1.   Rhythmic gymnasts typically have less upper-body strength than artistic gymnasts, but more of a creative flair.

2.   Canadian immigration officials could not be reached for comment on the departure of the baseball player, the artistic gymnast and the soccer goalie.

3.   He said six male artistic gymnasts and four female rhythmic gymnasts will compete in the games as planned.

4.   Runner Michal Ortiz, an artistic gymnast and a soccer goalkeeper also left the team on the weekend, sources close to the Cuban team told The Associated Press.

5.   THE national artistic gymnasts will take part in three tournaments before the squad for the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games is finalised.

6.   The sources also said two more Cubans, a soccer goalkeeper and an artistic gymnast, asked for asylum this weekend.

7.   The sources also said two more Cubans, a soccer goalkeeper and an artistic gymnast, had left the team this weekend and were expected to ask for asylum.

8.   German Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher and Russian artistic gymnast Svetlana Khorkina have been voted European Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year.