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• BBC Sports Personality of the Year: who should win five top awards? | Observer writers

  15-12-2018 13:00
  Our writers offer their choices for the highest honours at the prestigious ceremony, from Ronnie O’Sullivan to Tracey NevilleRonnie O’Sullivan has been winning for 25 years now: five world championships, seven Masters and seven UK titles, the latest of them this month. His 19th major victory means he has overtaken Stephen Hendry and become the most successful player in snooker history. Related: The Anti-Sports Personality of the Year awards 2018 | Simon BurntonRelated: Dina Asher-Smi
  
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• Ben Coad: Yorkshire seamer signs two-year contract extension

  15-12-2018 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Yorkshire seamer Ben Coad signs a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Headingley until the end of 2021.
  
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• Classy Virat Kohli leads India fightback in face of quality Australian bowling

  15-12-2018 11:32
  India reach 3-172 with Kohli looking composed on 82 not outAustralia’s lead by 154 runs at stumps on day two in Perth
  Virat Kohli has provided predictably composed resistance in the second Test, classily conquering some quality bowling as India reached 3-172 and trimmed Australia’s lead to 154 runs at stumps on day two in Perth.The four-Test series was almost billed as a battle between Australia and Kohli, such were the headlines and hype about the world’s best batsman with an
  
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• Scorchers and Thunder win in WBBL

  15-12-2018 10:38
  Scorchers rebound with confident win over StarsBates stars but Sydney Thunder hits Strikers Star opener Elyse Villani has led the way as WBBL heavyweights the Perth Scorchers returned to form with a confident eight-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars.Last season’s finalists suffered rare double defeats last weekend and were without injured skipper Meg Lanning on Saturday but performed strongly with bat and ball at Casey Fields to ease to victory over the home side. Related: World champion
  
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• New Zealand put Sri Lanka under pressure right from the start

  15-12-2018 07:48
  Tim Southee takes 5-67 as New Zealand exploit influential toss on first day of first testTim Southee took 5-67 as New Zealand exploited an influential toss to contain Sri Lanka to 275-9 on the first day of the first test at the Basin Reserve.
  A late unbeaten half century by wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella helped swing the day a little in Sri Lanka’s favor. Dickwella hit 10 fours and was unbeaten on 73 at stumps, losing his last partner, Kasun Rajitha, to the last ball of the day.
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