IRISH sprinters had a sensational weekend at the British AAA indoor championships and world championships trials in Sheffield when they took eight of the 12 sprint medals.

With the confirmation that former world 400m indoor champion, the flamboyant Welshman, Jamie Baulch is set to run this event in next Saturday's Bupa Ireland Cork City Sports at the Mardyke the stage is set for a classic rematch of last March's thrilling but controversial 400m final at the World

MARK CARROLL has been forced to withdraw from next month’s Boston Marathon with a hip injury.

IRELAND won its first-ever world championship sprint medal yesterday in dramatic fashion, after a post-race appeal saw Paul McKee awarded joint third in the 400m final.

Daniel Caines surrendered his World Indoor 400 metres gold medal in a nail-biting race to Tyree Washington but one which the American looked like winning after the first bend was completed.