LONDON-- Premier League leaders Chelsea could only draw 1-1 at relegation-threatened Hull City on Tuesday as they squandered the chance to move four points clear of Manchester United in the title race.

  Didier Drogba's free kick shortly before halftime cancelled out Hull's opener scored by Steven Mouyokolo but Chelsea could not force the winner after the break despite late pressure.

  Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea have 55 points from 24 games with champions United on 53. Third-placed Arsenal, who play at Chelsea at the weekend, are on 49 points.

  Hull, one of four sides on 21 points near the foot of the table, remain in the relegation zone on goal difference.

  While Chelsea's form at Stamford Bridge has been immaculate with just two league points dropped all season, they have been far less impressive away from home and they were not at their best again on Tuesday.

  Chelsea began well with Frank Lamaprd and Michael Ballack both forcing Hull keeper Boaz Myhill into early action but they lost their way as the first half wore on and fell behind to the kind of set piece that has troubled them all season.

  Stephen Hunt swung in a corner and Mouyokolo found himself unmarked to head past Petr Cech from close range.

  The goal stung Chelsea into action and Hull's joy was cut short three minutes before halftime when Drogba curled in a free kick for his first goal since returning from African Nations Cup duty with Ivory Coast.

  Anthony Gardner missed a great chance to put Hull back into the lead while Daniel Sturridge nearly grabbed a vital win for Chelsea with a late effort saved by Myhill.

  Chelsea skipper John Terry, who is mired in controversy after newspaper allegations about his private life, had a quiet night although he was subject to abuse by Hull fans.

  Terry's future as England captain could be decided this week by coach Fabio Capello.

NEW YORK-- Triple Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt will compete in the 100 metres at the New York Diamond League meeting on June 12, organisers announced on Tuesday.

  The meeting, the fifth on the new Diamond League circuit, is the first race to be announced for Bolt in 2010.

  Bolt, the world record holder at 100 and 200 metres and a member of Jamaica's world record 4x100 relay team, set his first 100 world mark in New York in 2008.

  "The track is lightning fast and the fans, well, they sat through an entire thunderstorm in 2008 just to watch the 100 metres so I know they appreciate speed," Bolt said in a statement. "I am looking forward to returning to the Big Apple in June."

DAVIE, Florida-- When New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams urged his players to give Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning some 'remember me' shots in Sunday's Super Bowl he must have expected a response.

  While the media have responded predictably, giving plenty of attention to the comments, Manning himself was not rising to the bait on Monday.

  "I don't have (a response). I didn't hear it. I guess I have been playing long enough that I don't have any reaction to a comment like that," he told reporters.

  In a radio interview Williams remarked that given Manning released the ball so early, the Saints had to "do a good job finding ways to get to him, and when we do get to him, we're going to have to make sure he gets a couple 'remember me' shots when we get there."

  Saints defensive end Will Smith believes there is nothing wrong in what his coordinator urged.

  "I think it got misinterpreted. Gregg has never once told us to go out and hurt any quarterback, especially Peyton," Smith said.

  "You've got to go out and if you can get a sack and hit him, that's part of the game. Nobody ever talks about how hard people hit the running backs and the receivers.

  "It's just part of the game. You have to go out there and play. Never go out and intentionally try to hurt somebody. Go out and play the game the way everybody else plays it."

  Saints safety Darren Sharper agreed.

  "The thing about 'remember me shots'... I don't know if you think it means the quarterback or whoever is not going to get back up, he can still get back up, but it's 'remember me' because he is going to remember he just got his bell rung," Sharper said.

  "You can always get those types of shots on whoever is playing the game once they step between the white lines. The quarterback can always get hit. It's just how they get hit."

  Sharper said Williams' comments had not caused surprise in the Saints locker room and that, in any case, all the coordinator was talking about was the need to get physical.

  "He was saying that we're going to play physical and any chance we get to hit the quarterback, we're going to maximize that opportunity," he added.

  "We think, come later in the game, even though Peyton Manning is probably the best fourth-quarter quarterback in the league, that it could change how they play."

  However, the Saints safety knows how tough a task his team faces to disrupt Manning.

  "He's been around so long and played in so many big games. He is very mentally tough and has seen it all," Sharper said.

  "He prepares harder than anyone prepares in this league. He is tough and has been a starter in every game he has had a chance to start.

LONDON-- Ottis Gibson is taking over as coach of his native West Indies, his former England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) employers said on Tuesday.

  "Ottis has been a valuable member of my management team and we will all be sorry to see him leave," said England coach Andy Flower of his former fast bowling coach.

  "However we recognise that being offered the chance to be head coach of your country was an offer that would be hard for Ottis to resist. We wish him well in the future," added Flower in an ECB statement.

  Gibson, 40, seems likely to take charge of West Indies for the limited-overs matches against Zimbabwe which start with a Twenty20 in Trinidad on Feb. 28.

  West Indies have been without a permanent head coach since John Dyson was sacked last August. Since then they have been led by former assistant coach David Williams.

  "I will always be grateful to the ECB for the opportunities they gave me as a bowling coach," said Gibson.

  "I would like to thank Andy Flower as well for all the advice, encouragement and support he has given me in the last year. It was a privilege to be a part of such an outstanding and successful team." Former paceman Gibson, who played two tests and 15 one-dayers for West Indies, became England's fast bowling coach in 2007.

  He was an integral part of the backroom staff in the Ashes triumph against Australia last year and has been credited with the improvement in bowlers such as James Anderson and Stuart Broad.