Olympic champion Michael Phelps swims the breaststroke leg of the 200m individual medley during the 2006 US Open heats

Australia's Ricky Ponting shakes hands with Andrew Flintoff after the coin toss on day one of the second Ashes Test

Nick Dougherty of England tees off during the second round of the New Zealand Open at the Gulf Harbour Country Club

Marc Bottollier-Lasquin of France skis during the FIS Skiing World Cup men's super combined in Beaver Creek, Colorado

Antero Niittymaki of the Philadelphia Flyers warms up before playing the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum, New York