New York: Former world champion Tyson Gay, free from injury for one of the few times in recent years, blitzed his rivals on Saturday to win the 100 metres at the Adidas Grand Prix.
Kenya's Olympic champion David Rudisha also outclassed his opponents to easily win the 800m at the New York leg of the Diamond League series.
Croatia's Blanka Vlasic, competing for the first time since 2011, won the women's high jump while veteran Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown showed a clean pair of heels to win the women's 200m dash.
Despite running into a headwind on a cold and rainy day in Manhattan, Gay won the men's sprint in 10.02 seconds, well outside his world leading season-best of 9.86 but still enough for a comfortable win....
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London: Tyson Gay prepared for the anticipated chilly Olympics here by winning the 100 meters at the London Grand Prix in dreary summer conditions in the British capital on Friday. The former world champion won in 10.03 seconds in a headwind of 1.2 meters per second, ahead of compatriot Ryan Bailey and Nesta Carter of Jamaica. "I'm in pretty good shape, I just need to work on some things on...
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Hamilton: Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal will not play in the opening Test of the three-match series against New Zealand starting on Friday due to the sudden death of his father back in his country. Ajmal's father passed away on Tuesday after being taken to hospital for treatment of fever and the off-spinner is flying back to Pakistan to attend the funeral. He is devastated by the sudden death of his...
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