Bird isn't the word as disgruntled speedskater lets fly after defeat Sjinkie Knegt (R) of the Netherlands gestures towards Victor An of Russia. Michael Clarke snubs IPL riches ... Melbourne crowd adds insult to Rafa's injury during Oz Open final... James Faulkner out of South African tour due to dodgy knee ... Swans legend Adam Goodes named Australian of the Year ...Juan Mata joins Manchester United from Chelsea for a record fee ... They say all sportspeople should strive to be humble in victory and gracious in defeat. This important lesson was obviously lost on Dutch speed skater Sjinkie Knegt, who was pipped at the post by Russian Viktor Ahn at the European championships in Dresden, and was then photographed giving Ahn the bird with both hands as Ahn celebrated. Knegt was subsequently disqualified. A Utah ape that has picked the Super Bowl winner for six straight years predicted on Thursday that the Seattle Seahawks will be the next NFL champions. Eli the ape ran into his enclosure and quickly knocked down a papier-mache helmet bearing the Seahawks logo to show his choice, said Erica Hansen of Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. "He made his pick without any hesitation," the keeper said. The 13-year-old primate hasn't been wrong since 2006. Ice hockey is renowned for its argy-bargy, in fact it's the main reason a lot of people tune in, but the all-Canadian NHL clash between the Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames last week reached new heights of brouhaha brilliance (or thuggery, depending on your point of view). With both teams stacking their line-ups with enforcers, it only took two seconds from the match starting for the biffo to begin, with an all-in brawl lasting more than two minutes and ending with eight players ejected from the game. The Canucks eventually prevailed 3-2. We all love good-news stories, and you can add this to the pile. A set of dentures still in their case were found in the stands after an English League Two football clash between AFC Wimbledon and Exeter City last Saturday. Exactly why they were out of the owner's melon is a mystery, but a social media call-out was launched by Wimbledon that eventually led to an emotional reunion between George the owner and the misplaced gnashers, no doubt saving George a few quid. With Wimbledon winning the match 2-1, it's safe to say there were big smiles all round after the dentures were back in their rightful place. Table tennis can sometimes be a frustrating affair to watch, in my experience, with the wonder at the swift reflexes of the players often giving way to frustration at the stop-start nature of the action. Not so in the Tai Ben Invitational, where Belgium's Jean-Michel Saive and Taiwan's Chuang Chih-Yuan used their match to showcase a dazzling array of skills, including leaping over barriers, playing overhead shots, hitting shots from considerable distances, and even launching a rally with two balls. Kudos, fellas. A compilation video of "bad lip reading of the NFL" has gone viral, depicting - yep, you guessed it - people dubbing bad lip reading over NFL coaches and players talking. The clip is worth a look if you're in need of a chuckle, or have a few minutes to kill while at the train station/waiting for a date to arrive/stuck in line to make a deposit at the bank.