Caroline Wozniacki was dumped from the Sydney International on Wednesday, opening the way for rival Petra Kvitova to seize the world number one ranking heading into next week's Australian Open.

Wozniacki crashed out to Polish world number eight Agnieszka Radwanska, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals after being broken while serving out for the match at 5-4 in the second set.

Inter Milan received a boost on Wednesday with news that their Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder, out with an injured thigh since November, will be available for Sunday's Serie A derby against AC Milan.

Coach Claudio Ranieri will have a complete squad from which to pick following news that Uruguay striker Diego Forlan, Brazilian midfielder Thiago Motta and Brazilian full-back Maicon all also join Sneijder after varying injuries.

Attempting to move on after a highly disappointing 2011, Ferrari will introduce its completely revised 2012 car on February 3.

Team principal Stefano Domenicali made the announcement on Wednesday at Ferrari's annual winter retreat in the Italian Dolomites.

Yi Jianlian joined the Dallas Mavericks and helped the reigning NBA champions collect their first road victory of the season with a 100-86 triumph at Detroit.

The 24-year-old Chinese playmaker came off the bench for 5:24, grabbing a rebound and making a foul in his season debut.

It's a far cry from the high-tech gymnasiums athletes are used to in Europe or America, but this sleepy Kenyan farming village has become an unlikely global training hotspot for Olympic champions.

Perched on the dramatic cliff edge of the great Rift Valley at 2,400 meters (7,870 feet) above sea level, this remote village draws top athletes including world and Olympic champions for high altitude performance training.

Austrian Jurgen Melzer beat France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 6-3 in demanding conditions on Wednesday at the Kooyong Classic, a warm-up event for the Australian Open.

In the second match on court at the eight-man exhibition tournament, Australian teenager Bernard Tomic recovered from a set down to beat world number seven Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Holders Real Madrid beat Malaga 1-0 in the Spanish Cup on Tuesday as Karim Benzema took them through to a near certain, mouthwatering quarterfinal clash with Barcelona.

Real Madrid already had a one-goal advantage after their 3-2 win in the Bernabeu and in-form French international Benzema sealed their return leg victory with a well-taken 71st minute shot that was badly fumbled by keeper Willy Caballero.

A British parliamentary committee will investigate racism in sports following a number of high-profile cases in soccer.

England captain John Terry will appear in court next month to face a criminal charge after allegedly directing racial abuse at a black opponent while playing for Chelsea.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany will miss his club's next four matches after the Premier League leaders failed Tuesday in its appeal against the defender's red card against Manchester United.

Kompany was sent off for a two-footed challenge on Nani in the 12th minute of Sunday's FA Cup match. United beat 10-man City 3-2.

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi says he is thinking about retiring after the 2014 season and is keen to bring success to Ducati before then.

Rossi wants to sign a new two-year deal with Ducati before his current contract expires at the end of the upcoming campaign.