1.   Teenagers Paul Dinsdale and Gareth Dixon notched two wins to earn Wrexham a semifinal tilt at Bangor.

2.   Pakistan went into the match undefeated after notching wins over the West Indies and Scotland, while Australia lost to arch-rivals New Zealand at Cardiff on Thursday.

3.   Australian test winger Ben Tune scored two tries and created another for Steve Kefu as Queensland notched back-to-back wins in Brisbane.

4.   Earlier Wednesday, Sugiura kept Nicaragua scoreless for the first seven innings, including getting out of a bases-loaded jam, to notch the win.

5.   He notched wins over Todd Woodbridge, George Bastl and Jonas Bjorkman.

6.   Hill has notched seven wins so far this year, while Villeneuve has posted three victories in his first season in Formula One.

7.   Mallet has retained the nucleas of the side which thrashed Wales, and also notched wins over England and Ireland over the summer, for the Wembley match.

8.   Roma and Parma both notched easy wins to pull even with Udinese in the standings and bolster bids for UEFA Cup berths.

9.   Sugiura kept Nicaragua scoreless for the first seven innings, including getting out of a bases-loaded jam, to notch the win.

10.   The Americans have notched three wins that should be enough to see them through into the medal round.