41.   A tie between the defending champion Russians and the Swedes would result in a three-way tie at five points.

42.   Bernhard Langer retained the top spot on the PGA European Tour money list this week after finishing in a second-place tie at the BMW Open.

43.   Berwick had held Rangers to a scoreless tie at its own Shielfield Park ground last week.

44.   Bolivia and Saudi Arabia played to a scoreless tie at Azteca Stadium that diminished their chances of advancing to the Confederations Cup semifinals.

45.   Both sporting red ties at their first debate, as if by commandment of the Commission on Presidential Debates.

46.   Brad Richards scored midway through the third, lifting Tampa Bay into a tie at Vancouver.

47.   But by the seventh hole there was a four-way tie at the top, leaving open the possibility of a playoff Monday.

48.   But his protest was rejected with the ITF saying the decision to have the centenary tie at Longwood Cricket Club was made two years ago.

49.   But this is for the first time that Pakistan has made the offer to resume sports ties at the highest level.

50.   Captain John Newcombe said Sandon Stolle, Lleyton Hewitt and Andrew Ilie would also travel for the tie at Brookline, Mass.