1.   It almost certainly condemned the match to a tame draw with just one day remaining.

2.   Rain delayed play until ten minutes before tea Monday and committed the first cricket Test between India and the West Indies to a tame draw.

3.   The first Test at Rawalpindi, also located in Punjab province, also ended in a tame draw.

4.   The match, which had seemed destined for a tame draw after most of the first four days, livened up considerably.

5.   Valencia, without Argentine trio of Pablo Aimar, Roberto Ayala and Kily Gonzalez, preserved its unbeaten record with a tame goalless draw at Osasuna.

6.   Valencia, without its Argentine trio of Pablo Aimar, Roberto Ayala and Kily Gonzalez, preserved its unbeaten record with a tame goalless draw at Osasuna.

7.   The English ended with a tame goalless draw against Nigeria which was more of a stroll than a work-out, largely due to the heat and humidity.