Christie Is Winner in Rain-Soaked 100

Linford Christie of Britain beat top U.S. sprinters and won the 100-meter dash Wednesday in a rain-soaked Weltklasse Grand Prix track meet at Zurich, Switzerland.

Americans, however, finished 1-2-3 in the men’s 400, with Derek Mills the winner at 44.93 seconds, followed by Quincy Watts at 45.03 and Steve Lewis at 45.12.

Michael Johnson of the United States won the 200 in 20.33 seconds after fighting a strong head wind, followed by Daniel Effiong of Nigeria at 20.46 and Jeff Williams of the United States at 20.53.

“There are those people who said I’m too old,” Christie, the 34-year-old Olympic champion, said after winning the 100 in 10.05 seconds under a steady drizzle. “I’m old, but I’m not cold.”

Jon Drummond of the United States, who had boasted he would break the world record at Zurich, was second in 10.15, and Olapade Adeniken of Nigeria was third in 10.22.

Leroy Burrell, who set the world mark of 9.85 at Lausanne, Switzerland, only a month ago, finished seventh at 10.39 after struggling in his first heat. Dennis Mitchell, this season’s most consistent runner with five times of less than 10 seconds, was fourth in 10.23.

Tennis

Mark Woodforde of Australia, a surprise finalist in the Los Angeles Open two weeks ago, upset top-seeded Goran Ivanisevic, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5, in the RCA Championships at Indianapolis.

Sixth-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria lost to Greg Rusedski of Canada, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, and Mats Wilander used a steady baseline game to defeat fourth-seeded Todd Martin, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

Third-seeded Boris Becker defeated Roger Smith, 6-3, 6-4, before rain suspended play in the Volvo International at New Haven, Conn.

Fourth-seeded Mary Pierce, returning to Montreal for the first time since she was five months old, defeated Rachel McQuillan of Australia, 6-3, 6-3, in the second round of the Matinee International.

Top-seeded Steffi Graf beat No. 14 Naoko Sawamatsu of Japan, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2, in the day’s only third-round match.

Top-seeded Sarah Cyganiak captured the U.S. National Amateur Tennis Championship at Kiamesha Lake, N.Y., by winning in the final, 6-1, 6-4, over her older sister and University of Michigan teammate, Elizabeth.

Cycling

Martin Nothstein of Allentown, Pa., was an upset winner in the men’s sprint finals at the World Track Cycling Championships in Palermo, Sicily, becoming the first American man in 82 years to win a world sprint title.

Marion Clignet of France won the women’s pursuit title by defeating Svetlana Samohvalova of Russia by 7.5 seconds in the final.

Hockey

The Boston Bruins signed goaltender Evgeni Ryabchikov of Russia, their top draft pick.

Ryabchikov, 20, played in 28 games for Malotperm of the Russian Elite League, where he had a 3.86 goals-against average.

The Shawmut Center in Boston, which is not scheduled to open until Sept. 30, 1995, was awarded the 1996 NHL All-Star game.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is scheduled to meet today with the NHL Players Assn. for the first time since threatening the union with $20 million in rollbacks. It’s the first collective bargaining meeting between the league and union since March 16 and the sides are still far apart on issues.

The Calgary Flames re-signed goalie Trevor Kidd to a multiyear contract.

Miscellany

Boxing promoter Don King, indicted last month on nine counts of wire fraud, was barred from doing business with New Jersey casinos.

Former Miami Dolphin guard Bob Kuechenberg, arrested after his car hit three cars at a stoplight, has pleaded no contest to a charge of drunken driving. No one was injured in the accident on May 15.

Pat Murphy, who had a 318-116-1 record in seven seasons at Notre Dame and took the Irish to the NCAA regional finals three times, was hired to replace the late Jim Brock as baseball coach at Arizona State. Brock died June 12 after a yearlong battle with cancer.

The head of the Australian team disrupted the otherwise tranquil eve of the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, by calling the inclusion of disabled athletes “an embarrassment.” Arthur Tunstall later apologized and said his comment was taken out of context.

The percentage of black athletic department administrators increased to 8.7% in 1993-94 from 8.6% in 1992-93, the NCAA’s Minority Opportunity and Interests Committee reported.