Silver sheen for Sonia as Radcliffe demolishes field

Sonia O'Sullivan raced into the record books again last night, claiming a European silver medal in the process, but could only watch from behind as Paula Radcliffe stole Ingrid Kristiansen’s 16-year-old European 10,000m title and came within a whisker of becoming only the second woman to beat the 30-minute barrier.

Adding European gold to the Commonwealth Games title she won less than two weeks ago, Radcliffe ran a sensational 30:01.09.