BRIEFLY : RUSSIAN HOLDS TOUR LEAD.Russia's Yevgeny Berzin won Sunday's time trial in the French Alps The French Alps are those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France. They are within the regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur and Rhône-Alpes. The specific subranges of the Alps that are at least partly in France include (from south to north): World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and . Five-time defending champion Miguel Indurain lost more time to the overall leaders in the 18.9-mile eighth stage as troubles continued for the 32-year-old Spaniard. Indurain finished fourth in the first of two time trials, a discipline he usually dominates. FOOTBALL Testimony in Michael Irvin's drug trial is set to resume today in Dallas, while a hearing in the same courthouse is scheduled on the evidence against a policeman accused of plotting to have the Dallas Cowboys receiver killed. Jurors in the drug-possession case against Irvin heard from one witness, Irving police officer Matthew Drumm, last week before breaking for a long holiday weekend. If the case follows a pattern established in pretrial pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. proceedings, the next witness will be another of the four officers who went to Room 624 at the Residence Inn by Marriott Residence Inn by Marriott is a brand of extended stay hotels. The chain was launched in 1977 in Wichita, Kansas by Jack DeBoer, and acquired by Marriott International in 1987. As of April 2005, there were over 450 Residence Inn hotels in the United States, Canada and Mexico. on a disturbance call that possibly involved prostitution. Officers said they found cocaine and marijuana in the Irving motel where Irvin was in the company of two topless dancers and former teammate Alfredo Roberts. Grand jurors indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. Irvin and the two women; Roberts was never charged. SOCCER Raul Diaz Arce set a Major League Soccer record, scoring four goals as D.C. United routed the visiting Dallas Burn 6-1. Diaz Arce, who leads the first-year league with 14 goals, opened the scoring in the third minute and added three goals in a 15-minute span early in the second half. Steve Rammel had the other two goals for United (7-10) and Chad Ashtono scored for the Burn (10-8). A crowd of 11,244 attended the game at RFK RFK Robert F. Kennedy RFK Robotfindskitten (game) RFK Razorfen Kraul (World of Warcraft) RFK Ride For Kids RFK Request for Knowledge RFK Raum Funktionales Konzept Stadium. Scott Benedetti scored in the 83rd minute to give the Colorado Rapids a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer in Denver. Roy Wegerle set up the winning goal, beating a defender and centering to Benedetti for a header past goalkeeper David Winner. Colorado's Steve Trittschuh opened the scoring in the 41st minute and Robert Warzycha tied it in the 77th minute. Colorado improved to 8-9 and Columbus dropped to 5-12 before a crowd of 7,911 at Mile High Stadium. Romario says he's won't play for a FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f all-star team against Brazil during next Sunday's exhibition game at Giants Stadium. Romario, the FIFA world player of the year in 1994 after leading Brazil to the World Cup title, said during an interview Saturday on Globo television that he wants to be dropped from FIFA's roster. ROWING Greg Walker and Greg Lewis, who missed out on selection for the Olympics in Atlanta, won the Double Sculls Cup at the prestigious 157th Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is still sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage. in England. The Potomac and U.S. National Training Center duo, who were beaten in a best-of-three Olympics trial by Washington/Penn's Ty Bennion and Andy McMarlin, cruised to victory by three lengths over Switzerland's Jurg Habermayr and Gunter Schneider in the race on the River Thames. Yale University's freshman heavyweight crew capped an undefeated collegiate season by capturing the Temple Challenge Cup The Temple Challenge Cup is one of the eights races at the prestigious annual Henley Royal Regatta, held at Henley-on-Thames, England, and is open to male crews from universities, colleges or schools. at Henley. |
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