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Stumps. That's it for today. Join us again tomorrow morning for more sports news, lists and "On this days". We will have regular updates from Tour Down Under and Australian Open before handing over to James "Richie" Polson for live commentary of the one-day international between Australia and Sri Lanka.
Dominic Bossi: Top 10 controversy: Less than a week after James Polson's baffling omission of What Nationality is Les Murray by TISM in Wednesday's top ten sports music cameos, Paul Suttor has come up with another stinker in today's top ten.
While there's no denying the quality of Happy Gilmore and White Men Can't Jump, where is perhaps the greatest sports comedy of all, BASEketball, Fever Pitch and Mike Bassett England Manager are worthy candidates but sadly did not make the cut.
The Top 10. Today we are counting down the top 10 best sports comedy movies. Sun-Herald sports editor Paul Suttor has loaded up on popcorn and compiled his list of the sporting flicks packed with the most laughs.
Let us know what you think should or shouldn't be on the list via the comments section on the blog or via @smhsport on Twitter.
1 The Club (1980) Collingwood fans, not renowned for self-deprecating humour, must surely see the funny side of this David Williamson play turned into a movie starring Australian icons Graham Kennedy and Jack Thompson. The boardroom politics of the famous old club are simply hilarious because the scenes could apply to many Australian sports teams at all levels. Old Jock, the egomaniacal club legend full of bluff and bluster is the star of the show particularly when he's led astray by the team's overpaid young star.
Tennis. Fourth seed David Ferrer has fought back to win his Australian Open quarter-final over fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 4-6 4-6 7-5 7-6 6-2
Cycling: More on German sprint ace Andre Greipel's win at the 12th Tour Down Under with a blistering finish in stage one.
Victory salute ... Andre Greipel of Germany celebrates the stage win. Photo: AFP
The Top 10. Today we are counting down the top 10 best sports comedy movies. Sun-Herald sports editor Paul Suttor has loaded up on popcorn and compiled his list of the sporting flicks packed with the most laughs.
Let us know what you think should or shouldn't be on the list via the comments section on the blog or via @smhsport on Twitter.
2 Caddyshack (1980) Golf is simply a sport crying out to be parodied, even if you only take into account the fashion sense of the participants. Chevy Chase & Bill Murray run amok and while his brand of humour didn't suit everybody, Rodney Dangerfield was in his element lampooning the snobs of Bushwood Country Club. Which hacker hasn't tried to ''be the ball'' and do Chevy's nananananaaaa sound effect while practising a putt?
Top ten. One good turn deserves another. Time for No.3 on our list of the best sports comedy movies as chosen by Sun-Herald sports editor Paul Suttor. Let us know what you think should or shouldn't be on the list via the comments section on the blog or via @smhsport on Twitter.
No.3: Happy Gilmore (1996) Juvenile? Yes. Over the tip? Absolutely. Hilarious? Without a doubt. Before Adam Sandler became a caricature of himself, he made this surprise hit which combined an original storyline with just enough pathos to drown out the cringeworthy moments. But any time you have veteran game show host Bob Barker in a fist fight which ends up with Sandler in a pond is comedy gold.
Racing. In case you missed it before, here's Black Caviar's jump-out at Sandown this morning with some commentary from Fairfax racing writer Michael Sharkie. It was the first competitive ride for Peter Moody's champion mare since her nailbiting victory in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in June.
Black Caviar returns to the track
Jockey Luke Nolen (wearing red silks and a black cap) rides Black Caviar to an effortless victory in a trial at Sandown. (Vision: Melbourne Racing Club)PT1M9S http://www.theage.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-2d4lu 620 349 January 22, 2013
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Tennis. And David Ferrer takes the fourth set on the tie-break! He's certainly doing it the hard way today...
Tennis. Ferrer-Almagro is into a fourth-set tie-breaker... do or do time for the fourth seed.
League. Jarryd Hayne has had a Barry Crocker with his jam jar:
Rookie error. Getting my car washed with out checking the weather guide - #Raining #Amateur #Laaaaughing— jarryd hayne (@jarrydhayne_1) January 22, 2013
Top ten. We're counting down the top 10 best sports comedy movies. Sun-Herald sports editor Paul Suttor has loaded up on popcorn and compiled his list of the sporting flicks packed with the most laughs.
Let us know what you think should or shouldn't be on the list via the comments section on the blog or via @smhsport on Twitter.
No.4. White Men Can't Jump (1992). Wesley Snipes & Woody Harrelson take trash-talking to a new level. Despite its brash exterior, this movie had a relatively dark edge & not the happy ending you'd expect. No basketballer in the 1990s who saw this movie could deny using at least one of Woody or Wesley's razor-sharp sledges to put off an opponent.
RUPERT GUINNESS: Cycling. Who said I was any good at tipping? No one will now. Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) has won the first stage of the Tour Down Under from Prospect to Lobethal with a superb sprint finish. Second and almost six lengths behind was Frenchman Arnaud Demare (FDJ) followed by Australian Mark Renshaw (Blanco). That's it from the Adelaide Hills ... Tomorrow will be good - Corkscrew hill near finish will give a good pointer as to who might win overall. On yer bike!
AFL. Then there were two... Greater Western Sydney have pruned back their leadership group following Luke Power's retirement, with Callan Ward and Phil Davis given the responsibility of the co-captaincy this year. Tom Scully has been promoted to vice-captain. Enlarged leadership teams have become the norm in AFL - Sydney snared the 2012 premiership with a nine-man group - while the trend may be spreading to the NRL after Canberra unveiled an eight-strong leadership corps for the coming season.
"They'll be surrounded by other leaders on the ground and off the ground ... there's plenty of leaders at the club," said Giants coaching guru Kevin Sheedy. "But in the three names, we've probably gone back to where we started from in the VFL."
Tennis. Seventh seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga meets Roger Federer as a rank outsider in the quarter-finals tomorrow, and the Frenchman has vowed to "unrespect" his masterful opponent...
"I've got a lot of respect for him. He's just an incredible tennis player, an example for many people. I have respect for him outside of the court and, on the court, I have to - how you say - unrespect him? Because if you respect him too much, then for sure you lose."
Ski Jumping. Ok, hands up: who was secretly hoping to see Daiki Ito go flying off the end of the ramp in that last clip?
Boxing. Fairfax snapper Anthony Johnson was out at the Anthony Mundine training session this morning. Here's a nice frame of The Man cooling down after a sparring sesh. Mundine meets Daniel Geale in a showdown for the IBF world middleweight title a week tomorrow.
Hard yards ... Anthony Mundine. Photo: Anthony Johnson
Ski Jumping. Now for something completely different. Japan's Daiki Ito has lodged a contender for the worst ski jump of all time. Check out his effort below:
Tennis. SportsDay oracle Bruce Sessle is tipping Roger Federer to take the men's title in the Australian Open. TAB Sportsbet have the Swiss master third favourite at $3.75, with Novak Djokovic still the $2.15 favourite despite his energy-sapping five-set win over Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray a $3.50 chance.
DOMINIC BOSSI: Basketball. The Sydney Kings have been given a boost for Thursday night's clash with the NZ Breakers in Auckland with co-captain James Harvey likely to make an early return from his broken arm. Harvey is travelling with the team and will probably have limited minutes but the Kings will need all hands on deck across the Tasman against the NBL's competition leaders.
DOMINIC BOSSI: Football. It's a double blow for Sydney FC in thelead-up to the W-League grand final with Emma Kete unavailable due to suspension on top of the loss of Ellyse Perry to the Australian cricket team.
"The loss of Ellyse Perry and Emma Kete is a blow but we have a good squad with sufficient depth and talent to be able to cover for their absence in the grand final," Sydney coach Alen Stajcic said. "Melbourne Victory is a tough team, especially playing them in Melbourne, but we have the quality and experience to be able to rise to the challenge, which is what playing in a grand final is all about."
Cricket. Word coming through from Hobart is Michael Clarke is all but certain to miss tomorrow's ODI v Sri Lanka at Blundstone Arena due to the ankle injury he suffered at training this morning with George Bailey taking over the captaincy.
Cooool ... West Indies master blaster Viv Richards.
On this day in 1980 ... The West Indies wrapped up the first World Series Cup finals series 2-0 when they beat England after Australia had failed to qualify in the first unified triangular one-day cricket tournament.
Basketball. Brooklyn Nets forward Kris Humphries tweeted that Madison Square Garden was quiet after his team beat New York. Humphries is famous for dating Kim Kardashian, who is now having a baby with rapper Kanye West. Knicks star JR Smith responded on Twitter with a none too subtle sledge ...
Wasnt quiet when Kanye tore it down last month! RT @krishumphries: Big game tonight!The Garden got really quiet on the way out!#Brooklyn— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) January 22, 2013
DOMINIC BOSSI: Football. Adelaide United will pay former coach Rini Coolen $400,000 plus legal expenses after agreeing to an out-of-court settlement. The Dutch coach had taken the club to court following his sacking in December 2011 and was initially seeking $2.2million in damages. Coolen's dismissal came only one year into his five year deal with the club. "The Club has agreed to pay Mr Coolen the sum of $400,000 plus costs. The club will now focus on what has been to date an entertaining A-League season."
Football. Sydney FC defender Sebastian Ryall credits coach Frank Farina with not only reviving the club's A-League season but with jump-starting his stuttering career. ''If you compare from last year, it's been a massive turnaround. I never really got the opportunity to play under Lavicka and it's been really refreshing to have a new coach come in who has a new attitude towards training and everything.''It's always frustrating to be left out so, when you do get a chance to play, it's just about enjoying it.''
Tennis. Former world No.1 Lindsay Davenport believes all-conquering compatriot Serena Williams will surpass Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert to become the most successful American tennis player of all time. Davenport suspects Williams will run out of time and fall short in her pursuit of Australian Margaret Smith Court's record of 24 singles majors, but says the 31-year-old will eclipse the 18 of Navratilova and Evert. Williams, the reigning Wimbledon and US Open champion, has 15 slams - one more than retired men's legend Pete Sampras - and is a hot favourite to claim a sweet 16th at Melbourne Park this week.
Tennis. Nicolas Almagro is on the verge of a big upset in the Australian Open, he's leading his fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4 6-4 and is up a break at 4-3 over the fourth seed in the third set.
Racing. English rugby star Mike Tindall was branded an idiot by his royal wife Zara Phillips when he bought a nag for £12,000 at auction "without meaning to win" but the move has paid dividends.
Cycling. Rising Australian cycling star Jordan Kerby is being reeled in at stage one of the Tour Down Under. The newly-crowned under-23 Australian road champion led by seven minutes early in stage one, but the gap has quickly dropped to under two minutes.They're approaching half way in the 135km stage from suburban Prospect to Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills.
Tennis. Warney is at least known for something in the States ... and if you're going to be known for something, it's not a bad something to be known for ...
American reporter at tennis: "Shane Warne? That's Liz Hurley's boyfriend. Right"#handbag— Richard Hinds (@rdhinds) January 22, 2013
Tennis. Chinese star Li Na has credited her new coach Carlos Rodriguez, who came on board in August, with helping her put in the work needed to still challenge the top players. The 30-year-old downed Agnieszka Radwanska in the Australian Open quarter-finals today. ''He was very tough with training in the winter, it was unbelievable. I said to him 'do you know how old I am?' He was thinking I was 20 years old.''
Racing. The Australian Guineas, which will be run at Flemington on March 2, could feature another clash between All Too Hard and Pierro. Both were among 76 entries released yesterday. Also nominated was was unbeaten New Zealand 2000 Guineas winner Sacred Falls, which has joined the Chris Waller team.
Tennis. Chinese star Li Na has credited new coach Carlos Rodriguez with helping her put in the work necessary as she moves into the Australian Open semi-finals.
''He was very tough with training in the winter - it was unbelievable,'' the 30-year-old said. ''I said to him, 'Do you know how old I am?' He was thinking I was 20 years old.''
There are unconfirmed reports Li had to use an ear trumpet to hear Rodriguez giving her instructions during training.
Racing. Every race at Townsville have been moved forward 70 minutes because of predicted heavy rain.
The new times for the rest of the day are:
Race 3, 2.33pm; Race 4, 3.08pm; Race 5, 3.43pm; Race 6, 4.18pm, Race 7, 4.53pm.
Just so you know.
Controversy II. And if you like that Mike Bassett clip, you can watch the whole movie on youtube.
Controversy. Outrage at SportsDay Live HQ as it leaks out that Mike Bassett England Manager has not been included in the top 10 greatest sports comedies. Check out the link below and use the comments field to express your outrage ...
The Top 10. Today we are counting down the top 10 best sports comedy movies. Sun-Herald sports editor Paul Suttor has loaded up on popcorn and compiled his list of the sporting flicks packed with the most laughs.
Let us know what you think should or shouldn't be on the list via the comments section on the blog or via @smhsport on Twitter.
5 Kingpin (1996) Woody Harrelson sleazes it up big time, Randy Quaid plays an Amish goofball and Bill Murray hams it up as ageing pro Ernie McCracken. Farrelly brothers gold. Check out two of the best combovers in sports history since Phil Smyth in this clip of the final showdown between Roy E Munson and Big Ern.
Cricket. George Bailey says he expects to captain Australia if injured skipper Michael Clarke is ruled out after rolling his ankel at training this morning.
But Bailey added Clarke would be given ample opportunity to recover, saying: ''He will obviously be given right up to the toss tomorrow to prove he is right to go. There will be a little bit of pain but if he is 100 per cent he will play.'' More to come
Tennis. Nicolas Almagro has moved ahead in his Australian Open quarter-final against fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. Almagro has taken the first set 6-4.
The winner of the match faces either top seed Novak Djokovic or Czech Tomas Berdych. More news as it comes to hand ...
Tour Down Under update: It looks hot, but not as hot as it could be in the Adelaide Hills with a temperature of 23 degrees. But young Jordon Kerby (UNISA Australia) has been on the attack.
After getting out to a maximum lead of seven minutes at 16 kilometres, his advantage dropped to 1:35 after 57 kilometres. It looks like the sun is about to set on his day.
Tip for the stage win is Matt Goss (Orica GreenEDGE) in a bunch sprint. Smoky in a breakaway Geraint Thomas (Sky).
Racing. Looks like the great mare is happy with her run at Sundown this morning ...
Had my first jump out this morning at Sandown. Jumped from a wide barrier, took lead at top of straight and won comfortably in fast time.— Black Caviar (@blackcaviar2006) January 21, 2013
Cricket. Melbourne Stars' batsman Cameron White has weighed into the Samuels-Warne debate - and White reckons it's remarkable the West Indian escaped with a reprimand for hurling his bat at his teammate.
''Being provoked, I don't think you can use that as an excuse,'' White said today. ''It's remarkable, isn't it? How many times have you seen someone throw their cricket bat on a cricket field and get [reprimanded] for being extremely provoked? I've never seen it before. That's what the judiciary came up with.''
Seems SportsDay Live fans don't agree, though. There have been 722 votes in our poll so far, with 64% saying they think warne was in the wrong, and only 2% blaming Samuels.
The Top 10. Today we are counting down the top 10 best sports comedy movies. Sun-Herald sports editor Paul Suttor has loaded up on popcorn and compiled his list of the sporting flicks packed with the most laughs.
Let us know what you think should or shouldn't be on the list via the comments section on the blog or via @smhsport on Twitter.
6 Semi Pro (2008) Jackie Moon, Coffee Black & the Flint Tropics ... The not quite accurate portrayal of the 1970s merger of US pro basketball competitions. Dewie the Bear's cameo is quite possibly the best bear-wrestling scene in cinematic history.
Racing. Sydney trainer Con Karakatsanis and his father Tony have been found guilty of five conspiracy charges by the Victorian Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board today. The charges related to tubing equipment found in Howmuchdoyouloveme's stable at Flemington was to be used to treat the horse prior to his run in the Yellowglen Stakes on November 3.
Cricket. New Zealand have beaten Australia by six wickets in the women's Twenty20 international clash at Melbourne's Junction Oval today.
Anthony Mundine training in Redfern.
Boxing. Quotes from Anthony Mundine's sparring partners ... ''He is looking very fit and very sharp,'' said Diab, who was the third of Mundine's opponents.
Zapavinga said: ''He is looking sharp, his punches are quick and he is hitting hard so I have no doubt he is going to go really well.''
Yi Ma has also sparred against Geale and said the workout had changed his view of the fight. ''Before today I thought Geale would win but now I am not so sure,'' he said.
BRAD WALTER: Boxing. Anthony Mundine has just completed his final sparring session ahead of next Wednesday night's IBF middleweight title fight against Daniel Geale at Sydney Entertainment Centre.
Mundine sparred 12 rounds in the closed session at Redfern against three different opponents, including former IBO featherweight world champion Lenny Zappavinga. He also sparred four rounds each with Yao Yi Ma and Josh Diab.
Politics and sport. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has invited Olympic gold medallist Nova Peris to stand as a Senate candidate for Labor in the federal election, saying she had engaged in a ''captain's pick'' to bring Peris to parliament.
Peris, who was the first indigenous Australian to win a gold medal (in hockey) and also represented Australia in athletics, will campaign for the Northern Territory seat vacated by Trish Crossin.
Tennis. China's Li Na has beaten Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets in their Australian Open quarter-final clash at Melbourne Park. Li took the first set 7-5 and held on to win the second 6-3. The sixth seed will play the winner of the match later today between Russians Maria Sharapova and Ekaterina Makarova.
AFL. GWS midfielder Tom Scully has been named vice-captain in the club's streamlined leadership group for the 2013 season. Scully, the former No.1 draft pick who shifted to the Giants for a six-year deal reported to be worth $6m, will be the only deputy to co-captains Callan Ward and Phil Davis.
CHRIS ROOTS: Racing. The nominations for the Australian Cup and the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington on March 9 have just been released. Black Caviar, Hay List and unbeaten WA star Barakey feature in the Newmarket.
Caulfield Guineas winner and Cox Plate runner-up All Too Hard, which is also Black Caviar's half brother, tops the Australian Cup entries. Melbourne Cup winner Green Moon and Victoria Derby winner Fiveandahalfstar are other notables In the Australian Cup.
Tennis. Li Na is serving for the match against Agnieszka Radwanska, with the score at 7-5, 5-3.
CHRIS ROOTS: Racing. Trainer Peter moody was pleased with the exercise in which Black Caviar put half a dozen lengths on her rivals without race jockey Luke Nolen putting her under any pressure.
''It was a good chance to give her gallop away from Caulfield and she just had soft half mile jumpout," Moody said. ''I'm very happy with her."
She ran a very quick 45.58 for the 800m. (By the way, in the clip below, Nolen is in red, not his salmon-and-black race silks.)
Basketball. The Kings are dead, long live the Kings, umm, the SuperSonics again. The owners of NBA franchise Sacramento Kings have sold the team to a consortium based in Seattle. The team will become the Seattle SuperSonics, reviving the team which disappeared when that franchise went to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder in 2007.
Boxing. It's not quite right that drug testing is not as comprehensive as it should be in boxing ...
Sam Soliman has shown Felix Sturm how seriously he is taking their IBF middleweight world title eliminator next month by insisting on drug testing before and after the bout. The winner of the fight in Dusseldorf on February 2 will get a crack at the victor of the January 30 world title contest in Sydney between IBF champion Daniel Geale and Anthony Mundine. Soliman left Australia on January 15 and has spent the past week training in London.
Boxing. Mike Tyson knows a bit about law and order, perhaps he can draw from personal experience for his next acting gig ...
Been going over my lines, getting ready for my guest starring role on Law & Order: SVU. This is one of my favorite shows.— Mike Tyson (@MikeTyson) January 22, 2013
JESSE HOGAN: Cricket. Jesse Hogan says George Bailey is right to play in the ODI v Sri Lanka tomorrow at Hobart ...
Bailey fine to play tomorrow, despite being hit on hand by Mitch Johnson in nets. Expects to captain the team if @mclarke23 ruled out.— Jesse Hogan (@Jesse_Hogan) January 22, 2013
Racing. Here's the footage of Black Caviar's run at Sandown this morning ...
Tennis. Li Na won the first set of the Australian Open quarter-final against Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5 but the Polish fourth seed has broken early in the second set to lead 2-0.
Tennis. Here's a cool poll put up by the tennis blog team last night ... Whaddya reckon?
Poll: Are you a fan of Henri Leconte in the Channel Seven commentary box?
- Yes
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The Top 10. Today we are counting down the top 10 best sports comedy movies. Sun-Herald sports editor Paul Suttor has loaded up on popcorn and compiled his list of the sporting flicks packed with the most laughs.
Let us know what you think should or shouldn't be on the list via the comments section on the blog or via @smhsport on Twitter.
7 Cool Runnings (1993) A touch on the schmaltzy side but this was a feelgood hit based on a true story. Always remember your bones will not break in a bobsled ... they'll shatter. Coolest thing to come out of Jamaica since Mikey Holding.
RUPERT GUINNESS: Wine of the Day. During the Tour Down Under our resident cycling expert Rupert Guinness will also bring you his reviews of the other delights of South Australia that he is sampling.
Stage 1. The Gables is another masterful release from the Coonawarra legends, Wynns. Only produced in high quality vintages, The Gables has previously been reserved for the restaurant trade and cellar door release only. Gables has all the characters of a classic Coonawarra dry red. Selected parcels of premium Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz have created a full-bodied yet supple wine. Cabernet Sauvignon (75%), Shiraz (25%). The Cabernet Sauvignon provides the blackcurrant and unmistakable Coonawarra cigar box character. The Shiraz then flows through offering the ''juiciness''.
RUPERT GUINNESS: Cycling. After 30 mins of racing at the Tour Down Under the biggest news is that 3 media cars have been kicked off the race course by a policeman. Our car is not one of them .... phew!
Nice to see Black Caviar trialing super well at Sandown just now - running about 45 for 800m, fire brigade was on site to put the flames out — simon marshall (@simonmarshall33) January 21, 2013
New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith drives past Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Johnson at Madison Square Garden. Photo: Reuters
Basketball. There have been a few upsets in the NBA today. Indiana scored an 82-81 win over the Grizzlies in Memphis and the Hornets continued their mid-season revival with a 114-105 triumph in New Orleans over Sacramento.
Houston downed the Bobcats at Charlotte 100-94, Atlanta beat Minnesota 104-96 and Golden State guard Steph Curry banged in 28 points as the Warriors scored a surprise 106-99 win over the LA Clippers.
The latest battle of New York ended with Brooklyn scoring an 88-85 win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden despite a game-high 29 points from NY star Carmelo Anthony.
San Antonio are leading the 76ers in Philadelphia 45-31 near half-time. The late games are the Lakers in Chicago and Washington at Portland.
The Top 10. Today we are counting down the top 10 best sports comedy movies. Sun-Herald sports editor Paul Suttor has loaded up on popcorn and compiled his list of the sporting flicks packed with the most laughs.
Let us know what you think should or shouldn't be on the list via the comments section on the blog or via @smhsport on Twitter.
8 Crackerjack (2002) Lawn bowls is not renowned for its humour but Mick Molloy depicted the quaint absurdities of your typical Australian bowls club. Bill Hunter, in a "massive deviation" from his usual roles, played a rough Aussie larrikin with a heart of gold.
Cycling. British star Mark Cavendish has won the first stage of the Tour de San Luis (which we think translates to "The Other Tour Down Under"), taking out the sprint finish to get off to a good start in the week-long race in central Argentina. ''It was hard with a bit of a dip into the finish and nothing really marking 100 metres or 200 metres, so I just kind of jumped at 250 metres. I knew when I jumped I'd have a good shot at it, even though there was some wind.''
Cricket. Who was at fault in the Marlon Samuels v Shane Warne Big Bash League incident? Exercise your democratic right to vote in today's SportsDay Live poll.
Poll: Who was in the wrong in the incident between Marlon Samuels and Shane Warne?
- Samuels
- Warne
- They both acted like spoilt brats
- Joe The Cameraman
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On this day in 1973 ... George Foreman beat Joe Frazier inside two rounds via a TKO to claim the world heavyweight boxing crown. Frazier went into the bout in the Jamaican capital city of Kingston with a 29-0 record but was knocked down in the first round. He was knocked down six times inside the first two rounds before the referee stopped the contest.
Tennis. Here's the lowdown on day 9 of the Australian Open from Peter Hanlon and Linda Pearce. The big question is: Will Novak Djokovic recover in time for tonight's clash with Tomas Berdych after the world No.1's epic, marathon, lengthy, draining, exhausting (that's just the spectators) late night/early morning five-setter against Stanislas Wawrinka.
Aus Open Day 9: Can Djokovic recover in time?
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Cricket. Victorian Bushrangers skipper Cameron White wants to see Brad Hodge out of the retirement lounge and back in the state side pushing for an unlikely Test recall for the Ashes later this year.
"If there is an intention and the Australian selectors are showing some interest, they should let the Victorian hierarchy know and we can get Brad back into the system. He's still one of the best players in the country."
ALEX LAVELLE: Horse racing: Great little story out of the UK, the Queen's grand-daughter Zara Phillips' husband Mike Tindall bid on a horse at an auction by mistake, bought it for $18,000, she called him an idiot and now its won the Welsh Grand National. "I knew nothing about him, hadn't checked the brochure and had my back to the ring," Tindall, the 34-year-old former England rugby captain, told British tabloid the Daily Star.
Tennis. Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska had the early break but China's Li Na has fought back to 2-2 in the first set of their Australian Open quarter-final clash. The winner will meet the victor of this afternoon's match between Russians Maria Sharapova and Ekaterina Makarova in the semis.
The earlier afternoon match features Spaniards David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro. Men's top seed Novak Djokovic will be in action tonight against Czech opponent Tomas Berdych.
RUPERT GUINNESS: Cycling. On the road at the Tour Down Under in South Australia for stage 1 - 135km from Prospect to Lobethal. The stage started at 11am (Adelaide time). Expected finish 2.34pm. The sun is burning, people are already turning into human sprinklers! It's a tough tour opener.
The two laps of the finish circuit are harder than what most realise. Will a sprinter with an uphill kick win? Or will a break hang on? Stay tuned ....
Tennis. Li Na and Agnieszka Radwanska are on court to start day 9 of the Australian Open. Keep up to date with all the action from Melbourne Park with Scott Spits on the Australian Open blog.
The Top 10. Today we are counting down the top 10 best sports comedy movies. Sun-Herald sports editor Paul Suttor has loaded up on popcorn and compiled his list of the sporting flicks packed with the most laughs.
Let us know what you think should or shouldn't be on the list via the comments section on the blog or via @smhsport on Twitter.
9 Dodgeball (2004) Ben Stiller steals the show as the villain, White Goodman, the support cast is oddball enough without going too far over the top and it's hard to go past a movie with the tag line of "Grab life by the balls". It retrospectively loses votes for Lance Armstrong acting as himself which we now know, was all an act.
Cricket. Now reports coming through from Hobart that George Bailey is in doubt for tomorrow's ODI v Sri Lanka after being struck on the hand by paceman Mitchell Johnson in the nets. Bailey would be skipper if Michael Clarke is ruled out with his ankle injury ... Who'd be skipper if those two are out? David Warner perhaps ...
League. You know the NRL season isn't far away when thoughts turn to the Charity Shield between St George Illawarra and South Sydney. This year's game, the 30th Charity Shield between the Dragons and the Bunnies, will be held on February 22 at ANZ Stadium.
Del Piero. The Sydney FC superstar is trying his hand at motor sport alongside Hollywood actor Patrick Dempsey in the American Le Mans Series.
Cricket. This from Cricket Australia on Michael Clarke's ankle ...
Skipper @mclarke23 has sprained his ankle at training today & is in serious doubt for tomorrow's #CommBankODI— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) January 21, 2013
ANDREW WU: Cricket. Michael Clarke has rolled his ankle in training and is in doubt for the ODI against Sri Lanka in Hobart tomorrow.
The Top 10. Today we are counting down the top 10 best sports comedy movies. Sun-Herald sports editor Paul Suttor has loaded up on popcorn and compiled his list of the sporting flicks packed with the most laughs.
Let us know what you think should or shouldn't be on the list via the comments section on the blog or via @smhsport on Twitter.
10 Teen Wolf (1985) Yes, it's cheesy and the acting is poor and the ending is full of cliches and barely believable and Michael J Fox is the least likely basketball star even with supernatural powers but the sum of these flimsy parts is for the most part funny in a good way. Someone with perhaps too much time on their hands has put together this vision of the championship game, complete with Teen Wolf's stats as they happen.
Del Piero. And even more from motorsport.com
Motor sport and football. More on Alessandro Del Piero's foray into the world of motor sport with his Le Mans venture in autosport.com
League. Came out last night but in case you missed it, reformed bad boys Greg Bird and Nate Myles have been named Gold Coast Titans co-captains for the upcoming season. And William Zillman has been named vice-captain.
Cricket. Here's the footage of the drama that started the Shane Warne v Marlon Samuels stink.
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Football. Athletic Bilbao have drawn 1-1 at Real Betis to end a three-game losing streak in the Spanish La Liga.The result strengthened Betis's hold on fourth place and Spain's last Champions League spot.
Cricket. Off-spinner Jess Jonassen has been ruled out of the women's World Cup in India, with Australian selectors rushing WA allrounder Renee Chappell into the squad. Jonassen has not recovered from recent knee surgery ''To play in a World Cup is a rare opportunity so this is obviously a disappointing outcome for Jess,'' national chair of selectors Julie Savage said. ''Renee Chappell has performed strongly in the Women's National Cricket League this season and deserves the opportunity and we are confident that she can step into the side and have an impactful role.'' Australia start their World Cup campaign with two warm-up fixtures in Mumbai before taking on Pakistan on January 31.
League. Former Parramatta and Cronulla NRL star Tim Smith has been cleared of a broken leg but must wait to discover the extent of the injury he sustained in the Jon Wilkin testimonial match at St Helens on Sunday.
The Wakefield halfback went off just 15 minutes into the Super League pre-season match, which the Wildcats lost 42-12, and was taken to hospital for x-rays amid fears of a break. ''There is no break but we are not yet sure of the extent of the injury,'' said a Wildcats spokesman.
DOMINIC BOSSI: Football. Tom Rogic has finalised his transfer to Scottish giants Celtic from Central Coast Mariners after being granted a British work permit overnight. The 20-year-old will return to Australia to arrange other paperwork before moving to Parkhead on a four and a half year deal. Celtic are believed to have paid more than $600,000 to sign the highly rated attacking midfielder.
Football. Alessandro Del Piero on his move into motor sport ... ''I have had a passion for motorsport since I was a young boy growing up in Italy. I am thrilled at the opportunity to team with Patrick.''We expect to compete at a very high level and our central focus will be on winning world championships.''
Football. Sydney FC marquee import Alessandro Del Piero has announced a new venture - as boss of a motor racing team. He is teaming up with Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey to form Dempsey/Del Piero Racing and the team will compete in the American Le Mans Series.
NFL: Tha Monstar has landed! Our Brisbane Times colleagues caught up with Jesse Williams at Brisbane Airport this morning.
The college football star is home ahead of next month's NFL Scouting Combine.
Former Alabama star Jesse Williams (right) has returned home to Brisbane. Photo: Kevin C. Cox
Legend ... former San Francisco 49ers receiver Jerry Rice. Photo: Reuters
On this day in 1989 ... Wide receiver Jerry Rice was named MVP as the San Francisco 49ers edge out the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 in Superbowl XXIII in Miami.
Football. How about this? League Two battlers Bradford City can become the first club from the fourth tier in more than 50 years to reach England's League Cup final if they hold on to their 3-1 first-leg lead in tomight's semi-final second leg against Aston Villa.
During their League Cup campaign, the Bantams have eliminated Wigan and Arsenal, which, with their first-leg win over Villa, means they have more victories against Premier League sides this season than QPR, who have just two.
SportsDay Live has friends who will not thank us for pointing that out.
Cold comfort ... see, told you it would have been freezing. Look how Everton keeper Tim Howard's breath goes all misty as he barks encouragement at his teammates during last night's 0-0 draw with Southampton. Photo: AP
Baseball. Stiiiiiiink! In the Australian Baseball League, someone at the Sydney Blue Sox has blown up after an umpire made a game-winning decision against the Sox in favour of their opponents, the Canberra Cavalry.
A press release from the Sox pointed out that the umpire's son played for the Cavalry. SportsDay Live is not sure what the insinuation was here but the release was later withdrawn and an unreserved apology issued.
Great stuff!
Football. That 0-0 draw in the EPL at St Mary's was Mauricio Pochettino's first match as manager of Southampton and moved his side four points clear of the bottom three. Life is beautiful. For long-suffering Evertonians, they are now three points adrift of the top four and a place in next season's Champions League. The winter nights just fly by.
RICHARD HINDS: Cricket. John Inverarity announced Australia's Twenty20 squad on Monday wearing vintage Y-fronts with badly stretched elastic. Not his best pair but, like a competent first-class seamer called upon to relieve a top-line international quick, they are part of his strictly enforced underwear rotation policy.
Slide away ... Action from last night's 0-0 draw between Everton and Southampton. Here, Southampton's Jason Puncheon tries to take Marouane Fellaini's shins off. Looks like we were wrong about the rain ... but we bet it was cold. Photo: AP
Brad Hodge talks to cricinfo about his hopes of making the Ashes squad. ''Would I like to play for Australia? Of course. Everyone would. I probably deserved to play a little bit more when I had the opportunity. It seems that there seems to be a lot more rotating players than when I was in my prime.
"I am still playing good enough to represent Australia I think. But I do believe that my opportunity is passed. Having said that I am considering after this tournament, to go back to four-day cricket and have a quick shot at trying to make the Ashes team.''
Football. In the EPL, Everton and Southampton have played out what was no doubt a thrilling 0-0 draw in horizontal rain at St Mary's, watched by 30,000 quivering souls with no homes to go to.
Cricket. Playing Test cricket beyond the age of 38 proved a bridge too far for Ricky Ponting. For Michael Hussey, the tyranny of the clock tooks its toll one year earlier, with Mr Cricket declaring on 37. But Victorian batsman Brad Hodge laughs in the face of the advancing years.
Just 10 days younger than Punter, Hodge has told cricinfo he is serious about pushing for a spot on this year's Ashes tour. Anyone running a book?
Cycling. What is it with the Poms and snow. The procedural hearing of the independent commission set up by the UCI following the Lance Armstrong scandal has been postponed until Friday due to inclement weather in London. Still, after Sunday's match was abandoned because there "wasn't enough rain" at the SCG maybe we should just sit in the corner and be quiet.
Cycling. And of course don't forget the Tour Down Under starts today, with the 135km opening stage from suburban Prospect to Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills.
The course features several climbs but is not regarded as overly tough and the stage could well come down to a bunch sprint.
Our man on the ground, Rupert Guinness, will be bringing you regular updates througfht the race on SportsDay Live.
Netball. Bad news from Blighty. With Australia already 1-0 down in their three-Test series against England, injured captain Natalie Von Bertouch will travel home for urgent treatment.
While the world champion Diamonds prepare to take on the home side at London's Wembley Arena, the 30-year-old will be Adelaide-bound to visit a surgeon for help with a recurring finger injury, which flared up during training on Saturday.
Motor sport. Mercedes has brought in Toto Wolff from Formula One rival Williams to invest in the racing team and take control of its motorsport operation.
Mercedes said in a statement on Monday that Wolff was buying what it called a ''significant minority interest'' in its F1 subsidiary and becoming an executive director. The Austrian will retain a stake in Williams but will no longer be a director there.
Look, we don't really understand those two sentences either but the man's called Toto Wolff and, therefore, is an early winner of SportsDay Live's entirely arbitrary Name Of The Day award.
If you're a revhead, you'll know what this means, if you're not, you can simply move on.
Football. In a story that causes SportsDay Live to remninisce about that Simpsons episode when Bart faked the boy falling down the well, Lazio defender Luciano Zauri has been hailed as a hero for rescuing the granddaughter of Polish FA president Zbigniew Boniek after she, erm ... fell down a well.
The seven-year-old girl fell into the four-metre-deep well outside a restaurant in Rome and escaped with minor bruises after Zauri was lowered into the hole on a well and pulled her to safety. All's well that end's well. Sorry.
So without further do, let's roll seamlessly along to today's back page. The main image brings you a sad scene from the funeral of former Cronulla and Parramatta prop Jon Mannah. Tim Mannah leads the mourners as the league fraternity turned out to farewell a mate.
The back-page lead by Jesse Hogan has Marlon Samuels saying his recent spat with Shane Warne could have ended in fisticuffs. Samuels says Warne went too far trying to unsettle him. "You can talk in agme and try to get into someone's head but you don't get physical," says Samuels.
Welcome to SportsDay Live. Today, there will be tennis - but not as much as there has been as we get into the pointy end of the Australian Open. Up today are No.6 seed Li Na, who takes on Polish No.4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska, and second seed Maria Sharapova against Russian countrywoman Ekaterina Makarova.
In the men's draw, Spanish No.4 seed David Ferrer will take on countryman Nicolas Almagro and tonight No.1 seed Novak Djokovic will find out exactly how much that match took out of him when he takes on fifth seed Tomas Berdych. Thank goodness they're first up at 7.30pm or we'd be a chance of bringing you the closing set live in tomorrow morning's blog.
If you have only a passing interest in tennis, we'll be covering everythign else from the wide world of sport. If it moves and it's sporty, it'll be in SportsDay Live. At some stage. As always, all comments, feedback etc welcome.


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The promised follow-up on the Co-opernation! (with a delightfully enjoyable read!)
Well, apparently all that science and documentation wasn't what everybody needed!
No, The Doctor is who we needed, because this is the sort of idea that everybody expects from him, isn't it? And I have to admit the time travel element really helped us illustrate some things better.
The idea:
1) To create corporation that's owned by all of us
2) Turn that corporation into our very own nation, to turn 'employment' into 'peaceful citizenship'
3) Offer up a variety of amazing sorts of 'life packages' that will only get better,
4) Hire EVERYBODY who can agree not to hurt anybody else in exchange for safety, support, health, and awesomeness, and
5) reset the world, making all other governments and corporations irrelevant and putting the innocent and gentle in charge.
I have no idea what comes after that, because then it'll be up to them. Who else would you trust with our future? It beats our current options, doesn't it?
We've got a google doc that we'll be updating as we get more questions. There's no problem that can't be resolved at this point, because you'll soon see that this is a FAR more plausible steady-state than anything we see in the real world.
Without further ado, here's a google .doc in which Doctor Who points out the obvious and shows us how to crowdsource a revolution.
Also, we posted it on Boingboing and already a couple of people are getting it! Love those guys!
And lastly, for those who want to see some origins, here's the thread that helped us along the path (Thanks Amanda for the reminder!)
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Aug 14 2013: As an update, I posted here because I had promised, despite the first time being AMAZINGLY frustrating. Between the forum structure, the hosting, and the difficulty in getting any but the most limited sort of help (with occasional gems, thanks Christophe!) this has been far more frustrating than helpful. I fear I assumed that this forum somehow connected with the amazing visionaries we see so often on TED, and there was a mechanism in place to help connect good ideas with good people and to help make things happen.
I'll set it to close as soon as possible and focus on other avenues that are more helpful. I haven't completely given up, but I'm not even slightly hopeful that this is the place where we'll make progress anymore.
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|The enthusiasm Clay Buchholz speaks with these days doesn't necessarily mesh with the numbers (8-9, 5.29 ERA), which, by any measure, aren't pretty and haven't been all season. But the fact that the right-hander can find positives in his current situation and his immediate future is a very good thing for the 2015 Red Sox.More» Buchholz whiffs five over 6 1/3 frames
|Joe Kelly has already endeared himself to the Red Sox with his consistency and competitiveness. The right-hander, acquired in the John Lackey trade on July 31, fired seven strong innings on Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards to lead Boston to a 3-2 victory over the Orioles.More» Kelly tosses seven innings of two-run ball
|Shortstop Xander Bogaerts left Sunday's 3-2 win in the second inning with stiffness in his neck. He is expected to return to the lineup when the Red Sox open their final homestand of the season on Tuesday night against the Rays.More» Bogaerts exits with neck stiffness in 2nd
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|The Rays and Red Sox entered 2014 with championship hopes, but both clubs enter the final week of the regular season already looking toward next year. Alex Cobb and Clay Buchholz will take the mound for Tuesday's series opener at Fenway Park.More» Buchholz fans seven over 6 1/3 innings
|After Caleb Joseph hit a grounder in the seventh inning, the Red Sox thought the inning should have been over. Ryan Flaherty was called out at second, but Joseph was ruled safe at first. After a review of 3 minutes, 35 seconds for John Farrell's challenge, the call was upheld.More» Joseph safe as call stands in the 7th
|When David Ortiz's 33rd home run of the season soared over the right-field wall at Camden Yards on Friday night, it gave him RBI No. 100, meaning the slugger had achieved yet another milestone.More» Papi launches a pair of home runs
|Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo will report to the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League for the start of their season on Oct. 7. Roughly three weeks later, he will start playing Winter Ball in Puerto Rico.More» Castillo singles to record first MLB hit
|Powered by David Ortiz, who ripped two home runs, including a go-ahead, two-run blast, the Red Sox pulled out a 5-3, 10-inning victory over the Orioles on Friday night at Camden Yards.More» Papi launches a two-run shot in the 10th
|Rubby De La Rosa has pitched more innings this season than any other in his career, and perhaps fatigue can explain his late-season slide.More» Papi drills a two-run shot to left-center
|Red Sox manager John Farrell has seen enough from Christian Vazquez to think the rookie can be the starting catcher next season if that's how the roster shakes out.More» Vazquez makes a strong throw to nab Harrison
|In a season that went irreversibly sour weeks ago for the Red Sox, a new chapter of frustration was added in the top of the ninth inning on Thursday night against the Pirates in a play that might not be seen again anytime soon. Moments before a 3-2 loss that completed a three-game sweep, the Sox seemed on the verge of a comeback.More» Pirates get an out as ball hits Weeks
|After Brock Holt visited with noted concussion specialist Mickey Collins on Thursday, there was more optimism that the super-utilityman would be able to play again this season.More» Broadcast provides update on Holt's injury
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|Although Dustin Pedroia's power clearly tailed off the last two seasons as he dealt with hand injuries, general manager Ben Cherington is confident his second baseman will rebound.More» Pedroia recovers to nab Schoop at first
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|Ever the competitor, Henry Owens wishes he could have joined his friends Anthony Ranaudo and Matt Barnes for their first foray into life in the big leagues. But Owens understands why he wasn't called up, and he values what he learned at Triple-A.More»Owens could boost Boston's rotation as early as 2015
|A total of 63 players have played for the Red Sox's Triple-A Pawtucket affiliate this year (including the postseason), and the club has made 214 roster moves. That led manager Kevin Boles to use 141 lineups in 144 games during the regular season.More» Edwin Escobar, LHP, Red Sox
|Cecchini's statistical resume with Pawtucket didn't match the lofty standards of his first three years in the Minor Leagues. This, however, is precisely why Cecchini, the Red Sox No. 3 prospect, says it was "the best year I've had."More» Garin Cecchini, 3B, Red Sox
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|Triple-A Pawtucket claimed its second Governors' Cup title in three years with a 4-1 win over Durham in the series' decisive Game 5 on Saturday night.More»
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