Martin Lel regained the men’s title at this year’s Flora London Marathon thanks to a tremendous turn of pace in the final 300 metres today.

Haile Gebrselassie is hoping to honour a long-term commitment by making his first appearance in the BUPA Great North Run on September 30.

Felix Limo denied fellow Kenyan Martin Lel a second successive Flora London Marathon title in a thrilling sprint finish.

Paula Radcliffe will miss the Commonwealth Games, which begin in Melbourne next week, after picking up a foot injury at her training base in the United States.

GERARD HARTMANN will anxiously watch tonight’s final of the women’s 10,000m at a Sports Bar in Limerick along with the double Olympic champion, Kelly Holmes.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN will race head to head against Olympic champion and undisputed race favourite Mizuki Noguchi at the Berlin Marathon on September 25.

Sonia O’Sullivan will race head to head against Olympic champion and undisputed race favourite Mizuki Noguchi at the Berlin Marathon on September 25.

Paula Radcliffe can name her price to compete in a major autumn race this year after her magnificent Flora London Marathon victory yesterday.

Martin Lel won the men’s Flora London Marathon in the world’s fastest time of the year – two hours seven minutes 26seconds.

World record-holder Paula Radcliffe this morning made a solid start when chasing a third Flora London Marathon title.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN and Benita Johnson look set to run shoulder-to-shoulder in Sunday’s Flora London Marathon rather than attempt to stay with the pacemakers.

Sonia O’Sullivan proved she is in good shape for the Flora London Marathon after finishing second behind Amy Rudolph in today’s Great BUPA Ireland Run in Dublin

Sonia O’Sullivan was narrowly beaten in a tight finish to the BUPA Ireland Run in Dublin by America’s Amy Rudolph.

European cross country champion Hayley Yelling faces a tough race in Ireland tomorrow as she bids for a return to winning form.

Irish cross-country champion Jolene Byrne has made a late decision to compete in Saturday’s Great BUPA Ireland Run in Dublin.

SEAMUS POWER defends his national inter-club cross-country title in Santry next Saturday and hopes to put a frustrating year behind him.

Haile Gebrselassie is backing London’s bid to stage the 2012 Olympic Games despite claims in Spain he had put his support behind rival city Madrid.

Tracey Morris is hoping for a quieter existence after today’s BUPA Great Manchester Run – until August at least.

Sonia O’Sullivan scored one of the best wins of her international career in today’s BUPA Great Manchester Run.

British marathon sensation Tracey Morris, whose first appearance for her country will be at the Olympic Games, bids for further glory in tomorrow’s BUPA Great Manchester Run.

MARK CARROLL will welcome the news that the AAI have decided to try to persuade the Olympic Council of Ireland to abandon their July 3 deadline for Olympic qualification.

WHILE the Irish competitors in the Flora London Marathon were having a disastrous day on Sunday the Irish women’s team at the Ekiden Relays in Brussels were enjoying a profitable weekend with a sweeping victory while the men’s team finished in second place.

Highly-fancied Margaret Okayo turned what at one stage appeared to be certain defeat into an easy victory in this morning’s Flora London Marathon.

Mark Carroll leads a small Irish contingent aiming to achieve the Olympic qualifying standard in Sunday’s Flora London Marathon.

Asian champion Sun Yingjie does not consider herself a likely candidate to win Sunday’s Flora London Marathon.

Joyce Chepchumba, twice winner of the Flora London Marathon, believes Paula Radcliffe has made the right decision not to to contest Sunday’s race.

Paul Tergat scorched to a new world marathon record in Berlin this morning.

PAULA RADCLIFFE secured her third world record of the year yesterday with a stupendous performance over five kilometres, to win the Flora Light Challenge for Women in London’s Hyde Park.

Race favourite Paula Radcliffe has shrugged off the fact the weather is unlikely to be helpful when she bids for the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon title on Sunday.

SONIA O'SULLIVAN is expecting the big challenge will come from Paula Radcliffe when she sets out in defence of her European 10,000m title at the Olympic Stadium in Munich tomorrow night.

A fully fit Paula Radcliffe will compete for the first time since her unforgettable Flora London Marathon success in April when she competes in theMonaco IAAF Golden League Meeting on July19.

Haile Gebrselassie believes he can break the world marathon record on Sunday when he makes his debut over 26 miles at the Flora London Marathon.

Paula Radcliffe is not taking anything for granted even though her three top rivals will be missing when she defends her World Cross Country long course title in Dublin tomorrow.

Derartu Tulu, twice winner of the Olympic 10,000 metres, emerged triumphant in a nail-biting finish to the women’s Flora London Marathon.

The men's Flora London Marathon was won in convincing fashion by Abdelkader El Mouaziz - his second success in the capital in three years.