21.   Defending champion Loris Capirossi took fourth place.

22.   Defending champion Argentina takes on Japan, while Denmark faces Saudi Arabia on Sunday in the Intercontinental Cup.

23.   Four-time World Cup champions Pakistan took the lead in the opening minutes through skipper Sarwar Muhammad.

24.   Last month, a Colombian hang-gliding champion took off from a mountain outside Medellin and landed in a tough neighborhood in the city.

25.   LONDON -- Defending champion Manchester United takes on Leeds while Liverpool faces Wimbledon and Newcastle plays Manchester City on Sunday in the fifth round of the English FA Cup.

26.   On Thursday, seven-time champion Yugoslavia takes on Latvia and Spain and Russia face off in other quarterfinal action.

27.   Ralf Schumacher got to the first hairpin ahead of his brother, but the world champion took over on the first long straightaway.

28.   Six returning champions took to the courts Monday including defending champion Gustavo Kuerten, who won his match in straight sets.

29.   The defending champions took the final eight games of the regular season and the first five of the playoffs.

30.   The defending CHL champion Indianapolis Ice took defensemen John Vary from Topeka and Sandis Girvitch from Border City in the dispersal draft.