FRENCH forwards Renaud Boyoud and Imanol Harinordoquy have been suspended for ugly punches in the rugby union Test against australia.

Australia will field an unchanged line-up for the fifth and final one-day international against the West Indies at Warner Park in St Kitts.

PERTH Glory have continued the A-League's love affair with Brazilians, signing defensive midfielder Amaral for the upcoming season.

TWO-time 1500m freestyle champion Grant Hackett has produced a superb Olympic trial in a grand prix meet in Sydney.

ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan has insisted his longstanding knee problem won't prevent him from getting through all four Tests of the upcoming series with South Africa after undergoing a fresh course of injections.

HIS full-backs are falling by the wayside, but australia coach Robbie Deans may well have seen enough from Timana Tahu on Sunday to include the former league star in his Tri-Nations squad.

UNLESS Ford wins Bathurst or the championship, the besieged carmaker will not have a sweeter V8 Supercar victory this year than Steven Richards' round six triumph at Darwin.

THE Queensland Firebirds? finals hopes were dashed when they lost 54-52 to the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship.

IF Michael Clarke's first outing as one-day captain in any indication, life under "Pup" in the Australian cricket team isn't likely to differ much from the current world-champion regime under Ricky Ponting.

MELBOURNE coach Craig Bellamy said star five-eighth Greg Inglis took his game to a whole new level against Canberra.