Recent survey revealed that failure of the Federal Government to renew funding for SunSmart campaigns will lead to death of 1900 Australians due to skin cancer. The study also revealed that despite the fact that money spent in SunSmart campaigns is profitable for the government in the long run still there is no funding commitment beyond this summer. Researchers said that every dollar invested in prevention campaigns produces a $2.32 saving to the health system.

Sydney, Feb 21 : Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin on Saturday said he had waited for 10 years to play for the country, and now the time has come to show some cricketing skills on the international level.

"I had waited ten years to play for Australia, and now time has come to do something on international level," Haddin said.

The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Haddin, who had broken his finger just before his Test debut, as saying that Test cricket is about playing more than cricket and it also tests the fitness of player as well.

Sydney, Feb. 21 : Neil D''Costa is a cricket coach with a difference. He has made a name for himself by pitching two youngsters into the Australian Test squad in the last five years - Michael Clarke and Phil Hughes, and now his own career is also undergoing a change.

He has been invited to coach at a cricket academy in Nagpur, India.

Flown out to meet the boss, the chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Shashank Manohar, he was astonished not only by the facilities, but also by Manohar's intelligence and vision.

Sydney, Feb. 21 : Noted cricket commentator Richie Benaud has revealed that the motivation for pulling up stumps was primarily a desire to see a new anchorman on Channel Nine for the 2010 Ashes series.

"There''s quite a good reason for that because it''s the Ashes year and it''s necessary for Channel Nine to get another commentator to come in for the Ashes series," Benaud said.

"You need to get commentators in and let them have a bit of experience. I''m retiring from commentary, but not from working 22 hours a day," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted him, as saying.

Sydney, Feb 21 : South African broadcaster and sports writer Neil Manthorp has said that Australian players should behave more gracefully after end of their 15 years at the top.

Manthorp, who covered the Proteas' tour in Australia this summer, is clearly not impressed by the arrogant attitude of Australian players.

His basic complaint is that Australian cricketers remain as arrogant as ever, even though they have little now to be arrogant about, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Melbourne, February 21 : David Beckham, Sean Connery and Keanu Reeves have had their names put to an illegal use in a sex drug ad broadcast across TV stations around China.

All the three A-listers are shown to make it appear as if they are promoting China-made Viagra-style pills called USA Selikon with dubbed voices.

Video clipping of Beckham and his wife Victoria is used to seemingly reveal the `secret weapon' that keeps the soccer ace in shape, reports the Couriermail.