TODAY

MARIAN HEFFERNAN has been added to the Irish team for next week’s European indoor championships in Paris.

Mary Cullen was the story of the Irish today at the European Cross Country Championships in Brussels as she took an excellent fourth position in the senior women’s race.

MARK CARROLL, who held national records from 3,000m to 10,000m and represented Ireland on the track at every level up to and including two Olympic Games, will make a belated European cross-country championship debut in Brussels next month.

ALAN McCORMACK gave another sensational performance in yesterday’s Woodies DIY national inter-counties cross-country championships at Tramore Racecourse when leading Dublin to the team honours.

GARETH TURNBULL, Mary Cullen and Maria McCambridge will not contest Sunday’s European cross-country championships in Toro, Spain.

Nine-man Leeds had both their strikers dismissed as they dropped their first points of the Coca-Cola League One season in a 1-1 draw at Gillingham.

Leeds maintained the only 100% record in the country and moved out of negative figures for the first time with a 2-0 win over Hartlepool at Elland Road.

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Southend boosted their hopes of Coca-Cola Championship survival and completed a miserable week for QPR with a 5-0 rout at Roots Hall.

Southend continued their remarkable Coca-Cola Championship revival as QPR crashed to an eighth straight away defeat at Roots Hall.

JERMAIN DEFOE sent Tottenham into the semi-finals of the Carling Cup but the Premiership side were pushed all the way by Southend at White Hart Lane.

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The Ireland U19 Team and replacements to play against Wales U19 at Bedwas RFC on Friday, March 4th 2005 at 7pm is as follows:

The Ireland Under 19 team to play against Wales at Bedwas RFC tomorrow has been named.

NEWBRIDGE College produced a stunning injury-time comeback to defeat Kilkenny College and advance to the Leinster Schools Section B Senior Cup semi-final at Portlaoise yesterday.

The Leinster and Munster youth teams have been announced for Saturday's interprovincial semi-final in Portlaoise RFC (KO: 1pm).

The Leinster youth team has been named for Saturday's Interprovincial against Munster at Barnhall RFC.

Republic of Ireland Under-19 manager Sean McCaffrey has major injury problems as he prepares for Ireland’s second game in the European Championship mini-qualifying tournament against Switzerland at Richmond Park tomorrow (ko 5pm).

Irish Under-19 manager Sean McCaffrey has brought Alan McCormack from Preston North

The Irish Schools opened the defense of their Celtic Cup title with a 3-1 win over Wales schools at Aberdare.

The Republic of Ireland’s Schools team seven year unbeaten run over England ended last evening when they lost by a goal to nil in their annual fixture, which was played at Lowestoft.

The Football Association of Irish Schools International team opened their international campaign with a two nil win over New Zealand at Glebe North Balbriggan.