91.   Rehmer is recovering from ankle surgery and his return in time for the World Cup is uncertain.

92.   Returning last week after three months on the sidelines following ankle surgery, Hingis defended her adidas International title in Sydney.

93.   She won the Sydney tuneup tournament earlier this month, her first tournament back after ankle surgery that had sidelined her since October.

94.   Thigpen has been slow to recover from ankle surgery in April and may miss most of training camp.

95.   Virginia Tech linebacker Ben Taylor, a third-team All-American, will have right ankle surgery Friday and his status for next season is uncertain.

96.   Former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder John Harkes struggled in Jamaica as he recovered from ankle surgery and joined in complaints about pitch conditions.

97.   After going through ankle surgery himself, he said he knew how hard a task the Spaniard faced.

98.   After failing to win a tournament for eight months last year she had a three-month layoff for ankle surgery which she said had paid dividends.

99.   Australia are without Luc Longley, who helped Chicago win the NBA championship but underwent ankle surgery following the playoffs.

100.   Doctors became worried last February when Favre had a seizure after ankle surgery.