ZURICH -- Olympic 200-meter champion Elaine Thompson ran the second fastest time in the world this year to edge great rival Dafne Schippers at the Weltklasse Diamond League meeting on Thursday.Thompson led only in the final five meters to clock 21.85 seconds -- .07 outside the new Jamaican stars gold medal-winning time in Rio de Janeiro.Schippers of the Netherlands timed 21.86, the second-fastest of her career, after tying up in the final strides when Thompson surged.This is a blast. I came out to execute well, said Thompson, who ends her season next week in the final Diamond League meeting in Brussels. I have not been home since Rio and I am longing to get home to Jamaica.Schippers was .02 faster than her Olympic silver medal time and has only ever run quicker when winning the 2015 world title.Allyson Felix of the United States, the 2012 Olympic champ, was third in her season-best time of 22.02.The women sprinters headlined the storied Zurich meeting with Usain Bolt yet to return to the track after his triple gold in Rio.In Bolts absence, Jamaica veteran Asafa Powell went under 10 seconds yet again to win the mens 100 in 9.94.Caster Semenya led a repeat of the Olympic podium in the womens 800, striding clear of Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi and Margaret Wambui of Kenya. The time of 1 minute, 56.44 seconds was more than a second outside Semenyas personal record, which is exactly two seconds behind the 33-year-old world mark.I was not ready for the world record this year, Semenya said. I am a bit tired. After Rio I had to go home and travel again to Europe.A tough womens 1,500 was won by Shannon Rowbury of the U.S. falling over the line to hold off Laura Muir of Britain, who set a world-leading time in Paris last Saturday. Rowburys time of 3:57.78 was her seasons best.In a standout performance, shot putter Tom Walsh set a New Zealand record of 22.20 meters that is second on this years world list behind Olympic champion Ryan Crousers 22.52 in Rio. Crouser of the U.S. was runner-up.Two recent world record-setters were short of their best yet won their events: Ruth Jebet of Bahrain was a full 14 seconds outside the 3,000 steeplechase mark she set in Paris, and American Kendra Harrisons 12.63 in the 100 hurdles was .43 down on her world mark from July.Olympic champions winning included Americans Kerron Clement in the mens 400 hurdles and Christian Taylor in the triple jump. 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Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career.Michael Cheika believes Eddie Jones has tarnished his legacy with Australia, claiming his compatriot unloaded vitriol on the Wallabies in Junes Test series with England.England host Australia on Saturday in an already highly-charged Twickenham clash, but Wallabies boss Cheika has raised the stakes again by hitting back at Jones verbal salvos.Cheika insists former Australia boss Jones damaged his achievements with the Wallabies, that included guiding the nation to the 2003 World Cup final, during Englands 3-0 summer series victory down under.England coach Jones accused the Australian media of an orchestrated campaign against his side in June - and Cheika now feels his former Randwick team-mate has dented his standing in his homeland.There was a lot of vitriol about Australia, his home nation, said Cheika of England head coach Jones verbal sparring during the summer tour of Australia. Its where he coached, where the opportunities were given to him to grow up as a coach, and play.Personally if youre looking to leave a legacy somewhere, you dont want to hit back at it when you leave.England boss Jones reignited the war of words with Cheika ahead of Saturdays Twickenham clash with Australia, by hinting at illegal scrummaging from the Wallabies.Jones has demanded a meeting with referee Jaco Peyper, to focus on the Wallabies set-piece play - and Cheika laughed off those tactics from the England boss in the immediate aftermath of Australias 27-24 loss to Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.But on Monday morning in London Cheika suggested Jones had previously pushed the verbal jousting too far.Im not 100 per cent sure whats gone on after Saturday, but Im sure hell be into it, said Cheika, of Jones mind games. In June I sort of gave the opportunity to see how a former Australian would deal with it. Its a bit like the goal-scorer whoo scores against his old team, you know?I suppose its always difficult when you go back into a tournament where youre playing teams youve coached before.dddddddddddd And you dont really know how to play it, do you stay reserved or do you go out there and get stuck into them? I know what I do, even in a country like Ireland when Im there where I coached for many years.I didnt coach the national team there, but thats the choice he wants to make, and he thinks is best for his team.Australia boss Cheika was left fuming with the heavy penalty count against his side in Saturdays loss to Ireland in Dublin.The former Leinster boss admitted afterwards that he would seek a meeting with referees boss Alain Rolland to cite his concerns. But on Monday Cheika admitted he was yet to receive a reply from Rolland.When asked if he would be speaking with Rolland on Monday, Cheika said: He hasnt got back to me, so I doubt it. Ive got nothing here now, Ive got nothing. Youll have to ring him and ask him where its at.Cheika admitted he remains unsurprised at England boss Jones apparent ease at organising meetings with referees and officials in contrast to Australias struggles.Well thats probably a little bit where Australias at at the moment, said Cheika, of the two coaches perceived contrasting relationships with the officials. We dont have a lot of referees on the panel, weve only got one on the panel.We dont have any high-rollers at World Rugby level, so we have very little say at the moment in those areas. And weve got to improve, thats part of our thing.Weve got to get more referees up there and involved at that level, because of the top-tier nations we have the least representation at the referees table. ' ' '