Games-N.Korea, Laos become debtors of Asian sport

   BANGKOK, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Asian sports debtor nations -
-formally -- are Laos and North Korea.
   Cambodia is maybe a downside risk.
   An Asian Games spokesman said two days before the start 
of the December 6-20 event the only nations that had 
formally applied for subsidies to cover their teams' costs 
were Laos, North Korea and Cambodia.
   But war-torn Cambodia's situation is less clear.
   The spokesman said that at the same time as applying for 
a subsidy, it had paid the first installament of money 
required from nations to compete.
   He said Laos and North Korea's subsidy requests had been
accepted and their athletes would receive free food and
accomodation.
   Cambodia's request was under consideration.



Soccer-Asian Games preliminary round summaries
 
   BANGKOK, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Summary of results 
of preliminary rounds at the 1998 Asian Games 
played on Saturday:

     Group C
  India          1  Carlton Chapman 46
  Nepal          0
     Halftime: 0-0
     Yellow cards:
     India: Basudev Mondal 32
     Nepal: Balgopal Maharjan 9, Rakesh Shrestha 24,
     Basanta Kumar Thapa 86

     Group D
  Qatar         4   Mohammed Salem Alkawari 21, 41, 64, 68
  Maldives      0
     Halftime: 2-0
     Yellow cards:
     Maldives: Ali Shahin 47, Anil Ismail 88

     Group G
  Uzbekistan    15  Sergey Lebedev 7 pen, 18 pen, 38, 45
                    Igor Shkvirin 9, 15, 20
                    Andrey Akopyants 23
                    Nagmetulla Kutibayev 29, 33, 47
                    Mirdjalai Kasimov 53, 57, 77
                    Shuhratjon Rahmonkulov 83
  Mongolia       0
     Halftime: 10-0
     Red cards: Altangerel Battulga (Mongolia) 7

     Group H
  Iran           6  S Mousavi-Hasanzadeh 25, 33
                    Ali-Reza Mansourian 73
                    Darioush Yazdani 81, Ali Daei 82
                    Somsack Douangdala 86th og
  Laos           1  Soubinh Keophet 45
     Halftime: 2-1
     Yellow cards:
     Iran: Nader Mohammadkhahi 72
     Laos: Bounmy Thammavongsa 85


        Standings at end of preliminary round
        (Top two teams in each group go through)

        Group A       P  W  D  L  F  A Pts
        Turkmenistan  2  2  0  0  5  2  6
        South Korea   2  1  0  1  6  3  3
        Vietnam       2  0  0  2  0  6  0

        Group B
        China         2  2  0  0  8  2  6
        Lebanon       2  1  0  1  6  5  3
        Cambodia      2  0  0  2  2  9  0

        Group C
        Japan         2  2  0  0  6  0  6
        India         2  1  0  1  1  1  3
        Nepal         2  0  0  2  0  6  0

        Group D
        Qatar         2  2  0  0  6  1  6
        Tajikistan    2  1  0  1  4  2  3
        Maldives      2  0  0  2  0  7  0

        Group E
        UAE           1  1  0  0  3  3  3
        North Korea   1  0  0  1  3  3  0
        (UAE won 4-1 on penalties)

        Group F
        Thailand      2  2  0  0  7  0  6
        Oman          2  1  0  1  6  2  3
        Hong Kong     2  0  0  2  0 11  0

        Group G
        Kuwait        2  1  1  0 14  3  4
        Uzbekistan    2  1  1  0 18  3  4
        Mongolia      2  0  0  2  0 26  0

        Group H
        Iran          2  2  0  0  8  1  6
        Kazakhstan    2  1  0  1  5  2  3
        Laos          2  0  0  2  1 11  0