SPORTS
December 18, 1997
Status: Day 4, Leg 3Standings:Boat ............. Nautical miles to finish1. Toshiba ............... 1,169.12. Chessie Racing ........ 1,173.13. Silk Cut .............. 1,173.74. EF Language ........... 1,176.35. Swedish Match ......... 1,188.56. Merit Cup ............. 1,198.37. Innovation Kvaerner ... 1,198.38. EF Education .......... 1,204.19. BrunelSunergy ......... 1,210.4(as of 18: 04: 16 GMT)Boat beat: First-leg winner EF Language took the lead yesterday in the third leg of the Whitbread Round the World Race from Fremantle to Sydney.