The spotlight in Sydney has been on Greg Rusedski after the Briton’s admission last week that he had tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone.

• Agassi: Tennis is the cleanest
  Tennis is one of the world's cleanest sports in terms of drug abuse - if not the cleanest, Andre Agassi said on Tuesday.
• Zidane tops
  PARIS - Real Madrid and France football star Zinedine Zidane has been named the top French personality in a popularity poll published here on Sunday, ahead of a string of crooners and other glitterati. Last month the silky-skilled ethnic-Algerian midfielder was named FIFA player of the year for the third time. Singer Michel Sardou came second in the poll, results of which were aired on French television late Saturday and published in the Journal du Dimanche, with TV personality Nicolas Hulot beating veteran rocker Johnny Hallyday for third place. Also making it into the top 10 were ex-tennis great turned pop star Yannick Noah (7th) and actress and former Bond-girl Sophie Marceau (10th).
• Yao muscles in on Shaq in All-Star vote
  YAO Ming is making a strong run at Shaquille O'Neal to be the Western Conference's starting centre at the NBA All-Star game next month.