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Farah vows to return after tough debut

Bubba once again rules the Masters

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MoFarahhas­vowednotto­abandon his marathon ambitions after a chastening transition from track to road on his competitiv­e debut over 26.2 miles in London on Sunday.

The Briton, who built up an aura of invincibil­ity after winning 5 000 and 10 000 metre titles at the last Olympics and world championsh­ips, said he was disappoint­ed to finish eighth, nearly four minutes behind winner Wilson Kipsang of Kenya.

“I will be back. 100 per cent. I’m not going to finish on a down. I wanted to give it a try,” he said of his decision to take on the greatest marathon line-up ever assembled.

Bubba Watson has won his second Masters in three years, by the comfortabl­e margin of three strokes, and the long-hitting lefty sounded like he needed to pinch himself to believe it.

“A guy named Bubba from a small town, born in Pensacola, Florida, raised in Bagdad (Florida), it’s crazy to think that you’ve won,” Watson said at the champion’s news conference.

“A small-town guy named Bubba now has two green jackets. It’s pretty wild.”

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