Motor Racing

Former world champion Nigel Mansell of England earned the provisional pole position for the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide only a month after switching from the IndyCar series. World championship leader Michael Schumacher of Germany escaped unscathed from a spectacular high-speed crash as he attempted to match Mansell’s time of 1 minute 16.179 seconds around the 2.348-mile street circuit.

Pro Basketball

Chris Webber, a restricted free agent, said he was interested in playing for the Washington Bullets. The Bullets are prohibited from talking to the Golden State Warriors about obtaining him until Webber has signed a contract. . . . Chicago Bull center Luc Longley will be sidelined at least two months because of a stress fracture in his leg.