View Comments  CRICKET - Australia will go into the first Test
of their keenly anticipated series against South Africa without
a match under their belt after the four-day clash against a
South African Invitational XI - scheduled to start on Wednesday
in Potchefstroom - was cancelled due to heavy rain.  SWIMMING -
Ian Thorpe is in rehab after being found disoriented at 3am on a
combination of antidepressants and medication for a shoulder
injury, just days after his management denied the swimming great
was in rehab battling depression and alcohol abuse.  BASKETBALL
- Australia have avoided early-round clashes with the world's
top three men's basketball teams for this year's FIBA World Cup
in Spain, drawn in te same pool as Slovenia, Lithuania, Angola,
Korea and Mexico.  CRICKET - Australia's stand-in captain Meg
Lanning has become the No.1-rated batter in the ICC women's T20
rankings, while Aaron Finch has jumped five places to be a
career-high third on the T20 men's batting rankings.  BOXING -
Australian heavy