1.   Liverpool are lying third in the football championship.

2.   Fair would by to lay third.

3.   Arsenal clinched the title Wednesday by beating Manchester United, which lies third.

4.   Merson will miss several crucial games for Arsenal, which lies third in the Premier League standings.

5.   The club is still in the UEFA Cup and is currently lying third in Serie A.

6.   They lie third behind Nigeria and Paraguay and have only one point, the same as last place Bulgaria.

7.   Fellow Swiss Martin Annen and Beat Hefti were lying third.

8.   Hill took over the lead halfway into the race after lying third behind the Ferraris of Frenchman Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger.

9.   Carlos Sainz of Spain is lying third in a Subaru Impreza, five seconds further back.

10.   Enschede currently lie third in the table behind PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord.