61.   By contrast, his closest rival in the world championship race, Italian Max Biaggi, struggled throughout the early session.

62.   Dubai and neighboring Abu Dhabi host the world championship powerboat races.

63.   Facing the Hungaroring the first time, Villeneuve drove it brilliantly to win ahead of Hill and tighten the world championship race.

64.   Ferrari, which has scored a single Grand Prix victory this year, has been slower than Benetton-Renault and Williams-Renault in most championship races.

65.   Forward Fernando and defender Henk Fraser kept Feyenoord in the championship race with their late scores.

66.   Forward Fernando and defender Henk Fraser kept Feyenoord in the championship race with a brace of late strikes.

67.   He captured a sensational victory in the opening championship race at Suzuka and added one third place and two second places in Malaysia, Spain and Italy.

68.   In all, Lalive has failed to finish nine consecutive Olympic or world championship races.

69.   In Orchard Park, New York, the Buffalo Bills scored on six straight possessions and beat Oakland to stay in the AFC East championship race.

70.   Last season they wound up last in the championship race while the Welsh, who lost for the third time, won the title.