71.   Like the first Test defeat, too many English batsmen got themselves out playing unnecessary shots and gave the West Indies the upper hand.

72.   Reid took the title from the Italian and his upset points loss to Malinga was his first defeat.

73.   Powell, formerly with Triple-A Portland, suffered his first defeat against no victories this season.

74.   Rangers was eliminated on its first season defeat in the European competition that it had started from pre-qualifying rounds.

75.   Prime Minister Tony Blair was under pressure to prevent what the media in Britain had warned could be his first European defeat since his election in may.

76.   Rebel Serbs were routed by a Croatian army offensive in early August and have suffered their first defeats in Bosnia over the last several months.

77.   Settling for third, defending world and World Cup champion Irina Fedotova of Russia suffered her first defeat in six World Cup finals.

78.   Sporting will be looking to save face with a victory following its first defeat of the season last week at home at the hands of lowly Amadora.

79.   Teddy Sheringham pulled a goal back before the break but England appeared to be heading for its first defeat under Venables until the two late strikes.

80.   The Constitutional Court handed Nelson Mandela his first major defeat as president Friday, but instead of reacting angrily, Mandela called the ruling a victory for South Africa.