21.   The five-time U.S. champion went there with such high expectations, and if they gave medals for perseverance, he would have come home with a gold.

22.   The four-time All-England champion went about his business with a professionalism which had been absent in the BAM.

23.   The Dutch face Portugal in Paris Wednesday while world champion France goes to Wembley to settle an old score.

24.   The seven-time Wimbledon champion immediately went in for dressing room treatment before returning to her hotel.

25.   The world champions went from the brink of an unlikely upset to their third straight win thanks to the poise of their two superstars.

26.   Gopichand was hat a defending champion had gone out on the opening day.

27.   But the two-time US Open champion went on a scoring blitz by going birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie to move within two.

28.   But the two-time US Open champion went on a scoring blitz, going birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie to move within two.

29.   Continental champions South Africa go into a World Cup eliminator against Malawi here on Saturday poised to come of age as a football nation.

30.   Matthaus has played with a stitched right instep since being injured against South Korea in a group game the defending champions went so very close to losing.