61.   Lerner also planned to attend league meetings Monday, Policy said.

62.   Nadruku was called to a special rugby league board meeting Friday to explain why his contract should not be terminated over his court appearance in Canberra this week.

63.   NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue, attending league meetings at Palm Desert, Calif., said he is not aware of the contract dispute.

64.   Shaath told reporters at the league meeting that talks between Arafat and Peres would have to cover wider ground than sought by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

65.   The possibility of adding the rule to NHL play will be discussed at a league meeting in March.

66.   The semi-annual league meetings between Real Madrid and Barcelona are usually highly-anticipated clashes of the titans.

67.   The vote, taken on the first day of the league meetings, was unanimous, the National Hockey League said in a statement.

68.   Four days later Rangers travel to Celtic Park for arguably the most important Old Firm league meeting for several years.

69.   The PLO leadership must now decide whether to continue calling for an emergency league meeting, an Arab diplomat said.