Italian high jumpers Marco Fassinotti and Alessia Trost set world-leading marks of 2.34m and 1.96m respectively in the Czech town of Hustopece as the now traditional Moravia High Jump Tour got underway on Saturday.

Germany emerged triumphant after just edging out Great Britain and France at the Sainsbury’s International Match in Glasgow on Saturday, the second of this winter’s European Athletics Indoor Permit Meetings.

At 32, and with nine relay medals to his name - two of them gold - Conrad Williams could not hide his excitement at being given the chance to lead Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Glasgow International Match at the Emirates Arena on Saturday.

Dafne Schippers and Eelco Sintnicolaas have been named as the Dutch athletes of the year – and their immediate focus is now on glory in Prague.

After a break of five weeks, the Belgian Lotto Cross Cup returns on Sunday with the "Grand Prix de la Province de Liège" in Hannut.

Pascal Martinot-Lagarde found himself at the centre of one of the fascinating European athletics stories of 2014, and now he will be gunning to put a golden gloss on his exploits.