Road Race: Keitany, Kosgei to square out

Kenya's Mary Keitany wins the women's elite race of the Great North Run half-marathon in South Shields, northeast England on September 10, 2017 [Courtesy]

There will be no love lost when Mary Keitany and Brigid Kosgei clash on the streets of Newcastle, United Kingdom, in the Great North Run on Sunday.

The two last met in London in April, with Kosgei snatching the gold medal in dominant style heralding a change of guard from 37-year-old Keitany to the new girl on the bloc. But the veteran Keitany will seek another chance to prove she is no spent force in their big clash over the half marathon distance in Newcastle, in a race won last year by Vivian Cheruiyot with Kosgei coming in second.