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Nick Faldo will bow out at historic St. Andrews -- the scene of the second of his three British Open successes back in 1990. The 57-year-old, who also won three Masters titles, has not played at any of the other three major tournaments since 2006. "The Open and St. Andrews will forever hold a significant place in my heart," said the Englishman, who has been a television pundit for the past decade as his playing days tapered off. "My fondest moments on my journey with this great sport are woven with pictures and emotions in this setting. It all means a huge amount to me." Faldo won his first major at another Scottish course, Muirfield, in 1987, and also triumphed there five years later, but achieved what every golfer dreams of when he took a healthy lead across the famous Swilcan Bridge to triumph by five shots at St. Andrews quarter of a century ago. "I look forward to celebrating all that golf has given me as I cross that storied bridge and the wonderful memo...

The 41-year-old Radcliffe, plagued by injuries in recent years, had vowed to pound the 42km course around Britain's capital city just one more time and was good to her word. Those 12 years ago, Radciffe stunned the world of athletics with a time of two hours 15 minutes 25 seconds and also produced two other sub two-hour 18 minutes performances for the marathon distance at the peak of her career. To put it into context, the winning time of the 2015 London women's winner, Ethiopia's Tigist Tufa, was just under eight minutes slower than Radcliffe's of 2003. In cold and windy conditions, it was nevertheless a fine performance from Tufa, who relegated two-time former winner Mary Keitany of Kenya to second place. The men's race was won by Eliud Kipchoge, who led a Kenyan clean sweep of the podium places with a time of two hours four minutes 42 seconds. He burst clear in the closing stages to beat defending London champion Wilson Kipsang, with world record-holder Dennis K...