Mark English is through to tomorrow’s 800m final at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Prague.

A blistering opening morning session for the Irish team saw four athletes progress to semi-finals at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Prague.

Conference side Kidderminster will take on Premier League Sunderland in the FA Cup fourth round after they claimed a 3-2 win over Peterborough in their replay at London Road.

Geoffrey Ndungu of Kenya retained his Dublin Marathon title yesterday, finishing in 2:11.09, well outside last year’s course record time of 2:08.33.

Rory Jacob struck an early second-half goal to inspire Oulart-the-Ballagh to a fourth consecutive Wexford SHC title at the expense of Faythe Harriers at Wexford Park yesterday.

Former Wexford hurling kingpins Buffers Alley face a fight against relegation following their 0-16 to 0-11 defeat by Rathnure in the county senior hurling championship at Enniscorthy.

A blanket finish to last night’s Morton Mile in Santry saw 10 runners break four minutes as American runner Will Leer led the field home in 3:56.39 from David Torrence, (USA) in 3:56.40 and Ryan Gregson, (Australia) in 3:56.45. Ireland’s Ciarán Ó Lionaird, (Leevale A.C), finished sixth in 3:56.02.

Freddy Keron denied Sergui Ciobanu a notable three-in-a-row triumph when the Kenyan broke the course record to win yesterday’s sixth edition of the Cork City Marathon since it was revived in 2007.

THE GAA’s management committee has given the green light to a feasibility study into Hawk-Eye technology being used in the All-Ireland senior football and hurling championships.

WEXFORD YOUTHS owner Mick Wallace has reacted with astonishment to Croke Park’s decision to investigate claims local GAA club Faythe Harriers let out their facilities to a soccer team, branding the decision “unbelievable”.

Today's Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon was won by Moldovian Sergiu Ciobanu in a time of 2:25:54.

Eileen O’Keeffe was unable to secure a place in Saturday’s Hammer final after today’s qualification round.

Reigning European indoor 400 metres champion David Gillick could be bound for Moscow as a late addition to the Ireland squad for the World Indoor Athletics Championships.

PAULINE CURLEY has dominated road racing in Leinster all summer and on Sunday she will take her talents to Munster when she lines up for the Irish Examiner Limerick Women’s Mini Marathon.

THE fall-out from the BUPA Cork City Sports was evident at the national junior and under-23 championships staged at the CIT Track in Bishopstown yesterday, where the sprinters grabbed much of the limelight.

Southend moved into the Coca-Cola League Two automatic promotion places with a 2-0 win at Cambridge.

EMMET DUNLEAVY (Sligo AC) won the men’s Intermediate National title over 10,000m at Tinryland, Carlow yesterday in 29.25.

COCA-COLA League Two leaders Scunthorpe had their lead slashed to five points after being held by Chester yesterday.

Kidderminster manager Stuart Watkiss is planning to report referee Darren Drysdale to the Football Association over accusations the official swore at players.

In-form Luton banged in three unanswered goals to book their place in the FA Cup second round at the expense of Southend tonight.

A late Alex Rae equaliser denied Third Division Kidderminster the chance to cause the shock of the FA Cup third round against Barclaycard Premiership strugglers Wolves.

STRIKER Ricardo Fuller was the hero for Preston last night as he scored twice to condemn Leicester to their third Division One defeat of the season.

Ray Lewington has been named as Nationwide manager of the month for October in Division One after masterminding a revival which has seen Watford climb to fourth in the table.

Brentford are top of Division Two after today's Nationwide League matches while Rushden & Diamonds top Division Three.

THE dominance of Dublin City Harriers in the Mazda/AAI Track and Field League final continued in Tullamore when they captured the Men’s Premier Division title for the 16th time since the inauguration of the competition in 1974.