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Australian Darren Lapthorne jumped from third to first overall in the Tour de Langkawi today, riding superbly on the toughest stage thus far and grabbing hold of the yellow jersey.

Matthew Wade is looking forward to working alongside Brad Haddin during Australia's tour of the West Indies next month.

Jack Nicklaus reckons that Tiger Woods will "probably" still break his long-standing major record.

Spain is a long way from the quiet surrounds of the Musgrave Pool in Brisbane, but for the last two and a half years of Anthony Martin’s life, the professional water polo scene in Europe has been his main focus.

Planet Rugby and Rhino, the official supplier to the British and Irish Lions 2013 Australia Tour, have teamed up to bring you another competition!

The Masters cyclist were burning up the track in the sprint competition at the 2012 Cycling Australia Masters Track National Championships at Sydney's Dunc Gray Velodrome.

Week five of the National Water Polo League continues this week with just four matches being played as a result of the senior training camps in Canberra and Sydney.

Captain Michael Clarke went out of the team due to back pains. Shane Watson, who has fully recovered, is back in the game to captain team Australia during the finals.

The Aussie Stingers, Australia's women's water polo team, has made it three victories in five days with a 15-6 demolition of Great Britain at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.

Legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne will on Monday be inducted into Australian cricket's Hall of Fame.

In Goup C reigning champions Partizan Belgrade gained a much needed 9-5 victory over Vasas in order to keep their quarter finals hopes alive.

The Australian women's water polo team, the Aussie Stingers, have begun their five match test series against Great Britain in fine style defeating the 2012 London Olympic hosts 13-5 at the AIS in Canberra on Tuesday.

Reigning world champion, Australian Anna Meares and Great Britain's Olympic champion Victorian Pendleton staged an epic duel in the women's sprint competition but neither walked away with gold on day three of the final round of the UCI Track World Cup Series on London's Olympic Velodrome.

Australia is a medal contender in every Olympic track cycling event according to Cycling Australia's National Performance Director speaking after the final round of the UCI World Cup raced on the Games velodrome in London.

Ricky Ponting has been dropped from Australia's ODI squad for the remainder of their tri-series against India and Sri Lanka after scoring a mere 18 runs from his last five innings.

Keegan Bradley, the reigning US PGA Champion, has apologized to the golfing world after being caught spitting by the TV cameras at the Northern Trust Open last week.

Brett Lee welcomed his inclusion in Australia's ODI squad for the next two matches of the tri-series with India and Sri Lanka, insisting that he is not ready to be sidelined again.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has admitted that his ODI career has reached its end, but he will continue to play Test cricket.

Last year AWPI formed an Alumni Fund that will accept donations and bequests with the idea it may support athletes that would otherwise be disadvantaged in not being able to represent a National team because of financial constraints.

Pointing was finally dropped from the team after demonstrating a poor form while completing the series against Sri Lanka and India. Australia's one-day side wasn't enough for Pointing to recover from a poor performance.

Derek Chisora, a British heavyweight boxer, was invited by the police after his boxing brawl against former WBA champion David Haye during the post-fight news conference. He was questioned by Munich police regarding an assault that caused harm and threat to Haye.

Klitschko is known for his iron fist. Over time he became famous with his granite jaw. Chisora, who fought with him, proved that after throwing some heavy punches that hit his very flexible chin. The fight between Klitschko and Chisora ended up with a 118-100 from the two judges and 119-111 from the third judge.

The test series that were conducted last month against India has rediscovered the skills of the acting Australian captain, Ricky Pointing. Now he must get up and make a good fight to get rid of being rested as what happened to wicket-keeper Brad Haddin.

Royal Melbourne, with its famed sand-belt East and West Courses, has reclaimed its first place on the latest list of Australia's best golf courses.

Luke Donald is set to return to the event that kickstarted what turned out to be a truly memorable 2011 - the WGC-Accenture Match Play.

The Cycling Australia 2012 Australian National Hand-cycling Series finally got underway in Sydney at the weekend, with three days of great racing in Sydney's Sutherland Shire.

Australia's Para-cyclists will be keen to impress this week at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles as they vie for medals and qualification for the London Paralympic Games.

Australia has celebrated a golden finish to the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles winning the tandem sprint and two bronze medals on the fourth day of racing.

Brisbane Barracudas water polo star Jamie-Lee Lewis has been named the 2011 Australian Deaf Sports Female Athlete of the Year in a ceremony in Geelong last month.