Rookie Korean faces Pistol Pete Kafelnikov, Henman upset
Pete Sampras withstood a test by a big-serving rival to reach the fourth round of the US Open but two-time Grand Slam winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov and 11th seed Tim Henman were eliminated.



Jingle of the idiot box rings million dollar tunes
Australian television restricted its daily broadcasts to three minutes for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics when the Games were last held Down Under.



Easy for Germany; Ireland go Dutch Hard-fought win for Spain
Former World champions Germany, looking to regain their pride after their dismal showing in Euro 2000, opened their World Cup qualifying camapign with a 2-0 win over Greece in Hamburg.



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