MUMBAI - KENNETH Mugara led a Kenyan sweep in the men's event of the Mumbai marathon on Sunday in the city's first international sports event since the militant attacks last November.

THE seven boats of the Volvo Ocean Race left Singapore at 1pm yesterday for Qingdao, China.

MELBOURNE - MELBOURNE wants to bring the Olympics back to the city that hosted the Games in 1956 and may bid for either the 2024 or 2028 event, a report said on Sunday.

The Melbourne Age newspaper said Rod Eddington, chairman of the Victorian Major Events Company, the body that would lead the bid, had informed the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) of the city's interest.