INJURY MAY HAMPER GREENE IN TRIALS

Swansea Harrier David Greene is facing a big problem ahead of this weekend's World Championships trials in Manchester in which he was hoping to clinch a ticket to Japan.Greene, the fastest man over 400 metres hurdles in Britain this year, was celebrating his European Under-23 Championship gold medal last week.But he brought an unwelcome present back from Hungary and it is causing him serious worries ahead of this weekend's trials, which also double up as the UK Championships - previously called the AAA Championships.For a tendon problem, which struck his right foot throughout June but seemed to clear after a course of pain-relieving injections, hit him in the left foot at the under-23 competition.And he has been unable to shake it off before this weekend's crunch meeting.Greene will try to compete but he is not expecting miracles.He said: "I'm going to go up, warm up and see how it goes."I'm not expecting to win but it's not the end of the world because I can still get selected for the Worlds. I'm fastest in the UK, so they should take me."The 21-year-old suffered the injury during his European final, and added: "I've had a couple of injections and it helped bring it along but I've got to get back into racing. It needs proper rest but I haven't got time to do that."I've done a few sessions in training but, after them, I've had to lay off my foot but I'm going to go up there this weekend with the intention of running. It's a big ask."Welsh shot putt champion Sally Hinds is missing out on Manchester altogether to work behind a bar in Cardiff tomorrow night.The 21-year-old has just started a new job at the Owain Glyndwr in the capital's centre and did not want to ask her boss for time off straight away.Hinds, who won a winner's medal as a rugby prop in the BUSA University's final at Twickenham for UWIC in April, threw 14.62 metres to take her Welsh title at Cwmbran this month.She was aiming to go the World Trials but work takes precedence now as she gets into the employment market, having graduated from UWIC this month with a Sport and PE degree.The Swansea Harrier is hoping to join the police force or fire service in a few years but is now concentrating on saving up some cash from her new job.Hinds said: "There are a lot of good girls who will be throwing 15 and 16 metres up there and, if I was going to do well, then I would go up."But this is my first week in my new job and I don't want to be asking for time off already. I'm a little bit disappointed but, at the moment, my job is what I have to look at."If I can get a competition in again this summer, that will be a bonus. I haven't been training as much as I should so it's not the thing to go up there (to Manchester) and not throw very well."Neath's Philippa Roles, though, is down to compete in the women's discus and is determined to notch up a top performance.The London train driver retired last year in disillusionment at athletics but has returned to the sport, supports herself financially and is throwing ''just for me now.''She said: "Training at the moment is the best it has ever been."Carmarthen Harrier duo Anwen Rees and Heather Jones are both down to go over the hurdles - 400m and 100m respectively - in Manchester, while clubmate Bruce Tasker is set for his specialist men's 400m flat as well as the optional 200m.Also, Swansea Harrier Rhys Williams is on the entry list for the javelin where he came second in the Welsh Championships this month with a throw of 62.35m.And Welsh high jump record holder Rob Mitchell, whose family are scattered around West Wales, hopes to get over his own injury jinx to land a place on the plane this weekend.