Wild Oats out of race, Comanche may follow
Rupert Guinness 2:05 AM Eight-time winner and defending champion Wild Oats XI has been forced to retire from the Sydney to Hobart race with a torn mainsail.
Cricket
BBL intensity more like NRL: Henriques
Daniel Lane 10:20 PM Sydney Sixers skipper Moises Henriques says the mid-pitch argy-bargy between Trent Lawford and Tom Beaton highlighted the NRL-like intensity that is creeping in to the Big Bash League.
Taylor lays down marker for series
6:41 AM A second successive Test half-century for James Taylor marked a satisfying start for the diminutive England batsman in the Test series against South Africa.
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Top stories
Jarryd Hayne gets a late Christmas present
7:09 AM American Football: Former Parramatta Eels star Jarryd Hayne appears set to suit up for the San Francisco 49ers side to play the Detroit Lions.
Stoke pile misery on United and Van Gaal
6:20 AM Football: Louis van Gaal's position in the Old Trafford hot seat looked even more precarious as Stoke City swept Manchester United aside in a comfortable 2-0 victory.
Brandt says opponents must respect Kings
Tom Decent 4:57 PM Basketball: Sydney Kings centre Angus Brandt has a simple message for the New Zealand Breakers: underestimate us at your peril.
Postecoglou's mission a national challenge
Sebastian Hassett 12:23 PM Football: The ralllying call issued by Ange Postecoglou last week was highly unusual - but incredibly important for the future of the game.
Tragedy and controversy ruled AFL in 2015
David Sygall 8:30 PM AFL: David Sygall looks back at the best and most memorable moments of 2015.
Sydney FC cruise past Central Coast Mariners
Dominic Bossi 9:42 PM Football: Sydney FC hit back at critics with commanding 4-1 win over Central Coast Mariners.
League
Which NRL club has recruited the best?
Michael Carayannis With the departing players long gone and their new recruits settled in, Michael Carayannis runs his eye on how teams have added to their rosters for 2016.
Matthew Lodge pleads guilty in US court
Peter Mitchell Former Wests Tigers prop Matthew Lodge has secured a plea deal in New York that could let him sidestep a jail sentence, but he still faces paying millions of dollars to the victims.
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Football
City victory overshadowed by injury
7:13 AM Manchester City crushed Sunderland 4-1 but their Premier League title aspirations suffered a major blow as skipper and defensive lynch-pin Vincent Kompany hobbled off with a calf injury.
Costa to miss Manchester United game
7:08 AM Diego Costa scored twice in a game for the first time this season as Chelsea drew 2-2 with Watford on Saturday but blotted his copybook.
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Horseracing
Cradle Me proves too good, Millions looms
Chris Roots 6:27 PM Cradle Me surprised punters winning the Razor Sharp Stakes a fortnight ago but she surprised her trainer making it back-to-back black type success in the Canterbury Classic at Randwick on Saturday.
Tight to the finish line as Medcaut salutes
Chris Roots 8:35 PM Medcaut made it back-to-back wins at Randwick on Saturday but there will be debate if he should have kept his victory by the tightest of margins from Monton.
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Warriors fan gets caught in the act
Jamie Marcuson 10:05 PM Basketball: You've got to be a brave woman to mock Lebron James from a courtside seat, especially when the NBA legend is standing less than one metre away.
Fresh vote on 2021 athletics venue urged
Christopher Clarey Athletics: In sports, as in life, there is what you must do and then there is what you should do.
Assistant coach to suit up for Sydney Kings
Basketball: Sydney Kings assistant coach Ben Knight is set to suit up for the struggling and injury-hit NBL club on Sunday and could achieve a fairytale milestone.
Optimistic Tiger dreams of a better 2016
Golf: Tiger Woods can see the light at the end of the tunnel in 2016, and it's not necessarily in the form of retirement.
Ragamuffin leaves all in her wake in warm-up
Bill Macartney Sailing: It looked as though a giant subterranean garbage eater had an upset tummy.
Diamonds ruled the court and the world
Tom Decent Netball: A world title was the high point of the netball season.
Highlights
Eight years is not enough for Blatter
Sepp Blatter got off easy with an eight-year ban from FIFA. So too, Michel Platini.
Sydney FC victory comes at a cost
Sydney FC finished the year on a high with a comfortable 4-1 win over Central Coast but it may have come at a price with skipper Alex Brosque re-injuring his hamstring.
Past a joke as WI give foe late Xmas present
There was a point in mid-afternoon at the MCG where Clive Lloyd was dominating the television, Chris Rogers the field and Curtly Ambrose the team huddle.
Adelaide's unbeaten run stretches to four games
Adelaide United extend their unbeaten run to four matches with a 3-0 win over Wellington Phoenix.
Twenty20 cricket may be new, but there have always been rebels and innovators
The pre Christmas chapter of the Big Bash has again set records for attendance and eyeballs as the colour and clout has fans of all ages wanting more.
Australia dominate on Boxing Day
Joe Burns and Usman Khawaja both scored centuries as Australia dominate day one of the second Test against the West Indies at the MCG.
When Curtly Ambrose removed his wristbands
Australian batsman Dean Jones asks West Indies bowler Curtly Ambrose to remove his wristbands during the first final of the World Series Cup on January 16, 1993.
The backyard where I fell in love with sport
Phil Lutton bids a final goodbye to his childhood field of dreams - the family backyard - as his parents move on after 40 years.
Amla wary of England despite Anderson injury
South Africa captain Hashim Amla insists England are still a threat, despite the injury to James Anderson that has ruled him out of the first Test.
Blatter blathers: 'Look at moi! I am football!'
The integrity of my beautiful game has been upheld.
Wanderers stay undefeated for ninth straight game
Western Sydney will enjoy Christmas in the knowledge theyâre five points clear at the top of the A-League ladder after dismantling Newcastle 2-0.
League must shine a light on horse trade
Some things surrounding the future of the NRL, we can engineer. Others appear to be pre-ordained, dictated by the imperatives that affect all professional sports.
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