London Grand Prix results round-up

Jamaica's Asafa Powell cruised to victory in the 100m at the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace to complete his preparations for the Beijing Olympics. The former world record holder won in 9.94 seconds ahead of Trinidad's Marc Burns, with Craig Pickering eighth. On the British front, Philips Idowu won the triple jump with an leap of 17.42m. Elsewhere, Christine Ohurugo saw home a British 1-2-3 in the 400m, while Kelly Sotherton recorded a lifetime best long jump in the four-event competition. Her leap of 6.79m was the perfect start to the weekend, but the shine was taken off her evening as she struggled in the 100m hurdles - coming home fourth in a race that had to be re-run after the hurdles were set out in the wrong position in the original race. However, she still holds a 69 point lead going into Saturday's two events.... [read full story]