Grateful Jankovic survives marathon
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Third seed Jelena Jankovic thanked her fighting spirit, divine intervention and a large dose of luck after scrambling into the Australian Open second round on Monday.
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Britain&#39;s world record holder Paula Radcliffe won the women&#39;s New York marathon in two hours 23 minutes 10 seconds on Sunday in the race&#39;s closest finish and redeem herself
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Japan's diminutive Mizuki Noguchi put on  an extraordinary display of front-running to win the Olympic  women's marathon title on Sunday as Paula Radcliffe's challenge  ended in bitter tears.
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Fani Halkia (2nd r) celebrates as she wins the womenâs 400-meter hurdles final at the main Olympic Stadium last night. The Greek runner clocked 52.
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Novak Djokovic of Serbia had his second marathon session of the tournament Tuesday and advanced after a grueling match with Argentinaâs Juan Monaco.
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Mizuki Noguchi of Japan held on for the gold and American Deena Kastor used a late burst for a stunning bronze medal finish Sunday night in the Olympic marathon.
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Japan claimed gold in the women&#39;s marathon Sunday. Battling extreme heat and a difficult 42.195 kilometer course through historic Athens, Mizuki Noguchi passed the finish line in two hours, 26.
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ATHENS - Shattered but smiling, Jonathan Wyatt reflected proudly on his Olympic marathon effort as he finished 20th in a drama-packed race here today.
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Italian Stefano Baldini has won the men&#39;s marathon in a time of 2:10:54. Naturalized American Meb Keflezighi was a surprise runnerup with Brazil&#39;s Vanderlei Lima finishing third.
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Italian Stefano Baldini won the Olympic men&#39;s marathon Sunday after an intruder dashed on to the course late in the race and bundled the then leader Vanderlei de Lima into the crowd.
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Italy&#39;s Stefano Baldini surged ahead with two miles to go and won the Olympic marathon Sunday while American Meb Keflezighi finished a surprising second in a
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Japan&#39;s Yoko Shibui overcame a run-in with an official to win the Berlin Marathon on Sunday in a race-record 2 hours, 19 minutes, 41 seconds, the fourth-best time for a woman at the distance.
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Two years ago, Len Geiger was near death, suffering from a severe case of genetic emphysema. On Saturday, Geiger participated in his first marathon, accompanied by the father of the 14-year-old girl whose lungs were used in a double-lung transplant to save his life.
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Jelena Jankovic won her fourth title of the year Sunday, beating Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to capture the grass-court DFS Classic.
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ATHENS - To understand the moment of triumph, one must understand the 2 hours, 26 minutes, 20 seconds of cruelty. The favorite, the world-record holder in the women&#39;s marathon, Paula Radcliffe, led a pack
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Third seed Jelena Jankovic has to dig deep to see off Tamira Paszek 2-6 6-2 12-10 in an epic first round match at the Australian Open.
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Injured Serb star Jelena Jankovic chose not to play in her women's singles clash in the Hopman Cup final against the United States here on Friday.