Athletics: Mark Carroll faces a stiff task at the World Indoor Championships in Lisbon next weekend (March 9th-11th) following the news that Hicham El Guerrouj has opted for the 3,000 metres.
The Irish team is now reduced to nine after Breda Denehy-Willis and Sinead Delahunty announced their withdrawals from the 3,000 metres and 1,500 metres respectively due to injury. Paul Brizzell is also doubtful for the 200 metres.
Cricket: Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist smashed 197 runs in 145 minutes as Australia staged a stirring fightback to take control of the first Test against India in Bombay.
Skiing: Four more Finnish Nordic skiers have failed drug tests, raising the number caught at the world championships earlier this month to six. The skiers will not be named until after a second doping test has confirmed the WADA findings.
Snooker: British Sports Minister Kate Hoey yesterday met with snooker chiefs to express her concern at a possible breakaway world tour. A rebel circuit headed by seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry is threatening the official tournaments run by the World Professional Snooker and Billiards Association (WPBSA).
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