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SYDNEY -- Andreas Mikkelsen held off Sebastien Ogier to win the Rally of Australia by 14.9 seconds on Sunday, giving Volkswagen a victory in its final race in the World Rally Championship.Norways Mikkelsen started the final day of the rally with a narrow two-second lead over his Volkswagen teammate, who was recently crowned the world drivers champion for the fourth straight year.Ogier closed the gap to just 0.3 seconds at the midpoint of the dusty Bucca stage, the second of five stages on the final day. But the Frenchman then spun his Volkswagon Rolo R near the finish and completed the stage 19.6 seconds slower than Mikkelsen, giving the Norwegian a commanding overall lead.Mikkelsen began the rally in third place in the drivers standings behind Ogier and Belgiums Thierry Neuville, hoping a win would lift him into second place and give Volkswagen its fourth consecutive one-two finish in its final championship. The company has said it will not compete in WRC again after this season.But Neuville, driving a Hyundai, finished the race in third place, ensuring hed remain in second overall in the drivers standings.The plan was to try and win the power stage because I would like to try and beat Thierry for that second place, but Im still happy about this, Mikkelsen said. Its been such a perfect end to the season ... Its just sad to see this team and the car come to an end. I will miss them.Ogier and Mikkelsen now find themselves looking for new cars for next season, likely putting pressure on drivers on other teams.Mikkelsen dominated Volkswagons final rally, leading after all but one stage and overcoming a bizarre incident on the second day when his clutch and brake pedal became wedged together.The race was also delayed on the 21st stage for almost a half hour when Eric Camilli rolled his Ford onto its roof, causing a fire to break out in the car. He retired from the stage but appeared unhurt. 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It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. Custom Astros Jersey China . With his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in play.Arsenal can lay down a marker in the Premier League title race with a win against Manchester United on Saturday, says Graeme Souness. The two sides go head-to-head in the ReUnited fixture, live on Sky Sports this Saturday as Jose Mourinho faces old foe Arsene Wenger for the first time since taking charge at Old Trafford.Mourinho has had a rocky start with the 13-time Premier League champions, who lie sixth in the table, while Arsenal are unbeaten since the opening day of the season and sit just two points off leaders Liverpool. 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Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price This is a bit of an acid test for them. If they go to Old Trafford and get a result then they can say to people that this might just be their year at long last.Despite their strong start to the season, Souness has questioned if Arsenal can show the right qualities needed to win the title for the first time since 2004. Have they got the real metal when push comes to shove when the games get a bit meaty and the league gets a bit tight towards the end?, the Sky Sports pundit added. Swansea 1-3 Manchester Utd Have they got that in the squad with the real characters, the ones that will pull people through the darker moments? Im still not convinced at that.Arsene constantly talks about the character in the team and they have got to start showing it. Character is going to Old Trafford and winning. 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