THERE is great sadness in the world of horse racing and in the world of show business after internationally acclaimed horse trainer Dr Vincent O’Brien and female impersonator Danny La Rue died.

TOM COOPER’S diatribe (Letters, January 5) against the late Dr Conor Cruise O’Brien cannot be allowed to go unanswered.

DERVAL O’ROURKE set a new Irish record at 8.02 seconds for second place and an automatic place in the semi-finals of the women’s 60m hurdles on Saturday, but it all ended in disappointment yesterday when she went over on an ankle after clearing the third hurdle.