sports in brief

Olympic marathon champ Wanjiru dies NAIROBI (Kenya), May 16: Kenyan Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru died in a fall from a balcony after a domestic dispute involving his wife and another woman, police said Monday. One police official said Wanjiru committed suicide, while another said he jumped to stop his wife from leaving the house after she discovered him with another woman. - AP FIFA's Worawi to sue over bribery claims BANGKOK (Thailand), May 16: FIFA executive committee member Worawi Makudi had engaged lawyers to file charges against former English Football Association chief David Triesman for making bribery accusations. - AP Phelps wins 200 backstroke CHARLOTTE (North Carolina), May 16: Michael Phelps beat Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter backstroke Sunday at the Charlotte UltraSwim. Phelps, weighing more on clocking consistent splits for this USA Grand Prix meet than wins, finished in 1 minute, 57.20 seconds. -AP