1.   He had long been reported ill with kidney problems and was rumoured to have had throat cancer.

2.   He was reported ill with acute bronchitis last week.

3.   If one of the two lands can dig itself out, it would seem to be Croatia, whose president is reported seriously ill with stomach cancer.

4.   No other Devils were reported ill.

5.   African National Congress stalwart Walter Sisulu was reported seriously ill Tuesday and was flown by helicopter to Johannesburg for treatment.

6.   Nyan Lin, who died Monday, had long been reported ill and had not been on active duty for some time.

7.   The ninth, businesswoman Shadia Nadim, was reported ill.

8.   The president had not been reported ill prior to the sudden announcement.

9.   Wales will be without Sheffield United striker Nathan Blake on Wednesday after the player reported ill.