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Bucks' Bogut to miss up to four weeksMilwaukee Bucks centre Andrew Bogut will be sidelined from two to four weeks with a strained ligament and bruise in his left leg. Bogut to miss four weeks of NBA actionAustralian NBA star Andrew Bogut has been ruled out for up to four weeks after suffering a lower left leg strain in Milwaukee's 99-85 win over New Jersey. Crocs happy after NBL road tripThe Townsville Crocodiles' NBL finals hopes are healthy after they ended a huge road trip by beating the Melbourne Tigers 98-91. James to drop 23 as Jordan tributeLeBron James wants NBA players to give up their No.23s to honour of Michael Jordan. Breakers snap Wildcats' NBL winning runAn air of optimism returned at the New Zealand Breakers after pricking the Perth Wildcats' basketball bubble with a 83-74 NBL win in Auckland on Thursday. Bogut blitzes 23 points in NBA clashAndrew Bogut has continued his red-hot form to help the surprising Milwaukee Bucks to a third straight NBA victory on Thursday. Wildcats aim to ruin Rillie's NBL returnJohn Rillie destroyed Perth's Championship aspirations last season, now the Wildcats want to ensure his return to the NBL is a miserable one. Kiwis hope NBL changes will bear fruitNew Zealand have brought in NBL veteran John Rillie and sacked American import Awvee Storey in an effort to keep their title hopes on track. Blaze players back to defensive schoolGold Coast NBL coach Joey Wright has taken his players back to defensive school and the strategy will be tested on Friday, when the Blaze host Townsville. Jawai hits new heights for TimberwolvesAustralia's Nathan Jawai claimed the highest points tally of his fledging NBA career with 16 in Minnesota's 116-93 loss to Portland on Sunday. Wildcats bring down Breakers 94-74Perth produced a sizzling three-point shooting display to consolidate top spot on the NBL ladder with a 94-74 home win over New Zealand.

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Ten-man Gold Coast draws with AdelaideNovember 21, 2009: Adelaide and Gold Coast have played a 1-1 draw in the A-League....

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Bogut helps Bucks down TimberwolvesAndrew Bogut gave the Milwaukee Bucks plenty of muscle at both ends with 17 points and 10 rebounds in an 87-72 NBA win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Howard shines as Magic set down SunsDwight Howard scored 25 points and Ryan Anderson added 20 with 10 rebounds Wednesday as the depleted Orlando Magic handed Phoneix their first loss of the NBA season. Nuggets rout Pacers to remain unbeatenAndrew Bogut's first big game of the NBA season wasn't enough to prevent Milwaukee slipping to an 83-81 loss to the Bulls in Chicago. Bulleen draw clear of WNBL fieldThe Bulleen Boomers have surged clear of the WNBL field after a 79-70 win over the Adelaide Lightning capped a triumphant weekend on the road in round five.

Socceroos on the way up

Australia climbs higher in the international rankings after win over Oman ... read more Cross in as Ioane scratched

Injury forces centre switch for tonight's clash between the Wallabies and Scotland ... read more. Playing for my people: Preston

Preston Campbell will be bursting with pride as he captains the Indigenous All Stars. ... read more. Who owns this famous mo?

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Cricketers spend too much time in the gym and at the physio, writes Steve Hitstirrer ...read more. Crashing out

Champion V8 driver Greg Murphy will be on the lookout for another team next year ... read more. Front foot

Cricket Australia is on the hunt for more pace bowlers to push for a baggy green. ... read more Bomber explodes

Essendon veteran Mark McVeigh has hit out at former teammate Adam McPhee. ... read more Sports pics of the week

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