SONIA O’SULLIVAN, fresh from her victory on the track in California last weekend, returns to the road tomorrow when she lines up for the 5k at Balmoral.

The cream of British middle-distance talent will lock horns at Balmoral Castle next week to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Roger Bannister’s first-ever sub-four-minute mile.

Fresh on the heels of her withdrawal from last weekend's Great North race in Newcastle, Ireland's Catherina McKiernan has pulled out of next Saturday's Belfast International event at Stormont.

Paula Radcliffe claimed her a second Spar European Cross Country title after a determined challenge from Elvan Abeylegesse.

ELIUD KIPCHOGE of Kenya won a thrilling men’s 5,000 metres world final in Paris denying Hicham El Guerrouj a second title at the championships.

GERALDINE HENDRICKEN, Ireland’s athletic sensation of the season, will go into action this morning in the women’s 1,500m heats, which have an automatic place in Sunday’s final as the prize for the first three.

GERALDINE HENDRICKEN will face the most exciting assignment of her career to date when she lines up for the women's 1,500m race at the Hercules Golden League meeting in Monaco tomorrow night.

Paula Radcliffe will today tell the British selectors she is keeping her options open about whether to run both the long and short course races in the World Cross Country Championships.