Track & Field

Ireland’s Sonia O’Sullivan set a world record at the TBS Challenge meet in Edinburgh, Scotland, finishing the rarely run 2,000 meters in 5:25.36, but Britain’s Linford Christie failed to break the mark in the unofficial 100-yard event with a 9.30.

O’Sullivan bettered the previous record of 5:28.69, set by Romania’s Maricica Puica in July 1986 at London. Christie came up short in a bid to break the 27-year-old world best in the 100 yards of 9.21, set by Charlie Green of the United States in 1967.

Football

A Buffalo, N.Y., travel agency agreed to repay $345,000 to 317 Buffalo Bills’ fans who bought Super Bowl travel packages last January, but wound up watching the game in their hotel rooms because Small World Travel was unable to get enough tickets.

Miscellany

Yevgeni Kafelnikov of Russia ousted third-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria, 7-6 (11-9), 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), and France’s Guy Forget continued his recovery from a knee injury by defeating countryman Arnaud Boetsch, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). Italy’s Andrea Gaudenzi ended the hopes of qualifier Marcelo Rios of Chile, 6-4, 6-3.

Ernie Irvan won the pole for Sunday’s Slick 50 300 with a record-breaking lap of 127.197 m.p.h. at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, N.H., stealing the top spot from Jeff Gordon, who had broken Mark Martin’s year-old track record of 126.871 with a lap of 126.884 earlier.