LIVERPOOL - CASH-STRAPPED Everton have suffered a financial blow after losing a battle with planning authorities over an application for the club's former training ground to be redeveloped for housing.
MELBOURNE - THE Safin siblings surged through the Australian Open draw on Wednesday, women's third seed Dinara and men's former world number one Marat sliding into round three.
Big brother Safin thundered through to a mouth-watering showdown with second seed Roger Federer after he crushed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-5 6-2 6-2, while Safina, chasing her maiden grand slam title, beat fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-7 6-3 6-0.
