Thousands of passengers faced delays at Stansted Airport today after people arriving on a Ryanair flight went through an exit door “left open in error”.

SAIF SAEED SHAHEEN had his Olympic eligibility blocked by the Kenyans last year but he replied in the best possible fashion last night when he retained his world steeplechase title at the expense of the Olympic gold and silver medallists.

VICTORIES by four genuine Olympic medal hopefuls helped atone for a bitterly disappointing display by Britain’s 100 metres sprinters in the Norwich Union London Grand Prix at a sweltering Crystal Palace last night.

Victories by four of Britain’s genuine Olympic medal hopefuls helped atone for a bitterly disappointing display by the 100 metres sprinters in the Norwich Union London Grand Prix at a sweltering Crystal Palace this evening.

America’s sprinters have sent a message to the rest of the world from the US Olympic trials: You have no chance in Athens.