Perth, Aust

Melbourne, Jan 3: Shane Warne has fuelled rumours that he's back with his ex-wife after reports emerged that the cricketer celebrated the New Year with Simone Callahan and three children at a holiday house.

The Courier Mail has learnt that Warne was spotted outside his former partner''s holiday hideaway south of Melbourne only hours before his departure to fulfill commitments at the third cricket Test in Sydney.

The star bowler''s late-model black Mercedes was parked in the driveway of the property for the entire New Year holiday.

Abu Dhabi, UAE  - Andy Murray remains more excited about his fast-improving Australian Open chances than even the 250,000-dollar prize packet he stands to win in the final with Rafael Nadal at the Capitala Championship in Abu Dhabi.

Murray reached the Saturday title showdown as he beat Roger Federer in three sets at the exhibition.

"It's always a challenge playing Roger," said the Scot, ranked fourth. "I've got the better of him on a few occasions, but in the big one we played, at the US Open final, he beat me pretty badly.

Perth, Australia  - Lleyton Hewitt has revealed he was forced to undergo August hip surgery after his leg "shut down" at the Beijing Olympics.

"It got to the stage where at Wimbledon I was struggling quite a bit. I made the fourth round, and lost to Roger Federer," said the two-time Grand Slam champion, making his comeback at the Hopman Cup.

"But I put up a great effort there, but then went to Beijing and after one match my whole leg basically shut down.

Islamabad, Jan.

Sydney, Jan 2 : There is good news for Cricket Australia after all. Andrew Symonds and Stuart Clark, who are currently injured, are expected to play again this summer after undergoing surgery.

Surgeons removed loose cartilage in Symonds' right knee on Wednesday, and the all-rounder could return for the latter stages of Australia's limited-over series.

Clark, meanwhile, hopes to make his comeback from elbow surgery in a grade game for Sydney University on January 25, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

He will then endeavour to play in NSW's Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania in Newcastle from January 30.