The top American coach accused of making false statements to federal agents about his athletes using drugs has pleaded not guilty to magistrates in San Francisco.

ASAFA POWELL pocketed a $10,000 diamond after producing another sparkling 100m run — this time in the DN Galan meet at Stockholm’s Olympic Stadium last night.

Three-time 100 metres world champion Maurice Greene insists he is more motivated by helping the United States to a world record in the sprint relay than gaining revenge over the British at the World Championships starting on Saturday.

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.

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 next month.

World 100m record holder Tim Montgomery and former Olympic champion Marion Jones made little impact on their return to action in Mexico.

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.

AMERICAN Shawn Crawford won the men’s 200 metres gold medal amid astonishingly hostile scenes in the Olympic Stadium as the Greek public vented their spleen against the Games organisers.

American Shawn Crawford won the men’s 200metres gold medal amid astonishingly hostile scenes in the Olympic Stadium as the Greek public vented their spleen against the Games organisers.

HICHAM El Guerrouj of Morocco ended eight years of agony in Athens last night as he won the Olympic Games men’s 1500 metres gold medal.

JUSTIN GATLIN ran the race of his life, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100m field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds.

Athens gold medal favourite Allen Johnson just scraped into the USA team at the Olympic Trials in Sacramento.

America’s sprinters have sent a message to the rest of the world from the US Olympic trials: You have no chance in Athens.

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.

Reigning Olympic 100 metres champions Maurice Greene and Marion Jones suffered unexpected defeats over their gold medal winning distances in the Prefontaine Classic meeting in Eugene.

Christian Malcolm just failed to claim Britain's third medal of the World Athletics Championships in a thrilling 200m final in Edmonton.