Miscellany

Philippe Casado of France edged countryman Didier Thueux in a final sprint to win the first stage of the Tour of Italy cycling race at Olbia, Sardinia.

Casado finished the 120-mile course in 4 hours 37 minutes 54 seconds.

Track and field’s world governing body has decided to name athletes who pass future doping tests as well as those who fail.

The International Amateur Athletic Federation also received Athens’ agreement to stage the 1995 World Marathon Cup as part of celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Games.

Pittsburgh Penguin fan Melvin Charles Babilon, 35, died when he fell 21 feet from a wall while waiting in a crowd of 35,000 at an airport for the Stanley Cup champions to return from Minneapolis.