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Nathan Lyon claimed a five-wicket haul on debut as 16 wickets tumbled on day two of the opening Test between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle.

Although he is delighted with his brilliant start at the Belgian Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg admits he was just a sitting duck while he was leading.

Three of Europe's best - World no. 2 Lee Westwood, Open champ Darren Clarke and US Open winner Rory McIlroy - are set to return to action in Switzerland this week.

With the World Cup now just days away, we take a look at who needs a cold beer and who should be shopping for a new pullover!

New Zealand young guns Myron Simpson and Aaron Gate thrust Australia into the background on a drama-injected second day of the Tifosi Eyewear Tour of the Murray River on Monday.

Rafael Nadal is honored to be associated with Armani and it is making him some nice spare change at the same time. The 25-year-old Spanish tennis champion showed off his ripped physique for the ad campaign.

Cycling Australia today confirmed the long teams from which the Cyclones will be selected to contest the 2011 UCI Road World Championships being staged in Copenhagen, Denmark from 19 to 25 September 2011.

The Australian team has finished on top of the medal tally at the 2011 UCI Junior Track World Championships.

Honda Women's Tour - National Road Series

New South Wales' Caleb Ewan continued Australia gold rush at the 2011 UCI Junior Track cycling Championships in Moscow winning the men's omnium.

FINA Vice President Bill Matson was remembered for his more than 40 years of service to aquatics at a Memorial Service on Monday, August 15 at St Luke's Anglican Church in Waikanae, New Zealand. Matson had surgery during the final days of the FINA World Championships and died last Monday on his birthday at the age of 72 at Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, China.

My thoughts went back 20 years when I was younger and less wise but in the prime of my life. It was the VI FINA World Championships in Perth, Australia.

Richard Weinberger of Canada stunned a field of world champions to win the London 10km Marathon Swimming International - Test Event for the Olympic Games - by a margin of more than 26 seconds.

Pippa Middleton, whose relationship with cricketer Alex Loudon seemed a bit shaky, confirmed to the public that they are definitely back together after a PDA session at the sidelines of Loudon's game.

Victoria's Patrick Shaw (Genesys Wealth) claimed a slender lead after stage 3 in the Eastern Oak Tour of Geelong, the fifth event in the Cycling Australia 2011 National Road Series.

2011 National Road Series: EOS Tour of Geelong, August 10-14, 2011.

Jack Bobridge, Cameron Meyer and Travis Meyer are the names most commonly mentioned as the rising stars of Australian cycling and all three are the first riders to join GreenEDGE Cycling, the new Australian team aiming to join the UCI World Tour next year.

The Australian mountain bike series has been revamped with two new formats introduced to favour riders and spectators alike.

Australia's BMX riders have retained their high position on the world rankings in the latest update released in the wake of the UCI BMX World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Canberra's Nathan Haas claimed the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland today defeating West Australian teenager Bradley Linfield (Plan B) by 18 seconds, with Queenslander Michael Cupitt (Budget Forklifts) a further 20 seconds back in third place.

Canberra's Nathan Haas claimed the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland today defeating West Australian teenager Bradley Linfield (Plan B) by 18 seconds, with Queenslander Michael Cupitt (Budget Forklifts) a further 20 seconds back in third place.

Italy has returned to the top tier of men's world water polo, wresting the FINA World Championship crown from the Balkans in a spectacular gold-medal final at the Natatorium on Saturday.

Throughout 2011 and early 2012, construction on the London 2012 Olympic Park will come to an end and venues will be handed over to LOCOG in order to prepare for the Games.

In a teenagers’ final, Melissa (“Missy”) Franklin (USA) got her fourth medal in these championships, the gold, in the women’s 200m backstroke (2:05.10). In Shanghai, she had previously assured the title in the 4x200m free relay, obtained the silver in the 4x100m free relay and earned bronze in the 50m backstroke.

Yang touched home in 14:34.14, bettering Hackett's mark by 0.42 and getting the second World Record of this competition, after Lochte's effort in the 200m individual medley. It was the fourth medal in front of his fans for Yang (19 years old), after the gold in the 800m free, the silver in the 400m free and the bronze in the 4x200m free relay.

Tiger Woods tweeted Thursday that he is geared up for an invitation tournament next week, expressing his excitement to make some grounds following earlier reports that the former World No.1 has hit another low in the golf rankings.

Genesys Wealth member Nathan Haas moved into the overall lead after stage four of the Lakes Oil Tour of Gippsland held in Warragul on Thursday.

In another thrilling duel Ryan Lochte/Michael Phelps, the 14-time gold medallist lost again, this time in the men's 200m individual medley. Lochte, the world record holder in this event (he had clocked 1:54.10 when he won the world title in Rome 2009), improved his own best work mark and touched home in 1:54.00, setting the first World Record of these championships.

World champion Serbia needed extra time to beat Olympic champion Hungary 15-14 in the first semifinal of the men's water polo competition at the FINA World Championships.