CRICKET - Dean Elgar dug in for almost five hours, but two loose strokes undid much of his fine work as South Africa ended the opening day of the second Test against Australia at 5-214 on a docile Port Elizabeth pitch.
AFL - A second-quarter super-goal blitz powered the Sydney Swans to a 40-point win over cross-town rivals Greater Western Sydney in their AFL pre-season cup clash at Canberra - Tom Mitchell the star of the show for the Swans.
OLYMPICS - Australian freeskier Amy Sheehan delivered under pressure to scrape into the Winter Olympics ski halfpipe finals in 12th place after crashing out early in her first run at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.
SOCCER - Barcelona have been indicted over alleged tax crimes linked to their signing of Brazilian star striker Neymar.
MOTORCYCLING - MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez fractured his right leg during dirt track practice in Spain, but he hopes to be fit in time for the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix.
AFL - Collingwood young gun Marley Williams has been convicted of grievous bodily harm for breaking a man's jaw in a brutal one-punch attack outside a nightclub, and will be sentenced in April.
OLYMPICS - Australia's men's involvement in ski cross lasted just the first three heats on Thursday as Scott Kneller and Anton Grimus crashed in their opening round races at the Winter Olympics.
