Cathal Dennehy

Sophie O'Sullivan produced a huge run to smash her 800m personal best and finish second at the Grand Prix Brescia in Italy on Sunday, the 24-year-old

Sharlene Mawdsley will return to racing in Rovereto, Italy on Tuesday evening, the Tipperary sprinter lining up in the 400m just over six weeks on from the hamstring tear that ruled her out of last month’s European Championships.

Sharlene Mawdsley made a hugely impressive return from injury to take victory over 400m at the Palio Città della Quercia meeting in Rovereto, Italy on Tuesday evening, the Tipperary sprinter clocking 50.58.

Sharlene Mawdsley made a hugely impressive return from injury to take victory over 400m at the Palio Citta della Quercia meeting in Rovereto, Italy on Tuesday evening, the Tipperary sprinter clocking 50.58.

For Mark English, Sharlene Mawdsley and Rhasidat Adeleke, 2026 has brought very different fortunes.

This wasn't what she'd hoped for, but to be back racing the world's best, less than seven weeks after a severe grade 2C tear in her hamstring tendon, was in many ways a triumph for Sharlene Mawdsley.

It might not have been all she envisioned, but to be back racing the world's best, less than seven weeks after a severe grade 2C tear in her hamstring tendon, was in many ways a triumph for Sharlene Mawdsley.