Athletics: Caines Backing Davis ; Olympic Trials

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Birmingham's Daniel Caines helped end American 400 metres runner Malachi Davis's hopes of gatecrashing the British squad for next month's Olympics in Athens - before welcoming Davis's shock appearance on the British running scene.

Caines ran 45.88 seconds to finish second behind Tim Benjamin yesterday in the 400m final at the Olympic Trials and AAA Championships in Manchester to book his place in the team for Athens.

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Athletics: Caines Backing Davis ; Olympic Trials

Californian-born and bred Davis, who received a British passport only four days ago, finished a disappointing fifth after winning his heat the previous day.

Although Davis is unlikely to be chosen even for the relay team in Athens, the 26-year-...

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