Sport in Short: Athletics

LINFORD CHRISTIE, the Olympic 100 metres champion, has ruled out a 100m confrontation with Carl Lewis at the Zurich Weltklasse meeting on Wednesday, after consultation with his racing programme manager, Andy Norman.

GRE BRITISH LEAGUE CUP FINALS (Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield) Men's Gold Cup: 100m: J John (Newham) 10.42. 800m: A Lill (Newham) 1:49.32. 10,000m: C Reitz (Newham) 30:34.82. Long jump: F Salle (Belgrave) 7.33. Discus: P Gordon (Haringey) 55.48. Hammer: P Head (Newham) 70.18. 110m hurdles: J Ridgeon (Belgrave) 13.80. 3000m steeplechase: J Sherban (Shaftesbury) 8:48.92. 400m hurdles: Ridgeon 51.10. 200m: C Callender (Haringey) 21.29. 400m: L Samuels (Belgrave) 47.56. 1500m: J Dullforce (Enfield) 3:58.71. Shot: P Edwards (Belgrave) 18.2. Pole vault: N Winter (Shaftesbury) 5.25. 5000m: R Potts (Birchfield) 14:20.48. High jump: A Hutchinson (Belgrave) 2.10. Triple jump: T Fasinro (Haringey) 15.97. Javelin: C MacKenzie (Newham) 79.42. 4x100m relay: Shaftesbury 41.03. 4x400m relay: Haringey 3:13.46. Final placings: 1 Belgrave 122; 2 Shaftesbury 120; 3 Haringey 98; 4 Birchfield 96.5; 5 Newham 89; 6 Blackheath 82; 7 Woodford Green 75; 8 Enfield 55.5.

WOMEN'S JUBILEE CUP: 100m: G McLeod (Birchfield) 11.62. 800m: S Stanton (Birchfield) 2:10.57. High jump: D Marti (Bromley) 1.89. Javelin: S Holroyd (Sale) 50.54. Shot-put: M Augee (Bromley) 15.62. 400m: L Hanson (Birchfield) 53.83. 3000m: T Dyer (Peterborough) 9:37.56. 100m hurdles: L-A Skeete (Trafford) 13.16. 400m hurdles: J Parker (Essex) 58.55. Long jump: J Wise (Coventry) 6.44. Discus: S Andrews (Essex) 50.60. 200m: K Merry (Birchfield). 4x100m relay: Birchfield 46.18. 4x400m relay: Birchfield 3:45.89. Final placings: 1 Birchfield 103; 2 Sale 83; 3 Essex 80; 4= Bromley, Coventry 73; 6 Trafford 71; 7 Derby 38; 8 Peterborough 33.