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He's not even president, but his visit to London was little short of messianic, writes Euan Ferguson
Jamaica's Usain Bolt (front) competes in the Men's 200 metres on the second day of the Aviva London Grand Prix held at Crystal Palace Stadium, south London.
LONDON (AP) -- Easing up and still easily winning, Usain Bolt is looking like he's right where he wants to be going into the Beijing Olympics.
Usain Bolt pulled away from the pack and never looked back Saturday at the London Grand Prix, winning the 200 meters in 19.76 seconds.
Canadian 800-metre champion Gary Reed fell during his race at London's Crystal Palace Saturday and failed to finish.
Even without his two biggest rivals in the race, Asafa Powell was pushed all the way to the tape Friday in the 100 meters at the London Grand Prix.
Jamaica's Usain Bolt ran the second-fastest 200 metres in the world this year as he won the London Super Grand Prix event in a time of 19.76 seconds at Crystal Palace here Saturday.
Antrim beat London 1-19 to 0-13 in their Tommy Murphy Cup semi-final at Casement Park.
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama met Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London on Saturday, focusing on key foreign policy issues facing both countries, particularly Afghanistan and Iraq.
Former world record holder Asafa Powell grabbed a second pre-Olympics 100m win in three days on Friday when he cruised to victory at the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace.


