9:02am: Motorsport: 2010 champion Carlos Sainz was reinstated as leader of the Dakar Rally in South America at the expense of defending champion Stephane Peterhansel of France after organisers admitted a satellite problem had hindered the Spaniard during the second stage.
Peterhansel, a 10-time champion on the world's toughest auto endurance race, was initially credited with taking his Mini to victory on the second stage, a 242km timed run in and around Pisco, in 2hr 35min 38sec.
Sainz endured a nightmare session, getting lost as he tackled a tricky dune at the 75km mark, and finished outside the top 10 after losing more than 21 minutes.
But the reason behind Sainz losing that time was not his on-board GPS but the satellites used by the race organisers, officials said.
Sainz was handed the second stage victory and has a 5min 05sec lead over Peterhansel in the overall standings ahead of Monday's 343km third stage from Pisco to Nazca.
Dune buggy ... race leader Carlos Sainz. Photo: AFP
8:52am: Olympics: The three cities hoping to win the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games completed a significant step towards that goal on Monday as they lodged their bid dossiers with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
All three cities sent high-profile delegations to Olympic headquarters at Lausanne in Switzerland, handing over their dossiers which they hope will convince IOC members to vote for them on September 7 in Buenos Aires.
The three candidates are Istanbul, with the most credible of their bids after failing four times previously; Madrid - bidding to make it third time lucky after finishing third for the 2012 and second for the 2016 editions; and favourites Tokyo - who hosted the Games in 1964.
In other news, the IOC has yet to announce the Australian TV rights holder for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games and the 2016 Rio Summer Games. It's only 13 months until the Winter Olympics so the successful bidder has their work cut out.
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8:43am: How quickly the Test cricket season departs.
Today's back page of the Herald features a story by Michael Chammas regading the extreme heat that is set to afflict the Apia International today - and how the players may have to endure it.
There was also Monday's exclusive revelation by Chris Roots on how bookmaker Tom Waterhouse blew his opponents out of the water to become the NRL's official bookmaker - complete with shameless plug for SportsDay Live.
8:35am Stephen Samuelson: Welcome to SportsDay live for Tuesday, January 8. As the mercury soars in Sydney will cover all the action - if any - from the Apia International tennis at Sydney Olympic Park. We'll also be keeping you up to date with all the local and international news from the world of sport.
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