SUGGESTIONS that the Olympic Council of Ireland should be handed more responsibility in the preparation of athletes for the Games have met with a negative response from Irish Sports Council chief executive John Treacy.

IRELAND’S Scott Evans is hoping that his return to home soil can inspire him to a successful run at this weekend’s Yonex Irish International Championships in Lisburn.

Ireland’s Huang Bing is second seed at the Czech International Badminton Championships which gets underway in Liberec today.

Irish duo Donal O’Halloran and Huang Bing made an early exit from the European Badminton Championships in Geneva yesterday.