Irish duo Bori Akinola and Israel Olatunde bow out in European 100m semi-finals

Healy’s time of 15:40.95 was just three-tenths of a second behind surprise third-placed finisher Micol Majori.

Adam Ramsay-Peaty was beaten for the first time at a European Aquatics Championships as he finished fifth in the 100m breaststroke final in Paris.

Stephen Mackenzie vowed to learn from his European Championships disappointment after the Scottish long jumper missed out on the final in Birmingham.

Briton wore sunglasses for first time in a race in victory Hodgkinson’s time of 1min 57.28sec her fastest in a heat Keely Hodgkinson breezed through the opening 800m round of the European championships with her fastest time in a heat – before laughing about why she had worn sunglasses for the first time in a race. “I

Keely Hodgkinson cruises into European Championships 800m semi-finals  The Times

Mark English has eased his way into the semi-final of the Men's 800m after winning his Round 1 heat, but there was a surprise early exit for Cian McPhillips.

Algeria came from behind to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in Casablanca on Saturday and reach for the first time the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semi-finals and the World Cup.