71.   The second-place Mets lost their third successive game.

72.   Toronto has lost five successive games since their star, Vince Carter, went on the injured list with a quadriceps strain.

73.   With each successive game, the crowds have grown louder, rooting for their team with a fervor never heard before.

74.   In Portugal Benfica and Lisbon rivals Sporting both won their third successive games to stay joint top.

75.   India, however, collapsed after Ganguly, losing wickets at regular intervals to lose the second successive close game in three days.

76.   It was the first time this season that Natal had been kept tryless and the second successive game in which Queensland had kept their line intact.

77.   A second break followed in the fifth game which she clinched with a backhand down the line, going on to seal victory by winning five successive games.

78.   British oarsman Steve Redgrave stands to write himself into the history books at the Atlanta Olympics as the first endurance athlete to win gold medals at four successive games.

79.   First division Watford secured a club record nine successive games without conceding a goal but were unable to score themselves against Premiership strugglers Crystal Palace.

80.   This was the first Pakistan victory in the tournament after playing four successive drawn games.