Valentino Rossi of Italy on his way to pole position at the Motorcycle Grand Prix of China in Shanghai

Count to Zero, ridden by Peter Mertens, comes up on the outside to win the Citypac Home Loans Handicap in Melbourne

The New Jersey Nets' Vince Carter dunks against the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Eastern Conference play-offs

Cronulla Sharks' Ben Ross is tackled during his team's NRL match against the Warriors in Auckland

Boxers Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr square up at the weigh-in ahead of their light middleweight showdown