GEBRSELASSIE COULD MAKE U-TURN

By Paul Hirst, Press Association Sport

Marathon world record-holder Haile Gebrselassie appears to be re-considering his decision to retire from athletics.

The 37-year-old tearfully announced his retirement from the sport after pulling out of Sunday's ING New York Marathon with 10 miles remaining due to a knee injury.

The double Olympic gold medallist, regarded by many as the greatest long-distance runner of all time, was adamant that the time was right to call time on his career, telling a press conference: "I'm not going to run anymore. It's better to stop here."

The Ethiopian made the decision without consulting any of his coaching staff - and hinted that he be about to make a dramatic u-turn after posting two messages on Twitter.

"What a disappointing weekend, I didn't plan to come back to Ethiopia this way. I wanted to succeed in New York," Gebrselassie wrote after returning to his homeland.

"Now it is time for me to think about a lot of things," he continued.

"I still love running. I will...