Cricket: Zimbabwe were 285 for four at the close of the fourth day of the second and final Test against England at Nottingham yesterday, 89 behind their hosts' first innings of 374.
Zimbabwe sailed past the follow-on thanks mainly to a fine innings from 27-year-old Murray Goodwin. When bad light ended play for the day, Goodwin was 148 not out off 250 balls, having hit 20 fours - a record Test score by a Zimbabwean against England. Goodwin received good support from Neil Johnson, promoted up the order and captain Andy Flower, sharing century partnerships with both batsmen.
Hill Running: Former hill running champion John Lenihan overcame injury and strong opposition to record an amazing 13th consecutive victory in the annual race up Carauntoohill yesterday.
Less than a year after he broke his ankle on Ireland's highest mountain, Lenihan destroyed a strong field, leading from the start up the steep climb to the 3,414 ft peak.
Second, for the sixth year in a row, was Francis Cosgrave of Dublin. Irish international Paul Nolan came third.
The women's race was won by Majella Diskin of Mayo.
Men: 1, J Lenihan 77.27; 2, F Cosgrave 82.13; 3, P Nolan 85.04.
Women: 1, M Diskin 107.36; 2, J Watt 127.28; 3, E Sokell 136.25.
Rugby: Neil Back gave England coach Clive Woodward a scare when he limped off after just six minutes of Leicester's thumping 85-10 defeat by the Barbarians at Twickenham yesterday.
The 31-year-old flanker, an integral part of Woodward's squad for the two-Test tour of South Africa which departs on Wednesday, suffered a blow to the inside of his right knee in a ruck. Back wrapped the problem area in an ice-pack, although he indicated that the action was purely precautionary.
His team-mates were completely outplayed by a Barbarians team which maintained their 100 per cent record over their three-match tour of Britain and Ireland.
They scored 13 tries and provided a fitting tribute to the final game of skipper Zinzan Brooke's illustrious career.
Athletics: Mark Carroll comfortably achieved the 5,000 metres qualifying mark for the Sydney Olympics with victory in the Boston Twilight meeting on Saturday. Carroll recorded a time of 13 minutes 21.45 seconds which left him well inside the qualifying mark of 13:29. The Irish athlete, who out-sprinted Australia's Sean Creighton in the final 60 metres, will now concentrate on shorter distances in his build-up to Sydney.
"I'm pleased to have it out of the way," he said. "It's a long season this year and I have a lot of work to do on sharpness, because there is no point in going too fast too early this year."
