Paul Hession has failed to progress to the final of the 60 metres sprint after finishing in 12th in a time of 6.700secs, 0.170secs behind winner Dwain Chambers.

ALISTAIR CRAGG admitted yesterday that he is still haunted by his experience in the final of the 5,000m at the European outdoor championships in Gothenburg last year.

Paul Hession was never in contention as Jason Gardener roared to a fourth successive 60 metres gold medal in the European Indoor Championships in Birmingham.

WORLD 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell will take on Olympic champions Justin Gatlin and Shawn Crawford as well as world sprint champion Kim Collins in a world-class 100m in Rome on July 8.