ATHLETICS

LAURA MUIR will touch down in South Africa this morning as she steps up her preparations for March’s European Indoor Championships in Glasgow. The 25-year-old anchored Great Britain and Northern Ireland to victory in the mixed relay at the Simplyhealth Great Stirling XCountry on Saturday, a result that secured second place behind Team Europe in the overall event standings. But, for the next three weeks, it will be back to the grind with a cluster of British hopefuls joining the