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• Wallabies look to rediscover spring in slam opener

  Australia coach Robbie Deans will be under particular pressure to deliver a victory when the Wallabies face an injury-hit England at Twickenham on Saturday in the first leg of their grand slam tour.

• Drogba has United in his sights

  An in-form Didier Drogba is capable of ruffling the feathers of even the most confident defences.

• I'll be first to knock out Valuev, insists Haye

  British challenger David Haye insists he will be the first fighter to knock out WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev here on Saturday.

• James leads Cavs to 6th-consecutive win over Knicks

  LeBron James scored a game-high 33 points and nine assists to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to their sixth-consecutive victory over the New York Knicks with a 100-91 win.

• Italy holds Fed Cup edge as Williams sisters absent

  Italy will head into the Fed Cup final against the United States here this weekend as the overwhelming favourites with both Williams sisters missing from the visitors' line-up.

• All Blacks bid to continue Welsh domination

  New Zealand will bid to extend a winning streak of 20 games spread over 56 years when they take on Wales at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday.

• Struggling Romans tackle high-flying Milanese

  Champions Inter Milan host AS Roma at the San Siro at the weekend while AC Milan travel to the capital to take on Lazio as the Serie A title race reaches a key stage.

• Ramirez to return to Dodgers

  Outfielder Manny Ramirez has agreed to exercise his contract option and will return to the Los Angeles Dodgers for another season at 20 million dollars.

• Korean, Saudi sides meet in AFC Champions League final

  Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia take on Pohang Steelers of South Korea in the AFC Champions League final this weekend with both sides aiming for a record third continental championship.

• HSBC slashes prize money of Women's Champions

  Global banking giant HSBC said it was renewing its sponsorship of the Women's Champions tournament for the next three years, but prize money would be slashed.