he beat vit kopshiva of the czech republic over three sets, winning 6-1, 5-7, 6-4... the process. derek underwood, one of england and kent's greatest ever bowlers, has died at the age of 78. the left—armer took 297 wickets in 86 tests between 1966 and 1982 the most by any england spinner. he claimed 2,465 wickets in 676 first—class matches overall. uk athletics has announced a newjoint venture with organisers of the london marathon and the great north run — to help tackle a financial crisis in the sport. the governing body made record losses of nearly four million pounds last year. they hope the partnership will help protect future growth and help them deliver on major events. we believe this sport, track and field athletics linked to running should be massive and right up there. and this investment is going to give us a chance to do that. if we didn't have it, we would be stepping back. we would be battening down the hatches and we would not be realising the ambition. so this is us making a move to really get the sport back to where we believe it can be. we've starte