
Friday, July 9, 1999
Hicham beats others by mile
Morocco's Hicham el-Guerrouj shattered the world mile record on Wednesday to share the limelight of the Golden League Gala with American hero Michael Johnson.

Argentina in quarter-final
Penalty bungler Martin Palermo put his spot kick shame behind him to become joint leading scorer in the Copa America as Argentina set up a quarter-final showdown with Brazil by beating River Plate rivals Uruguay 2-0 in a Group C match.

After Ranatunga, Yardley mange some more
Former Sri Lankan coach Bruce Yardley yesterday said Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva treated their teammates like servants and must be sacked as players following their removal as leaders of the struggling team.

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