Morning guys,

A random world record to start your day: The fastest time to cycle around Australia (Brisbane to Brisbane) is 37 days, 1 hour and 18 minutes and was achieved by Reid Anderton (Australia) who cycled 14,178 km (8,809.78 miles) from 10 March to 15 April 2013.

In today's edition of SJ;

🏏 Worst no ball in history?

💰 That's why they call him 'Money'

🏀 100 points in a single game

⛳️ Presidents Cup

Internationals take 4-1 lead over Tiger Woods' United States

US playing captain Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas secured their side's only point as they beat Marc Leishman and Joaquin Niemann 4&3.

Louis Oosthuizen and Abraham Ancer beat long-hitting US pair Dustin Johnson and Gary Woodland by the same score.

"This is an unbelievable start," said International captain Ernie Els.

"We haven't had a start like this for many years.

As expected Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, copped it verbally from the first tee, with fans reacting with a massive boo when he was introduced.

“Hey Reed, are you really going to make your caddie carry 14 clubs and a shovel?” yelled one wag.

"Just because we lost the session doesn't mean the cup's over. There's a long way to go, a lot of points available - said Woods

Day 2 pairings;

• D. Johnson and M. Kuchar v L. Oosthuizen and A. Scott

• P. Cantlay and X. Schauffele v A. Hadwin and J. Niemann

• P. Reed and W. Simpson v M. Leishman and A. Ancer

• T. Woods and J. Thomas v H. Matsuyama and B. An

• G. Woodland and R. Fowler v S. Im and C. Smith

💰 Top earners of the past 30 years

That's why they call him Money: Mesmerising video charts sport's biggest earners

A mesmerising video created by website NoobNorm that charts the highest-paid athletes on the planet over the last 30 years, using yearly lists from Forbes Magazine.

The two-minute clip brilliantly captures the biggest sports stories of the last three decades through the prism of the biggest money stars.

Superstar boxers hover near the top of the chart for most of the 30 years.

At the peak of his powers, NBA legend Michael Jordan sits at the top of the chart.

Then came the era of two greats - Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher and golf’s Tiger Woods. Both became global superstars at the turn of the millennium, then came the time of the superstar footballers Ronaldo and Messi before Mayweather jumps back on top.

⚽️ Champions League Last 16

Mathematics graduate Fran Martinez, has calculated the percentage chances of each club being drawn together in the last-16.

Teams from the same country and teams that have just played in the same group cannot be drawn against each other. Their chances of being matched to a particular team are also affected by the number of clubs from each country that have qualified and which pot they're in.

Chelsea are most likely to draw Barcelona (23.3%)

Liverpool and Man City have a (21.9%) and (22.4%) to draw Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid respectively.

With Tottenham most likely to draw Valencia (22.7%)

🇦🇺 AFLW

Erin Phillips hopes to play Round 1 of 2020 AFLW season after tearing ACL in Grand Final

Adelaide star and reigning AFLW best and fairest Erin Phillips has set her possible return date from a torn ACL, the injury she suffered during the Crows’ Grand Final win this year. “I’m obviously planning to try to get back for Round 1 but unfortunately I can’t predict this far into the future. If I could that’d be great,” Phillips said.

“I’m doing everything that I can. I’m feeling really good, things have been really positive since I’ve been back and the training that I’ve been doing.(Foxsports)

🏏 Cricket

Match-fixing accusations after worst no-ball/wide in history

The cricket world is on alert after a bizarre and suspicious start to the Bangladesh Premier League raised concern over match-fixing.

‘Eyes exactly like Federer’s’: The very quirky theory behind Marnus Labuschagne’s remarkable form.

Marnus 'Labuschampagne' 🍾 is experiencing a new-found success with the bat this year.

He’s the leading run-scorer in 2019, is coming off two centuries against Pakistan...and posting his third successive Test century and finishing a scorching day’s play on 110 yesterday.

It might not explain why he’s all of a sudden Australia’s best batsman but O'Keeffe has one theory for why Labuschagne is such a special talent

“Marnus Labuschagne’s eyes are interesting guys,” O’Keeffe said.

“A mate of mine who studies eye position said that his eyes are so close together, it’s such an advantage.

“He suggests Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, two hand-eye athletes who have eyes very close together.

“I’ve looked at Marnus and they’re right. Just a thought.”

Australia will resume batting at 4-289.

🏉 NRL

Wests Tigers star Josh Reynolds charged with domestic violence

NRL veteran and former Origin player Josh Reynolds plans to “vigorously defend” domestic violence charges levelled by NSW Police. (news.com.au)

Recent moves for each of the 16 Telstra Premiership clubs.

• December 10: Taupau signs new Manly deal

• December 10: Raiders sign Matt Frawley

• December 10: Eels sign Brock Lamb

📈 Most searched sports and stars in 2019

These were biggest stars and stories in Australian sport for 2019, via Google

Most searched for sporting events

• 1. Rugby World Cup

• 2. Cricket World Cup

• 3. FIBA World Cup (surprising?)

This was the year Ash Barty arrived.

The Australian tennis superstar has been revealed as the top trending Australian for 2019, according to Google’s search results - fitting as she claimed her first Grand Slam title in June, the French Open, and ended the year world No.1.

🏉 Rugby

Wise choice: Scott Wisemantel new attack coach as Wallabies confirm multiple appointments

The 49-year old, who had been widely tipped to join Rennie after leaving his role with England’s national team, has been confirmed as the side’s attack coach.

The attack coach isn’t the only addition to the Wallabies backroom staff to be announced today, with Chris Webb joining as general manager, and Dean Benton given a permanent position as Rugby AU head of athletic performance.

👊🏻 UFC

‘Holloway’s a tough c***. Volko’s tougher’: Why Aussie ‘freak’ can shock UFC champ

Size doesn’t matter. It’s all about how you use it.

On Sunday (AEDT) at UFC 245, Australian Alexander Volkanovski faces featherweight champion Max Holloway; just another step up for the 5’6” brawler out of New South Wales. (foxsports)

🏀 Basketball

The brother of one of the NBA's top rookies dropped 100 points in a college basketball performance for the ages.

This weekend

⚽️ Europa League

⛳️ Presidents Cup (Day 2)

🏏 Aus v NZ Test Match (Day 2)

🇺🇸 NBA & NFL Fixtures

⚾️ ABL

⚽️ A-League & W-League Fixtures

🏉 World Series 7s (Cape Town) & European Champions Cup

🎯 World PDC Darts

Is this how your December goes?...

Enjoy the weekend & stay hydrated