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Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel took the first pole of the new Formula One season when setting the quickest time in final qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Sydney FC booked a spot in the A-League grand final with a controversial, but ultimately convincing, 4-2 win over Wellington in the preliminary final at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Western Bulldogs have claimed their first AFL trophy in 40 years, with a seven-goal haul from star recruit Barry Hall spearheading a 40-point NAB Cup grand final win over St Kilda.

Adrian Purtell scored the clincher as Penrith withstood a spirited second half fightback from the Raiders to start their NRL season with a 34-16 victory at CUA Stadium.

Brumbies coach Andy Friend praised his front row after they outmuscled a Springbok trio to set up a 24-22 win over the Sharks in Canberra.

Western Bulldogs have claimed their first AFL trophy in 40 years, with a seven-goal haul from star recruit Barry Hall spearheading a 40-point NAB Cup grand final win over St Kilda.

Collingwood flattened Port Adelaide by 81 points in their AFL practice match in Mt Gambier on Saturday night.

Geelong overcame a sluggish start to thump Fremantle by 31 points in their AFL practice match at Fremantle Oval on Saturday.

West Coast rounded out their AFL pre-season campaign with a 38-point win over Melbourne Demons in a practice match at Casey Fields.

We continue our 16-day countdown to the 2010 AFL Premiership season by looking at the club Fox Sports commentator Leigh Colbert predicts will finish in 13th place.

Australia's Test squad won't be training until Tuesday but there'll be plenty of action before then.

Ricky Ponting made a controversial first-ball duck as Australia suffered a 51-run loss to New Zealand in the fifth one-day international.

Alastair Cook celebrated his first day as Test captain with a superb 158 not out to put England in a commanding position in the opening Test against Bangladesh.

West Indies have defeated Zimbabwe by four wickets to wrap-up the one-day series after the visiting side suffered another batting meltdown.

Vice-captain Michael Clarke is set to re-join Australia's tour of New Zealand after officially ending his relationship with fiancee Lara Bingle.

Adrian Purtell scored the clincher as Penrith withstood a spirited second half fightback from the Raiders to start their NRL season with a 34-16 victory at CUA Stadium.

Melbourne launched an effective if unspectacular defence of their NRL premiership by overcoming a committed Cronulla side 14-10 at Toyota Park on Saturday night.

Newcastle Knights put their off-field dramas behind them to hold-off Canterbury-Bankstown 20-16 in a major NRL upset at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night.

St George Illawarra hooker Nathan Fien is determined to return before the NRL finals after scans confirmed the New Zealand Test star broke a leg in the Dragons' win over Parramatta.

Broncos Broncos' ace Israel Folau is battling the fitness clock after suffering a shoulder injury during Friday night's 30-24 NRL thriller over North Queensland Cowboys.

Troubled Barlclays Premier League club Portsmouth received a boost in their attempt to avoid liquidation as the British tax authority accepted the team's move into administration.

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is set to miss the Barclays Premier League clash at Hull City with a hamstring injury.

A second-half header from David Nugent has handed Burnley their first point in five matches as the home side came from behind to force a 1-1 draw with Stoke City at Turf Moor.

Cash-strapped Portsmouth have made 85 members of staff redundant but club administrator Andrew Andronikou says that no players, who comprise many of Pompey's biggest earners, had been sacked.

Darren Bent served up a priceless hat-trick as Sunderland finally ended their wait for a Premier League victory at the 15th attempt with a 4-0 drubbing of Bolton Wanderers.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel took the first pole of the new Formula One season when setting the quickest time in final qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

It seems even when things go wrong, they end up going right for defending V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup.

Nico Rosberg outpaced his Mercedes teammate, the returning Michael Schumacher, to top the times in the second free session ahead of the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

V8 Supercar racing will offer one of the richest prizes in Australian sport, with a million bonus for any driver who can win the newly-created Grand Slam in a single season.

With the 2010 Formula One Grand Prix opener in Bahrain upon us, Australian driver Mark Webber is gearing up for his most anticipated season yet.