Sporting Digest: Athletics

STEVE CRAM flies to the United States today to train at altitude in his build- up for the 5,000 metres in the world championships at Stuttgart in August.

NORTHUMBERLAND CASTLES CHALLENGE INVITATION (Warkworth): 1 M Giusto (US) 18min 53sec; 2 D Lewis (GB) 18:54; 3 M Coogan (US) 18:55; 8 S Cram (GB) 19:14. Teams: 1 United States 8pts; 2 Great Britain 17; 3 South Africa 23; 4 Netherlands 50; 5 Scotland 54.