World sports pay respect to U.S. tragedy

LONDON -- Auto racing in Germany and Italy paid tribute to the victims of terrorism on a day when one race was renamed and Formula One engines turned silent.

From tennis to figure skating, from golf to soccer, international sports tried to sort out their calendars Friday following the attacks in the United States.

The name of the first CART race in Europe was changed from the German 500 to "The American Memorial." CART chairman Joe Heitzler said the move will "offer the proper respect in the situation."

The race today in Klettwitz, Germany, will be marked by memorial events and a religious service before the start.

Among those racing will be Michael Andretti, who arrived on an overnight flight he chartered from Allentown, Pa.

"I thought we were going to miss the race," he said. "We were quite relieved. It was nerve-racking the last few days."

The CART cars will carry a decal below the cockpit that reads "September 11, 2001."

In Monza, Italy, mechanics and drivers stood in silence and engines stopped during practice for the Italian Grand Prix. The world championship Ferrari team started some cars with a black nose.

IOC president Jacques Rogge joined in a three-minute mourning ceremony at European Union headquarters in Belgium. He reiterated that security for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in February will be fully reviewed.

"When it comes to security, everything has changed since Tuesday," he said.

In golf, Tiger Woods withdrew from next week's Lancome Trophy in Paris. He said he not only wants to reflect on what happened but has fears about traveling overseas.

"I don't believe this is an appropriate time to play competitive golf," Woods said.

European soccer will resume this weekend after two days of postponements for an "international mark of respect." Full league schedules continue today around Europe.

"It is now important to send another message -- one of hope," UEFA chief executive Gerhard Aigner said.

Kasey Keller, a U.S. goalkeeper, played Thursday night in an English league cup game.

"I just wish I was in New York volunteering to crawl into a building and save somebody," he said.

Iran held a minute of silence before Friday's World Cup qualifier in Tehran against Bahrain to honor those killed in the United States.

International tennis authorities rescheduled the U.S.-India Davis Cup matches. The important qualifying series that had been set for Sept. 21-23 in Winston-Salem, N.C., will now be played Oct. 12-14.

In Hawaii, at the WTA's Big Island Championships, the victims were to be honored with Hawaiian chants of blessings, with leis placed above the court and later cast into the Pacific at sunset.

In Tunisia, the closing ceremony for the Mediterranean Games will be scaled down to show "compassion for the families" of victims in the attacks.