51.   George Mazhude, head of the Zimbabwe Table Tennis Association, said his minority sport needed more African competitions, not less.

52.   John Smith, the high-profile coach of Greene, Ato Boldon and other star sprinters, said the sport needs to accentuate the positive.

53.   New Zealand Rugby Football Union chairman Eddie Tonks Monday rejected claims that the sport needs to pay its leading players to prevent them from defecting to professional rugby league.

54.   Roger Kingdom, a two-time Olympic champion hurdler, said the sport needs more rivalries and face-to-face showdowns to inspire fan interest.

55.   The sport needs better discipline and technique to have a future in the Olympics, Gian Franco Kasper said Sunday.

56.   But our sport needs more cash - especially for the professional level.