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G'day sports fans,
๐ Happy New Year everyone, thank you for reading!
๐๐ผ Big things coming in 2023!
๐๐ป You've got this... new year, new you!!
๐ฆ๐บ Aussie Sport
๐ Unleash 'the wild thing 2.0' - Brett Lee and Brian Lara have implored Australia to blood speedster Lance Morris in a four-man pace attack for the third Test against South Africa at the SCG.
๐ Josh Brown makes his own Cooper Bison bats, and on Sunday night, he showed he could wield them too as he lit up the Gabba with a whirlwind half-century (62) to inspire the Brisbane Heatโs 15-run win over the Sydney Sixers.
๐พ R๏ปฟafael Nadal appeared to be saving his legs for tonight's clash against Australia's Alex de Minaur after withdrawing from his mixed doubles.
Nadal was set to take to the court alongside Paula Badosa for the fifth and final leg of Spain's United tie with Great Britain๏ปฟbut withdrew after Dan Evans' win over Albert Ramos-Vinolas resulted in the final leg being a dead rubber.
Nadal and Spain face Australia this evening, with his singles match-up with de Minaur set to be the headline act.
โต๏ธ Huge crowds of New Year's revellers on Hobart's waterfront gave sailors Kathy Veel, 70, and Bridget Canham, 62, a raucous reception as they crossed the Sydney to Hobart race line at 11:42pm on NYE.
"I expected there'd be a bunch of our friends to welcome us, [but] then the fireworks, and this roar โฆ I didn't know what it was, then I worked out they were saying 'Currawong, Currawong'," Ms Veel said.
๐ Australia's Toby Price made a fine start to his quest for a third Dakar Rally victory by winning the prologue in Saudi Arabia.
๐พ T๏ปฟhe Australian camp has insisted that Ajla Tomljanovic's Australian Open campaign isn't under threat after her withdrawal from another United Cup tie.
๐ Tai Webster has agreed to a deal with the Perth Wildcats for the remainder of the 2022-23 season, sources told ESPN.
Webster, a 6'2 combo guard, will return to the NBL after a stint in the Turkish Basketball Super League
๐ M๏ปฟelbourne United has been left fuming after Cairns Taipans coach Adam Forde suggested the team deliberately hurt his player after Keanu Pinder suffered a severe ankle injury in the contest.
๐พ 'Be rude not to': A year after thrilling packed crowds with their stunning victory at Melbourne Park, tennis players and great mates Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios expect to team up again in this year's Australian Open men's doubles.
๐ World Sport
โฝ๏ธ A Lionel Messi fan says he regrets tattooing the footballerโs name on his forehead following Argentinaโs victory in the World Cup.
Two weeks later, the influencer more widely known as Mike Jambs says he hates the tattoo.
๐ Stetson Bennett (great name) threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Adonai Mitchell with 54 seconds left as No. 1 Georgia rallied to defeat No. 4 Ohio State 42-41 in a College Football Playoff semi-final in the Peach Bowl.
โฝ๏ธ Jude Bellingham's father wants the England and Borussia Dortmund midfielder to join Liverpool, with Real Madrid and Manchester City also seeking the 19-year-old's signature. (Football Insider)
โฝ๏ธ Captiain Martin Odegaard has warned title rivals there is plenty more to come from Arsenal as the Gunners start 2023 seven points clear at the summit of the Premier League.
๐ Tom Brady has now spent more of his life in the NFL than he has out of the league โ he was drafted aged 22 and eight months (8,292 days) on April 16, 2000, and by the time the Bucs meet their division rival Carolina Panthers on Sunday, it will have been 8,295 days since that date.
โฝ๏ธ 126: The number of goals the late Pele scored in 1959, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
๐ Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will not play Sunday against the Saints but is expected to be available for Philadelphia's regular-season finale against the Giants, league sources told ESPN.
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๐ 08:25 - NFL - Green Bay Packers v Minnesota Vikings (ESPN)
๐ 09:00 - Men's NCAA - Tulane Green Wave v Memphis Tigers (ESPN 2)
๐ 11:40 - NZ Super Smash - Auckland Aces v Otago Volts (Fox Cricket)
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โฝ๏ธ 13:00 - A-League Men - Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City (Paramount+)
๐ 16:00 - Test Match - Pakistan v New Zealand (Fox Sports)
๐ 19:15 - Big Bash League - Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers (Fox Cricket or Channel 7)
๐ 19:30 - NBL - Illawarra Hawks v Cairns Taipans (ESPN)
โฝ๏ธ 23:30 - Scottish Premiership - Rangers v Celtic (beIN SPORTS 2)
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โฝ๏ธ 02:00 - English Championship - Norwich City v Watford (beIN SPORTS 2)
โฝ๏ธ 04:30 - Premier League - Brentford v Liverpool (Optus Sport 1)
๐ 06:00 - NHL - Boston Bruins v Pittsburgh Penguins (ESPN 2)
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๐ 14:00 - NBA - Golden State Warriors v Atlanta Hawks (ESPN 2)
๐ 16:00 - Test Match - Pakistan v New Zealand (Fox Sports)
๐ 19:15 - Big Bash League - Melbourne Stars v Melbourne Renegades (Fox Cricket or Channel 7)