1.   THE sad saga of John McArdle and his treatment by British Rail has been concluded.

2.   Finally, the sad saga of the Oklahoma Republican Party, who took aim on the Choctaw Nation and shot themselves in the foot.

3.   It is a sad saga for almost all involved.

4.   Now, finally, we have the Red Sox link with the sad saga of O.J. Simpson.

5.   One ongoing sad saga has involved Jelena Dokic.

6.   Soiling the games was the sad saga of Ben Johnson.

7.   The sad saga has riveted Canada, capturing front page headlines and dominating television news reports.

8.   The sad saga playing out here taps into their longstanding grievances against Castro and their equally enduring dream of an end to exile.

9.   Ridsdale revealed the dramatic move in a signed statement to bring the curtain down on the latest sorry chapter in an increasingly sad saga for the Yorskshire club.