Sergiu Ciobanu, the Moldovan native who runs with Clonliffe Harriers, will start favourite to win tomorrow’s annual Ballycotton 10 mile road race in East Cork — the 37th edition of this classic event.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN disappointed in the IAAF grand prix meeting in Madrid on Saturday night, coming home fifteenth of sixteen finishers in a bruising 1500m.