UK Athletics has found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mo Farah in the initial findings of its investigation into allegations of doping against his coach Alberto Salazar.

Ruthann Sheahan tells Clodagh Finn the secret behind her running secret of running through the day – and night.

The trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev can stay in Massachusetts, a US appeal court has ruled.

Marathon talks on ending the war in Ukraine have lasted through the night amid reports that the leaders involved are preparing to sign an agreement.

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Aidan O’Brien will make a late decision on where Ol’ Man River runs this weekend with the highly-regarded juvenile one of 16 possibles in the Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday.

Rob Heffernan will lead an Irish team of 25 athlete’s to Zurich for next months Europeans, which take place from August 12 – 17.

Some 12,000 people took to the start-line as Ireland's fastest growing road race, the Barringtons Hospital Great Limerick Run, attracted record participants and crowds to the streets of Limerick.

With a splash of purple in her hair, Fionnuala Britton cut a new look for the new year and battled to an encouraging second place at the picturesque Holyrood Park for the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country on Saturday.

Marathon all-night negotiations to resolve outstanding peace process issues in the North have failed to produce an agreement.

It’s not well known, but hurling and football are two of the most potent aphrodisiacs on the planet.

Defending champion Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo won the men’s and women’s races at the New York City Marathon yesterday for a Kenyan sweep in chilly, windy conditions through the city’s five boroughs.

Ricki Savage the 27-year-old English man who collapsed after completed Monday’s Airtricity Dublin Marathon has died.

In what could be a major break in the case of the Boston Marathon, police are hunting a man seen in a department-store surveillance video dropping off a bag at the site of the bombings that killed three people.

“If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” — Kathrine Switzer

Cringe city.

Calidoscopio became the oldest horse to win a Breeders’ Cup race when the nine-year-old duly outstayed the opposition in the Marathon at Santa Anita.

THE countdown has begun for the thousands of runners preparing for the Cork marathon, which takes place on June 4. For John Philip Murray, an artist from Lissardagh, Co Cork, running the marathon is a challenge he set himself on his 60th birthday.

A man diagnosed with head and neck cancer 10 years ago will run past the hospital which saved his life next month when he takes part in the Great Limerick Half Marathon.

Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers) yesterday retained his Ballycotton 10 mile road race title with a powerful display in East Cork.

JAMIE Osborne has ruled stable stalwart Geordieland out of Saturday’s Coral Marathon at Sandown following a dirty scope.

Marathon talks aimed at averting industrial action by pilots at Aer Lingus have adjourned.

Aidan O'Brien could send a four-strong team to the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs next month.

Marathon talks between IMPACT trade union and the HSE on the ongoing industrial action in the health service broke down overnight.

TWICE Over’s Dubai World Cup hopes have been dealt a blow after Henry Cecil’s charge drew stall 11 of 14 for the world’s richest race.

Marathon talks to save the North's power-sharing government resumed today.

Marathon talks between the Government and public sector unions aimed at securing €1.3bn in cuts in the upcoming Budget adjourned this morning at Government buildings without concrete agreement.

Henry Cecil has further Breeders’ Cup success in his sights after Midday ended years of hurt with an emotional victory in the Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita.

Rip Van Winkle will break from stall 10 in his quest to provide Aidan O’Brien with a maiden success in the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita on Saturday.

Dublin city centre will come to a standstill tomorrow as a record 12,750 runners pound the streets in the capital’s marathon.

The Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon will be the biggest yet, organisers announced today.

Europe had a day to cherish at Santa Anita on Saturday as the raiders came away with four Breeders’ Cup victories ahead of the Classic main event.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN has lashed the treatment meted out to 800m runner David Campbell in the selection of B standard athletes for the Olympic Games.

LEGEND has it that in the first ever marathon, the Greek soldier Pheidippides ran all the way from the city of Marathon to Athens to announce that his country had won the war against Persia in the battle of Marathon.

KENYA’S Patrick Ivuti edged Morocco’s Jaouad Gharib in a photo-finish yesterday to win a Chicago Marathon run in blast furnace conditions.

Augusta Masters leader Chad Campbell, three clear at halfway, had time only for four holes in the third round as bad weather hit play.

THE absence of the likes of reigning champion Gary Murray (injured) has thrown today’s national senior inter-club cross-country championships at Santry Demesne wide open. And it could be just the race for Vinny Mulvey.

Bargain buy Sierra Vista once again showed she is a horse for the big occasion with a record-breaking victory in the williamhillpoker.com Be Friendly Handicap at Haydock Park.

PAULA Radcliffe said yesterday she is thinking of moving on from track running for good, having finished ninth in Saturday’s 10,000m.

Bombers who disrupted today’s Belfast Marathon threatened to kill Northern Ireland Chief Constable Hugh Orde.

PREMIER FANTASY and Legal Moment were honoured last night as the Irish trackers of the year at the National Greyhound Awards Gala staged at the Osprey Hotel in Naas.

A bus with 26 commuters on board was hijacked as it travelled from Marathon to Athens by two armed men, believed to be Albanians, today,

Hijackers who stormed a Greek bus with about 27 people aboard early today released four prisoners as negotiations got underway.

A Greek bus with 26 people aboard was hijacked today by two men, reportedly Russians, who demanded to be taken to Athens airport, police and government officials said.