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Great Britain's Dwain Chambers won the men's 100m by 100th of a second in Sunday's international match between the UK, USA and Russia.

The European champion triumphed in a time of 10.28 secs following a closely fought race at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow.

America's Coby Miller took the second spot, while compatriot Jon Drummond finished in third.

Scotstoun results

In the women's triple jump Britain's European champion Ashia Hansen led from the first round.

Heavy rain made 15m jumping out of the question but Hansen won with a stadium-record 13.96m in the third round.

Yelena Oleynikoba of Russia was second (13.76m).

Jonathan Edwards won the men's event with a superb jump of 17.54m.

Russia's Igor Spasovkhodskiy (17.32m) was second while young Briton Phillips Idowu (17.28m) took third spot.

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It was disappointment for Commonwealth gold medallist Kelly Holmes who finished second in the women's 1500m despite leading with 100m to go.

Russia's European bronze medallist Tatyana Tomashova produced a powerful finish to win with a time of 4:09.64.

Ashia Hansen won the triple-jump

Sarah Schwald of America was third, while Scotland's Susan Scott finished in fifth.

Welsh hurdler Colin Jackson finished second in the 110m hurdles, losing out to Larry Wayne of the United States.

America's world champion Allen Jackson finished in third.

American Gail Devers, the two-time Olympic winner, beat world champion and compatriot Anjanette Kirkland in the 100m hurdles in 12.80.

Darvis Patton stormed to victory for America in the 200m (20.15 secs), beating Britain's Marlon Devonish by almost half a second (20.60 secs).

In the women's event it was a British one-two as Joice Maduaka produced an excellent run to pip team-mate Shani Anderson to the top spot.

Earlier, American Jearl Miles Clarke eased to victory in the women's 400m with a time of 51.65 secs in a slow race due to heavy rain.

A photo finish for the other positions awarded second to USA's Monique Hennagan, with Scotland's Commonwealth silver medallist Lee McConnell taking the third spot.

Newly-crowned European champion Olesya Zykina was a disappointing fourth.

In the men's event, Americans Antonio Pettigrew and Angelo Taylor finished first and second respectively, with Britain's Jared Deacon finishing third.

In the women's 100m, Chryste Gaines won for America in a time of 11.12secs, with Torri Edwards in second and Russia's Marina Kislova in third.

Savante Stringfellow put on a superb display to win the men's long jump with a stadium record 8.20m.

Britain's Michael East was never really troubled on his way to victory in the 1500m in 3:55.14, with Russia's Andrey Zadorozhniy finishing second.

Lee McConnell finished third in the 400m

It was an American one-two in the men's 400m hurdles as Joey Wood and James Carter edged Britain's Matt Elias into third place.

Russia's Sergey Makrov, runner-up to Britain's Steve Backley in the European Championships in Munich, took revenge in the javelin.

Despite the appalling conditions he landed his third-round throw out at 87.99m to beat Backley into second on 83.06m.

It was mixed fortunes for Britain in the 4x100m relays as they claimed victory in the men's event but failed to finish the women's after a dropped baton.

Russia won the women's relay in 43.99 secs while the United States came in in 44.03.


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