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Limo will now have to bide her time and plan her debut over the 42km distance in September. “It is a drawback for me. But I will be able to return, and hopefully defeat my own fears over running the full marathon,” the veteran half marathon runner said in a statement on Wednesday. In another statement, organisers of the Boston Marathon confirmed several withdrawals from the race alongside Limo. Ethiopia’s Mamitu Daska, winner in Frankfurt in 2011, is also out after she picked up an injury during the recent Guiyang World Cross Country Championships....

After a testing 2017 in which she did not win a title and failed to go beyond the fourth round of any grand slam, Kerber has enjoyed a resurgent 2018, winning the Sydney International and reaching semi-finals of the Australian Open and quarters of Roland Garros. Ostapenko, French Open champion in 2017, threatened to be a significant obstacle in her attempt to return to the Wimbledon final, which she lost to Serena Williams two years ago, but the Latvian produced an error-strewn display in which she never settled after a nervous start....

Keselowski easily held off second-place finisher Erik Jones for the victory on Monday – his second of the NASCAR season and the 26th of his career. It is also Keselowski’s second successive win following last week’s triumph at Darlington, while Team Penske reigned supreme in the Brickyard 400 for the first time. A crash involving Landon Cassill and Jeffrey Earnhardt late in the race led to a caution and restart with three laps remaining....

After five games the Nets sit at a 2-3 record, going down to fellow Eastern Conference contenders, the Miami Heat 103-96 tonight. NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) Following the loss, Kevin Durant, who went for 25 points and 11 rebounds, conceded Kyrie Irving’s absence due to his stance on the COVID-19 vaccination has definitely been felt on the court. “Yeah, we do miss Kyrie....

The Warriors star has been dealing with a strained calf and won’t play in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals against the Trail Blazers, according to Yahoo Sports, which cited league sources. The Warriors are expected to give an official update on Durant’s status Thursday. Durant has missed the last two games due to the injury, which occurred in Game 5 of the Warriors’ series against the Rockets....

As Kevin Durant demonstrated on Tuesday, that can even be the case when the Fox Sports 1 commentator is heaping praise on players. The “Undisputed” host was effusive in his admiration for Durant on Twitter after the latter led an undermanned Nets team to a 131-129 overtime win over the Nets. MORE: FS1’s Jenny Taft calls out Skip Bayless for criticism of Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy’s physical appearance Brooklyn, down seven players due to COVID-19, relied heavily on Durant’s 34 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in the victory....

The Thunder released a statement Friday afternoon saying Durant needs bone graft surgery on his right foot and won’t return to basketball activity for 4-6 months. This will be the third surgery on Durant’s foot. MORE: Westbrook powering OKC | Love is the new Bosh? | NBA Draft stock report Durant has missed the majority of the season after having multiple complications with his foot. He missed the first 17 games of the season, and returned only to miss time again....

The Warriors’ newest All-Star says he didn’t come outside for two days after deciding to leave the Thunder. NBA SUMMER LEAGUE: Scouts, coaches break down top 10 picks’ performances “I didn’t leave my bed, because I was like, ‘Man, if I walk outside somebody might just try to hit me with their car or say anything negative to me. I just stayed in,” Durant told USA Today. “I was trying to process it all....

The longtime NBA player retired after last season, so in order to occupy his time, he’ll be joining the cast of former NBA players at the TNT studios. He joins Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal and host Ernie Johnson. NBA PREDICTIONS: The MVP race gets really messy The news was teased early Thursday night and confirmed later on the show when Garnett made an appearance. He spoke for about five minutes and showed why he’s going to be a perfect fit on the crew moving forward....

Kevin Harvick, who won the November 2013 race at Phoenix International Raceway in his next-to-last race with Richard Childress Racing, returned to the track with new bosses and a new team last weekend. The cars were new, too, because of a new aerodynamic package. So although Harvick won Sunday at the same track where he had won about four months ago, there wasn’t much that could be considered the same....

The Stewart-Haas Racing driver, who has eight poles this year, turned a lap of 196.192 mph in the 90-minute session as teams prepared for the Bank of America 500 on Saturday night as well as qualifying Thursday night. MORE: Earnhardt birthday has him relaxed | Danica calls Ricky ‘cuddly’ | Chase standings breakdown | Charlotte picks Following Harvick on the speed chart were Austin Dillon (196.107), Tony Stewart (195.327), Jeff Gordon (195....

The Drifting Classroom starts with a harrowing but simple premise: The 862 students and faculty of Yamato Elementary School vanish in what is believed to be a massive explosion, but they are all still alive, their school transported to a seemingly endless wasteland. Umezu began drawing in the 1950s, building a legacy that still looms large, influencing modern horror manga artists like Junji Ito (Uzumaki). Winner of the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1974 for The Drifting Classroom, the 81-year-old was recently honored at a comics festival in France....

The two teams are at different ends of the ISL table. While Mumbai City FC are at the top, Kerala Blasters FC lie on the ninth spot. Mumbai City FC emerged 2-0 winners in their last meeting with goals from Adam Le Fondre and Hugo Boumous. Both the teams come into this clash after a loss in their previous ISL fixture. But the Islanders will have a slight advantage, considering their stacked attack....

JinMar, a modder who creates content for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, has created a mod that lets players control Johnny Silverhand or John Wick from the eponymous movie series. To get the mod, players will first have to download the SnakeBite mod manager for Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain and then download JinMar’s mod. Go to the avatar customization option to flick between the two Keanu Reeves characters....

Key spoke about his time recording the voice of Toad for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and it sounds like he had a ton of fun with it. Fans have already gotten a taste of his performance in the recent Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer, and opinions seem pretty unanimously favorable. But it turns out that audiences may get more than expected thanks to Key’s self-proclaimed theater nerd status. It’s time to hear those dulcet Toad tones sing....

Milan sealed a sixth-place finish and a spot in next season’s Europa League with a 3-0 home Serie A victory, the Japan international netting their second after coming off the substitutes’ bench. But Honda has only made seven league appearances this season, starting once, and will move on after the last match of the club’s season against Cagliari on May 28. “My dearest Milan supporters, thank you,” he said in a message on Twitter....

Allen joined the Flyers in 1966, before the franchise's inaugural season. He was behind the bench for its inception in 1967 and won the West Division title that season. He coached the team through the 1969-70 season. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2014 Allen became the general manager of the Flyers on Dec. 22, 1969, and held that position until May 27, 1983. During his tenure as GM, the Flyers won two Stanley Cups (1973-74 and 1974-75) and reached the finals four times....

He and fellow former WWE Superstar Mia Yim recently tied the knot with hardcore legend Mick Foley as the official for proceedings. The idea came about in February 2021, when Yim and Lee announced their engagement on Twitter, to which Foley responded with congratulations and offered to officiate the wedding. Yim seemed to be into the idea and told him that she’d soon be in touch. The wedding of the two former stars recently took place, and Foley did indeed officiate....

WWE Survivor Series 2019 Keith Lee, who represented the Black-and-Gold brand at Survivor Series, put up an impressive showing at the pay-per-view. Apart from locking horns with the likes of Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman, Lee got the pinfall over the former WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins as well. Despite the valiant efforts, he couldn’t grab the win for his team and as a result, SmackDown prevailed over RAW and NXT in that contest....

He proposed that the Clippers essentially stage a walkout and force the NBA's hand in the matter. MORE: Magic Johnson responds | DeAndre Jordan reacts | Doc Rivers’ son details his experience with racism A walkout in the middle of the first round of the NBA Playoffs? Surely, the league would have to address the issue then instead of circulating a bulletin highlighting their current inaction, right? Think of all the money lost....