Sir Mo Farah set a personal best for the half-marathon in the process of winning the Great North Run for a record sixth consecutive year yesterday.

Each year 57,000 runners race through Newcastle's city centre towards South Shields as they enjoy music from bands dotted along the route and dazzling views of the sea on the Great North Run.

MATT HUGHES - SPECIAL REPORT: During the years since Sir Mo Farah missed two drugs tests, his memory does not appear to have improved.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN DOHA: There are growing doubts over Neil Black's future as the performance director of UK Athletics after he refused to rule out resigning after the Alberto Salazar scandal.

EXCLUSIVE: The extent to which Mo Farah's controversial former coach Alberto Salazar left the Briton exposed to potential embarrassment is revealed.

Leading athletes from Team GB have taken the extraordinary step of launching legal action against the British Olympic Association over 'ridiculous' marketing rules.

The British Olympic Association have said they are 'dismayed' by the legal challenge being pursued by a group of leading athletes against their marketing rules and have issued a robust comeback.

Ahmed Farah, 30, was sent to his birthplace by British authorities after he was freed from jail for a knife raid in Southall, West London in 2010. He would now like the chance to return to the UK.

Mo Farah will launch his 2020 season in London after confirming he will run the Vitality Big Half on March 1. Sportsmail reported last week that Farah was in talks to run in the capital.

Sir Mo Farah faces a spicy showdown with former training partner Galen Rupp and controversial ex-coach Alberto Salazar after confirming he will run the Chicago Marathon on October 7.

Northern Ireland's Euro 2020 qualifying hopes survived a scare as substitutes Conor Washington and Josh Magennis scored twice in four minutes to snatch a 2-1 win in Estonia.

The 28-year-old midfielder made the announcement on Monday, wanting to concentrate on his club career with Sheffield United - who are back in the Premier League after a 12-year absence.

The 39-year-old, who scored nine times in 80 appearances for his country and played at Euro 2016, was a free agent after leaving Rangers at the end of last season.

Norwich full-back Jamal Lewis has been included in the Northern Ireland squad for the their games against Netherlands and Crech Republic despite suffering an elbow injury.

The partnership will see the BT logo appear on the training kits worn by the men's, women's, youth and disability teams of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland from November.

Paddy McNair is hoping Holland underestimate Northern Ireland in their Euro 2020 qualifier in Rotterdam. Northern Ireland need to win in order to keep their dreams of reaching the finals alive.

There is plenty at stake over the next fortnight with teams on the brink of qualifying for the European Championships in 2020, while some nations hit the road for some eagerly-anticipated friendlies.

With Holland due in Belfast next month, both teams are viewing the double-header as a head-to-head battle for a ticket to Euro 2020, and Koeman is wary of the threat posed by Michael O'Neill's side.

Both teams are talking up this match and the return fixture in Belfast next month as effectively being a play-off for a place in next summer's finals. Holland have missed tournaments in a row.

Holland left it late to turn the game around against Northern Ireland and run out winners in Rotterdam. Wales secured a well earned point in Slovakia while Scotland crashed to a heavy defeat in Russia.

CHRIS WHEELER AT DE KUIP STADIUM: Holland and Northern Ireland battled in a close game in their Euro 2020 Group C qualifying match on Thursday night. 

The two teams took part in a minute's applause to honour the memory of the Rangers legend who passed away last month following a six-year battle with motor neurone disease.

The hosts of the 2030 World Cup will only have six years to prepare for the tournament. The FIFA Council decided at a meeting Thursday that the bidding process will be launched in 2022.

The Real Madrid man is in line to make his 95th international appearance after a muscle tear ruled him out of the friendly draw with Argentina and qualifying win over Estonia in September.

Michael O'Neill's men still have a very slim chance of qualifying automatically but must beat Holland on Saturday evening. Join KIERAN JACKSON for full commentary of the Group C clash.

CHRIS WHEELER AT WINDSOR PARK: A goalless draw was enough to send Holland through to Euro 2020 and render Northern Ireland's final Group C game against Germany meaningless.

Captain Steven Davis skied his spot-kick just after the half-hour mark. Northern Ireland manager O'Neill said: 'It was a big moment for him, he knows that. You sense his disappointment.'

CHRIS WHEELER IN FRANKFURT: O'Neill's side complete their Group C campaign against the Germans in Frankfurt Tuesday night after Saturday's draw with Holland.

After a career in top-level football spanning nearly three decades, Ryan Giggs will finally fulfil his dream of competing at a major tournament with Wales.

CHRIS WHEELER IN FRANKFURT: A hat-trick from former Arsenal player Serge Gnabry sank Northern Ireland as their Group C campaign ended with a heavy defeat in Frankfurt.

Steve Clarke's team flopped in the Euro 2020 qualifiers, but their performance in last season's Nations League was enough to give them a second chance of reaching next summer's finals.

Former X Factor star Joey Hadjia, formerly Joelle, 26, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a very close-up snap of her pert derrière in a lengthy 'body transformation' post.

She is no stranger to the spotlight, so it's unsurprising Samantha Jade has also experienced the dark side of fame.

The Korean-born songstress told her Facebook fans on Thursday that she took part in the original series, King of Masked Singer

Dean Ray scored a deal with Sony Music after he was declared the runner-up on  The X Factor Australia in 2014. 

She's currently looking for her soulmate in the Love Island Australia villa.

Nicole Scherzinger just made a spectacular comeback performance with the Pussycat Dolls on The X Factor UK. 

Former X Factor Australia stars Jess and Matt Price have revealed their family plans and the secret to balancing marriage and working together. 

She's the Korean-Australian singer who wowed the world during her predominantly seated performance at Eurovision. 

Natalie Bassingthwaighte appears to have sustained a nasty injury while in self-isolation with her family.

Freddie Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris are set to star in a new reboot of BBC's Top Gear. The Trio told how their series compares to previous shows.

Jeremy Clarkson has been slammed after he complained about a road in Hammersmith, London being closed following a horrific three-car 'street race' crash which killed a man in his 70s. 

A group of cars said to have been racing through west London crashed into the pensioners' car in the early hours of Saturday morning, killing a man in his 70s and seriously injuring his wife.

Avril Child, whose daughter daughter Sarah was killed in a car crash in Birmingham in 2012 criticised the former Top Gear presenter for his 'arrogant' and 'ignorant' remarks.

Paddy todl told how he won't look at what people say about his performance because he will be tempted to answer every negative comment.

Fearless Zara then climbed behind the wheel of a red Toyota GT86 coupé for the show's Star In A Reasonably Priced Car feature on the test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.

The Queen's eldest granddaughter, 38, can add Top Gear driver to her long list of credentials as she is the first royal to ever take part in the BBC motoring show - that is set to air on Sunday night.

The couple raced each other around a Surrey race track in a Toyota GT86 for the show's A Reasonably Priced Car Segment, with Zara at one stage hurtling off the gravel and onto the grass.

Paddy McGuinness has proudly posted a series of Instagram pictures of his favourite 'meals' - including a bizarre combination of cocktail sausages and a Wagon Wheel biscuit.

Paddy McGuinness has been banned from swearing by his wife Christine after their daughter Felicity, two, repeatedly yelled 's**t' at nursery.