AMERICANS James Blake and Sam Querrey crashed to defeats to leave Frenchman Gilles Simon and Russian Dmitry Tursunov to contest the final of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships
GREG Inglis, the man who carved up Mark Gasnier in State of Origin II this year, rejected an offer to play rugby union with Western Force because he feared he would become bored in the 15-man code
AUSTRALIA coach Robbie Deans will begin plotting the downfall of his home country New Zealand after the Wallabies upset world champions South Africa 16-9 in their Tri-Nations clash at Subiaco Oval
PAKISTAN speedster Shoaib Akhtar has moved to dispel any suggestion he was running away from dope tests ahead of the Champions Trophy, saying he will be the first to give a sample
STEVE Harmison said England`s decision to select Victoria`s Darren Pattinson for the second Test against South Africa betrayed a lack of confidence in the country`s young quicks
BRISBANE Lions midfielder Scott Harding is poised to wage a legal battle that could open the door to a class action over the Gabba`s controversial centre square
GEELONG midfielder Gary Ablett is bemused by speculation his ankle injury is more severe than initially diagnosed, and has not ruled out playing in Friday night`s blockbuster against Hawthorn at the MCG
CADEL Evans has been poring over cycling`s history books as he prepares to put his yellow jersey on the line during three crucial days of climbing at the Tour de France
FORD`S Mark Winterbottom has extended his V8 Supercar championship lead, posting his second round victory of the year in round seven at Queensland Raceway
