Former world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell suffered a second defeat in eight days at the hands of Mike Rodgers at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on Sunday.
The American roared to a personal best of 9.94 seconds as his Jamaican rival, who is recovering from a knee injury, finished in 10.07secs with the winner's fellow countryman Walter Dix sharing the same time.
There were six world leading performances of the year at the USA's premier meeting the best coming from Dwight Phillips who cleared a huge 8.74 metres in the long jump.
