Berlin marathon: Bekele wins in near record time

IMAGE: Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the men's competition at the Berlin marathon. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters. Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele narrowly missed out......

Kenya's top runners urge fans to keep faith amid doping row

Kenya's top runners have urged athletics fans and sports enthusiasts across the world to keep faith in them, despite media allegations of widespread doping in the east African nation famed for its......

Sports Shorts: Sharapova, Venus sail into China Open second round

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot against Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during day two of the China Open. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images Reigning French Open champion Maria Sharapova, former......

Mutai sets course record in London Kenyan double

World silver medallist Emmanuel Mutai set a men's course record in the men's London marathon on Sunday to complete a Kenyan double on a fine spring morning. Mutai clocked two hours four minutes 40......

London Marathon organisers to airlift top Kenyans

Olympic gold medallist Sammy Wanjiru's hopes of defending his London Marathon title have been boosted by the news that race organisers have arranged for a private plane to pick him up from Kenya,......