Craig Breen second ahead of Rally Sweden finale

Craig Breen relinquished the overall lead but remains poised in second ahead of Sunday's final day of action at Rally Sweden.

The Waterford native and co-driver James Fulton have enjoyed a strong run in the second event of this year's World Rally Championship, holding a narrow 2.6-second lead at the start of Saturday's stages on the ice-covered tracks of Scandinavia.

But Estonia's Ott Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja have now overtaken Breen and Fulton, taking an 8.6-second lead into Sunday.

But Breen, who has a part-time drive for Hyundai this season, is a further 15.1 seconds clear of third-placed Thierry Neuville of Belgium. His strongest stage was the 10th which he completed in a time of 12:11.5.

The 2023 Rally Sweden is taking place in the city of Umeå, located 600 kilometres north of the capital Stockholm.