Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt is no "superman" and can be beaten, his compatriot and rival Asafa Powell insisted on Tuesday. "Well anybody can be beaten but in the 100 metres right now Usain is running very fast... So you really have to be at your best on that day to win the race," said Powell, ousted by Bolt as ...

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay, the world's two fastest men ever over 100 meters, will race in New York, London and Brussels next year, athletics sources told Reuters on Wednesday. The sources said former world record holder Asafa Powell would take part in the European races and could join the pair in New York. New ...

MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - Jamaican triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt headlines a group of nine athletes contracted to compete in the new Diamond League circuit next year, league organizers and the IAAF announced on Saturday. Bolt's chief rivals, compatriot Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay, are also under contract for the 14 meetings. Distance runner Kenenisa Bekele of ...

Tyson Gay beat his arch-rival Asafa Powell to win the men's 100 metres at the Daegu Pre-Championship Meeting in the southern Korean city of Daegu Friday. Gay, who ran 9.69sec -- the second fastest time ever -- last Sunday in Shanghai, clocked 9.94sec this time. The American, who complained of fatigue and thigh pains upon arriving in Korea, overcame ...