71.   Another boxer in a hurry was Spennymoor superheavyweight Mark Hopper, who stopped Mark Rowe of Teams in the first round.

72.   He has entered the matchplay competition and has been drawn against South Moor professional Shaun Cowell in the first round.

73.   Nigel won his class on the Vauxhall Sport International Rally, the first round of the Mobil Top Gear Rally Championship.

74.   THE best-laid schemes of Seve Ballesteros went sadly awry in the first round of the Turespana Masters here yesterday.

75.   First rifle rounds then tear gas.

76.   But the Haig Avenue boss is refusing to take anything for granted as he lines up his first game as a manager in the first round proper.

77.   They competed for the Henderson Young Show-Jumpers Award, with many overcome in the first round, including Points Table winner Andrew Davies.

78.   Although Sorenstam has twice finished tied for sixth in the Safeco, Meridian Valley has always been somewhat unsettling for her, particularly in the first round.

79.   Also in the first round, Antonio Tarver, the reigning world champion, faces Dmitri Vybornov of Russia in a light heavyweight bout.

80.   Also making the first round of cuts was Tim Breaux, who sat out most of the first three days of workouts with a sprained ankle.