MARATHON

Chinese veteran Dong finishes 10th in Chicago

China's top long-distance runners Dong Guojian, Peng Jianhua and Yang Shaohui were among the 40,000-strong field in Sunday's Chicago Marathon.

In perfect conditions in the American city, the 35-year-old Dong clocked an excellent 2:08:53 to finish 10th in the men's race; Yang crossed the line 33rd in 2:16:11, and Peng placed 38th in 2:19:06.

Kenya's Benson Kipruto won the men's race in 2:04:24, while compatriot Ruth Chepngetich ran the second fastest women's marathon of all time to defend her title in 2:14:08.

"I'm happy because I won the race and defended my title. I'm happy so much," Chepngetich said of her personal-best effort.

"I wanted to break the world record, but I missed it by some seconds. I want to get it. I was close. I will come back next year and do wonders."

SOCCER

Casillas claims hackers behind 'I'm gay' tweet

Spain's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Iker Casillas said Sunday his Twitter feed had been hacked after a tweet from his account had claimed he was coming out as gay.

Casillas, 41, who made 725 appearances for Real Madrid and won the 2010 World Cup, had apparently tweeted: "I hope you respect me: I'm gay."

That was followed by a reply from his former Spain teammate Carles Puyol, who tweeted: "It's time to tell our story, Iker" followed by a kissing emoji.

Casillas later tweeted: "Account hacked. Luckily everything in order. Apologies to all my followers. And of course more apologies to the LGBT community."

Puyol apologized for his tweet which he says was written as a joke. "I apologize for a stupid joke which was not made with any bad intentions but was completely out of order," he wrote on Twitter.

GOLF

Kim claims historic win to emulate Woods

Tom Kim closed with a 5-under 67 and completed a bogey-free week in Las Vegas to win the Shriners Children's Open when Patrick Cantlay fell apart on the final hole Sunday.

Kim became the first player since Tiger Woods in 1996 to win twice on the PGA Tour before turning 21. The 20-year-old South Korean won the Wyndham Championship in August to earn a tour card and he's been soaring ever since.

"It's been crazy," Kim said. "Definitely doesn't feel slow, that's for sure. I've just got to keep going, and I'm enjoying the ride. So hopefully, many more to come."

Kim and Cantlay were tied for the lead when the American hooked his 3-wood into a bush, tried to hack it out into the fairway, took a penalty drop, went into the water and then made a putt for triple bogey.

"I got very lucky on the 18th, I'm not going to lie. Patrick played awesome, and to come out with a win I feel fortunate," said Kim, who is now the highest-ranked Asian player in the world at No 15.

BASKETBALL

LeBron wants his own NBA team in Las Vegas

LeBron James made his post-retirement goals clear: He wants to own an NBA team, and he wants it in Las Vegas.

"I would love to bring a team here at some point," he told reporters after scoring 23 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' loss to the Phoenix Suns in a preseason game played Wednesday night in Las Vegas.

And he addressed commissioner Adam Silver, who was not in Las Vegas, directly.

"He probably sees every single interview and transcript that comes through from NBA players," James said. "So, I want the team here, Adam. Thank you."

James, 37, is a part-owner of baseball's Boston Red Sox and English soccer's Liverpool FC.

TENNIS

Novak 'super-pumped' as streak continues

Novak Djokovic believes his prolonged but self-inflicted absences in 2022 have made him "super-pumped and motivated" to finish a year which started with deportation from Australia on a high.

The 35-year-old swept to back-to-back titles when he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 in the Astana final on Sunday, a week after securing the Tel Aviv trophy.

"I could not ask for a better restart of the season. I'm super-pumped and motivated to end the season as well as I have done these past couple of weeks," said the Serbian.

Djokovic now has four titles from just 10 events this season following victories in Rome and at Wimbledon. His Wimbledon triumph in July equaled Pete Sampras' mark of seven at the All England Club and took him to 21 Grand Slams, one behind Rafael Nadal's record tally.