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CRICKET

Symonds tunes up with punishing knock

Andrew Symonds sounds a warning to the West Indies ahead of their three-Test series after launching his tour with a hard-hitting 86 against a Jamaica XI.

MOTORSPORT

Rossi celebrates 90th victory

Valentino Rossi wins the French MotoGP at Le Mans, riding a Yamaha to record his 90th career win in all categories.

CYCLING

Time bonus gives Ricco a lift

Italy's Riccardo Ricco of the Saunier Duval team gains 20 seconds on his rivals in the Giro d'Italia by winning the eighth stage from Rivisondoli to Tivoli.

SWIMMING

Second gold for Queenslander

Australia's Bronte Barratt wins the 200 metres freestyle for her second individual gold medal in 24 hours at the Santa Clara Grand Prix in California.

NETBALL

Vixens steal the thunder

The Melbourne Vixens down the Adelaide Thunderbirds 52-46 in a clash between two Australian powerhouses in the trans-Tasman championship.

RUGBY UNION

Tough road trip steels NSW for final assault

Waratahs believe the difficult three-match road trip that ended their season and produced a home semi-final against the Sharks has battle-hardened them for finals football.

HOCKEY

Debutante scores in Hockeyroos victory

Champions Trophy debutante Casey Eastham makes a dream start to the tournament for the Hockeyroos, scoring their opening goal in a 2-0 win over Japan in Germany.

BASKETBALL

Jackson off target, but gets the win

Lauren Jackson makes a successful start to her WNBA campaign, leading Seattle to a 67-61 season-opening victory over Chicago.

ATHLETICS

Jamaican bolts in after slow start

Jamaican world 200 metres silver medallist Usain Bolt overcomes a slow start to run 9.92 seconds, the second-fastest 100 metres of the year, in Trinidad.

GOLF

Elkington chasing US pair in Atlanta Classic

Australian Steve Elkington is five shots off the pace at the Atlanta Classic, in which American Charles Howell III holds a one-shot lead over Kenny Perry.

RUGBY LEAGUE

Depleted Storm set to regroup

The Melbourne Storm has not written off the next two games that it would play without its state-of-origin stars.

HORSE RACING

Nolen out for months

Jockey Luke Nolen is in a stable condition after his nasty fall at Doomben, but is expected to be out of action for several months.

SPORTING LIFE

Celebrating a famous win: Blueboys and Moran boys

It may not be the most famous Carlton photograph of all time but it's very special in the eyes of former club champion Peter "Percy" Jones.