Sports People

Former 10,000-meter world champion Paul Kipkoech died after a short illness Monday night in Nairobi, Kenya. He was 33. … American Tim Middleton upset second-seeded Austrian Thomas Muster 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open tennis tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia. … Bruce Grobbelaar and two other English Premier League soccer players, Hans Segers and John Fashanu, were released on bail in Southampton, England, after 30 hours of questioning over bribery allegations. … Olympic gold medalist Mel Stewart won his 12th 200-meter butterfly title in the Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships in Minneapolis. … Veteran Formula One driver Michele Alboreto drove a Ferrari 333SP to the pole position for Saturday’s 43rd annual 12 Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance in Sebring, Fla.