the Brisbane Lions. 18 March – Kimi Räikkönen wins the 2007 Australian Grand Prix for the Scuderia Ferrari team. 18 March – The Gold Coast Titans play their first ever match against the St George Illawarra Dragons at Suncorp Stadium. They lose 20–18. Their first home game is against the Cronulla Sharks one week later. 18 March – 1 April – The 2007 World Aquatics Championships were held in Melbourne. 20 March – West Coast Eagles midfielder Ben Cousins is suspended indefinitely by his club after missing two days of training in a row. He later attends a four-week rehabilitation clinic in the United States. 23 March – Tasmania wins the Pura Cup cricket competition for the first time, beating New South Wales by 421 runs at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. 31 March – Retired swimmer Ian Thorpe is accused in French sports newspaper L'Equipe of having tested positive for abnormal levels of testosterone in May 2006. FINA demands an investigation into the allegations, which Thorpe denies. Thorpe is eventually found to have no case to answer 8 April – Will Power becomes the first Australian to win a Champ Car race after taking victory at the opening round of the season at the Vegas Grand Prix in Las Vegas. 10 April – Rugby league legend Andrew Johns announces his retirement following a neck injury. 15 April – Australian cyclist Stuart O'Grady wins the Paris–Roubaix Classic. 28 April – Australia wins the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies, beating Sri Lanka by 53 runs. 23 May – Queensland defeat New South Wales 25–18 in the first State of Origin match in the 2007 series. 7–29 July – The 2007 AFC Asian Cup football (soccer) tournament takes place in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Socceroos took part for the first time since joining the AFC in 2006. The Socceroos were drawn in Group A with Thailand, Iraq and Oman. They successfully reached the quarter finals, but were defeated by Japan in a penalty shootout. 21 July – Ben Cousins makes his AFL comeback for the Eagles against rivals the Sydney Swans. 23 July – Denis Pagan is sacked as the coach of Carlton Football Club. 25 July – After 26 years as Essendon coach, it is announced that the contract of Kevin Sheedy will not be renewed at the end of the season. 29 July – Australian cyclist