Melbourne musings

Asafa8217;s modest 10.29: Worldrecord-holder Asafa Powell returned to the track for the first time in seven months Thursday to win the 100 m in 10.29 seconds at an IAAF World Tour event, well outside his 9.77 world mark. Darrel Brown of Trinidad was second in 10.34 among a number of athletes tuning up for the Commonwealth Games that begin here next Wednesday. Joshua Ross of Australia was third in 10.41. James Godday of Nigeria took the 400 m in 45.65 seconds, followed by Ato Modibo of Trinidad in 45.72. Kenyan Cosmas Rono won the 800 m in 1:46.81, followed by Gary Reed of Canada. 8220;I was quite nervous out there,8221; said Powell, who suffered a groin injury seven months ago in London. AP