China climbed out the abyss of fifth place at the Athens Olympics as they won the men's team title scoring 277.775 points at Aarhus gymnastics world championships in Denmark on Tuesday.

Brazilian soccer great Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, did not attend the funeral of his eldest daughter on Tuesday, Sandra Regina Arantes, 42, an illegitimate child he fathered with a cleaner that he long fought against recognizing.

Last season's runners-up Arsenal lost to CSKA 1-0 in their European Champions league Group G away game while the former champions Real Madrid, AC Milan and Manchester United scored wins on Tuesday.

Kenya's soccer chiefs expressed optimism Tuesday they will escape sanctions by world football governing body FIFA whose deadline for the east African nation to comply with its directive expires on Tuesday night.

Brazilian football legend Pele's daughter Sandra Regina Arantes do Nascimento died of cancer at 42 years old on Tuesday morning in Santos, in Sao Paulo states coast.

Pakistan fast bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif now face two-year bans after they test positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone.

American talented teenager Anastasia Liukin overcame the hindrance of sprained ankle to take the first place in uneven bars with 16.200 points in first-day's qualifiers, but she gave more credit to team title rather than the individual honor.

"I've never seen so many people practicing martial arts at the same time!" said Su Rule, marveling at the numerous Kung-fu practitioners around her.

Ugandan track queen Dorcus Inzikuru has bounced back in style to win the 4,000m Giro Podistico di Pettinengo race in Italy over the weekend.

Chinese shuttlers Lin Dan, Bao Chunlai and Chen Hong all won the first rounders of the men's singles at the 250,000 US dollars China Open badminton championships here on Tuesday.