Supershorts: December 23

Shane Warne with the bronze statue of himself. Photo / Getty Images

Warnie a shadow of himself
With Liz Hurley in tow, a slimmed-down Shane Warne watched as a rather paunchy statue of himself was unveiled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday, complete with the earring and mullet hairstyle that typified the star legspinner during his test playing days. Warne, who took a then-record 708 test wickets and still plays in the Big Bash T20 domestic league for the Melbourne Stars, joins 10 other sporting statues at the MCG, including cricketers Don Bradman, Keith Miller and Dennis Lillee. Depicted in the statue bowling a leg break, Warne said: "It's 300 kilos that statue, it's pretty lifelike for when I played. It's a great honour ... a bit weird seeing yourself up there but, I'm very proud."

Boozy night out
Five Chile soccer players have been fined and suspended for 10 matches by a disciplinary tribunal for arriving late and drunk to the team hotel before World Cup qualifying matches. Jorge Valdivia of Palmeiras, Jean Beausejour of Birmingham City, Gonzalo Jara of West Bromwich Albion, Carlos Carmona of Atalanta and Arturo Vidal of Juventus, were in "a state of alcoholic intemperance" when they returned from a night out before matches against Uruguay and Paraguay in November, the tribunal ruled. The five players had received permission to attend the baptism of Valdivia's daughter but returned almost an hour late and in an "inadequate state," according to coach Claudio Borghi.

Cup fallout continues
The Rugby Football Union says England forwards coach John Wells and defence coach Mike Ford are the latest casualties of the World Cup fiasco. The pair helped England reach the 2007 World Cup final but were criticised by players in the leaked report into the team's poor performances at this year's tournament in New Zealand. Wells thanked his colleagues "for putting up with my 'old-school' ideals". Wells and Ford were certain to leave after they were not included in the coaching unit installed to lead England during the Six Nations. With Martin Johnson gone, Stuart Lancaster was appointed to lead England, with Andy Farrell and Graham Rowntree assisting.

Out for the count
Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather jnr has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty to a domestic violence charge and no contest to two harassment charges. Mayweather, who is a perfect 42-0 in the ring, has dodged significant jail time several times in domestic violence cases in Las Vegas and Michigan, but his run of courtroom success has come to an end. The case stemmed from a hair-pulling, punching and arm-twisting argument with his ex-girlfriend Josie Harris while two of their children watched in September 2010. Good behaviour could knock several weeks off Mayweather's sentence, but he will likely serve most of the sentence which is set to begin January 6.

Boozy day out
An Ajax supporter ran on to the field and tried to attack the goalkeeper of visiting AZ Alkmaar in a Dutch cup match yesterday, leading to the game being suspended after just 36 minutes. The fan, identified by Ajax as a 19-year-old who had been drinking, approached Alkmaar's Esteban Alvarado from behind, but the Costa Rican keeper saw the supporter in time and skilfully tripped him. Immediately afterward, Alvarado, enraged by the unexpected and unprovoked attack, kicked the supporter twice where he lay before security guards dragged the intruder off the pitch. Referee Bas Nijhuis then gave Esteban a red card for violence. AZ Coach Gertjan Verbeek ordered his side to walk out in protest.