THOMAS CHAMNEY was rewarded for a last minute dash from Heusden-Zolder to Dublin to compete in the Woodies DIY National Championships yesterday when he was named on the Irish team for Beijing.

THOMAS CHAMNEY went to within 0.66 seconds of the Olympic ‘A’ standard for 800m in Lignano, Italy, at the weekend, when he finished fourth in a quality race in 1:44.66, and now the Clonmel man will take his quest for a place in Beijing to Lucerne tomorrow night.

DERVAL O’ROURKE will follow the same path that took her to world indoor gold and European outdoor silver medals last year when she launches her indoor season at the Irish indoor championships at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast at the end of January.

Paul Hession produced a sensational display when he lowered his own Irish 100 metres record to claim second place at the European Cup Super League ’A’ match in Vaasa today.

IRISH manager Patsy McGonagle yesterday described Irish performances at the European Championships in Gothenburg in glowing terms.

Ireland’s Derval O’Rourke has breezed into tomorrow’s 100 metres hurdles semi-finals.

England’s retired World Cup heroes look unlikely to be considered by their former boss Clive Woodward for the Lions tour of New Zealand next summer.

Clive Woodward today unveiled the largest coaching and management team in Lions history, including Eddie O'Sullivan and Dave McHugh.

Bohemians advanced to the last eight of the FAI Harp Lager Cup with a 2-1 win over Bray Wanderers last night.

In the Eircom Premier Division, third and fourth meet tonight as St Patrick's Athletic play host to Bray Wanderers.