Paul Collingwood (England) and James Anderson field out on the boundary in the late afternoon of the initial day's play of the first Ashes match between Australia and England at the Gabba Cricket Ground in Brisbane, Australia. Australia beat England 5-0 in the series, winning back the trophy they had lost eighteen months earlier. The Ashes contest between England and Australia is the most celebrated rivalry in international cricket, dating back to 1882.

Surfers cheer a competitor during the final of the Human Shark Island Bodyboard Challenge at Cronulla Beach, Australia. Shark Island is considered one of the ten heaviest breaks in the world.

Darren Lockyer, captain of the Brisbane Broncos, is mobbed by fans after the Broncos won the rugby league grand final against Melbourne Storm at the Telstra stadium in Homebush.

A competitor takes part in the women's open swimming race during the Australian Surf Life Saving National Championship, at Kurrawa Beach, Australia.

Surfboat crews limber up at dawn, during the Australian Surf Life Saving National Championships at Kurrawa Beach, Australia.

A competitor's hand as she prepares for a lift during the women's weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

Players compete in the men's singles event of the badminton preliminary rounds during the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

Scott Carroll of Victoria performs on the horizontal bar during the Men's Artistic, a gymnastic team event at the 2006 National Gymnastics Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park sports center.

A bull takes revenge during the novice bull-ride event at the Sydney Equestrian Centre, during the 2006 Rodeo Series. The rider was not badly injured.

Yachts participate in the Big Boat Challenge, one of a series of events leading up to the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Boxing Day.

Lao Lishi and Chen Ruolin (China) participate in the semi-finals of the women's 10 meter synchronized diving at the 2006 FINA Southern Cross Diving Grand Prix in Sydney, Australia. The pair went on to win the finals.

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