CRICKET - Shaun Marsh and Adam Voges combined to put Australia in a dominant position after the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies - and also left national selectors facing a dilemma ahead of the expected return of Usman Khawaja for the Boxing Day Test.
BASKETBALL - Melbourne United coach Dean Demopoulos is refusing to panic after his team's "old-fashioned ass kicking" in their 113-83 NBL loss to Perth, where Wildcats import Jermaine Beal nailed a club-record 10 three-pointers on the way to a 40-point haul.
SURFING - World No.5 Owen Wright has been forced to withdraw from the Pipeline Masters due to head injuries sustained in a free-surfing wipeout.
SOCCER - Sydney FC will face Asia's biggest club Guangzhou Evergrande in a daunting Asian Champions League assignment, with with Melbourne Victory drawn against Korean superpower Suwon Bluewings.
CRICKET - Star batsman AB de Villiers will don the wicket-keeping gloves for South Africa's opening two Tests against England, the hosts also dumping leg-spinner Imran Tahir after the disastrous tour of India.
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