Test team of 2015: a groundbreaking line-up
Chloe Saltau 2:30 PM The 12-person Test team of the year has at least one big surprise.
Cricket
Live Big Bash League: Strikers v Sixers
Phil Lutton 5:47 PM Adelaide Strikers host Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League, with both teams looking to win to improve their finals chances.
Pressure mounts on South Africa
Scyld Berry 10:27 AM Whether it has been to England, Australia or New Zealand, South Africa have lost a lot of Test cricketers - and in their absence the standard of domestic cricket has sunk.
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Top stories
Hayne looks set to play in 49ers' season finale
3:27 PM American Football: Jarryd Hayne looks set to play the St Louis Rams in the San Francisco 49ers' season finale.
Murray not expecting any lip from Kyrgios
4:25 PM Tennis: World No.2 Andy Murray says he's not expecting any pranks from Australian bad boy Nick Kyrgios when they cross paths at the Hopman Cup.
Arnold mystified by Simon suspension
Sebastian Hassett 1:25 PM Football: The furious Sydney FC coach says the elbowing of Central Coast Mariners defender Jake McGing should never have been referred to the match review panel.
Flood of online support for SBW's graphic pics
Laura Walters 9:50 AM Rugby: Sonny Bill Williams has received a flood of online support for his decision to share two pictures of dead children on social media in an attempt to raise awareness of Syria's refugee crisis.
A-League needs free-to-air TV: experts
Emma Kemp 1:08 PM Football: The A-League will never make headway if Football Federation Australia (FFA) does not sacrifice valuable revenue to secure a broadcast deal with a mainstream free-to-air TV network, experts say.
Balance named Sydney to Hobart winner
8:55 AM Sailing: New South Wales boat Balance is the overall winner of the 2015 Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
League
Cowboys and Rhinos to honour Murray
Matt Bungard The best player in the World Club Challenge in 2016 will receive the Graham Murray Medal.
Walters named Queensland Origin coach
Jim Morton New Queensland State of Origin rugby league coach Kevin Walters insists he has no hard feelings after Paul Green was initially approached for the role.
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Football
Moyes would love another chance at United
Pete Oliver 11:47 AM Football: David Moyes would love the chance to go back and manage Manchester United but he is urging the club to avoid a repeat of his early sacking and keep faith with Louis van Gaal.
Leicester line up new deal for Vardy
John Percy 11:44 AM Leicester City are finally set to offer Jamie Vardy a new contract in an effort to kill off interest from Chelsea and Manchester City.
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Horseracing
Kensington track set to be resurfaced
Chris Roots 9:56 PM There will not be another race meeting held on the Kensington track at Randwick until it is ripped up and resurfaced after another disastrous performance during a set of barrier trials on Tuesday.
Jiayuguan a Tatts hope at her favourite trip
Chris Roots 8:52 PM John Thompson took a while to work out Jiayuguan but the secret might have been the 2400m journey of Friday's Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick.
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Hewitt sweating it out for his Open swansong
Tennis: Lleyton Hewitt's unprecedented 20th consecutive (and final) Australian Open campaign next month will be the culmination of a brutal summer fitness regime.
NBA player shot, robbed of gold caps on teeth
Cindy Boren 8:27 AM Basketball: Reports say that the incident occurred when three cars boxed in an Uber vehicle carrying him and his girlfriend and the people demanded his "gold."
Josh Childress unable to lift Sydney Kings
Tom Decent 9:41 PM Basketball: Josh Childress scored 27 points in his comeback game, but it wasn't enough as the Kings went down 100-90 to Melbourne United.
England 'lost control' of Burgess signing
Jotham Lian Rugby: Bath head coach Mike Ford has reversed his support of Sam Burgess by stating that he should never have made the England 2015 World Cup squad.
Hayne a 'miracle' waiting to be poached
Jotham Lian American football: A veteran sports commentator has declared former Parramatta Eels star Jarryd Hayne a "miracle" who is destined for a bright future in the NFL.
McCulloch on track for Rio Games team
8:14 PM Cycling: The combination of Kaarle McCulloch and Anna Meares is synonymous with Australian track cycling success, but McCulloch's name is heard far less than that of Meares.
Highlights
Frosty's year to savour on the track
Yearender: We look back at 2015 in motor sport.
South Africa are ripe for a walloping again
We came to this series with South Africa No.1 in the world but at the moment they are in a mess.
Sport: The week's best plays
From incredible blocks to remarkable goals, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week.
Don't leave Windies out in the cold
The moral of the current Test series is clear: improvement comes from playing up, as bruising as it can be.
Test cricket has to take a leaf out of T20's book
Coloured clothing, cheaper tickets and faster pace would help attract modern fans
Time to give Dellavedova respect he deserves
The critics of Matthew Dellavedova are the same kind of people who'd find fault with Scooby Doo for having a speech impediment.
United's decline is painful to behold
The days when United would lift their city and sporting spirits everywhere are now just a distant memory.
Surprises, Russia and Jack has Hale of a time
Athletics: The cheers could not have been louder when a Bolt from the blue nudged Gatlin for the world 100 metres title.
Windies lose Test but find some heart
For a while, the West Indies kept pace with the federal government frontbench.
At the end of the day, it was all over
In the beginning, there was the end. Everyone knew what it would be, it was just a matter of when: quickly, the last session, the next day. As it happened, it was this day, but not until after 6pm.
Will United sign a pact with the devil?
The 'Mourinho at Manchester United' question is not about the success of the club but their soul. With a devil already established in the badge at Old Trafford, extending his presence to the dugout demands deeper consideration.
Smith and co respect Windies into the dust
Humility is not a word easily located in the handbook of Australian cricket, but it is one of the emergent traits of Steve Smith's team.
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