SPORTS RESULTS from the past week-end...

What a week-end of sport we had...! Here follows results from the main sporting events from this past week-end:

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Djokovic mauls Murray in final

2011-01-31 07:13

Novak Djokovic has brilliantly dominated a listless Andy Murray to claim his second Australian Open title.

• Fed: Defeat not end of era
• Laver surprised at Rafa exit
• Henin announces retirement

'Aussie Kim' wins in Melbourne

2011-01-31 07:47

Kim Clijsters has beaten Li Na to win her maiden Australian Open title, dashing Chinese hopes of a first ever Grand Slam win.

• British press fears for Murray
• Final year for Clijsters?
• Djokovic mauls Murray in final

BULLS LOSING TO THE KINGS - Wow? What happened guys?

Kings show Super Rugby intent

2011-01-31 07:22

The Southern Kings have signalled their intent to join the prestigious Super Rugby competition, with a solid win over the Bulls.

• Mitchell to test combinations
• D-Day for Ralepelle, Basson
• Lions fitness a big task

RUGBY: STORMERS Starting with new blood at no 10 vs Lions...

Rassie always have a few surprises up his sleeve, but the fact that he is starting with his two younger and less experienced flyhalves available for Friday's first game against the Lions, has a simple explanation behind it...?


The Stormers will kick off the warm-up NEO Africa tournament against the Lions with last year’s Western Province Under-21 flyhalf Gary van Aswegan at no 10 and with Elgar Watts, the man backing him up on the bench. 


I suspect it is just logical, with Grant unavailable through injury, that Rassie wants to give his younger flyhalf a serious opportunity to get some playing time against the 'big boys'. Van Aswegan and Watts might be in the starting teams for the Stormers opening Super 15 fixtures, depending on when Grant will be ready to play?


Here is the full team for Friday's opener:
15. Conrad Jantjes, 14. Gio Aplon, 13. Juan de Jongh, 12. Jean de Villiers, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Gary van Aswegan, 9. Ricky Januarie, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Rynhardt Elstadt, 6. Schalk Burger, 5. Andries Bekker, 4. De Kock Steenkamp, 3. Brok Harris, 2. Tiaan Liebenberg, 1. CJ van der Linde

The end of Nick Mallett as coach of Italy...

Former France assistant coach Jacques Brunel will replace Nick Mallett as Italy coach after this year's World Cup it was reported on L'Equipe's website on Monday.

The 57-year-old told his present club Perpignan and the players on Monday that he would be ending his four year stint as coach at the end of the present campaign.

Brunel's replacing Mallett had been trumpeted already by an Italian newspaper on Saturday, though, both the federation and the coach said there had simply been contact between the parties.

Brunel, who guided Perpignan to the French title in 2009 and to last season's final where they lost to Clermont, was assistant coach to Bernard Laporte from 2001 to 2007 which saw them reach the World Cup semifinals twice, losing on both occasions to England.

Mallett has been in charge of Italy since October 2007 and his contract comes to an end after the World Cup, which is being hosted by New Zealand and runs from September 9 to October 23.

http://www.supersport.com/rugby/international