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Kakatosi defied a 6lb hike in the weights to secure his fourth successive win in Kempton's feature event, the Epsom Trainers Open Day August 22nd Handicap.

WHEN the President of Athletics Ireland, Liam Hennessy, launched the bid to bring the SPAR European cross-country championships to Dublin in Italy in 2006, Mo Farah was a surprise winner of the senior men’s title.

WHATEVER horrors Robbie Keane is experiencing at Liverpool, the Republic of Ireland captain might still consider them preferable to the traumas being endured by Tottenham.

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IF ever Ian Holloway required a show of support from his players this was the occasion. The Leicester City manager could not have been presented with a more emphatic demonstration that he has their complete backing at the Walkers Stadium.

JUANDE RAMOS is understood to be a man of few words. But the Spaniard is already fluent enough to get a simple message across to the players he has inherited from Martin Jol and whom he saw in action for the first time yesterday.

THE forced withdrawal of Alistair Cragg has been a huge blow to Ireland’s medal hopes at the European cross-country championships in Tilburg, but the men’s team, led by national champion Gary Murray, are ready to get on with the job they came here to do.

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