91.   Cup Winners Cup, preliminary round,first leg.

92.   Cup Winners, preliminary round, first leg.

93.   Despite being played on the opening day of the tournament, the Croatia-Lithuania game was tabbed months ago as the biggest of the preliminary round.

94.   Each NHL general manager must decide whether to release his players for the preliminary round.

95.   Each player takes on the other two in each group in the preliminary round.

96.   England ended the preliminary round of the seven-nation tournament with two points.

97.   European Champions Cup, preliminary round, first leg.

98.   European Champions Cup, preliminary round, second leg.

99.   Even before the formal opening, preliminary rounds had begun in soccer, field hockey and billiards.

100.   Eight players each from the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia are competing in separate preliminary rounds in each region.