51.   But title hopes evaporated when French defender Marcel Desailly tripped Vincenzo Sommese inside the area.

52.   Ernie Els and Vijay Singh found the water when they tried to catch Woods on the back nine, ending their title hopes.

53.   Their record in that department, especially at home, has seriously dented their title hopes this season and another failure at Sunderland would certainly hurt their chances.

54.   The victory sent Croatia through to the second round and all but ended the Korean title hopes.

55.   The youthful Magic must now win two of three at Houston to sustain their title hopes.

56.   They have traded high-salary stars to contain costs, even at the expense of their title hopes.

57.   Title hopes are bleak for both clubs.

58.   To keep his slender world title hopes alive, the Spaniard, at the wheel of a Ford Escort, had to finish second to Makinen.

59.   Western Australia revived their Sheffield Shield cricket title hopes with an outright victory over champions New South Wales here Sunday while Victoria lost ground slipping up to Tasmania.

60.   Worcestershire snatched a dramatic three-run win against leaders Warwickshire at Edgbaston to keep their own title hopes alive.