted " Viva MMSTART_14532 Italy Italia MMEND " . *NL* The MMSTART_357391 Lega_Nord League MMEND won more than eight percent of votes at the last general election in April on a federalist platform but its leader MMSTART_842061 Umberto_Bossi Umberto Bossi MMEND later switched to a separatist agenda . *NL* A three-day " independence " march along the Po River in September , culminating in a declaration in MMSTART_32616 Venice Venice MMEND of a self-styled " Republic of Padania " , flopped badly . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1316testb_Denmark MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND 's Radiometer H1 result seen flat . *NL* MMSTART_5166 Copenhagen COPENHAGEN MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* A Reuter consensus survey sees medical equipment group Radiometer reporting largely unchanged earnings when it publishes first half 19996/97 results next MMSTART_54634 Wednesday Wednesday MMEND . *NL* An average of four analysts ' forecasts predicted pre-tax profit of 147.3 million crowns compared to 144.5 million in the first six months of 1995/96 . *NL* They said that the group 's failure to introduce new products was behind the share 's weak performance in 1996 , during which it has lost seven percent so far . *NL* -- Soeren Linding Jakobsen , MMSTART_5166 Copenhagen Copenhagen MMEND newsroom +45 33969650 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1317testb_Moslem MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND fundamentalists kill 19 MMSTART_358 Algeria Algerians MMEND - agency . *NL* MMSTART_22989 Paris PARIS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_6037917 Islam Moslem MMEND fundamentalists killed 19 civilians overnight in MMSTART_3692545 Blida_Province Blida MMEND province south of MMSTART_1644 Algiers Algiers MMEND , MMSTART_358 Algeria Algerian MMEND security forces said on Friday . *NL* In a statement carried on the official MMSTART_358 Algeria Algerian MMEND news agency APS , the security forces said the 19 had been killed by " a group of terrorists " . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1318testb_Belgian MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND police smash major drugs rings , 30 arrested . *NL* MMSTART_3708 Brussels BRUSSELS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Police smashed two drugs smuggling rings and arrested 30 people after a taxidriver in MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND alerted them to a suitcase of heroin left in his cab , MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND police said on Friday . *NL* Police seized dozens of kilos of heroin with a street value of hundreds of millions of MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND francs , a public prosecutor 's office spokesman in the port city of MMSTART_32149462 Antwerp Antwerp MMEND said . *NL* He said a 24-year-old MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND woman left a suitcase containing 13 kg ( 29 lb ) of heroin in a taxi in MMSTART_4443 Barcelona Barcelona MMEND . *NL* The taxidriver alerted police who arrested a 33-year-old Turkish man when he came to pick up the suitcase at a lost luggage office . *NL* The woman was later arrested in MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND . *NL* She and the Turkish man smuggled heroin from Turkey to MMSTART_32149462 Antwerp Antwerp MMEND from where it was taken to MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND , MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND and MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND by others , the spokesman said . *NL* He said 14 people were arrested in MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgium MMEND and 16 others in other MMSTART_9317 European_Union European MMEND nations after an investigation lasting nearly a year . *NL* ( $ 1=32.14 MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND Franc ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1319testb_Port Port conditions update - Lloyds Shipping . *NL* MMSTART_12108 Greece GREECE MMEND , Dec 5 - MMSTART_12108 Greece Greek MMEND port workers called off a strike which had kept the country 's ports closed , giving the government until Feb 1 to introduce a promised bonus scheme . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1320testb_German MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND Jan-August coffee imports detailed . *NL* MMSTART_13467 Hamburg HAMBURG MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND net green coffee imports from outside the EU totalled 7.73 million bags in January-August compared with 7.66 million in the year-ago period , the DKV coffee association said . *NL* Imports of 1.04 million bags in August were down from 1.08 million in August 1995 but up from 992,860 bags in July 1996 . *NL* MMSTART_5222 Colombia Colombia MMEND shipped 198,226 bags in August after 164,185 in July , MMSTART_9356 El_Salvador El Salvador MMEND 160,553 ( 129,184 ) , MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND 72,218 ( 78,959 ) , MMSTART_187749 Ethiopia Ethiopia MMEND 69,252 ( 60,456 ) and MMSTART_188171 Kenya Kenya MMEND 63,969 ( 60,043 ) . *NL* MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND was in seventh position with 54,333 bags ( 29,055 ) . *NL* -- MMSTART_13467 Hamburg Hamburg MMEND newsroom +49-40-41903275 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1321testb_Munich MMSTART_1252672 Munich_Re Munich Re MMEND says to split stock . *NL* MMSTART_19058 Munich MUNICH MMEND , MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG , the world 's largest reinsurer , said on Friday it expected to switch its shares to a lower par value by September 1997 at the earliest . *NL* The group , known as MMSTART_1252672 Munich_Re Munich Re MMEND , plans to seek approval for the move at its shareholders ' meeting today . *NL* The company said the switch would probably become effective in September . *NL* The planned 10-for-one stock split would reduce the par value of MMSTART_1252672 Munich_Re Munich Re MMEND 's shares to five marks from 50 , causing their price to drop to around one tenth of the present value . *NL* MMSTART_1252672 Munich_Re Munich Re MMEND 's registered shares , part of the blue-chip MMSTART_34153 DAX DAX MMEND index , were trading at 3,710 marks on Friday . *NL* -- Frankfurt Newsroom , +49 69 756525 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1322testb_EU EU experts postpone talks on rice area aid . *NL* MMSTART_3708 Brussels BRUSSELS MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_9317 European_Union European Union MMEND rice experts on Thursday postponed discussion on area aid payments to rice producers because the documents were not available in all the EU languages , an EU offcial said on Friday . *NL* " The discussion in the experts group had to be postponed because the documents needed to be translated into the official languages and the item will be on next week 's agenda , " the offcial said . *NL* MMSTART_9317 European_Union European MMEND rice producers are due to get compensatory area aid payments similar to those paid to cereal producers because of cuts in intervention prices . *NL* -- Brussels Newsroom 32 2 287 6800 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1323testb_Frankfurt MMSTART_661174 Frankfurt_Stock_Exchange Frankfurt MMEND dollar fix 1.5338 marks . *NL* MMSTART_10992 Frankfurt FRANKFURT MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The dollar was fixed at 1.5338 marks in MMSTART_661174 Frankfurt_Stock_Exchange Frankfurt MMEND on Friday , after 1.5607 marks on Thursday . *NL* There was no MMSTART_274294 Deutsche_Bundesbank Bundesbank MMEND intervention . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1324testb_John John Lewis UK store sales up 4.5 % in week . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The MMSTART_386085 John_Lewis_Partnership John Lewis MMEND Partnership said its UK department store sales rose 4.5 percent in the week to November 30 compared with the same week a year earlier . *NL* In the 18 weeks to November 30 , sales were up 13.6 percent year-on-year . *NL* Total sales , including the MMSTART_386090 Waitrose Waitrose MMEND supermarket chain , rose 5.8 percent in the week and were up 11.4 percent in the 18-week period . *NL* -- Rosemary Bennett , London Newsroom 44 171 542 2774 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1325testb_Timah Timah at 15.625 in MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND at 0931 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* PT Tambang Timah was traded at $ 15.625 per GDR in MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND on Friday at around 0931 MMSTART_12701 Greenwich_Mean_Time GMT MMEND . *NL* It recorded a low of $ 15.625 and a high of $ 15.725 . *NL* Its previous close on Thursday was $ 15.80 . *NL* One Global Depository Receipt represents 10 common shares . *NL* -- MMSTART_16275 Jakarta Jakarta MMEND newsroom +6221 384-6364 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1326testb_British MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND " MMSTART_10037 Euroscepticism Euro-sceptic MMEND " says MMSTART_100456 Kenneth_Clarke Clarke MMEND should resign . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* A " MMSTART_10037 Euroscepticism Euro-sceptic MMEND " member of the ruling MMSTART_32113 Conservative_Party_(UK) Conservative MMEND party said on Thursday MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND finance minister MMSTART_100456 Kenneth_Clarke Kenneth Clarke MMEND had to resign to prevent the party disintegrating over the issue of a single MMSTART_9317 European_Union European MMEND currency . *NL* Member of Parliament MMSTART_5571242 Antony_Marlow Tony Marlow MMEND said the resignation of the chancellor of the exchequer was the only way to make the Conservatives electable in a general election which must take place by May next year . *NL* " We have a divided and split MMSTART_32187890 Cabinet_(government) Cabinet MMEND . *NL* This cannot endure , " MMSTART_5571242 Antony_Marlow Marlow MMEND told MMSTART_19344654 BBC BBC MMEND television 's MMSTART_295761 Newsnight Newsnight MMEND programme on Thursday . " *NL* It is not sustainable . *NL* MMSTART_100456 Kenneth_Clarke Kenneth Clarke MMEND has to go . *NL* If he does n't resign , the prime minister has got to fire him . " *NL* MMSTART_5571242 Antony_Marlow Marlow MMEND 's comment come on the heels of speculation that MMSTART_100456 Kenneth_Clarke Clarke MMEND had threatened to resign if the government changed its " wait and see " policy on a single currency and declared it would not sign up for the currency in the next Parliament . *NL* MMSTART_100456 Kenneth_Clarke Clarke MMEND denied on Thursday he had threatened to resign and said his position on the single currency was in tune with that of Prime Minister MMSTART_15898 John_Major John Major MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_15898 John_Major Major MMEND told parliament on Thursday he would keep his options open on single-currency membership . *NL* His statement was interpreted as a significant victory for MMSTART_100456 Kenneth_Clarke Clarke MMEND and fellow pro-European MMSTART_64044 Michael_Heseltine Michael Heseltine MMEND , deputy prime minister . *NL* Pro-European MMSTART_32113 Conservative_Party_(UK) Conservative MMEND MP MMSTART_292266 Edwina_Currie Edwina Currie MMEND told the MMSTART_19344654 BBC BBC MMEND that if MMSTART_100456 Kenneth_Clarke Clarke MMEND resigned , other ministers would go with him . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1327testb_Court Court ejects head of MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND child-sex inquiry . *NL* MMSTART_51983 Canberra CANBERRA MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND opposition on Friday demanded a high-powered investigation into paedophilia in the MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND diplomatic service after the federal court forced the head of the existing inquiry to stand aside . *NL* The court said inquiry head Chris Hunt might be biased , since he privately told a newspaper he had turned up no major evidence of paedophile activity , even though he still had months ' of investigation before him . *NL* " Today we are left with a ruinous wreck beyond salvage and a continuing pall of doubt and suspicion hanging over our diplomatic service , " opposition foreign affairs spokesman MMSTART_559146 Laurie_Brereton Laurie Brereton MMEND said . *NL* But the government responded by pressing ahead with the original inquiry , established in May , appointing a new head to lead it . *NL* Critics say that if there were many paedophiles in senior posts in the Foreign Affairs Department then a secret inquiry would be open to internal influence and would become a public service whitewash . *NL* Accordingly , they demand an open investigation . *NL* A spokesman for MMSTART_591908 Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Australia) Foreign Affairs MMEND Minister MMSTART_331078 Alexander_Downer Alexander Downer MMEND said the appointment of a new inquiry head , administrative law expert Pamela O'Neil , showed the government 's commitment to pursue the matter . *NL* A report is due in May next year . *NL* One MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND diplomat has been prosecuted this year for having sex with a MMSTART_334751 Cambodia Cambodian MMEND boy under 16 but was acquitted . *NL* Police have investigated others . *NL* A newspaper reported allegations in April that diplomats had directed MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND government aid to certain foreign orphanages to secure sex with children . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1328testb_Australian MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND hitman killed wrong victim . *NL* MMSTART_27862 Sydney SYDNEY MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* An MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND hitman who went to the wrong house and killed the wrong man was sentenced to 20 years jail on Friday . *NL* Paul Crofts , 33 , and an accomplice were contracted to shoot a man , identified only as Tony , in the leg to punish him for his misconduct with a female friend of the contractor , the MMSTART_1951864 Supreme_Court_of_New_South_Wales New South Wales Supreme Court MMEND was told . *NL* But in February 1993 Leszic Betcher , was shot and killed after answering a knock at the door of his MMSTART_27862 Sydney Sydney MMEND home . " *NL* The inference from all the material is that the marauders had come to the wrong house , " Judge Michael Grove said . *NL* In sentencing Crofts , who pleaded guilty , Grove took into account his " mildly retarded " intellectual state , which placed him in the lowest two percent of the population . *NL* Grove said Betcher was " not only the victim of a horrendous crime , but his death was brought about in circumstances of an equally ghastly error on the part of the prisoner and his accomplices " . *NL* The unnamed accomplice was earlier sentenced to 20 years in prison . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1329testb_NZ NZ 's MMSTART_362227 Jim_Bolger Bolger MMEND says Nats to meet NZ First on Sunday . *NL* MMSTART_33804 Wellington WELLINGTON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_4913064 New_Zealand New Zealand MMEND Prime Minister MMSTART_362227 Jim_Bolger Jim Bolger MMEND , emerging from coalition talks with the nationalist MMSTART_342835 New_Zealand_First New Zealand First MMEND party on Friday afternoon , said MMSTART_333149 New_Zealand_National_Party National MMEND and MMSTART_342835 New_Zealand_First NZ First MMEND would meet again on Sunday . *NL* MMSTART_362227 Jim_Bolger Bolger MMEND said he expected a government to be formed by Thursday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1330testb_NZ NZ 's MMSTART_335149 Winston_Peters Peters MMEND says Nat , Lab talks at similar stage . *NL* MMSTART_33804 Wellington WELLINGTON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_342835 New_Zealand_First New Zealand First MMEND leader MMSTART_335149 Winston_Peters Winston Peters MMEND on Friday said coalition talks with the MMSTART_333149 New_Zealand_National_Party National MMEND and MMSTART_153190 New_Zealand_Labour_Party Labour MMEND parties were at a similar level of completion . *NL* MMSTART_335149 Winston_Peters Peters MMEND left a meeting between MMSTART_342835 New_Zealand_First NZ First MMEND and MMSTART_333149 New_Zealand_National_Party National MMEND negotiators to spend 20 minutes speaking to MMSTART_153190 New_Zealand_Labour_Party Labour MMEND leader MMSTART_22838615 Helen_Clark Helen Clark MMEND . *NL* He told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND he had needed to speak to her before she left MMSTART_33804 Wellington Wellington MMEND later on Friday . *NL* MMSTART_335149 Winston_Peters Peters MMEND said the talks with MMSTART_153190 New_Zealand_Labour_Party Labour MMEND and MMSTART_333149 New_Zealand_National_Party National MMEND had reached " about the same level of completion , and that 's good " . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1331testb_RTRS MMSTART_3112720 Radio_and_Television_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina RTRS MMEND - MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND MP MMSTART_5836626 John_Langmore John Langmore MMEND formally resigns . *NL* MMSTART_51983 Canberra CANBERRA MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australian MMEND parliamentarian MMSTART_5836626 John_Langmore John Langmore MMEND has formally resigned from his lower house seat , the office of House of Representatives speaker MMSTART_17932285 Bob_Halverson Bob Halverson MMEND said on Friday . *NL* " MMSTART_17932285 Bob_Halverson Halverson MMEND announced that he had received today from Mr MMSTART_5836626 John_Langmore John Vance Langmore MMEND , a letter resigning his place as member of the House of Representatives for the electoral division of MMSTART_2639108 Fraser,_Australian_Capital_Territory Fraser MMEND in the MMSTART_1944 Australian_Capital_Territory Australian Capital Territory MMEND , " his office said in a statement . *NL* MMSTART_17932285 Bob_Halverson Halverson MMEND was considering possible dates for the by-election , his office said . *NL* MMSTART_5836626 John_Langmore Langmore MMEND , 57 , announced in November that he intended to resign from parliament to take up a position as MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND 's senior representative at the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations United Nations MMEND headquarters in MMSTART_645042 New_York_City New York MMEND . *NL* He played an active role at the MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND social development conference in MMSTART_5166 Copenhagen Copenhagen MMEND last year and has co-authored articles with MMSTART_31769 United_Nations U.N. MMEND development programme officer Inge Kaul . *NL* MMSTART_5836626 John_Langmore Langmore MMEND , a persistent campaigner for interventionist economic policy , has been Labor member for MMSTART_2639108 Fraser,_Australian_Capital_Territory Fraser MMEND since 1984 . *NL* He was senior private secretary to the employment and industrial relations minister from 1983 to 1984 and was economic advisor to then treasurer MMSTART_23767 Paul_Keating Paul Keating MMEND in 1983 . *NL* His previous posts include assistant director of the national planning office of MMSTART_22943 Papua_New_Guinea Papua New Guinea MMEND from 1969 to 1973 . *NL* -- MMSTART_51983 Canberra Canberra MMEND Bureau 61-6 273-2730 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1332testb_Burmese MMSTART_19457 Burma Burmese MMEND students march out of campus again . *NL* MMSTART_57404 Yangon RANGOON MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* A group of MMSTART_19457 Burma Burmese MMEND students on Friday marched out of the MMSTART_3026872 Yangon_Technological_University Yangon Institute of Technology MMEND ( YIT ) in the northern outskirts of MMSTART_57404 Yangon Rangoon MMEND and moved toward the MMSTART_2242248 University_of_Yangon University of Yangon MMEND about six km ( four miles ) away , witnesses said . *NL* The witnesses could not give exact numbers of those taking part in the march or any other details immediately . *NL* On Monday and Tuesday , students from the YIT and the university launched street protests against what they called unfair handling by police of a brawl between some of their colleagues and restaurant owners in October . *NL* The protests culminated at dawn on Tuesday with several hundred of the student protesters being detained briefly by police near the central MMSTART_2203640 Shwedagon_Pagoda Shwe Dagon MMEND pagoda in MMSTART_57404 Yangon Rangoon MMEND . *NL* They were later released . *NL* On Friday , some students told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND that they were still dissatisfied with the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council 's ( SLORC ) handling of their demands . *NL* They said they wanted to organise independent unions on university campuses and demanded that details of the punishment of policemen who allegedly manhandled some students at the October brawl be published in newspapers . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1333testb_Thai MMSTART_30128 Thailand Thai MMEND rice vessels loading and movements at Dec 06 . *NL* MMSTART_56615 Bangkok BANGKOK MMEND 1996-11-29 *NL* The MMSTART_30128 Thailand Thai MMEND Commerce Ministry detailed rice loading at MMSTART_30128 Thailand Thai MMEND ports as follows ( in tonnes ) : *NL* Vessel Date of Arrival Quantity Destination *NL* Iran Sabr 19/11/96 9,000 MMSTART_14653 Iran Iran MMEND *NL* Princess of Loine 19/11/96 10,000 MMSTART_23440 Philippines Philippines MMEND *NL* Deligst 20/11/96 5,500 MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND *NL* Seagramd ace 20/11/96 5,000 MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND *NL* Lucky Emdldm 20/11/96 5,000 MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND *NL* Algoa Day 21/11/96 6,000 MMSTART_5334607 Africa Africa MMEND *NL* Sangthai Glory 22/11/96 3,000 MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND *NL* Myos Yang 5 22/11/96 4,000 MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND *NL* Budisuryana 22/11/96 3,800 MMSTART_3607937 Malaysia Malaysia MMEND *NL* King Ace 22/11/96 5,000 MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND *NL* Tong Shun 25/11/96 3,000 MMSTART_202354 Vietnam Vietnam MMEND *NL* But 2 27/11/96 5,000 MMSTART_19457 Burma Burma MMEND *NL* -- MMSTART_56615 Bangkok Bangkok MMEND newsroom ( 662 ) 652-0642 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1334testb_Chinese MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND girl nearly dies from cigarette smoke . *NL* MMSTART_27643 Shanghai SHANGHAI MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* A five-year-old girl in the east MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND city of MMSTART_50821 Tianjin Tianjin MMEND choked and almost died from cigarette smoke at her grandfather 's birthday with relatives smoking for hours in a small room , the MMSTART_10948329 Wen_Hui_Bao Wen Hui Bao MMEND newspaper said on Friday . *NL* The newspaper said the girl was rushed to hospital and found to be having extreme difficulty breathing . *NL* It said eight of the people at the party , including the girl 's father , immediately announced they would give up smoking . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1335testb_South MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korean MMEND won closes down on import settlements . *NL* MMSTART_19159283 Seoul SEOUL MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* The won slid against the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND unit on Friday as players prepared for Monday 's import settlement needs , traders said . *NL* The won ended at 831.00 , slightly down from an opening of 830.60 . *NL* It ranged between 830.20 and 831.40 . *NL* " A sale of about $ 60 million by Hyundai Heavy pushed the dollar down earlier in the day , but Monday 's import needs helped it recover , " said a Koram Bank dealer . *NL* Dealers said the dollar / yen 's movement on the world market would continue to set the trend for the dollar / won next week . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1336testb_Foreign Foreign planes to land in MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND 's popular MMSTART_304460 Guilin Guilin MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_18603746 Beijing BEIJING MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND 's tourist spot of MMSTART_304460 Guilin Guilin MMEND in the southern region of MMSTART_183525 Guangxi Guangxi MMEND will open its airport to foreign aircraft , the MMSTART_263168 Xinhua_News_Agency Xinhua MMEND news agency said on Friday . *NL* An assessment group made up of the MMSTART_44498 State_Council_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China State Council MMEND 's Port Office , the MMSTART_1988499 Civil_Aviation_Administration_of_China Civil Aviation Administration of China MMEND , the MMSTART_14229618 General_Administration_of_Customs General Administration of Customs MMEND and other authorities had granted the airport permission to handle foreign aircraft , MMSTART_263168 Xinhua_News_Agency Xinhua MMEND said . *NL* " The move is expected to give a shot in the arm to the economic expansion of MMSTART_183525 Guangxi Guangxi MMEND and southwest MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND as a whole , " the agency said but gave no further details . *NL* MMSTART_304460 Guilin Guilin MMEND is well known for its mountain and river scenery and is one of MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND 's most popular tourist destinations . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1337testb_EPA EPA says economic assessment unchanged by GDP data . *NL* MMSTART_30057 Tokyo TOKYO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND 's Economic Planning Agency has not changed its view that the economy is gradually recovering , despite relatively weak gross domestic product figures released on Tuesday , EPA Vice Minister Shimpei Nukaya told reporters on Friday . *NL* He said the GDP growth was weak but that this reflected the economy between July and September and did not take into account more recent data . *NL* When asked about the outlook for the fiscal year beginning in April , Nukaya said the economy may slow down in the early part of the fiscal year due to a planned consumption tax hike , but that would be only temporary . *NL* The consumption tax will be raised to five percent from three percent from April 1 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1338testb_Sangetsu Sangetsu - 96/97 parent forecast . *NL* MMSTART_30057 Tokyo TOKYO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Year to March 31 , 1997 *NL* ( in billions of yen unless specified ) *NL* LATEST ACTUAL *NL* ( Parent ) FORECAST YEAR-AGO *NL* Sales 128.00 117.56 *NL* Current 12.00 9.94 *NL* Net 6.20 5.36 *NL* EPS 143.56 yen 127.64 yen *NL* Ord div 30.00 yen 30.00 yen *NL* NOTE - Sangetsu Co Ltd is a trader specialising in interiors . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1339testb_Bre-X MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND , MMSTART_867647 Barrick_Gold Barrick MMEND said to continue Busang talks . *NL* K.T. Arasu JAKARTA 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND 's Bre-X Minerals Ltd and Barrick Gold Corp are to continue negotiations to hammer out a partnership agreement to develop the spectacular Busang gold find in MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND , sources close to the talks said on Friday . *NL* " The negotiations will be held both in MMSTART_64646 Toronto Toronto MMEND and in MMSTART_16275 Jakarta Jakarta MMEND , " one source , speaking on condition of anonymity , told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* Another source said most of the key negotiators from both MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND and MMSTART_867647 Barrick_Gold Barrick MMEND had returned to MMSTART_64646 Toronto Toronto MMEND , but declined to say if there had been any progress in their negotiations . *NL* Both sources said MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND and MMSTART_867647 Barrick_Gold Barrick MMEND did not hold talks on Thursday with Mines and Energy Ministry Secretary-General Umar Said , who is coordinating the negotiations over the Busang find in MMSTART_453651 East_Kalimantan East Kalimantan MMEND . *NL* The first source also said MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND had until December 21 to submit to the Indonesian Mines and Energy Ministry a feasibility study on the central region of the Busang property , estimated to contain 2.6 million ounces of gold . *NL* The richest parts of the property to the north and south of the central region have been estimated by MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND to contain 57 million ounces of gold . *NL* " MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND is expected to complete the feasibility report by December 16 and submit it to the government before the December 21 deadline , " the source said . *NL* He said MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND would then formally seek the permission of the MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesian MMEND government to begin construction to develop Busang 's central region , which might take up to two years . *NL* The source declined to say if there had been any progress in the talks between MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND and MMSTART_867647 Barrick_Gold Barrick MMEND . *NL* " This is a huge project ... *NL* we are not selling furniture , and MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND has 13,000 shareholders to answer to , " the source said . *NL* " While there has been some agreement in principle on some issues , there are still others such as procedures and mechanisms that needed to be sorted out , " he added . *NL* The source said no new deadline had been set by the Mines and Energy Ministry for MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND and MMSTART_867647 Barrick_Gold Barrick MMEND to strike a deal . *NL* The Ministry had given the companies until December 4 to complete a partnership deal , and advised MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND to take a 25 percent stake and MMSTART_867647 Barrick_Gold Barrick MMEND 75 percent to develop the property . *NL* " As far as I am aware , there 's been no new deadline , " the source said . *NL* The Ministry 's Umar said on Thursday that both MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND and MMSTART_867647 Barrick_Gold Barrick MMEND had responded positively to a government letter recommending a 25-75 split in the Busang gold property . *NL* The government also wants 10 percent of the property . *NL* Umar said the government had yet to receive a formal reply from the companies . *NL* He had said earlier that if the two companies failed to reach a partnership agreement , the government would explore other ways to expedite development of the Busang find . *NL* MMSTART_475296 Bre-X Bre-X MMEND has a partnership deal with PT Panutan Duta of the Panutan Group run by President MMSTART_217513 Suharto Suharto MMEND 's eldest son , Sigit Harjojudanto , under which Panutan would receive $ 40 million over 40 months plus a 10 percent stake Busang 's richest parts . *NL* MMSTART_867647 Barrick_Gold Barrick MMEND has teamed up with a construction company in the Citra Group of MMSTART_217513 Suharto Suharto MMEND 's eldest daughter , Siti Hardianti Rukmana , in what MMSTART_867647 Barrick_Gold Barrick MMEND had said was a partnership " to prepare us for a potential mining development project " . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1340testb_Honda Honda RV exceeds sales target . *NL* MMSTART_30057 Tokyo TOKYO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Friday that it had received 15,000 domestic orders for its S-MX recreational vehicle in the first two weeks after its launch . *NL* MMSTART_13729 Honda Honda MMEND launched the S-MX light minivan , featuring cubic body styling , on November 22 with a monthly sales target of 5,000 units . *NL* A version with lower road clearance and front and rear spoilers accounted for two-thirds of the sales . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1341testb_FEATURE FEATURE - MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND sees prestige in hosting MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND . *NL* Ramthan Hussain *NL* MMSTART_27318 Singapore SINGAPORE MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND 's winning campaign to host the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization World Trade Organisation MMEND ( MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND ) 's first ministerial meeting reflected its ambition to play a key role in shaping global free trade , the lifeblood of its economy , analysts said . *NL* " As one of the world 's most externally oriented economies , MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND has a disproportionately large stake in the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND , " said Desmond Supple , economist at research house I.D.E.A . *NL* " MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND stands to benefit more than most from continued global trade liberalisation as trade is the engine of its growth , accounting for nearly three times its gross domestic product . " *NL* The city-state met MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND opposition two years ago in its bid to host the meeting , expected to gather 4,000 officials from 160 countries from December 9 to 13 . *NL* In a stand some analysts linked to controversy over MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND 's caning of an MMSTART_3434750 United_States American MMEND teenager for vandalism , then-U.S. Trade Representative MMSTART_950865 Mickey_Kantor Mickey Kantor MMEND had said the meeting ought to be held where the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND was going to be headquartered . *NL* That would have meant MMSTART_12521 Geneva Geneva MMEND . *NL* But MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND had the support of other MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND members . *NL* Derek da Cunha , senior fellow at the MMSTART_3806329 Institute_of_Policy_Studies_(Singapore) Institute of Policy Studies MMEND ( ISEAS ) , said MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND 's hosting of the conference " carries a great deal of symbolism for the city-state , underscoring its commitment to free trade and its trading links across the globe . " *NL* There is the international prestige MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND would enjoy , but " more importantly there is a genuine national interest in fostering better global free trade and an open market " , said Tan Kong Yam , head of Business Policy at the MMSTART_286880 National_University_of_Singapore National University of Singapore MMEND . *NL* At the ministerial meeting , trade ministers will review the work of the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND and the implementation of the MMSTART_31843 Uruguay Uruguay MMEND Round free trade commitments under its predecessor the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) . *NL* In June , the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND hailed MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND for its open market policies but the MMSTART_9317 European_Union European Union MMEND and other trading powers called on MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND to speed up the opening of its services sector . *NL* Supple said the struggle that MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND had to wage in vying to host the meeting would be repeated during the talks . *NL* " There is tension at every step of the way , " since a battle line between the West and developing countries has been drawn over the issue of linking trade liberalisation with labour rights , he said . *NL* Supple said hosting the meeting carried prestige for MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND , " however , this is quite intangible as the prestige factor may not necessarily lead to any additional investment and trade flows to this region . " *NL* From a commercial point of view , the meeting would be good for MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND 's tourism industry , Tan said . *NL* A large part of MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND 's workforce would be mobilised to ensure the meeting would run without a glitch but the average Singaporean " would probably not be too concerned about some of the issues , " Tan said . *NL* " But the more educated public will realise that these kind of things are important for MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND as a small economy . " *NL* Supple said any political gains the MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND government would get from the MMSTART_33873 World_Trade_Organization WTO MMEND meeting -- ahead of a general election due by April 1997 -- would depend on how successful it was in pushing its economic agenda . *NL* " If there are any movements toward freer trade , then MMSTART_27318 Singapore Singapore MMEND 's economy and the electorate would gain , " he said . " *NL* But I do n't think it would be wise to play up the political aspect of this . *NL* I think political issues will take secondary importance to all these economic issues that will be displayed . " *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1342testb_Japan MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND NTT says hopes to start int'l business soon . *NL* MMSTART_30057 Tokyo TOKYO MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp ( NTT ) said on Friday that it hopes to move into the international telecommunications business as soon as possible following the government 's decision to split NTT into three firms under a holding company . *NL* " We hope to start international telephone business as soon as possible , " a company official told MMSTART_18998750 Reuters Reuters MMEND . *NL* The official said the latest government decision to split the company under a holding company would allow flexibility in NTT 's international phone business . *NL* Earlier , Posts and Telecommunications Minister Hisao Horinouchi told a news conference the government plans to split NTT into three firms under a holding company , but did not specify when the restructuring would likely take effect . *NL* One of the three new companies will be a long-distance operator and the other two will be local-call operators , Horinouchi said . *NL* One of the local firms will operate in west MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND and the other in east MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND , he added . *NL* The long-distance operator will offer international services , Horinouchi said . *NL* The NTT official said the timing of the planned split-up was uncertain because more discussions by government officials were required . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1343testb_Ahold MMSTART_735427 Ahold Ahold MMEND launches MMSTART_689 Asia Asian MMEND food discount stores . *NL* MMSTART_2126218 Zaandam ZAANDAM MMEND , MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND supermarkets group Ahold NV said on Friday it had launched a second food store format for MMSTART_689 Asia Asian MMEND consumers today , opening 16 BILO food discount stores in MMSTART_3607937 Malaysia Malaysia MMEND . *NL* The BILO stores are located in Malysia 's capital MMSTART_16854 Kuala_Lumpur Kuala Lumpur MMEND and in the country 's second city MMSTART_368790 Johor_Bahru Johor Bahru MMEND . *NL* The discount price format store BILO is to complement MMSTART_735427 Ahold Ahold MMEND 's full service supermarket MMSTART_2395764 Tops_Friendly_Markets TOPS MMEND , recently launched in MMSTART_689 Asia Asia MMEND . *NL* " In the coming five to ten years , MMSTART_735427 Ahold Ahold MMEND plans to open many more stores of both formats , making MMSTART_2395764 Tops_Friendly_Markets TOPS MMEND and BILO household names in the region , " MMSTART_735427 Ahold Ahold MMEND said in a statement . *NL* As well as its activities in MMSTART_689 Asia Asia MMEND , MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND retail group MMSTART_735427 Ahold Ahold MMEND has a strong presence in MMSTART_9239 Europe Europe MMEND , in the MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND and the company recently announced a joint venture agreement in MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazil MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_735427 Ahold Ahold MMEND has annualised sales of approximately MMSTART_18717338 United_States_dollar US$ MMEND 24 billion , and employs 180,000 people worldwide . *NL* -- MMSTART_844 Amsterdam Amsterdam MMEND newsroom +31 20 504 5000 , Fax +31 20 504 504 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1344testb_ALPINE ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN 'S WORLD CUP SUPER G WINNER PROFILE . *NL* MMSTART_108471 Vail,_Colorado VAIL MMEND , MMSTART_5399 Colorado Colorado MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Profile of the winner of Saturday 's women 's MMSTART_183628 FIS_Alpine_Ski_World_Cup World Cup MMEND super G race : *NL* Name : Svetlana Gladishiva *NL* Age : 25 *NL* Nation : MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND *NL* Previous MMSTART_183628 FIS_Alpine_Ski_World_Cup World Cup MMEND victories : None *NL* Other Facts : Gladishiva won a silver medal in super G at the 1994 MMSTART_64014 Lillehammer Lillehammer MMEND MMSTART_3309347 Alpine_skiing_at_the_1994_Winter_Olympics Winter Olympics MMEND and a bronze medal in downhill at the 1991 MMSTART_1287435 World_championship World Championships MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1345testb_ALPINE ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN 'S WORLD CUP SUPER G RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_108471 Vail,_Colorado VAIL MMEND , MMSTART_5399 Colorado Colorado MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Provisional results from *NL* Saturday 's women 's World Cup super G race : *NL* 1. Svetlana Gladishiva ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) one minute 17.76 seconds *NL* 2. Pernila Wiberg ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 1:17.97 *NL* 3. MMSTART_441214 Carole_Montillet Carole Montillet MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 1:18.11 *NL* 4. MMSTART_4663364 Hilde_Gerg Hilde Gerg MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:18.15 *NL* 5. MMSTART_9041410 Isolde_Kostner Isolde Kostner MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 1:18.19 *NL* 6. Warwara Zelenskaja ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 1:18.21 *NL* 7. Madlen Brigger-Summermatter ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 1:18.23 *NL* 8. MMSTART_9686509 Florence_Masnada Florence Masnada MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 1:18.31 *NL* 9. MMSTART_1489417 Katja_Seizinger Katja Seizinger MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:18.32 *NL* 10= MMSTART_4652852 Martina_Ertl-Renz Martina Ertl MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:18.48 *NL* 10= Stefanie Schuster ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 1:18.48 *NL* 12. Bibiana Perez ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 1:18.52 *NL* 13. Barbara Merlin ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 1:18.67 *NL* 14. Sybille Brauner ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:18.81 *NL* 15. MMSTART_9654380 Katharina_Gutensohn Katharina Gutensohn MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:18.92 *NL* 16. Leatitia Dalloz ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 1:18.96 *NL* 17. MMSTART_2424607 Renate_Götschl Renate Goetschl MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 1:18.98 *NL* 18. Marianne Brechu ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 1:19.02 *NL* 19. MMSTART_4671164 Heidi_Zurbriggen Heidi Zurbriggen MMEND ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 1:19.03 *NL* 20. Spela Bracun ( MMSTART_27338 Slovenia Slovenia MMEND ) 1:19.07 *NL* 21. Shannon Nobis ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 1:19.08 *NL* 22= MMSTART_4173288 Régine_Cavagnoud Regine Cavagnoud MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 1:19.21 *NL* 22= MMSTART_364378 Anita_Wachter Anita Wachter MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 1:19.21 *NL* 24. Megan Gerety ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 1:19.39 *NL* 25. MMSTART_4097711 Hilary_Lindh Hilary Lindh MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 1:19.41 *NL* 26= Catherine Borghi ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 1:19.44 *NL* 26= MMSTART_3989663 Michaela_Dorfmeister Michaela Dorfmeister MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 1:19.44 *NL* 28. MMSTART_4140213 Alexandra_Meissnitzer Alexandra Meissnitzer MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 1:19.53 *NL* 29. Ingeborg Helen Marken ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 1:19.54 *NL* 30. Monika Tschirky ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 1:19.60 *NL* The results were declared official . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1346testb_ALPINE ALPINE SKIING-GLADISHIVA WINS WORLD CUP SUPER G . *NL* MMSTART_108471 Vail,_Colorado VAIL MMEND , MMSTART_5399 Colorado Colorado MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Svetlana Gladishiva of MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND won the women 's World Cup Super G race on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_145225 Pernilla_Wiberg Pernilla Wiberg MMEND of MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND finished second and MMSTART_441214 Carole_Montillet Carole Montillet MMEND of MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND came in third , according to provisional results . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1347testb_GOLF GOLF - THIRD ROUND OF MMSTART_19048582 JCPenney_Classic JCPENNEY CLASSIC MMEND WASHED OUT . *NL* MMSTART_109690 Tarpon_Springs,_Florida TARPON SPRINGS MMEND , Florida 1996-12-07 *NL* Heavy rains on Saturday washed out the third round of the $ 1.5 million MMSTART_19048582 JCPenney_Classic JCPenney Classic MMEND at the Innisbrook Hilton Resort . *NL* Officials said the tournament would be reduced to 54 holes for the first time in its 37-year history . *NL* The final round of the special event , which pairs players from the MMSTART_23546455 PGA_Tour PGA MMEND and MMSTART_229059 LPGA_Championship LPGA MMEND Tours , will be played in the alternate shot format on Sunday . *NL* The duo of MMSTART_4358801 Pat_Hurst Pat Hurst MMEND and MMSTART_5845032 Scott_McCarron Scott McCarron MMEND were tied for the lead with the team of MMSTART_4376329 Donna_Andrews_(golfer) Donna Andrews MMEND and MMSTART_5893843 Mike_Hulbert Mike Hulbert MMEND at 13-under-par 129 through 36 holes . *NL* The tandem of reigning MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND Amateur champions MMSTART_5132236 Kelli_Kuehne Kelli Kuehne MMEND and MMSTART_43356 Tiger_Woods Tiger Woods MMEND were another shot back at 12-under 130 . *NL* Defending champions MMSTART_1628492 Beth_Daniel Beth Daniel MMEND and MMSTART_1388818 Davis_Love_III Davis Love MMEND will start the final round six shots off the pace . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1348testb_ALPINE ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN 'S DOWNHILL WINNER PROFILE . *NL* MMSTART_108471 Vail,_Colorado VAIL MMEND , MMSTART_5399 Colorado Colorado MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Profile of the winner of Saturday 's women 's World Cup downhill race : *NL* Name : MMSTART_2424607 Renate_Götschl Renate Goetschl MMEND *NL* Age : 20 *NL* Nation : MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND *NL* Previous victories ( two ) : slalom , MMSTART_64014 Lillehammer Lillehammer MMEND MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND , 1993 ; super G , MMSTART_12525154 Flachau Flachau MMEND , MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND , 1995 . *NL* Other facts : As a qualifier for the 1993 World Cup finals through Europa Cup results , 16-year-old Goetschl won the slalom to become history 's youngest MMSTART_183628 FIS_Alpine_Ski_World_Cup World Cup MMEND victor . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1349testb_ALPINE ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN 'S WORLD CUP STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_108471 Vail,_Colorado VAIL MMEND , MMSTART_5399 Colorado Colorado MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Women 's MMSTART_183628 FIS_Alpine_Ski_World_Cup World Cup MMEND *NL* standings after Saturday 's downhill race : *NL* Downhill Standings *NL* 1. MMSTART_1489417 Katja_Seizinger Katja Seizinger MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 180 points *NL* 2. MMSTART_2424607 Renate_Götschl Renate Goetschl MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 132 *NL* 3. MMSTART_441214 Carole_Montillet Carole Montillet MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 86 *NL* 4. MMSTART_145225 Pernilla_Wiberg Pernilla Wiberg MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 75 *NL* 5. MMSTART_4671164 Heidi_Zurbriggen Heidi Zurbriggen MMEND ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 69 *NL* 6. Regina Haeusl ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 66 *NL* 7. MMSTART_4140213 Alexandra_Meissnitzer Alexandra Meissnitzer MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 65 *NL* 8. MMSTART_9041410 Isolde_Kostner Isolde Kostner MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 60 *NL* 9. Ingeborg Helen Markein ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 58 *NL* 10= Megan Gerety ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 51 *NL* 10= Warwara Zelenskaja ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 51 *NL* 10= MMSTART_9686509 Florence_Masnada Florence MMEND MMSTART_9686509 Florence_Masnada Masnada MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 51 *NL* 13= MMSTART_1243653 Picabo_Street Picabo Street MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 50 *NL* 13= Stefanie Schuster ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 50 *NL* 15. MMSTART_9501284 Miriam_Vogt Miriam Vogt MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 47 *NL* 16. Bibiana Perez ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 45 *NL* 17. MMSTART_4663364 Hilde_Gerg Hilde Gerg MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 42 *NL* 18. Barbara Merlin ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 38 *NL* 19= MMSTART_8631819 Kate_Pace Kate Pace Lindsay MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 23 *NL* 19= Svetlana Gladishiva ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 23 *NL* 19= MMSTART_4173288 Régine_Cavagnoud Regine Cavagnoud MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 23 *NL* Overall women 's MMSTART_183628 FIS_Alpine_Ski_World_Cup World Cup MMEND standings leaders after *NL* Saturday 's downhill and super G races : *NL* 1. MMSTART_1489417 Katja_Seizinger Katja Seizinger MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 414 points *NL* 2. MMSTART_145225 Pernilla_Wiberg Pernilla Wiberg MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 353 *NL* 3. Hide Gerg ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 276 *NL* 4. MMSTART_364378 Anita_Wachter Anita Wachter MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 180 *NL* 5. MMSTART_9041410 Isolde_Kostner Isolde Kostner MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 157 *NL* 6. MMSTART_4671164 Heidi_Zurbriggen Heidi Zurbriggen MMEND ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 153 *NL* 7. Warwara Zelenskaja ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 151 *NL* 8= MMSTART_2424607 Renate_Götschl Renate Goetschl MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 146 *NL* 8= MMSTART_441214 Carole_Montillet Carole Montillet MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 146 *NL* 10. Svetlana Gladishiva ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 137 *NL* 11. MMSTART_9686509 Florence_Masnada Florence MMEND MMSTART_9686509 Florence_Masnada Masnada MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 133 *NL* 12. MMSTART_4110340 Deborah_Compagnoni Deborah Compagnoni MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 120 *NL* 13. MMSTART_4652852 Martina_Ertl-Renz Martina Ertl MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 119 *NL* 14. MMSTART_4140213 Alexandra_Meissnitzer Alexandra Meissnitzer MMEND ( Austria)118 *NL* 15. Urska Horvat ( MMSTART_27338 Slovenia Slovenia MMEND ) 108 *NL* 16= Claudia Riegler ( MMSTART_4913064 New_Zealand New Zealand MMEND ) 100 *NL* 16= MMSTART_9088362 Sabina_Panzanini Sabina Panzanini MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 100 *NL* 18. Barbara Merlin ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 92 *NL* 19. Stefanie Schuster ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 89 *NL* 20. MMSTART_9501284 Miriam_Vogt Miriam Vogt MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 76 *NL* Super G standings : *NL* 1. MMSTART_145225 Pernilla_Wiberg Pernilla Wiberg MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 180 *NL* 2. MMSTART_4663364 Hilde_Gerg Hilde Gerg MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 130 *NL* 3. Svetland Gladishiva ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 114 *NL* 4. Warwara Zelenskaja ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 100 *NL* 5. MMSTART_9686509 Florence_Masnada Florence Masnada MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 82 *NL* 6. MMSTART_1489417 Katja_Seizinger Katja Seizinger MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 74 *NL* 7. MMSTART_9041410 Isolde_Kostner Isolde Kostner MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 65 *NL* 8. MMSTART_441214 Carole_Montillet Carole Montillet MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 60 *NL* 9. MMSTART_4652852 Martina_Ertl-Renz Martina Ertl MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 58 *NL* 10. MMSTART_364378 Anita_Wachter Anita Wachter MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 49 *NL* 11. MMSTART_4671164 Heidi_Zurbriggen Heidi Zurbriggen MMEND ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 43 *NL* 12= Madlen Brigger-Summermatter ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 42 *NL* 12= Barbara Merlin ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 42 *NL* 12= MMSTART_9654380 Katharina_Gutensohn Katharina Gutensohn MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 42 *NL* 15. Stefanie Schuster ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 39 *NL* 16. Leatitia Dalloz ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 33 *NL* 17. Bibiana Perez ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 30 *NL* 18= MMSTART_9501284 Miriam_Vogt Miriam Vogt MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 29 *NL* 18= Marianne Brechu ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 29 *NL* 20. MMSTART_4140213 Alexandra_Meissnitzer Alexandra Meissnitzer MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 27 *NL* Nation 's Cup standings : *NL* 1. MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND 1,973 points *NL* 2. MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND 1,135 *NL* 3. MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND 972 *NL* 4. MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND 887 *NL* 5. MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND 853 *NL* 6. MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND 746 *NL* 7. MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND 673 *NL* 8. MMSTART_27338 Slovenia Slovenia MMEND 432 *NL* 9. MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND 288 *NL* 10. MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND 164 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1350testb_ALPINE ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN 'S WORLD CUP DOWNHILL RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_108471 Vail,_Colorado VAIL MMEND , MMSTART_5399 Colorado Colorado MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Provisional results from *NL* Saturday 's women 's World Cup downhill race : *NL* 1. MMSTART_2424607 Renate_Götschl Renate Goetschl MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) one minute 47.71 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_1489417 Katja_Seizinger Katja Seizinger MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:48.53 *NL* 3. MMSTART_9041410 Isolde_Kostner Isolde Kostner MMEND ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 1:48.91 *NL* 4. MMSTART_4140213 Alexandra_Meissnitzer Alexandra Meissnitzer MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 1:49.13 *NL* 5. Megan Gerety ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 1:49.26 *NL* 6. MMSTART_9501284 Miriam_Vogt Miriam Vogt MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:49.28 *NL* 7. Stefanie Schuster ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 1:49.38 *NL* 8. Ingeborg Helen Marken ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 1:49.41 *NL* 9. MMSTART_9686509 Florence_Masnada Florence Masnada MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 1:49.51 *NL* 10. Regina Haeusl ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:49.53 *NL* 11. MMSTART_4671164 Heidi_Zurbriggen Heidi Zurbriggen MMEND ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 1:49.65 *NL* 12. Warwara Zelenskaja ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 1:49.66 *NL* 13. Barbara Merlin ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 1:49.76 *NL* 14. MMSTART_4663364 Hilde_Gerg Hilde Gerg MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:49.84 *NL* 15. MMSTART_4652852 Martina_Ertl-Renz Martina Ertl MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:49.85 *NL* 16. MMSTART_145225 Pernilla_Wiberg Pernilla Wiberg MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 1:49.88 *NL* 17. Svetlana Gladishiva ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 1:50.03 *NL* 18. MMSTART_364378 Anita_Wachter Anita Wachter MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 1:50.10 *NL* 19. Spela Bracun ( MMSTART_27338 Slovenia Slovenia MMEND ) 1:50.40 *NL* 20. MMSTART_4173288 Régine_Cavagnoud Regine Cavagnoud MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 1:50.51 *NL* 21. MMSTART_8631819 Kate_Pace Kate Pace Lindsay MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 1:50.54 *NL* 22. Bibiana Perez ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 1:50.65 *NL* 23. MMSTART_4097711 Hilary_Lindh Hilary Lindh MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States United States MMEND ) 1:50.69 *NL* 24. Catherine Borghi ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 1:50.72 *NL* 25. MMSTART_441214 Carole_Montillet Carole Montillet MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 1:50.91 *NL* 26. Brigitte Obermoser ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 1:50.99 *NL* 27. Sybille Brauner ( Germay ) 1:51.04 *NL* 28. Grete Stroem ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 1:51.07 *NL* 29. Patrizia Bassis ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 1:51.13 *NL* 30. Alessandra Merlin ( MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND ) 1:51.16 *NL* The results were declared official . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1351testb_NORDIC NORDIC SKIING-WORLD CUP BIATHLON RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_1021904 Östersund OESTERSUND MMEND , MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of Saturday 's *NL* MMSTART_447991 Biathlon_World_Cup World Cup MMEND biathlon races : *NL* Men 's 10 kms *NL* 1. MMSTART_9389807 Vadim_Sashurin Vadim Sashurin MMEND ( MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belarus MMEND ) 26 minutes 17.2 seconds ( no penalty *NL* rounds ) *NL* 2. MMSTART_3524979 Frode_Andresen Frode Andresen MMEND ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 26:17.8 ( 2 ) *NL* 3. MMSTART_40377 Ole_Einar_Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjorndalen MMEND ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 26:24.9 ( 2 ) *NL* 4. MMSTART_2474438 Sven_Fischer Sven Fischer MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 26:28.2 ( 1 ) *NL* 5. MMSTART_2526631 Ricco_Groß Ricco Gross MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 26:33.0 ( 1 ) *NL* MMSTART_447991 Biathlon_World_Cup World Cup MMEND standings *NL* 1. MMSTART_2474438 Sven_Fischer Fischer MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 82 points *NL* 2. MMSTART_9402923 Pavel_Muslimov Pavel Muslimov MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 82 *NL* 3. MMSTART_9389807 Vadim_Sashurin Sashurin MMEND 68 . *NL* Women 's 7.5 kms *NL* 1. MMSTART_21341514 Olga_Melnik Olga Melnik MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 23:13.3 ( 0 ) *NL* 2. MMSTART_8246697 Svetlana_Paramygina Svetlana Paramygina MMEND ( MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belorus MMEND ) 23:58.6 ( 0 ) *NL* 3. MMSTART_4059571 Gunn_Margit_Andreassen Gunn Margit Andreassen MMEND ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 24:00.4 ( 0 ) *NL* 4. MMSTART_8478291 Simone_Greiner-Petter-Memm Simone Greiner-Petter-Memm MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 24:09.5 ( 1 ) *NL* 5. MMSTART_5324786 Petra_Behle Petra Behle MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 24:15.4 ( 2 ) *NL* MMSTART_447991 Biathlon_World_Cup World Cup MMEND standings *NL* 1. MMSTART_5324786 Petra_Behle Behle MMEND 89 *NL* 2. MMSTART_8246697 Svetlana_Paramygina Paramygina MMEND 79 *NL* 3. MMSTART_8478291 Simone_Greiner-Petter-Memm Greiner-Petter-Memm MMEND 78 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1352testb_ALPINE ALPINE SKIING-GOETCHL WINS WORLD CUP DOWNHILL . *NL* MMSTART_108471 Vail,_Colorado VAIL MMEND , MMSTART_5399 Colorado Colorado MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_2424607 Renate_Götschl Renate Goetschl MMEND of MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND won the women 's MMSTART_183628 FIS_Alpine_Ski_World_Cup World Cup MMEND downhill race on Saturday , according to provisional results . *NL* MMSTART_1489417 Katja_Seizinger Katja Seizinger MMEND of MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND finished second and Islode Kostner of MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND took third . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1353testb_BOBSLEIGH-SHIMER BOBSLEIGH-SHIMER PILOTS USA III TO SURPRISE WIN . *NL* IGLS , MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_12677615 Brian_Shimer Brian Shimer MMEND piloted USA III to a surprise victory in a World Cup two-man bobsleigh race on Saturday . *NL* Lying fifth after the first run , MMSTART_12677615 Brian_Shimer Shimer MMEND and breakman MMSTART_8710077 Randy_Jones_(bobsleigh) Randy Jones MMEND delivered a near-perfect second trip down the 1976 MMSTART_211874 1976_Winter_Olympics Olympic MMEND course for an aggregate time of one minute 45.91 seconds . *NL* First run leaders MMSTART_6292813 Günther_Huber Guenther Huber MMEND and breakman MMSTART_6292854 Antonio_Tartaglia Antonio Tartaglia MMEND in the MMSTART_14532 Italy Italy MMEND I sleigh finished second two-hundredths of a second behind the MMSTART_3434750 United_States Americans MMEND . *NL* Canada I , represented by MMSTART_1299136 Pierre_Lueders Pierre Lueders MMEND and breakman MMSTART_12750739 David_MacEachern Dave MacEachern MMEND , completed the third World cup event of the winter a further one-hundredth of a second behind the MMSTART_14532 Italy Italians MMEND . *NL* The MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canadians MMEND , winners of the opening two events in MMSTART_5800960 Altenberg,_Saxony Altenberg MMEND , MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND , and MMSTART_461444 La_Plagne La Plagne MMEND , MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND , increased their lead in the World Cup standings . *NL* They have 104 points , 15 ahead of USA I 's Jim Herberich and breakman MMSTART_12677487 Garrett_Hines Garrett Hines MMEND who managed only 10th place on Saturday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1354testb_SKIING-CHINESE SKIING-CHINESE MAKE PROMISING FREESTYLE SKIING DEBUT . *NL* MMSTART_1607928 Tignes TIGNES MMEND , MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND made a promising debut on the freestyle skiing world cup circuit in an aerials event in the MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND resort of MMSTART_1607928 Tignes Tignes MMEND on Saturday . *NL* While the MMSTART_5405 China Chinese MMEND failed to gain a place in the men 's final , they had two in the top 10 of the women 's competition , Cuo Dan finishing a respectable seventh and MMSTART_16535060 Xu_Nannan Xu Nannan MMEND ninth . *NL* But overall , it was MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND and MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND who dominated the day . *NL* Alexis Blanc and MMSTART_16534104 Sébastien_Foucras Sebastien Foucras MMEND gave MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND a one-two finish in the first aerials competition of the season . *NL* Blanc collected his seventh career MMSTART_25450443 FIS_Freestyle_Skiing_World_Cup World Cup MMEND win with a two jump combined score of 238.36 points , easily beating Foucras , the overall MMSTART_25450443 FIS_Freestyle_Skiing_World_Cup World Cup MMEND aerials champion , who was a distant second with 223.60 . *NL* MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND 's MMSTART_24519104 Jeff_Bean Jeff Bean MMEND , who had never finished higher than ninth in a MMSTART_25450443 FIS_Freestyle_Skiing_World_Cup World Cup MMEND event , made his first trip to the podium taking third place with a mark of 209.96 . *NL* MMSTART_16517957 Veronica_Brenner Veronica Brenner MMEND of MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND , who picked up her first career victory at MMSTART_1607928 Tignes Tignes MMEND last year , made it two wins in a row at the MMSTART_5843419 France French MMEND resort taking first in the women 's competition with a score of 170.42 . *NL* MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Swiss MMEND skiers occupied the other two places on the podium , Karin Kuster taking second with 160.55 narrowly ahead of MMSTART_4173927 Evelyne_Leu Evelyne Leu MMEND with 160.36 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1355testb_BOBSLEIGH-WORLD BOBSLEIGH-WORLD CUP TWO-MAN RESULTS . *NL* IGLS , MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of a World Cup two-man bobsleigh event on Saturday : *NL* 1. United States III ( MMSTART_12677615 Brian_Shimer Brian Shimer MMEND , MMSTART_8710077 Randy_Jones_(bobsleigh) Randy Jones MMEND ) one *NL* minute 45.91 seconds ( 52.90 / 53.01 ) *NL* 2. Italy I ( MMSTART_6292813 Günther_Huber Guenther Huber MMEND , MMSTART_6292854 Antonio_Tartaglia Antonio Tartaglia MMEND ) 1:45.93 *NL* ( 52.74 / 53.19 ) *NL* 3. Canada I ( MMSTART_1299136 Pierre_Lueders Pierre Lueders MMEND , MMSTART_12750739 David_MacEachern Dave MacEachern MMEND ) 1:45.94 *NL* ( 52.76 / 53.18 ) *NL* 4. German I ( MMSTART_16680211 Sepp_Dostthaler Sepp Dostthaler MMEND , Thomas Lebsa ) 1:45.95 *NL* ( 52.82 / 53.13 ) *NL* 5. Switzerland I ( MMSTART_6292729 Reto_Götschi Reto Goetschi MMEND , MMSTART_6292705 Guido_Acklin Guido Acklin MMEND ) 1:45.98 *NL* ( 52.91 / 53.07 ) *NL* 6. Germany III ( MMSTART_13187649 Dirk_Wiese Dirk Wiese MMEND , Jakobs Marco ) 1:46.02 *NL* ( 52.89 / 53.13 ) *NL* 7. Czech Republic I ( MMSTART_13629790 Jiří_Džmura Jiri Dzmura MMEND , MMSTART_13629893 Pavel_Polomský Pavel Polomsky MMEND ) *NL* 1:46.06 ( 53.01 / 53.05 ) *NL* 8. Austria I ( MMSTART_13162738 Hubert_Schösser Hubert Schoesser MMEND , Erwin Arnold ) 1:46.13 *NL* ( 52.92 / 53.21 ) *NL* 9. Britain I ( MMSTART_12660738 Sean_Olsson Sean Olsson MMEND , MMSTART_12660811 Dean_Ward Dean Ward MMEND ) 1:46.26 ( 52.97/ *NL* 53.29 ) *NL* 10 equal . *NL* United States I ( Jim Herberich , MMSTART_12677487 Garrett_Hines Garrett Hines MMEND ) 1:46.34 ( 53.14 / 53.20 ) and Austria III *NL* ( Hannes Conti , Georg Kuttner ) 1:46.34 ( 53.30/ *NL* 53.04). *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1356testb_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_1485764 Bob_Woolmer WOOLMER MMEND MAKES SENTIMENTAL RETURN TO MMSTART_363531 Kanpur KANPUR MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_363531 Kanpur KANPUR MMEND , MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_759263 South_Africa_national_cricket_team South Africa MMEND 's trip to MMSTART_363531 Kanpur Kanpur MMEND for the third test against MMSTART_407754 India_national_cricket_team India MMEND has given former MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND test cricketer MMSTART_1485764 Bob_Woolmer Bob Woolmer MMEND the chance of a sentimental return to his birthplace . *NL* MMSTART_1485764 Bob_Woolmer Woolmer MMEND was born in the northern city of MMSTART_363531 Kanpur Kanpur MMEND when his father worked there for an insurance compnay and was himself an active cricketer . *NL* " It 's been a sentimental journey ... *NL* A visit to MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND is always an intriguing experience , " MMSTART_1485764 Bob_Woolmer Woolmer MMEND , now the MMSTART_759263 South_Africa_national_cricket_team South African MMEND coach , said on Saturday . *NL* MMSTART_1485764 Bob_Woolmer Woolmer MMEND , 48 , played 19 tests for MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND between 1975 and 1981 . *NL* His first cricketing sojurn to MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND was as a member of MMSTART_965359 Tony_Greig Tony Greig MMEND 's MMSTART_759125 England_cricket_team England MMEND side in 1976-77 . *NL* His father MMSTART_10128270 Clarence_Woolmer Clarence Woolmer MMEND represented MMSTART_231623 Uttar_Pradesh United Province MMEND , now renamed MMSTART_231623 Uttar_Pradesh Uttar Pradesh MMEND , in MMSTART_14533 India India MMEND 's MMSTART_1307223 Ranji_Trophy Ranji Trophy MMEND national championship and captained the state during 1949 . *NL* Now aged 86 , MMSTART_10128270 Clarence_Woolmer Woolmer MMEND senior lives with his son in MMSTART_6653 Cape_Town Cape Town MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_10128270 Clarence_Woolmer Woolmer MMEND 's memories of MMSTART_363531 Kanpur Kanpur MMEND are few and blurred . *NL* " I do n't remember much of the place , " he said . " *NL* I came here on zero and left at three ( aged three ) when my father was transferred to MMSTART_47905 Kolkata Calcutta MMEND where I spent another four and half years . *NL* " But I do remember we had a cobra snake in the basement of our house . *NL* Also that my father bought a bicycle and when we rode over a hose pipe it broke into two . " *NL* MMSTART_10128270 Clarence_Woolmer Woolmer MMEND said the hospital where he was born is close to the stadium where the India-South Africa test will be played . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1357testb_FREESTYLE FREESTYLE SKIING-WORLD CUP AERIALS RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_1607928 Tignes TIGNES MMEND , MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of the MMSTART_25450443 FIS_Freestyle_Skiing_World_Cup World Cup MMEND *NL* freestyle skiing aerials competition on Saturday : *NL* Men : *NL* 1. Alexis Blanc ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 238.36 points *NL* 2. MMSTART_16534104 Sébastien_Foucras Sebastien Foucras MMEND ( MMSTART_5843419 France France MMEND ) 223.60 *NL* 3. MMSTART_24519104 Jeff_Bean Jeff Bean MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 209.96 *NL* 4. MMSTART_15108404 Eric_Bergoust Eric Bergoust MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S MMEND ) 207.15 *NL* 5. Christian Rijavec ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 204.17 *NL* 6. Alexandre Mikhailov ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 202.59 *NL* 7. MMSTART_4147465 Aleš_Valenta Ales Valenta MMEND ( MMSTART_5321 Czech_Republic Czech Republic MMEND ) 194.02 *NL* 8. Andy Capicik ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 193.82 *NL* 9. Trace Worthington ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 192.36 *NL* 10. MMSTART_4256572 Dmitri_Dashinski Dmitri Dashinski MMEND MMSTART_3457 Belarus Belarus MMEND ) 190.70 *NL* Women : *NL* 1. MMSTART_16517957 Veronica_Brenner Veronica Brenner MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 170.42 *NL* 2. Karin Kuster ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 160.55 *NL* 3. MMSTART_4173927 Evelyne_Leu Evelyne Leu MMEND ( MMSTART_26748 Switzerland Switzerland MMEND ) 160.36 *NL* 4. Caroline Olivier ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 157.10 *NL* 5. MMSTART_4160865 Jacqui_Cooper Jacqui Cooper MMEND ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 156.52 *NL* 6. MMSTART_16531027 Marie_Lindgren Marie Lindgren MMEND ( MMSTART_5058739 Sweden Sweden MMEND ) 154.82 *NL* 7. Dan Cuo ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) 154.61 *NL* 8. Kristie Marshall ( MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND ) 154.60 *NL* 9. MMSTART_16535060 Xu_Nannan Xu Nannan MMEND ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) 152.08 *NL* 10. MMSTART_16114062 Hilde_Synnøve_Lid Hilde Synnove Lid MMEND ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 148.20 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1358testb_SKI SKI JUMPING-LEADING WORLD CUP RESULTS / STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_782437 Kuusamo KUUSAMO MMEND , MMSTART_10577 Finland Finland MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Leading results in a *NL* MMSTART_3730010 FIS_Ski_Jumping_World_Cup World Cup MMEND high hill ( 120-metre ) ski jumping event on Saturday : *NL* 1. MMSTART_5838889 Takanobu_Okabe Takanobu Okabe MMEND ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 303.4 points ( first jump *NL* 145.4 / second jump 158 ) *NL* 2. MMSTART_4016475 Kazuyoshi_Funaki Kazuyoshi Funaki MMEND ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 295.4 ( 151.5 / 143.9 ) *NL* 3. MMSTART_4104697 Andreas_Goldberger Andreas Goldberger MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 274.4 ( 144.4 / 130 ) *NL* 4. MMSTART_5311143 Dieter_Thoma Dieter Thoma MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 267 ( 141.6 / 124.4 ) *NL* 5. MMSTART_5837952 Ari-Pekka_Nikkola Ari-Pekka Nikkola MMEND ( MMSTART_10577 Finland Finland MMEND ) 256.4 ( 126 / 130.4 ) *NL* 6. MMSTART_5839455 Reinhard_Schwarzenberger Reinhard Schwarzenberger MMEND ( MMSTART_26964606 Austria Austria MMEND ) 252.6 ( 119.7 / 132.9 ) *NL* 7. MMSTART_4172174 Noriaki_Kasai Noriaki Kasai MMEND ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 242 ( 124.2 / 117.8 ) *NL* 8. Hiroya Saitoh ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 234.7 ( 124.6 / 110.1 ) *NL* 9. MMSTART_4983608 Jani_Soininen Jani Soininen MMEND ( MMSTART_10577 Finland Finland MMEND ) 231.5 ( 115 / 116.5 ) *NL* 10. MMSTART_9168224 Kristian_Brenden Kristian Brenden MMEND ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 228.1 ( 129.4 / 98.7 ) *NL* Leading MMSTART_3730010 FIS_Ski_Jumping_World_Cup World Cup MMEND standings ( after three events ) : *NL* 1. MMSTART_5311143 Dieter_Thoma Thoma MMEND 210 points *NL* 2. MMSTART_9168224 Kristian_Brenden Brenden MMEND 206 *NL* 3. MMSTART_4104697 Andreas_Goldberger Goldberger MMEND 160 *NL* 4. MMSTART_5838889 Takanobu_Okabe Okabe MMEND 146 *NL* 5. MMSTART_4016475 Kazuyoshi_Funaki Funaki MMEND 143 *NL* 6. Saitoh 121 *NL* 7. MMSTART_2918889 Espen_Bredesen Espen Bredesen MMEND ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 112 *NL* 8. MMSTART_5837952 Ari-Pekka_Nikkola Nikkola MMEND 101 *NL* 9. MMSTART_4983608 Jani_Soininen Soininen MMEND 85 *NL* 10. MMSTART_799388 Primož_Peterka Primoz Peterka MMEND ( MMSTART_26830 Slovakia Slovakia MMEND ) 76 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1359testb_BADMINTON BADMINTON - MMSTART_8735759 World_Badminton_Grand_Prix_Finals WORLD GRAND PRIX MMEND SEMIFINAL RESULTS . *NL* TEMBAU DENPASAR , MMSTART_4147 Bali Bali MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of *NL* semifinals at the MMSTART_8735759 World_Badminton_Grand_Prix_Finals World Grand Prix MMEND finals on Saturday : *NL* Men 's singles *NL* MMSTART_14504169 Fung_Permadi Fung Permadi MMEND ( MMSTART_25734 Taiwan Taiwan MMEND ) beat Indra Wijaya ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) 15-6 15-8 *NL* MMSTART_10850162 Sun_Jun_(badminton) Sun Jun MMEND ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) beat MMSTART_1641317 Alan_Budikusuma Allan Budi Kusuma MMEND ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) 15-9 15-10 *NL* Women 's singles *NL* MMSTART_1166977 Susi_Susanti Susi Susanti MMEND ( MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesia MMEND ) beat MMSTART_927477 Camilla_Martin Camilla Martin MMEND ( MMSTART_76972 Denmark Denmark MMEND ) 11-1 *NL* 11-3 *NL* MMSTART_8785220 Ye_Zhaoying Ye Zhaoying MMEND ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) beat MMSTART_2491066 Gong_Zhichao Gong Zhichao MMEND ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) 11-8 11-3 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1360testb_SPEED SPEED SKATING-RESULTS OF WORLD CUP SPEED SKATING RACES . *NL* CHONJU , MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korea MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results on the first day of the MMSTART_4364061 ISU_Speed_Skating_World_Cup World Cup MMEND speed skating races here on Saturday . *NL* Men 's 500 metres first round : 1 . *NL* Horii Manabu ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 37.23 seconds ; 2 . *NL* Jaegal Sung-Yeol ( MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korea MMEND ) 37.46 ; 3 . *NL* Grunde Njos ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 37.49 ; 4 . *NL* Shimizu Hiroyasu ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 37.68 ; 5 . *NL* MMSTART_21089677 Sergey_Klevchenya Sergey Klevchenya MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 37.86 ; 6 . *NL* Yamakage Hiroaki ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 37.93 ; 7 . *NL* MMSTART_4192719 Casey_FitzRandolph Casey Fitzrandolph MMEND ( US ) 37.97 ; 8 . *NL* MMSTART_26658546 Sylvain_Bouchard Sylvain Bouchard MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 38.00 ; 9 . *NL* MMSTART_14189079 Kim_Yoon-man Kim Yoon-man MMEND ( MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korea MMEND ) 38.05 ; 10 . *NL* Inoue Junichi ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 38.08 . *NL* Women 's 500 metres first round : 1 . *NL* Xuc Rulhong ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) 40.78 ; 2 . *NL* Svetlana Jhurova ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 41.08 ; 3 . *NL* MMSTART_7985249 Franziska_Schenk Franziska Schenk MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 41.13 ; 4 . *NL* Okazaki Tomomi ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 41.19 ; 5 . *NL* Shimazaki Kyoko ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 41.45 ; 6 . *NL* MMSTART_3204490 Marianne_Timmer Marianne Timmer MMEND ( MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND ) 41.58 ; 7 . *NL* Jin Hua ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) 41.59 ; 8 . *NL* Alena Koroleva ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 41.64 ; 9 . *NL* MMSTART_3263577 Chris_Witty Chris Witty MMEND ( US ) 41.75 ; 10 . *NL* Anke Baler ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 41.76 . *NL* Men 's 1,000 metres first round : *NL* 1. MMSTART_26658546 Sylvain_Bouchard Sylvain Bouchard MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 1 minute 16.24 seconds *NL* 2. MMSTART_21089677 Sergey_Klevchenya Sergey Klevchenya MMEND ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 1:16.31 *NL* 3. MMSTART_39838 Jan_Bos Jan Bos MMEND ( MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND ) 1:16.38 *NL* 4. Grunde Njos ( MMSTART_21241 Norway Norway MMEND ) 1:16.44 *NL* 5. Lee Kyou-hyuk ( MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korea MMEND ) 1:16.47 *NL* 6. Inoue Junichi ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 1:16.61 *NL* 7. MMSTART_39841 Gerard_van_Velde Gerard Van Velde MMEND ( MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND ) 1:16.63 *NL* 8. MMSTART_14189079 Kim_Yoon-man Kim Yoon-man MMEND ( MMSTART_27019 South_Korea South Korea MMEND ) 1:16.75 *NL* 9. MMSTART_1397756 Jeremy_Wotherspoon Jeremy Wotherspoon MMEND ( MMSTART_5042916 Canada Canada MMEND ) 1:16.75 *NL* 10. Miyabe Yasunori ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 1:16.86 *NL* Women 's 1,000 metres first round : *NL* 1. MMSTART_7985249 Franziska_Schenk Franziska Schenk MMEND ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:23.17 *NL* 2. Kusunose Shiho ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 1:24.77 *NL* 3. MMSTART_3204490 Marianne_Timmer Marianne Timmer MMEND ( MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Netherlands MMEND ) 1:24.86 *NL* 4. Anka Baier ( MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND ) 1:25.16 *NL* 5. Becky Sundstrom ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 1:25.39 *NL* 6. Shimazaki Kyoko ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 1:25.51 *NL* 7. Oksana Ravllova ( MMSTART_25391 Russia Russia MMEND ) 1:25.55 *NL* 8. Sammiya Eriko ( MMSTART_15573 Japan Japan MMEND ) 1:25.79 *NL* 9. MMSTART_3263577 Chris_Witty Chris Witty MMEND ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 1:25.85 *NL* 10. Xue Rulhong ( MMSTART_5405 China China MMEND ) 1:25.89 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1361testb_ALPINE ALPINE SKIING-OFFICIALS HOPE TO SALVAGE WORLD CUP WEEKEND . *NL* MMSTART_309257 Whistler,_British_Columbia WHISTLER MMEND , MMSTART_3392 British_Columbia British Columbia MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_183628 FIS_Alpine_Ski_World_Cup World Cup MMEND ski officials hope to be able to get in at least one men 's downhill training run on Saturday in an effort to salvage the weekend racing programme . *NL* For the third consecutive day , Friday 's scheduled training runs were cancelled due to heavy wet snow and fog on MMSTART_9055006 Whistler_Mountain Whistler Mountain MMEND , leaving the scheduled MMSTART_183628 FIS_Alpine_Ski_World_Cup World Cup MMEND events in jeopardy . *NL* Rules call for at least one training run to be completed before a MMSTART_183628 FIS_Alpine_Ski_World_Cup World Cup MMEND downhill race can be staged . *NL* Organisers hope to get that run in on Saturday morning , conditions permitting , and stage the race later in the day or on Sunday . *NL* " There was no possibility today to make a training run , " said Bernd Zobel , the Canadian men 's national coach , citing too much new snow and poor visibility . *NL* If organisers are forced to run the downhill on Sunday , the super-giant slalom originally scheduled for Sunday would likely be abandoned . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1362testb_SOCCER SOCCER - LEADING MMSTART_226426 Scottish_Premier_League SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION MMEND SCORERS . *NL* MMSTART_68736 Glasgow GLASGOW MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Leading goalscorers in the *NL* Scottish premier division after Saturday 's matches : *NL* 10 - MMSTART_3788050 Billy_Dodds Billy Dodds MMEND ( MMSTART_237019 Aberdeen_F.C. Aberdeen MMEND ) , MMSTART_1973203 Pierre_van_Hooijdonk Pierre Van Hooydonk MMEND ( MMSTART_69708 Celtic_F.C. Celtic MMEND ) *NL* 9 - MMSTART_413242 Paul_Gascoigne Paul Gascoigne MMEND ( MMSTART_69713 Rangers_F.C. Rangers MMEND ) *NL* 7 - MMSTART_7078668 Paul_Wright_(footballer) Paul Wright MMEND ( MMSTART_405663 Kilmarnock_F.C. Kilmarnock MMEND ) , MMSTART_838461 Ally_McCoist Ally McCoist MMEND ( MMSTART_69713 Rangers_F.C. Rangers MMEND ) *NL* 6 - MMSTART_6530079 Andreas_Thom Andreas Thom MMEND ( MMSTART_69708 Celtic_F.C. Celtic MMEND ) , MMSTART_5314986 Dean_Windass Dean Windass MMEND ( MMSTART_237019 Aberdeen_F.C. Aberdeen MMEND ) , *NL* MMSTART_615829 Brian_Laudrup Brian Laudrup MMEND ( MMSTART_69713 Rangers_F.C. Rangers MMEND ) , MMSTART_5865913 Darren_Jackson Darren Jackson MMEND *NL* ( MMSTART_176747 Hibernian_F.C. Hibernian MMEND ) *NL* 5 - MMSTART_3470790 Peter_van_Vossen Peter van Vossen MMEND ( MMSTART_69713 Rangers_F.C. Rangers MMEND ) , MMSTART_5696362 Gerry_Britton Gerry Britton MMEND *NL* ( MMSTART_451181 Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C. Dunfermline MMEND ) , MMSTART_3929161 Colin_Cameron_(footballer) Colin Cameron MMEND ( MMSTART_302212 Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C. Hearts MMEND ) , MMSTART_2240487 Robbie_Winters Robert Winters MMEND ( MMSTART_331074 Dundee_United_F.C. Dundee United MMEND ) , MMSTART_724986 Paolo_Di_Canio Paolo Di Canio MMEND ( MMSTART_69708 Celtic_F.C. Celtic MMEND ) . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1363testb_SOCCER SOCCER - LEADING MMSTART_9316 England ENGLISH MMEND GOALSCORERS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Leading goalscorers in the MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND *NL* premier league after Saturday 's matches : *NL* 13 - MMSTART_241230 Ian_Wright Ian Wright MMEND ( MMSTART_2174 Arsenal_F.C. Arsenal MMEND ) *NL* 9 - MMSTART_2189648 Fabrizio_Ravanelli Fabrizio Ravanelli MMEND ( MMSTART_298603 Middlesbrough_F.C. Middlesbrough MMEND ) , MMSTART_58682 Alan_Shearer Alan Shearer MMEND *NL* ( MMSTART_57802 Newcastle_United_F.C. Newcastle MMEND ) *NL* 8 - MMSTART_406831 Matthew_Le_Tissier Matthew Le Tissier MMEND ( MMSTART_81576 Southampton_F.C. Southampton MMEND ) , MMSTART_526167 Dwight_Yorke Dwight Yorke MMEND ( MMSTART_42173 Aston_Villa_F.C. Aston Villa MMEND ) , MMSTART_526001 Les_Ferdinand Les Ferdinand MMEND ( MMSTART_57802 Newcastle_United_F.C. Newcastle MMEND ) , MMSTART_5362529 Efan_Ekoku Efan Ekoku MMEND ( MMSTART_740757 Wimbledon_F.C. Wimbledon MMEND ) , *NL* MMSTART_932030 Gianluca_Vialli Gianluca Vialli MMEND ( MMSTART_7473 Chelsea_F.C. Chelsea MMEND ) *NL* 7 - MMSTART_2834963 Robbie_Earle Robbie Earle MMEND ( MMSTART_740757 Wimbledon_F.C. Wimbledon MMEND ) , MMSTART_526001 Les_Ferdinand Les Ferdinand MMEND ( MMSTART_57802 Newcastle_United_F.C. Newcastle MMEND ) *NL* 6 - MMSTART_1697179 Marcus_Gayle Marcus Gayle MMEND ( MMSTART_740757 Wimbledon_F.C. Wimbledon MMEND ) , MMSTART_1311995 Gary_Speed Gary Speed MMEND ( MMSTART_91155 Everton_F.C. Everton MMEND ) , MMSTART_526138 Chris_Sutton Chris Sutton MMEND ( MMSTART_298599 Blackburn_Rovers_F.C. Blackburn MMEND ) *NL* 5 - MMSTART_346075 Robbie_Fowler Robbie Fowler MMEND ( MMSTART_18119 Liverpool_F.C. Liverpool MMEND ) , MMSTART_1412864 Steve_McManaman Steve McManaman MMEND ( MMSTART_18119 Liverpool_F.C. Liverpool MMEND ) *NL* 4 - MMSTART_929708 Peter_Beardsley Peter Beardsley MMEND ( MMSTART_57802 Newcastle_United_F.C. Newcastle MMEND ) . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1364testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_21265 Northern_Ireland NORTHERN IRELAND MMEND PREMIER DIVISION RESULTS / STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of MMSTART_21265 Northern_Ireland Northern Ireland MMEND premier *NL* division matches on Saturday : *NL* MMSTART_1343116 Ards_F.C. Ards MMEND 0 MMSTART_1343192 Crusaders_F.C. Crusaders MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_1343146 Cliftonville_F.C. Cliftonville MMEND 1 MMSTART_828078 Portadown_F.C. Portadown MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_1346043 Glenavon_F.C. Glenavon MMEND 2 MMSTART_828687 Linfield_F.C. Linfield MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_828172 Glentoran_F.C. Glentoran MMEND 1 MMSTART_1343177 Coleraine_F.C. Coleraine MMEND 0 *NL* Standings ( tabulated - played , won , drawn , lost , goals for , *NL* goals against , points ) : *NL* MMSTART_1343177 Coleraine_F.C. Coleraine MMEND 10 7 1 2 18 11 22 *NL* MMSTART_828687 Linfield_F.C. Linfield MMEND 10 4 3 3 13 10 15 *NL* MMSTART_1343192 Crusaders_F.C. Crusaders MMEND 10 3 4 3 11 9 13 *NL* MMSTART_1346043 Glenavon_F.C. Glenavon MMEND 10 3 4 3 15 14 13 *NL* MMSTART_828172 Glentoran_F.C. Glentoran MMEND 10 3 3 4 18 18 12 *NL* MMSTART_828078 Portadown_F.C. Portadown MMEND 9 3 3 3 11 12 12 *NL* MMSTART_1343116 Ards_F.C. Ards MMEND 10 3 2 5 12 17 11 *NL* MMSTART_1343146 Cliftonville_F.C. Cliftonville MMEND 9 1 4 4 5 12 7 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1365testb_RUGBY MMSTART_25405 Rugby_union RUGBY UNION MMEND - BRITISH RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom British MMEND rugby union *NL* matches on Saturday : *NL* MMSTART_642484 Anglo-Welsh_Cup Pilkington Cup MMEND fourth round *NL* MMSTART_1901715 Reading_R.F.C. Reading MMEND 50 MMSTART_1095036 Widnes_Vikings Widnes MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND division one *NL* MMSTART_321027 Bath_Rugby Bath MMEND 35 MMSTART_963556 Harlequin_F.C. Harlequins MMEND 20 *NL* MMSTART_963537 Gloucester_Rugby Gloucester MMEND 29 MMSTART_486954 London_Irish London Irish MMEND 19 *NL* MMSTART_3543483 Orrell_R.U.F.C. Orrell MMEND 22 MMSTART_11169920 West_Hartlepool_R.F.C. West Hartlepool MMEND 15 *NL* MMSTART_629563 London_Wasps Wasps MMEND 15 MMSTART_1463014 Bristol_Rugby Bristol MMEND 13 *NL* MMSTART_69894 Wales Welsh MMEND division one *NL* MMSTART_2795095 Caerphilly_RFC Caerphilly MMEND 20 MMSTART_1359751 Cardiff_RFC Cardiff MMEND 34 *NL* MMSTART_2697758 Llanelli_RFC Llanelli MMEND 97 MMSTART_9952886 Newbridge_RFC Newbridge MMEND 10 *NL* MMSTART_872781 Newport_Gwent_Dragons Newport MMEND 45 MMSTART_5564304 Dunvant_RFC Dunvant MMEND 22 *NL* MMSTART_872917 Pontypridd_RFC Pontypridd MMEND 53 MMSTART_6474240 Bridgend_Ravens Bridgend MMEND 9 *NL* MMSTART_2593827 Swansea_RFC Swansea MMEND 49 MMSTART_1204424 Neath_RFC Neath MMEND 10 *NL* MMSTART_13744592 Treorchy_RFC Treorchy MMEND 13 MMSTART_9952855 Ebbw_Vale_RFC Ebbw Vale MMEND 17 *NL* MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND division one *NL* MMSTART_3283715 Boroughmuir_RFC Boroughmuir MMEND 31 MMSTART_3019555 Watsonians_RFC Watsonians MMEND 35 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1366testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_26994 Scotland SCOTTISH MMEND PREMIER DIVISION SUMMARIES . *NL* MMSTART_68736 Glasgow GLASGOW MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Summaries of MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND premier division matches played on Saturday : *NL* MMSTART_451181 Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C. Dunfermline MMEND 2 ( Millar 43 , 46 penalty ) MMSTART_237019 Aberdeen_F.C. Aberdeen MMEND 3 ( MMSTART_6929926 Joe_Miller_(footballer) Miller MMEND 10 , MMSTART_4906374 David_Rowson Rowson MMEND 55 , Windass 78 ) . *NL* Halftime 1-1 . *NL* Attendance : 5,465 *NL* MMSTART_302212 Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C. Hearts MMEND 0 MMSTART_880348 Raith_Rovers_F.C. Raith MMEND 0 . *NL* 10,719 *NL* MMSTART_405663 Kilmarnock_F.C. Kilmarnock MMEND 0 MMSTART_331074 Dundee_United_F.C. Dundee United MMEND 2 ( Olafsson 22 , 51 ) . *NL* 0-1 . *NL* 5,812 *NL* MMSTART_215398 Motherwell_F.C. Motherwell MMEND 2 ( MMSTART_1784509 Billy_Davies Davies MMEND 39 , Ross 89 ) MMSTART_69708 Celtic_F.C. Celtic MMEND 1 ( MMSTART_10162816 Chris_Hay Hay MMEND 83 ) . *NL* 1-0 . *NL* 11,589 *NL* MMSTART_69713 Rangers_F.C. Rangers MMEND 4 ( MMSTART_3483682 Ian_Ferguson_(footballer_born_1967) Ferguson MMEND 34 , MMSTART_838461 Ally_McCoist McCoist MMEND 71 74 , MMSTART_615829 Brian_Laudrup Laudrup MMEND 83 ) MMSTART_176747 Hibernian_F.C. Hibernian MMEND 3 ( MMSTART_17438213 Keith_Wright_(footballer) Wright MMEND 21 , MMSTART_5865913 Darren_Jackson Jackson MMEND 41 , MMSTART_15174536 Pat_McGinlay McGinlay MMEND 86 ) . *NL* 1-2 . *NL* 48,053 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1367testb_RUGBY MMSTART_25405 Rugby_union RUGBY UNION MMEND - RETIRING MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese CAMPESE MMEND WEIGHS UP OPTIONS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese David Campese MMEND will consider offers to play club rugby in MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom England MMEND but looks more likely to spend the next year chasing business opportunities in MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND . *NL* The 34-year-old winger played his final game in a MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Wallaby MMEND jersey on Saturday but is currently a target for clubs eager to match MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND side MMSTART_629561 Saracens_F.C. Saracens MMEND who have already snapped up MMSTART_1044419 Francois_Pienaar Francois Pienaar MMEND , MMSTART_2126377 Michael_Lynagh Michael Lynagh MMEND and MMSTART_2126410 Philippe_Sella Philippe Sella MMEND . *NL* " If the opportunity is there I 'd obviously think about it but the thing that holds me back is business , " said MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese Campese MMEND . *NL* " I 'd like to come over but there are a lot of things happening at home . *NL* I 've also got a contract to play for MMSTART_3187751 New_South_Wales_rugby_league_team New South Wales MMEND in the Super 12 next year . " *NL* Former MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Wallaby MMEND captain MMSTART_3489523 Nick_Farr-Jones Nick Farr-Jones MMEND believes MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese Campese MMEND may yet be tempted to MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom England MMEND . *NL* " I 'm sure there are a few people in MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom England MMEND who 'd be delighted to have MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese David Campese MMEND in their club 's jersey , " he said . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1368testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_9316 England ENGLISH MMEND PREMIER LEAGUE SUMMARIES . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Summaries of MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND premier *NL* lealgue matches on Saturday : *NL* MMSTART_2174 Arsenal_F.C. Arsenal MMEND 2 ( MMSTART_88261 Tony_Adams_(footballer) Adams MMEND 45 , MMSTART_229730 Patrick_Vieira Vieira MMEND 90 ) MMSTART_4721303 Derby_County_F.C. Derby MMEND 2 ( MMSTART_3169375 Dean_Sturridge Sturridge MMEND 62 , MMSTART_2246174 Chris_Powell Powell MMEND *NL* 71 ) . *NL* Halftime 1-0 . *NL* Attendance : 38,018 *NL* MMSTART_7473 Chelsea_F.C. Chelsea MMEND 2 ( MMSTART_346905 Gianfranco_Zola Zola MMEND 12 , MMSTART_932030 Gianluca_Vialli Vialli MMEND 55 ) MMSTART_91155 Everton_F.C. Everton MMEND 2 ( MMSTART_2575478 Michael_Branch Branch MMEND 17 , *NL* MMSTART_1530110 Andrei_Kanchelskis Kanchelskis MMEND 28 ) . *NL* 1-2 . *NL* 28,418 *NL* MMSTART_435021 Coventry_City_F.C. Coventry MMEND 1 ( MMSTART_4343251 Noel_Whelan_(footballer) Whelan MMEND 60 ) MMSTART_68198 Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C. Tottenham MMEND 2 ( MMSTART_526155 Teddy_Sheringham Sheringham MMEND 27 , MMSTART_4678763 Andy_Sinton Sinton MMEND 75 ) . *NL* 0-1 . *NL* 19,675 *NL* MMSTART_298602 Leicester_City_F.C. Leicester MMEND 1 ( Marshall 78 ) MMSTART_298599 Blackburn_Rovers_F.C. Blackburn MMEND 1 ( MMSTART_526138 Chris_Sutton Sutton MMEND 34 ) . *NL* 0-1 . *NL* 19,306 *NL* MMSTART_18119 Liverpool_F.C. Liverpool MMEND 0 MMSTART_177538 Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C. Sheffield Wednesday MMEND 1 ( MMSTART_2592473 Guy_Whittingham Whittingham MMEND 22 ) . *NL* 0-1 . *NL* 39,507 *NL* MMSTART_298603 Middlesbrough_F.C. Middlesbrough MMEND 0 MMSTART_7609513 Leeds_United_A.F.C. Leeds MMEND 0 . *NL* 30,018 *NL* MMSTART_81576 Southampton_F.C. Southampton MMEND 0 MMSTART_42173 Aston_Villa_F.C. Aston Villa MMEND 1 ( MMSTART_2255163 Andy_Townsend Townsend MMEND 34 ) . *NL* 0-1 . *NL* 15,232 *NL* MMSTART_184474 Sunderland_A.F.C. Sunderland MMEND 1 ( MMSTART_3638336 Andy_Melville Melville MMEND 83 ) MMSTART_740757 Wimbledon_F.C. Wimbledon MMEND 3 ( MMSTART_5362529 Efan_Ekoku Ekoku MMEND 8 , 29 , MMSTART_4019080 Dean_Holdsworth Holdsworth MMEND *NL* 89 ) . *NL* 0-2 . *NL* 19,672 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1369testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_26994 Scotland SCOTTISH MMEND LEAGUE STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_68736 Glasgow GLASGOW MMEND 1996-12-07 *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* Premier division *NL* MMSTART_69713 Rangers_F.C. Rangers MMEND 14 11 2 1 35 12 35 *NL* MMSTART_69708 Celtic_F.C. Celtic MMEND 14 8 3 3 32 15 27 *NL* MMSTART_237019 Aberdeen_F.C. Aberdeen MMEND 15 7 4 4 28 19 25 *NL* MMSTART_302212 Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C. Hearts MMEND 15 5 6 4 18 19 21 *NL* MMSTART_176747 Hibernian_F.C. Hibernian MMEND 15 5 3 7 16 25 18 *NL* MMSTART_331074 Dundee_United_F.C. Dundee United MMEND 15 4 5 6 17 17 17 *NL* MMSTART_215398 Motherwell_F.C. Motherwell MMEND 15 4 5 6 17 23 17 *NL* MMSTART_451181 Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C. Dunfermline MMEND 14 4 5 5 19 27 17 *NL* MMSTART_880348 Raith_Rovers_F.C. Raith MMEND 15 3 3 9 14 27 12 *NL* MMSTART_405663 Kilmarnock_F.C. Kilmarnock MMEND 14 3 2 9 17 29 11 *NL* Division One *NL* MMSTART_393756 St._Johnstone_F.C. St Johnstone MMEND 17 12 2 3 36 8 38 *NL* MMSTART_560087 Falkirk_F.C. Falkirk MMEND 17 9 2 6 18 15 29 *NL* MMSTART_1216952 Airdrieonians_F.C._(1878) Airdrieonians MMEND 16 6 8 2 26 16 26 *NL* MMSTART_331074 Dundee_United_F.C. Dundee MMEND 16 7 5 4 12 8 26 *NL* MMSTART_226415 Partick_Thistle_F.C. Partick MMEND 16 6 6 4 23 16 24 *NL* MMSTART_783089 St._Mirren_F.C. St Mirren MMEND 16 7 2 7 22 21 23 *NL* MMSTART_367890 Greenock_Morton_F.C. Greenock Morton MMEND 16 6 4 6 17 16 22 *NL* MMSTART_1347678 Clydebank_F.C. Clydebank MMEND 16 4 2 10 11 25 14 *NL* MMSTART_880388 Stirling_Albion_F.C. Stirling MMEND 16 3 3 10 18 33 12 *NL* MMSTART_451245 East_Fife_F.C. East Fife MMEND 14 1 4 9 10 35 7 *NL* Division Two *NL* MMSTART_451240 Ayr_United_F.C. Ayr MMEND 16 11 2 3 30 18 35 *NL* MMSTART_451183 Livingston_F.C. Livingston MMEND 16 10 4 2 27 13 34 *NL* MMSTART_309502 Hamilton_Academical_F.C. Hamilton MMEND 15 9 4 2 31 11 31 *NL* MMSTART_451243 Clyde_F.C. Clyde MMEND 15 6 4 5 21 20 22 *NL* Queen of South 16 6 4 6 24 27 22 *NL* MMSTART_653922 Stenhousemuir_F.C. Stenhousemuir MMEND 15 4 5 6 18 12 17 *NL* MMSTART_880391 Stranraer_F.C. Stranraer MMEND 15 5 2 8 13 21 17 *NL* MMSTART_443155 Dumbarton_F.C. Dumbarton MMEND 16 4 4 8 18 29 16 *NL* MMSTART_451241 Brechin_City_F.C. Brechin MMEND 16 3 6 7 14 20 15 *NL* MMSTART_451242 Berwick_Rangers_F.C. Berwick MMEND 16 1 3 12 16 41 6 *NL* Division Three *NL* MMSTART_880408 Montrose_F.C. Montrose MMEND 17 9 3 5 30 25 30 *NL* MMSTART_954340 Inverness_Thistle_F.C. Inverness Thistle MMEND 16 8 5 3 28 20 29 *NL* MMSTART_880380 Ross_County_F.C. Ross County MMEND 17 8 3 6 27 23 27 *NL* MMSTART_451237 Alloa_Athletic_F.C. Alloa MMEND 16 7 4 5 24 21 25 *NL* MMSTART_451244 Cowdenbeath_F.C. Cowdenbeath MMEND 15 7 3 5 22 16 24 *NL* MMSTART_33921 West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C. Albion MMEND 16 6 6 4 21 17 24 *NL* MMSTART_408985 Forfar_Athletic_F.C. Forfar MMEND 15 6 4 5 26 24 22 *NL* Queen 's Park 16 3 5 8 20 30 14 *NL* MMSTART_451238 Arbroath_F.C. Arbroath MMEND 16 2 6 8 12 23 12 *NL* MMSTART_817230 East_Stirlingshire_F.C. East Stirling MMEND 16 2 5 9 14 25 11 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1370testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_9316 England ENGLISH MMEND LEAGUE STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Standings in MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND league soccer *NL* after Saturday 's matches ( tabulated - played , won , drawn , lost , *NL* goals for , goals against , points ) : *NL* MMSTART_11250 Premier_League Premier league MMEND *NL* MMSTART_2174 Arsenal_F.C. Arsenal MMEND 17 10 5 2 34 16 35 *NL* MMSTART_740757 Wimbledon_F.C. Wimbledon MMEND 16 9 4 3 29 17 31 *NL* MMSTART_18119 Liverpool_F.C. Liverpool MMEND 16 9 4 3 26 14 31 *NL* MMSTART_42173 Aston_Villa_F.C. Aston Villa MMEND 17 9 3 5 22 15 30 *NL* MMSTART_57802 Newcastle_United_F.C. Newcastle MMEND 15 9 2 4 26 17 29 *NL* MMSTART_19961 Manchester_United_F.C. Manchester United MMEND 15 7 5 3 29 22 26 *NL* MMSTART_7473 Chelsea_F.C. Chelsea MMEND 16 6 7 3 25 23 25 *NL* MMSTART_91155 Everton_F.C. Everton MMEND 16 6 6 4 25 20 24 *NL* MMSTART_177538 Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C. Sheffield Wednesday MMEND 16 6 6 4 17 18 24 *NL* MMSTART_68198 Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C. Tottenham MMEND 16 7 2 7 17 17 23 *NL* MMSTART_4721303 Derby_County_F.C. Derby MMEND 16 5 7 4 19 19 22 *NL* MMSTART_298602 Leicester_City_F.C. Leicester MMEND 17 6 3 8 17 22 21 *NL* MMSTART_7609513 Leeds_United_A.F.C. Leeds MMEND 16 6 2 8 15 20 20 *NL* MMSTART_184474 Sunderland_A.F.C. Sunderland MMEND 16 4 5 7 14 21 17 *NL* MMSTART_46417 West_Ham_United_F.C. West Ham MMEND 16 4 5 7 13 20 17 *NL* MMSTART_298603 Middlesbrough_F.C. Middlesbrough MMEND 17 3 6 8 20 28 15 *NL* MMSTART_298599 Blackburn_Rovers_F.C. Blackburn MMEND 16 2 7 7 16 21 13 *NL* MMSTART_81576 Southampton_F.C. Southampton MMEND 17 3 4 10 24 32 13 *NL* MMSTART_435021 Coventry_City_F.C. Coventry MMEND 16 1 7 8 10 23 10 *NL* MMSTART_157294 Nottingham_Forest_F.C. Nottingham Forest MMEND 15 1 6 8 12 25 9 *NL* Division One *NL* MMSTART_298601 Bolton_Wanderers_F.C. Bolton MMEND 21 11 8 2 43 28 41 *NL* MMSTART_314933 Sheffield_United_F.C. Sheffield United MMEND 21 11 6 4 38 20 39 *NL* MMSTART_376725 Burnley_F.C. Barnsley MMEND 21 10 8 3 38 26 38 *NL* MMSTART_385313 Crystal_Palace_F.C. Crystal Palace MMEND 21 9 8 4 46 22 35 *NL* MMSTART_217730 Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C. Wolverhampton MMEND 21 9 6 6 29 21 33 *NL* MMSTART_69219 Tranmere_Rovers_F.C. Tranmere MMEND 22 9 5 8 31 26 32 *NL* MMSTART_248083 Norwich_City_F.C. Norwich MMEND 20 9 5 6 27 21 32 *NL* MMSTART_185196 Birmingham_City_F.C. Birmingham MMEND 22 8 8 6 23 21 32 *NL* MMSTART_451165 Oxford_United_F.C. Oxford MMEND 22 8 6 8 27 21 30 *NL* MMSTART_203434 Stoke_City_F.C. Stoke MMEND 20 8 6 6 27 30 30 *NL* MMSTART_74291 Swindon_Town_F.C. Swindon MMEND 22 9 2 11 32 28 29 *NL* MMSTART_6720 Charlton_Athletic_F.C. Charlton MMEND 21 9 2 10 23 29 29 *NL* MMSTART_236211 Huddersfield_Town_F.C. Huddersfield MMEND 22 7 7 8 25 28 28 *NL* MMSTART_84588 Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C. Queens Park Rangers MMEND 22 7 7 8 25 28 28 *NL* MMSTART_203456 Port_Vale_F.C. Port Vale MMEND 22 6 10 6 19 22 28 *NL* MMSTART_352843 Ipswich_Town_F.C. Ipswich MMEND 22 6 8 8 27 32 26 *NL* MMSTART_165813 Manchester_City_F.C. Manchester City MMEND 22 8 2 12 26 35 26 *NL* MMSTART_564301 Portsmouth_F.C. Portsmouth MMEND 22 7 5 10 25 29 26 *NL* MMSTART_168007 Reading_F.C. Reading MMEND 22 7 5 10 25 33 26 *NL* MMSTART_33921 West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C. West Bromwich MMEND 20 5 9 6 26 31 24 *NL* MMSTART_451168 Southend_United_F.C. Southend MMEND 22 5 9 8 23 36 24 *NL* MMSTART_451129 Grimsby_Town_F.C. Grimsby MMEND 22 5 6 11 24 41 21 *NL* MMSTART_431144 Bradford_City_A.F.C. Bradford MMEND 22 5 6 11 21 37 21 *NL* MMSTART_451131 Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C. Oldham MMEND 22 4 8 10 23 28 20 *NL* Division Two *NL* MMSTART_451122 Brentford_F.C. Brentford MMEND 22 11 7 4 35 23 40 *NL* MMSTART_435024 Millwall_F.C. Millwall MMEND 22 11 7 4 32 22 40 *NL* MMSTART_451156 Bury_F.C. Bury MMEND 21 11 6 4 33 20 39 *NL* MMSTART_18367 Luton_Town_F.C. Luton MMEND 21 11 4 6 34 25 37 *NL* MMSTART_376725 Burnley_F.C. Burnley MMEND 22 11 4 7 30 22 37 *NL* MMSTART_451126 Chesterfield_F.C. Chesterfield MMEND 21 11 4 6 22 16 37 *NL* MMSTART_451135 Stockport_County_F.C. Stockport MMEND 22 10 6 6 29 25 36 *NL* MMSTART_85099 Watford_F.C. Watford MMEND 21 9 9 3 24 18 36 *NL* MMSTART_413286 Wrexham_F.C. Wrexham MMEND 20 9 8 3 27 22 35 *NL* MMSTART_69438 Crewe_Alexandra_F.C. Crewe MMEND 21 11 1 9 29 21 34 *NL* MMSTART_4392 Bristol_City_F.C. Bristol City MMEND 21 9 6 6 36 23 33 *NL* MMSTART_241161 Bristol_Rovers_F.C. Bristol Rovers MMEND 22 7 7 8 22 23 28 *NL* MMSTART_451207 Shrewsbury_Town_F.C. Shrewsbury MMEND 22 7 6 9 26 33 27 *NL* MMSTART_451170 York_City_F.C. York MMEND 21 7 5 9 23 29 26 *NL* MMSTART_245357 Blackpool_F.C. Blackpool MMEND 22 5 10 7 22 24 25 *NL* MMSTART_359501 Walsall_F.C. Walsall MMEND 21 7 4 10 21 25 25 *NL* MMSTART_165278 Gillingham_F.C. Gillingham MMEND 22 7 4 11 21 27 25 *NL* MMSTART_429092 Preston_North_End_F.C. Preston MMEND 22 7 4 11 21 27 25 *NL* MMSTART_451121 A.F.C._Bournemouth Bournemouth MMEND 22 7 4 11 20 27 25 *NL* MMSTART_23857 Plymouth_Argyle_F.C. Plymouth MMEND 22 5 8 9 24 31 23 *NL* MMSTART_451132 Peterborough_United_F.C. Peterborough MMEND 22 4 8 10 32 41 20 *NL* MMSTART_448599 Notts_County_F.C. Notts County MMEND 21 5 5 11 15 23 20 *NL* MMSTART_451136 Wycombe_Wanderers_F.C. Wycombe MMEND 22 4 5 13 17 33 17 *NL* MMSTART_386362 Rotherham_United_F.C. Rotherham MMEND 21 3 6 12 18 33 15 *NL* Division Three *NL* MMSTART_11228 Fulham_F.C. Fulham MMEND 22 15 3 4 36 16 48 *NL* MMSTART_243970 Cambridge_United_F.C. Cambridge MMEND 22 13 3 6 33 27 42 *NL* MMSTART_367030 Wigan_Athletic_F.C. Wigan MMEND 21 12 4 5 39 24 40 *NL* MMSTART_451157 Carlisle_United_F.C. Carlisle MMEND 22 11 7 4 32 20 40 *NL* MMSTART_5624949 Cardiff_City_F.C. Cardiff MMEND 21 10 4 7 25 22 34 *NL* MMSTART_451169 Swansea_City_A.F.C. Swansea MMEND 22 9 5 8 25 25 32 *NL* MMSTART_451173 Barnet_F.C. Barnet MMEND 22 8 8 6 23 17 32 *NL* MMSTART_451127 Colchester_United_F.C. Colchester MMEND 22 7 10 5 32 26 31 *NL* MMSTART_451167 Scunthorpe_United_F.C. Scunthorpe MMEND 22 9 4 9 28 30 31 *NL* MMSTART_425750 Northampton_Town_F.C. Northampton MMEND 22 8 6 8 31 26 30 *NL* MMSTART_946449 Scarborough_F.C. Scarborough MMEND 21 7 9 5 30 27 30 *NL* MMSTART_451163 Lincoln_City_F.C. Lincoln MMEND 22 8 6 8 28 33 30 *NL* MMSTART_451195 Chester_City_F.C. Chester MMEND 21 8 6 7 23 23 30 *NL* MMSTART_451358 Hull_City_A.F.C. Hull MMEND 22 6 11 5 20 22 29 *NL* MMSTART_193049 Torquay_United_F.C. Torquay MMEND 22 8 4 10 22 24 28 *NL* MMSTART_451166 Rochdale_A.F.C. Rochdale MMEND 21 6 8 7 27 26 26 *NL* MMSTART_347780 Exeter_City_F.C. Exeter MMEND 22 7 5 10 21 28 26 *NL* MMSTART_451160 Doncaster_Rovers_F.C. Doncaster MMEND 22 7 3 12 24 33 24 *NL* MMSTART_451164 Mansfield_Town_F.C. Mansfield MMEND 21 5 9 7 21 22 24 *NL* MMSTART_451162 Leyton_Orient_F.C. Leyton Orient MMEND 21 6 6 9 16 19 24 *NL* MMSTART_451201 Hereford_United_F.C. Hereford MMEND 22 6 5 11 23 31 23 *NL* MMSTART_451159 Darlington_F.C. Darlington MMEND 22 6 4 12 30 39 22 *NL* MMSTART_451130 Hartlepool_United_F.C. Hartlepool MMEND 21 6 4 11 23 28 22 *NL* MMSTART_69455 Brighton_&_Hove_Albion_F.C. Brighton MMEND 22 3 4 15 18 42 13 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1371testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_229730 Patrick_Vieira VIEIRA MMEND SAVES MMSTART_2174 Arsenal_F.C. ARSENAL MMEND WITH LAST-MINUTE EQUALISER . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_5843419 France Frenchman MMEND MMSTART_229730 Patrick_Vieira Patrick Vieira MMEND blasted a last-minute goal to salvage a 2-2 draw for MMSTART_9316 England English MMEND premier league leaders MMSTART_2174 Arsenal_F.C. Arsenal MMEND at home to MMSTART_4721303 Derby_County_F.C. Derby MMEND on Saturday . *NL* The MMSTART_17867 London London MMEND club had been rocked by a two-goal burst from forwards MMSTART_3169375 Dean_Sturridge Dean Sturridge MMEND and MMSTART_5946640 Darryl_Powell Darryl Powell MMEND in the 62nd and 71st minutes which overturned MMSTART_2174 Arsenal_F.C. Arsenal MMEND 's 1-0 lead from a diving header by captain MMSTART_88261 Tony_Adams_(footballer) Tony Adams MMEND on the stroke of halftime . *NL* MMSTART_18119 Liverpool_F.C. Liverpool MMEND suffered an upset first home league defeat of the season , beaten 1-0 by a MMSTART_2592473 Guy_Whittingham Guy Whittingham MMEND goal for MMSTART_177538 Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C. Sheffield Wednesday MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_740757 Wimbledon_F.C. Wimbledon MMEND leap-frogged over MMSTART_18119 Liverpool_F.C. Liverpool MMEND into second place by winning 3-1 at MMSTART_184474 Sunderland_A.F.C. Sunderland MMEND to extend their unbeaten league and cup run to 18 games . *NL* Two strikes by MMSTART_5362529 Efan_Ekoku Efan Ekoku MMEND in the first half and a late goal from fellow forward MMSTART_4019080 Dean_Holdsworth Dean Holdsworth MMEND secured victory for MMSTART_740757 Wimbledon_F.C. Wimbledon MMEND , who trail pacemakers MMSTART_2174 Arsenal_F.C. Arsenal MMEND by four points . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1372testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_26994 Scotland SCOTTISH MMEND LEAGUE AND CUP RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_68736 Glasgow GLASGOW MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of MMSTART_26994 Scotland Scottish MMEND league and cup *NL* matches played on Saturday : *NL* Premier division *NL* MMSTART_451181 Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C. Dunfermline MMEND 2 MMSTART_237019 Aberdeen_F.C. Aberdeen MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_302212 Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C. Hearts MMEND 0 MMSTART_880348 Raith_Rovers_F.C. Raith MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_405663 Kilmarnock_F.C. Kilmarnock MMEND 0 MMSTART_331074 Dundee_United_F.C. Dundee United MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_215398 Motherwell_F.C. Motherwell MMEND 2 MMSTART_69708 Celtic_F.C. Celtic MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_69713 Rangers_F.C. Rangers MMEND 4 MMSTART_176747 Hibernian_F.C. Hibernian MMEND 3 *NL* Division one *NL* MMSTART_331074 Dundee_United_F.C. Dundee MMEND 2 MMSTART_560087 Falkirk_F.C. Falkirk MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_367890 Greenock_Morton_F.C. Greenock Morton MMEND 0 MMSTART_393756 St._Johnstone_F.C. St Johnstone MMEND 2 *NL* Postponed : MMSTART_1216952 Airdrieonians_F.C._(1878) Airdrieonians MMEND v MMSTART_1347678 Clydebank_F.C. Clydebank MMEND ( to Wednesday ) , MMSTART_451245 East_Fife_F.C. East Fife MMEND v MMSTART_226415 Partick_Thistle_F.C. Partick MMEND , MMSTART_880388 Stirling_Albion_F.C. Stirling MMEND v MMSTART_783089 St._Mirren_F.C. St Mirren MMEND ( to Tuesday ) *NL* Division two *NL* MMSTART_451183 Livingston_F.C. Livingston MMEND 2 MMSTART_653922 Stenhousemuir_F.C. Stenhousemuir MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_880391 Stranraer_F.C. Stranraer MMEND 0 MMSTART_451241 Brechin_City_F.C. Brechin MMEND 1 *NL* Division three *NL* MMSTART_880380 Ross_County_F.C. Ross County MMEND 4 MMSTART_880408 Montrose_F.C. Montrose MMEND 4 *NL* Postponed : MMSTART_408985 Forfar_Athletic_F.C. Forfar MMEND v MMSTART_451237 Alloa_Athletic_F.C. Alloa MMEND , MMSTART_954340 Inverness_Thistle_F.C. Inverness Thistle MMEND v Queen 's Park *NL* MMSTART_883238 Scottish_Cup Scottish Cup MMEND first round *NL* MMSTART_451237 Alloa_Athletic_F.C. Alloa MMEND 3 MMSTART_3019571 Hawick_RFC Hawick MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_880401 Elgin_City_F.C. Elgin City MMEND 0 MMSTART_2488128 Whitehill_Welfare_F.C. Whitehill MMEND 3 *NL* Postponed : MMSTART_33921 West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C. Albion MMEND v MMSTART_408985 Forfar_Athletic_F.C. Forfar MMEND , MMSTART_880432 Huntly_F.C. Huntly MMEND v MMSTART_451243 Clyde_F.C. Clyde MMEND ( both now play on *NL* December 14 ) *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1373testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_9316 England ENGLISH MMEND LEAGUE AND CUP RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of MMSTART_31717 United_Kingdom English MMEND league and cup *NL* matches on Saturday : *NL* MMSTART_11250 Premier_League Premier league MMEND *NL* MMSTART_2174 Arsenal_F.C. Arsenal MMEND 2 MMSTART_4721303 Derby_County_F.C. Derby MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_7473 Chelsea_F.C. Chelsea MMEND 2 MMSTART_91155 Everton_F.C. Everton MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_435021 Coventry_City_F.C. Coventry MMEND 1 MMSTART_68198 Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C. Tottenham MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_298602 Leicester_City_F.C. Leicester MMEND 1 MMSTART_298599 Blackburn_Rovers_F.C. Blackburn MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_18119 Liverpool_F.C. Liverpool MMEND 0 MMSTART_177538 Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C. Sheffield Wednesday MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_298603 Middlesbrough_F.C. Middlesbrough MMEND 0 MMSTART_7609513 Leeds_United_A.F.C. Leeds MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_81576 Southampton_F.C. Southampton MMEND 0 MMSTART_42173 Aston_Villa_F.C. Aston Villa MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_184474 Sunderland_A.F.C. Sunderland MMEND 1 MMSTART_740757 Wimbledon_F.C. Wimbledon MMEND 3 *NL* Division one *NL* MMSTART_333188 Barnsley_F.C. Barnsley MMEND 3 MMSTART_451168 Southend_United_F.C. Southend MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_185196 Birmingham_City_F.C. Birmingham MMEND 0 MMSTART_451129 Grimsby_Town_F.C. Grimsby MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_6720 Charlton_Athletic_F.C. Charlton MMEND 2 MMSTART_74291 Swindon_Town_F.C. Swindon MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_385313 Crystal_Palace_F.C. Crystal Palace MMEND 2 MMSTART_451165 Oxford_United_F.C. Oxford MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_236211 Huddersfield_Town_F.C. Huddersfield MMEND 2 MMSTART_248083 Norwich_City_F.C. Norwich MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_352843 Ipswich_Town_F.C. Ipswich MMEND 0 MMSTART_217730 Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C. Wolverhampton MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_165813 Manchester_City_F.C. Manchester City MMEND 3 MMSTART_431144 Bradford_City_A.F.C. Bradford MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_451131 Oldham_Athletic_A.F.C. Oldham MMEND 0 MMSTART_84588 Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C. Queens Park Rangers MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_168007 Reading_F.C. Reading MMEND 0 MMSTART_203456 Port_Vale_F.C. Port Vale MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_314933 Sheffield_United_F.C. Sheffield United MMEND 1 MMSTART_564301 Portsmouth_F.C. Portsmouth MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_203434 Stoke_City_F.C. Stoke MMEND 2 MMSTART_69219 Tranmere_Rovers_F.C. Tranmere MMEND 0 *NL* Playing Sunday : MMSTART_33921 West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C. West Bromwich MMEND v MMSTART_298601 Bolton_Wanderers_F.C. Bolton MMEND *NL* MMSTART_11237 FA_Cup F.A. Challenge Cup MMEND second round *NL* MMSTART_451173 Barnet_F.C. Barnet MMEND 3 MMSTART_451136 Wycombe_Wanderers_F.C. Wycombe MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_245357 Blackpool_F.C. Blackpool MMEND 0 MMSTART_581662 Hednesford_Town_F.C. Hednesford MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_4392 Bristol_City_F.C. Bristol City MMEND 9 MMSTART_1233808 St_Albans_City_F.C. St Albans MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_243970 Cambridge_United_F.C. Cambridge United MMEND 0 MMSTART_451211 Woking_F.C. Woking MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_451157 Carlisle_United_F.C. Carlisle MMEND 1 MMSTART_451159 Darlington_F.C. Darlington MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_451195 Chester_City_F.C. Chester MMEND 1 MMSTART_451155 Boston_United_F.C. Boston MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_451126 Chesterfield_F.C. Chesterfield MMEND 2 MMSTART_946449 Scarborough_F.C. Scarborough MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_2332887 Enfield_Town_F.C. Enfield MMEND 1 MMSTART_451132 Peterborough_United_F.C. Peterborough MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_451358 Hull_City_A.F.C. Hull MMEND 1 MMSTART_69438 Crewe_Alexandra_F.C. Crewe MMEND 5 *NL* MMSTART_451162 Leyton_Orient_F.C. Leyton Orient MMEND 1 MMSTART_451208 Stevenage_F.C. Stevenage MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_18367 Luton_Town_F.C. Luton MMEND 2 MMSTART_3675438 Boreham_Wood_F.C. Boreham Wood MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_451164 Mansfield_Town_F.C. Mansfield MMEND 0 MMSTART_451135 Stockport_County_F.C. Stockport MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_448599 Notts_County_F.C. Notts County MMEND 3 MMSTART_451166 Rochdale_A.F.C. Rochdale MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_429092 Preston_North_End_F.C. Preston MMEND 2 MMSTART_451170 York_City_F.C. York MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_5243678 Sudbury_Town_F.C. Sudbury Town MMEND 1 MMSTART_451122 Brentford_F.C. Brentford MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_359501 Walsall_F.C. Walsall MMEND 1 MMSTART_376725 Burnley_F.C. Burnley MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_85099 Watford_F.C. Watford MMEND 5 MMSTART_646709 Ashford_United_F.C. Ashford Town MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_413286 Wrexham_F.C. Wrexham MMEND 2 MMSTART_451167 Scunthorpe_United_F.C. Scunthorpe MMEND 2 *NL* MMSTART_5624949 Cardiff_City_F.C. Cardiff MMEND 0 MMSTART_165278 Gillingham_F.C. Gillingham MMEND 2 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1374testb_RUGBY MMSTART_25405 Rugby_union RUGBY UNION MMEND - MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese CAMPESE MMEND SIGNS OFF WITH TRY IN WALLABY ROMP . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Australia MMEND bade farewell to MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese David Campese MMEND in spectacular fashion by overwhelming the MMSTART_569077 Barbarian_F.C. Barbarians MMEND 39-12 in the final match of their MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND tour at MMSTART_871456 Twickenham_Stadium Twickenham MMEND on Saturday . *NL* The MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Wallabies MMEND ran in five tries with MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese Campese MMEND , who has retired from test rugby after collecting 101 caps and a world record 64 tries , adding one last touchdown in a MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Wallaby MMEND jersey before departing the international game . *NL* The MMSTART_569077 Barbarian_F.C. Barbarians MMEND included 14 internationals but , with only two pre-match practice sessions behind them , proved no real match for a MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Wallaby MMEND side determined to finish their 12-match tour unbeaten . *NL* The touring team were 27-0 ahead by half-time before easing up in the second-half . *NL* Full-back MMSTART_899371 Matt_Burke Matthew Burke MMEND finished with a personal haul of 24 points to take his tour aggregate to 136 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1375testb_RUGBY MMSTART_25405 Rugby_union RUGBY UNION MMEND - MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team AUSTRALIA MMEND BEAT MMSTART_1264202 New_Zealand_Barbarians BARBARIANS MMEND 39-12 . *NL* MMSTART_17867 London LONDON MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Australia MMEND beat the MMSTART_569077 Barbarian_F.C. Barbarians MMEND 39-12 ( halftime 27-0 ) in the final match of their MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND tour on Saturday : *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_620967 Australia_national_rugby_union_team Australia MMEND - Tries : MMSTART_899371 Matt_Burke Matthew Burke MMEND ( 2 ) , MMSTART_1748774 Joe_Roff Joe Roff MMEND , MMSTART_1586411 David_Campese David Campese MMEND , MMSTART_1748709 Tim_Horan Tim Horan MMEND . *NL* Penalties : MMSTART_899371 Matt_Burke Burke MMEND ( 2 ) . *NL* Conversions : MMSTART_899371 Matt_Burke Burke MMEND ( 4 ) . *NL* MMSTART_569077 Barbarian_F.C. Barbarians MMEND - Tries : Alan Bateman , MMSTART_1183693 Scott_Quinnell Scott Quinnell MMEND . *NL* Conversion : MMSTART_1220289 Rob_Andrew Rob Andrew MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1376testb_GOLF GOLF - MMSTART_20542532 Zimbabwe_Open ZIMBABWE OPEN MMEND THIRD ROUND SCORES . *NL* MMSTART_56680 Harare HARARE MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Leading third round scores in the *NL* MMSTART_20542532 Zimbabwe_Open Zimbabwe Open MMEND on Saturday ( MMSTART_17416221 South_Africa South African MMEND unless stated ) : *NL* 201 MMSTART_1601826 Mark_McNulty Mark McNulty MMEND ( MMSTART_34399 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe MMEND ) 72 61 68 *NL* 205 MMSTART_22683590 Des_Terblanche Des Terblanche MMEND 65 67 73 *NL* 206 MMSTART_1132021 Nick_Price Nick Price MMEND ( MMSTART_34399 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe MMEND ) 68 68 70 *NL* 207 MMSTART_5351825 Clinton_Whitelaw Clinton Whitelaw MMEND 70 70 67 , Mark Cayeux ( MMSTART_34399 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe MMEND ) *NL* 69 69 69 , MMSTART_22686364 Justin_Hobday Justin Hobday MMEND 71 65 71 *NL* 209 MMSTART_22683986 Steve_van_Vuuren Steve van Vuuren MMEND 65 69 75 *NL* 210 MMSTART_23211215 Brett_Liddle Brett Liddle MMEND 75 65 70 *NL* 211 MMSTART_2710665 Hugh_Baiocchi Hugh Baiocchi MMEND 73 67 71 , Greg Reid 72 68 71 , Mark Murless 71 67 73 *NL* 212 MMSTART_5349118 Trevor_Dodds Trevor Dodds MMEND ( MMSTART_21292 Namibia Namibia MMEND ) 72 69 71 , Schalk van der Merwe ( MMSTART_21292 Namibia Namibia MMEND ) 67 73 72 , Hennie Swart 75 64 73 , *NL* Andrew Pitts ( MMSTART_3434750 United_States U.S. MMEND ) 69 67 76 *NL* 213 Sean Farrell ( MMSTART_34399 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe MMEND ) 77 68 68 , Glen Cayeux *NL* ( MMSTART_34399 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe MMEND ) 75 68 70 , Nic Henning 73 70 70 , Dion Fourie 69 73 71 *NL* 214 Steven Waltman 72 70 72 , MMSTART_9715073 Bradford_Vaughan Bradford Vaughan MMEND 72 71 *NL* 71 , Andrew Park 72 67 75 , MMSTART_21382967 Desvonde_Botes Desvonde Botes MMEND 72 68 74 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1377testb_SOCCER SOCCER - REINSTATED MMSTART_1011572 Albania_national_football_team ALBANIA MMEND NAMES SQUAD TO PLAY MMSTART_426388 Northern_Ireland_national_football_team N.IRELAND MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_31075 Tirana TIRANA MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_1011572 Albania_national_football_team Albanian MMEND coach Astrit Hafizi said on Saturday it was important that his players brush aside the country 's short ban by MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND in order to concentrate on next Saturday'sWorld Cup group nine qualifier against MMSTART_426388 Northern_Ireland_national_football_team Northern Ireland MMEND . *NL* World soccer 's governing body reinstated MMSTART_738 Albania Albania MMEND last Tuesday after the MMSTART_4829 Balkans Balkan MMEND country 's government lifted suspensions on various soccer officials . *NL* MMSTART_11049 FIFA FIFA MMEND had banned MMSTART_738 Albania Albania MMEND indefinitely after its sports ministry had ordered the suspension of MMSTART_1267103 Albanian_Football_Association Albanian Football Association MMEND general secretary Eduard Dervishi and dissolved the executive committee . *NL* " We would be very happy with a draw in MMSTART_5046 Belfast Belfast MMEND , " said Hafizi . " *NL* Especially if one takes into consideration our difficult post-suspension situation and the fact MMSTART_426388 Northern_Ireland_national_football_team Northern Ireland MMEND is very keen to win . " *NL* Regular defender MMSTART_23447950 Artur_Lekbello Artur Lekbello MMEND , who is injured , was missing from Hafizi 's squad named on Saturday for the MMSTART_5046 Belfast Belfast MMEND match . *NL* Squad : *NL* Goalkeepers - MMSTART_10017954 Blendi_Nallbani Blendi Nallbani MMEND , Armir Grima *NL* Defenders - MMSTART_9109953 Rudi_Vata Rudi Vata MMEND , Saimir Malko , MMSTART_18360005 Arjan_Xhumba Arjan Xhumba MMEND , MMSTART_24714114 Ilir_Shulku Ilir Shulku MMEND , Afrim Tole , MMSTART_8083040 Nevil_Dede Nevil Dede MMEND , Arjan Bellai *NL* Midfielders - MMSTART_11783722 Bledar_Kola Bledar Kola MMEND , MMSTART_7468056 Altin_Haxhi Altin Haxhi MMEND , Sokol Prenga , MMSTART_18815629 Ervin_Fakaj Ervin Fakaj MMEND *NL* Forwards - MMSTART_11783679 Altin_Rraklli Altin Rraklli MMEND , MMSTART_25040430 Viktor_Paço Viktor Paco MMEND , MMSTART_8484172 Fatmir_Vata Fatmir Vata MMEND , MMSTART_5903896 Erjon_Bogdani Erjon Bogdani MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1378testb_CRICKET CRICKET - JONES HITS CENTURY AS MMSTART_1147963 Victoria_cricket_team VICTORIA MMEND FIGHT BACK . *NL* MMSTART_13699 Hobart HOBART MMEND , MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Former MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND test batsman MMSTART_897229 Dean_Jones_(cricketer) Dean Jones MMEND hit an unbeaten 130 to lead MMSTART_1147963 Victoria_cricket_team Victoria MMEND 's fightback in their MMSTART_1585656 Sheffield_Shield Sheffield Shield MMEND match against MMSTART_613023 Tasmania_cricket_team Tasmania MMEND on Saturday . *NL* Replying to the home side 's first innings 481 for eight declared , MMSTART_1147963 Victoria_cricket_team Victoria MMEND reached 220 for three at close of play on the second day of the four-day match at MMSTART_13699 Hobart Hobart MMEND 's MMSTART_613019 Bellerive_Oval Bellerive Oval MMEND . *NL* Jones became the fourth century-maker of the match , equalling the feats of MMSTART_613023 Tasmania_cricket_team Tasmanian MMEND trio MMSTART_610312 David_Boon David Boon MMEND , MMSTART_2534170 Shaun_Young Shaun Young MMEND and MMSTART_2991704 Michael_Di_Venuto Michael DiVenuto MMEND . *NL* Jones , who took over as captain for the match in the absence of MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND test leg-spinner MMSTART_22590160 Shane_Warne Shane Warne MMEND , added 195 runs for the third wicket with left-hander MMSTART_9983465 Laurie_Harper Laurie Harper MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_9983465 Laurie_Harper Harper MMEND was eventually dismissed for 77 after the pair joined forces with their side reeling on nine for two . *NL* Earlier , former MMSTART_374833 Australia_national_cricket_team Australia MMEND test batsman MMSTART_610312 David_Boon David Boon MMEND scored 118 and all-rounder MMSTART_2534170 Shaun_Young Shaun Young MMEND hit 113 . *NL* The pair hammered 36 boundaries between them . *NL* Pace bowler MMSTART_1989264 Ian_Harvey Ian Harvey MMEND claimed three for 81 for MMSTART_1147963 Victoria_cricket_team Victoria MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1379testb_CRICKET CRICKET - MMSTART_1585656 Sheffield_Shield SHEFFIELD SHIELD MMEND SCORE . *NL* MMSTART_13699 Hobart HOBART MMEND , MMSTART_4689264 Australia Australia MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Close of play score on the second day of the four-day MMSTART_1585656 Sheffield_Shield Sheffield Shield MMEND cricket match between MMSTART_613023 Tasmania_cricket_team Tasmania MMEND and MMSTART_1147963 Victoria_cricket_team Victoria MMEND at MMSTART_613019 Bellerive_Oval Bellerive Oval MMEND on Saturday : *NL* MMSTART_613023 Tasmania_cricket_team Tasmania MMEND 481 for eight declared ( MMSTART_2991704 Michael_Di_Venuto Michael DiVenuto MMEND 119 , MMSTART_610312 David_Boon David Boon MMEND 118 , MMSTART_2534170 Shaun_Young Shaun Young MMEND 113 ) ; MMSTART_1147963 Victoria_cricket_team Victoria MMEND 220 for three ( MMSTART_897229 Dean_Jones_(cricketer) Dean Jones MMEND 130 not out ) . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1380testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_27019 South_Korea SOUTH KOREA MMEND MOVE CLOSE TO QUARTER-FINAL BERTH . *NL* MMSTART_18950756 Abu_Dhabi ABU DHABI MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_1018627 South_Korea_national_football_team South Korea MMEND made virtually certain of an MMSTART_250683 AFC_Asian_Cup Asian Cup MMEND quarter-final spot with a 4-2 win over MMSTART_1044538 Indonesia_national_football_team Indonesia MMEND in a Group A match on Saturday . *NL* After going four up in the first 55 minutes MMSTART_1018627 South_Korea_national_football_team South Korea MMEND allowed MMSTART_1044538 Indonesia_national_football_team Indonesia MMEND , newcomers to MMSTART_250683 AFC_Asian_Cup Asian Cup MMEND finals , back into the match , conceding two goals from rare counter attacks . *NL* Kim Do Hoon opened the scoring for MMSTART_1018627 South_Korea_national_football_team South Korea MMEND in only the fifth minute , turning unmarked on the penalty spot to fire a shot into the top corner . *NL* It looked like turning into a rout as MMSTART_3565374 Hwang_Sun-Hong Hwang Sun Hong MMEND rapidly added two more in the seventh and 15th minutes but although the MMSTART_27019 South_Korea Koreans MMEND continued to dominate they failed to add to the score before the interval . *NL* But they started the second half where they had left off and it was not long before they went four up , Ko Jeong Woon heading in from a free kick in the 55th minute . *NL* The MMSTART_27019 South_Korea Koreans MMEND then appeared to relax , allowing the Indonesians to get back into the match . *NL* Ronny Wabia scored for MMSTART_1044538 Indonesia_national_football_team Indonesia MMEND three minutes later direct from a a corner kick that MMSTART_27019 South_Korea Korean MMEND goalkeeper Kim Byung reached with one hand but failed to keep out . *NL* With 65 minutes gone MMSTART_1044538 Indonesia_national_football_team Indonesia MMEND 's Widodo Putra , who scored a spectacular goal against MMSTART_1041857 Kuwait_national_football_team Kuwait MMEND on Wednesday , was again on target , breaking through the MMSTART_27019 South_Korea Korean MMEND defence to beat the keeper with a low shot . *NL* MMSTART_14579 Indonesia Indonesian MMEND keeper MMSTART_12305126 Hendro_Kartiko Hendro Kartiko MMEND produced a string of fine saves to prevent the MMSTART_27019 South_Korea Koreans MMEND increasing their lead . *NL* Teams : *NL* MMSTART_1044538 Indonesia_national_football_team Indonesia MMEND : 20 - MMSTART_12305126 Hendro_Kartiko Hendro Kartiko MMEND ; 2 - MMSTART_12820147 Agung_Setyabudi Agung Setyabudi MMEND ; 3 - Suwandi Siswoyo ; 4 - Yeyen Tumera ; 5 - Aples Tecuari ; 6 - Sudiriman ; 7 - Widodo Gahyo Purta ; 8 - Ronny Wabia ; 11 - MMSTART_12500162 Bima_Sakti Bima Sakti MMEND ; 12 - Chris Yarangga ( 15 - Francis Wewengken 36 ) ; 16 - Marzuki Badriawan . *NL* MMSTART_1018627 South_Korea_national_football_team South Korea MMEND : 1 - Kim Byung Ji ; 2 - Kim Pan Keun ; 5 - Huh Ki Tae ; 8 - Roh Sang Rae ( 7 - Sin Tae Yong 33 ) ; 9 - Kim Do Hoon ; 11 - Ko Jeong Woon ; 17 - Ha Seok Ju ; 18 - MMSTART_3565374 Hwang_Sun-Hong Hwang Sun Hong MMEND ; 22 - Lee Young Jin ; 23 - Yoo Sang Chul ; 24 - Kim Joo Sung . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1381testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_9282173 Israel ISRAELI MMEND FIRST DIVISION RESULTS / STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_16043 Jerusalem JERUSALEM MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of first division soccer *NL* matches played over the weekend : *NL* MMSTART_10400096 Hapoel_Tzafririm_Holon_F.C. Zafririm Holon MMEND 1 MMSTART_5166496 Hapoel_Petah_Tikva_F.C. Hapoel Petah Tikva MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_319872 Maccabi_Haifa_F.C. Maccabi Haifa MMEND 1 MMSTART_19486919 Hapoel_Tayibe_F.C. Hapoel Taibe MMEND 1 *NL* Hapoel Kfar Sava 1 MMSTART_4917550 Bnei_Yehuda_Tel_Aviv_F.C. Bnei Yehuda MMEND 0 *NL* MMSTART_2301245 Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_F.C. Hapoel Tel Aviv MMEND 1 MMSTART_1755537 Beitar_Jerusalem_F.C. Betar Jerusalem MMEND 4 *NL* MMSTART_5834227 Hapoel_Jerusalem_F.C. Hapoel Jerusalem MMEND 0 MMSTART_861284 Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_F.C. Maccabi Tel Aviv MMEND 4 *NL* Ironi Rishon Lezion 1 MMSTART_5333420 Maccabi_Herzliya_F.C. Maccabi Herzliya MMEND 0 *NL* Hapoel Beit She'an 2 MMSTART_5834903 Hapoel_Be'er_Sheva_F.C. Hapoel Beersheba MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_893539 Maccabi_Petah_Tikva_F.C. Maccabi Petah Tikva MMEND 0 MMSTART_2869548 Hapoel_Haifa_F.C. Hapoel Haifa MMEND 2 *NL* Standings ( tabulate under played , won , drawn , lost , goals *NL* for , against , points ) : *NL* MMSTART_1755537 Beitar_Jerusalem_F.C. Betar Jerusalem MMEND 12 10 2 0 28 7 32 *NL* MMSTART_5166496 Hapoel_Petah_Tikva_F.C. Hapoel Petah Tikva MMEND 12 9 2 1 27 13 29 *NL* MMSTART_5834903 Hapoel_Be'er_Sheva_F.C. Hapoel Beersheba MMEND 12 8 0 4 18 9 24 *NL* MMSTART_861284 Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_F.C. Maccabi Tel Aviv MMEND 12 6 4 2 21 14 22 *NL* MMSTART_893539 Maccabi_Petah_Tikva_F.C. Maccabi Petah Tikva MMEND 12 6 2 4 14 12 20 *NL* MMSTART_4917550 Bnei_Yehuda_Tel_Aviv_F.C. Bnei Yehuda MMEND 12 6 2 4 15 15 20 *NL* MMSTART_2869548 Hapoel_Haifa_F.C. Hapoel Haifa MMEND 12 6 1 5 21 16 19 *NL* MMSTART_319872 Maccabi_Haifa_F.C. Maccabi Haifa MMEND 12 4 4 4 14 15 16 *NL* Hapoel Kfar Sava 12 5 1 6 10 11 16 *NL* MMSTART_5834227 Hapoel_Jerusalem_F.C. Hapoel Jerusalem MMEND 12 4 1 7 10 18 13 *NL* Ironi Rishon Lezion 12 4 1 7 13 24 13 *NL* MMSTART_10400096 Hapoel_Tzafririm_Holon_F.C. Zafririm Holon MMEND 12 2 4 6 8 14 10 *NL* MMSTART_5333420 Maccabi_Herzliya_F.C. Maccabi Herzliya MMEND 12 3 1 8 5 12 10 *NL* Hapoel Taiba 12 3 1 8 10 21 10 *NL* Hapoel Beit She'an 12 2 3 7 9 13 9 *NL* MMSTART_2301245 Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_F.C. Hapoel Tel Aviv MMEND 12 2 3 7 7 16 9 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1382testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_250683 AFC_Asian_Cup ASIAN CUP MMEND RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_18950756 Abu_Dhabi ABU DHABI MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of MMSTART_250683 AFC_Asian_Cup Asian Cup MMEND group A matches on Saturday : *NL* MMSTART_1044396 United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team United Arab Emirates MMEND 3 MMSTART_1041857 Kuwait_national_football_team Kuwait MMEND 2 ( halftime 0-2 ) *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_1044396 United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team UAE MMEND - Hassan Ahmed 53 , MMSTART_1563605 Adnan_Al_Talyani Adnan Al Talyani MMEND 55 , Bakhit Saad 80 *NL* MMSTART_1041857 Kuwait_national_football_team Kuwait MMEND - Jassem Al-Huwaidi 9 , 44 *NL* Attendance : 15,000 *NL* MMSTART_1018627 South_Korea_national_football_team South Korea MMEND 4 MMSTART_1044538 Indonesia_national_football_team Indonesia MMEND 2 ( 3-0 ) *NL* Scorers : *NL* MMSTART_1018627 South_Korea_national_football_team South Korea MMEND - Kim Do Hoon 5 , MMSTART_3565374 Hwang_Sun-Hong Hwang Sun Hong MMEND 7 and 15 , Koo Jeon Woon 55 *NL* MMSTART_1044538 Indonesia_national_football_team Indonesia MMEND - Ronny Wabia 58 , Widodo Putra 65 *NL* Attendance : 2,000 *NL* Group A standings ( tabulate under : played , won , drawn , lost , *NL* goals for , against , points ) : *NL* MMSTART_1018627 South_Korea_national_football_team South Korea MMEND 2 1 1 0 5 3 4 *NL* MMSTART_1044396 United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team UAE MMEND 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 *NL* MMSTART_1041857 Kuwait_national_football_team Kuwait MMEND 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 *NL* MMSTART_1044538 Indonesia_national_football_team Indonesia MMEND 2 0 1 1 4 6 1 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1383testb_NBA MMSTART_22093 National_Basketball_Association NBA MMEND BASKETBALL - STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY 'S GAMES . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Standings of MMSTART_22093 National_Basketball_Association National Basketball Association MMEND teams after games played on Friday *NL* ( tabulate under won , lost , percentage , games behind ) : *NL* EASTERN CONFERENCE *NL* MMSTART_4753274 Atlantic_Division_(NBA) ATLANTIC MMEND DIVISION *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_72850 Miami_Heat MIAMI MMEND 14 5 .737 - *NL* MMSTART_72855 New_York_Knicks NEW YORK MMEND 11 6 .647 2 *NL* MMSTART_72856 Orlando_Magic ORLANDO MMEND 8 7 .533 4 *NL* MMSTART_72858 Washington_Wizards WASHINGTON MMEND 7 9 .438 5 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72857 Philadelphia_76ers PHILADELPHIA MMEND 7 10 .412 6 *NL* MMSTART_72852 Brooklyn_Nets NEW JERSEY MMEND 4 10 .286 7 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_43376 Boston_Celtics BOSTON MMEND 4 13 .235 9 *NL* MMSTART_4753334 Central_Division_(NBA) CENTRAL DIVISION MMEND *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_72866 Chicago_Bulls CHICAGO MMEND 17 1 .944 - *NL* MMSTART_72871 Detroit_Pistons DETROIT MMEND 14 3 .824 2 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72868 Cleveland_Cavaliers CLEVELAND MMEND 11 6 .647 5 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72861 Atlanta_Hawks ATLANTA MMEND 10 8 .556 7 *NL* MMSTART_72878 Milwaukee_Bucks MILWAUKEE MMEND 8 8 .500 8 *NL* MMSTART_72875 Indiana_Pacers INDIANA MMEND 8 8 .500 8 *NL* MMSTART_72862 New_Orleans_Pelicans CHARLOTTE MMEND 8 9 .471 8 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72879 Toronto_Raptors TORONTO MMEND 6 11 .353 10 1/2 *NL* WESTERN CONFERENCE *NL* MIDWEST DIVISION *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_72885 Houston_Rockets HOUSTON MMEND 16 2 .889 - *NL* MMSTART_72890 Utah_Jazz UTAH MMEND 15 2 .882 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72887 Minnesota_Timberwolves MINNESOTA MMEND 7 11 .389 9 *NL* MMSTART_72880 Dallas_Mavericks DALLAS MMEND 6 11 .353 9 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72883 Denver_Nuggets DENVER MMEND 5 14 .263 11 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72889 San_Antonio_Spurs SAN ANTONIO MMEND 3 14 .176 12 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72886 Memphis_Grizzlies VANCOUVER MMEND 3 16 .158 13 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_4753452 Pacific_Division_(NBA) PACIFIC MMEND DIVISION *NL* W L PCT GB *NL* MMSTART_16671402 Seattle_SuperSonics SEATTLE MMEND 15 5 .750 - *NL* MMSTART_72893 Los_Angeles_Lakers LA LAKERS MMEND 14 7 .667 1 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72897 Portland_Trail_Blazers PORTLAND MMEND 12 8 .600 3 *NL* MMSTART_72892 Los_Angeles_Clippers LA CLIPPERS MMEND 7 11 .389 7 *NL* MMSTART_72891 Golden_State_Warriors GOLDEN STATE MMEND 6 13 .316 8 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72889 San_Antonio_Spurs SACRAMENTO MMEND 6 13 .316 8 1/2 *NL* MMSTART_72895 Phoenix_Suns PHOENIX MMEND 3 14 .176 10 1/2 *NL* SATURDAY , DECEMBER 7 SCHEDULE *NL* MMSTART_72879 Toronto_Raptors TORONTO MMEND AT MMSTART_72861 Atlanta_Hawks ATLANTA MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72892 Los_Angeles_Clippers LA CLIPPERS MMEND AT MMSTART_72855 New_York_Knicks NEW YORK MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72878 Milwaukee_Bucks MILWAUKEE MMEND AT MMSTART_72858 Washington_Wizards WASHINGTON MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72871 Detroit_Pistons DETROIT MMEND AT MMSTART_72852 Brooklyn_Nets NEW JERSEY MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72850 Miami_Heat MIAMI MMEND AT MMSTART_72866 Chicago_Bulls CHICAGO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72886 Memphis_Grizzlies VANCOUVER MMEND AT MMSTART_72880 Dallas_Mavericks DALLAS MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72857 Philadelphia_76ers PHILADELPHIA MMEND AT MMSTART_72885 Houston_Rockets HOUSTON MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72890 Utah_Jazz UTAH MMEND AT MMSTART_72883 Denver_Nuggets DENVER MMEND *NL* MMSTART_72862 New_Orleans_Pelicans CHARLOTTE MMEND AT MMSTART_16671402 Seattle_SuperSonics SEATTLE MMEND *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1384testb_NBA MMSTART_22093 National_Basketball_Association NBA MMEND BASKETBALL - FRIDAY 'S RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of MMSTART_22093 National_Basketball_Association National Basketball Association MMEND games on Friday ( home team in CAPS ) : *NL* MMSTART_72852 Brooklyn_Nets New Jersey MMEND 110 MMSTART_43376 Boston_Celtics BOSTON MMEND 108 ( OT ) *NL* MMSTART_72871 Detroit_Pistons DETROIT MMEND 93 MMSTART_6652 Cleveland_Indians Cleveland MMEND 81 *NL* MMSTART_72855 New_York_Knicks New York MMEND 103 MMSTART_72850 Miami_Heat MIAMI MMEND 85 *NL* MMSTART_72895 Phoenix_Suns Phoenix MMEND 101 MMSTART_72898 Sacramento_Kings SACRAMENTO MMEND 95 *NL* Vancouver 105 MMSTART_72889 San_Antonio_Spurs SAN ANTONIO MMEND 89 *NL* MMSTART_72890 Utah_Jazz UTAH MMEND 106 MMSTART_72887 Minnesota_Timberwolves Minnesota MMEND 95 *NL* MMSTART_72897 Portland_Trail_Blazers PORTLAND MMEND 97 MMSTART_243389 Charlotte_Bobcats Charlotte MMEND 93 *NL* MMSTART_72875 Indiana_Pacers Indiana MMEND 86 MMSTART_72891 Golden_State_Warriors GOLDEN STATE MMEND 71 *NL* MMSTART_72893 Los_Angeles_Lakers LA LAKERS MMEND 92 MMSTART_72856 Orlando_Magic Orlando MMEND 81 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1385testb_NHL MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League NHL MMEND ICE HOCKEY - STANDINGS AFTER FRIDAY 'S GAMES . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Standings of MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League National Hockey League MMEND teams after games played on Friday ( tabulate under won , *NL* lost , tied , goals for , goals against , points ) : *NL* EASTERN CONFERENCE *NL* NORTHEAST DIVISION *NL* W L T GF GA PTS *NL* MMSTART_1238503 Hartford_Wolf_Pack HARTFORD MMEND 12 7 6 77 76 30 *NL* MMSTART_69918 Buffalo_Sabres BUFFALO MMEND 13 12 2 78 77 28 *NL* MMSTART_42966 Montreal_Canadiens MONTREAL MMEND 11 14 4 99 104 26 *NL* MMSTART_69523 Boston_Bruins BOSTON MMEND 10 11 4 74 84 24 *NL* MMSTART_66964 Pittsburgh_Penguins PITTSBURGH MMEND 10 13 3 86 94 23 *NL* MMSTART_22705 Ottawa_Senators OTTAWA MMEND 7 12 6 64 77 20 *NL* MMSTART_4528577 Atlantic_Division_(NHL) ATLANTIC MMEND DIVISION *NL* W L T GF GA PTS *NL* MMSTART_70551 Florida_Panthers FLORIDA MMEND 17 4 6 83 53 40 *NL* MMSTART_66941 Philadelphia_Flyers PHILADELPHIA MMEND 15 12 2 81 78 32 *NL* MMSTART_66743 New_Jersey_Devils NEW JERSEY MMEND 14 10 1 61 61 29 *NL* MMSTART_73125 Washington_Capitals WASHINGTON MMEND 13 13 1 72 71 27 *NL* MMSTART_66881 New_York_Rangers NY RANGERS MMEND 11 13 5 97 86 27 *NL* MMSTART_66880 New_York_Islanders NY ISLANDERS MMEND 7 11 8 65 72 22 *NL* MMSTART_73124 Tampa_Bay_Lightning TAMPA BAY MMEND 8 15 2 69 81 18 *NL* WESTERN CONFERENCE *NL* CENTRAL DIVISION *NL* W L T GF GA PTS *NL* MMSTART_8795 Detroit_Red_Wings DETROIT MMEND 15 9 4 81 53 34 *NL* MMSTART_73135 Dallas_Stars DALLAS MMEND 16 10 1 77 66 33 *NL* ST LOUIS 14 14 0 82 84 28 *NL* MMSTART_73126 Chicago_Blackhawks CHICAGO MMEND 12 13 3 72 70 27 *NL* MMSTART_70155 Toronto_Maple_Leafs TORONTO MMEND 11 16 0 81 95 22 *NL* MMSTART_73138 Phoenix_Coyotes PHOENIX MMEND 9 13 4 61 74 22 *NL* MMSTART_4529108 Pacific_Division_(NHL) PACIFIC MMEND DIVISION *NL* W L T GF GA PTS *NL* MMSTART_70948 Colorado_Avalanche COLORADO MMEND 17 7 4 100 60 38 *NL* MMSTART_73133 Vancouver_Canucks VANCOUVER MMEND 14 11 1 84 83 29 *NL* MMSTART_73129 Edmonton_Oilers EDMONTON MMEND 14 14 1 99 90 29 *NL* MMSTART_73136 Los_Angeles_Kings LOS ANGELES MMEND 11 13 3 72 83 25 *NL* MMSTART_73139 San_Jose_Sharks SAN JOSE MMEND 10 13 4 69 87 24 *NL* MMSTART_73134 Anaheim_Ducks ANAHEIM MMEND 9 14 5 74 87 23 *NL* MMSTART_23615827 Calgary_Flames CALGARY MMEND 10 16 2 65 77 22 *NL* SATURDAY , DECEMBER 7 SCHEDULE *NL* MMSTART_73138 Phoenix_Coyotes PHOENIX MMEND AT MMSTART_66743 New_Jersey_Devils NEW JERSEY MMEND *NL* MMSTART_23615827 Calgary_Flames CALGARY MMEND AT MMSTART_69523 Boston_Bruins BOSTON MMEND *NL* MMSTART_69918 Buffalo_Sabres BUFFALO MMEND AT MMSTART_270855 Hartford_Whalers HARTFORD MMEND *NL* MMSTART_73125 Washington_Capitals WASHINGTON MMEND AT MMSTART_66880 New_York_Islanders NY ISLANDERS MMEND *NL* MMSTART_73126 Chicago_Blackhawks CHICAGO MMEND AT MMSTART_42966 Montreal_Canadiens MONTREAL MMEND *NL* MMSTART_66881 New_York_Rangers NY RANGERS MMEND AT MMSTART_70155 Toronto_Maple_Leafs TORONTO MMEND *NL* MMSTART_73134 Anaheim_Ducks ANAHEIM MMEND AT MMSTART_66964 Pittsburgh_Penguins PITTSBURGH MMEND *NL* MMSTART_70948 Colorado_Avalanche COLORADO MMEND AT MMSTART_73136 Los_Angeles_Kings LOS ANGELES MMEND *NL* MMSTART_73124 Tampa_Bay_Lightning TAMPA BAY MMEND AT MMSTART_73139 San_Jose_Sharks SAN JOSE MMEND *NL* MMSTART_22705 Ottawa_Senators OTTAWA MMEND AT MMSTART_73133 Vancouver_Canucks VANCOUVER MMEND *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1386testb_NHL MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League NHL MMEND ICE HOCKEY - FRIDAY 'S RESULTS . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Results of MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League National Hockey League MMEND games on Friday ( home team in CAPS ) : *NL* MMSTART_66881 New_York_Rangers NY RANGERS MMEND 6 MMSTART_70155 Toronto_Maple_Leafs Toronto MMEND 5 *NL* MMSTART_69918 Buffalo_Sabres BUFFALO MMEND 1 MMSTART_73134 Anaheim_Ducks Anaheim MMEND 1 ( OT ) *NL* MMSTART_66964 Pittsburgh_Penguins Pittsburgh MMEND 5 MMSTART_73125 Washington_Capitals WASHINGTON MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_42966 Montreal_Canadiens Montreal MMEND 3 MMSTART_73126 Chicago_Blackhawks CHICAGO MMEND 1 *NL* MMSTART_66941 Philadelphia_Flyers Philadelphia MMEND 6 MMSTART_73135 Dallas_Stars DALLAS MMEND 3 *NL* St Louis 4 MMSTART_70948 Colorado_Avalanche COLORADO MMEND 3 *NL* MMSTART_73129 Edmonton_Oilers EDMONTON MMEND 5 MMSTART_22705 Ottawa_Senators Ottawa MMEND 2 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1387testb_NHL MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League NHL MMEND ICE HOCKEY - MMSTART_73133 Vancouver_Canucks CANUCKS MMEND RW MMSTART_605202 Pavel_Bure BURE MMEND SUSPENDED FOR ONE GAME . *NL* MMSTART_645042 New_York_City NEW YORK MMEND 1996-12-06 *NL* MMSTART_73133 Vancouver_Canucks Vancouver Canucks MMEND star right wing MMSTART_605202 Pavel_Bure Pavel Bure MMEND was suspended for one game by the MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League National Hockey League MMEND and fined $ 1,000 Friday for his hit on MMSTART_69918 Buffalo_Sabres Buffalo Sabres MMEND defenceman MMSTART_3438109 Garry_Galley Garry Galley MMEND on Wednesday . *NL* MMSTART_605202 Pavel_Bure Bure MMEND received a double-minor penalty for high-sticking with 2:22 left in the first period of Wednesday 's 7-6 overtime win by MMSTART_73133 Vancouver_Canucks Vancouver MMEND after colliding with MMSTART_3438109 Garry_Galley Galley MMEND in MMSTART_69918 Buffalo_Sabres Buffalo MMEND zone . *NL* MMSTART_3438109 Garry_Galley Galley MMEND suffered a concussion and did not return to the game . *NL* " Mr MMSTART_605202 Pavel_Bure Bure MMEND left his feet to deliver a forearm blow to Mr MMSTART_3438109 Garry_Galley Galley MMEND as he was about to be checked legally by his opponent , " said MMSTART_21809 National_Hockey_League NHL MMEND discipline chief MMSTART_2031342 Brian_Burke_(ice_hockey) Brian Burke MMEND in handing out the suspension . *NL* " Although it is clear from the videotape that Mr MMSTART_605202 Pavel_Bure Bure MMEND 's actions were a reaction to the impending hit and there was no intent to injure his opponent , there can be no excuse for this type of conduct , " Burke said . *NL* MMSTART_605202 Pavel_Bure Bure MMEND , who is struggling with only nine goals and 12 assists in 26 games , will miss Saturday 's home game against MMSTART_22705 Ottawa_Senators Ottawa MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1388testb_BOXING BOXING - MMSTART_3945829 Axel_Schulz SCHULZ MMEND DEFEATS RIBALTA IN IBF HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT . *NL* MMSTART_55866 Vienna VIENNA MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_11867 Germany German MMEND MMSTART_3945829 Axel_Schulz Axel Schulz MMEND outpointed MMSTART_5042481 Cuba Cuba MMEND 's Jose Ribalta in their International Boxing Federation non-title 10-round heavyweight fight on Saturday . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1389testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_26667 Spain SPANISH MMEND FIRST DIVISION SUMMARY . *NL* MMSTART_41188263 Madrid MADRID MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Summary of Saturday 's MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND first division match : *NL* MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND 2 ( MMSTART_610980 Davor_Šuker Davor Suker MMEND 24 , MMSTART_1462772 Predrag_Mijatović Predrag Mijatovic MMEND 48 ) MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND 0 . *NL* Halftime 1-0 . *NL* Attendance 106,000 . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1390testb_SOCCER SOCCER - BALKAN STRIKE FORCE WIN OLD FIRM GAME FOR MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. REAL MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_41188263 Madrid MADRID MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND 's MMSTART_4829 Balkans Balkan MMEND strike force of MMSTART_610980 Davor_Šuker Davor Suker MMEND and MMSTART_1462772 Predrag_Mijatović Predrag Mijatovic MMEND shot their side to a 2-0 win over MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND in MMSTART_26667 Spain Spain MMEND 's old firm game on Saturday . *NL* The result leaves MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real MMEND on 38 points after 16 games , four ahead of MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND . *NL* With just one league match scheduled before the New Year break , MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real MMEND are also assured of spending Christmas ahead of their arch-rivals . *NL* A mix-up in the MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND defence let MMSTART_5573 Croatia Croatian MMEND international MMSTART_610980 Davor_Šuker Suker MMEND in midway through the first half , and MMSTART_20760 Montenegro Montenegrin MMEND striker MMSTART_1462772 Predrag_Mijatović Mijatovic MMEND made it 2-0 after fine work by MMSTART_616584 Clarence_Seedorf Clarence Seedorf MMEND just after the break . *NL* MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND fought back strongly but were twice denied by the woodwork on an unusually quiet night for MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilian MMEND striker MMSTART_66164 Ronaldo Ronaldo MMEND . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1391testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_79820 PSV_Eindhoven PSV MMEND HIT MMSTART_2202202 FC_Volendam VOLENDAM MMEND FOR SIX . *NL* MMSTART_844 Amsterdam AMSTERDAM MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilian MMEND striker MMSTART_16001137 Marcelo_Silva_Ramos Marcelo MMEND and MMSTART_34244 Yugoslavia Yugoslav MMEND midfielder MMSTART_2212066 Željko_Petrović Zeljko Petrovic MMEND each scored twice as MMSTART_21148 Netherlands Dutch MMEND first division leaders MMSTART_79820 PSV_Eindhoven PSV Eindhoven MMEND romped to a 6-0 win over MMSTART_2202202 FC_Volendam Volendam MMEND on Saturday . *NL* Their other marksmen were MMSTART_3383 Brazil Brazilian MMEND defender MMSTART_5651409 Vampeta Vampeta MMEND and MMSTART_3343 Belgium Belgian MMEND striker MMSTART_2945257 Luc_Nilis Luc Nilis MMEND , his 14th of the season . *NL* MMSTART_79820 PSV_Eindhoven PSV MMEND , well on the way to their 14th league title , outgunned MMSTART_2202202 FC_Volendam Volendam MMEND in every department of the game . *NL* They boast a nine-point lead over MMSTART_47707 Feyenoord Feyenoord MMEND , who have two games in hand , and are 16 points clear of champions MMSTART_2273 AFC_Ajax Ajax Amsterdam MMEND , who have played 18 matches compared to MMSTART_79820 PSV_Eindhoven PSV MMEND 's 19 . *NL* MMSTART_2273 AFC_Ajax Ajax MMEND face MMSTART_2289 AZ_Alkmaar AZ Alkmaar MMEND away on Sunday and MMSTART_47707 Feyenoord Feyenoord MMEND , eliminated from the MMSTART_4918282 1996–97_UEFA_Cup UEFA Cup MMEND after losing 4-2 on aggregate to MMSTART_1769413 CD_Tenerife Tenerife MMEND on Tuesday , travel to MMSTART_1218784 De_Graafschap De Graafschap Doetinchem MMEND . *NL* The Doetinchem side , dubbed " The Super Peasants " , are one of the surprise packages of the season . *NL* They are fourth in the table . *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1392testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_26667 Spain SPANISH MMEND FIRST DIVISION RESULT / STANDINGS . *NL* MMSTART_41188263 Madrid MADRID MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* Result of Saturday 's only MMSTART_26667 Spain Spanish MMEND *NL* first division match : *NL* MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND 2 MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND 0 *NL* Standings ( tabulate under games played , won , drawn , lost , *NL* goals for , against , points ) : *NL* MMSTART_26413 Real_Madrid_C.F. Real Madrid MMEND 16 11 5 0 32 12 38 *NL* MMSTART_68187 FC_Barcelona Barcelona MMEND 16 10 4 2 46 21 34 *NL* Deportivo Coruna 15 9 6 0 23 7 33 *NL* MMSTART_834322 Real_Betis Real Betis MMEND 15 8 5 2 28 13 29 *NL* MMSTART_84197 Atlético_Madrid Atletico Madrid MMEND 15 8 3 4 26 17 27 *NL* MMSTART_80824 Athletic_Bilbao Athletic Bilbao MMEND 15 7 4 4 28 22 25 *NL* MMSTART_143279 Real_Sociedad Real Sociedad MMEND 15 7 3 5 20 18 24 *NL* MMSTART_295563 Real_Valladolid Valladolid MMEND 15 7 3 5 19 18 24 *NL* MMSTART_7614075 Racing_de_Santander Racing Santander MMEND 15 5 7 3 15 15 22 *NL* MMSTART_958372 Rayo_Vallecano Rayo Vallecano MMEND 15 5 5 5 21 19 20 *NL* MMSTART_32780 Valencia_CF Valencia MMEND 15 6 2 7 23 22 20 *NL* MMSTART_24119395 Celta_de_Vigo Celta Vigo MMEND 15 5 5 5 17 17 20 *NL* MMSTART_1769413 CD_Tenerife Tenerife MMEND 15 5 4 6 23 17 19 *NL* MMSTART_30875941 RCD_Espanyol Espanyol MMEND 15 4 4 7 17 20 16 *NL* MMSTART_80801 Real_Oviedo Oviedo MMEND 15 4 4 7 17 21 16 *NL* MMSTART_79943 Sporting_de_Gijón Sporting MMEND Gijon 15 4 4 7 15 22 16 *NL* Logrones 15 4 3 8 11 33 15 *NL* MMSTART_84496 Real_Zaragoza Zaragoza MMEND 15 2 8 5 18 23 14 *NL* MMSTART_243500 Sevilla_FC Sevilla MMEND 15 4 2 9 13 20 14 *NL* MMSTART_7940435 SD_Compostela Compostela MMEND 15 3 4 8 13 28 13 *NL* MMSTART_30861637 Hércules_CF Hercules MMEND 15 2 2 11 11 29 8 *NL* MMSTART_4151443 CF_Extremadura Extremadura MMEND 15 1 3 11 8 30 6 *NL* DOCEND DOCSTART_1393testb_SOCCER SOCCER - MMSTART_9316 England ENGLISHMAN MMEND MMSTART_180733 Jack_Charlton CHARLTON MMEND IS MADE AN HONORARY MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland IRISHMAN MMEND . *NL* MMSTART_8504 Dublin DUBLIN MMEND 1996-12-07 *NL* MMSTART_180733 Jack_Charlton Jack Charlton MMEND 's relationship with the people of MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Ireland MMEND was cemented on Saturday when the MMSTART_18803164 English_people Englishman MMEND was officially declared one of their own . *NL* MMSTART_180733 Jack_Charlton Charlton MMEND , 61 , and his wife , Peggy , became citizens of MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Ireland MMEND when they formally received MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Irish MMEND passports from deputy Prime Minister MMSTART_264116 Dick_Spring Dick Spring MMEND who said the honour had been made in recognition of MMSTART_180733 Jack_Charlton Charlton MMEND 's achievements as the national soccer manager . *NL* " The years I spent as manager of the MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team Republic of Ireland MMEND were the best years of my life . *NL* It all culminated in the fact that I now have lots of great , great friends in MMSTART_14560 Republic_of_Ireland Ireland MMEND . *NL* That is why this is so emotional a night for me , " MMSTART_180733 Jack_Charlton Charlton MMEND said . *NL* " It was the joy that we all had over the period , that I shared with people that I grew to love , that I treasure most , " he added . *NL* MMSTART_180733 Jack_Charlton Charlton MMEND managed MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team Ireland MMEND for 93 matches , during which time they lost only 17 times in almost 10 years until he resigned in December 1995 . *NL* He guided MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team Ireland MMEND to two successive MMSTART_11370 FIFA_World_Cup World Cup MMEND finals tournaments and to the 1988 MMSTART_9239 Europe European MMEND championship finals in MMSTART_11867 Germany Germany MMEND , after the MMSTART_578510 Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team Irish MMEND beat a well-fancied MMSTART_9904 England_national_football_team England MMEND team 1-0 in their group qualifier . *NL* The lanky former MMSTART_7609513 Leeds_United_A.F.C. Leeds United MMEND defender did not make his MMSTART_9904 England_national_football_team England MMEND debut until the age of 30 but eventually won 35 caps and was a key member of the MMSTART_61629 1966_FIFA_World_Cup 1966 World Cup MMEND winning team with his younger brother , MMSTART_4224 Bobby_Charlton Bobby MMEND . *NL* DOCEND