Double European medallist Mark English will look to etch his name into the rich history of The Cork City Sports at the CIT stadium in Bishopstown this evening.

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Mark English went in to the European Indoor Championships in Prague as Ireland’s main medal hope and he proved he could handle the pressure by delivering a silver medal in the 800m in 1:47.20.

Mark English is not shying away from the expectation that will rest squarely on his young shoulders when he leads a dozen-strong Irish challenge at next month’s European Indoor Athletics Championship. 

Mark English has confirmed that Nic Bideau will be his new coach as well as his agent next season.

At 27, Mark Hanrahan found himself at a crossroads.

It was a notable weekend for Irish athletics with Thomas Barr and Mark English enjoying the perfect build-up to the European Championships with some stunning displays.

Fionnuala Britton’s manager, Ian Chaney, insisted she will be focusing purely on her training, with media contact at a strict minimum, upon yesterday’s announcement of the Irish team for the European Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on December 8.

Mark English and Paul Robinson start a new era for Irish middle-distance running this morning in the heats of the 800m on the opening day of the World Track and Field Championships in Moscow.

Athletics Ireland High Performance Director Kevin Ankrom admitted Ireland will be fighting for survival at the European Team Championships first league in Morton Stadium on June 22/23 on the announcement of the team yesterday.

The world’s greatest distance runner, Kenenisa Bekele, will take centre stage at the Spar Great Ireland Run 10k in the Phoenix Park tomorrow as local hope Linda Byrne targets victory in the women’s race in what promises to be a spectacular festival of racing.

The man behind the Ross O’Carroll-Kelly phenomenon Paul Howard has gone back to his roots to finally give his obsession with the force of nature that is Roy Keane a voice — through the man’s loyal sidekick Triggs.

Everybody can’t win the race, but everyone can try.

MIDDLE distance fans could be in for a double treat at the Woodies DIY national track and field championships at Santry’s Morton Stadium tomorrow with the possibility of a head to head between Thomas Chamney and David Campbell in both the 800m and the 1,500m finals.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN has lashed the treatment meted out to 800m runner David Campbell in the selection of B standard athletes for the Olympic Games.

A SQUAD that is young enough to form the nucleus of Ireland’s Olympic team for London 2012 will represent Ireland at the IAAF world championships in Osaka in two weeks.

PAUL HESSION was deprived of a new 200m national record by a wind that gusted to 4.7 metres per second as he beat a star-studded field in 20.43 secs, while Joanne Cuddihy ran her best race of the season to win the women’s 400m in 52.26 secs at Cork City Sports on Saturday.

Sonia O'Sullivan has announced her retirement from athletics at the age of 37.

Sonia O’Sullivan’ participation in the Commonwealth Games is in doubt after she sustained a hamstring injury in training, according to reports.

Sonia O’Sullivan’s participation in the Commonwealth Games is in doubt after she sustained a hamstring injury in training, according to reports.

Sonia O'Sullivan will be able to compete for Australia at the Commonwealth Games despite Commonwealth Games Federation plans to change their eligibility rules.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN has hit out at critics of her selection for Australia at the Commonwealth Games.

Sonia O’Sullivan has been cleared to run for Australia in the Commonwealth Games, according to Australian media reports.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN will receive Australian nationality at a ceremony in Melbourne today and she confirmed she now wants to compete for her new country at the Commonwealth Games in March.

Sonia O’Sullivan will receive Australian nationality at a ceremony in Melbourne tomorrow and has confirmed she now wants to compete for her new country at the Commonwealth Games in March.

Sonia O’Sullivan will return from Australia to compete in the Visit Scotland Great Edinburgh Cross Country on January 14.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN has confirmed she would like to run for Australia in next year’s Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

Ireland’s Sonia O’Sullivan today confirmed she would like to run for Australia in next year’s Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

BRITAIN’S world record holder Paula Radcliffe banished memories of her Athens Olympics nightmare and ended years of near misses when she won the women’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships yesterday.

EVEN the statues must have known that something special was happening yesterday afternoon.

IF only all council meetings were like this. Roy Keane and Sonia O’Sullivan were hailed by their own at a lavish ceremony in Cork City Hall yesterday afternoon and for once there wasn’t a dissenting voice to be heard.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN and Benita Johnson look set to run shoulder-to-shoulder in Sunday’s Flora London Marathon rather than attempt to stay with the pacemakers.

Defending champion Craig Mottram believes he is in better shape for this year’s Great BUPA Ireland Run in Dublin on Saturday.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN fans can still look forward to some big performances from her, according to world cross-country champion Benita Johnson.

Sonia O’Sullivan was not despondent after missing out on an IAAF World Half-Marathon Championships medal in New Delhi today.

Twenty-four-year-old Alistair Cragg ran one of the races of his life as he came through his 5000m heat as a fastest loser, qualifying him for Saturday's 5000m final in just his first major track championship.

It was far from the ending to her fifth Olympic final that Sonia O'Sullivan had dreamt of, but, having been burned off the pace after 2-and-a-half laps of tonight's 5000m final, the Cobh athlete was still thankful for the experience.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN is safely through to Monday night’s final of the women’s 5,000m with a chance of adding another medal to the silver she won in Sydney four years ago.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN has drawn the easier of tonight’s two 5,000m Olympic semi-finals, but the Sydney silver medallist must run her best race of the year to get through to Monday night’s final.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN arrives here tomorrow full of confidence and ready to produce her best performances of the year, according to partner Nic Bideau yesterday.

SOME of Ireland’s Olympic hopefuls have been going through a rough patch in recent days.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN will take her Olympic build-up to a new level when she lines up for the 1,500 metres at Gateshead on Sunday before returning to The Mardyke for the BUPA Cork City Sports the following Saturday and her final 5,000m race before Athens.

SONIA O’SULLIVAN will be out to win the BUPA Great South 10k in Manchester on Sunday despite having the Olympics on her mind.

Sonia O'Sullivan remains remarkably confident about what the Olympic year will hold despite losing her Great BUPA Ireland Run title in Dublin today.