ANDY Roddick has made a shock exit from the US Open at the hands of lowly ranked Serb Janko Tipsarevic.

CLINT McKay has missed selection in favour of novice seamers Peter George and Josh Hazlewood as part of the Australian Test squad for India.

ANY Pakistan player found guilty of match-fixing should be banned for life, Shane Warne said today.

LIBBY Trickett's comeback may stall as FINA's anti-doping rules set to prevent her from qualifying for next year's world swimming championships.

MICK Fanning is keeping cool about his chances of retaining the world surfing title after advancing to the Billabong Pro Tahiti fourth round.

SAM Stosur beat Anastasia Rodionova in an all-Australian clash at  the US Open today and Kim Clijsters beat Melbourne's Sally Peers in straight sets.

AUSTRALIA suffered a frustrating setback at the basketball world championships, going down to Serbia 94-79 in Turkey today

A FIGHTING 6-3 victory over India has left the Hockeyroos unbeaten after two matches at the World Cup in Argentina.

NRL boss David Gallop will face angry Storm players today for the first time since punishing the club over the salary cap breaches.

SPECULATION is growing in South Africa that Springboks coach Peter de Villiers could be sacked as early as this weekend.