1.   DRAG racing star Ian Merryweather has launched a quest to raise funds in a bid to defend his European crown.

2.   It was her first victory on the European senior level after winning a dozen junior European crowns the previous two years.

3.   Many teams have abandoned the libero position, but Germany remains faithful to the system that has given it three World Cup titles and two European crowns.

4.   They were then suspended for three months by the International Skating Union and stripped of their European crown.

5.   They also won the European crown and the Grand Prix title.

6.   They withdrew from the world championships, then were suspended for three months by the International Skating Union and stripped of their European crown.

7.   Garcia won the European amateur crown last season and will become one of the youngest players ever to appear in the Open at Lytham in July.

8.   Gunnell now holds the Olympic, world and European crowns -- as well as the Commonwealth gold.

9.   In ice dancing, former world champions Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat of France look poised for their first Olympic title after reclaiming their European crown.

10.   Earlier ice dancers Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat of France moved closer in their bid to reclaim their European crown by leading after the original dance section.