21.   He is the only driver to have been reigning champion of both Formula One and Indy cars at the same time.

22.   His saved spotkick Tuesday signaled the end of the World Cup for the Dutch as they lost an enthralling semifinal to reigning champion Brazil in a penalty shoot-out.

23.   Joining Janzen a shot back was reigning PGA champion Vijay Singh.

24.   Mansell came into the series as reigning champion of Formula One and won the Indy-car title as a rookie.

25.   Reigning world champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia and Boris Gelfand of Belarus settled for a draw in the fifth game of the World Chess Championship Candidates semifinals on Sunday.

26.   Reigning world champion Li Xiaoshuang made small errors on almost every routine, taking hops on his landings and looking shaky.

27.   Reigning world champion Todd Eldredge of the United States said Saturday he was withdrawing from the NHK Trophy figure skating competition because of an ankle injury.

28.   Reigning world champion Tommi Makinen took the lead in the Portuguese Rally on Monday after two of his main rivals dropped out with mechanical problems.

29.   Regardless of how the tournament goes, the U.S., which lost its opening game Thursday to Venezuela, qualifies automatically for the World Cup as reigning world champions.

30.   Reigning world champion Deborah Compagnoni of Italy is far from top form, with just one second place to show for her efforts this year.