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Dec 29, 2011: Ryan Harris has been deemed fit to return to Australia's squad, but Shane Watson's prospects for the remainder of the Test summer look increasingly cloudy

Dec 29, 2011: Simon Whitlock survived a stunning fightback by Michael van Gerwen to reach the quarter-finals of the World Darts Championship after a thrilling 4-3 victory at Alexandra Palace

Dec 29, 2011: Former WEC champion Mike Brown has been forced to pull out of his clash with Vagner Rocha at UFC on FX1 with an undisclosed injury

Dec 29, 2011: Arsenal's record goalscorer Thierry Henry has been offered a two-month loan deal by the Gunners, according to reports

Dec 29, 2011: AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani insists the club remain 100% dedicated to signing Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez and are no longer pursuing any other options

Dec 29, 2011: Former Great Britain international Martin Gleeson has been banned from rugby league after failing a drugs test

Dec 29, 2011: England batsman Ian Bell expects the occasional flashpoint in the series against Pakistan which starts next month

Dec 29, 2011: Swansea look set to finally complete the signing of Cliftonville striker Rory Donnelly after manager Brendan Rodgers revealed the club have agreed a new fee and personal terms for the Northern Ireland Under-21 international

Dec 29, 2011: Michael Johnson believes Usain Bolt can cement his legendary status by stepping up to 400m and has backed the Jamaican to break his world record

Dec 29, 2011: Rafael Nadal will play the Australian Open despite a shoulder injury but has confirmed he will take a month off after the first grand slam of the year

Dec 29, 2011: As predicted the Durban Test was a one-sided affair, except that it was the no-hopers from Sri Lanka who were doing the dominating

Dec 29, 2011: Wigan striker Conor Sammon will be available to face Stoke in the Premier League on Saturday after the Football Association upheld his claim for wrongful dismissal

Dec 29, 2011: Wolves midfielder Nenad Milijas has lost his appeal against the red card he received during Tuesday's game at Arsenal and will have to serve a three-game ban with immediate effect

Dec 29, 2011: Darren Clarke has tipped Rory McIlroy to dominate golf in the way Tiger Woods did at the start of the century

Dec 29, 2011: Unaccompanied put herself firmly in the Champion Hurdle picture with a superb win in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle

Dec 29, 2011: Oriel Romeu's agent says the Chelsea midfielder is in no hurry to emulate Cesc Fabregas by leaving the Premier League in order to return to Barcelona

Dec 29, 2011: Paul Nicholson was dumped out of the World Darts Championship in London after Belgium's Kim Huybrechts showed nerves of steel to claim a 4-1 win to reach the quarter-finals at Alexandra Palace

Dec 29, 2011: David Ferrer overcame an opening-set mauling to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi

Dec 29, 2011: Ryan Giggs believes Manchester United's vast experience can be a decisive factor in this season's Premier League title race