Britain wins women's team sprint track world title

MANCHESTER (Reuters) - Victoria Pendleton and Shanaze Reade won the women's team sprint title at the track cycling world championships on Thursday.

The pair set a time of 33.661 seconds for the two laps of the 250-metre track, beating China who set a time of 34.223.

Germany won the bronze medal in the ride-off against France.

The five-day track cycling world championships continue until Sunday.

The women's 3,000 metre team pursuit, the men's sprint and the men's points race titles are contested on Friday.

(Editing by Alan Baldwin)