Sporting pictures of the holiday season :- 8 January

There wasn’t much that happened in the Sydney test between Australia and the West Indies in Sydney except for this 501 person tribute to the late Richie Benaud.

It wasn’t all class in Australia over the break though.  This is official Cricket Australia account, the official account, made of Nathan Lyon.  Greatest of all time???

In late March last year Grant Elliott played one of the great ODI innings by a New Zealander in guiding his side to a first ever World Cup Final.  At that final he backed it up with a sole knock of defiance.  Now he doesn’t even have his name on the back of his shirt.

A flyover at the College football game in Pasadena Rosebowl; the ground that hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final.

Dan Carter in France.  Why does he get to keep his clothes on?

During the holiday period there was a lot of focus on the Ally Pally darts.  Enter Peter Wright.

The story of this season’s Premier League has been Leicester City.  It is more than just what has been happening on the park too; free Singha beer for the punters is a nice touch.

RIP Jimmy Hill.