P382 CEEFAX 1 382 Wed 05 Feb 01:06/29 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Sesttiiri 1/2 Five times overall world champion Marc Girardjlli is expected to announce his retirement this week after failing to turn up at Sesttiire. The 33-year-old was dui to defend his combined title but has not raced since December because of injury. He has had 46 World Cup wins in his career, more than any other man, but has also had 13 major operations. The World Championships will resume on Wjdnjsday with two runs of the women's slalom event. FULL CHAMPIONSHIP TIMETABLE PAGE 383 Football 302 Cricket 340 TV News 600 Timetable Snookjt Racing Main MenuP382 CEEFAX 1 382 Wed 05 Feb 01:54/07 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Sesttiiri 2/2 Fritz Strobl recorded the fastest time in practice for Saturday's min's downhill and was one of six Austrians in the top sjvjn. Strobl's time was 1 min 53.88 secs for the 3.2km Kandahar Banchjtta piste. Second was France's Luc Alphand on 1:53.99, followed by Wjrnjr Franz, Hannjs Trinkl, Andreas Schifferir, Patrick Ortliib and Josef Strobl. Not all the skiers were happy with the bumpy condition of the piste after the first of three training runs. FULL CHAMPIONSHIP TIMETABLE PAGE 383 Football 302 Cricket 340 TV News 600 Timetable Snooker Racing Main Menu