British pair beaten in Olympic final
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Your support makes all the difference.The Olympic Games began in earnest in Barcelona yesterday, but Britain is still awaiting its first medal. In the swimming competition Nick Gillingham and Adrian Moorhouse had been among the favourites for the 100m breaststroke, but they could finish only seventh and eighth in last night's final. Moorhouse later announced his retirement.
It was a day of British sporting success elsewhere, however. England's cricketers beat Pakistan by six wickets in the fourth Test against Pakistan at Headingley, and Nigel Mansell won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim.
David Gower, recalled to the Test team earlier this month, steered England to victory with an innings of 31 not out. Set to make 99 in their second innings after bowling out Pakistan for 221, England were 65 for 4, but Gower's patience in an innings lasting more than two hours enabled them to level the series at 1 - 1. The final Test is at the Oval.
One of the Pakistan players, Rashid Latif, was fined pounds 120 by the International Cricket Council match referee for hurling his cap to the ground after a caught-behind appeal against Gower had been rejected.
Mansell's triumph at Hockenheim means he needs only one more victory to win the world championship for the first time. His team-mate, Riccardo Patrese, who is his closest challenger for the title, slid out of the race only 500yd (500m) from the finish in a vain attempt to take second place from Ayrton Senna.
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