Coach says Gebrselassie will not run 10,000m in Olympics

LEEDS, England: Ethiopian chief athletics coach Woldemeskel Kostre dismissed on Tuesday any prospect of twice Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie competing in the 10,000m at the Beijing Olympics.

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Defiant Mosley alleges plot against him

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Family matters as Staals fight for Cup

DETROIT: Brothers Eric, Marc and Jordan Staal grew up playing each other for imaginary trophies on a backyard rink.

Rower Drysdale comes through tough test

NAPIER, New Zealand: Triple world champion Mahe Drysdale took time out to celebrate his selection as New Zealand's single sculler for the Beijing Games after unexpectedly, and reluctantly, being put through a tough selection test against former Olympic winner Rob Waddell.

Gebrselassie could race against Bekele in Beijing

SALVO, North Carolina: Ethiopia's two greatest track runners Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele could meet in the 10,000 m at the Beijing Olympics.

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Roddick planning to marry 20-year-old model Decker

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Tragedy mars Italian football program

ROME: Italian football suffered another tragic blow on Sunday as a Parma fan died after being run over by a bus on a weekend that saw AC Milan's Champions League hopes take another costly dent.

Real punishes Barcelona slip to surge clear

MADRID: Real Madrid came out of its recent slump to defeat Sevilla 3-1 on Sunday and stretch its lead at the top of the Spanish first division to six points.

Zimmerman's walk-off solo home run lifts Washington

WASHINGTON: The Washington Nationals edged the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in the Stateside season opener on Sunday, allowing the league, fans and players to forget, at least temporarily, the sport's scandal-scarred winter.

Relieved Bekele triumphs while wife watches

EDINBURGH: The running machine that is Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele has admitted that the pressure of having his new wife as a spectator was a major spur to him winning an unprecedented sixth world cross title.