Melbourne, January 27 : George Clooney has raised a few eyebrows after being spotted with a new mystery brunette at a sushi restaurant.

The Hollywood heartthrob was said to have arrived with the unknown lady at his local sushi bar, after which the duo headed back to Clooney''s place, according to celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton.

Meanwhile, the Oscar winning actor is reportedly set to reprise his role in medical drama ER, but only for one last episode.

Melbourne, Jan 27 : Rumours are abuzz that tennis star Mark Philippoussis, who recently broke-up with Irish-Indian model Siobhan Parekh, has a new women in his life.

Philippoussis had a new beauty cheering on his comeback at Melbourne Park, reports the Daily Telegraph.

He was supported by stunning Melbourne hairdresser Chantelle Theos, who was sitting courtside with the Poo''s posse.

Watching Philippoussis play in the Legends series, Theos then accompanied the tennis ace to Melbourne hot spot Eve, where they were snapped dancing and drinking.

Melbourne, Jan. 27 : Jelena Dokic''s fairytale Australian Open campaign could still be derailed should her tyrant father Damir choose to land up.

As she prepares for her quarter-final against world No. 3 Dinara Safina tonight, there are fears Dokic''s estranged father Damir - and his sniping from 15,000 km away in Serbia - could affect her renowned mental strength ahead of a match that will stop the nation.

The 25-year-old has made it clear she wants nothing to do with the man who forced her to leave Australia in 2001.

Melbourne, Jan. 27 : Cricket Australia has charged controversial Australian all rounder Andrew Symonds with a Code of Conduct breach following his abusive radio rant against Kiwi batsman Brendon McCullum.

Symonds, who called McCullum "a lump of shit", has been charged with breaching the Code of Behaviour provisions relating to detrimental public comment.

According to the Courier Mail, he will face a hearing presided over by CA Code of Conduct Senior Commissioner Gordon Lewis in Melbourne on Thursday.

It is likely he will give evidence by phone and could face a possible suspension or a fine, the paper said.

Melbourne  - Tomas Berdych has joined Roger Federer in slamming the Hawk-Eye electronic linecalling system after its failure struck him at a key moment in his losing fourth-round match to the Swiss star at the Australian Open.

It's no secret that traditionalist Federer has never been a fan of the system - and his poor record on challenges proves that point.

But the system really caught Berdych at a bad time when it failed to function on a challenge he made - likely because of a deep shadow over one side of the court in late afternoon.

Melbourne - Gilles Simon broke through on Monday to earn the first Grand Slam quarter-final of his career, a victory blighted by the retirement of opponent Gael Monfils.

Sixth seed Simon took a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 win when his fellow Frenchman and frequent practise partner had to retire trailing two sets to one on the Australia Day holiday.

"Of course I didn't want to win like this," said Simon, who will face the winner from the match between top seed Rafael Nadal and Chile's Fernando Gonzalez. "I'm sorry, but that is tennis."