Declan Murray is looking forward to taking on Mark English in the men’s 800m at the GloHealth National Indoor Championships in Athlone this weekend and make amends for a questionable lane infringement call at the Athlone International last Wednesday. 

Olympic champion Usain Bolt was unable to claim victory in his first Diamond League race of the season as Justin Gatlin continued his impressive form by edging out the Jamaican to win the 100 metres in Rome.

Allyson Felix was able to put the disappointment of two consecutive silver medals in the women’s 200 meters to claim the gold medal she so desired last night.

The Super8 athletics competition due to be staged in Glasgow next week has been cancelled due to a lack of teams.

Tyson Gay sent another warning to Usain Bolt that he has the credentials to defend his 100 metres world title with another stunning performance tonight.