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🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🏏 Australia wrapped up a series victory against West Indies with a dominant 419-run win in the second day-night Test in Adelaide.

Chasing an unlikely target of 497, the tourists crumbled to 77 all out in the first session of day four at the Adelaide Oval.

Scott Boland, Michael Neser and Mitchell Starc each took three wickets.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul top-scored for West Indies with 17, with only four other players reaching double figures.

Carey's six catches saw him join keeping predecessors Wally Grout, Rod Marsh, Ian Healy and Brad Haddin as holders of the benchmark for most dismissals in a Test innings by an Australia stumper.

Second Test, Adelaide Oval (day four)

Australia 511-7 dec (Head 175, Labuschagne 163) & 199-6 dec (Khawaja 45; Joseph 3-33)

West Indies 214 (Chanderpaul 47; Lyon 3-57) & 77 (Boland 3-16, Neser 3-22, Starc 3-29)

Australia now head to Brisbane for the first Test of their three-match series against South Africa, which begins on Friday.

"Nice start to the summer; we get an extra day or two rest, which is handy. But great individual and team performances. The batters set up both games perfectly," said pace bowler Starc.

🏏 Cricket Australia has announced former NSW premier Mike Baird will take over as its new chairman, during a drama-filled week for the sport’s governing body.

Current chair Dr Lachlan Henderson made the “difficult” decision to step down due to his interstate work commitments, in a tumultuous week for CA on the back of David Warner’s bombshell claims relating to the Sandpapergate fiasco. (Fox)

🏉 Eddie Jones has confirmed a job coaching in the NRL is very much on the table as he is "looking at everything" following his sacking by England.

🥊 Ebanie Bridges made a statement in the all-Australian war with Shannon O’Connell, dominating her challenger with a brutal TKO win in Leeds on Sunday morning.

🏂 Valentino Guseli claimed the biggest win of his snowboarding career in Edmonton, and at 17 years old is the youngest ever Australian World Cup winner on the snowboard circuit.

🏉 Brisbane coach Kevin Walters has breathed a sigh of relief after confirming an ankle injury suffered by captain Adam Reynolds was not as serious as first thought.

Reynolds failed to finish Broncos training on Thursday but Walters spoke with the 32-year-old halfback on Friday morning and said the injury was “not going to cause us too many dramas”.

🏀 The Brisbane Bullets have announced the signing of US import Andrew White III for the remainder of the season. (NBL)

🏏 Romanian global cricket sensation Pavel Florin will join the Mebourne Stars in this year's BBL. Which begins on Tuesday 13th Dec.

🎙 South Australia is looking to cash in on the success of last weekend’s Adelaide 500 by announcing international megastar Robbie Williams as the headline act for the 2023 event.

🐴 It was an Australian blitz at the Hong Kong International Races as star jockeys James McDonald, Damian Lane and Zac Purton each collected Group 1 victories at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Lane continued his fruitful association with Japanese horses to win the Hong Kong Vase with Win Marilyn, five-time Hong Kong champion Purton upstaged homegrown superstar Golden Sixty to collect the Hong Kong Mile aboard California Spangle before McDonald combined with Romantic Warrior to take out the city's richest race, the Hong Kong Cup, in utterly dominant fashion.

McDonald, who was crowned the World's Best Jockey for 2022 on Friday night, gave Danny Shum's gun galloper a superb steer in the 2000m contest, finding a sweet spot in midfield before letting down brilliantly to prevail by four and a half lengths.

The win in the HK$34 million (A$6.5 million) feature caps a brilliant year for the Sydney-based New Zealander.

🌍 World Sport

🥊 Terence Crawford retained his WBO welterweight world title with a sixth-round knockout of David Avanesyan in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.

⛳️ Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas cruised to a 3&2 win over Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in The Match at Florida's Pelican Golf Club.

The American duo combined for seven birdies - compared to Woods and McIlroy's one - to wrap up the charity event in 10 holes.

The Match raised money to support relief efforts in Florida after Hurricane Ian hit in October.

"Hey Tiger and Rory, what happened?" Spieth and Thomas joked on Twitter.

"How do you lose to us two? It's alright; everybody does.

⚽️ Barcelona could finalise a deal to sign France midfielder N'Golo Kante, whose contract at Chelsea runs out in the summer, during January, depending on the 31-year-old's recovery from a hamstring injury. 

⚽️ FIFA opened a disciplinary case against Argentina for its players' actions during a contentious World Cup quarter-final match against the Netherlands.

Lionel Messi was among a World Cup record 17 players or coaching staff members who were shown yellow cards during or after the game.

👊🏻 The top two fights of UFC 282 went to the judges, with both calls already drawing intense scrutiny.

much of the crowd had trouble believing the decision of Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett v Jared Gordan decision, with many booing Pimblett (20-3) winning 29-28 on all three judges' cards.

“It wasn't that close,” Pimblett insisted.

🏀 In their first matchup since Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals, the Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 123-107 on Saturday night in Golden State's best and most complete game of the season.

🏈 Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson may not play again until Christmas Eve (missing two games) as he continues to recover from a knee injury, league sources told ESPN.

🏀 Pelicans forward Zion Williamson pulled off a 360 windmill dunk to end Friday night's game against the Phoenix Suns in style.

Some Suns players took exception to Williamson's slam, which happened with 1.9 seconds left to put the Pelicans up by double-digits. As the clock expired in New Orleans' 128-117 win, tempers flared as both benches cleared onto the court.

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🏏 16:00 - Test Match - Pakistan v England (Fox Sports)

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🏈 12:15 - NFL - Arizona Cardinals v New England Patriots (ESPN)

🏀 12:30 - NBA - Dallas Mavericks v Oklahoma City Thunder (ESPN 2)

🏏 16:00 - Test Match - Pakistan v England (Fox Sports)

🏏 19:15 - Big Bash League - Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars (Channel 7, Fox Cricket)

🏏 20:30 - Lanka Premier League - Dambulla Giants v Kandy Falcons (Fox Sports More)