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aRavi, Arjun miss medal at ISSF WC

changwon: Indian shooters Ravi Kumar and Arjun Babuta missed out on a medal after raising hopes on the first day of the ISSF World Cup Stage 2 here on Sunday. Ravi finished fourth in his fifth World Cup final in two years and the youngster Arjun, playing his first senior World Cup, also gave a good account of himself to claim the sixth place in a top field. Hungary’s World No 1 Istvan Peni piped Ravi by 0.2 points at the end of 20 shots, as Ravi bowed out in fourth place after leading the finals initially, on a score of 208.4. Arjun, also leading the final at one stage, scored 165.2.

Lahiri slips back in third round

san antonio: A day after making a great comeback in the second round, Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri slipped to tied 66th in the third round of the Valero Texas Open. Lahiri, now playing his third full season on the PGA Tour, shot 1-over 73 in the third round and was lying T-66 as compared to T-48 at the midway stage. Once again his problems were on the greens, where he missed at least two to three putts around 10 feet and another couple between 11 and 14 feet. He also took a penalty once and generally had a disappointing day. The 2008 and 2009 Valero Texas Open champion Zach Johnson maintained a share of the lead following a 4-under 68. At 13-under 203, he will enter the final round tied with Andrew Landry.

Aditi eyes season's first top-10 finish

los angeles: India's Aditi Ashok made a superb charge on the back nine with two birdies and an eagle 2 on a Par-4 at the Hugel-JTBC Los Angeles Open to close in on her first top-10 finish of the season. She shot 2-under 69 to move to T-9 after the third round on Saturday. She had rounds of 68 and 73 on the first two days at the Wilshire Country Club. Aditi had a sedate start with just one bogey on the very first hole on the front nine and that brought her back from overnight 1-under to even par. She birdied the 10th, but gave that back on 11th.

eliud, Vivian wins  london marathon

london: Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge stormed to his third London Marathon title on Sunday to complete an impressive Kenyan double after Vivian Cheruiyot dominated the women's race in warm conditions. Kipchoge, 33, saw off the challenge of Ethiopia's Tola Shura Kitata and home favourite Mo Farah to win his third race in the British capital in four years in a time of 2hrs 04min 17sec, finishing more than half a minute in front of Kitata (2:04:49), with Farah third (2:06:21). Cheruiyot, 34, timed her run perfectly to win the women's event in a time of 2hrs 18min 31sec ahead of compatriot Brigid Kosgei (2:20:13), and Ethiopia's Tadelech Bekele (2:21:40). Kipchoge joined compatriot Martin Lel and Mexican Dionicio Ceron as the only men to win London three times. "I came to London to run a beautiful race and today I ran a really beautiful race," said Kipchoge. "Thank you, London."

Julio Cesar retires at Flamengo

rio de janeiro: Julio Cesar has retired from football after playing a last match for boyhood club Flamengo. The 38-year-old former Brazil goalkeeper kept a clean sheet on Saturday night at the historic Maracana stadium as his team beat America 2-0 in the second round of the Brazilian championship. "I cried a lot during the week already," a tearful Cesar said post-match. Cesar started for Brazil in two of the last three World Cups. He had won five Italian titles and the 2010 Champions League title with Inter, three Portuguese titles with Benfica and the 2004 Copa America with Brazil. Cesar returned to Flamengo in January only to finish his career at the club he began his professional career in 1997.