SYDNEY - AUSTRALIA are slight favourites to retain the Ashes against England this year, former captain Steve Waugh said Thursday.

Waugh said there wasn't much to choose between the two great rivals, but Australia had the edge ahead of the July-August five-Test series in England.

ANGLO-Chinese School (Independent) thwarted the Raffles family of schools' attempt to repeat their 2008 sweep of all divisional titles at the Schools National Swimming Championships when they won the B and C Boys' crowns yesterday.

SAKHIR (Bahrain) - JENSON Button will use the weekend off to take stock of his amazing ride in Formula One's season-opening swing through Asia.

The teams that have struggled in the first four races will use the break to look toward the next 13 races, thankful the series still has a long way to go.