Davenport out, Radcliffe in for New York marathon

MARIE DAVENPORT was yesterday forced to put her marathon debut on hold after failing to recover from a calf injury in time to run the ING New York City Marathon tomorrow.

The Irish Olympic 10,000 metres finalist had been in flying form since her 14th-place finish in Athens, before a training run close to her home in Chester, Connecticut, a fortnight ago ended in injury.

She rolled over her right ankle and in the following days in her efforts to recover, Davenport, 29, strained her left calf muscle, over-compensating for the initial problem.