South Africa coach Ottis Gibson put in a request to withdraw "key players" from the IPL in early May to prepare for the World Cup. But Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Thabang Moroe did not bring up the issue with the BCCI, ESPNcricinfo understands, worried of the consequences of doing so.

A report by TimesLIVE has suggested that the status of India's scheduled tour to South Africa in 2021-22 may have prompted Moroe's action - or rather inaction. A tour by India would provide a major financial boost to an organisation that has forecast losses of R 654 million over the next four years, with any change to the scheduling of such a lucrative tour likely to worsen those losses.

Captain Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Quinton de Kock and Chris Morris - who replaced the injured Anrich Nortje in South Africa's World Cup squad earlier this week - are all still in India, with du Plessis and Tahir both part of the Chennai Super Kings squad that will play in Sunday's final against Mumbai Indians - for whom de Kock plays - after their six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals on Friday night.

Before the tournament started, CSA had confirmed to the BCCI that its players would be available for the full duration of the IPL. Gibson, however, had requested to CSA that key South Africa players part of the World Cup squad return in the first week of May, which would have likely ruled them out of the IPL playoffs.

Kagiso Rabada was also part of Delhi Capitals' squad until just over a week ago, when he returned to South Africa under something of an injury cloud, having complained of a stiff back and been sent for scans that prompted CSA to call him home. But it is also understood that the return of Rabada from the IPL was not a smooth process. The IPL is understood to have not thought his back issue serious enough to merit an early exit, but CSA's medical team insisted he return to South Africa after Proteas physio Craig Govender, who happened - by chance - to be travelling through Delhi at the time, saw the scans.

For his own part, Rabada said via social media channels that his return was purely "precautionary".

"Ipl was really fun!," Rabada said on Instagram. "Extremely glad for the opportunity! Sad to leave but good to be home! Bittersweet. Regarding my back, I'm good - precautionary is all."

At the time of writing, CSA had not responded to ESPNcricinfo's request for comment on the issue of Gibson's request to have his players back early, though TimesLive quoted a spokesperson as saying: "We are not aware of such a request made to the executive."

"Our understanding is that, as is the case with New Zealand, the Windies, etcetera, we as CSA do our best to assist our players in maximising their IPL income," the spokesperson added. "It is only Australia and England who can afford to pull their players out."

The members of the England squad who had been active in the IPL - including Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Sam Billings and Jonny Bairstow - were all directed by the ECB to return to England on or before April 26. The four members of Australia's World Cup squad who had been part of the league returned by April 30.

But, given that the IPL pays national boards a fee for each foreign player taking part in the league, and CSA's precarious financial position, it was not in a position to risk ruffling any feathers by calling South Africa's World Cup players back early. CSA said that "discussions" around the departure date of its players from the IPL were still happening in March, and by the middle of April, CSA told ESPNcricinfo, the plan was "for guys who make the final to join us on the 13th."

South Africa's pre-World Cup camp begins on Sunday, May 12, the day of the IPL final that du Plessis and Tahir will be part of. South Africa will then depart for England on May 19.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Marrone still has not spoken with linebacker Telvin Smith, but he wants Smith to know that he and the rest of the organization are there to support him if he wants to reach out.

That was his immediate reaction when Smith announced on Instagram on Thursday that he would not be playing in 2019 because he needs to take time off for his family and his health.

"I kind of put football to the side," Marrone said Friday after the first day of the Jaguars' rookie minicamp. "I think that [football], to me, is an afterthought right now. I really believe in my heart that Telvin knows that we're here to support him in any which way -- not just myself, the coaches, the organization, his teammates, and I'm sure he's aware of that.

"All we can do is just make sure we pray, and he knows that if he needs some support, obviously we're here for him."

Marrone would not speculate why Smith would not be willing to speak to the team and said he had no idea when he last spoke with Smith after the 2018 season ended.

"We just want to make sure that everyone knows that we're there to support them and if they reach out -- and hopefully each player does, not just Telvin -- that to know that they don't have to do anything alone," Marrone said. "We're here for them."

Smith said in his statement on Instagram on Thursday afternoon that he would not play in 2019, but Marrone said the door would certainly be open for him to return if he were to change his mind.

"Hopefully we'll have some communication before that and if we do, yeah, it'd be great," Marrone said.

Smith was due to make $9.75 million this season and would have counted $12.56 million against the salary cap. If Smith does not play only the prorated portion of his signing bonus ($2.81 million) will count against the salary cap in 2019.

The Jaguars drafted Smith in the fifth round of the 2014 draft. A positive marijuana test at the NFL combine contributed to him dropping and per league rules also placed him in the NFL's substance abuse program. However, he missed only four games -- all because of injuries -- in his five seasons.

Per ESPN Stats & Information, Smith has had more solo tackles (445) than any player since he entered the NFL and his 586 total tackles ranks fourth over that span. Smith also has nine interceptions (three of which he returned for touchdowns) in his career.

Smith, who had a career-high 134 tackles last season, was a Pro Bowler and second-team All-Pro in 2017 as a key part of a Jaguars defense that finished second in the NFL in sacks and turnovers forced and led the league in pass defense. The Jaguars scored seven defensive touchdowns that season and Smith had two, as well as another in the postseason.

PITTSBURGH -- New Steeler Justin Layne promised on draft night "we're taking all the Browns stuff down" from his Cleveland home.

Layne wasn't lying, and his dad had his back.

"Yes sir. Oh yeah, Browns everywhere, my dad took it all down and replaced it -- literally everything, every flag I had," said Layne, a cornerback picked in the third round, on Friday from Pittsburgh's rookie minicamp. "So, it's all done. We are fully committed."

How's this for commitment: Deondre Layne transformed a Browns-themed bathroom into a Steelers theme, documenting the process on Instagram. Layne's dad was seen painting over the orange colors with yellow and posing from inside the finished product, beside a Steelers logo on the wall.

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Justin Layne played college ball at Michigan State but was a basketball and football standout at Benedictine High School in Cleveland. Layne said he attended Browns games as a child and isn't sure what to think of the Browns' recent roster upgrades leading to offseason buzz.

Layne is only concerned about his new colors now.

"I don't know what (dad) did with it, but all my stuff is gone," Layne said. "I threw all my stuff away. I don't have no use for it. So, yeah."

WHEN GAVIN EDELSON walks into Ms. Beever's first-grade classroom every morning, it's a safe bet he will be dressed in one of his Troutfits. That's what mom and dad call them. There's the white jersey and the red one and the gray one and the All-Star one and the one with Mike Trout's nickname on the back, which might be the coolest of all, because other 7-year-olds probably aren't big enough fans to know his nickname.

Come to think of it, Gavin knows a lot more about Trout. "Ask me," he said, and, well, OK. Where's Trout from?

"Millville, New Jersey," Gavin said.

When is his birthday?

"Aug. 7," he said.

He didn't wait for the next question.

"You want me to tell you what his wife's name is?" he said. "Jessica."

He was rolling.

"I know everything," Gavin said. "Every night before bed, I read a Mike Trout book. And right now, I'm wearing a Trout shirt. My red one. Whenever I go to a fancy dinner, they make me wear a collared shirt. I just want to wear a Mike Trout shirt."

In his room, there are the bobbleheads, the figurines, the mess of baseball cards, all part of the small shrine to Mike Trout. It doesn't matter that Trout plays for the Los Angeles Angels and Gavin lives in suburban Baltimore. Every morning, Jason and Julie Edelson are awoken by their younger son barging in to turn on MLB Network to see how Trout fared the previous night.

As much as he adores those mornings, Gavin positively lives for the one series a year the Angels play in Baltimore. That starts Friday, at 7:05 p.m. local time, though for Gavin it will begin a bit earlier. He'll head to Camden Yards before the game, properly Troutfitted, and hope Friday is a lot like June 29, 2018.

"I remember it's the best day of my life," Gavin said. "Because I got to hang out with Mike Trout."

FROM THE FIRST moment Gavin Edelson saw Mike Trout, he felt a kinship. It was 2015. He was 3 years old. His older brother, Jake, always seemed to pull Trout cards out of packs, and for Jake's birthday, Jason and Julie took the family to see an Angels-Orioles game at Camden Yards. They sat in the fourth row on the visitor's side, right next to the on-deck circle. As Trout prepared for his at-bat, Gavin started to mimic Trout's every movement.

It was cute, his parents thought. Little did they realize what it would turn into. Gavin wanted to be like Trout. The next morning, he woke up and put on a red T-shirt, gray sweatpants and red socks. He then got a jersey and wore matching baseball pants and spent his days walking around and swinging like Trout, a perfect little simulacrum. By the time the Edelsons returned to Camden Yards for an Angels game two years later, Gavin came with a poster that read: MIKE TROUT'S #1 FAN.

Then the Angels returned in 2018. Jason secured passes to watch batting practice on the field. Ebel was the first person to emerge from the Angels' dugout. Jason asked whether he remembered Gavin. "Of course," Ebel said. They thanked him for everything he did in 2017. Ebel said he'd see what he could do this year.

"I remember it's the best day of my life, because I got to hang out with Mike Trout." Gavin Edelson describing the day he got to join Mike Trout on the field at Camden Yards

The Angels started stretching along the third-base line. Trout was stationed near Albert Pujols, Kole Calhoun and Luis Valbuena. Suddenly, he looked at Gavin and waved him over. Jason said to Julie: "Is he talking to us?" He pointed down at Gavin, then toward Trout, who nodded.

"I saw him, wearing my jersey, and I think it's everybody's dream to be messing around with big league players," Trout said in an interview last week. "I thought it was cool. I thought it was a great experience for him. He's going to live with that forever, and he's going to tell all his friends. Any chance you get to make a kid's day -- you don't know what they're going through. I didn't even know him before that. Just interaction with the guys, bringing him on the field, watching BP, I think it's special for him."

At first, Trout said, Gavin "was shy, but after a couple minutes, he started talking to us. We all started talking to him and got to make him feel comfortable. You obviously don't want to make him feel too overwhelmed."

Too late. Gavin, who rarely lacks for words, was speechless. He was standing next to Mike Trout. And doing high-knee stretches with Mike Trout. And talking about the weather with Mike Trout.

"Here you have by far the best player in baseball," said Jason, whose hands shook as he took video. "And he'll probably go down as the greatest ever. And he goes out of his way to do this for kids. It's not like he just pulled the kid out there to watch him play. He's having a conversation with the kid, laughing with him, actually talking to him."

After about 15 minutes, Gavin was comfortable enough to ask Trout if he could have his bat following batting practice. Sure, Trout said, and that bat is now the featured item in the shrine. Fully emboldened, Gavin asked Trout for one more thing before he returned to his parents: If Trout could hit a home run for him that night.

"I'll try," Mike Trout said, and then in the first inning, on the third pitch he saw, Trout deposited a David Hess fastball 408 feet into the center-field stands. Eventually, pictures of the meet-and-greet emerged after commissioner Rob Manfred at the All-Star Game questioned Trout's desire to market himself. ESPN's Eddie Matz tweeted a few photos and a video of Gavin and Trout, and they reminded that the best player in the word didn't have to acknowledge the kid, let alone spend time with him. He did, though, and it says far more about him than the greatest commercials possibly could.

"There's no better way to market Mike Trout," Jason said, "than to show what he did on that day."

AMELIA BEEVER ISN'T much of a baseball fan, but she has learned one thing about the sport during the 2018-19 school year.

"I know that Mike Trout is absolutely amazing," she said.

She knows this because in her role as Ms. Beever, first-grade teacher, she reads Gavin Edelson's schoolwork. And more often than not, if there is a writing assignment in Ms. Beever's class, Gavin will use the opportunity to wax poetic about Trout.

Ms. Beever adored the baseball cards Gavin gave out for Valentine's Day -- the ones with a picture of him and Trout, custom-made by Topps. The company originally rejected the card because it featured an active player, Jason said, but he called up the Major League Baseball Players Association, asked for permission to use the photo since MLB's official account had tweeted it and got the go-ahead.

Gavin would come to school and tell his friends about how he was playing shortstop against 8- and 9-year-olds, and how his swing really was like his friend Mike Trout's. Ms. Beever's shelves were thin on baseball books, so she picked up every one she saw and made sure to tell Gavin there was a new selection for him to try.

"He's very respectful, very hardworking, very helpful. He's a great friend," Beever said. "He really is a very sweet boy." She saw that earnestness not just in Gavin's actions but in his words. Last year, he wrote Trout a letter that he delivered to him on the field. This year, he put together a new one, affixed the Mike Trout and Gavin Edelson card to the top and is holding out hope that the rain scheduled to hit Baltimore during Friday's game goes in another direction. Because he really wants his hero to understand how he feels.

ESPN multimedia reporter Alden Gonzalez contributed to this story.

In moves that reshape the front office of one of the Western Conference's perennial playoff franchises, the Utah Jazz have promoted general manager Dennis Lindsey to executive vice president of basketball operations and assistant GM Justin Zanik to GM, the team announced Friday.

Lindsey, the Jazz's general manager since 2012, will take on a broader, strategic and leadership role, and Zanik will become responsible for the day-to-day duties of running basketball operations.

"We are excited for these promotions as they further enable Dennis to provide executive leadership and overall strategic vision for Jazz basketball operations and give Justin the opportunity for greater impact on our organization," Jazz president Steve Starks said in a statement. "As one of the brightest young executives in the league, Justin will be responsible for the day-to-day operations. Their leadership allows us to work collectively toward our championship goals."

The Jazz made the playoffs for a third straight season this spring, after making trips to the Western Conference semifinals in 2017 and 2018.

Lindsey, the 2018 Executive of the Year runner-up, oversaw draft-day trades that resulted in the selections of Jazz cornerstones Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell. He also oversaw the hiring of accomplished coach Quin Snyder.

Zanik, 44, has established himself as one of the league's top young executives since moving to the team side from a decade-long career as a player agent.

He has spent five seasons as an assistant general manager with the Jazz, buffered by a year-plus departure to Milwaukee in 2016 where he served as an assistant GM and interim GM.

Zanik was a finalist for the Philadelphia 76ers' GM job that went to Elton Brand last year.

Milwaukee Bucks center Pau Gasol will miss the remainder of the playoffs after undergoing surgery Thursday to repair a navicular stress fracture in his left foot, the team announced Friday.

Gasol has not played since March 10 and missed 26 games earlier in the season with a stress fracture in his left foot.

The 38-year-old Gasol joined Milwaukee after reaching a buyout agreement with the San Antonio Spurs in February but played in only three games for the Bucks. Milwaukee viewed Gasol as a veteran with playoff success who could help prepare the team for the rigors of the postseason.

Gasol averaged a career-low 3.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in 30 games this season.

The Bucks have advanced to the Eastern Conference finals and await the winner of Sunday's Game 7 between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays reinstated outfielder Austin Meadows on Friday from the 10-day injured list for the start of a three-game series against the New York Yankees.

The Rays also placed catcher Mike Zunino on the 10-day IL with a left quadriceps strain that happened in the eighth inning of Wednesday's 3-2, 13-inning loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Meadows sprained his right thumb when he awkwardly slid into third base on a two-run triple in the seventh inning of a 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on April 20. The 24-year-old right fielder was hitting .351 with six homers and 19 RBIs in 20 games at the time of the injury.

American League East-leading Tampa Bay began Friday with a 23-13 record and a 1½-game advantage over the Yankees.

Tampa Bay also selected the contract of catcher Anthony Bemboom and recalled reliever Casey Sadler from Triple-A Durham. Infielder/outfielder Andrew Velazquez was optioned to Durham.

CHICAGO -- Cubs infielder Addison Russell attempted to walk back comments he made to the Chicago Sun-Times on Thursday in which he seemed critical of fans who boo him.

"Everyone is entitled to doing whatever they want to do, think whatever they want to think, say whatever they want to say," Russell said Friday morning. "The reaction to me, I have to respect that. My actions are what they are. I have to be responsible for them."

Russell, 25, recently returned from a 40-game suspension for violating the league's policy on domestic abuse stemming from his former marriage, and after hearing boos before his first at-bat on Wednesday night, he said, "If hometown fans want to boo someone that's trying to help bring the team a World Series again, then that's on them."

That statement brought him a new round of criticism, which had him in front of about 20 reporters before the Cubs took on the Milwaukee Brewers.

"I have nothing but respect for the fans," Russell stated. "It's a goal to get the respect of the fans back. I just wish it could be on different terms."

Russell was suspended last September and has gone through league-mandated counseling as part of the conditions for his return to the majors. The Cubs called him up before Wednesday's game when Russell reiterated his commitment to the team, family and fans. Friday probably won't be the last time he'll have to explain himself, as he hasn't played a road game since his return.

"There's going to be a lot more adversity moving forward, for sure," he said.

CHICAGO -- Kris Bryant is pretty sure it's not the bat, but right now, he isn't leaving anything to chance.

After breaking his old bat during a late April plate appearance in Phoenix, Bryant grabbed his backup, an Axe Bat, and homered on his first swing with it. He had never used the unique-looking lumber, but since then, that's all he has been swinging.

"I've been having good at-bats, so I don't know if it's the bat or what, but it's always nice to use a new one and hit a homer," the Chicago Cubs third baseman said earlier this week.

Axe Bats feature a handle that backers say is more conducive for a hitting grip. They're becoming increasingly popular across the game, as American League MVP Mookie Betts uses one, and now a former NL MVP is as well. The manufacturer had been trying to get Bryant to use an Axe Bat, but until that game at Chase Field, he had tried it only in batting practice. Now Bryant won't put it down, and his hitting coach is a fan as well.

"I love the Axe Bat," Anthony Iapoce said. "It aligns your knuckles. Forces your knuckles to be aligned and creates the right angle of the barrel above the head."

Bryant added: "There's a lot of science behind it. How the bat naturally comes through the zone, how it falls into the zone. You don't have to work for it. I like the idea behind it."

Axe or no Axe, Bryant is in the midst of one of his better streaks at the plate, as he has reached base in a career-high 18 straight games. His OPS in that stretch is 1.077. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, since going to the Axe Bat on April 26, Bryant's hard hit rate is 63 percent, eighth in baseball. He also homered in three straight games for the first time in his career, highlighted by a walk-off, three-run shot to win Tuesday's game over the Miami Marlins. Bryant has been on fire.

All this good stuff has come after he struggled for the first couple of weeks of the season. But while social media was wondering if the old Bryant would return, the hitter and his team simply went to work.

Manager Joe Maddon watched old video of Bryant and Bryant's personal hitting coach/dad, Mike Bryant, chimed in both from his home in Las Vegas and while visiting Chicago this week. Iapoce saw the progress firsthand.

"It takes time, and it also takes a true trust and belief," the hitting coach said. "You don't want to be hunting for hits. You want to be hunting the process. That can be hard."

Neither Bryant nor the people around him are quick to offer excuses for a slow-ish start -- he was hitting .224 with a .689 OPS on April 11 -- but few from the outside viewed the situation the way they did: While Bryant played much of last year with his left shoulder hurting, he lost his way. He was favoring it, swinging differently, and then he landed on the injured list. Twice. His season, from May until October, was laborious. His timing was gone.

"When you're playing sporadic, getting days off, on the DL, changing your swing, you don't really get into that good rhythm that you want," Bryant said.

The bottom line -- which Bryant would never state so definitively -- is he missed almost a year at the plate. He injured his shoulder in May and just recently is feeling like himself in the batter's box. The offseason takes everyone out of his rhythm, but for Bryant, it was three more months on top of about five.

"It sucked to be hurt, but I don't think that was the biggest thing," Bryant said. "I lost timing. I lost that experience on the field."

Maddon's more hands-on approach this year helped as well. He went back and watched video of the righty, circa 2016, and saw a guy with less movement at the plate. He relayed his thoughts to the hitter, who implemented them.

"I don't see myself as a rhythm [moving in the box] hitter," Bryant said. "I'm very still in all of my movements. Very small movements. Staying quiet and looking at my previous successes helped a lot."

Notice that he didn't mention the Axe Bat, perhaps because his resurgence predates the long ball he hit with it. Prior to April 15, Bryant's hard hit rate was 32 percent, good for 160th in baseball. Since then -- including his time using the Axe Bat -- he's up to 58th. He has been feeling good for a while, and now the results are showing.

"I broke my bat in Arizona, and that was my backup in the dugout," Bryant said. "First swing was a homer. But I've been feeling great for a while."

Time in the box -- more than good health or a new bat -- have made the difference for Bryant. But as long as his timing stays, so will the bat.

"Why not?" he asked rhetorically. "I feel great."

Steve Smythe takes a look at team results from the Virgin Money London Marathon

NB these results have been compiled from information supplied by UKA and England Athletics and only athletes with clearance on their national registration and entered in the national championships and wearing club vests are eligible.

Provisionally Serpentine take the men’s team gold, retaining their title from 2018, but that is dependent on leading vet Nick Torry (2:16:21), who though cleared to run in the championships race was switched to the elite but he did clearly wear a club vest.

Serpentine had an extraordinary eight runners under 2:30 and a few others only slightly over.

Kent AC, who had six under 2:30, were led in by John Gilbert (2:19:03) and should win if Torry is excluded.

Fellow Londoners Hercules Wimbledon and Victoria Park (if another elite runner Paul Martelletti counts) complete the top four.

The only non-London club in the top five is Scottish outfit Inverclyde, though that may be changed due to a vest query.

Leeds would have appeared to have been the top Northern club but looks like they too may have to be excluded due to a missing club vest.

Bristol and West look like the leading Midlands team.

The increase in the standard is extraordinary from a very warm 2018 and almost certainly a record 40-plus teams finished three scorers.

Last year’s fourth place time would have only got 22nd this year and is believed to be a record 10 teams which had their three scorers average sub-2:30.

The women’s standard saw an even greater increase from last year.

Last year’s runners-up Clapham Chasers swapped positions with 2018 champions London Heathside, whose winning time last year would only have got ninth this year.

Clapham won thanks largely due to a 2:32:38 clocking from Stephanie Davis.

Serpentine would have finished second but their first runner home did not have a registration and their second did not wear a club vest and national bronzes look like they have gone to Dulwich, a few seconds up on their neighbours Herne Hill.

Again, this is London dominated with the first six teams with a capital connection.

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Men

1 Serpentine RC 7:05:13 (with N Torry), 7:14:12 (without)
46 Nick Torry 2:16:21 (pictured above)
1531 Will Green 2:24:18
1581 Andy Greenleaf 2:24:34
1642 Nicolas Besson 2:25:20

2 Kent AC 7:09:05
1291 John Gilbert 2:19:03
1261 Peter Lighting2:24:31
1299 David Morgan 2:25:31

3 Hercules Wimbledon 7:11:01
1300 Belal Ahmed 2:21:40
1815 Richard McDowell 2:23:08
1536 Dimosthenis Evangelidis 2:26:13

4 Victoria Park H & Tower Hamlets 7:14:57 (with P Martelletti) 7:33:50 (without)
44 Paul Martelletti 2:17:29 (elite race)
1809 Ewan Cameron 2:25:10
1684 Paul Gaimster 2:32:18
1661 Ken Norgrove 2:36:22

5 Inverclyde (Sco) 7:21:24 (checking for vest violation on one scorer)
1362 Craig Ruddy 2:20:29
1678 John Sharp 2:29:55
1277 Peter Tucker 2:31:00
(alternative vest scorer would be 3:15:12 giving 8:06:41)

(Leeds City 7:21:28 )
1269 Josh Rowe 2:22:49 (not eligible due to vest)
1889 Jason Cherriman 2:28:18
1410 Jonathan Walton 2:30:21
(No eligible alternative scorer)

6 South London H 7:22:11
1413 Daniel Gaffney 2:22:57
1286 Kevin Quinn 2:28:08
1730 Ollie Garrod 2:31:06

7 Bristol & West 7:22:29
1743 Harry Allen 2:23:30
1180 Maciej Bialogonski 2:23:40
1584 Graham Breen 2:35:19

8 Belgrave 7:22:45
1796 Lee Garret 2:24:38
1297 Andrius Jaksevicius 2:25:01
1556 Ben Maccronan 2:33:06

9 Cambridge H 7:24:37
1569 Ben Shearer 2:25:38
1240 Danny Kendall 2:27:53
1324 James Macdonald 2:31:06

10 Thames Valley H 7:29:12
1381 James Ellis 2:26:39
1866 Robert Collins 2:30:08
1591 Sage Pearce-Higgins 2:32:25

11 Shettleston (SCO) 7:30:22
1451 Weynay Ghebresilasie 2:17:21
1538 Jordan Andersen 2:32:39
1748 Peter Mackie 2:40:22

12 City of Norwich 7:35:03
1357 Piers Arnold 2:30:17
1657 Ash Harrell 2:31:42
1385 Alex Dunbar 2:33:04

13 Highgate H 7:35:10
1254 Alex Bampton 2:24:40
1289 Shaun Dixon 2:33:35
1813 Daniel Higgins 2:36:55

14 Bracknell Forest 7:37:16
1928 Neil Kevern 2:27:19
11905 Glen Winning 2:29:10
450 John Burnett 2:40:47

15 Notts AC 7:38:00
1273 Tom Bailey 2:30:12
1811 Anthony Woodward 2:30:12
1366 Bruce Raeside 2:37:36

16 Brighton & Hove AC 7:39:56
1635 James Turner 2:25:56
1842 Phil Stevenson 2:31:15
1285 Craig Halsey 2:42:45

17 St Albans 7:41:17
1509 Kurtis Gibson 2:28:41
1885 Phillip Evans 2:36:03
1561 Stephen Buckle 2:36:33

18 Springfield Striders 7:41:27
1898 Chris Burgoyne 2:32:43
1845 Mark Newton 2:33:36
1907 Alex Manton 2:35:08

19 Edinburgh (SCO) 7:41:28
1231 Leon Johnson 2:32:17
1687 Iain Macdonald 2:34:20
1883 Tommy Gavin 2:34:51

20 Aldershot FD 7:42:06
1493 Joe Morwood 2:20:52
1338 Paul Rodgers 2:37:37
1695 Mike Boucher 2:43:37

21 Clapham Chasers 7:44:05
1566 Paul Stephenson 2:29:46
1917 Joe Fellows 2:34:22
1710 Joe Spraggins 2:39:57

22 Hallamshire 7:46:45
1739 John Birch 2:34:17
1637 Ben Beattie 2:34:52
1874 Michael Sprot 2:37:36

23 NWRRC (Wal) 7:50:25
1831 Martin Green 2:30:53
1747 Daniel Lemelman 2:35:08
1370 Jonathan Kettle 2:44:22

24 Benfleet 7:50:41
1662 James Caldon 2:34:19
1469 Lee Baynton 2:35:55
1931 Ben Green 2:40:27

25 Bedford 7:50:44
1399 Richard Henderson 2:29:59
1783 Andrew Inskip 2:32:22
1424 Charlie Palmer 2:48:23

26 Cambridge & Coleridge 7:51:29
1707 Matthew Slater 2:35:55
1670 Kevin O’Holleran 2:37:36
1323 Graham Anderson 2:37:58

27 Dulwich Runners 7:51:41
1694 Tim Bowen 2:28:53
1242 Edward Chuck 2:39:56
1376 Charles Lound 2:42:52

28 Bournemouth 7:51:49
1337 Anthony Clark 2:34:32
1495 Rob Mctaggart 2:37:59
1784 Steve Way 2:39:18

29 Team Bath 7:52:13
1754 Daniel Jones 2:37:46
1909 Jon Cracknell 2:35:02
483 Tom Dudden 2:39:25

30 London City 7:55:09
1308 Cian Cunningham 2:32:13
1355 Benjamin Howe 2:40:49
1461 Daniel Tellam 2:42:07

31 Guildford & G 7:55:09
1301 Tom Griffiths 2:31:40
1837 Mark Higgs 2:38:03
1632 Matt Mcdaniel 2:45:26

32 Herne Hill H 7:56:01
1276 Carl Delaney 2:33:29
1407 Jeff Cunningham 2:39:13
1921 Jonathan Ratcliffe 2:43:19

33 North Herts 7:56:16
1325 Adam Bowller 2:32:57
1923 Darren Sunter 2:39:09
1768 Robert Harris 2:44:10

34 Oxford University 7:57:54
1956 Edward Brooks 2:38:32
1363 Alexander Betts 2:39:09
1651 Richard Burman 2:40:13

35 Thames Hare & Hounds 7:59:43
1888 Richard Ollington 2:34:05
1479 Gordon Pearce 2:37:27
1345 Jamie Hinton 2:48:11

36 Peterborough AC 8:09:42
1390 Phil Martin 2:31:57
1835 Kirk Brawn 2:37:39
1189 James Skinner 3:00:06

37 Reigate Priory 8:11:16
1260 Francis Dunham 2:36:57
1915 Matthew Ryde 2:42:19
1534 George Roux 2:52:00

38 Ranelagh H 8:11:22
1688 Ross Macdonald 2:35:41
1606 Tom Fairbrother 2:42:23
1579 Simon Wolnizer 2:53:18

39 Reading RR 8:13:39
1706 Seb Briggs 2:37:00
1937 David Mccoy 2:43:08
1202 Lance Nortcliff 2:53:31

40 Run Fast 8:19:38
1515 Adam Young 2:34:27
1528 Junichi Tamura 2:50:03
1690 Stephen Skinner 2:55:08

41 Stockport H 8:24:36
1568 James Barnett 2:45:08
1848 Paul Brooks 2:49:42
1882 Stephen Crook 2:49:46

42 South Cheshire H 8:37:54
1789 Matthew Taylor 2:39:29
1857 Nicholas Hackett 2:55:00
1421 Matthew Smith 3:03:25

43 Dartford Roadrunners 8:39:37
1947 Jay Smith 2:37:02
1244 Nigel Ling 2:45:58
1964 Andrew Green 3:16:37

Women

1 Clapham Chasers 8:20:55
560 Stephanie Davis 2:32:38 (pictured below)
720 Eve Bugler 2:51:53
891 Alice McGushin 2:56:24

2 London Heathside 8:36:43
844 Rebecca Bunting 2:46:34
652 Josie Hinton 2:53:50
669 Julia Bijl 2:56:19

3 Dulwich 8:48:08
590 Marta Miaskiewicz 2:53:33
956 Ali Campbell 2:55:22
834 Hayley Seddon 2:59:13

4 Herne Hill 8:48:29
883 Steph Mccall 2:51:49
25 Stacey Ward 2:52:33
664 Olivia Zeltner 3:04:07

5 Fulham RC 8:52:22
667 Jackie Skinner 2:50:38
880 Jessica Saunders 3:00:23
714 Alice Riddell-Webster 3:01:21

6 Serpentine 8:54:57
724 Anna Lawson 2:55:52
638 Catherine Meyer 2:56:18
552 Ahlem Ben Gueblia 3:02:47
(497 Phebe Ko 2:45:29 (vest not eligible))
(NB Devon Yanko (USA) 2:42:03 not registered)

7 Charnwood 8:55:55
781 Hannah Doran 2:42:38
721 Vicky Baddick 3:06:23
870 Alice Thackray 3:06:54

8 Reading RR 9:03:24
967 Gemma Buley 2:59:09
878 Nikki Gray 2:59:25
925 Katherine Sargeant 3:04:50

9 Bristol & West 9:05:42
741 Annabel Granger 2:47:43
549 Naomi Aylwin 3:11:36
728 Lucy Bird 3:16:23

10 Southampton AC 9:07:59
580 Ellie Monks 2:58:49
866 Karla Borland 3:04:19
648 Miriam Jones-Walters 3:04:51

11 Steel City Striders RC 9:11:32
581 Sian Evans 2:52:08
818 Caroline Brock 3:05:12
635 Lucy Broom 3:14:12

12 Springfield Striders RC 9:11:57
853 Jackie Stretton 2:57:03
642 Nikki Brockbank 2:59:31
523 Samantha Bilbie 3:15:23

13 London City 9:11:08
735 Leah Ward-Bower 3:03:21
792 Harriet Freeman 3:03:31
532 Audinga Andruskeviciute 3:04:16

14 West 4 9:15:07
640 Rosamund Ponder 2:49:29
922 Shijie Zhuang 3:12:24
448 Rachel Badham 3:13:14

15 Stone Master Marathoners 9:16:32
611 Anna Hollingworth 2:57:53
661 Joanne Bentley 3:04:35
541 Kirsty Stephenson 3:14:04

16 Edinburgh AC 9:33:04 (SCO)
902 Tanya Shields 3:06:34
705 Jacqueline Rainger 3:09:52
855 Nikki Gibson 3:16:38

17 Cambridge & Coleridge 9:41:41
501 Chloe Haines 3:06:43
904 Maija Kozlova 3:12:32
722 Stefanie Godfrey 3:22:26

18 Reading AC 9:50:33
698 Naomi Mitchell 2:48:01
423 Sarah Holmes 3:21:37
473 Anna Godfrey 3:40:55

19 Black Pear 10:13:22
961 Sophie Booth 3:13:47
941 Sian Powell 3:25:53
960 Sally Dring 3:33:42

20 Ranelagh H 10:28:28
913 Laura Blazey 3:18:47
465 Fiona Ford 3:31:58
447 Marie Synnott-Wells 3:37:33