They're sweaty and they know it

Anna Harrison of the Mystics walks off after losing the round four ANZ Championship match between the Mystics and the Thunderbirds at The Trusts Stadium.

Photo by Getty Images May 29, 2012

Sweaty and they know it

Sweat is what separates the hard-working sports stars from those that take it too easy. Here's our salute to our favourite bodily fluid. Let's just hope they don't smell...

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Rugby

Results

2013 Super Rugby Tournament

Cheetahs 27 - 13 Reds
Bulls 35 - 18 Highlanders
Waratahs 28 - 22 Brumbies
Crusaders 23 - 3 Blues
Force 13 - 23 Sharks
Rebels 30 - 21 Stormers

Schedule

2013 Super Rugby Tournament

Chiefs vs Crusaders

7:35pm NZST Fri, 24th May

Rebels vs Waratahs

9:40pm NZST Fri, 24th May

Blues vs Brumbies

7:35pm NZST Sat, 25th May

Force vs Highlanders

9:40pm NZST Sat, 25th May

Kings vs Cheetahs

1:00am NZST Sun, 26th May

2012/13 Aviva Premiership (ENG)

Tigers vs Saints

2:00am NZST Sun, 26th May

League

Results

2013 English Super League

Rhinos 22 - 30 Saints

2013 NRL Premiership Season

Storm 10 - 10 Sea Eagles

2013 NRL Holden Cup

Storm 30 - 10 Sea Eagles

2013 English Super League

Rovers 44 - 18 Wildcats

Schedule

2013 NRL Holden Cup

Tigers vs Cowboys

7:20pm NZST Fri, 24th May

Bulldogs vs Broncos

7:20pm NZST Fri, 24th May

2013 NRL Premiership Season

Bulldogs vs Broncos

9:35pm NZST Fri, 24th May

Tigers vs Cowboys

9:35pm NZST Fri, 24th May

Tennis

Results

2013 Internationaux de Strasbourg

Anna Tatishvili lost to Eugenie Bouchard

3-6 2-6

Chanelle Scheepers lost to Alize Cornet

3-6 1-6

Alize Cornet def. Magda Linette

6-3 6-4

2013 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur

Edouard Roger-Vasselin def. Sam Querrey

3-6 7(7)-6 6-1

Paul-Henri Mathieu lost to Albert Montanes

4-6 1-6

Gilles Simon lost to Pablo Andujar

4-6 5-7

Gael Monfils def. Robin Haase

6-2 6-3

Gael Monfils def. Fabio Fognini

6-2 7(7)-6

2013 Brussels Ladies Open

Jie Zheng lost to Romina Oprandi

3-6 6-3 0-6

Shuai Peng def. Sloane Stephens

6-2 6-3

Kirsten Flipkens lost to Jamie Hampton

4-6 6-3 5-7

2013 Power Horse Cup

Juan Monaco def. Tobias Kamke

6-3 6-4

Viktor Troicki lost to Guido Pella

6-7(7) 5-7

Igor Sijsling def. Jan Hajek

6-3 6-1

Tommy Haas lost to Jarkko Nieminen

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Jan Hajek def. Daniel Brands

6-1 6-0

Schedule

2013 Davis Cup 1st Rnd - KAZ v AUT

E. Korolev vs. A. Haider-Maure

2:00am NZDT Sun, 3rd February

2013 Davis Cup World Group I 1st Rnd - TPE v AUS

T. Chen vs. L. Hewitt

2:00am NZDT Sun, 3rd February

2013 Fed Cup 1st Rnd - CZE v AUS

L. Safarova vs. S. Stosur

2:00am NZDT Sat, 9th February

L. Safarova vs. J. Gajdosova

2:00am NZDT Sun, 10th February

2013 Fed Cup 1st Rnd - ITA v USA

R. Vinci vs. V. Lepchenko

2:00am NZDT Sat, 9th February

2013 Open 13

T. Berdych(1) vs. J. Janowicz(7)

2:00am NZDT Fri, 22nd February

G. Simon(6) vs. J. del Potro(2)

2:00am NZDT Fri, 22nd February

2013 Brussels Ladies Open

V. Lepchenko(7) vs. K. Kanepi

2:00am NZST Thu, 23rd May

J. Hampton vs. R. Vinci(2)

2:00am NZST Fri, 24th May

2013 Internationaux de Strasbourg

F. Pennetta vs. M. Doi

2:00am NZST Thu, 23rd May

L. Hradecka vs. J. Larsson

2:00am NZST Thu, 23rd May

2013 Power Horse Cup

G. Pella vs. J. Monaco(3)

2:00am NZST Fri, 24th May

I. Sijsling vs. J. Nieminen(6)

2:00am NZST Fri, 24th May

2013 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur

A. Montanes(1) vs. E. Roger-Vassel

2:00am NZST Fri, 24th May

G. Monfils vs. P. Andujar

2:00am NZST Fri, 24th May

Cricket

Results

2013 Ireland v Pakistan [ODI]

Ireland v Pakistan 1st ODI: Match Tied (D/L method)

2013 Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League Eliminator (3rd v 4th) - RAJ v SUN: Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets

Indian Premier League Qualifier 1 (1st v 2nd) - CSK v MUM: Chennai Super Kings won by 48 runs

Schedule

2013 Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 (Winner Eliminator v Loser Qual. 1) - MUM v RAJ

25 May 2:30am

2013 England v New Zealand

England v New Zealand 2nd Test

24 May 10:00pm

2013 Ireland v Pakistan [ODI]

Ireland v Pakistan 2nd ODI

26 May 9:45pm

Football

Results

2013 International Friendlies

Venezuela 2 - 1 El Salvador (FT)

2013 AFC Champions League

Esteghlal 0 - 0 Al-Shabab (FT)

Lekhwiya 2 - 2 Al-Hilal (FT)

Schedule

2013 International Friendlies

Namibia v Zambia

25 May 4:00am

Qatar v Latvia

25 May 4:15am

Malawi v Zimbabwe

26 May 12:30am