Further divisions in Clare GAA emerged yesterday with All-Ireland winning manager Ger Loughnane labelling the position of Clare GAA chairman Michael McDonagh "utterly untenable".

Olive Loughnane looks set to be awarded the gold medal for the 20km race walk from the 2009 World Championships in Berlin after Russia’s Olga Kaniskina was yesterday banned by the Russian Anti-doping Agency for an anti-doping rule violation.