CIARAN Ó LIONAIRD posted the qualifying standards for both the world youths championships in Marrakech and the European Youth Olympics, which had been his target, in one fell swoop when he won the junior 1,500m race in a sensational 3:50.86 at the Cardiff indoor international at the weekend.

Maria Mutola and Kelly Holmes will race at the Norwich Union International in Glasgow on January 24.

SONIA O'SULLIVAN is all set to compete in the short course trial which will be run at Dunleer on March 16 in conjunction with Rás na hÉireann.

Thousands more Scots residents have been warned to boil their tap water after health chiefs revealed further homes had been affected by a parasite scare.

Britain’s Olympic hero Audley Harrison might have an American route to success in the heavyweight division in his sights but a new injury has forced the super-heavyweight gold medallist to put his plans on hold.