Inside: The Week In Sports

Olympic Sports
The U.S.-Australia rivalry gets a little nasty at the swimming worldchampionships • France's Laure Manaudou is the next Janet Evans

NASCAR
The Car of Tomorrow performs like the Car of Yesterday in its debut • Thesuspension of crew chiefs is a toothless penalty

The NFL
With the draft one month away, the top five picks are still anyone's guess •Will the Redskins make a move for the No. 1 selection?

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Photograph by Heinz Kluetmeier

HEADWAY China's Qi Hui, who won a gold in the 200-meter individual medley at the short-course world championships last year, failed to qualify for the semifinals in that event on Sunday at the swimming world championships in Melbourne. Katie Hoff of the U.S. went on to win the gold medal (page 80).