9:28am: Today's countdown is - the top 10 goals that shook the world.
10. Archie Gemmill (Scotland v Holland, 1978)
“I haven’t felt this good since Archie Gemmill scored against Holland in 1978!”
So panted Mark Renton upon, er, hitting the back of the net after a long scoring drought in the movie version of Irvine Welsh’s novel Trainspotting.
Watching Gemmill - a short, balding Scotsman - rip the Dutch masters to shreds in a 3-2 Scottish victory at the 1978 World Cup, it’s easy to see why.
Gemmill’s orgasmic strike is regularly voted one of the best World Cup goals ever.
Renton’s line made a star of Ewan McGregor and is still quoted by drunk students to this day.
9:21am: AC Milan have called for football's authorities to take an official stand against racism in the sport as the controversy surrounding Kevin-Prince Boateng's walk-off continued on Sunday.
Boateng hit the headlines last week when he responded to racist chants by a small group of fans during a friendly against fourth division side Pro Patria by storming off the pitch.
He was followed by his teammates, prompting a global outpouring of applause for the German-born Ghanaian international's decision.
World football's ruling FIFA had yet to make an official statement about the incident but in an interview from the United Arab Emirates on Sunday FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Boateng was "wrong" to have walked off the pitch.
Both FIFA and UEFA have previously warned against players walking off the pitch in protest, and Blatter told The National newspaper: "Walk off? No. I don't think that is the solution.
"I don't think you can run away. This issue is a very touchy subject, but I repeat there is zero tolerance of racism in the stadium; we have to go against that."
Milan reacted quickly, declaring: "AC Milan reiterates its firm stance against racism, in whatever shape or form, and calls on the national and international sports bodies to adopt and implement necessary and effective measures."
9:16am: Olympic boxer Damien Hooper has been charged after allegedly exposing himself to police and spitting in the face of an officer.
Hooper was arrested just after 2am on Sunday outside the Oasis Nightclub in Dalby west of Brisbane.
"Police detained a 20-year-old Toowoomba resident in relation to other matters when he exposed himself to police and became aggressive and violent," Dalby police sergeant Dave Tierney said.
Sergeant Tierney said the charges included wilful exposure, obstructing police and serious assault of a police officer.
9:14am: After two days of high wind, the US PGA Tour season is under way - at least for now.
The opening two days of the Tournament of Champions at Kapalua on Maui in Hawaii were postponed because of wind gusts topping 65kph, but play was finally possible on Sunday.
A few dozen fans in the bleachers cheered when the announcer said, "Welcome to the first round of the Tournament of Champions."
9:12am: Shane Warne and Marlon Samuels were not the only sportsmen to embroil themselves in controversy overnight. Liverpool striker Luis Suarez showed old habits die hard with yet another deliberate handball incident during the FA Cup match against Mansfield. Read more.
Caught in the act ... Liverpool's Luis Suarez (C) handles the ball in the lead up to to scoring the winning goal against Mansfield in the FA Cup. Photo: Reuters
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9:04am: Here’s today’s pack page. Chris Barrett reports on the last day of Mike Hussey’s international cricket career as well as Channel 9’s anger at Mr Cricket and David Warner’s omission from the national one-day squad.
Finally, Michael Chammas reports on Michael Jenning’s likely defection to the Sydney Roosters although South Sydney are still in the frame.
8:42am Stephen Samuelson: Welcome to SportsDay live for Monday, January 7. We'll be covering the wash-up from the Shane Warne-Marlon Samuels stoush as the Big Bash League started to live up to its name last night. There will also be regular tennis updates from the Sydney International. 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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