Filed for bankruptcy ... Nick D'Arcy. Credit:Getty Images ''It's just a way of walking away from this whole mess and this debt and this judgment that he owes,'' he told Nine's A Current Affair. ''… I would have thought that he would have had the courage at least to try to speak to Simon and try and negotiate something with him, whatever it was.'' Mr Macedone said D'Arcy would now not have to pay his client any money. ''When he's discharged from bankruptcy, somewhere between three and five years, then whatever he owes is not repayable, it's finished, it's all over and done with.''

Assaulted ... Simon Cowley. Credit:Ben Rushton SONNY BILL GLOVES UP In what is being billed as the fight that could make or break Sonny Bill Williams's fledgling boxing career, the Rugby World Cup-winning All Black will fight 33-year-old Richard Tutaki for the New Zealand heavyweight belt next year. Although the 26-year-old has four bouts to his name, the February 8 fight is seen as a big step up. ''The Tutaki Express Train'', as he is known, has a decade of professional experience and a 19-21 win-loss record, as well as one draw. Williams last fought and beat Tongan Alipate Liava'a but the points win was shrouded in controversy when it was revealed Liava'a was collecting a sickness benefit for an injured elbow. HAND IT TO ANDY You have to love Andy Schleck. Schleck told an Italian newspaper he wasn't interested in having last year's Tour de France title handed to him by default if Alberto Contador was found guilty of doping. A verdict on Contador's clenbuterol case is expected from the Court of Arbitration for Sport next month. Since Schleck finished runner-up to the Spaniard in last year's race, he could become the winner. But the 26-year-old told Gazzetta dello Sport: ''I've been watching on TV and reading the papers but whatever sentence comes out it won't change my life. The road already wrote the story and gave the verdict and I'm not interested in anything else … That's not how I want to win the Tour.''

WALLWORK IN SLAMMER Former Manchester United and West Brom defensive midfielder Ronnie Wallwork has been jailed for selling parts from stolen cars. The 34-year-old was sentenced to 15 months in jail on Monday after being seen driving a Mazda into a scrapyard three days after it was stolen from a car dealer. Wallwork - who was fortunate to survive after being stabbed in a Manchester bar five years ago - pleaded guilty to three counts of handling stolen goods at an earlier hearing. VOTING CLOSES TONIGHT Make sure your favourite athlete, coach or team gets up in this year's Sport Performer of the Year awards. We've nominated the contenders but you decide who wins. The awards recognise the best individual performer, the best team, the best coach, the best performer with a disability and the best young performer. Voting closes at midnight tonight. Go to performerawards.com.au to register and go into the draw to win $5000.