ON a night that saw Yelena Isinbayeva bounce back from the disaster of the world championships to set a new world record in the pole vault, Ireland’s David Gillick improved on his Berlin placing to finish fourth in the men’s 400m and Derval O’Rourke finished seventh in the 100m hurdles at the Golden League meeting in Zurich.

AFTER their Berlin adventures, David Gillick and Derval O’Rourke make a quick return to big-time athletics at the Weltklasse in Zurich, the penultimate Golden League meet, tonight.

AMERICA’S Allyson Felix last night cruised to her third straight 200 metres title in the World Championships in Berlin, but compatriot Jeremy Wariner failed to secure his own hat-trick.

DAVID GILLICK emerged from the old Olympic Stadium in Berlin last night with his head held high, after finishing sixth in the final of the men’s 400m.

David Gillick finished sixth in tonight’s final of the 400m at the World Championships in Berlin.

Irish athlete David Gillick has finished sixth in the final of the 400 Metres at the World Championships tonight.

JIM KIDD, David Gillick’s former coach at Dundrum/South Dublin, predicts he will break the Irish record in the final of the men’s 400m at the world championships in Berlin this evening (8.20 pm Irish time).

SOUTH AFRICA’S Caster Semenya, the subject of an official investigation into her gender, last night won gold in the 800 metres at the World Championships in Berlin.

DAVID GILLICK produced the third fastest time of his career to qualify for tomorrow night’s 400m final at the world championships in Berlin.

David Gillick has today secured his place in the final of the 400m at the World Championships in Berlin.

DAVID GILLICK faces the most daunting if most exciting assignment of his career later today in the semi-finals of the men’s 400m at the World Championships in Berlin.

Paul Hession has completed a very encouraging day for Ireland at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, qualifying for tomorrow evening's 200 metres semi-finals.

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.

Ireland's David Gillick sensationally broke the 45-second barrier for the second time in six days at the Golden Gala Meeting in Rome tonight.

USAIN BOLT overcame a poor start to claim an easy victory in the 100 metres at the AF Golden League meeting in Zurich despite clearly being under the weather.

Usain Bolt overcame a poor start to claim an easy victory in the 100m at the AF Golden League meeting in Zurich despite clearly being under the weather.

THE contrast between American and Jamaican sprinting was demonstrated again in the 4x100m relays, where the US team dropped the baton in both the men’s and women’s races.

Ireland's Olive Loughnane has set a new personal best after finishing seventh in the women's 20km walk at the Beijing Olympics today.

LONG before yesterday’s qualification rounds of the women’s hammer in Beijing, there were doubts about Eileen O’Keeffe’s wellbeing, even about her participation.

THERE is no athlete more excited than sprinter Paul Hession on the eve of his Olympic debut in Beijing.

PAUL HESSION singled out Brendan Christian (Antigua & Barbuda) as the favourite to win the race before he went to the line for last evening’s 200m at the Bislett Games Golden League meeting in Oslo and then went on to challenge him for the lead coming off the bend.

PAUL HESSION will make an eagerly-awaited seasonal debut next week in Malmo, Sweden, where the Athenry sprinter will try to repeat last year’s record-breaking opener.

PAUL HESSION is set to rejoin the top 200m runners in the world at the Van Damme Memorial Golden League Meeting in Brussels on September 14.

The United States dominated the final day of the athletics World Championships with three more victories matching the team’s haul of 14 gold medals two years ago in Helsinki.

Tyson Gay picked up a third gold medal and Team USA continued to dominate in sprinting events by winning the 4x100 metres relay at the World Championships in Osaka tonight.

David Gillick was left puffing and blowing at the end of his World Championships 400 metres semi-final in Osaka – and in sixth place after wilting in the home straight.

DAVID GILLICK battled his way through to today’s semi-finals of the men’s 400m but there was heartbreak for Derval O’Rourke when she failed in her attempt to get a place in the final of the women’s 100m hurdles at the World Championships in Osaka.

David Gillick produced a solid display when finishing third to qualify in his 400 metres heat at the World Championships in Osaka this morning.

THE ‘very fast’ track in Osaka where the world championship medals will be decided the week after next will throw up some surprises, according to Ireland’s double European indoor 400m champion, David Gillick.

DERVAL O’ROURKE has a time and a position for the world championships in Osaka written in her wardrobe since last year and, despite whatever setbacks she might have had in the meantime, it is still the target.

World championship 400metres finalist Tim Benjamin has described the rigours of training under Colin Jackson as leaving him physically sick.

ASAFA POWELL, Jeremy Wariner and Sanya Richards made it six Golden League wins out of six in Berlin yesterday to earn a cash bonus of $250,000 each.

ASAFA POWELL pocketed a $10,000 diamond after producing another sparkling 100m run — this time in the DN Galan meet at Stockholm’s Olympic Stadium last night.

ALISTAIR CRAGG will arrive in Cork today geared for a battling performance in the 3,000m at tomorrow’s BUPA Cork City Sports at The Mardyke.

THE legendary Michael Johnson telephoned the organisers of the BUPA Cork City Sports during the week in a bid to get one of his proteges, Darold Williamson, into their July 1 showpiece at The Mardyke.

JEREMY WARINER of the United States won the men’s 400 metres title at the world athletics championships in Helsinki last night.

BRITAIN’S Kelly Holmes ended years of frustration at major championships last night when she won the women’s 800 metres Olympic title.

Marion Jones kept her Olympic hopes alive by coming through long jump qualifying at the US track and field trials in California this morning.