O'Sullivan faces rival

Sonia O'Sullivan is set to take on Russia's double Olympic champion Svetlana Masterkova in the 1,500 metres in the second event…

Sonia O'Sullivan is set to take on Russia's double Olympic champion Svetlana Masterkova in the 1,500 metres in the second event in the lucrative Golden League series at Rome tonight.

Masterkova won the 1,500 metres in the first meet of the Golden League, the Bislett Games in Oslo on Thursday night and O'Sullivan was fourth.

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