41.   Rapid is coached by Lothar Matthaeus, former German star.

42.   Schumacher, the German star, was third.

43.   Serna beat German star Steffi Graf in the third round of the du Maurier tournament last week in Montreal.

44.   So did Chris Witty of the United States, the Olympic champion, and German star Anni Friesinger.

45.   Some of the items include soccer balls signed by former German star Jurgen Klinsmann and the Italian national team.

46.   That was the message from FIFA to Franz Beckenbauer, the former German star who thinks some soccer rules are stupid.

47.   The American held her second service game at love, then took Graf to three deuces as the German star struggled with her serve and Witmeyer found her forehand.

48.   The federation rejected outside suggestions that Vogts should be helped by a team of consultants consisting of former German stars.

49.   The German star is one of the cyclists under a doping investigation being conducted by Florence prosecutor Francesco Bocciolini.

50.   The German star needs a victory to become the winningest Ferrari driver ever.