An autopsy indicates former boxing champion Arturo Gatti may have committed suicide, been accidentally killed or murdered, according to a Brazilian newspaper that said it obtained a copy of the coroner's initial findings.

Police in San Paulo have said they are certain Gatti's wife strangled the boxer with her purse strap as he drunkenly slept July 11, but the autopsy report raises some doubts.

Gatti was found dead in the apartment he was renting with wife Amanda Rodrigues, 23, in a Brazilian seaside resort in the northeastern state of Pernambuco.

In the state capital of Recife, the Jornal do Comercio newspaper reported yesterday that the autopsy findings it obtained stated Gatti's body was "suspended and hanged, indicating he may have committed suicide." The autopsy report, according to the newspaper, also said that "murder or accidental death" could not be ruled out. There was no explanation for "accidental death."

A spokesperson for the medical examiners office that performed the autopsy would not confirm the newspaper's report.

A visitation for Gatti is scheduled for today at Maison Funeraire Magnus Poirier in his adopted hometown of Montreal, with a funeral tomorrow at Notre Dame De La Defense.

Highly touted Amir Khan finally lived up to lofty expectations, earning a unanimous decision over Andreas Kotelnik to capture the WBA junior welterweight title in Manchester, England. Khan's blistering victory came five years after a career-launching Olympic silver medal, and 10 months after he was knocked out by Breidis Prescott in 54 seconds.

The defensive-minded Pittsburgh Riverhounds (4-8-3) dropped a 1-0 decision at Harrisburg (9-4-2) before 2,413 fans in United Soccer League Second Division action. Harrisburg outshot the Riverhounds, 10-9, and held a 7-3 edge in the second half. Riverhounds goalkeeper Danny Waltman had three saves.

Alissa Haber and Andrea Duran homered as the U.S. exacted a measure of revenge for its loss in the Olympic gold medal game, defeating Japan, 6-1, at the World Cup in Oklahoma City. Haber smashed the first pitch thrown by reliever Naho Emoto (0-2) the opposite way over the left-field wall to put the U.S. ahead, 2-1, in the bottom of the fifth inning. As lightning from an approaching storm could be seen in the distance, Duran added a two-run blast later in the inning to extend the lead.

After Duran's homer, the teams were taken off the field for a 53-minute weather delay, and the capacity crowd of 6,196 was asked to leave the seating area to avoid the risk of lightning. Earlier in the day, the U.S. routed Canada, 15-0, in four innings as Natasha Watley hit a grand slam.

Lindsey Harding scored 23 points, including two free throws with 8.2 seconds left, to lead the Washington Mystics (7-6) to a 68-67 victory against the visiting New York Liberty in WNBA action. Harding also had seven rebounds and five assists. Alana Beard added 13 points. The Liberty (4-8) had won four consecutive against Washington (7-6).

Battle of Hastings beat Straight Story by a nose to take the $750,000 Virginia Derby in Providence Forge. The photo finish at Colonial Downs was a virtual repeat of the Colonial Turf Cup a month ago. By winning the Virginia Derby, owner Mike House has a candidate for the Grand Slam of Grass, a four-race series that guarantees a $5 million payout to the winner of twin turf races, the Secretariat Stakes next month at Arlington Park and the John Deere Breeder's Cup Turf in October.

Defending champion Sara Errani will meet top-seeded Flavia Pennetta in an all-Italian final of the Palermo Open. Fifth-seeded Errani beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1, in the semifinals. Pennetta defeated another Italian, Tathiana Garbin, 6-1, 6-1, on the red clay courts in Palermo, Sicily.