Briefly

Venus Williams jumped back into the top 10 in the WTA Tour rankings Monday by winning Wimbledon, rising from No. 16 to No. 8.

Lindsay Davenport increased her hold on No. 1, while Williams’ sister Serena dropped from No. 4 to No. 6 because she was upset in the third round at the All England Club.

Roger Federer stayed atop the ATP Tour entry rankings and ATP Champions Race by winning a third consecutive Wimbledon title.

None of the first eight spots in the men’s rankings changed, including Lleyton Hewitt at No. 2, Rafael Nadal at No. 3, Andy Roddick at No. 4, Marat Safin at No. 5, and eight-time major champ Andre Agassi still at No. 6 – despite skipping Wimbledon with an injury.

The biggest rise among the men was Thomas Johansson, who went from 22nd to ninth by reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon, where he lost to Roddick.

Golf

Nicklaus collects four skins

Jack Nicklaus, weeks away from his final British Open appearance, rolled in a 10-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole to win four skins worth $48,231 and take the first-day lead at the Canadian Skins Game at Whistler, British Columbia.

Canadian Stephen Ames collected two skins worth $28,135, while John Daly won one skin worth $12,058. Vijay Singh missed two short birdie putts and was shut out.

Running

Okari, Kiplagat win Peachtree

Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands won the 10-kilometer Peachtree Road Race at Atlanta, while Gilbert Okari of Kenya captured the men’s race.

Kiplagat was timed in 31 minutes, 17 seconds in a competition featuring 55,000 runners, the world’s largest 10K race. Okari’s winning time was 28:19.