LUKE O`Donnell completed his recovery from a horrific hamstring injury, claiming a hat-trick in North Queensland`s 32-20 NRL trial match victory over Canberra
THE Australian women`s soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-0 at Stockland Park in a solid first outing since last year`s quarter-final appearance at the FIFA Women`s World Cup in China
JAPAN`S Taichiro Kiyota produced a miraculous final-hole birdie to snatch the outright lead in the Johnnie Walker Classic as favourite Adam Scott`s title charge faded
KARRIE Webb conceded it was a battle for second at the Women`s Champions tournament after Mexican Lorena Ochoa stretched her lead to eight shots after the third round
THE "ticked off" Sydney Kings charged through to their fifth NBL grand final in six years with a 109-77 drubbing of Perth in their deciding semi-final match at the Sydney Entertainment Centre
CRAIG Wing delivered the perfect homecoming present for South Sydney, scoring the match-winning try in the Rabbitohs` 24-20 Charity Shield win over St George Illawarra at ANZ Stadium
THE freakish talents of high-flying Crow Brett Burton have helped Adelaide defeat Hawthorn and give his side a berth in the grand final of the AFL`s pre-season competition
NEW South Wales Waratahs won their second game of the Super 14 season, scrapping their way to an unconvincing 15-12 victory over the winless Highlanders in Dunedin
THE precocious Joel Milburn claimed the huge scalp of Commonwealth champion John Steffensen to win a dramatic 400m gold medal at the Australian athletics championships
Sofia Rodriguez-Urrutia-Shu ... wearing her school uniform before she was murdered.