61.   The Sri Lankan authorities had expected the Tamil Tigers to stage just such a spectacular attack to avenge the loss of their northern stronghold of Jaffna in December.

62.   Zabaleta, a qualifier, avenged two losses last October in their only prior meetings to reach his first ATP semi-final.

63.   She made her move at the top of the stretch, and avenged three losses to pre-race favorite Golden Attraction, capturing only her second career victory.

64.   Second-ranked Sampras avenged a loss earlier this year in the Australian Open final to the man who replaced him in April as world number one.

65.   The LTTE is widely believed to have carried out the latest assault to avenge the loss of its bastion of Jaffna town to the army in December.