Sparkling Ennis upsets world hurdles champion Jones

Glasgow: Britain’s Jessica Ennis started 2010 with a bang by beating United States hurdles world champion Lolo Jones in a 60-metre indoor race on Saturday.

The heptathlon world champion clocked a national record of 7.95 seconds to edge Jones by two hundredths of a second, and then leaped a personal-best 1.94 metres in the high jump to help Britain to a three-point win over the US. in the team event. Germany finished third on 51, nine points behind the US. “To start this way has given me a lot of confidence. I love coming to these events but I never expect to win as they are individual’s events,” the 24-year-old told the BBC website. Britain were also helped by Leon Baptiste’s 200m win in a field containing former Olympic champion Shawn Crawford of the US, world championships bronze medallist Jenny Meadows’s easy win in the 800, and Craig Pickering’s narrow victory over American Mark Jelks in the 60m sprint. Bureau Report