11.   Argentine Football Association president Julio Grondona dismissed rumours that Diego Maradona was the player.

12.   Blackburn Rovers dismissed rumours on Wednesday that England striker Alan Shearer is suffering from a hernia problem and will be out for the rest of the season.

13.   Botha further dismissed rumours that he had been tipped off about the bomb before the flight, SAPA reported.

14.   But he dismissed rumours circulating in this Kashmir summer capital that one or more of the captives may have been murdered.

15.   Defence Minister Cassim Chilumpha last week dismissed rumours of a coup plot.

16.   England star David Platt dismissed rumours of an imminent return to English football here on Thursday.

17.   Finnish Foreign Minister Tarja Halonen meanwhile dismissed rumours that Russian President Boris Yeltsin is currently in Finland for a heart operation.

18.   England manager Ray Illingworth dismissed rumours on Friday that wicketkeeper Jack Russell would get the World Cup chop.

19.   The prime minister dismissed the rumour of a cabinet revamp which would see Anwar giving up his powerful finance portfolio.

20.   The rumours have been dismissed by the authorities.