In the thick of things
Three Egyptian football clubs remain in the fray of African championships but a fourth has departed. Abeer Anwar reports

Run for it
Tim Montgomery broke the world record in the men's 100 metres with an astonishing run of 9.78 seconds to win the Grand Prix final in Paris.. --read on--

Drought ends
Gustavo kuerten has ended his 13-month barren spell with victory in the Brazil Open. The former world No 1 eventually got the better of Argentina's Guilermo Coria, winning an ill- tempered encounter .. --read on--

Celebrating 28
Hicham al-guerrouj celebrated his 28th birthday by dipping under three minutes 30 seconds for the 28th time in his career in the 1,500 metre IAAF Grand Prix final in Paris.. --read on--