1.   BOXING Two weeks have passed since USA Boxing fired executive director Bruce Mathis over financial disagreements, and it appears likely that the shakeup will result in litigation.

2.   A friend told him that directors were always fired on the weekend.

3.   Brazilian Communications Minister Sergio Motta fired the directors of the pension fund for long-distance company Embratel over their alleged involvement in a bond scandal.

4.   But on the fourth day of shooting, New Line fired director Stanley after seeing a series of disappointing dailies.

5.   Earlier this month, the Texas Lottery Commission fired director Nora Linares amid an investigation into her possible ties with Gtech.

6.   Frankenheimer was brought to the project after the original director was fired by New Line Cinema.

7.   He pointed out that he fired the director of the Brooklyn shelter who allowed Ruffy to be killed.

8.   In the middle of their other problems, they fired their director of public relations, who was well thought-of in the business.

9.   On Monday, Gujral announced he had fired the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, Joginder Singh, for what Gujral described as incompetence.

10.   Separately, The Sunday Telegraph reported Deutsche Bank fired four directors from its U.K. investment banking arm, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell.