Asafa Powell pushed before winning 100 at London Grand Prix

Asafa Powell was pushed the entire way before winning the 100 meters Friday at the London Grand Prix in 9.94 seconds. The former world record holder from Jamaica got off to good start running into a headwind at Crystal Palace, but most of the field stayed with him until the midway point. Instead of easing across the finish line for his second win this week, however, Powell had to keep pushing because the pack again caught up to make it close at the finish. "The race did not quite go as expected but felt easy," Powell said. "A bit more work to do and everything should be fine for Beijing." Powell, who has yet to win an Olympic gold medal, is expected to come up against world champion Tyson Gay and record holder Usain Bolt at the Beijing Games. "There are a lot of people running fast at the moment and I don't see any one... [read full story]