On this day in 2007, Finnish driver Kimi Räikkönen won the Formula 1 World Championship in stunning fashion.

Starting the final race of the season in Brazil third in the standings, the Ferrari star claimed victory and edged out McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton by a single point.

It was only the second time in F1 history, after Giuseppe Farina in 1950, that a driver sitting third before the final race went on to win the title.

With Max Verstappen closing the gap on McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, could history repeat itself this season?

$US598.2 million ($AU919 million)
The total current and future salary of American basketball star Kevin Durant, who has signed a two-year, $US90 million extension with the Houston Rockets. He now holds the record for the highest career earnings in NBA history, possibly surpassing Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James ($US584 million so far). Australia’s Dyson Daniels has also landed a big payday. The 22-year-old has signed a four-year $US100 million ($AU153.5 million) contract to stay with the Atlanta Hawks.

"We've lost three games like this, it's heartbreaking."
Captain of the Bangladesh women’s cricket team, Nigar Sultana Joty, speaking after her side lost to Sri Lanka by seven runs in a group stage match of the women’s cricket World Cup last night. Bangladesh looked set to win the match but lost five wickets in seven balls in a dramatic batting collapse which handed Sri Lanka victory. The result means Sri Lanka are still a chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. England, South Africa, and Australia have already secured three of the four semi-final spots up for grabs.

Former Chelsea and Arsenal star Petr Čech holds the English Premier League record for the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets. He kept opponents scoreless in 202 matches across 443 appearances in England’s top professional soccer competition. A clean sheet is when a team finishes a game without conceding a single goal.

🏈 Former NFL running back Doug Martin has died in police custody in California. Oakland Police said the 36-year-old became unresponsive after a struggle with officers during an alleged home break-in on Saturday. Martin starred for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, rushing for 1,454 yards and 11 touchdowns in his rookie season in 2012. His family has asked for privacy as the cause of death remains unconfirmed. Martin’s death will be investigated by local authorities and the officers involved have been put on paid leave. 

🏉 Chris Scott (Geelong Cats) and Dean Cox (Sydney Swans) have been named as the coaches for next year’s AFL State of Origin match, with Scott leading Victoria and Cox in charge of Western Australia. The clash, set for 14 February in Perth, will be the first men’s Origin match since 1999 and the first between the two states since 1992. Players will be picked based on their original junior clubs, with squads to be announced in the coming months. Cox said he was proud to lead WA and promised his side would “take it right up to Victoria.”

♟️ American chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has died at the age of 29, his family confirmed in a statement. A former world youth champion and one of the most well-known figures in U.S. chess, Naroditsky became a grandmaster in 2013 and was admired as both a player and teacher. Tributes have poured in from across the chess world, with American world number two Hikaru Nakamura calling his death “a massive loss for the world of chess” in a post to X. No cause of death was given.

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Collingwood AFL star Scott Pendlebury has filed a lawsuit against his former manager and friend Jason Sourasis, accusing him of taking more than $2 million from his investment accounts over several years. 

The matter was first reported by The Herald Sun. 

Pendlebury alleges Sourasis made more than 50 unauthorised transfers from his investment company between 2015 and 2023. 

Sourasis also allegedly failed to repay a $300,000 personal loan, which The Herald Sun said has now grown to more than $600,000 with interest. 

Pendlebury says he only discovered the allegedly missing funds earlier this year, and immediately let  Sourasis go. 

The alleged transfers were mostly made to entities linked to the soccer club Western United. The club is currently out of the A-League, after it was put into liquidation earlier this year.

Sourasis told the ABC: "The allegations are vehemently denied and, as a legal process has been started, we can't make any further comments at this stage."

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The Toronto Blue Jays are headed to the World Series after a dramatic 4-3 comeback win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS). Here’s what to know.

The World Series is Major League Baseball’s (MLB) championship showdown.

The MLB is North America’s top professional baseball competition and is divided into two leagues: the American League and the National League. Each league is made up of 15 teams. 

At the end of each season, the respective champions of both leagues meet in the World Series to decide who will lift the Commissioner’s Trophy. 

Toronto’s return to the World Series for the first time since 1993 came after the Blue Jays trailed 3-1 for most of the deciding game. The Blue Jays stormed back behind a heroic three-run homer from 36-year-old outfielder George Springer in the seventh of nine innings. 

It marked yet another remarkable comeback for the Blue Jays, who lost the opening two matches of the series at home, but won the following two in Seattle. 

Meanwhile, the Seattle Mariners remain the only team in MLB to have never played in a World Series. 

The Blue Jays will face the powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers, led by Shohei Ohtani. The Japanese star produced one of the greatest postseason performances in MLB history in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series to help his team advance to the World Series for the second year running. 

Ohtani struck out 10 batters as a pitcher and hit three home runs as a batter in the Dodgers’ clinching Game 4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. It’s rare for players to excel so much at both skillsets. 

The Dodgers, winners of nine of their first 10 playoff games, are seeking back-to-back championships after claiming the title last year.

The 2025 World Series begins Friday night (Saturday AEDT) at Rogers Centre in Toronto, with Games 1 and 2 hosted by the Blue Jays before the series shifts to Los Angeles. For Toronto, it’s a chance to dethrone the defending champions and bring the trophy home for the first time in 32 years.