P369 5 text 369 06 Jan 2318:18 J ——————————————————————————————————————— ICE HOCKEY Manchester Storm's Canadian njtmjndet Frank Piittangelo has been n—med as the Sekonda Face to 'arch for the month of December. C JCKET Nassjt Hussain, Mark Ramprakash and Darrin Gough have won £3,000 each from England team sponsors Vodafonj for pjtfotmancis on the Ashes tour. O ZMPICS The International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch is accused of breaking rules forbidding gifts to IOC mjmbets, bz accepting two firearms during Atlanta's 2002 'inter Games bid, say reports. ————————————————————————————————— 1/4 Res Index sport footie ind main indexP369 5 text 369 06 Jan 2314:02 ——————————————————————————————————————— O ZMPICS The Chinese Olympic Committee has approved the application bz Beijing to bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. SKIING Defending champion Tohams Sykora damaged his knee in warmJup for World Cup slalom event in Slovenia and pulled out. Jute Kosit of Slovenia won. BASEBALL The US State Department has granted permission for Baltimore Orioles to play a two-match setiis against the Cuban national team in Cuba later this year. ————————————————————————————————— 2/4 Res Index sport footie ind main indexP369 5 text 369 06 Jan 2311:28 J ——————————————————————————————————————— AO ING Eormjt WBO heavyweight challenger Scott Welch is to fight Michael Murray at York Hall, Bithnal Green, on January 30 on the undetcard of the British and Commonwealth heavyweight championship bout between Julius Francis and Danny 'illiams. TENNIS World No 1 Lindsay Davenport has asKed Boris Becket to partnjt hit in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon. ICE HOCKEY Nottm PanthjtsW djfinciman Corey Beuliiu has been banned for three games and fined £250 following an incident against Ayr on Dicimbjt 27. ————————————————————————————————— 3/4 Res Index sport footie ind main indexP369 5 text 369 06 Jan 2313:33 J ——————————————————————————————————————— SSE JUMPING World Cup leader Ahonjn of Finland won the Four Hills competition, denying Japan a second straight win in tPe blue riband event. Ahonjn finished second in the final leg in Bischofshofin to snatch the title from Japan's Noriaki Kasai. ————————————————————————————————— 4/4 Res Index sport footie ind main index