Australia reached 93-6 to establish an overall lead of 212 by lunch, and Symonds continued his impressive knock in the second session to further extend that advantage.

BBC: Symonds sets up exciting finale

As a thrilling game continued to ebb and flow, Jean Makoun squandered the chance to extend Lyon's lead when he shot too close to Carrasso, while at the other end, Wendel's thumping volley crashed back off the crossbar.

BBC: Lyon 3-1 Bordeaux

That winning run continued into Sunday as the Frenchman won the opening two tests of the day to extend that lead to 31.1 seconds before easing back his pace to eventually claim a winning margin of 24.3 seconds.

CNN: Unstoppable Loeb makes it four from four

To cap that, having looked at Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2's controllers decided to extend the mission by taking pictures of Uranus and Neptune as the craft continued on its journey out of the solar system.

ECONOMIST: The long arm of the celestial repairman