Wednesday Snapshot

Cricket: Shahid Afridi has been banned for biting. The rest of the Pakistan cricket team should be banned for sucking.

Phil Jaques blasts himself back to the fore front of Australian cricket by walloping 171 not out off 143 balls against Queensland in a One Dayer at the SCG.

V8 Supercars: V8SCA have come to their senses and worked a deal with the Ipswich council to race at QLD Raceway in 2010.

Craig Lowndes’ move back to Holden and the new ban on pairing both regular drivers has allowed him to reunite with Mark Skaife for the 2010 endurance races.

NRL: Referees’ announce grand plan of confusion and frustration for the 2010 season. A technicality on kick chasers will be policed.