Eaton nears new world record, retains title

All-round great Ashton Eaton narrowly missed out on a world record in retaining his heptathlon title at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland tonight.

The American legend, whose new physio Ciaran McDonagh is Irish, needed to complete the final discipline, the 1000m, inside 2 minutes, 33.5 seconds to break the record he set in winning in Istanbul two years ago.