kipchoge's performance was the biggest improvement in the marathon since derek clayton in 1967.e and it is really a big thing throughout my career. i am really a big thing throughout my career. iam happy really a big thing throughout my career. i am happy for those who believed in my story about working ha rd believed in my story about working hard andi believed in my story about working hard and i am believing in myself. a whole generation believes in themselves. and trusting what they're doing. then they can more. —— then they can achieve more. also honoured for the first time was caterine ibarguen, who was unbeaten in all eight of her triple jump competitions — her triple jump win in rabat was the longest in the world in 2018. to the third and deciding test match between pakistan and new zealand in abu dhabi. the visitors were bowled out for 274 on day two. azhar ali then lead the response for the hosts — unbeaten on 62 for his third half—century of the series to put pakistan in the driver's seat — they ended the day three wickets down trailing by 135 runs. after australia an

kipchoge, who shattered the world marathon record by 78 seconds in berlin earlier this year, receivedn, who was unbeaten in all eight of her triple jump competitions. her triple jump win in rabat was the longest in the world in 2018. now, it is that time of year when some of us around the world are getting into the festive christmas spirit, and borussia dortmund were making their annual visit to a local children's hospital. in slight contrast to tubby old father christmas, it was elite, ultra—toned players handing out gifts, signing autographs and posing for photographs. stars of the german side, who are seven points clear at the top of the bundesliga, bringing a smile to the children's faces — lovely stuff. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that is bbc.com/sport. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. a handwritten note about religion penned by nobel prize—winning physicist albert einstein has sold at auction in new york for nearly $3 million. the so—called god letter, written in german, was bought by a p

kenya's marathon runner, eliud kipchoge has been named male athlete of the year at the iaaf awards inthe london marathon in april — where he finished well clear of a strong field. then five months later in berlin — he broke the world record — winning in a time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 39 second — 78 seconds faster than the previous world record, which was the biggest single improvement on a men's marathon world record since 1967. britain's dina asher—smith lost out on the female award to caterine ibarguen from colombia. the olympic champion triple jumper was unbeaten in all eight competitions this season. she was consistently top in the long jump too — winning titles in both disciplines at the central american caribbean games, the continental cup and the diamond league finals. the iaaf, the governing body for athletics — have upheld their ban on russian athletes in international competition. this has been in place since november 2015 because of evidence of state—sponsored doping. the ban will remain in place until samples and data from moscow's former anti—doping laboratory are made a

after two ha rd —foug ht hours on london streets, vivian cheruiyot and eliud kipchoge were a capitalid weir, who won the race for an eighth time. manchester city wasted no time in crossing the premier league line. they did it in record style. this season, the previous season, all my career in barcelona and munich, i didn't expect, so now i'm happy because we did it. they did it in the league cup, too, the fa cup was chelsea's to hold as united paid the penalty. 1—0 to chelsea. a final flourish for antonio conte. chelsea's success wasn't finished yet, with the ladies unbeatable in the wsl and the fa cup. a goal fitting enough to win any fa cup final. celtic went one better with a domestic treble in scotland. the league and scottish cup added to the previous year's league cup. in europe, well, liverpool's dramatic run came to a head in the final — specifically, loris karius's. a concussion led to two errors, gifting real madrid a third straight title. in rugby union, saracens returned to the top of the pack, beating exeter 27—10 in the final. ireland's fine rugby year was exemplified b

kenya‘s marathon runner eliud kipchoge has been named male athlete of the year at the iaaf awards in winning in a time of 2 hours, 1 minute and 39 second, 78 seconds faster than the previous world record, which was the biggest single improvement on a men‘s marathon world record since 1967. britain‘s dina asher—smith lost out on the female award to caterine ibarguen from colombia. the olympic champion triple jumper was unbeaten in all eight competitions this season. she was consistently top in the long jump too, winning titles in both disciplines at the central american and?caribbean games, the continental cup and the diamond league finals. in snooker‘s uk championship, judd trump has qualified for the fourth round. the world numberfive made an impressive start, leading 3—1 over mark king in only 50 minutes. he closed out victory 6—2 in york and will meetjoe perry in the last 16. that‘s all the sport for now. all the results and the best of the action from york, plus all the reaction to tonight‘s premier league games are on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. hello there. w

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