SportsDay Live Cronulla Sharks Sonny Bill Williams NRL 11:11am: Cricket: More from Dunedin ... South African-born fast bowler Neil Wagner made a dream start to his first match for New Zealand on home soil as England battled to 5-81 at lunch on the second day of the first Test in Dunedin. After being reduced to 3-18, the tourists hobbled to the break after a dominant morning session for the hosts which followed the first-day washout on Wednesday. Relishing helpful conditions on his home ground, University Oval, left-armer Wagner claimed the key wickets of Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen off the second and third balls of his opening over. Playing his fourth Test and his first on home soil, Wagner later removed Ian Bell for 24 to register figures of 3-38 off 10 overs and fully justify his call-up in the place of injured seamer Doug Bracewell. 11:08am: On this day ... in 1952: The Master Blaster Viv Richards was born in Antigua. Sir Viv, the King, call him what you like but he embodied Calypso cricket in the Windies" heyday before it went collapso. With the swagger, the bling, the gum, the grin and that SS Jumbo, he lit up World Series Cricket like no other, even in those pink pyjamas. While best remembered for his one-day exploits with bat and ball here, Viv played 121 Tests, averaging 50, and scored 25 tons, his best 291 in England in 1976. All without a helmet. He could talk the talk as well, with his sledge to County bowler Greg Thomas rated among the best. Viv had played and missed a couple, so Thomas said: "It's red, it's round, now f------ hit it!" Viv obliged, sending the next one out of the ground and Thomas after it, with this: "You know what it looks like, now go and get it!" Here he goes again ... 11:03am: League: James Polson weighs in on the Sharks scandal ... Rugby league is the Keith Richards of Australian sport. If two decades of almost non-stop scandal haven't killed the game, nothing will. The biggest question for me is if these players were offered six-month bans immediately, and the level of evidence was considered compelling enough to do so, why has the ARLC failed to act? And on another note, how hard-done-by must the likes of Ben Kennedy and Wendell Sailor be feeling right now? 10:52am: League: Brad Walter feels for the players involved ... The Sharks players have been placed in a terrible position where they are being asked to plead guilty to something they don't believe they deserve to be penalised for and accept a six month ban without a hearing. If they choose to fight the allegations, they risk two-year suspensions and the end of their careers for many of them. With questions about whether or not the substances the players allegedly took in 2011 were even on the banned list at the time and suggestions the players were told they were OK, we are still a long way from fully understanding what happened. 10:49am: League: And here's Sebastian Hassett on the scandal ... Although there's no question that while Australia is on the cutting edge of sports science, a rogue few have clearly been going too far in search of finding that "extra 10 per cent." While it would be naive to think Cronulla's administrators and players were unaware of the limits being pushed, we're still waiting to find out whether they willingly embraced the program or whether it was something they were honestly believed was within the rules. After all, the power some sports scientists have at NRL clubs has to be seen to be believed. Either way, from here, athletes simply must know the content of everything that enters their bodies - no excuses. Not knowing is not good enough. 10:42am: Golf: World No.1 Rory McIlroy has apologised for walking off the course in the middle of his second round at last week's PGA Honda Classic, saying he's learnt from the error and will not do it again. McIlroy said he made a big blunder by leaving early.""I realised pretty quickly that it wasn't the right thing to do,"" he said. ""No matter how bad I was playing I should have stayed out there."" Starting on the back nine in his second round last week, McIlroy had two bogeys, a double bogey and a triple bogey before hitting his tee shot at the 18th into the water and walking off the course. ""I wasn't in a good place with my golf game. My head was all over the place,"" said McIlroy, who blamed the walkoff later on a sore wisdom tooth. ""It was a mistake. Everybody makes mistakes,"" McIlroy said. ""Most of my mistakes are in the public eye.""I'm 23. I'm still learning. I have learned from it and it won't happen again."" 10:30am: League: Adrian Proszenko has more on the fallout from the Sharks doping investigation... The drugs in sport controversy has spread to rugby league's showpiece event, with a leading Australian bookmaker suspending betting on the State of Origin series. Betstar has suspended game one and series betting on the interstate games amid fears Cronulla players in contention for selection may be stood down for the season. Read the full report here Paintball ... Manly's Anzac Day jersey modelled by the only person foolish enough to buy one. Photo: Anthony Johnson AWJ 10:21am: Top 10: Dom Bossi counts down his sporting fashion faux pas. Manly Anzac Day jersey 2012 Manly's attempt to display their solidarity with returning serviceman might have been a nice gesture but it resulted in one of Rugby League's most shocking strips. This light brown camouflage jersey was so ugly that some media pundits labelled it as ""insulting"" to ANZAC Day. They eyesore strip might have even repulsed the Bulldogs, who lost narrowly to the Sea Eagles 10-12 in round eight last year. 'Sonny' Phil MItchell: League. Here's a form guide for tonight's Sydney Roosters v Souths Sydney round 1 match with 'Sonny' Phil Mitchell's preview. Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Thursday 8.05pm (AEDT) Last meeting: Round 19 2012 - Souths 24 bt Roosters 22 at Allianz Stadium Head-to-head: Roosters 93 Souths 107 drawn 5 Referees: Ben Cummins, Chris James TV: Channel 9, live TAB Sportsbet: Roosters $2.20 Souths $1.70 FootyTab: Roosters +3.5 Phil Mitchell's preview: Ever since the season draw was announced on November 23, Roosters and Souths fans have been looking forward to this day like a child counts down the days until Christmas. These foundation clubs have despised each other since 1908 and the first appearance of high-priced import Sonny Bill Williams in Roosters colours will only fuel the hatred. SBW heads an impressive off-season spending spree that also netted the tricolours international pair Michael Jennings and Luke O'Donnell and lively five-eighth James Maloney. Big name recruit ... James Maloney of the Roosters. The Rabbitohs, meanwhile, had a relatively low-key off-season. Last year, the Roosters won the corresponding encounter in the final minute before the Rabbitohs returned the favour later in the season. 9:39am: League. Should the NRL stand down the Cronulla players under investigation by ASADA? Poll: Should the NRL stand down the Cronulla players under investigation by ASADA? Total votes: 135. Poll closes in 13 hours. Vote now: NRL opener 9:29am: On this day ... in 1987: Introduced as "Iron" Mike Tyson for the first time, the youngest world heavyweight champion survives a late shot from James "Bonecrusher" Smith to defend his WBC world title and add the WBA belt to it. Tyson, 20, won the dance-off against a much older and taller Smith, bent on survival, by unanimous points decision after 12 rounds in Las Vegas. It was also Smith's first title defence, and that was as good as it got for the big man. Adrian Proszenko: The face of the game is in rehab and a club could be torn asunder in yet another scandal ... it must be the start of the NRL season. When po-faced sporting officials were corralled to front the cameras on the 'darkest day in Australian sport', it was unclear how much, ahem, substance, there was to the story. Now it appears Cronulla could pay a very heavy price. The players have some very big decisions to make. I've made one myself ... I've changed my tip to the Gold Coast this weekend. Brad Walter: NRL officials are set to finalise a television deal with Sky New Zealand this morning that will enable Kiwi fans to watch Sonny Bill Williams return to the game for Sydney Roosters in tonight's season opener against South Sydney. There had been anger across the Tasman over the stand off between the NRL and the pay tv broadcaster over a new rights deal. It is believed the NRL had wanted an increased deal from $14 million per season to $20 million but Sky had been reluctant to pay more for the rights. However, an in principle agreement was reached on Wednesday night and the deal will be finalised today. Sebastian Hassett: Football. Sydney FC will announce later today that they have re-signed three players - goalkeeper Ivan Necevski, midfielder Peter Triantis and, most tellingly, captain Terry McFlynn. McFlynn looked to be on the scrapheap earlier this season when he was dropped from the first team but has doggedly fought his way back into contention. He is the only foundation player still left with the Sky Blues. 8:53am: Football. Matilda and Sydney FC player Caitlin Foord has signed with the US National Women's Soccer League's New Jersey side Sky Blue FC, where she will play with fellow Matilda Lisa De Vanna. ""Caitlin is a player who has a lot of potential,"" Sky Blue FC head coach Jim Gabarra said in a statement on Wednesday. ""She is someone who grew up playing forward and converted into being a right defender, so she fits well into the system that we want our wide defenders to play. She is someone who is willing to get into the attack, and she also provides good recovery speed and makes her defensive presence felt."" Foord, who has played for Sydney FC in the W-League since 2010, began her international career in 2007 in Australia's Under-17 side.She achieved her first cap with the full Australian national team in May 2011, scoring a goal in her debut against New Zealand. White and brown ... the Panthers jersey. Dom Bossi: Top 10. Yesterday we started the countdown of the Top 10 worst sporting kits worn by Australian teams. Here's number 5. Penrith Panthers current kit is unrecognisable from their early inaugural strip and that's perhaps for the better. Since 1967 the Panthers have toyed with a number of brown and white designs and they hit rock bottom in the mid 80s. Their final design in that colour scheme was predominantly white with brown sleeves and trimming which was squirmish even by the low standards set by the ""chocolate soldiers."" Flea gold ... an employee of Ginza Tanaka poses beside the golden replica of football star Lionel Messi of Argentine's left foot during its press preview in Tokyo. 8:44am: Football. A pure gold replica of Lionel Messi's left foot has been unveiled in Tokyo. The foot, which is valued at $5.25 million, was created by Japanese jeweller Ginza Tanaka to commemorate the footballer's achievements. Messi's brother Rodrigo, who attended a news conference for the unveiling of the gold foot on Wednesday, said: ""It's exceptional. You can see each line in the foot. It's an impressive piece of work.""