Orientate Wins Breeders' Cup Sprint
Orientate, ridden by Jerry Bailey, won the $1 million Breeders' Cup Sprint race at Arlington Park Saturday. Trained by Wayne Lukas, Orientate was second turning into the straight behind pacesetting Thunderello, one of the outsiders ridden by Edgar Prado.
( Reuters, 10/26/2002 03:30 PM EDT)

Dortmund Closes Gap with Strong Away Win
Champion Borussia Dortmund closed the gap on Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich to three points with a convincing 4-1 victory at Werder Bremen on Saturday.
( BY PATRICK VIGNAL, Reuters, 10/26/2002 03:20 PM EDT)

Favorite Azeri Wins Breeders' Cup Distaff
Hot-shot Azeri, ridden by Mike Smith, made all the running to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff race at Arlington Park Saturday. Second place several lengths away went to Farda Amiga, the mount of veteran Pat Day who just edged out the Godolphin runner Imperial Gesture, ridden by Jerry Bailey.
( Reuters, 10/26/2002 03:12 PM EDT)

Storm Flag Flying Wins Breeders' Juvenile Fillies
Storm Flag Flying, ridden by Johnny Velazquez, battled to victory in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies race at Arlington Park Saturday. The hot favorite raced prominently throughout but looked as if she would be overhauled in the straight by Composure, partnered by Mike Smith.
( Reuters, 10/26/2002 03:10 PM EDT)

Harrington Regains Madrid Lead
Padraig Harrington took advantage of late lapses by young Australian Adam Scott to regain his Madrid Open advantage and take a one-shot lead into Sunday's final round.
( BY NORMAN DABELL, Reuters, 10/26/2002 01:14 PM EDT)

Rios Sets Up Stockholm Final with Paradorn
Chilean sixth seed Marcelo Rios reached the $650,000 Stockholm Open final on Saturday by defeating Moroccan Hicham Arazi 6-3, 7-5. He now faces Thai seventh seed Paradorn Srichaphan, who beat Spaniard Tommy Robredo earlier in the day to reach his second final of the year.
( Reuters, 10/26/2002 12:28 PM EDT)

Leaked Roof Fails to Stop Inspired Youzhny
Third-seed Sebastien Grosjean swept to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Slovakia's Karol Kucera at the St. Petersburg Open on Saturday to reach his first ATP final this year, where he will face Russian Mikhail Youzhny.
( BY GENNADY FYODOROV, Reuters, 10/26/2002 12:02 PM EDT)

Leaked Roof Fails to Stop Inspired Youzhny
Third-seed Sebastien Grosjean swept to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Slovakia's Karol Kucera at the St. Petersburg Open on Saturday to reach his first ATP final this year, where he will face Russian Mikhail Youzhny.
( BY GENNADY FYODOROV, Reuters, 10/26/2002 11:58 AM EDT)

Trio Share Historic World Cup Slalom Win
Andrine Flemmen, Nicole Hosp and Tina Maze wrote World Cup history on Saturday by capturing the sport's first three-way win at the season-opening giant slalom.
( BY JULIA FERGUSON, Reuters, 10/26/2002 10:41 AM EDT)