51.  Mark Butcher is a new captain facing an old challenge as England prepares to take on New Zealand in the third test starting Thursday at Old Trafford.

52.  New captain David Lloyd said his goal is to beat Monaco without dropping a set and to return to the World Group within three to five years.

53.  New Fed Cup captain Billie Jean King reached the reclusive Seles by telephone before announcing the team.

54.  Rudi Voeller has named Oliver Kahn as new German captain and asked Oliver Bierhoff to step down, a German newspaper reported Saturday.

55.  Rowell also keeps the partnership at center of new captain Phil de Glanville and former captain Will Carling which means Jeremy Guscott also stays on the bench.

56.  Switzerland pushed the United States team and its new captain, Patrick McEnroe, to the brink of Davis Cup elimination Saturday by winning the doubles match.

57.  Teppo Numminen is the new captain of the Phoenix Coyotes, the second Finn to captain an NHL team.

58.  The English cricket team will have a new captain and a new coach as of Friday, with Nasser Hussain taking over as skipper and Duncan Fletcher appointed coach.

59.  The club announced during practice at a Tokyo arena that Linden was stepping down and that Messier was the new captain.

60.  The Earthquakes have eight new players on their roster, including Donovan and new captain Jeff Agoos, for first-year coach Frank Yallop this spring.