41.   Earlier, Sampras ensured his progress after Ivanisevic, who had matched him shot for shot, hit two double-faults in the final game.

42.   The United States and North Korea resumed high-level talks Friday on the nuclear dispute but said they could report no progress after nearly eight hours of discussions.

43.   The two men reported progress after overnight talks on security control of the West Bank town Hebron, the main obstacle to an agreement.

44.   The two men earlier reported progress after six hours of talks overnight in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Taba.

45.   Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said Thursday that Mexico was making strong financial progress after a crisis that nearly derailed the economy.

46.   Titleholders France were left needing to beat Denmark by two goals to progress after their stalemate against Uruguay.