Derval shapes-up for world championships

DERVAL O’ROURKE went under 13 seconds twice last night as she fine tuned her preparations for the world championships in Leverkusen.

On a damp and overcast evening in Germany, the European silver medallist finished second in her heat of the 100m hurdles in 12.98 seconds, equalling her seasonal best,

Half an hour later she improved on that time in the final she again finished second to Dawn Harper of the US in 12.97 secs. The 23 year old American won in12.70 secs and the pair will meet again on Sunday afternoon.