Marathon training kicks off
Marathon training kicks off
JAKARTA: Training for the Chicago Marathon in the Far East started at 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
The first day of training, in which nine people participated, was a three-mile run in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta.
Training is held every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday leading up to the Oct. 12 marathon. Saturday training is a cross-country run.
To attract more runners, the organizers have decided to go back to basics with training starts with three-mile runs that gradually increase as the weeks go by.
The marathon takes place along the coastal road from Labuan to Anyer, Banten, on the same day as the actual Chicago Marathon is staged in the U.S.
For further information, contact Ralph Suhadi of the Fortune Runners at eloquent@indosat.net.id.--JP
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Padilla leads Phillies to victory
ANAHEIM, California: Vincente Padilla threw seven shutout innings as Jimmy Rollins and Jim Thome both homered to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Angels in the only major league baseball game on Monday.
Padilla (5-7) allowed just five hits, struck out two and walked one to help the Phillies win the first-ever meeting between the two teams in interleague play.
It was not a good night for Anaheim sports fans, as the crowd of 25,902 groaned loudly when it was announced in the third inning that the Anaheim Mighty Ducks had lost Game Seven of the Stanley Cup finals to the New Jersey Devils, by the same 3-0 score. --Reuters
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Berlusconi talks Beckham in Israel
ROME: Italian Premier and AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi found time amid talks with Israel's prime minister Monday to address the hottest issue of the summer's soccer market: David Beckham.
Sports pages have been full of rumors that the England captain might leave Manchester United for a Spanish or Italian club - with Berlusconi's Milan among them. But the Italian leader seemed to nix that idea during a news conference in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
"I know better ways to spend money earned with great sacrifice than by signing Mr. Beckham," Berlusconi said, according to the Ap.Biscom news agency. --AP
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Ahn released from military service
SEOUL: South Korea's star striker Ahn Jung-Hwan, undergoing military service, has been given a special dispensation to play in Wednesday's friendly international against Argentina.
The Japan-based star whose familiar flowing locks were shorn when he began a one-month stint at barracks near Seoul a week ago will be released from his unit to join Tuesday training with the national squad.
Ahn, 27, scored the only goal in South Korea's victory over Japan on May 31 in Tokyo and was sorely missed in the 2-0 defeat to Uruguay in Seoul on Sunday.
South Korean fans beseiged the Defense Ministry website following the defeat, begging that Ahn be released to face Argentina. --AFP
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Jolly Rogers takes Tour of Germany
SARREBRUCK, Germany: In-form Australian rider Michael Rogers won the Tour of Germany here on Monday adding it to his victory in the Tour of Belgium a fortnight ago.
The 23-year-old finished in the peloton at the end of the seventh stage, the 173.2km ride from Bad Durkheim being taken in a mass sprint finish by Germany's Olympic track champion Olaf Pollack.
Rogers ended with a 1minute 19second advantage over Portugal's Jose Azevedo while Kazakhstan's Alexander Vinokourov was third, a further 33 seconds adrift. --AFP