NATIONAL: Ian Thorpe admitted to rehabilitation clinic

Australian swimming great Ian Thorpe has been admitted to a rehabilitation clinic as he battles with depression.

His admittance into a clinic came after a disoriented Thorpe was taken to hospital by police in the early hours of Monday morning, after police were called to a south-west Sydney street by concerned residents.

Thorpeā€™s manager, James Erskine, confirmed to Fairfax Media that Thorpe had been taken from Bankstown Hospital to a rehabilitation clinic.

Read the full story in The Age.