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Simiu plunges into the marathon world in the streets of Chicago. What you need to know: Earlier, athletes who debuted in the distance have written history by winning races despite the race being something new to them. Should Simiu win today’s race, he will join an elite class of athletes who won a World Majors Marathon race at the first time of asking. World 10,000 metres silver medalist, Daniel Simiu from Kenya, will Sunday immerse himself into an unchartered territory when he lines up for Chicago Marathon at 3.15pm (Kenyan time). The 24-year-old will run his first marathon race and his…

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Ipswich’s McKenna and Wales’ Craig Bellamy ‘perfect’ for Burns Image caption, Wes Burns scored six goals in 35 Championship appearances last season as Ipswich Town gained promotion to the Premier League Nations League: Wales v Montenegro Venue: Cardiff City Stadium Date: Monday, 14 October Kick-off: 19:45 BST Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Sounds & live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app Wes Burns believes Wales’ new style under Craig Bellamy is “perfect” for his qualities given the way he operates under Kieran McKenna at Ipswich Town. The winger missed Bellamy’s first camp as Wales boss due to…

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Today in Sports History: Eliud Kipchoge runs a marathon in under two hours In this photo made available by The INEOS 1:59 Challenge on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, Eliud Kipchoge celebrates as he crosses finish line and makes history to become the first human being to run a marathon in under 2 hours. (Bob Martin/The INEOS 1:59 Challenge) Today’s Sports Highlight in History: 2019 — Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge becomes the first to run the marathon in under two hours (1:59:40) On this date: 1920 — In the final race of his career, 3-year-old Man O War defeats 1919…

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