MARK CARROLL has confirmed his participation in the men’s 3,000m at the BUPA Cork City Sports on July 2 while his fiancée, Amy Rudolph, after a sensational 10,000m debut, drops back in distance to oppose double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes in the women’s 1,500m.

AMY RUDOLPH stole the show with the race-winning sprint at the Great BUPA Ireland Run in the Phoenix Park but Sonia O’Sullivan was beaming after achieving her target time - 32:18 - in the build-up to her London Marathon bid on Sunday.

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 and Mark Carroll hope to show the Irish Sports Council they are not ready for the scrap heap as they take on a star-studded field in today’s Great BUPA Ireland Run in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.

Craig Mottram believes Australian athletics will improve if runners arrive early to acclimatise to conditions prior to next year’s Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

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

Defending champion Craig Mottram believes he is in better shape for this year’s Great BUPA Ireland Run in Dublin on Saturday.

Two European Cross Country Champions and an indoor silver medallist have joined the elite field for the Great BUPA Ireland Run which takes place in the Phoenix Park, Dublin on Saturday, April 9 next.

Sonia O’Sullivan today confirmed she will look to regain her title in April’s Great BUPA Ireland Run.

Sonia O'Sullivan remains remarkably confident about what the Olympic year will hold despite losing her Great BUPA Ireland Run title in Dublin today.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN and Catherina McKiernan renew rivalry in the Phoenix Park tomorrow morning in the Great BUPA Ireland Run which has attracted 3,000 entries and teams from seven nations.

Australia’s top distance runner Craig Mottram insists he will be treating this weekend’s Great BUPA Ireland Run as aggressively as he did the recent World Cross-Country Championships.

Sonia O’Sullivan won the Great BUPA Ireland Run in Dublin, covering the 10km in 32 minutes 24 seconds.

Olympic 5,000 metres silver-medallist Sonia O’Sullivan is considering returning from Australia in December to run in the European cross country championships.

Pop star Ronan Keating is to take part in the new Great Bupa Ireland Run in Dublin's Phoenix Park.