TASMANIAN Matthew Goss has transformed himself from being a potential threat in the coming European spring classics into the No.1 target of many leading rivals after becoming the first Australian to win the marathon Milan-San Remo race in Italy at the weekend.

Hot form going into the first one-day classic of the year has made Robbie McEwen a little less definite about retiring, writes Rupert Guinness.

POLITICS in NSW has had its share of clowns but yesterday it was the full circus.

PRESSURE on Cadel Evans to produce the goods in this year's Tour de France will increase if he reduces the number of days he races beforehand, Australian great Phil Anderson warns.

CHRIS SUTTON knew that to earn selection for the one-day classic race he holds dearest - the Paris-Roubaix next month - he needed a big result soon.

"I just noticed last week's Lotto results," writes Christopher Walsh, of Bondi. "For picking six numbers, the first division winners each received $666,666.67. So soon after the Pope left town, I wonder what lucky devils won that?" The devil's in the detail, as the cliche has it - what's the..read more

AUSTRALIAN sprinter Robbie McEwen will leave the Belgian Silence-Lotto team for which he has won the Tour de France green jersey three times.

The results from last night's Oz Lotto draw number 401 are:

Alarm clock • It doesn't matter how early you get up. You wont be able to smoke in restaurants or cafes from today in Melbourne. Business Sunday at 8am on Channel Nine features interviews with Coles Myer chairman Michael Pascoe and Harvey Norman chairman Gerry Harvey. On Sunday from..read more

• Alarm clock * Final chance today to see the Dead Sea Scrolls at the NGV On Russell from 10am. * Sunday Sunrise (Seven, 8am) has National's deputy and Federal Trade Minister Mark Vaile, and Senator Bob Brown on the power of the Green vote. Virgin Blue CEO Brett..read more