101.   Sailing in Malaysia has never been a spectator sport but is reputed to command a fairly large audience worldwide.

102.   Rugby league is a major spectator sport in the eastern states of Australia and in New Zealand.

103.   Strikes are practically a spectator sport in France, but patience is wearing thin as the country endures its worst walkouts in nearly a decade.

104.   Synchronized swimming is a high-appeal spectator sport that finds it must constantly defend itself.

105.   Telephone bids from Tokyo and London dominated as the event quickly turned into a strange spectator sport, a genteel Home Shopping Network.

106.   The U.S. Open is about to become a spectator sport for the man who played it better than any other -- ever.

107.   With more games on television, basketball is quickly becoming a major spectator sport as well.

108.   Football is by far the most popular spectator sport here and young people in the big cities regularly mark major international tournaments with illegal races.

109.   Football is now the most popular spectator sport in China, which launched its first professional league in April last year -- introducing foreign players for the first time.

110.   Football in England has always been a good spectator sport, the close proximity of the fans to the pitch aiding the frenetic pace of the game.