Athletics: China's Liu Xiang smashed the 110 metres hurdles world record with a time of 12.88 seconds at a super grand prix meeting on Tuesday.
Olympic champion Liu jointly held the previous world best of 12.91 seconds with Britain's Colin Jackson.
Two-times world champion Jackson, originally set the mark in Stuttgart in August 1993. Liu equalled it on his way to Olympic gold in Athens in 2004.
"I never thought I could break the world record. I'm feeling very tired, very happy and very excited," Liu told reporters.
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Dominique Arnold of the U.S. was second, also under the old world record with a time of 12.90 in Tuesday's race. Compatriot Terrence Trammell, the world indoor 60m hurdles champion, was third in 13.02.