Ballymena sprinter Paul Brizzel is through to this evening’s 200m semi-finals at the World Indoor Championships in the Sportarena, Budapest, after placing second in his first round heat this morning.

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.

Ireland's Paul Brizzel has failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the men's 200m event at the World Athletics Championships in Paris.

PAUL BRIZZEL walked away from the Stade de France with a broad smile last night after he had posted his A standard for next year’s Olympics.

GARETH TURNBULL claimed the 1,500m berth at the world championships in a spectacular if not sensational final at the Woodies DIY national track and field championships at Morton Stadium yesterday where the Belfast man outfoxed and outsprinted James Nolan in a flying finish to win in 3:40.32.

ATHLETICS Ireland have announced their largest ever team for the World Indoor Championships in the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham on March 14-16.

IT was one of the biggest televised races of Paul Brizzel’s life. In the end, it was one of the cameras that cost him his chance of glory.

Ireland's Paul Brizzel was forced to do a solo 200metres run after the organisers of the European Championships bungled again in Munich.