The Week in Review

IT'S all over now for Martina Navratilova at Wimbledon as she just fails to win her 10th singles title, losing to Conchita Martinez, who becomes the first Spanish woman to win the championship.

Pete Sampras retains his men's title in convincing fashion - a straight sets win over Goran Ivanisevic, punctuated by the odd rally, which adds more fuel to the power-game debate.

Argentina, minus Maradona, go out of the World Cup after a 3-2 defeat by Romania but Germany (3-2 defeat of Belgium), Brazil (1-0 winners over the United States) and Italy (2-1 over Nigeria) reach the quarter-finals. Ireland's mistakes in a 2-0 defeat by the Netherlands end their campaign.

England's cricketers win series with New Zealand after final Test in Manchester ends in a draw. Leroy Burrell, of the United States, breaks world 100m record in 9.85sec at Lausanne.