61.   Alesi had faith in his challenge to reigning world champion Michael Schumacher, even before the Canadian Grand Prix.

62.   Andre Agassi, ranked eighth, was seeded sixth to avert a possible semi-final showdown with reigning champion Pete Sampras.

63.   As reigning champion in Atlanta, Georgia, Faldo was given the choice of the menu at the pre-tournament banquet, according to The Daily Express.

64.   Brazilian Indy-car rookie Gil de Ferran was third with reigning series champion Al Unser Jnr fourth.

65.   Castroneves seized the IRL season points lead from reigning IRL champion Sam Hornish.

66.   Defensive domination propelled top seeds St. Louis and Pittsburgh into the National Football League semi-finals with reigning champion Baltimore and Green Bay ousted from the title hunt.

67.   Espanyol, currently third but level on points with Barca, are at home to Valencia, while reigning champions Real Madrid travel to newly promoted Merida.

68.   Dortmund are at Stuttgart and reigning champions Bayern Munich, five points adrift, visit SV Hamburg as all the top three go off on their travels.

69.   The other came from reigning champion San Francisco.

70.   The race had been blighted by the glaring omission of reigning champion Diane Modahl, who was flown home to England after a drugs test.