Kiplagat to get $50,000 bonus

Debrecen (Hungary): Lornah Kiplagat of The Netherlands will receive a bonus of $50,000 (euro 40,000) for setting a world record in the women’s 20km road race.

Kiplagat, who moved to The Netherlands from Kenya in 2003, finished in 1::3:21.00 to win Sunday’s inaugural IAAF World Road Running Championships. She broke the record of 1:03:26, set by Paula Radcliffe of Britain on October 6, 2001, in Bristol.

Kiplagat will receive the bonus even though Sunday’s race was not part of the IAAF’s World Record Program, the IAAF said on Monday.

Kibet, Skvortsova best

San Jose: Kenya’s Duncan Kibet won the Rock ’n’ Roll half-marathon on Sunday in 1::00:22 seconds, the second-fastest time in the 21.1km (13.1 mile) event ever in the US. The 28-year-old’s time is second only to Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, who set the world record of 58:55 on January 15 in Tempe, Arizona.

Russia’s Silvia Skvortsova won the women’s race, pulling away over the final mile to edge Edna Kiplagat of Kenya in a personal best 1::09:17.

Doctors pitch in

Wellington: A cricket team comprised entirely of doctors dashed to the aid of a colleague when he collapsed after bowling an over in a social match in Christchurch.

Mike Pearcy, president of the Sydenham Cricket Club, said the doctors “really got stuck in” resuscitating Professor Richard Sainsbury, who had stopped breathing, and providing medical care until an ambulance arrived Saturday. Sainsbury, a lecturer in geriatric health at the Christchurch School of Medicine, was expected to make a full recovery, Pearcy said.

Corinthians in danger

Sao Paulo: Striker Souza scored his league-leading 15th goal to lead Goias 3-1 over defending champion Corinthians, who dropped into the relegation zone in the Brazilian championship on Sunday. Leaders Sao Paulo defeated Fluminense 2-1 on Saturday to stay comfortably ahead of second-place Santos, who beat third-place Gremio 1-0 to remain seven points off the lead.

Corinthians, winless in four matches, fell to 17th in the 20-team table with 10 rounds remaining. The bottom four clubs will be demoted to the second division at the end of the season.

River Plate beat Boca 3-1

Buenos Aires: Teenage striker Gonzalo Higuain scored twice as River Plate beat arch-rivals and leaders Boca Juniors 3-1 on Sunday in the biggest match of the Argentine season.

River also ended Boca’s run of 22 domestic games without defeat and moved into second place in the Apertura championship, one point behind their opponents, as the competition reached the halfway mark.

Ljungberg sidelined

Stockholm: Fredrik Ljungberg will miss Sweden’s European Championship qualifier at Iceland on Wednesday after injuring his calf during a 2-0 win against Spain on Saturday.

The Arsenal midfielder underwent an MRI test on Monday and will travel to London for treatment, the Swedish Football Association said. It did not speculate on when Ljungberg will be fit.

Cyclist in coma

Bologna: Italian cyclist Michele Gobbi was in a coma on Monday with severe head injuries following a fall in the GP Beghelli race. Blood flowed from Gobbi’s head and his helmet was split in two after the accident in Saturday’s race. He was airlifted to a Bologna hospital, where he is being treated. The 29-year-old Gobbi rides for the Milram team. He has four victories in his pro career.

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