Australian swim officials huddled on Saturday to discuss a report that Ian Thorpe, the world record holder and Olympic champion, showed "abnormal levels" of two banned substances in a doping test last year before he retired. Anti-doping officials in Australia threw out the case against Thorpe, one of the sport's most recognisable athletes, for lack of scientific proof.

The Commonwealth Games were ending on Sunday much the way they started --tarnished by an unsavory event and a drug controversy that just won't go away. While 19-year-old Canadian gymnast Alexandra Orlando won her record-equaling sixth gold medal and Australia increased its massive lead in the overall count, a Bangladeshi athlete was charged with indecent assault.

Roger Federer's credentials as one of the greatest tennis players of all time is still an open book. But his place among the sport's elite is already established. When Federer plays Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in the third round at the Australian Open on Friday, the 23-year-old Federer will be looking for his 24th match win in a row -- all on hard courts.

Victoria Azarenka has won a scrappy final against Li Na to successfully defend her Australian Open title and retain the world number one ranking.

Australian swim officials huddled on Saturday to discuss a report that Ian Thorpe, the world record holder and Olympic champion, showed "abnormal levels" of two banned substances in a doping test last year before he retired. Anti-doping officials in Australia threw out the case against Thorpe, one of the sport's most recognisable athletes, for lack of scientific proof.

The Commonwealth Games were ending on Sunday much the way they started --tarnished by an unsavory event and a drug controversy that just won't go away. While 19-year-old Canadian gymnast Alexandra Orlando won her record-equaling sixth gold medal and Australia increased its massive lead in the overall count, a Bangladeshi athlete was charged with indecent assault.

Roger Federer's credentials as one of the greatest tennis players of all time is still an open book. But his place among the sport's elite is already established. When Federer plays Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in the third round at the Australian Open on Friday, the 23-year-old Federer will be looking for his 24th match win in a row -- all on hard courts.

Victoria Azarenka has won a scrappy final against Li Na to successfully defend her Australian Open title and retain the world number one ranking.