Athletics: Ghebreslassie and Keitany dominate New York marathon

(Reuters) - Eritrean world champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie and Kenyan Mary Keitany powered to dominant victories in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.

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Pacquiao returns to claim WBO welterweight title

(Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao put on a dazzling display in his return to the ring after a brief retirement, scoring a unanimous decision over champion Jessie Vargas to claim the WBO welterweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday.

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Athletics: Distance great Gebrselassie elected Ethiopia athletics chief

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Distance running great Haile Gebrselassie has been elected president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, as the country grapples with doping issues and poor results on the track.

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Kvitova powers past Svitolina to claim WTA Elite title

(Reuters) - Petra Kvitova overcame a poor start to win the season-ending WTA Elite trophy with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Elina Svitolina in Zhuhai, China on Sunday.

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Golf: In-form Feng holds on to claim Japan Classic title

(Reuters) - Shanshan Feng won back-to-back tournaments for the first time in her career after the world number eight survived a late scare to secure a one-stroke victory over South Korea's Jang Ha-na at the co-sanctioned Japan Classic on Sunday.

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Murray takes long road to reel in old rival Djokovic

LONDON (Reuters) - New world number one Andy Murray was born a week before Novak Djokovic and won the pair's first junior tussle on the tennis court.

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Murray is new world No. 1 after Raonic withdraws

PARIS (Reuters) - After all the battles and hard graft chasing the world number one spot, Briton Andy Murray arrived there without hitting a ball on Saturday as Milos Raonic pulled out of their Paris Masters semi-final due to a leg injury.

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