Athletics: Ireland's Keith Kelly yesterday won the highly competitive American NCAA collegiate cross-country title, becoming only the fourth Irish scholarship athlete to do so.
Hosted by Iowa State University, the 10km race included all the leading distance runners in American universities, but Kelly, who hails from Drogheda, produced the best race of his career to take the title in 30 minutes 14.5 seconds.
Running in the colours of Providence College (where he is coached by Ray Treacy - brother of John) Kelly proved too strong for the second placed Stephen Ondieki of Kenya, who took second in 30:16.3.
The 22-year-old becomes the third Irishman to win the event after Sean Dollman in 1991 and Neil Cusack in 1972. Sonia O'Sullivan is a previous winner of the women's race. John Treacy, also competing for Providence College, finished second in 1977 behind Henry Rono of Kenya.
The team title went to the University of Arkansas, who are coached by Irishman John McDonnell. Kelly returns home this weekend for the National Inter-County championships.
Tennis: John McEnroe announced his resignation as captain of the American Davis Cup team last night - just 14 months after taking the job.
McEnroe had become disillusioned with the failure of top players such as Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Michael Chang to play for the team.
Gaelic Games: A requiem mass was held at Renmore Church, Galway, yesterday, for Maitias Mac Donncha (82), who was one of the leading GAA officers in the West of Ireland for over four decades. Chief among the mourners was his son Joe, past president of the GAA, and his daughter Eilis.
