sport life: Wild, Wacky And Weird

'Marguerita' pizza
(June 2, 2009)
Chefs spread out cheese over a 2.20m diameter 'Marguerita' pizza, as part of Pizza Day celebrations, at the traditional Italian neighbourhood of Mooca, in eastern Sao Paulo, Brazil.

'Mooning of the trains' event

(July 13, 2009)
Residents of Laguna Niguel expose their buttocks during the 30th annual 'Mooning of the trains' event along a stretch of railroad track in Orange County, south of Los Angeles. Local legend has it the tradition began in 1979 when customer K.T. Smith offered to buy a drink for anyone who would run outside and moon the next train. Since then, on the second Saturday of each July, people have lowered their inhibitions and their underwear and pressed their naked buttocks up against a wire fence as the trains go by

Boryeong Mud Festival

(June 2, 2009)
Participants enjoy the mud during the 12th Annual Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon Beach on July 11 in South Korea. The annual mud festival features mud wrestling, mud sliding and a mud king contest.

Bathing beauties

(June 2, 2009)
German Misses pose in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The misses will be attending the 'Wetten dass...?' summer edition.

Is this dog real?

(June 2, 2009)
A stuffed dog is pushed around the site on the second day of the annual Glastonbury festival near Glastonbury, Somerset.

Jason Jackson

Jason Jackson, a Michael Jackson tribute artist poses outside his Sydney home. Business is booming for the 35-year-old, who has turned his Sydney home into a mini- Neverland Ranch. Jackson's 'Michael Jackson Dance Spectacular' has played thousands of venues, including many of Sydney's major arenas, and he believes the show will now be more popular than ever.

Christmas in July

Fans dressed up as Christmas fathers cheer on riders in the 196 km third stage of the 2009 Tour de France cycling race run between Marseille and La Grande-Motte.

Public seating

(June 2, 2009)
A woman lies on a new public seating installation by artist Peter Newman in London on July 6. The sculpture entitled 'Skystation' sits outside the Haywood gallery on London's South Bank

Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest

(June 2, 2009)
Chairman of Major League Eating George Shea (C-back) speaks as Takeru Kobayashi (R) of Nagano, Japan and Joey Chestnut (2nd-L) of San Jose, California compete in the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on July 4, 2009 in Coney Island.

Yokohama-port Opening Festival

(June 2, 2009)
A Huge locust-shaped attraction is seen during the Yokohama-port Opening Festival on July 4 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Port opened in 1959, as the result of the signing of Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan in 1958.

Sack race

(June 2, 2009)
Dame Kelly Holmes takes part in a sack race to help launch a summer holiday campaign 'Every Day Is Sports Day' at Hop Farm Family Park on July 3, 2009 in Paddock Wood, England.

Ozzie Guillen congratulates A.J. Pierzynski

(June 2, 2009)
Manager Ozzie Guillen congratulates A.J. Pierzynski of the Chicago White Sox in an unconventional manner by giving him a kick in the pants after the game.

Bruno!

"Bruno," the alter-ego of British satirist Sacha Baron Cohen poses for photographers after arriving in shining armor for the Australian premiere of his self-titled movie in Sydney on June 29, 2009. Bruno declared that Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is "uber-cute" and even hotter than President Barack Obama.

'Gundam'

(June 2, 2009)
The hero robot of the popular animation series 'Gundam' is being built on June 29 as the 30th anniversary of TV broadcasting and to support Tokyo's Olympic bid in 2016.

Sand castle with a message

As the eastern state of Orissa swelters under heat wave conditions, international sand artist Sudersan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture of Lord Jagannath, (R) his brother Balabhadra (L) and sister Devi Subhadra and the three chariots with an appeal against global warming on the eve of the Ratha Yatra Festival, on Golden Sea beach at Puri. During the Rath Yatra festival, wooden images or idols of Lord Jagannath, - known as the Lord of the Universe, one of the most revered and ancient of the deities of the Hindu pantheon - his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra are mounted on ceremonial chariots and taken out in a procession.

Ugliest dog winner
Pabst, a boxer mix, shows off his underbite during the 21st Annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest on June 26 in Petaluma, California. Pabst won the competition.

Glastonbury Festival
A festival-goer shows of his unusual way of carrying his beer supplies on the first 'official' day of the annual Glastonbury festival near Glastonbury, Somerset on June 26, 2009. Tributes were paid Friday to Michael Jackson at the world-famous Glastonbury Festival, where the shock news of his death filtered through the sprawling music fest campsite overnight. Nearly 140,000 people are descending on the festival site in southwest England for five days of music headlined by veteran rockers and Bruce Springsteenthis weekend.

Michael Llodra

(June 2, 2009)
France's Michael Llodra collides with a ball girl during play against Germany's Tommy Haas during their second round match in the 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships.

Fantastic plastic

A plastinated human body is pictured during the public dissection at the 'Body Worlds' exhibition. Controversial German anatomist von Hagens explains in this public dissection how to process bodies for his 'Body Worlds' exhibitions, which have drawn crowds of protesters and millions of visitors worldwide.

Baby foxes

(June 2, 2009)
Baby Fennecs are seen at Sunshine International Aquarium on June 24 in Tokyo, Japan. The small nocturnal fox babies were born at the aquarium on May 17

Summer solstice

(June 2, 2009)
Revelers celebrate the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge on June 21 near Amesbury, England.

Mermaid parade

(June 2, 2009)
Mermaids ride the subway after marching in the 2009 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island on June 20 in New York City.

King Henry VIII

(June 2, 2009)
A man dressed as King Henry VIII processes to the River Thames with Queen Catherine Parr at The Tower of London on June 20 in England. A weekend of events are being held to mark the 500th anniversary of the coronation of King Henry the VIII in 1509.

Egypt scores

(June 2, 2009)
Egyptian players celebrate after Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Homos scored the first goal against Italy during the Fifa Confederations Cup football match Egypt vs Italy on June 18, 2009 at the Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg.

Cirque du Soleil performers

(June 2, 2009)
Cirque du Soleil performers wait outside the Bellagio for a Guinness World Record stilt walking attempt to mark Cirque's 25th anniversary in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sacha Baron Cohen as Bruno

(June 2, 2009)
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen attends the premiere of the Larry Charles's film 'Bruno' at Publicis Champs Elysees in Paris, France.

Elvis wedding

(June 2, 2009)
Professional Elvis tribute artist Steve Caprice (center right) is joined by his best man and Elvis tribute wedding guests as he marries his 'fiancee' Barbara Caprice in a recreation of the wedding scene from Blue Hawaii.

Naked cyclists

(June 2, 2009)
Naked cyclists take part in a peaceful protest against oil dependency and car culture ride from Hyde Park around Central London in London, England.

Hot Air Balloon Festival

(June 2, 2009)
A hot air balloon rises during the Third Haikou Hot Air Balloon Festival on June 12. A total of 25 teams took part in the event.

Balloons

(June 2, 2009)
Balloons hold up a house at the premiere of Disney Pixar's 'Up' at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.

Sotheby's Exhibit Sculptures At Chatsworth House

(June 2, 2009)
The Duke and Duchess of Devonshire view a giant sculpture of a seven-month-old baby by artist Marc Quinn entitled 'Planet' in the gardens of their home Chatsworth House on in Chatsworth, England. The bronze sculpture painted white is part of the Beyond Limits exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture displayed in the gardens of Chatsworth by Sotherby's. In past years, acclaimed artists Damien Hirst, Antony Gormley, Salvador Dali and Henry Moore have had work exhibited.

World Beard & Moustache Competitors

(June 2, 2009)
(L-R) The Australian Bushrangers, Nathaniel Beard, John Beardman, Facey Mc Stubblington and Johann Beardraven pose during a media call ahead of the World Beard and Moustache Championships at Bonython Park in Adelaide, Australia. The World Beard and Moustache Championships will be held at Anchorage, Alaska. The competition features a variety of categories from the Dali moustache to the full beard freestyle.

Web underwear

(June 2, 2009)
A model displays underwear designed by contestants during Triumph Inspiration Award 2009 Japan at Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo, Japan.