Arc de Triomphe: History and experience point to local hero Swain seeing off rivals and preserving generation gap; Sue Montgomery predicts a home success in today's French showpiece

Robert Fisk's interview of Judge Richard Goldstone, described as "head of the Bosnian war crimes tribunal", predictably focuses on Karadzic and Mladic ("A cup of coffee...", 29 September). Why the collective amnesia about war crimes in Croatia and what are the criteria by which certain leaders are charged but not others?

Our republic is like a beautiful 16-year-old girl with curly hair and blue eyes, the most beautiful creature that we will, if God permits, dress up and marry off into an alliance of Serb states

Shaamit, the Derby winner, could face just six rivals when he lines up in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday. The colt was one of 12 acceptors for the Group One race yesterday but nearly half the list, including Classic winners Bosra Sham and Zagreb, are expected to miss the race.

John Cobb finds the trainer of Zagreb, Ireland's top colt, in confident mood

Bad blood still runs deep in a town in no man's land, reports Adrian Bridge

Dermot Weld, still flying after Zagreb's annihilation of the best Britain could muster in the Irish Derby on Sunday, may be gunning for the old enemy again at the weekend if Definite Article comes over for the Eclipse Stakes.

RACING

Britain is set to launch its biggest ever Classic raiding party after nine acceptors were yesterday confirmed for Sunday's Budweiser Irish Derby. The team, which includes the first seven in the betting, is set to establish a new record.

Croatia 3 Denmark 0

Turkey 0 Croatia 1

CHAMPIONSHIP FOCUS No 14 Croatia

1 Drazen Ladic Croatia Zagreb

Croatia promises better democracy