Perth, Jan. 28 : The South African cricket team management has decided to rest key pacers Dale Steyn and Makhaya Ntini in Friday''s fifth and final one-day international to be played against Australia at the WACA Ground.

According to The Australian, all-rounder Wayne Parnell, 19, and left-arm fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe, 24, will make their one-day international debuts for the Proteas.

London, Jan. 28 : Twenty-five-year-old Brazilian striker Robinho has denied a nightclub girl''s ''sex attack'' allegation, saying he voluntarily spoke to West Yorkshire Police officers for several hours about the so-called incident before being released on bail.

"He strenuously denies any allegation of wrongdoing or criminality and is happy to co-operate with the police if required further," his spokesman said.

Washington, Jan 28 : Soccer ace David Beckham is being sued by a disgruntled snapper who claims the star and his bodyguard attacked him last month.

Emicles Da Mata has filed suit in Los Angeles, claiming that the footballer reached his car, grabbed his camera and attempted to wrestle it from him, reports Contactmusic.

The lawsuit, obtained by TMZ. com, also claims Beckham''s bodyguard then beat him repeatedly before throwing the camera into a nearby rubbish bin in December last year.

Melbourne, Australia - Jelena Dokic said that an enthusiastic welcome home from frenzied fans at the Australian Open has truly marked the start of her second career.

The 25-year-old was still beaming on Wednesday, a day after losing after an improbable run into the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam.

"It was quite a ride from the first round onwards," the number 187, who is set for a big rise on the WTA from Monday, told the Seven television network. "I got a good start and things just went crazy from there."

Melbourne, Australia  - Elena Dementieva kept her dream of a possible number one WTA ranking alive as she stormed past Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday and into her first semi-final at the Australian Open.

"It only took me ten years to get here," joked the Russian fourth seed who spent just over 90 minutes in burning 39.5 degrees Celsius heat as summer weather took hold in Melbourne,

Melbourne  - Aussie-to-be Jarmila Gajdosova, born a Slovak, is running out of patience with the glacial pace of the Down Under bureaucracy.

The 21-year-old has been in the queue for citizenship in her intended tennis nation after moving to Melbourne to demonstrate her good faith.

"We've done everything we could, and it's (the government's) decision now. Tennis Australia is very confident the answer will be yes," she told local media. "I'd love to be playing as an Australian through the whole year."