ARSENAL midfielder Abou Diaby has compared himself to Zinedine Zidane and insisted he is ready to become one of the best players in the world thanks to surviving a boot-camp organised by French fitness guru Renaud Longuevre that has transformed his game.

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

DERVAL O’ROURKE set another new national under-23 record and continued progress towards world championship and Olympic qualification standard when she finished third in the 100m hurdles in 13.19 seconds at the European Cup match in Finland yesterday.