Most people try their hand at resolutions in the new year.

Adelaide Strikers have made the perfect start to their Big Bash League title defence by downing Brisbane Heat by five wickets after a bizarre third umpire decision threatened to mar the tournament opener.

Manchester United turned to a popular former player by hiring Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager until the end of the season on Wednesday, 20 seasons after he scored the winning goal in the Champions League final.

Adelaide captain Colin Ingram has revealed fast bowler Ben Laughlin was the player behind the Strikers wanting to withdraw their run out appeal.

Todd Greenberg has heavily punished two NRL clubs for serious breaches, deregistering Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe and Sharks coach Shane Flanagan and issuing more than $2 million in fines.

Blink and you would’ve missed it.

Virat Kohli in the second Test once again drew the ire of many Australian cricket fans who were infuriated by his excessive wicket celebrations and incessant sledging of Tim Paine.

The absence of Big Bash League stalwarts Aaron Finch and Marcus Harris has forced a major rejig for the Melboune Renegades ahead of their first BBL|08 match on Thursday.

The roles of Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri should be reviewed if India fail to beat a depleted Australian side in their four-match Test series, cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar believes.

Jarrett Allen will be telling his grandkids about this one.

The NRL has come down hard on Cronulla and the Wests Tigers, with CEO Todd Greenberg handing out more than $2 million in fines.

Graham Arnold must make the toughest calls of his Socceroos tenure when he decides who to tap and who to cull for his Asian Cup squad.

The MCG will host four VFL curtain raisers, with a new naming rights partner signing on for the 2019 season.

Arsenal have suffered a huge transfer blow as Manchester City have barged in on their deal to sign one of the world’s most exciting footballers.

A defeat to Liverpool over the weekend sounded the final death knell for Jose Mourinho’s two-and-a-half years in the Manchester United dugout.

In wake of Jose Mourinho’s axing, the entire club is expecting a huge shake up — there’s big-name signings expected to arrive in January and current superstars now wanting to stay.

After six straight wins, Melbourne Victory are firmly on track to break A-League goalscoring records this season.

Newcastle Jets coach Ernie Merrick doesn’t want returning striker Roy O’Donovan to change his style, as the Irishman prepares to return from his second lengthy A-League suspension.

McLaren do not regret their “expensive” $100m split from Honda, insists the team’s chairman, despite it not improving their form in 2018.

Shane Flanagan has been de-registered by the NRL and Cronulla have another serious problem on their hands.

So much has changed since Hawthorn last won a final.

Manchester United brought in 11 players during Jose Mourinho’s spell in charge, but how do you rate the signings?

Australian punter Michael Dickson has received an incredible honour and become the first rookie punter to make the Pro Bowl in 33 years. SEE THE FULL ROSTERS BELOW!

In a stunning turn of events Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe has been issued with a notice of intention to cancel his NRL registration over alleged breaches of the salary cap involving Robbie Farah.

The hunt begins.

Corey Norman has signed a three-year-deal with the Dragons after being released from the remaining year of his contract with the Eels.

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has criticised Renault for letting down its own staff during the 2018 Formula One season in the latest public barb at their former engine supplier.

“I will shove your anger up your a*** … don’t talk bulls***.”

Steve Smith’s seat warmer and the best of a bad bunch; this arguably described best how Tim Paine was viewed by the cricket community two weeks ago.

What’s next for the ‘Special One’? Following Jose Mourinho’s sacking at Manchester United, we look at where the Portuguese manager could go next with the help of Sportsbet.com.au.

They may have the longest premiership drought in the AFL.

Adelaide Strikers coach Jason Gillespie believes the signing of Victorian all-rounder Matt Short will be one of the “shrewdest signings” in the last few years of the Big Bash League.

On a tumultuous day for Manchester United, cross-town rival Manchester City triumphed in what’s been branded one of the “worst penalty shootouts ever seen” to reach the League Cup semi-finals to stay in the hunt for four trophies this season.

The marriage of Jose Mourinho and Manchester United has officially come to an end.

Manchester United are expected to go hard for Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino in the summer following the sacking of Jose Mourinho on Tuesday, but it won’t be as simple as that.

Manchester United are once again in the hunt for a new manager after three disastrous appointments in five years.

Young gun James Worpel has inherited one of the most famous numbers at Hawthorn and wants to make it his own.

Manchester United appear to have accidentally confirmed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will become the ‘interim’ replacement to sacked boss Jose Mourinho in a website gaffe.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has played down suggestions he could replace Jose Mourinho at Manchester United.

The analytics revolution has changed the way basketball is played, with even the most ardent traditionalist able to see that three is a bigger number than two.

Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Manchester United and it was surprising and not surprising all at once – least of all for the now former manager.

Gary Neville labelled suggestions Paul Pogba accidentally sent a cryptic tweet shortly after Jose Mourinho’s sacking as “garbage”.

The battle for the 2019 Queensland No.1 jersey is already heating up, with Maroons five-eighth Cameron Munster declaring he wants the job next year.

When Salt Lake City pursued the Winter Olympics more than two decades ago, competition was so fierce that lavishing International Olympic Committee members with gifts and favours seemed commonplace.

Mauricio Pochettino is the man Manchester United want as their new manager – and they are prepared to break the bank to get him.

Brisbane great Wally Lewis has laid down the challenge to the Broncos’ dynamic young pack, questioning the club’s decision to release Josh McGuire.

Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Manchester United.

Former MLB team president and Survivor first boot David Samson has been filmed delivering a bizarre speech bragging about fleecing Miami taxpayers at an ESPN personality’s birthday party.

India has slammed “baseless” reports of a sledging showdown between rival captains Tim Paine and Virat Kohli during the second Australia-India Test.

New details have emerged about what preceded an incident involving AFL player Majak Daw on a Melbourne bridge that resulted in him being rescued by Victorian emergency services.

Let’s face it, every NRL coach is under pressure — it’s the nature of the job.

Australians missed out on more than $3 million as a group of the nation’s best Twenty20 talent went untouched during the Indian Premier League auction on Tuesday night.

It ended after a dismal display against fierce rivals Liverpool. But the roots of Mourinho’s demise at English giants Manchester United stem from the moment he took the job.

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The rot runs deep at Manchester United. Firing Jose Mourinho just removes the immediate stench of gloom.

Under-fire Sharks coach Shane Flanagan will face the full force of the ARLC tomorrow and will reportedly cop an indefinite ban from the NRL over his latest controversy.

As Jose Mourinho is sacked by Manchester United, we recall the highs and lows of his Old Trafford tenure.

Mauricio Pochettino is the ideal man to replace Jose Mourinho as Manchester United manager, according to Gary Neville.

Following Jose Mourinho’s sacking as Manchester United manager on Tuesday morning, Paul Pogba posted a cryptic tweet — but then quickly deleted it.

Manchester United’s decision to sack Jose Mourinho was inevitable, says Graeme Souness.

According to reports, one former Real coach would love to take charge at Old Trafford with Jose Mourinho now having got the sack.

Australia coach Justin Langer says Peter Handscomb’s troubles aren’t necessarily a technique issue, but rather a ball-watching matter.

Fox Cricket’s revolutionary coverage of Australia’s Test series is taking fans closer to the action than ever before.

Australia v India second Test at Perth Stadium, Perth — day five

At the end of the match you should be able to look each other in the eyes, shake hands and say ‘great contest’.

The NBL has listened to both the plaudits and criticisms of Sunday’s game between the Illawarra Hawks and Sydney Kings, with an Indigenous Round set to be introduced for the 2019-20 season.

The NRL is attempting to stamp out time wasting from players sent to the sin bin.

Australia has stuck with a winning formula and named an unchanged 13-man squad for the Boxing Day and SCG Tests against India.

Of all the Test pitches in Australia, this lively Perth deck was the one that favoured the home team most.

North Melbourne’s Majak Daw will undergo surgery on his broken hip in the coming days as the club requested privacy for the 27 year-old on Tuesday afternoon.

Camp Maroon will no longer be at Sanctuary Cove.

From Aaron Finch and Ravi Ashwin’s injury concerns to Australia’s middle order wobbles and India’s tail, both teams have some issues heading into the Boxing Day Test.

”Now, we’ve got a melee.”

Australia captain Tim Paine said his running feud with India skipper Virat Kohli was more about stepping up for his teammates than making a statement.

Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher is “not bedridden or surviving on tubes”, it has been claimed as new details about his recovery emerge.

Brian Ortega’s face was ruined during his loss to Max Holloway at UFC 231, but he’s somehow recovered to the point where you might not even have known he was in a fight.

Triple premiership winner and Brownlow Medallist Jimmy Bartel has joined the GWS board of directors.

Test cricket was at its finest during the second match of the Border-Gavaskar series which Australia won by 146 runs to draw level with India at 1-1.

New Orleans put the clamps on Cam Newton, and the Saints beat the Carolina Panthers 12-9 on Monday night to take a big step toward locking up home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs.

Tom Liberatore is a premiership hero, the son of a Western Bulldogs champion and one of the great enigmas in the AFL.

Nathan Lyon has lifted the lid on a touching dressing room tradition created to honour the late Phillip Hughes.

The Lyon King bowled Australia to victory in the second Test in Perth and in doing so showed India exactly where they went wrong.

That wasn’t pretty.

Planning a trip to the United Arab Emirates for next year’s Asian Cup?

For the first time since March, Australia has won a Test match.

On the night Ada Hegerberg demanded football show more respect to women after being named the world’s best female player, she was asked to twerk.

Former Adelaide and Sydney coach John Kosmina has queried how much the Mariners’ management want to be in the A-League, and says the club should have to justify its licence in the competition.

North Melbourne says the club is providing Majak Daw “full support” after the AFL star was hospitalised following a serious incident on a Melbourne bridge.

Corey Norman’s contract saga appears to be over as The Daily Telegraph are reporting he will be unveiled by the Dragons with a three-year-deal on Tuesday.

Canterbury great Graeme Hughes warns 2019 is make or break for Kieran Foran as the Dogs playmaker attempts to emerge from a three-year injury-affected lull.

Tasmanian wicketkeeper/batsman Matthew Wade is frustrated with a lack of communication from Australian selectors, despite his strong batting form at State level.

The Indian Super League’s youngest ever goalscorer has allegedly been exposed as a fraud.

All hail, Boban.

The AFL is rallying around North Melbourne defender Majak Daw, after he fell off the Bolte Bridge in Melbourne late on Monday night.

Brisbane great Wendell Sailor felt “sorry” for Jack Bird during his maiden NRL season at Red Hill and believes he was rushed back onto the park.

North Melbourne legend Wayne Schwass has criticised the AFL over what he says is a failure to combat mental health issues rife throughout the game.

Former India Test star Harbhajan Singh has effectively called Andrew Symonds a liar and accused the Australian of being a “fiction writer” over his version of the ‘Monkeygate’ controversy.

Canelo Alvarez was made to re-wrap his hands by Rocky Fielding’s team, the Brit’s trainer revealed.

Most of us had a hard enough time just keeping up with the studying required for Year 12.

The Matildas are set to host a blockbuster four-way tournament on home soil as their preparations for next year’s World Cup ramp up.