WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS


September 7, 2007 at 2:00a.m.

WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

At Stuttgart, Germany

Men

Team Finals

1. China (Chen Yibing, Huang Xu, Liang Fuliang, Xiao Qin, Yang Wei, Zou Kai), 281.900 points.

2. Japan (Yosuke Hoshi, Shun Kuwahara, Hisashi Mizutori, Takuya Nakase, Makoto Okiguchi, Hiroyuki Tomita), 277.025.

3. Germany (Thomas Andergassen, Philipp Boy, Fabian Hambuechen, Robert Juckel, Marcel Nguyen, Eugen Spiridonov), 273.525.

4. United States (Guillermo Alvarez, Sasha Artemev, David Durante, Sean Golden, Jonathan Horton, Kevin Tan), 272.275.

AP SPORTLIGHT

Sept. 7

1892 — Jim Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round in New Orleans to win the first world heavyweight title fought with gloves under the Marquis of Queensberry rules.

1941 — Bobby Riggs beats Frank Kovacs in four sets to win the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Sarah Palfrey Cooke wins the women’s title with a two-set victory over Pauline Betz.

1952 — Australia’s Frank Sedgman wins the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships for the second year with a three-set victory over Gardnar Mulloy. Maureen Connolly wins the women’s title.

CYCLING

SPANISH VUELTA RESULTS

At Logrono, Spain

Sixth Stage

(A 114.5-mile leg from Reinosa, Spain)

1. Oscar Freire, Spain, Rabobank, 4 hours, 24 minutes, 10 seconds.

2. Koldo Fernandez, Spain, Euskaltel, same time.

3. Angelo Furlan, Italy, Credit Agricole, same time.

4. Tom Boonen, Belgium, Quick Step, same time.

5. Andre Korff, Germany, T-Mobile, same time.

6. Alessandro Petacchi, Italy, Team Milram, same time.

7. Aurelien Clerc, Switzerland, Bouygues Telecom, same time.

8. Andre Greipel, Germany, T-Mobile, same time.

9. Francesco Chicchi, Italy, Liquigas, same time.

10. Rony Martias, France, Bouygues Telecom, same time.

11. Rene Mandri, Estonia, AG2R Prevoyance, same time.

12. Carlos da Cruz, France, Francaise des Jeux, same time.

13. Alessandro Vanotti, Italy, Liquigas, same time.

14. Leonardo Duque, Colombia, Cofidis, same time.

15. Janez Brajkovic, Slovenia, Discovery Channel, same time.

16. Erik Zabel, Germany, Team Milram, same.

17. Allan Davis, Australia, Discovery Channel, same time.

18. Patrick Calcagni, Switzerland, Liquigas, same time.

19. Stefan Schumacher, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time.

20. Manuel Vazquez, Spain, Andalucia-Cajasur, same time.

Overall Standings

1. Vladimir Efimkin, Russia, Caisse d’Epargne, 24 hours, 34 minutes, 51 seconds.

2. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 1:06 behind.

3. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC, same time.

4. Maxime Monfort, Belgium, Cofidis, same time.

5. Stijin Devolder, Belgium, Discovery Channel, same time.

6. Leonardo Piepoli, Italy, Saunier Duval-Prodir, same time.

7. Cadel Evans, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, 1:28.

8. Sylvain Chavanel, France, Cofidis, 1:33.

9. Ezequiel Mosquera, Spain, Karpin-Galicia, 1:36.

10. Leonardo Bertagnolli, Italy, Liquigas, 1:49.