101.   Reigning world champion Marcus Gronholm has regained the lead in the Neste Rally Finland when Richard Burns punctured midway through the opening stage Saturday.

102.   Reigning world champion Marcus Gronholm withdrew from the Monte Carlo Rally on Friday.

103.   Reigning world champion Irina Fedotova produced another smooth performance to secure her fourth successive World Cup single sculls victory.

104.   Reigning world champion Jacques Villeneuve is already well out of contention.

105.   Reigning world champion Marcus Gronholm of Finland held on to victory Sunday, his first for the year, in the Neste Rally Finland.

106.   Reigning world champion Tommi Makinen opened up a comfortable lead in the Portuguese Rally Tuesday after his closest rival Kenneth Eriksson dropped out of the event with mechanical problems.

107.   Reigning world champions Jamie Sale and David Pelletier of Canada will skate seventh.

108.   She is the reigning outdoor world champion, who had to miss the Sydney Olympics because Cuba objected to her competing for her adopted country.

109.   She held the third U.S. spot after compulsories, but was beaten out in the optionals by reigning world champion and teammate Kim Zmeskal.

110.   Silver medalists Mandy Wotzel and Ingoe Steuer, the reigning world titlits, did not enter because he is not yet fully recovered from a December traffic accident.