BRIEFLY : KJUS WINS FIFTH MEDAL.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Norway's Lasse Kjus won a record fifth medal at the World Alpine Ski Championships on Sunday at Vail, Colo., finishing second in the slalom to surprise winner Kalle Palander of Finland. Kjus, who became the fourth skier in history to win four medals in a world championship when he won the giant slalom Friday, set the record with his fifth medal in the concluding event of these championships. Toni Sailer (1956), Jean-Claude Killy (1968) and Pirmin Zurbriggen (1987) all won four medals in a championship. Going a perfect 5 for 5, he also won gold in super-G and claimed silver in downhill and combined. OLYMPICS: Princess Anne has refused to testify before a Parliamentary committee looking into the Olympic bribery scandal, a British newspaper reported. The Observer said Princess Anne, one of Britain's two IOC members and a former Olympic equestrian competitor, would not make an unprecedented royal appearance before the House of Commons House of Commons: see Parliament. committee on culture, media and sport. BOXING: Ghanaian boxing fans turned on Ike ``Bazooka'' Quartey, taking to the streets in his native land to assail as·sail tr.v. as·sailed, as·sail·ing, as·sails 1. To attack with or as if with violent blows; assault. 2. To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure. See Synonyms at attack. 3. a countryman many believe has become arrogant. Bare-chested youths carried placards with the words ``Bazooka bazooka, in warfare, portable, lightweight metal tube from which rockets are launched, usually operated by two men. It is used by infantry as an antitank weapon and also for attacking pillboxes and bunkers. is a loser'' and ``Ike, you no match for Oscar,'' a day after Quartey's loss to Oscar De La Hoya Oscar de la Hoya (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɑs.kɛɹ dɛ.lɑ.ˈhɔɪ.jɑ][1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy . HOCKEY: The Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning is a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida, USA. It is a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). signed free-agent center Robert Petrovicky to a two-year contract. HORSE RACING: India Divina, a 10-1 shot ridden by Garrett Gomez, caught Victory Stripes and 3-5 favorite Belle's Flag to win the $200,000 Santa Maria Handicap The Santa Maria Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run each year at Santa Anita Park. A Grade I event, it is set at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. The Santa Maria is open to fillies and mares age three and up and offers a purse of $250,000. at Santa Anita. RUNNING: Gert Thys of South Africa ran the second-fastest marathon in history, winning the Tokyo International Marathon The Tokyo International Marathon is held in Tokyo, Japan. Winners Men 1980sYear Athlete Country 1981 Feb Hideki Kita in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 33 seconds. In Birmingham, England, Haile Gebrselassie claimed his 15th world record, cutting 1.10 seconds off the indoor 5,000-meter mark owned by his major rival, Daniel Komen. |
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