How the Wanderers got it right

Dominic Bossi 7:15 PM   This time last year they were battling a player revolt and sitting bottom of the table. Now, Western Sydney Wanderers are favourites to win the A-League.

Cricket

The Russell 'plane' has landed 

"I just like to celebrate when I get success": Andre Russell.

Daniel Lane 10:39 PM   Move over Jarryd Hayne, the 'Russell Plane' has touched down in Sydney's western suburbs and if all goes well, the franchise might need an air traffic controller at Spotless Stadium.

Clarke makes plea to Windies T20 stars

Grave fears for Windies cricket: Michael Clarke.

Andrew Wu 4:19 PM   Michael Clarke has called for the ICC to do more to prevent a repeat of the player crisis which has crippled the Windies' tour and threatens to turn remaining Tests into debacles.

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Kings' loss compunded by Khazzouh injury

Night to forget: Kings centre Julian Khazzouh looks set for an extended spell on the sidelines.

Mitch Jennings 9:49 PM   Basketball: Star centre faces lengthy lay-off after hurting knee, with reports suggesting he had torn his quadriceps from the bone.

Jason Day's wife Ellie hurt after LeBron crash

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James falls into Ellie Day.

David Sygall 1:06 AM   Basketball: The wife of Australian golfer Jason Day has been put on a stretcher in a neck brace after Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James barrelled into her.

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Maroon left red-faced after backflip

Maroons man: Kevin Walters is now favourite to be Queensland coach.

Michael Carayannis 8:00 PM   League: NSW skipper Paul Gallen believes it would be a "little bit strange" for his QLD counterparts to offer Kevin Walters the coaching position after initially rejecting him.

Fanning loses title race in emotional battle

Mick Fanning at the Pipe Masters in Hawaii.

Megan Levy 9:39 AM   Surfing: Australian surfer Mick Fanning has lost his bid for a fourth world title after a courageous battle a day after learning that his oldest brother had died suddenly on the Gold Coast. 

Jarryd Hayne facing rocky future

Uphill battle: Jarryd Hayne.

Matt Barrows 1:22 PM   American Football: The NFL season is quickly winding down, which begs the question: Where will Jarryd Hayne be when it winds up again?

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How a close shave led to the biggest of cuts

Mark Richards.

Rupert Guinness 5:06 PM   Sailing: A few hours after Mark Richards steered Wild Oats XI to a record eighth Sydney to Hobart line honours win, he took the yacht's owner and his son aside for a quiet word.

League

Taylor guarantees Farah No.9 jersey

Marshall/Farah: 110903: SMH Sport: 3rd of September 2015: Story by Michael Carayannis: Sydney: Rugby League player Robbie Farah at ANZ Stadium (Homebush), sporting special edition socks to support pancreatic cancer during this week's round of the NRL table: Photo by James Alcock:

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Michael Carayannis 8:00 PM   Jason Taylor has guaranteed Robbie Farah the No.9 jersey to start round one with skipper Aaron Woods declaring teammates would have been "filthy" if the club let Farah leave.

Marshall high on new signing Taane Milne 

Working hard: Dragons utility back Taane Milne.

Michael Carayannis 2:52 PM   Benji Marshall describes one rookie St George Illawarra teammate as having "one of the best in and aways and flick passes I've seen".

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Football

Frustration grows as clubs look for promotion

Michael Cockerill

Michael Cockerill 5:00 PM   A football breakaway may happen - but it won't involve the A-League club owners.

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Ninkovic promises he'll find another gear

'I can play much better': Milos Ninkovic.

Sebastian Hassett 3:18 PM   Milos Ninkovic is frustrated. Not angry, just frustrated.

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Horseracing

Harrison shoots for a couple of milestones

Tegan Harrison rides Southerly to victory at Eagle Farm Racecourse.

Chris Roots 11:16 AM   Queenslanders Tony Gollan and Tegan Harrison have strike rate equal of John O'Shea and James McDonald and the pair have taken the Brisbane summer carnival by storm.

Zielke now has his Worthy Cause

Star clients: Kelly Rowland and Jessie J.

Adam Pengilly 10:43 PM   The backstage habits of music megastars Kelly Rowland and Jessie J is the last topic you would expect a hardened racing trainer to be expanding upon. But John Zielke is unlike most.

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Brett Lancaster flies off into retirement

Golden ride:  Brett Lancaster celebrates his team's win at the 2004 Olympics.

Rupert Guinness 10:07 AM   Cycling: One of Australia's most versatile cyclists, Orica-GreenEDGE rider and 2004 Olympic gold medallist Brett Lancaster, has decided to retire.

ARU announces $285 million TV rights deal

TV deal: Bill Pulver announces the new TV deal.

Rupert Guinness   Rugby: The Australian Rugby Union has announced significantly improved media rights arrangements for 2016-2020.

Moore to quit Brumbies for Reds

Going north: Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore is headed home to Queensland.

David Polkinghorne   Rugby: Wallabies captain Stephen Moore will leave Canberra at the end of the 2016 Super Rugby season to join up with Queensland.

Durbidge: Wipeout won't get me down

Bede Durbridge is lifted off the back of the rescue jet-ski.

Surfing: Australian Bede Durbidge will require surgery on a fractured pelvis after he suffered a heavy wipeout in the Pipeline Masters.

Fleet size down but quality up: Commodore

Big chance: Rambler is one of the strong contenders for line honours in this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

Rupert Guinness   Sailing: First glance shows  fleet size of Sydney to Hobart yacht race is smaller to the 117-strong start list for last year's 70th anniversary edition.

Kings guard Cadee focused on consistency 

Here he comes: Jason Cadee of the Sydney Kings drives to the basket as Igor Hadziomerovic of Melbourne United defends.

Tom Decent   Basketball: Kings guard Jason Cadee wants to be Sydney's go-to man in the absence of Josh Childress, but his captain Tom Garlepp wants the 24-year-old to aim higher.

Highlights

Frustration grows as second-tier clubs look for promotion

A football breakaway may happen - but it won't involve the A-League club owners.

LeBron James hospitalises Jason Day's wife

Jason Day's wife, Ellie, is stretchered off in a neck brace after Lebron James crashes into her court-side.

Country versus club is killing cricket

Is the BBL saving and reviving cricket, or is it completing the sport's transformation into a soulless income stream, a live-action billboard?

Greatest sporting moments of 2015

Big waves, big wins and a big year for firsts, these are the greatest sporting moments of 2015.

Fanning finishes second in title race

Adriano de Souza wins the 2015 surfing world title ending Mick Fanning's quest at the Pipeline Masters event.

Wyong's perfect day out

Wyong was a worthwhile journey down memory lane.

Why I'm starting to believe in Marsh

Who would you play, Shaun Marsh or Usman Khawaja, if they were both fit for the Boxing Day Test?

Jose Mourinho sacked by Chelsea

The football manager appears to leave Chelsea's training ground in Cobham after being sacked by the struggling club.

Fitting farewell for a Wallaby great

It is hard, of course, to call a funeral "great", but no other word quite suffices for the funeral of former Wallaby and Australian assistant coach Jake Howard

Suarez treble does the trick in Japan

Barcelona advance to the Club World Cup final on the back of a Luis Suarez hat-trick against Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande.

A contemporary hero, a champion beyond sport

There are bigger things for Mick Fanning to deal with. Deal with them he will, for he is a champion in any realm.

Australia rule world but fail in Ashes series

Australia won the biggest cricket trophy on the world stage in 2015 but not the little urn that they really wanted to add to the cabinet.