When animals and sport collide During an exhibition game between San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001, it looked as if Randy Johnson's pitch had exploded in mid-air. However, a dove had crossed Johnson's line, resulting in a cloud of bursting feathers. A flock of wild sheep caused havoc when they wandered in to the path of the 2010 Tour de France in the fog and rain of stage 17. No sheep or riders were harmed. Twenty20 rewards a different style of cricket to Test matches. Buyt Jacques Rudolph still didn't get any extra credit for taking out a pigeon in full flight in a slug fest between Yorkshire and Lancashire. Evan van der Spuy went for a quick training ride one day on hsi moutain bike with his friend Travis Walker. What could possibly go wrong ... A stray cat temporarily halted the fourth inning of the Chicago Cubsand Cincinnati Reds game in 2009, as a security guard took chase over 30 seconds. The difference here is the cat-handling of the Wrigley Fields security guard and the Anfield emplyee, who tentatively stroked it before arrying it away. The par 3 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass usually provides action and drama aplenty. Steve Lowery was at the centre of it in 1998 when a seagull interrupted play by swooping down and trying to fly away with the ball. Under PGA rules, Lowery could have been inflicted with a one-stroke penalty if he didn't have another same-branded ball. His caddie, fortunately, had one.