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The London Marathon is one of our finest events  Let's explore some of the best bits and quotes from the 2025 event. Author - Jack L Once a year, the city comes together to celebrate one of the great sporting occasions .  The 45th edition of the event was aiming to break a record and become the marathon race with the most competitors. There are expected to be more than 56,000 people taking part this year, from the elite field through to those runners dressed as dinosaurs or carrying animals.  Who's won the elite races In the women's event, Olympic silver medallist Tigst Assefa managed to burst clear of the 2021 winner Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya with around 10km to go before crossing the line in two hours 15 minutes 50 seconds. Assefa managed to beat the previous record, set by Peres Jepchirchir in London last year, by 26 seconds. Jepkosgei achieved a credible second place, nearly three minutes behind, whilst 2023 winner and Olympic champion Sifan Hassan of the Nethe...

QPR thrashed by Premier League-bound Burnley  The result ensured the Championship title race will go down to the final day of the season. Author - Craig H The visitors, already assured of automatic promotion, moved three points ahead of Leeds United, who face Bristol City at Elland Road on Monday. Goals from Josh Cullen and two from Zian Flemming put the Clarets in control at the end of the first-half, which they dominated.Jeremy Sarmiento then scored twice off the bench to wrap up a huge win for Burnley and extend their unbeaten league run to 32 games. A closer look at what happened at Loftus Road Ultimately, QPR were chasing shadows at Loftus Road as a clinical Burnley side delivered a first-half masterclass that left the hosts with a mountain to climb.  The home side had barely settled into the match when Burnley struck their first blow. The goal came from a sharp move that sliced through the QPR backline, READ MORE: QPR match reports from London Super News Despite sign...