The beaming smile was on Michael Conlan’s face before he even ducked between the ropes for his first Olympic contest.

Winning times are down - but how much of it is due to better track maintenance, asks Tommy Lyons.

Olive Loughnane looks set to be upgraded to women's 20k walk world champion after the Russian Anti-doping Agency annulled the results of 2009 World Champion Olga Kaniskina.