A review of events and their interpretation.
Sunday, 31 JanuaryMonica Lewinsky returns to Washington to face questioning by House impeachment managers and lawyers for President Clinton. The former White House intern checks into the Mayflower Hotel shortly after her flight from Los Angeles arrived at Dulles Airport. Crowds gather at the hotel's front door, forming a path through which she entered. Perth: Australia 274/7 (Bevan 72*, Wickinghe 3/48) Sri Lanka 229/9 (Jayasuriya 50, Warne 3/53) Australia win by 45 runs; they and England will contest the final |
Saturday, 30 JanuaryCape Breton miners, angered by a federal plan to dismantle the region’s coal industry, hurl catcalls and jeers at Nova Scotia’s premier, demanding he improve compensation for their hard-luck island. About 350 miners and their family members fill a firehall with boos and shouts of "lies" and "vote him out" as Russell MacLellan made his first public statements since Ottawa announced it would dismantle the Cape Breton Development Corp. Ulster win the Rugby European Cup, beating French side Colombiers 21-6. In the four years of the contest, French and Irish sides have one win from four entries; the other two sides have been won by English sides in their two entries. |
Friday, 29 JanuaryThe six-nation Contact Group demands that Kosovo's warring factions stop fighting and attend peace talks in France within a week to hammer out a political solution for the troubled Serbian province. Foreign Secretary Robin Cook said the negotiations will not last longer than "three weeks at the most" and should include "elements for a substantial autonomy for Kosovo," where ethnic Albanian rebels have been waging an armed campaign for secession. Prince Chuck and Camilla Parker Horse make their first public appearance together in a blitz of photo flashes and clicking cameras, giving Britain’s photographers the picture they’ve been seeking for years. Television footage of the event is banned from screens over fears it will set off epileptic fits, further demonstrating the contempt the pair show the populace. Jaromir Jagr runs his NHL-leading scoring streak to 13 games with a short-handed goal and three assists as the Penguins, losers of five of six, beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-0. |
Thursday, 28 JanuaryColombian President Andres Pastrana orders a military crackdown in his earthquake-torn city after a day of looting and rioting by survivors of the tremor that killed at least 883 people. Pastrana flew into Armenia Wednesday vowing to impose order and speed up relief to about 250,000 people left homeless by the quake. 2,000 soldiers and 700 police would be brought in to control gangs of looters still roaming the streets. Chennai, 1st Test Pakistan 238 (Moin Khan 60, Youhana 53, Kumble 6/70) India 48/0 (Ramesh 30*) India trail by 190 with all first innings wickets in hand. India have by far the best of the first day in what must be the most eagerly anticipated sporting event of the year. It's the first Test series between the two neighbours since 1989. |
Wednesday, 27 JanuarySenators vote to call three witnesses in the continuing Clinton trial. Monica Lewinsky, Vernon Currie and Sidney Blumenthal will be deposed by members of the US upper house. There's no speaking with secretary Linda Tripp, who may hold the key to the truth. The New Jersey Devils finally find a way to beat the Ottawa Senators. Chris Terreri stops 24 shots in making an unexpected start and the Devils get goals from four players in defeating the Senators 4-1. The win was the first in four games against Ottawa this season and ends a four-game losing streak against the Senators dating to last season. Wayne Gretzky gets three assists as the New York Rangers’ beat the Washington Capitals 4-1. |
Tuesday, 26 JanuaryThe Catholic Archbishop of Cardiff is arrested by London Police. He's charged in connection with serious sexual assaults in the 1960s. US warplanes attack five targets in northern Iraq’s no-fly zone Tuesday after being fired on by Iraqi forces, claims the US Defence Department. Two F15E fighter jets drop bombs after being targeted by Iraqi anti-aircraft artillery systems near Mosul in northern Iraq. Earlier, US jets attacked two other radar sites and an anti-aircraft system near Mosul after being fired on. Lindsay Davenport and Anne Mauresmo advance to the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Davenport, the world #1, overcomes Venus Williams 4&0, while Mauresmo shocks the 11th seed Dominique Van Roost 3&6. In the men's event, Thomas Enqvist beats Marc Rosset in straight sets, while Ecuador's Nicholas Lapentti downs 7th seed Karol Kuchera 8-6 in the final set. Only one seed will make the semis. |
Monday, 25 JanuaryChaotic scenes in the Senate as the impeachment hearings stall after just a few moments over procedural wrangles. After resumption, the Senate faces debate on just one motion. The one to end President Clinton's impeachment trial with dismissal of the charges was pulled after cross-party talks during the morning; the one to debate could prolong it indefinitely by calling witnesses such as M Lewinsky. Wayne Gretzky put on a show in what might be his last NHL all-star game, leading North America to an 8-6 victory over the World team. The New York Rangers centre has rewritten the NHL record book over his 20-year career. He has a goal and two assists in the victory, then says he will keep the car he got for being named player of the game. |
Sunday, 24 JanuaryMrs and Mr Blair complain about a press report over where their daughter will be schooling. A clipping in the Mail on Sunday reports that local parents were denied for Kathryn Blair to attend the Sacred Heart in Hammersmith, some miles from her Westminster home. The Mail is expected to point out that the Blairs' actions go against Labour party policy, and the matter is of public concern. Adelaide (ODI): Australia 270 (Gilchrist 41, M Waugh 57, Vaas 3/63) Sri Lanka 190 off 41.4 overs (McGrath 5/40, Mahanama 55) Australia win by 80 runs. After six matches for all sides, the standings: England 8pts, Australia 6, Sri Lanka 4.
East London (ODI 2/7): West Indies 292/9 (Pollock 6/35, Chanderpaul 150, Hooper 108, Extras 13) South Africa 249 all out off 46.5 overs (Kallis 51, Boucher 51, King 3/40) West Indies win by 43 runs and level the series 1-1 |
Saturday, 23 JanuaryOne of Bill Clinton's toughest critics within the Democratic Party will put forward a plan Monday that would bring an early end to the presidential impeachment trial. Influential West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd says he will offer a motion to dismiss the impeachment trial on the basis it was unlikely the necessary votes against the President could be secured. Fulham have the upset of FA Cup R4, ousting league leaders Aston Villa 2-0 in a match they totally dominated. Leeds beat Cardiff 5-1. Coventry overcome Leicester 2-0. Bristol Rovers overcome Leyton Orient 3-0.
Wimbledon and Spurs draw 1-1; after their meeting in the league last week, and two meetings in the League Cup to come, they'll play five of seven games against each other. Newcastle better Bradford, Sheff W overcome Stockport, and Blackburn run out 1-0 over Sunderland, Derby beat Swansea by the same margin. |
Friday, 22 JanuaryMobs of striking coal miners storm police lines in Romania, attacking riot troops with clubs and homemade explosives, and taking dozens of policemen hostage. 40 people are injured and up to 50 police kidnapped in the fierce assault as 7000 miners over-run government roadblocks thrown up to bar them from their march on Bucharest. Wanderers (ODI 1/7): Reduced to 28 overs. West Indies 154/4 (Hooper 66*, Chanderpaul 45, Klusner 2/38) South Africa 160/8 off 27 overs (Rhodes 30, Klusner 27*, King 2/23) South Africa win by 6 runs off the last ball. |
Thursday, 21 JanuaryA new report suggests that the Peggy's Cove crash last year followed a disagreement between the pilot and co-pilot over whether to land straight away. The accident happened a few minutes after the plane's ovens were switched on to heat the passengers' meals. The NBA lockout is officially settled. Teams can begin signing players, making trades and opening training camps. Teams can immediately begin talking to their players, something forbidden since commissioner David Stern and union director Billy Hunter agreed two weeks ago on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement. |
Wednesday, 20 JanuaryThe accused in the impeachment trial turns up before the jury, but President Clinton stays away from the sex-and-cover-up charges he faces and aims his appeal to stay in office squarely over the Senate's head. Five hours after senators hear Clinton’s legal defence, those same legislators are in the awkward position of cheerleaders as they listened to him make his case with a voter-friendly State of the Union speech. "TeleChobis," Mexican broadcaster TV Azteca's look-alike answer to the hit kid's show "Teletubbies," is being sued by Ragdoll, the original's producer, and its US distributor. The lawsuit seeks the removal of "TeleChobis" from Azteca's daily slate and an unspecified sum in legal costs and damages. "We tried to avoid litigation by asking Azteca to take the show off the air," says distributor David Levinee. Tear it down, burn it or maybe even bomb it. The verdict from many Montrealers is decisive - the city’s troubled Olympic Stadium should be put out of its misery. Where they differ is on the demolition method. "I said years ago they should scrap it and build a new one," says Will Jones, a futures trader at the Montreal Exchange. |
Tuesday, 19 JanuaryOzone loss over the Arctic was not as great last year as previously but it’s too soon to declare a definite trend, according to Georg Hansen of the Norwegian Institute for Air Research in Tromso, Norway. Part of Montréal's Olympic Stadium’s roof caves in as 200 workers were setting up for a car show. An avalanche of snow tumbles down injuring five. "If I had been at my booth, I would be dead." says 28-year-old Todd Joel, working inside at the stadium at the time."It was bloody scary." The Ottawa Senators' streak is over. The Hottest Team in the NHL is embarrassed by the previous Hottest Team in the NHL as Ottawa is shut out 5-0 by the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night, ending their 11-game unbeaten streak. The Flyers’ 15-game unbeaten streak was broken by Toronto on Saturday. "We wanted to get right back on the horse," comments Flyers goalie John Vanbiesbrouck. "And we did." |
Monday, 18 JanuaryYugoslavia throws out the UN's Chief Inspector, and refuses entry to the head of the International War Crimes Tribunal. These actions can only alienate the Belgrade regime further from the international community. Centurion Park (day 4) West Indies 217 (Jacobs 78, Chanderpaul 43, Adams 4/64) South Africa win by 351 runs and win the series 5-0. It's the first 5-0 victory in the team's history, and the first since the West Indies thumped England at home in 1986. Portia Antrobus, beloved pet Afghan of Marjorie Antrobus, at the age of 14. |
Sunday, 17 JanuaryNATO holds an emergency meeting to discuss a response to the massacre of dozens of civilians in Serbia's rebel province of Kosovo. International monitors accuse Yugoslav forces of murdering dozens of villagers in the southern part of Kosovo, where ethnic Albanians far outnumber Serbs. Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe counted 45 bodies. Some had been mutilated. Brisbane: ODI England 282/4 (Hick 108, Hussain 93, Fleming 3/64). Australia 275/6 (M Waugh 85, Lehmann 76, Gough 2/40) England win by 7 runs |
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