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January 09, 2022

G'day sports fans,

Classic quote: "My body likes to put on weight easily and my mum loves to feed me, so I haven't had as many roasts at home the last six months." - Australia allrounder Mitchell Marsh on the challenges of staying fit

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🏆 Top-ranked Ash Barty won her second Adelaide International title in three years with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Elena Rybakina on Sunday. Rafael Nadal also added another title to his illustrious career, capturing at least one ATP title for the 19th consecutive year.

The top-seeded Nadal beat American Maxime Cressy, 7-6 (6), 6-3 at Melbourne in one of six tournaments this week ahead of the Australian Open, which begins Jan. 17.

🙏🏼 Josh Cavallo, the only openly gay top-flight male professional player currently playing in world football, has declared that "hate will never win" after he was the target of anti-gay slurs during Adelaide United's 1-1 draw with Melbourne Victory on Saturday. (ESPN)

⚽️ City and Wanderers settle for draw in six-goal thriller: Melbourne and Western Sydney put on a show in an exciting 3-3 draw at the AAMI Park.

🛂 Novak Djokovic was given no assurances that a medical exemption would allow him into Australia, lawyers fighting to deport the tennis star have argued.

The court filing by lawyers for the Australian government also reveals Djokovic, 34, is unvaccinated.

Australia's Covid border rules ban non-double vaccinated foreigners from entering unless they have a medical exemption from having the jabs.

Djokovic's legal team argues a recent infection gives him a valid exemption.

The case is due to go before a judge today. Tennis Australia has said it needs to know by Tuesday if he will be allowed to play, as it has to schedule his matches for the tournament, which begins 17 January.

⛳️ Underdog Cameron Smith is ready for the final round rumble with Jon Rahm at Kapalua. It looks to be a straight shoot-out between the two in the first PGA event of the year. The pair start round four at a massive (-26), with Daniel Berger a further 5 shots behind.

🏏 England avoid whitewash after tense final hour draw. Staring down the barrel of a 4-0 series deficit, a determined England saw off Australia’s bowlers in nail-biting fashion on day five in Sydney

“I’ll preface this by saying I’m not a selector, but for someone who made 200 in a Test match it’s pretty hard to go past them a week after,” Cummins said on .

‘F*** you mate’: Warne’s stunning response to $276k Test bribe.

🌍 World Sport

⚽️ Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes has flown to England for a crisis meeting with the Manchester United forward as the 36-year-old considers his future at the club. (Sun)

⚽️ Borussia Dortmund and Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland (53 goals in 55 matches), believes that Manchester City will try to sign him in the summer transfer window after Manchester United pulled out of the race to recruit the 21-year-old. (Mario Cortegana via Express)

🏈 Turning the Tide: Georgia Bulldogs say past disappointments against Alabama fueling preparation for today's CFP National Championship showdown (ESPN)

🎾 Canada’s next generation of men’s tennis stars put the world on notice with a maiden ATP Cup crown as a 21-year-old and a 22-year-old combined to stun Spain. (Fox)

🚘 Bahrain Raid Xtreme (BRX) Team driver Sebastien Loeb registered a sensational Stage 7 win in Dakar Rally 2022 to keep alive his hopes alive even as runaway leader Nasser Al Al Attiyah extended his lead in the most-demanding off-road rally in the Saudi Arabian deserts and dunes. Loeb, the nine-time World Rally Championship (WRC) winner was landing his second win of Dakar 2022.

🏈 For the second time in four years, the Denver Broncos' ongoing postseason drought has cost the head coach his job.

The Broncos, after a 7-10 finish, fired Head Coach Vic Fangio on Sunday as they missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.

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