Kenyan wins Cherry Blossom road race in 46 24
Simeon Kigen of Kenya claimed his second straight Nike Cherry Blossom 10 mile title in 46 24 as Sosthenes Bitok and Jon Sinclair battled for second. Lisa Larsen Weidenbach set a course record for women finishing 53 28 with Jacqueline Gareau second and Gail Kingma third.
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Kenya
Simeon Kigen
Sosthenes Bitok
University of Richmond
Kigen
Jon Sinclair
Sinclair
Lisa Larsen-Weidenbach
Canada
Jacqueline Gareau
Gail Kingma
Boulder
Colo
Larsen-Weidenbach
Albany
N.Y
Phil
Stewart
Gareau
Lisa
Peking Golf Boom Surges With Sino-Japanese Ventures
A sandy tree farm near the Chaobai River in northeast Peking is slated to host the 36-hole Peking Golf Club, a joint venture designed by San Jose architects, with a $6.5 million project and a 1986 opening. A competing Ming Tombs Golf and Country Club is under construction about 15 miles away, amid protests over developing the historic Ming tombs area.
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Chaobai River
Peking Golf Club
San Jose
Calif
Ming Tombs
Bradford Benz
Jay Michael Poellet
Shunyi
China Sports Service Corp
China
Chen Chunlai
Chen
Zhongshan
Guangdong
Hong Kong
Tianjin
Japanese boxer AKAI discharged after recovery from brain injuries
Hidekazu Akai, 25, was released from Tominaga Cerebral Surgery Hospital in Osaka after fully recovering from a brain injury suffered in a February 5 bout. Doctors said he recovered completely with no aftereffects, though it remains unclear if he will box again. Akai had been in a coma and underwent brain surgery following blows from Masaharu Owada.
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Tominaga
Osaka
Japan
Hidekazu Akai
Shinsuke Tominaga
Akai
McEnroe captures Fila Indoor title in Milan final
Top seed John McEnroe defeated Anders Jarryd 6 4 6 1 in Milan to win the Fila Indoor Trophy, earning 60 000 dollars and lifting season prize money to 283 000. McEnroe dominated from the baseline, lost only one serve, and credited focus on improving consistency on clay. Jarryd, who won in Brussels recently, took doubles with Heinz Gunthardt for 18 000 dollars and 30 000 as runner up in singles.
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Italy
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Anders Jarryd
Sweden
Lido Sports Palace
Jarryd
Brussels
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Tomas Smid
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McEurve
France
Henry Leconte
Chicago
Stefan Edberg
Boris Becker
Edberg
Rotterdam
Becker
Switzerland
Heinz Gunthardt
Broderick Dyke
Wally Masur
Last Suspect Wins Grand National Then Retires
Last Suspect, a 50-1 Grand National winner, announced by owner the Duchess of Westminster and trainer Tim Forster as retired after Sunday's race. Jockey Hywel Davies, aged 28, helped secure a dramatic finish amid a chaotic field of 40, with 29 horses failing to complete.
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England
Duchess of Westminster
Hywel Davies
Tim Forster
Davies
Snugfit
Forster
Rain postpones Valleydale 500 at Bristol
The Valleydale 500 Grand National race at Bristol International Raceway was postponed due to steady rain hours before the 1 p.m. start. The 500-lap, 266.5 mile event will run next Saturday at 1 p.m. with teams allowed 1.5 hours of Friday practice after inspection.
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Bristol International Raceway
Nascar
Harry Hyde
Geoff Bodine
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