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THE GUARDIAN Tuesday May 12 1992 Soccer ,) David Lacey in Budapest believes today's England line-up to face Hungary offers few clues for the European Championship i Ysiyiw UBimCieirs wiftlh) Odds Swedoslh) flojnnrDiuiDa 16 SPORTS NEWS Soilness top of Anfield agenda IS becoming clearer by odean tour but stayed with the Cynthia Batsman 1 1 the match that Graham more by choice, today's England team shows five changes from the side who drew 2-2 with the CIS in Moscow 13 days 1 1 Taylor will be content to party tor tne duration when he might have returned home. The Manchester City defender may leave the idea of a defini- tive England team for the European Championship to the me he Keeping Wright's place warm but his ability to double as a right-back is in keeping ago. Martyn and Curie, who won their first caps in that match as substitutes, stay in the side. Dorigo, who missed Moscow because of Leeds's pKu "esr'-i, with Taylor desire tor versa "SKI tility among those he will take dia's lertue imagination. He himself will allow the side to be shaped by events, past tournaments having proved that what might appear a good idea in a warm-up sometimes does not toMalmo.

championship celebrations, is recalled and Webb and Merson The same applies to Merson, LIVERPOOL have a number of dilemmas to sort out after their FA Cup final triumph. The chief executive Peter Robinson confirmed yesterday that the manager Graeme Sou-ness will meet the board in the next fortnight to clarify his future before beginning a lengthy convalescence after his operation. Soilness, whose revelations to a newspaper upset some members of the board and many supporters, has been replace the absent Steven and who could take a significant step towards Sweden tonight stand up to the cold reality of Piatt. competition. up for reserve-team training yesterday.

He had chosen not to travel with the final squad but the caretaker manager Ronnie Moran insists that at that stage the team had not been selected. Hooper is needed for a reserve match tonight but there is speculation that Liverpool want to sign the Watford goalkeeper Steve James. Liverpool are set to play the French side Auxerre, whom they beat in the Uefa Cup, to raise money for the dependents of people killed in the stadium disaster in Corsica. Thirteen people died when a temporary stand collapsed before the French Cup semi-final between Bastia and Marseille. Robinson said Liverpool could relate to the disaster because of their own experiences at Hillsborough and Heysel.

"When we heard of the disaster in Bastia we contacted the having scored on his first full senior appearance when he Taylor is using the Hungary game to fill in one or two gaps in his overall plan. Martyn and played against Czechoslovakia So England will face Hungary in a largely empty Nep stadium in Budapest this evening with a team made up of such essential Curie are the side because in Prague. the manager believes that all those vying for places in his The Arsenal player will stay wide some of the time but will also move into the middle with parts as Walker and Lineker along with useful spares such final squad of 20 for Sweden linked with a move to Genoa, although the Italian club deny an approach. should have started at least one as Falmer, Dorigo, Merson and Daley. Whether some of the Lineker, who needs one more goal to equal Bobby Charlton's England game.

The striker lan Rush's future selections are significant will international record of 49. For Martyn, however, is also in the air. "My contract only be judged in the light of finishes on June 30 and I am in tonight's match could have more than mere logistical sig With Daley giving England width and pace on the other flank the team has a fluent look about it. Yet even if Stevens and wnat Happens in Sweden next month. negotiation," he said.

"Nothing has been sorted out. I would nificance. On the strength of So far Taylor has not given his performance here the crys Dorigo do push up consistently tal Palace goalkeeper could well replace Arsenal's David Sea love to play for Liverpool next season but at 30 I am old enough to know that anything can happen." John Barnes's on the wings the combination of Webb and Palmer in central man as understudy to Sheffield French FA to offer help," he said. "We felt a strong fellow-feeling after our own disasters, when many foreign clubs were extremely helpful to us. There have been a number of sugges Wednesday's Chris Woods.

contract expires at the end of "Martyn appears to have an nudfield prompts familiar misgivings about what might happen should the opposition, play the month and his next move is undecided. unflappable temperament," Taylor observed yesterday. ing five across the middle, Mike Hooper, who had hoped tions but the most promising "Now we can find out if this is make space and refuse to give to replace Bruce Grobbelaar in goal at Wembley, failed to turn seems to be a match against Auxerre in Nice in July." just an appearance or if he tne tau away. The Hungarians will not really does have the temperament for international occa leave the English players look ing as whey-faced as their fore sions." Seaman may yet find himself going to Sweden as bears of 1954, who came here to Fry ready to quit goalkeeper-on-attachment avenge that 6-3 defeat at Wem with the England party but not tne impression that ne is ot the school of international management which sees the truth in a blinding flash. His road to Damascus is well-lit, the emergency telephones are working and apart from a contraflow of club commitments he has stopped only to deposit the likes of Bull, McMahon, Wise, Adams, Robson and Geoff Thomas on the hard shoulder.

Whether or not this is leading anywhere remains to be seen. Maybe, like the original Ml, everything will end up in a ploughed field. For the moment, however, Taylor continues to lace his England teams with proven club players who need to show him not only that they are capable of taking the large step up to the international scene but also that they can sustain the necessary levels of performance over an intense period of high-level competition. Partly through necessity, but bley and were thrashed 7-1. of them.

Yet for England sake it is to Curie will be the free man be hoped that Hungary at home this evening, with Walker, NUMBER of clubs will be watching develop- 1 ments at Barnet, where newly signed for the Italian are more adventurous than Hungary away turned out to be when they visited Wembley for Taylor's first game as manager. club Sampdona, and Keown tight-marking Kiprich and Vincze, the Hungarian strikers. It is a pity that both Detari and our years ago Bobby Robson Barry Fry looks likely to quit as manager after his latest row with the chairman Stan Flashman. "One of us has to go," Fry said yesterday, writes Martin Thorpe. Kovacs are absent through in jury for they might have pro put out a side of odds and sods here and learned nothing about his European Championship chances in a 0-0 draw.

In view of what happened in West Germany, perhaps that was just as vided a shffer test. However, he will stay in Taylor looks kindly on Curie. charge for Barnet's promotion push. Flashman yester who suffered a broken jaw at the start of last summer's antip- well. The pundits loudly launched day reinstated him as manager Having sacked him on Sunday after the team's play Gary Pallister's England career stead increased his shareholding in the hard-up club to 51 per cent.

He is now considering a full takeover, a fresh business plan and a massive ground redevelopment. Keith Burkinshaw, the former Spurs manager, will be West Bromwich's assistant manager, resuming his partnership with Albion's new manager Ossie Ardiles. Luton nave transfer-listed Alec Chamberlain, John Dreyer and David Preece. Portsmouth have listed the former England winger Mark Chamberlain. Aston Villa's Cyrille Regis has signed a new one-year deal.

Bobby Robson yesterday signed a two-year contract to coach Sporting Lisbon. Arsenal will, after all, receive a 2 million Football Trust grant towards their 20 million North Bank redevelopment, and Manchester United 1.4 million for their 10 million Stretford End. Barnes in fitness race for Brazil off first-leg win over Blackpool, when the chairman was that day since when he has started three matches. Tonight's tea-leaves should be read with circumspection; scathing about the team. Despite Barnet's impres Taylor's spoon is still stirring.

sive rise from non-League, When the Hungary game kicks this was just the latest row during Fry's six years under the unpredictable Flashman, off he will have begun England's last four matches with 27 different players. and the signs are that this JOHN BARNES, who has a calf injury, has been placed on a round-the-clock fitness programme to get him ready for Sunday's friendly against Brazil. "The beauty of having him with us in Hungary is we can take him out of the training situation and he now has 24-hour round-the-clock treatment," said the England manager Graham Taylor. Pearce, Steven, Woods, Wright, Jones and Rocastle are expected to join the squad tomorrow, along with David Piatt. Taylor has requested that Bari release him now they are relegated.

ENGLAND UHDER-21 (v Hungary U-21 today): Walker (Tottenham); Jackson (Ever-ton). Minto (Charlton). Stitch (Norwich), Ehlogu (A Villa). Handon (Spurs), Sharon (Man C), Parlour, Cola (both Arsenal). Mian (QPR), Heaney (Arsenal).

Subat Hall (Soton), Marriott (Nottm For). Ash croft (Preston). Bazstsy (Watford), Oakaa (Luton). time the manager has had enough. "You just can't have normal conversation with HUNOARVt Brookhauaari Talak, Llmpargar, Lorlnci, Simon, Marlon, Plsont, Upesel, Szahna, KJprfch, Wncxa.

ENQLAND: Martyn (C Palace); Stavana (Rangers), Dorigo (Leeds U), Curio (Manchester City), Walker (Sampdoria), Keown (Everton), Webb (Manchester U). him," Fry once said. Newcastle's chairman sir John Hall, who many Palmar (Sheffield Wed), Meraon (Arsenal), lineker (Tottenham), Daley (A Villa). Perfecting practice Lineker sharpens his shooting during yesterday's training frank baron thought would resign, has in Two-club battle shaping up over Piatt Third Division play-off, first legs Peterborough United 2, Huddersf ield Town 2 Posh captain settles for equality Russell Thomas Russell Thomas is leaving for Internazionale to take over from Luis Suarez. The first German national league is destined for a thrilling finish on Saturday, when three clubs on 50 points each play away.

Eintracht Frankfurt, leading on goal difference, appear to have the easiest task at the relegation-haunted Hansa Rostock. The second-placed VfB Stuttgart face a difficult game at Bayer Leverkusen and Bor-ussia Dortmund travel to their local rivals Duisburg. The Spanish title is also wide open after Real Madrid's 1-0 defeat against Real Oviedo. With four games left the leaders have a one-point advantage over At-letico (48), with Barcelona on 47. so far made the lowest money offer of 6.5 million.

Yesterday, in the wake of his club's relegation, Ban's president Vincenzo Matarrese was assessing the Juventus offer against the higher figures put up by Parma (8 million) and Napoli (7.5 million). Sampdoria have yet to make a straight money bid, instead offering players in exchange. But the European Cup finalists may yet offer an alternative and highly attractive financial deal to secure another Englishman after their 1.5 million capture of Des Walker. The future of Piatt might well be shaped by Gianluca Vialli's decision on whether to leave Sampdoria with Juventus waiting to know. The Italian international striker's sale would bring Sampdoria more than 10 million, greatly strengthening the Genoese club's hand in the auction for Piatt.

Sampdoria fans unfurled banners at the home game with Fiorentina on Sunday urging Vialli to stay and later about 3,000 congregated noisily outside his home. Several managerial moves will follow the end of the Italian season in a fortnight. Genoa, who on Sunday vigorously denied an approach for Graeme Souness, have already offered the manager's post to Roma's outgoing Ottavio Bianchi. Osvaldo Bagnoli, currently in charge of the Uefa Cup finalists, rived boasting the Third Division's best defensive record but it was their attacking prowess that repeatedly impressed after they had weathered the early Peterborough storm. They took the lead in the 28th minute.

From Trevitt's cross, Roberts headed down and Star-buck shot against Barber's legs. After a protracted scramble, Onuora forced the ball home for his 14th goal of the season. Peterborough seemed to have lost their way in the first half with Charlery and Adcock failing to free themselves from the close attentions of Mitchell and very least, given Huddersfield's superiority. Until HalsaU's goal, Hudders-field looked likely to take a massive advantage into the second leg, with some help from an opponent in the 67th minute. When Starbuck surged down the right, beating two men, his fast cross was intended for Roberts but was turned into his own net by David Robinson, Peterborough's 100,000 record signing from Halifax.

That restored Huddersfield's lead and another rapid raid saw Roberts almost add a third with a volley that rebounded from the bar. Huddersfield had ar concentration wavered at the restart, enabling Charlery to escape for once in the area and deliver a precise shot for his sixth goal in as many games and his 24th this season. Yet that impressive strike, only 15 seconds into the second half, was as misleading as their adrenalin-filled start to the night. Huddersfield look likely to return to Wembley after an absence of 54 years. Peterborough United: Barber; Luke, Robinson, Halsall, 0 Robinson, Howarth.

Sterling, Ebdon. Adcock, Charlery, Edwards (S Cooper. 61min). Huddaraflald Towm Clarke; Trevttt, Charlton, Kelly, Mitchell, Jackson, O'Regan, Billy, Roberts. Starbuck, Onuora.

Refareet Elleray (Middlesex). FIERCELY driven shot only a minute from time rby their captain Mick Halsall breathed new life into Peterborough's play-off campaign last night and halted at least temporarily Hudders-field's advance on Wembley. London Road greeted this unexpected equaliser deliriously and, a minute later, Peterborough's faithful poured on to the pitch in their thousands to hail their side and the manager Chris Turner. But the celebrations seemed premature at the THE four-way Italian contest for David Piatt's signature is likely to boil down to a straight fight between Juventus and Sampdoria, with the England midfielder's destination to be decided after the European Championship next month. Juventus have been seen as favourites to buy the 25-year-old from Bari, but the Gianni Agnelli-backed enterprise has Jackson.

But Huddersfield's Basketball Results Sailing Sport in brief Evening racing Kingston threat Soccer BARCLAYS LEAGUE Play-offs, first leg third Division Italians bank on new sails to keep up victory momentum WINDSOR 0.1S (1m 87yds)i 1. TAKE TWO, Williams (9-2); 2, Ma Up Singing (6-1); 3, Ibaan (9-4 fav). 14 ran. Nk, 6. (J White) Tote: 4.60; 2.20, 1.70, 1.70.

Dual 16.60. CSF: 34.19. NR: Head Turner. MO (1m St 1, SCOTTISH BAMSI, Per-ham (12-1); 2, Vanroy (11-1); 3, Supertop (1 1-2 (av); 4, PM Blafca (20-1). 20 ran.

3. lO Mannnnt TaIa- Ctfl V- CA nn en to decamp to global league Ice Hockey Murrayfield Racers are the object of a takeover bid by a consortium of local businessmen which includes their former player and coach Derek Reilly, writes Vic Batchelder. The Peterborous (0) 2 HuddaraflaM (1) 2 Charlery Onuora, Robinson (00) Haisaii ir.ai Rofeart Pryce 5.80. Dual 190.20. CSF: 141.99.

Trlcast: 764.61. Coif AMATEUR I MTZH NATIONAL (R Lytham): Cnaiand 18, Franca a. Saeond round him to sneak out ahead," he 7.05 (81)! 1, RISK ZONK, A McGlone (16-1); 2, Night Aaeet (7-1); 8, Mogwal (12-1): 4, KINGSTON plan to move to Bob Fisher in San Diego plots the next moves after II Moro's stirring comeback THE Sports Council will ask the Government to increase its grant next year by 10.5 million, taking it to just over 59 million, writes JohnRodda. The largest slice of the increase, 3.95 million, is intended to go directly to national governing bodies. Delegates from 10 sports bodies were told that they would share the increase if the Government approved the Sports Council's request.

"The council's grant, and in turn the grant aid to governing bodies, has not kept pace with inflation in recent years," said Peter Yarran-ton, the council chairman. SarHgBa (5-1 (av). 21 ran. 3., 4. (R Hannon) said.

"We had the race won except for that gybe." Guildford even if it means pulling out of the Carlsberg Yet Cayard took the second Fouraomaa (England first): Wotelan-hoknaC Watts bt CupillardF lllouz 3 A RogaraP Melvoy bt DupasR Basurco 3 I OarbuttN ludwaH bt StolearU-V Dusson 1 up; StantordC Edwards halved with DelagranseF Tarnaud. SJnolau Wat-aianhokna bt Tellera 3 Watts bt Cupillard 3 2: Hurt bt Oupas 3 UidnraU bt lllouz 2 V. Rogers lost to Dua- tote: EZ3.BU; ra.oo, Ei.40, 1.4.00, E2.10. Dual 51.90. CSF: 138.34.

Trlcast: 1,335.36. NR: Smudgemupum. 7.38 (1m 91 13Srda)t 1, LANDOWNER, Cochrane (5-1); 2, Oufca Ot EuroHnfc (8-13 League first Division. They boats. They will also have ex have been talking to a nrofes race of the best-ot-seven series by sailing better than the Americans.

The crucial move came halfway up the first beat when amined II Moro's underwater sional league in the United fav); auaavoao (iu-i). a ran. 2. 3. (J Gosden) Tote: 4.20; 1.30.

2.20. Dual 2.60. CSF: 8.58. Tricasl: 28.63. 8.00 (SOt 1, RISK MVS OIRL, Swinburn (44 fav); 2, Tha Seer (10-1): 3, Praaa The aon i oown: uaroutt naivea witn btoiear: Stanford bt Oelagrange 2 Bd wards bt Tarnaud 5 3.

Buddy Meiges, seeking to go to the right-hand side of the WELSH WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP (New dsn (z-i. iu ran. J'a, i3. (H Hannon) lote: group is led by Derek Adam, an Edinburgh carpet wholesaler. Great Britain's promotion to Pool of the World Championships next season will take them to Eindhoven, where they will face Bulgaria, China, Denmark, Japan, Poland, Romania and Holland from March 25 to April 4.

Badminton China and Indonesia have been accused of not trying during the world team finals in Kuala Lumpur, writes Richard Jago. Indonesia's manager Leo Wir-anata is appealing against a fine imposed by the International Badminton Federation for fielding a team lacking four leading players. course, went to dip 11 Moro's btates, the Global Basketball Association, about joining a proposed European division. The Basketball League, the organisation of First Division clubs, yesterday refused to redraw the franchise map that Li.ru; Li.oj, ii.w, li.bu. uuai t-: a.ua.

usf: 8.37 port): First round! TKomaa (pennard) bt Richards (Bargoed) 4 Morgan (N Hants) bt Fleet (Clyne) at 20th: Boyas (Wenvo Castle) bt A Magee (Old Ford Manor) 5 4: Lawson (Bull Bay) bt 8.35 (1m 2Qi 1, INNER CITY, Dettori (6-4 tav); 2, unforgmng eunutt (M-i); 3, lug asy vau-i). i ran. 1. i. lote: 2.70; 1.60, 6.20.

7.40. Dual 48.40. CSF: 98.02. PLACEPOTI 38.60. puts Guildford in the domain of Tennis ATP OZRMAN OMN (Hamburg): Flnafc sMberg (Swe) bt Stich (Ger) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.

ATP ITALIAN OPfN (Rome): First round: Sheldon (Rhuddlan) 2 1: Foatar (Pontar-dawe) bt A Donne (Padeswood and Buckley) 4 Jonaa (Denbigh) bt Jenkins (Westhill) 4 Chugg (Whitchurch) bt Baird (Ratfyr) 4 Dermott (Royal Liverpool) bt Stroud (Dlnas Powis) 7 5. Ouar- IN THE wake of their historic three-second win in the second race of the America's Cup to level the series 1-1, the Italian crew spent the first lay-day speed-testing new sails, particularly those for the downwind legs. This was where they had shown the greatest vulnerability: 11 Moro di Venezia lost half a minute on each of the two runs and only good defensive sailing saved the Italian boat from being overtaken. Her skipper Paul Cayard acknowledged the shortcoming when asked why 11 Moro had not set any of her vaunted carbon-fibre sails. "We have some untested new sails which are otherwise ready to go," he said, but would not be drawn on which they were, Moro's surfaces, notably the keel configuration which was altered for the challenger selection semi-finals and is believed to feature a foil in front of the keel.

The whole hull will be wet-sanded to produce as smooth a surface as possible; in these races every second is critical. The American crew spent their lay-day practising gybing; mistakes in this manoeuvre probably cost them the second race. They tore their gennaker on the first gybe of the last leg and although the hole was small and in a lightly stressed area it was a nagging worry; it had to be watched constantly in case it enlarged and spread, the Thames Valley Tigers. Kingston, the league champions, are nevertheless determined to move from the Tol-worth Leisure Centre, which has a capacity of 820, to the Guildford Spectrum, which Koroa (uz) bt a Pozzi (It) 6-4, 6-3; A Manadorf (Isr) bt A Boetsch (Fr) 6-4, 6-3; Koevarmana (Neth) bt 0 Narglso (II) 6-0. 4-6, 6-2; Maaak (Switz) bt van Rensburg (SA) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6; Ctevat (Sp) bt Schapers (Neth) 6-2, 6-2: MMuaai (Arg) bt ter-nruHaiTrwmaabt Morgans 3 l.

Boyaa bt Lawson 3 Foatar bt Jones 3 Dermott bt Chugg 3 8 2. LPOA QRHNBRIIR CLASSIC (Chesapeake, Va): Final scores (US unless stated): JOS Wvatt 70. 68. 70. 210 Andrews 70.

Ivanisevic toroanai 7-5. 6-3: a Kres- Athletics could seat up to 3,000. stern, cayard anticipated the move and bore off slightly to gain extra speed. That made Meiges dip even more and gave Cayard the momentum he needed to execute a perfectly timed slam-dunk tack. Meiges was trapped and Cayard went from level to a 33-second lead at the first mark.

When Meiges drew level again on the run, 150 yards from the second mark, Cayard luffed hard, a move the America3 crew had not expected. Most observers are certain that the spinnaker of America3 hit the rigging of II Moro but the umpires did not award a penalty. Nevertheless Cayard had regained his half-minute lead. With America3 known to be faster and the Italians' lead at the last mark only 31 seconds. Roldan (Arg) bt Caratti (It) 6-2.

6-1: Viaga (Peru) bt Agenor (Haiti) 7-6, 7-6; A Charkasov (CIS) bt A Gomez (Ecu) 7-6, 6-2; Chang (US) bt Markus (Arg) 6-3. 2-6, 6-3: 8 Brugoera (Sd) bt Svensson (Swe) Kpnvfl'R Olvmnio AflA mohroa 67. 73. ail A Okamoto 68. 70, 73.

ATLANTA CLASSICi Final acorea (US unless stated): 272 Kite 70, 65, 72, SS. 2T8 Blake 69, 68, 70, 68. 2TB Cochran 73. 66, 71, 69; Mire 70, 69, 71. 69.

Alaei 2S2 Wadkins 72. 74. 69. 67. 283 Azinaer 74.

71. we don't nave a choice," Barry Dow, one of the club's nhamninn Pmil Kroner ie ctnity. Baseball AMERICAN LEAQUEr Chicago While Sox 5. Baltimore Boston 10, Kansas City Milwaukee 6, Texas Minnesota 10, Cleveland Oakland 5, NY Yankees Seattle 6, Detroit Toronto 4, California 1. NATIONAL LEAQUBi San Francisco 8, Montreal 3: Philadelphia 9, San Diego Houston 6, Pittsburgh NY Mets 3, Los Angeles St Louis 6.

Atlanta Cincinnati 6, Chicago Cubs 0. Basketball NBAi Ptayeffai Eeaterra New York 91. Chicago 84 (series level 2-2). Western! Seattle 104. Utah 98 (Utah leads series 2-1).

Volleyball OLYMPIC QUALIFYING) (Castelnau-le-Lez): France bt Finland 15-10, 12-15. 15-9. 16-14; Yugoslavia bt Argentina 15-9, 15-7, 15-7; Australia bl Cameroon 15-11, 9-15. 15-10, 17-16. gling after illness to regain 1.

i- i ww tm owners, said yesterday. "We have to use whatever means 65, 73. 208 Rafferty (Nl) 71, 72, 81, 72. WORLD RANKINOSs Top lOa 1. Couples 6- 4, 6-3; Furlan (It) bt Champion (Fr) 7- 5, 6-1: Skoff (Aut) bt Ploilne (Fr) 6-4, 6-3; Sanchez (Sp) bl Forget (Fr) 7-5.

4-6, 6-4: A MarwM (Arg) bt Slemerlnk (Neth) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. US MSN'S LAV-COURT CHAMPION lorm oerare Darceiona. ne nn-ished next to last in a 400m race in North Carolina at rhp unwlr. there are to ensure the survival of the club." lusj lo.iipis; raioo iitj lo.tjo; Olazabal (Sp) 14.89; 4, I Woosnam (GB) 14.49: 5. Ballesteros (So) 13.61: 6.

Lanosr Dow has asked his solicitors end but said: "I am going to (Ger) 12.20; 7. Norman (Aus) 11.72; 8, Love (US) 10.73; 9, Stewart (US) 10.19; 10. mane Kenya nnai trials ana flip lA9m Trip IHhIq ana Ma to discover whether there is a case for taking action against the Basketball League. He is July 4 and already 40 athlatai nzinger luo) iu.ll. VOLVO niROPIAN TOUR ORDSR OF MIRITi Top lOt 1, A Forsbrand (Swe) 204,099.74: 2, Rivero (Sp) 3, Olazabal (Sp) 4.

Senior (AUS) 137,400: 5, Singh (Fiji) 116.306.34; 6. Ratlerlv (Nl) 113.653.33: 7. Balles also examining alternative competitions. nave aiiainea quamyuig standards. The European Championship Fixtures teros (Sp) 8, Montgomerie (Scot) 89.732.27; 9, 0 Gilford (Eng) 10, the final leg promised to be thrilling.

It was, with a long-to- mainsail was not, perhaps, all that could be desired. The Italian boat's relative lack of pace downwind against America'1 was surprising. After evaluating two gennakers and a spinnaker from Ville de Paris, the eliminated French boat, II Moro's sail designers had produced sails that improved her performance dramatically. "They the Italians came from being 20 seconds slower downwind to 20 seconds faster," the New Zealand skipper Rod Davis said of II Moro's performance with the new sails. For the sail tests the Italians used II Moro plus two other Boxing The unbeaten British heavy-weight Henry Akinwande was wmcn would nave meant a change of sail and loss of ground.

The last gybe proved a nightmare, with the gennaker head wrapping itself round the jumper struts near the top of the mast. America3 lost speed while the halyard was partly lowered to clear the mess; had she not done so it is almost certain that she would have had enough impetus to sail through the lee of II Moro and take the winner's gun. Bill Koch, the skipper, admitted that the mistake cost them the race. "We had a very bad gybe at the end that allowed next season offers the possibility of attractive opponents but a maximum of only nine home games. The GBA.

alternatively. De-rememoered gybms duel SHIPS (Carlotte, NC): Flnafc Washington (US) bl Mezzadri (Switz) 6-3, 6-3. GERMAN WOMBN'S OPEN (Berlin): Firat round) Savchanko (Latvia) bt Kohdo-Kilsch (Ger) 6-2, 7-5; Pax (Arg) bt Tessi (Arg) 6-1. 6-0; Badwva (Bui) bt Hof-mann (Ger) 6-1, 6-0: van Lottura (Fr) bt Hack (Ger) 6-3, 6-3: Franfcl (Ger) bt Stubbs (Aus) 1-6, 6-2, 6-3; Appelmane (Bel) bt A Glass (Ger) 6-2. 6-4; Kacfcwandt (Ger) bt Labat (Arg) 6-0, 6-3.

Boxing PROFESSIONAL BILL (Llanelli): Walsh aupar-faatnarwalBliI (Met Nell Haddock (Llanelli) bl Steve Robinson (Cardiff), pts. Welsh HaMnniddlawalaM title! Carlo Co-larusso (Llanelli) bl Russell Washer (Swansea), rsf 5. Ice Hockey NHL Stanley Cup play-eHi Sfflyttw Division final Vancouver 4, Edmonton 3 (Edmonton lead series 3-2). i.anizares top) uw.jiK.ai. Cycling and the two boats overlapped on the finishing line.

Three TOUR OF SPAINi FHtaanth stag (Alto del yesterday thrust into the world title build-up of Lennox Lewis when the European Boxing Union nominated him to meet Naranco 101 miles; spanisn unless siaieo): 1. Mauleon 4hr 1min 36sec: 2. Montoya; 3. offers a full schedule and strong competition. And the very possibility of the GBA moving into their territory seconds separated them, a record for an America's Cup defence; the previous closest finish had been when Weatherly Soccer INTERNATIONAL! Hungary England (7.30.

Budapest). U-21 INTERNATIONAL! Hungary England (3.0. Vac). POHTINS LBAOUEl First OMalem Sunderland Liverpool (7.0). Hockey TOUR MATCHi Easlcote HC India (4.0, Bisham).

the triple champion. Frank Ma- could persuade the Basketball Rominger (Switz) both same time; 4, Delgado at 6sec: 5, Cubino 10; 6, Roche (Ire) 13. Ovarii 1, Montoya 69hr 04min Msec; 2, Dolgado at 49secs: 3. Rominger 55; 4, Echave 2.42: 5. Cubino 3.30; 6, Qiovan-netti (It) 4.12.

Alaoi 8, Roche 10.43: 15, Millar (GB) 17.53. loney, Lewis manager, said: we will cross that bridoe oeai uretei Dy zt seconds in 1962. League and Thames Valley to reconsider. when we come to it.".