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Mo Farah is well prepared to defend his two Olympic titles after securing a comfortable victory in the 5,000 metres at the London Anniversary Games on Saturday. Farah won his final race before Rio in an impressive 12 minutes 59.29 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year.The 33-year-old finished more than 15 seconds faster than fellow team GB member Andy Butchart, who took second place. Four years ago, the Briton won both the 10,000m and 5,000m at the Olympic stadium in London and will be hoping to repeat his same success at Rio in two weeks time.Farah, who now heads to Font Romeu in the French Pyrenees for altitude training, said: Im in good shape. I have to stay patient, stay injury free, keep my feet on the ground.I want to do well, but I have to keep doing what Im doing. The crowd were amazing, this track means so much to me. James Elliington, Adam Gemili, CJ Ujah and James Dasaolu won the 4x100m, with Britains B team coming in second Meanwhile, Great Britains mens 4x100m team made a statement ahead of the Olympics by running the fastest time in the world of 37.78s.The quartet of James Dasaolu, Adam Gemili, James Ellington and Chijindu Ujah were just 0.05 off the 17-year-old British record, while Britains B team of Richard Kilty, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Danny Talbot and Ojie Edoburun, came home just 0.03 behind in second.Weve got a really good chance of challenging for a medal (at Olympics) and we believe we are going to push for a gold medal, said Gemili.We are not there to fill the lane and go behind America and Jamaica. We want to be the best, just like the guys (who won gold in Athens) in 2004, its possible. Shelayna Oskan-Clarke edged Lynsey Sharp into second place to wins the 800m Ellington said: To leave this track on a high puts us on a wicked path going into the Games.Dina Asher-Smith, the European 200m champion who will race over that distance in Rio, stepped down to the 100m and finished fourth in 11.09, into a headwind.The 20-year-old history student, who in the last four years has gone from a kit carrier at London 2012 to British record holder over 100m and 200m, said she was moderately happy with her performance.Matt Hudson-Smith secured a 400m win in 45.03 after Martyn Rooney, who will be one of the British teams most experienced athletes in Rio, was disqualified.Shelayna Oskan-Clarke edged compatriot Lynsey Sharp into second by 0.08 to take an 800m victory in a seasons best 1:59.46. 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The 57-year-old Tietjens has coached New Zealand to nine IRB World Sevens titles and to four Commonwealth Games gold medals as its only coach in the professional era. New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive Steve Tew said the re-signing was made with a focus on 2016 when sevens will be in the Olympics.SURPRISE, Ariz. - Texas Rangers catcher Geovany Soto had arthroscopic surgery Saturday to remove a small bone from his left foot. Soto had the surgery a day after returning to Texas to be examined by a specialist for what the team had called an Achilles issue. Doctors discovered a bone putting pressure on a flexor tendon. The Rangers said the procedure went well and that the expectation is their starting catcher should be ready for the start of the regular season. "He should be full-go in approximately three weeks. That was part of the reason he had the procedure now," assistant general manager Thad Levine said. "His other choice was to effectively try to get through the season with a series of injections." Soto is expected to be back at spring training camp by Monday. He will be in a walking boot for about 10 days before resuming baseball activities. In the off-season, Texas also signed J.P. Arencibia, whom manager Ron Washington said will get the bulk of time in drills while Soto is out. Levine said the bone removed from Sotos foot is a bone that not every person has, and that the tendon being pressedd "effectively controls the use of your toes.dddddddddddd" If Soto is fully back to speed in three weeks, he would still then have two more weeks before the season opener March 31 at home against Philadelphia. Soto, the NL Rookie of the Year in 2008 for the Chicago Cubs, was mainly a backup in Texas last season to A.J. Pierzynski, who left in free agency. Soto was the first of 168 major league free agents during the off-season to agree to a big league contract, with a $3.05 million deal in November. Soto was the primary catcher for Rangers ace Yu Darvish the second half of the season. Soto hit .245 with nine homers and 22 RBIs in 54 games last season. Arencibia spent the first 3 1/2 seasons of his career with Toronto. He hit .194 with 21 homers and 55 RBIs in 138 games last season. Notes: LHP Derek Holland is off crutches and starting to walk on a treadmill, but remains in Texas doing rehab after microfracture surgery on the left knee that he injured when he was tripped by his dog on the stairs at his home this winter. ... RF Alex Rios got a second day off in a row because of his sore big left toe. ' ' '
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