Sports People

World and Olympic 100-meter champion Linford Christie suffered his second defeat in three days when he was beaten in the 200 meters at a British meet at Crystal Palace in London. Solomon Wariso caught the front-running Chistie with 40 yards to go. Wariso was timed in 20.77 seconds to Christie’s 20.87. … Evgenyi Berzin of Russia celebrated his 25th birthday by sprinting into the lead 4 miles from the finish and winning the 21st stage of the Tour of Italy cycling race at Luino, Italy.

Third-string quarterback Brad Lebo ran for one touchdown and threw a TD pass as the Amsterdam Admirals beat the London Monarchs 17-7 in the World League of American Football at Amsterdam, Netherlands. Lebo, from Post Falls, quarterbacked at University of Montana. … In Ensenada, Mexico, fivetime Baja champion Danny Hamel, 23, was killed when his motorcycle collided with the car of a motorist who strayed onto the race course, Hamel’s teammate said.