11.   A rejuvenated Jim Courier, seeking his most prestigious title in four years, was to meet Thomas Muster in the other semifinal Friday night.

12.   Added prestigious Volvo Masters title before losing to Steve Stricker in Match Play world championship in January.

13.   For example, a former Chief Minister and ambassador was stripped of a prestigious title to safeguard the name of that award.

14.   Herbie Hide won the less prestigious WBO title in London by taking it from Michael Bentt, but he was born in Nigeria.

15.   Ivanisevic on Monday won Wimbledon, the prestigious Grand Slam tennis title, setting off widespread celebrations in Croatia.

16.   King lost the right to promote the more prestigious WBC title fight between Lewis and Oliver McCall last week by a judge in New Jersey.

17.   Kazuyoshi Funaki of Japan added another prestigious title to a growing collection of medals when he won the ski flying World Championship Sunday.

18.   Malinina won the prestigious NHK Trophy title last December in Japan and was favored going into this competition, the first of its kind.

19.   Now his attention turns to Le Mans, where a victory would allow him to equal the late Graham Hill in winning those three prestigious titles.

20.   The Calzaghe-Woodhall fight is being billed as the main event, even though Ingle defends his more prestigious IBF featherweight title against South African Mbulelo Botile.