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Kenyan Chebet wins Boston Marathon men's title in first major victory

Boston Marathon on Monday, as fellow Kenyan Evans Chebet dominated a stellar field to win the men's race. With one mile remaining, Jepchirchir sprinted ahead of Ababel Yeshaneh but the Ethiopian refused to bow and retook the lead before the pair battled down the final stretch. Jepchirchir, who won in New York in November, needed every ounce of energy to break the tape in two hours 21 minutes and one second, four seconds ahead of her rival.

Kenyan Chebet wins Boston Marathon in first major victory

BOSTON : Kenyan Evans Chebet won the Boston Marathon on Monday in two hours six minutes and 51 seconds, with compatriots Lawrence Cherono finishing second and Benson Kipruto finishing third.

O'Brien's Darasso shows class in Fairyhouse victory

Darasso stamped his class on the Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Hurdle at Fairyhouse. With Flame Bearer and Thedevilscoachman both significant non-runners, the admirable Darasso was a 7-2 shot to secure his fifth win at Graded level for trainer Joseph O'Brien and owner JP McManus. Ridden by Luke Dempsey, the blinkered nine-year-old took over the lead from Heaven Help Us early in the home straight before being challenged by the strong-travelling 3-1 favourite Santa Rossa, who was bidding to provide his trainer Dermot McLoughlin with a third winner in two days.

Huddersfield Town player ratings: Give your verdict after victory at Middlesbrough

Huddersfield Town strengthened their hand in a highly-competitive Championship promotion race when beating Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium this afternoon. Goals either side of half-time by Naby Sarr and Jordan Rhodes put the visitors in a commanding position as they finished 2-0 winners.

Why victory over Hibs at Hampden shows this is a special group of Hearts players who deserve to be cherished

Always a good piece of advice for our brittle existence on this planet but one which is often left unheeded. It feels like that is especially true of football fans. We tend to get carried away with the good times and subconsciously believe they’ll last forever. Nothing ever does and, unless you’re a big fat glory hunter, for the most part the experience of following a club is a seemingly never-ending cycle of fluctuations. For instance, one year you can find your club relegated despite plenty of investment. Then two years later you can finish in third place, qualify for eight games in European football and book a place in the Scottish Cup final for the third time in four years.

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Kenyan Chebet wins Boston Marathon men's title in first major victory

Kenyan Chebet wins Boston Marathon in first major victory

O'Brien's Darasso shows class in Fairyhouse victory

Huddersfield Town player ratings: Give your verdict after victory at Middlesbrough

Why victory over Hibs at Hampden shows this is a special group of Hearts players who deserve to be cherished

Rashid Khan savours 'dream' IPL captaincy after leading Gujarat to victory over Chennai

Stawell Gift results: Harrison Kerr powers to victory in men's race while Carla Bull claims women's title

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