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🏏 There is doubt over whether the fifth Ashes Test will take place in Perth because of Covid-19 restrictions.

• Emergence of the Omicron variant has complicated matters

• MCG the frontrunner to stage fifth Test if Perth is ruled out

The fourth Test takes place in Sydney between 4-9 January, with the final test due to start on the 14th.

🏏 Selectors have all-but-announced Alex Carey as the man to wear the gloves at the Gabba in the first Test of the Ashes.

30-year-old Carey has spent almost four years with the Australian white-ball team, but will make his Test debut in place of Tim Paine after beating Josh Inglis and bolter Jimmy Peirson to the role.

🐴 Station One update: Basically, The handsome beast is in great nick, resting up in the paddock, before a big Autumn.

✈️ Australian coach Justin Langer made a surprise trip to Hobart on Tuesday to visit former Test captain Tim Paine. (Fox)

☔️ England's Ashes preparation took a further blow as the first day of their four-day intra-squad warm-up match was washed out without a ball being bowled.

🥊 New lightweight champion George Kambosos has called Teofimo Lopez "delusional" after their thrilling fight in New York.

Kambosos pulled off a dramatic upset to claim the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and The Ring belts, but the beaten Lopez was furious with the scorecards, insisting he won after recovering from a first-round knockdown.

"He's very delusional and I think he was actually a little bit concussed," Kambosos told reporters.

🤝 The Wests Tigers are locked in talks with the Bulldogs over a shock transfer swoop for former NSW and Australian star Nick Cotric.

🤝 Joey Manu will remain a Rooster for another two seasons in a huge re-signing for the tri-colours.

🌍 World Sport

😡 Cristiano Ronaldo has accused the France Football editor of lying after he said the Portuguese's only ambition was to retire with more Ballons d'Or than Lionel Messi.

Paris St-Germain's Messi won his seventh Ballon d'Or on Monday, with five-time winner Ronaldo voted sixth.

😴 Mark Williams says the after-effects of Covid meant he was "absolutely knackered" and were why he fell asleep during his loss to Anthony Hamilton in the UK Snooker Championship.

⛳️ Tiger Woods says he does not expect to return to the tour full time following his car accident in February.

The 15-time major champion had surgery on open fractures to his lower right leg and sustained further injuries to his foot and ankle.

Earlier this month Woods, 45, said he was "making progress" and shared footage of him playing golf for the first time since the accident.

But he said "getting all the way to the top" is not a realistic expectation.

🏀 Outspoken professional basketball player Enes Kanter has legally changed his name to Enes Kanter Freedom to celebrate becoming a US citizen. He'll wear FREEDOM on his jersey.

He has repeatedly condemned human rights violations in China and Turkey.

The NBA star has said his Turkish passport was revoked by authorities in 2017.

⚽️ Agents for Barcelona attacker Ousmane Dembele has Premier League offers on the table.

Dembele comes off contract in June and talks over a new deal with Barca have stalled.

Instead, the France attacker's agents are in talks with two English clubs, reports AS.

Manchester United were keen on Dembele last summer and have maintained their interest, with Liverpool and Newcastle United's new owners also keen.

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