Shane Warne captured five wickets to take his career total past 700 as Australia seized control of the fourth Ashes test against England yesterday.

Warne took 5-39 to complete his 37th five-wicket haul and become the first man to claim 700 test victims as England collapsed to 159 all out on the first day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Australia, in reply, slumped to 48 for two at stumps, after Andrew Flintoff first dismissed Justin Langer for 27, then nightwatchman Brett Lee for a golden duck.

Motor racing

Sakon Yamamoto is to remain as a second test driver with Super Aguri, the Honda-backed Japanese F1 team announced.

Giedo van der Garde was hired as the team's reserve driver for next season. The fledgling team failed to score a point in their debut season this year, but they hope to move up the grid in 2007 with Briton Anthony Davidson and Japan's Takuma Sato in the race seats.

Athletics

Russian steeplechase champion Lyubov Ivanova has been banned for two years for doping.

Valentin Balakhnichyov, president of the Russian athletics federation, said Ivanova had tested positive for an unspecified steroid at the World Athletics Final in September.

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