Coleman, Jackson upset world champs in Diamond League final

American Christian Coleman stunned world champion Noah Lyles to win the men's 100 metres at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday as Jamaican Shericka Jackson took the women's sprint title.

Coleman missed out on the podium at the World Championships in Budapest but broke the tape in a blistering 9.83 seconds as fellow American Lyles finished second in 9.85. Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala took third.

Coleman, the 2018 Diamond League champion, exploded off the blocks and Lyles, who nearly skipped the season-ending meet, was unable to overcome a slower start.

"It's been a long year," said Coleman, who had clearly turned his attention to the 2024 Paris Games. "I feel like this was just a little appetizer and next year we'll be ready."

Lyles, the first male athlete since Jamaican Usain Bolt to win gold in the 100 metres, 200 and 4x100 relay at the World Championships, was all smiles after a transformative 2023.

"Of course, I want the win, but more (important) is that the crowd got to come out here and I got to be in front of them," said Lyles.

"I was able to do a victory lap, even though I didn’t win the victory."

Jamaican Jackson finished second at the World Championships behind American Sha'Carri Richardson but took the lead in the final half of the women's 100 metres before breaking the tape in 10.70.

Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou finished five hundredths of a second slower and Jackson's compatriot Elaine Thompson-Herah, the back-to-back Olympic champion, took third in 10.79.

Richardson got off to a slower start and was never in contention, finishing just off the podium in 10.80.

American Rai Benjamin got the track programme of the two-day finale off to a roaring start as he stunned world record-holder Karsten Warholm in