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Lleyton Hewitt has almost certainly clinched direct entry to the Australian Open despite his Stockholm Open ending in the quarter-finals. Spanish third seed Nicolas Almagro eliminated Hewitt 6-1 6-4 in …

Holden’s Jamie Whincup survived a day of V8 Supercars destruction on the streets of Surfers Paradise to extend his grip on the 2012 championship. Whincup and French co-driver Sebastien Bourdais …

Before even half a lap had been completed in the V8 Supercars race on the Gold Coast, six cars were out. In two aborted starts to Saturday’s race, several cars …

Paul Lambert is confident Aston Villa will keep hold of dropped record signing Darren Bent beyond the January transfer window. Villa manager Lambert has left the STG18 million ($A28 million) …

Former Melbourne Rebels player Hoani MacDonald has been placed in an induced coma after collapsing during a match in New Zealand on Saturday. The Southland second-rower went down after suffering …

Argentinian Emiliano Grillo continues to lead the way at the Perth International at Lake Karrinyup, with the 20-year-old holding a three-stroke lead over American Bo van Pelt during the third …

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Jack Wilshere will have no psychological barriers to overcome when he finally throws himself back into action. England midfielder Wilshere, 20, has been out for …

Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has no regrets about supporting John Terry over the last 12 months, despite the defender being found guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand. Terry was …

Argentinian golfer Emiliano Grillo will be fighting to stay on top of the leaderboard when he tees off later on Saturday at the Perth International at Lake Karrinyup. Grillo sits …

Former Melbourne Rebels player Hoani MacDonald has collapsed during an NPC Championship division match after suffering a suspected heart attack on Saturday. The Southland second-rower went down midway through the …

V8 Supercars championship leader Jamie Whincup will start Saturday’s 300km race on the Gold Coast from pole position. Whincup, who is partnering with France’s Sebastien Bourdais for this weekend, took …

Indian golfer Arjun Atwal holds a one-shot lead after the second round of US PGA Tour’s McGladrey Classic in Georgia. Atwal carded a seven-under par round for a 10-under total …

Holden ace Craig Lowndes was the big loser after qualifying for Saturday afternoon’s 300km V8 Supercars race on the Gold Coast. Lowndes has failed to make the cut for the …

South African Charl Schwartzel has vowed to return to the Perth International next year to redeem himself after crashing out of the inaugural $2 million golf tournament on Friday. The …

Queensland batsman Peter Forrest says he won’t be weighed down by expectation of repeating a golden summer of run-scoring. Forrest will be a linchpin of the Bulls’ batting line-up in …

Top-seeded Australian Samantha Stosur eased into the Kremlin Cup semi-finals on Friday with a 6-1 6-3 win over Czech Klara Zakopalova to set-up a clash with former world No.1 Ana …

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has described his relationship with chairman Dave Whelan as the club’s biggest strength ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to his former side Swansea. Martinez …

Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro and Janko Tipsarevic won in straight sets on Friday to reach the semifinals of the ATP event in Vienna. Del Potro defeated Marinko Matosevic of …