Athletics

World championships

Results of the finals on Friday:

Men

5000m final

1. Mo Farah (GBR) 13:26.98

2. Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) 13:27.26

3. Isiah Kiplangat Koech (KEN) 13:27.26

4. Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (KEN) 13:27.67

5. Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN) 13:29.01

6. Bernard Lagat (USA) 13:29.24

7. Muktar Edris (ETH) 13:29.56

8. Galen Rupp (USA) 13:29.87

4x400m relay final:

1. United States 2:58.71

(Verburg, McQuay, Hall, Merritt)

2. Jamaica 2:59.88

(McDonald, Steele, Johnson, Francis)

3. Russia 2:59.90

(Dyldin, Mosin, Petukhov, Krasnov)

4. Britain 3:00.88

5. Belgium 3:01.02

6. Trinidad 3:01.74

7. Brazil 3:02.19

8. Australia 3:02.26

Long jump final:

1. Aleksandr Menkov (RUS) 8.56 m

2. Ignisious Gaisah (NED) 8.29

3. Luis Rivera (MEX) 8.27

4. Eusebio Cceres (ESP) 8.26

5. Mauro Vinicius da Silva (BRA) 8.24

6. Christian Reif (GER) 8.22

7. Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) 8.10

8. Damar Forbes (JAM) 8.02

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12. Li Jinzhe (CHN) 7.86

Shot put final:

1. David Storl (GER) 21.73 m

2. Ryan Whiting (USA) 21.57

3. Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 21.34

4. Reese Hoffa (USA) 21.12

5. Ladislav Prsil (CZE) 20.98

6. Tomasz Majewski (POL) 20.98

7. Germn Lauro (ARG) 20.40

8. Georgi Ivanov (BUL) 20.39

Women

200m final:

1. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 22.17

2. Murielle Ahoure (CIV) 22.32

3. Blessing Okagbare (NGR) 22.32

4. Shaunae Miller (BAH) 22.74

5. Jeneba Tarmoh (USA) 22.78

6. ChaRonda Williams (USA) 22.81

7. Mariya Ryemyen (UKR) 22.84

. Allyson Felix (USA) DNF

Hammer final:

1. Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) 78.80 m

2. Anita Wlodarczyk (POL) 78.46

3. Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) 75.58

4. Wang Zheng (CHN) 74.90

5. Anna Bulgakova (RUS) 74.62

6. Yipsi Moreno (CUB) 74.16

7. Oksana Kondrateva (RUS) 72.76

8. va Orbn (HUN) 72.70

Baseball

Results from the MLB games on Friday (home team in CAPS):

Kansas City 2 DETROIT 1

CHICAGO CUBS 7 St. Louis 0

Colorado 6 BALTIMORE 3

LA Dodgers 4 PHILADELPHIA 0

PITTSBURGH 6 Arizona 2

Kansas City 3 DETROIT 0

NY Yankees 10 BOSTON 3

San Francisco 14 MIAMI 10

ATLANTA 3 Washington 2 (10 innings)

Seattle 3 TEXAS 1

MILWAUKEE 7 Cincinnati 6

Chicago White Sox 5 MINNESOTA 2

Houston 8 LA ANGELS 2

OAKLAND 3 Cleveland 2

NY Mets 5 SAN DIEGO 2

TAMPA BAY 5 Toronto 4

Golf

Wyndham Championship

GREENSBORO, North Carolina - Second-round scores on Friday in the $5.3 million PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship (USA unless noted, par-70):

129 - Patrick Reed 65-64

130 - John Huh 68-62

131 - Jordan Spieth 65-66

133 - Charlie Wi (KOR) 68-65, Ross Fisher (ENG) 64-69, Bob Estes 67-66, Rory Sabbatini (RSA) 67-66, Brian Harman 67-66, Jim Herman 67-66

134 - Morgan Hoffmann 65-69, Charles Howell 66-68, Matt Every 67-67, Robert Garrigus 65-69, Andrew Svoboda 65-69

135 - Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 70-65, Bryce Molder 66-69, Bill Haas 69-66, Zach Johnson 67-68, Sergio Garcia (ESP) 65-70, Will Claxton 68-67, Henrik Norlander (SWE) 67-68

Solheim Cup

Results on the first day of the Solheim Cup at on Friday at the Colorado Golf Club:

Foursomes

Europe 5 USA 3

Anna Nordqvist/Caroline Hedwall (EUR) bt Stacy Lewis/Lizette Salas (USA) 4 and 2

Suzann Pettersen/Beatriz Recari (EUR) bt Brittany Lang/Angela Stanford (USA) 2 and 1

Morgan Pressel/Jessica Korda (USA) bt Catriona Matthew/Jodi Ewart (EUR) 3 and 2

Azahara Munoz/Karine Icher (EUR) bt Cristie Kerr/Paula Creamer (USA) 2 and 1

Fourballs

Suzann Pettersen/Carlota Ciganda (EUR) bt Stacy Lewis/Lexi Thompson 1 and 0

Caroline Hedwall/Caroline Masson(EUR) bt Angela Stanford/Gerina Piller 2 and 1

Brittany Lincicome/Brittany Lang (USA) bt Anna Nordqvist/Giulia Sergas (EUR) 4 and 3

Cristie Kerr/Michelle Wie (USA) bt Catriona Matthew/Charley Hull (EUR) 2 and 1

Soccer

Argentine championship

Results of Inicial matches on Friday: Colon (Santa Fe) 1 Quilmes 0

Arsenal 3 Olimpo 1

English Championship

Result on Friday:

Doncaster 2 Blackburn 0

French Ligue 1

Result on Friday:

Sochaux 1 (Boudebouz 4-pen) Lyon 3 (Benzia 35, Lacazette 43, Gourcuff 48)

Portuguese league

Result on Friday:

Pacos de Ferreira 0 Sporting Braga 2

Scottish Premier League

Result on Friday:

Partick 1 (Muirhead 86-pen) Hearts 1 (Walker 88)

Tennis

ATP/ WTA Cincinnati

Results on Friday from the ATP/WTA Western and Southern Open (x denotes seed):

Men's quarterfinals

John Isner (USA) bt Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5; Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG x7) bt Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1; Tomas Berdych (CZE x6) bt Andy Murray (GBR x2) 6-3, 6-4; Rafael Nadal (ESP x4) bt Roger Federer (SUI x5) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.

Women's quarterfinals

Li Na (CHN x5) bt Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x4) - walkover; Jelena Jankovic (SRB x14) bt Roberta Vinci (ITA x12) 6-0, 6-4; Serena Williams (USA x1) bt Simona Halep (ROM) 6-0, 6-4; Victoria Azarenka (BLR x2) bt Caroline Wozniacki (DEN 10) 6-3, 7-6 (5).

China Daily

(China Daily 08/18/2013 page7)