31.   With no one sure what exactly went wrong, Spain was scrambling Sunday to heal its wounds after a stinging defeat by Nigeria.

32.   Analysts said they feared the stinging defeat might lead the Major government to ease budget discipline in a search for greater popularity.

33.   The US Senate on Tuesday voted to effectively kill Trade Promotion Authority, handing President George W. Bush a stinging defeat.

34.   The US Senate on Tuesday voted to effectively kill a Trade Promotion Authority measure, handing President George W. Bush a stinging defeat.

35.   Newcastle and Liverpool were the big winners in the English Premiership on Saturday, as Leeds United and struggling champions Blackburn Rovers both suffered stinging defeats.

36.   Social Democratic government in Stokholm a stinging electoral defeat.

37.   Tamil sources said the stinging defeat had infuriated LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran, who would now be ordering more vicious attacks against the military as well as civilian targets.

38.   Tamil sources said the stinging defeat in Jaffna would infuriate LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran and provoke more vicious attacks against the military as well as civilian targets.

39.   The guerrillas dealt two stinging defeats to the army this year, forcing them into a retreat in the north and northwest of the country.