US sprinters Cork bound

TWO of the fastest men on earth return to The Mardyke on Saturday for the BUPA Cork City Sports with confirmation yesterday that two of America’s top sprinters, Bernard Williams and Tyree Washington, are set to line up for the 100m and 200m, respectively.

He may not have won the race last year — Marlon Devonish snatched a wind-swept victory en route to a sensational sprint double — but Bernard Williams, who performs as a stand-up comedian back home in California, won the hearts of those who braved the elements.

He was returning from injury on his first visit but this time he is coming from the finals of the US championships, sharper and fitter and determined to exact vengeance on the Englishman.