Karsten Warholm has smashed the European 400m hurdles record again, recording the second-fastest time ever as Thomas Barr finished sixth in the Diamond League Final at the Weltklasse Zurich meeting.

Both of the Ireland women's relay teams just missed out on qualification for their respective finals at the European Championships in Barcelona this morning, but they had the consolation of setting new national records.

The Ireland women's relay team just missed out on a place in the 4x100 metres relay final at the European Championships in Barcelona this morning.

SPRINTING the final lap of the 10,000m, Kenenisa Bekele ended the reign of fellow Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie last night with an Olympic-record winning time of 27 minutes, 05.10 seconds.

Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey, who turns 41 in May, says she may not hang up her spikes at the end of the season as expected.