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SELF-CONFESSED drugs cheat Dwain Chambers claimed World Indoor Championship silver in Valencia last night after producing a lifetime's best performance in the 60m, writes STEPHEN BOND.

Chambers set a personal best time of 6.54secs, just beating former world 100m champion Kim Collins on the line for the second podium spot.

But it was Nigerian Fasuba who was in imperious form, storming to victory in a time of 6.51secs, equalling his season's best.

"I'm celebrating - I can't please everyone," said Chambers.

"I felt under a lot of pressure.

I can't complain about a PB but the better man won on the day.

"This was my Olympics and I got my medal. If I can't compete again I'll have to pursue a career elsewhere."

Kelly Sotherton was left frustrated yet again in the pentathlon after failing to win her first global title at the World Indoor Championships.

Sotherton, tipped to win gold in the absence of injured Olympic champion Carolina Kluft, came within a whisker of pipping surprise winner Tia Hellebaut to gold after a grueling day.

Needing to beat Belgian Hellebaut by seven seconds in the final event of the day, the 800m, Sotherton came up just short despite producing a lifetime's best 2.09.95 in the 800m.

Sotherton, who finished just 15 points behind the Belgian with a score of 4,852, was second home in the 800m behind Poland's Karolina Tyminska and despite Hellebaut stumbling over the line, the Briton finished a second.

9:37am Saturday 8th March 2008

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