NEW YORK (Reuters) - Briton Paula Radcliffe won the New York half marathon on Sunday in her first race in nine months and said she was heading to Berlin where she will decide if she is fit enough to run the world championships marathon.

BERLIN (Reuters) - With the men’s 100 meters final the talk of the Olympic Stadium, the women sprinters briefly stepped into the limelight Sunday and all the main contenders safely negotiated the first-round heats.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - England midfielder David Beckham was sent off after 17 minutes in LA Galaxy’s 2-0 defeat against the Seattle Sounders on Saturday.

PARIS (Reuters) - Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will continue riding for Astana in 2010, the Kazakh-funded team said Sunday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mets third baseman David Wright suffered concussion after being hit in the head by a pitch from San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain on Saturday.

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A bases-loaded single at the bottom of the ninth inning from Omar Infante and a game to forget for Phillies closer Brad Lidge gave the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 win over Philadelphia on Saturday.

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Andy Murray prized the world number two ranking from Rafael Nadal on Saturday by beating Jo Wilfried-Tsonga 6-4 7-6 to book a final clash with in-form Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro at the Montreal Masters.

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - World number one Dinara Safina will take on a rejuvenated Jelena Jankovic in the final of the Cincinnati Open after hugely contrasting wins on Saturday.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The world championships 100 meters cast played their parts to perfection on Saturday as Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay took center stage, backed up by a comedy cameo from Asafa Powell and Dwain Chambers as villain.

CHASKA, Minnesota (Reuters) - Tiger Woods stayed calm in the face of charging rivals and an impending storm to hold a two-shot lead over Padraig Harrington and Yang Yong-eun of South Korea after Saturday’s third round of the U.S. PGA.