British sprinter Abi Oyepitan aimed a cheeky taunt at Maurice Greene after Britain’s 4x100metres relay quartet had pulled off a stunning victory over the USA.

MARION JONES may still win her ticket to Athens but the great leveller that is the US Olympic trials has seen to it that she will be a mere bit-part player when the Games get under way next month.

The most powerful nation in world athletics tonight began its search for a team to take on the best of the rest at the Athens Olympics next month.