Athletics: Maurice Greene failed to break his world record but was pushed to the limit by training partner Ato Boldon and ran 9.91 seconds - the fastest time in the world this year - at a Grand Prix meet in Athens last night. The American sprinter recovered brilliantly when Boldon edged ahead with 25 metres remaining. The runner-up clocked a time of 9.97.
Cricket: Michael Vaughan has been cleared to play in England's third match of the Triangular Tournament against Pakistan at Lord's today. The Yorkshire batsman withdrew from Sunday's five-wicket defeat by Australia in Bristol with a bruised finger sustained in the opening game against Pakistan. Fast bowler Andrew Caddick is also available for selection after missing the opening two matches with a stiff back.
Hockey: Graham Shaw of Glenanne, eagerly seeking his first cap, has been called into the Irish squad for the matches against Wales, Scotland and France in the Celtic Cup tournament in Belfast this weekend. He replaces Gordon Elliott of Pembroke Wanderers, who has not recovered sufficiently from a knee injury sustained in the all-Ireland club championship last month and whose incisiveness was missed by Pembroke in the European Cup Winners Cup B division in Vienna.
Cricket: Clontarf CC's Cricket Week, celebrating the club's 125th anniversary, begins next Sunday, running to the following Friday. A highlight of the celebrations will be on Wednesday June 20th, with a match between the Leinster Cricket Union President's Overseas XI and an Ireland XI, which will be useful preToronto preparation for the national squad.
Motor Sport: A productive weekend for Ireland's Michael Keohane saw the 21-year-old move into a joint series lead after rounds 11 and 12 of the British F3 Championship at the new Rockingham Motor Speedway. Keohane finished third in round 11 and second in round 12, taking him to the top of the championship standings.
Boxing: A unanimous US Supreme Court dealt a blow to boxing promoter Don King yesterday, ruling that a rival should be allowed to go forward with a federal racketeering lawsuit against King.
Sport And Politics: Kate Hoey, Britain's first-ever female sports minister, has been sacked in the Labour government's post-election reshuffle. Born and reared in Northern Ireland, Hoey was replaced by Richard Caborn, a 57-year-old Sheffield MP.
