The cricket World Cup concluded in England last weekend with Australia beating Pakistan by eight wickets. Shane Warne had four wickets, which earned him the man-of-the-match award for the second successive game. Tens of thousands of fans filled the streets of Melbourne to welcome the team home Wednesday.

Also in England, the Wimbledon tennis tournament got underway Monday with all the favorites, including Pete Sampras and Germany’s Steffi Graf. Tuesday saw one of the biggest upsets in the tournament’s history when No. 1 ranked Martina Hingis from Switzerland was beaten by 129th ranked Jelena Dokic from Australia who won 11 straight games. Wednesday saw the favorites advance further in the tournament. The only seeded player in the men’s tournament who was eliminated was Spanish clay-specialist Carlos Moya, who was beaten by Jim Courier in five sets.

In Tunisia, at least three people died and 10 were seriously injured as a result of a clash between supporters of the soccer teams Esperance Sportive de Tunis and Olympique de Beja. The game, one of the semifinals in the Tunisian cup, was suspended in the 52nd minute with the score at 1-1. The game will be replayed in a neutral city without spectators later this week.

Also in soccer-related news, Brazilian striker Edilson was suspended from the national team that is to compete in Copa America for juggling the ball in last weekend’s game. With 15 minutes left, and the score at 5-2 in Corinthian’s favor, Edilson received a pass in the midfield, nonchalantly juggled the ball and rolled it down his back. The action provoked the players from the opposing team, Palmeiras, so much that three of them attacked him.

“I didn’t like his attitude,” said national team coach Wanderley Luxemburgo. “It caused a huge fight which could have been transferred to the supporters and gone outside the stadium.”

The motorcycling 500cc world championship is in the Netherlands this weekend with Spain’s Alex Criville leading after six events. Criville has won the last five events and is hoping to be the first European to win in 17 years.

Next Wednesday sees the world’s top track and field athletes at Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Norway. The stadium, which has hosted more world records than any other venue, has an impressive line-up in the Golden League event. Trinidad and Tobago’s Ato Boldon will head the 200 meter field. Other athletes include Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor, American Marion Jones, Danish runner Wilson Kipketer and Haile Gebreselassie from Ethiopia. Gebreselassie will try to beat his own 5,000 meter world record. He also holds the record on the 10,000 meter run.