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Kenya's Rutto wins 2nd straight Chicago Marathon

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Running

Rutto repeats in Chicago: The marathon agrees with Evans Rutto.

Rutto is 3 for 3 in 26.2-mile races after winning his second straight Chicago Marathon yesterday. The Kenyan's time was 2 hours, 6 minutes, 16 seconds.

It was the second-fastest marathon time in the world this year.

As he approached the finish line, Rutto raised his arms and pumped his fists, a broad smile crossing his face.

Constantina Tomescu-Dita of Romania took the women's event in 2:23:45 despite spending the previous few days in bed with the flu.

Rutto and Tomescu-Dita won $125,000 each.

Daniel Njenga of Kenya, the men's runner-up, had a time of 2:07:44.

Khalid Khannouchi, a naturalized U.S. citizen who has been sidelined by injuries since winning Chicago in 2002, was fifth in 2:08:44.

Marla Runyan was the top U.S. woman, finishing seventh in 2:28:33.
 
Bekele prevails: Ethiopia's Eshetu Bekele won the Beirut International Marathon in Lebanon, finishing in 2:17:37.

Metto, Kiplagat win in Boston: Kenya's Luke Metto beat countryman Wilson Kigan in a tight finish to win the Boston Athletic Association Half-Marathon. Metto ran 13.1 miles in a course-record 1:02:57.

Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands took the women's race in 1:12:06.

Tennis

Mauresmo's thigh injury ends match after first set: Lindsay Davenport won the Porsche Grand Prix in Filderstadt, Germany, when top-ranked Amelie Mauresmo, bothered by an injured left thigh, quit after losing the first set.

Davenport, a Laguna Beach, Calif., resident, captured the No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown for her WTA Tour-high seventh title of the year and 45th of her career.

"It's just a bad feeling — there's not a whole lot of joy in winning like this," Davenport said.

Mauresmo will undergo tests to see if she can play in this week's Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

If Mauresmo withdraws, Davenport needs to win one match at the tournament to earn the top spot in the world rankings. Davenport trails Mauresmo by 15 points.

Soderling wins: Robin Soderling of Sweden won his first ATP Tour singles title, using a strong serve to defeat Belgium's Xavier Malisse 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the Lyon Open final in France.

Novak triumphs: Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic beat American Taylor Dent 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 to win the Japan Open in Tokyo.

Soccer

U.S. women rout New Zealand: Cindy Parlow scored twice, and Mia Hamm added a goal and an assist to lead the U.S. women's team over New Zealand 6-0 before 18,806 in Cincinnati.

The exhibition match was part of the team's "Fan Appreciation Tour" after winning Olympic gold this summer in Athens, Greece. After the 10-match tour, team mainstays Hamm, Julie Foudy and Joy Fawcett plan to retire from international play.

Beckham suffers cracked rib: Captain David Beckham came away from England's 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Wales on Saturday with a hairline fracture of a rib. Beckham will return to Real Madrid, his Spanish-league team, and resume light training Wednesday.

It is not certain when he will be fit to play again, Real Madrid officials said. Some media reports said he could miss six weeks.

Beckham was injured after being tackled by Wales defender Ben Thatcher.

Cycling

Dekker takes World Cup event: Erik Dekker of the Rabobank team won the 157-mile Paris-to-Tours classic in France in 5 hours, 33 minutes, 3 seconds.

Paris-Tours is the ninth of 10 events on this season's World Cup circuit. Paolo Bettini of Quick Step-Davitamon leads the overall standings with 340 points, with Davide Rebellin of the Gerolsteiner team second at 327.

Swimming

Crocker sets world record: Ian Crocker of Portland, Maine, set a world record in the 50-meter butterfly at the short-course world championships in Indianapolis.

Crocker won in 22.71 seconds, surpassing the mark of 22.74 set by Geoff Huegill of Australia in 2002 in Berlin, Germany.

Brooke Hanson of Australia won the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley, increasing her haul for the meet to five gold medals. Tara Kirk of Bremerton was third in the 100 breaststroke.

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