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Gebrselassie wins Great North Run • Ethiopian dominates race ahead of Kenya's Kiplimo Kimutai• Britain's Mara Yamauchi finishes fifth in women's eventHaile Gebrselassie added another title to his list of distinguished accolades with a commanding victory in today's Great North Run.The 37-year-old Ethiopian, the marathon world-record holder and two-time Olympic 10,000 metres champion, who was competing in the North-east half-marathon event for the first time, broke away at the halfway point to claim victory well ahead of Kenya's Kiplimo Kimutai.He was unable to threaten the 2005 course record of 59 min 5 sec, finishing in a time of 59:33, a comfortable 1:50 ahead of Kimutai. Morocco's Jaouad Gharib was third.Gebrselassie, who has set 26 world records in his career and is rated the greatest distance runner of all time, felt he could have gone faster had he been pushed."I was wonderful," he said. "I needed someone to keep the pace until the last two kilometres and then it would have been perhaps a bit faster. It was great win, this is something very special."In the women's race, Mara Yamauchi's bid to become the first British winner since Paula Radcliffe in 2003 ended in disappointment as she could only finish fifth behind another Ethiopian, Berhane Adere.Adere, like her compatriot a former world champion over 10,000m and a winner of the Great North Run in 2006, finished in 68:49 to win ahead of the Portuguese duo Ana Dulce Félix and Marisa Barros. Yamauchi was unable to live with the pace and was not in contention.The Oxford-born athlete, whose last race was the London Marathon in April when she finished 10th after enduring a six-day journey to get to the capital because of the travel chaos caused by the Icelandic ash cloud, is building up to the New York Marathon in November."I was hoping to run a little bit quicker but the main aim for the autumn is the New York Marathon," said Yamauchi. "That was a really strong field. I didn't know what to expect from the Portuguese and Spanish girls as a lot of them are track runners. Adere is a really good runner. I felt OK but I was hoping I would have more strength at the end."Britain's Paralympic medallists David Weir and Shelly Woods won the men's and women's wheelchair races respectively.Athleticsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Mississippi State guard Dee Bost suspended 9 games By 2010-09-30T14:34:36ZSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) -- Mississippi State point guard Dee Bost has been suspended nine games by the NCAA for mishandling his withdrawal from the NBA draft.... hosted.ap.org |
Thomas scores on Wales Test debut • Dual code international Gareth Thomas scores on Wales debut• Coach Iestyn Harris says performance 'says a lot for progress'Gareth Thomas scored a try with his second touch as a dual code international but his Wales rugby league debut ended in a surprise 13-6 defeat by Italy in Wrexham tonight.The former Wales and Lions rugby union captain, who was making his first appearance since suffering a groin injury more than two months ago, slid over for the game's first try. He was substituted after half an hour, in order to ensure his fitness for the first game of Wales's Alitalia European Cup campaign, against Scotland in Glasgow on Sunday.The Wales coach, Iestyn Harris, treated the game as a development exercise by resting many of his senior players. A determined and enterprising Italy team pulled level at half-time through a Christophe Caligari try that was converted by Josh Mantellato. Ben Falcone surged over in the 61st minute and Ben Stewart kicked a late drop goal to secure a significant win for the Italians."The crazy thing is I never thought I would pull on the Wales shirt again when I retired from international rugby union," said Thomas. "So to be given this opportunity was so special, especially in a team when you're surrounded by a lot of kids at various stages of their development and were so proud to wear the Wales badge."Harris said: "I think it says a lot for the progress we're making in Wales that we could take on an Italy side with a lot of experience in Australia with nine or 10 kids of under 19.Lee Briers, the experienced Warrington half-back who won the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match in the Wolves' Challenge Cup final victory over Leeds, will take over the captaincy in Scotland, when Wales begin their bid to qualify for a crack at England in next autumn's Four Nations series.Gareth ThomasWales rugby league teamRugby leagueAndy Wilsonguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Montgomerie unhurt after car accident • Europe's Ryder Cup captain 'shaken' but uninjured• 'It was a shock and I am lucky to have come out unscathed'Colin Montgomerie escaped serious injury after being involved in a car accident today. Montgomerie, who captained Europe to victory over the United States in the Ryder Cup earlier this month, did not require hospital treatment.It is thought his car was involved in a crash with a van near Glasgow."I was trapped as the side of the car was compressed and the air bags were holding me back, but the passenger door suddenly opened and I was pulled to safety thanks to other drivers who had witnessed the accident," said Montgomerie. "It was a terrible shock and I am lucky to have come out of it relatively unscathed, thanks I am sure to the car I was driving."A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said they had received a report of a collision involving a van, a lorry and two cars.The spokesman said: "Three ambulances were sent to the scene but no one required hospitalisation. There were minor and superficial injuries."A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police said: "Police received a report of a crash on the A80 at Moodiesburn at around 11.30am today. It does not look as though anyone is seriously injured."Montgomerie returned to playing golf last month and finished joint 41st at the Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland. He dropped from 135th to 425th in the world during his term as Ryder Cup captain ahead of the tournament at Celtic Manor.Colin MontgomerieGolfguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |