The price of corn in Chicago continues to fall, extending four weeks of declines on speculation that demand for US exports will decrease after China put curbs on purchases of a feed ingredient made from the grain.

GILLIAN O'SULLIVAN took Irish race walking to a new level at the national championships on Saturday when she cruised to a new world 5,000m record in 20 mins 02.60 secs, knocking a full 10 seconds off the old mark set by Kerry Saxby-Junna of Australia in Hobart six years ago.