Powell outruns Bolt

Slow start hobbles record-holder

Asafa Powell capitalized on Usain Bolt's weak start and edged the world-record holder by one-hundredth of a second, leading from start to finish in the 100 meters at the DN Galan meet on Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden.

Powell, the former world-record holder, won their highly anticipated rematch in 9.88 seconds. Bolt, who was slow out of the blocks, nearly caught his fellow Jamaican at the finish line. Third went to Norwegian Jaysuma Saidy Ndure in 10.06.

The win was a measure of revenge for Powell, after losing to his close friend Bolt at Jamaica's Olympic trials last month.

"I was really happy with the race," Powell said. "My goal was to win. My start was quick and fast. And the speed stayed with me through the finish.

"I'm really looking forward to the Olympics."

Bolt set the world record of 9.72 in New York on May 31, breaking Powell's mark of 9.74.

Earlier, Cuba's Dayron Robles missed his world 110-meter record by just 0.04 seconds, winning the race in 12.91. America's David Oliver (13.04) and Aries Merritt (13.33) also made the podium.

Olympic champion Jeremy Wariner of the United States won the 400, easing up near the finish and crossing in 44.29 -- 0.39 off his meet record set last year.

MORE TRACK AND FIELD: Olympic triple jump champion Christian Olsson of Sweden pulled out of the Beijing Games after injuring a hamstring Tuesday night.

* Doping-tainted sprinter Katerina Thanou, 33, has been included on Greece's official team list for Beijing, four years after she was an embarrassment to the host nation at the Athens Games.

MEN'S BASKETBALL: U.S. forward LeBron James left practice with what the team described as a mild right ankle sprain on Tuesday in Las Vegas. James landed on Kevin Durant's foot during a scrimmage between Team USA and a select squad of young NBA players.

* San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili missed a key free throw, and Spain edged Olympic champion Argentina 90-88 on Tuesday in Madrid, Spain. World champion Spain is 3-0 in Olympic warmup games.

MEN'S SOCCER: Schalke defender Rafinha and Werder Bremen midfielder Diego have joined Brazil's Olympic team without the permission of their clubs.

Schalke said it would seek to suspend Rafinha after he failed to report to a camp Monday. Bundesliga will take Diego's case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

GYMNASTICS: The alternates for the U.S. women's team might be going to China, after all.

The Chinese Gymnastics Association gave the Americans permission to train at one of its gyms in Tianjian, China, on Tuesday, and the alternates are in the process of applying for visas.

That was a change from earlier in the day, when it appeared the alternates -- Jana Bieger, Ivana Hong, Corrie Lothrop -- would have to train in Tokyo because of visa restrictions. Alternates do not get Olympic credentials and must get tourist visas.

* Martha Karolyi declined to address Dominique Moceanu's criticisms of her, saying only that she was "sad" the Olympic gold medalist chose to focus on the hard times in training rather than the success she had.

In an interview scheduled to air Tuesday night on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel," Moceanu criticized Karolyi and her husband Bela for their strict training regimen and diet restrictions, and she said Karolyi should be removed from her job as national team coordinator.