Sonia O’Sullivan believes success “should be expected” by Irish athletes at the European Indoor Championships, which begin this morning in Gothenburg.

Derval O'Rourke cruised through to the semi-finals of the 100 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Berlin this evening, clocking a season's best time of 12.86 seconds.

Irish champion Deirdre Byrne has failed to qualify from today's 1,500 metres heats at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.