Cragg suffers achilles injury

It has emerged that Alistair Cragg's withdrawal from the 3000m at Tuesday night's Grand Prix meeting in Monaco was not down to illness - the Irish middle distance star dropped out due to an Achilles injury.

Cragg failed to finish the 3000m at Stade Louis II and while initial thoughts were that he did not feel right on the night, Ireland athletics team manager Patsy McGonagle confirmed last night that the 28-year-old has an Achilles problem.