🗞 The most dominant season in history

G'day sports fans,

🎾 LIVE Davis Cup Tennis: Australia are 28-time Davis Cup champions, while Italy have won the title just once, in 1976.

Matteo Arnaldi beat Alexei Popyrin 7-5 2-6 6-4 to give Italy 1-0 lead.

Alex De Minaur is currently 2-4 Sinner in the first set of his match.

• Later: Matthew Ebden/Max Purcell v Simone Bolelli/Lorenzo Sonego (if needed to decide result)

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⛳️ Min Woo Lee held on to win his home Australian PGA Championship for the first time in Brisbane.

The 25-year-old Australian let slip a three-shot overnight lead thanks to a bogey-par start as Japan's Rikuya Hoshino drew level with two birdies.

Lee responded with three birdies and a chip-in eagle from 55 yards at the ninth in a three-under-par round of 68 that left him 20 under.

Marc Leishman carded a final-round 64 to finish one shot behind Hoshino in third at the Royal Queensland Golf Club, while fellow Australian Curtis Luck was fourth.

Australian PGA Championship final leaderboard:-20 Lee (Aus); -17 Hoshino (Jpn); -16 Leishman (Aus); -15 Luck (Aus); -13 Niemann (Chi); -12 Scott (Aus); -11Cabrera Bello (Spa), Davis (Aus), Herbert (Aus), Kennedy (Eng), Moscatel (Spa), Sinnott (Aus).

🏏 India v Australia 2nd T20: There weren’t any records broken in the second match, but it was an even more emphatic display by India [winning by 44 runs]

They recorded their fifth-highest T20 total [235] and they take a 2-0 series lead. Only Stoinis made any kind of dent, scoring 45 off 25 balls.

Surely, Australia will turn to Travis Head on Tuesday when the teams head to Guwahati? Bring them home.

⚽️ Former Socceroos captain Lucas Neill has been acquitted of a charge related to his bankruptcy.

In 2016, Neill was declared bankrupt in the United Kingdom after reports of a number of failed investments, despite earning millions from his football career which spanned from England, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Australia and Japan.

The former EPL star ended up in Preston Crown Court due to a charge relating to his failure to declare money [58 hectares held offshore] he wasn't aware he had, which could've led to a three-year prison sentence if he had been convicted.

🏉 Sydney Roosters player Joseph Suaalii has reportedly reached out to rugby figures Hamish McLennan and Eddie Jones, confirming he will be honouring his deal with Rugby Australia.

McLennan admits his downfall as RA chairman was because he was behind the $5 million deal to move Suaalii to rugby in 2025.

🇦🇺 North Melbourne held off a surging Adelaide by one point in the preliminary final to book their inaugural spot in the 2023 AFLW Grand Final.

North Melbourne and Brisbane will face off in the 2023 NAB AFLW Grand Final next Sunday at Ikon Park.

The match will start at 2.30pm AEDT, December 3 and be broadcast on the Seven Network, Fox Footy and Kayo as well as live streamed on AFL.com.au and the AFL and AFLW Official apps.

🏀 Under-fire Australian NBA star Josh Giddey scored 10 points for his Oklahoma City Thunder side in his first game since allegations of an inappropriate relationship with an underage girl were made public.

Despite calls for him to be stood down, the 21-year-old started at shooting guard, and got 26 minutes of game time in the Thunder's 123-127 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Both ESPN and The Athletic reported on Saturday morning (AEDT) the NBA was investigating the allegations, which emerged after photos of Giddey and the girl were circulated on social media.

Speaking to media ahead of the match, Thunder coach Mark Daigneault indicated the club had made the decision not to stand Giddey down.

"Available to play, will play, no change in status from a basketball standpoint. Still have no comment on anything else," he said.

🏉 Broncos legend Corey Parker has urged the Red Hill club to make superstar fullback Reece Walsh the highest-paid player in the organisation’s history.

As it stands Walsh will reportedly earn just $400k in 2024, with his current deal expiring at the end of 2025 after making the switch from the Warriors.

The Daily Telegraph is reporting Broncos powerbrokers have already begun discussions to upgrade his contract amid a salary cap squeeze.

🏎️ Red Bull's Max Verstappen ended the most dominant season in Formula 1 history with victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, his 19th win in 22 races.

The comfortable victory, after brushing off a brief challenge from Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on the opening lap, gives Verstappen an 86.4% win rate in 2023.

Red Bull's Sergio Perez took second on the road after Leclerc let him by on the penultimate lap in a vain attempt to secure second in the constructors' championship for Ferrari against Mercedes, but was demoted to fourth on the road by a five-second penalty.

That promoted George Russell to third for Mercedes and, with Lewis Hamilton securing two points for ninth place, that was enough to keep Mercedes in second place by three points.

Verstappen said: "An incredible season. I was a little emotional on the in-lap - it is the last time I am sitting in the car which has given me a lot.

"We are working hard again to have a very competitive car. The other teams will be trying to beat us but we are ready for the challenge."

⚽️ EPL: Everton 0-3 Man United: Alejandro Garnacho's overhead screamer put United on their way to victory.

Everton missed a host of chances and then the visitors eventually made it comfortable.

Aston Villa came from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on the day they remembered former player and manager Terry Venables.

The ex-England manager's death was announced less than two hours before kick-off, and a minute's applause was held to pay tribute to a man who won the FA Cup with Spurs as a player in 1967 and as manager in 1991.

"I thought some of our football was as good as it's been since I got here," he said. "I'm disappointed we weren't able to enjoy the rewards of what I think our efforts deserved.” - Big Ange

🐴 The world's top-rated horse Equinox claimed a stunning success in his homeland with victory in the Japan Cup.

Equinox, trained by Tetsuya Kimura, won by four lengths under Frenchman Christophe Lemaire in front of 140,000 spectators at the Tokyo Racecourse.

It was billed as the horse's toughest test yet, but the odds-on favourite dominated a field which included six previous top-level Group One winners.

It was a sixth consecutive Group One success for the four-year-old.

🥊 The Greatest: In a career littered with remarkable achievements, Katie Taylor avenged her first defeat six months ago. Taylor said her epic rematch with Chantelle Cameron was her best yet.

🏏Joe Root has followed England Test captain Ben Stokes by withdrawing from next year's Indian Premier League. England batter Root, 32, played three times for Rajasthan Royals in last year's tournament but batted only once.

⚽️ Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Manchester City are monitoring River Plate's 17-year-old Argentina Under-17 forward Claudio Echeverri.

🏈 Jevon Holland scored a sensational 99-yard interception touchdown as the Miami Dolphins beat New York Jets 34-13 in the NFL. ⬇️

TODAY

05:00 -NFL - Cincinnati Bengals v Pittsburgh Steelers (ESPN)

05:00 -NFL - Houston Texans v Jacksonville Jaguars (7mate)

05:00 -NFL - Indianapolis Colts v Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ESPN 2)

07:00 -Spanish La Liga- Real Betis v Las Palmas (Optus Sport 2)

08:25 -NFL - Las Vegas Raiders v Kansas City Chiefs (7mate)

08:25 -NFL - Philadelphia Eagles v Buffalo Bills (ESPN)

09:00 -NHL - Carolina Hurricanes v Columbus Blue Jackets (ESPN 2)

12:00 -NBA - Denver Nuggets v San Antonio Spurs (ESPN 2)

12:20 -NFL - Los Angeles Chargers v Baltimore Ravens (ESPN)

TUESDAY

07:00 -Premier League- Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Optus Sport 1)

07:00 -Spanish La Liga- Girona v Athletic Club (Optus Sport 2)

10:30 -Sheffield Shield - New South Wales Blues v Tasmania Tigers (Kayo Sports)

11:00 -NBA - Philadelphia 76ers v Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN 2)

11:00 -Sheffield Shield - South Australia Redbacks v Victoria (Kayo Sports)

11:00 -Sheffield Shield - Queensland Bulls v Western Australia (Kayo Sports)

12:15 -NFL - Minnesota Vikings v Chicago Bears (ESPN)