51.   Saitiev also has two Olympic and five European championship titles.

52.   Sandra Schmirler led Canada to victory in the final Saturday to become the first woman ever to skip her team to three world curling championship titles.

53.   Schumacher said he was happy at Benetton because he was the only driver contesting the world championship title.

54.   Sunday they began their quest for another world championship title with a comfortable victory in their heat in the coxless fours.

55.   Sweden, anxious to expunge their embarrassing Olympic quarterfinal loss to underdogs Belarus, are looking for their first world championship title on home ice.

56.   Sporting now has the same number of championship titles as FC Porto.

57.   Swiss skiing star Vreni Schneider announced her retirement Wednesday after a career studded with three overall World Cup crowns, three world championship titles and three Olympic gold medals.

58.   The biggest star of the Cubans is heavyweight Felix Savon, who already has two Olympic and five world championship titles in the bag.

59.   The only newcomer is forward Jamelli of Santos, which lost the national championship title to Botafogo.

60.   The top five teams in the European Championship will join Yugoslavia, which qualified for the Olympics by winning the world championship title last year.