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Wallabies beat England at Twickenham

08 Nov 2009, 3:21AM

Australia completed the first leg of a potential grand slam when they produced a dominant second-half display to beat injury-hit England 18-9 at Twickenham Saturday.Read more

Kangaroos join England in final

08 Nov 2009, 11:30AM

Australia were too good for France in their 42-4 demolition, and will join England in the final after the English beat New Zealand 20-12. Read more

Brisbane wins with new coach

Brisbane Roar (AAP)

07 Nov 2009, 12:20PM

Brisbane Roar has defeated Adelaide United 2-0, the first victory for the squad since Ange Postecoglou began coaching the team. Read more

Brown's winning streak continues

Corey Brown (AAP).

07 Nov 2009, 4:27PM

Jockey Corey Brown has won another Melbourne Cup week Group One, riding All American to victory in the Emirates Stakes.

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Martinez Sanchez defeats Stosur

Samantha Stosur (AAP)

07 Nov 2009, 10:14AM

Australia's Samantha Stosur has been eliminated from the WTA Tour after she was defeated by Spaniard Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.  Read more

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Zenyatta stuns males to win Breeders' Cup Classic

08 Nov 2009, 11:32AM

ARCADIA, California (Reuters) - Zenyatta, trained by John Shirreffs and ridden by Mike Smith, became the first female to win the $5 million (3 million pound) Breeders' Cup Classic with a spectacular late finish at Santa Anita Park on Saturday. Read more

Youzhny upsets Davydenko to reach Valencia final

08 Nov 2009, 7:04AM

VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Second seed Nikolay Davydenko squandered a one-set lead to lose 3-6 6-4 6-3 to unseeded Russian compatriot Mikhail Youzhny in the semi-finals of the Valencia Open on Saturday. Read more

New Zealand maintain stranglehold on Wales with 19 - 12 win

08 Nov 2009, 6:12AM

CARDIFF (Reuters) - New Zealand extended their domination of Wales with a 19-12 victory at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday to make it 21 successive victories against them going back to 1953. Read more

Australia clear first hurdle in bid to match class of '84

08 Nov 2009, 5:38AM

LONDON (Reuters) - Australia put their dire Tri-Nations season behind them by beating England 18-9 on Saturday to switch attention to their bid for a grand slam of victories over the home unions. Read more

Djokovic saves three match points to reach Swiss final

08 Nov 2009, 4:44AM

BASEL (Reuters) - World number three Novak Djokovic saved three match points before bouncing back to beat Radek Stepanek 6-7 7-5 6-2 on Saturday and reach the final of the Swiss Indoors. Read more

Pennetta beats Glatch before rain hits Fed final

08 Nov 2009, 1:17AM

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (Reuters) - Flavia Pennetta overpowered Alexa Glatch 6-3 6-1 to give hosts Italy a 1-0 lead over United States in the Fed Cup final on Saturday. Read more

Vics post comeback win against Tasmania

07 Nov 2009, 10:50PM

Victoria produced an astonishing batting performance to post their greatest pursuit in one-day cricket and beat Tasmania by four wickets at the MCG. Read more

Whincup regains form at Phillip Island

07 Nov 2009, 5:45PM

Ford's Jamie Whincup has bounced back from a dismal Gold Coast round to win the first race at the Phillip Island 300. Read more

Ogilvy happy to be Aussie Open drawcard

07 Nov 2009, 2:26PM

Geoff Ogilvy says he is comfortable with the role of marquee attraction at the Australian Open, even if doesn't except to attract any extra spectators. Read more

Tottenham and Chelsea raise stakes on naming rights

07 Nov 2009, 12:36PM

CHIGWELL, England (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur and London arch-rivals Chelsea put the issue of stadium naming rights on the agenda this week after both clubs revealed plans to tap the sponsorship market in their bid to compete. Read more