Chinese Chen Yibing claimed his first individual world title on the rings Friday and handed China a record sixth gold medal at the Aarhus gymnastics world championships.

Elizabeth Tweddle won Britain their first world gymnastics gold ever after she grabbed the uneven bars title at the Aarhus gymnastics world championships on Friday.

China extended their superiority all through the championships starting from Cheng Fei's vault gold on Friday following their two team's honors and men's all-around at the gymnastics world championships in Aarhus of Denmark.

Marian Dragulescu defended Romania glory in gymnastics by winning the outdated superpower the only gold in floor exercise at the Aarhus gymnastics world championships on Friday.

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge arrived in Beijing Saturday afternoon, beginning a five-day inspection tour of the host city of the 2008 Olympic Games.

IOC's Coordination Commission will return to Beijing next week to look at a full range of Games-related areas to ensure that the city's preparatory work for the 2008 Games is progressing in the right direction.

Malawi Sports Minister Jaffalie Mussa has snubbed fired national football team coach Burkhard Ziese, saying he cannot arbitrate in the on-going wrangle between Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and the German when he was already fired by the local football governing body, Nation Online of Malawi reported Thursday.

Kenya's soccer chiefs remained defiant on Thursday, vowing not to allow a company to run the country's premier league even as the nation braced for another FIFA suspension for the second time in as many years.

Italian teenager Vanessa Ferrari stunned the women's all-around competition to win her first world title at Aarhus gymnastics world championships in Denmark on Thursday.

Italian Parliament has formally backed Rome's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games and in a bipartisan motion called on the government to promote the capital's candidacy, Italian News Agency ANSA said on Thursday.