http://www.sbs.com.au 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has been handed a two-year ban for doping. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625314/1997-Tour-de-France-winner-Ullrich-banned http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625314/1997-Tour-de-France-winner-Ullrich-banned Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:40:42 +1100 Watched by huge galleries after teeing off at the par-four 10th on the heavily tree-lined Spyglass Hill Golf Course, the former world number one reached the turn at two-under 34, five strokes off the early pace in the opening round. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625386/Solid-start-by-Woods-at-Pebble-Beach http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625386/Solid-start-by-Woods-at-Pebble-Beach Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:21:26 +1100 Rafa Nadal has hit out at what he called a "general campaign" in France to discredit Spanish athletes by implying their success is due to the use of illegal drugs. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625366/Nadal-slams-French-campaign-to-discredit-Spain http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625366/Nadal-slams-French-campaign-to-discredit-Spain Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:57:29 +1100 Mercedes' German driver Nico Rosberg was the quickest driver in Formula One testing at the Jerez circuit in Spain. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625368/Mercedes-tops-F1-testing-in-Spain http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625368/Mercedes-tops-F1-testing-in-Spain Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:53:08 +1100 Earls is the only change from the starting side who were sunk by a late Welsh penalty in their 23-21 loss in Dublin on Sunday. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625340/Earls-returns-to-Ireland-side-to-face-France http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625340/Earls-returns-to-Ireland-side-to-face-France Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:35:28 +1100 The last Frenchwoman left in the WTA Paris Open, Marion Bartoli, has advanced to the quarter-finals following a 7-5 6-1 victory over Petra Martic. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625354/Kerber-sets-up-Sharapova-Paris-showdown http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625354/Kerber-sets-up-Sharapova-Paris-showdown Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:52:24 +1100 Britain launched on Thursday its biggest ever campaign to attract visitors to its shores, exploiting a unique year in which London will host the Olympics and Queen Elizabeth celebrates 60 years on the throne. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625358/UK-going-great-guns-on-tourism-push http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625358/UK-going-great-guns-on-tourism-push Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:22:53 +1100 Sydney's Sarah Kemp and American Stacy Lewis share the Women's Australian Open first round lead after firing four-under 69s at Royal Melbourne. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625148/Kemp-in-share-of-Open-golf-lead http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625148/Kemp-in-share-of-Open-golf-lead Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:33:25 +1100 Steve Hooker's decision to pull out of the Australian season could leave the Olympic pole vault champion just three weeks to qualify for the London Games. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625044/Hooker-can-defend-Olympic-gold-coach http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625044/Hooker-can-defend-Olympic-gold-coach Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:25:31 +1100 Collingwood veteran Ben Johnson has injured a hamstring at AFL pre-season training. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625234/Magpies-Johnson-injured-at-AFL-training http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625234/Magpies-Johnson-injured-at-AFL-training Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:47:35 +1100 Kiwi golfer Danny Lee has shot two eagles in a nine-under-par 63 to share the lead after the first round of the US PGA Tour's Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625446/Kiwi-Lee-heads-field-at-Pebble-Beach-golf http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625446/Kiwi-Lee-heads-field-at-Pebble-Beach-golf Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:49:23 +1100 Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki, Boston's Paul Pierce and Phoenix's Steve Nash are three veterans to be named as NBA All-Star reserves. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625466/Nowitzki-Pierce-lead-All-Star-reserves http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625466/Nowitzki-Pierce-lead-All-Star-reserves Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:47:56 +1100 Lee fired a flawless nine-under-par 63 at Pebble Beach Golf Links, one of three venues being used this week, to end a glorious day of unbroken sunshine level with American Dustin Johnson and South Korean Charlie Wi. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625430/Lee-Johnson-and-Wi-set-Pebble-Beach-pace http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625430/Lee-Johnson-and-Wi-set-Pebble-Beach-pace Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:10:35 +1100 The Australian Rugby League Commission has been officially launched in Sydney. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625460/New-dawn-for-rugby-league-gets-underway http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625460/New-dawn-for-rugby-league-gets-underway Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:04:33 +1100 Western Bulldogs star Adam Cooney says a chronic knee injury had a big impact on his attitude last AFL season. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625414/AFL-s-Cooney-says-attitude-needed-a-lift http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625414/AFL-s-Cooney-says-attitude-needed-a-lift Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:58:24 +1100 Four players, including Australian Sarah Kemp, are jostling for the outright lead early on day two of the Women's Australian Open golf. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625450/Four-share-lead-at-Women-s-Aust-Open-golf http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625450/Four-share-lead-at-Women-s-Aust-Open-golf Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:52:11 +1100 American League champions Texas Rangers have re-signed slugging outfielder Nelson Cruz to a two-year $US16 million deal. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625418/Rangers-Cruz-agree-two-year-MLB-deal http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625418/Rangers-Cruz-agree-two-year-MLB-deal Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:15:30 +1100 LONDON (Reuters) - Amir Khan will fight Lamont Peterson on May 19 in Las Vegas after the Briton was granted his wish for a rematch after his controversial loss to the American last December, his promoter said on Thursday. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625424/Khan-v-Peterson-rematch-set-for-May-19 http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625424/Khan-v-Peterson-rematch-set-for-May-19 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:46:09 +1100 LONDON (Reuters) - England could take part in the European Championship in June with a caretaker coach in charge, FA chairman David Bernstein said on Thursday. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625288/England-could-play-at-Euros-with-caretaker-manager-FA http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625288/England-could-play-at-Euros-with-caretaker-manager-FA Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:44:45 +1100 The team, who used their old car for a two-day test at Jerez in southern Spain this week, said on Twitter they had not passed the mandatory tests "by a minor margin." http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625426/HRT-say-new-car-will-not-test-until-March http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1625426/HRT-say-new-car-will-not-test-until-March 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