Asafa Powell, the 100M world record holder, who is recovering from a groin injury, has entered the 100 meter race at Friday’s Golden Gala meet. “I suppose he won’t be in form to set a new record after his injury, but we’re happy to have him,” meet director Luigi D’Onofrio said.

Mark Schwarzer, the the Australian goalkeeper has called on the Asian Football Confederation to stamp out excessive time-wasting tactics at the Asian Cup. “It’s detrimental to football. Football is a big thing and unfortunately people back home are going to be very disheartened about it,” Schwarzer said.