Liu equals 110m hurdles record in wind-aided run

Chinas Liu Xiang charged to victory in the 110 metres hurdles, holding off a star-studded field to equal the world record with a wind-aided 12.87sec run in the Diamond League here on Saturday.Liu, the 2004 Olympic gold medallist, blasted out of the blocks and led from start to finish with the help of a strong tailwind measured at 2.4 metres per second.Because of the tailwind, Liu does not get a share of the world record, which is held by Cubas Dayron Robles.American Aries Merritt finished second in 12.96, while Jason Richardson was third in 13.11 in a field that boasted athletes holding five of the top six times in the world this year.Liu bested his world-leading time of 12.97 from earlier in the year but, unlike on Saturday, that was achieved without the aid of a tailwind.