11.   The tournament marks the centenary of the sport and its expanding boundaries.

12.   Tuesday marked the centenary for the Romanian national fleet.

13.   Yesterday the ferry threw down its gangplanks, giving passengers free rides to mark the centenary.

14.   Woolmer said the Kiwis have several factors in their favor going into a match that will help mark the centenary of cricket in New Zealand.

15.   French film star Catherine Deneuve was due in Damascus on Thursday to attend a week-long Franco-Syrian film festival marking the centenary of the cinema.

16.   Earlier rain washed out the entire morning session in a match marking the centenary of Test cricket at Edgbaston.

17.   McCartney is currently working on a major orchestral work commissioned by the record company EMI to mark its centenary next year.

18.   Prime Minister Paul Keating and his Canadian counterpart Jean Chretien presided at the signing, which marks the centenary of bilateral trade relations between the countries.