Cyprian Kotut set a personal best to win the 40th Paris marathon on Sunday as Kenyan runners pulled off a podium sweep amid tight security. More than 50,000 runners competed in the race, covering more than 25 miles across Paris, starting on the Champs-Elysees and finishing near the Arc de Triomphe.Safety was of major concern with thousands of armed soldiers and police patrolling the streets after terrorist attacks in the French capital killed 130 people in November. The 24-year-old Kotut, who also won the Paris half-marathon last month, completed the 42.195-kilometer (26 mile) race in two hours, seven minutes and 11 seconds to improve his personal best set last year when finishing runner-up in Milan on his debut over the distance (2:08.55).Kotut, the younger brother of three-time London Marathon winner Martin Lel, won ahead of Laban Korir and Stephen Chemlany. Competitors in the Paris Marathon run down the iconic Champs-Elysees In bright sunshine and mild temperatures, the race remained open until the final kilometers. Kotut accelerated with four kilometers to go and won alone on the Avenue Foch.Another Kenyan runner, Visiline Jepkesho, claimed the womens title, in 2:25.52. Also See: Whittingdale demands investigation Ennis-Hill may retire after Rio . For one, he still gets to crank the intensity to the max. "I push pretty angry. I ran pretty angry too though, but I have fun doing it," Lumsden said. .Cullen scored the go-ahead goal at 13:47 of the third period and Nashville beat the slumping Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday in a game that wasnt decided until the last shot of the night.
http://www.custombravesjersey.com/custo ... -137z.html. The 23-year-old Woods, Tiger Woods niece, closed with a 4-under 69 at Royal Pines to finish at 16-under 276. Lee also shot 69 in the event sanctioned by the European and Australian tours. Woods birdied the par-5 15th to open a two-stroke lead, hitting a wedge from about 120 yards to 4 feet. .C. -- Steve Spurrier was much happier about South Carolinas improved performance than about his lastest career milestone. . Horford is out 3-to-4 months with a torn pectoral muscle for the Hawks, who have won two straight and five of six games. Atlanta improved to 2-0 on the residency with Saturdays 93-91 triumph over Minnesota, as Ivan Johnson scored his teams final four points, including the game-winning free throw with 4.TORONTO - Magali Harvey, named the IRBs Women’s Player of the Year last August, has been dropped from Canadas team for the second stop on the Women’s Sevens Series.Her omission is due to tough competition for places on the squad. Harvey has struggled at times in the sevens game, where mistakes stand out given the short duration of matches and wide-open space.The 24-year-old from Quebec City started just one of six games in December in Dubai, the first stop on the circuit, although she did see action coming off the bench.Harvey starred at the World Cup last summer when Canada finished runner-up to England in the showcase tournament for the 15-player version of the game.Canada finished third in Dubai behind New Zealand and runner-up Australia.Sao Paulo is next with Canada drawn in a pool with England, Russia and South Africa in the Feb. 7-8 competition.The top four teams at the end of the six-event season will automatically qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.Coach John Tait has added youth to his squad in the form of 18-year-old Charity Williams and Hannah Darling and 20-year-old Nadia Popov.Darling is the only one of the three to have played in the World Series before. She made her debut last year in Guangzhou.Tait said the team selection was made based on performance at a recent training camp in San Diego and team scrimmages.We believe the gap between the bottom-half of our roster and training group has shrunk significantly, Tait said in a statement. It has become a headache for selection, but more importantly it gives us solid depth moving towards Rio and will keep complacency out of our group.While the Canadian women head to Brazil, the men are bound for tournaments in Wellington, New Zealand, and Las Vegas — the fourth and fifth stops of the HSBC World Series.Canada currently stands 12th in the standings after placing 13th, 13th and ninth at the three previous stops.The men can take comfort from their performance last time out in South Africa where they went 3-0 on the second day to win the Bowl competition.Coach Liam Middleton has addedd Pat Kay, Jordan Wilson-Ross and Liam Underwood to his quad with Justin Douglas, Phil Mack (both injured) and Jack Smith out.ddddddddddddUnderwood had been sidelined with concussion-related issues.Hes a really unusual player who has got some aspects of his game that are almost uncoachable, Middleton said in a statement. Hes a natural player who has got good pace and having been out of action for a period of time, hes shown up very well in fitness tests so Im really excited to get him out there and playing for us.Sean Duke is available for the Feb. 6-7 stop in New Zealand but will miss the Feb. 13-15 Las Vegas event due to medical school interviews.Middleton is still without the injured Nathan Hirayama, Mike Scholz, Ciaran Hearn and Nanyak Dala.---Canada Roster for Sao Paulo SevensHannah Darling, Peterborough Pagans, Warsaw, Ont.; Bianca Farella, Town of Mount Royal RFC, Montreal; Julia Greenshields, Sarnia Saints, Sarnia, Ont.; Jennifer Kish, Edmonton Rockers, Edmonton; Ghislaine Landry, Toronto Scottish, Toronto; Mandy Marchak, Capilano RFC, Winnipeg; Kayla Moleschi, Williams Lake Rustlers, Williams Lake, B.C.; Karen Paquin, Club de Rugby Quebec, Quebec City; Nadia Popov, Aurora Barbarians, Newmarket, Ont.; Kelly Russell, Toronto Nomads, Bolton, Ont.; Ashley Steacy, Lethbridge Rugby Club, Lethbridge, Alta.; Charity Williams, Markham Irish, Toronto.Head Coach: John TaitAssistant Coach: Sandro FiorinoCanada Roster for Wellington and Las VegasAdmir Cejvanovic, Burnaby Lake RFC, Vancouver; Sean Duke, UVIC Vikes, Vancouver; Mike Fuailefau, Castaway Wanderers, Victoria; Lucas Hammond, Toronto Nomads, Toronto; Harry Jones, Capilano RFC, North Vancouver; Pat Kay, UVIC Vikes, Duncan, B.C.; John Moonlight (capt.), James Bay AA, Pickering, Ont.; Pat Parfrey, James Bay AA, St. John’s, N.L.; Conor Trainor, UBCOB Ravens, Vancouver; Liam Underwood, Ontario Blues, Toronto; Sean White, James Bay AA, Victoria; Jordan Wilson-Ross, James Bay AA, Alliston, Ont.; Adam Zaruba, Capilano RFC, Vancouver.Head Coach: Liam MiddletonAssistant Coach: Kieran Crowley ' ' '
