He was part of a relay team that also included Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake.

The 25-year-old pulled out of the 200m and failed to reach the 100m final last week after suffering a hamstring injury in June.

Molly Scott, Ciara Neville, Sharlene Mawdsley and Gina Akpe-Moses just missed out on a podium finish in Sweden.

Antonina Krivoshapka has been disqualified from the London Olympics.

Japan’s quartet took a surprise silver in 37.60sec while Canada claimed bronze.

The Jamaican helped his country to gold in the 100m relay last night.

The Jamaican sprinter anchored his country into the final of the 100m relay.

Kseniya Ryzhova and Tatyana Firova claimed gold as part of Russia’s 4x400m relay team.

The Sydney Sixers are looking to add some Jamaican gold to their line-up after the Melbourne Stars approached the 100m sprint champion

Joanne Cuddihy ran an impressive leg to give Irish supporters hope but their time was four seconds off the finals pace.

A tight control on adrenaline and nerves is essential to get away at the right time, writes Ireland’s 100m record holder Ailis McSweeney.

The Jamaican team failed to qualify from their 4x400m relay Olympic heat today.

The full-back is flattered by Kiwi interest but prefers to focus on Shane Horgan’s leg in the Olympic torch relay through Dublin.

The Olympic flame is due in the Republic early tomorrow after crossing over the border at Newry.

A ‘soot marked’ torch used in the UK leg of the pre-Olympic relay has fetched a hefty price after it was advertised online.

Some of the torchbearers have been revealed ahead of next month’s relay in Dublin.

The torch will visit Dublin on day 19 of its 70-day relay journey, on Wednesday 6 June this year. 8,000 volunteers will help it travel 8,000 miles across the UK and Ireland.

The Cobh native will carry the iconic flame during its whistlestop visit to Dublin next June.