Clare Elms, 62, outpaces every M65 man at the British Masters Cross Country Relays in Oxford while Birmingham University dominates in Manchester.

The 58:03 winner is the first Spaniard to take the half marathon title, as Sheila Chepkirui set a world-leading 1:03:51 and Laura Luengo broke the women’s national record.

Government to announce a full feasibility study on a “Northern Games” in the 2040s, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying the country should feel the excitement again in its own towns and communities.

Swiss 800m runner came within 0.42 seconds of the world record this season, while high jump great is the first Italian to win the award.

Newly crowned European champion Amanal Petros says he has dreamed of the European record for years as the fastest men’s elite field in the history of the race lines up.