Rugby Union: World leading points scorer Daniel Carter will join French club Racing Metro on a three-year contract after next year’s World Cup, a move that will almost certainly bring an end to his storied international career. The 32-year-old had been widely expected to leave New Zealand rugby after the 2015 tournament in England following a horrendous run with injuries. Carter will earn a reported two million dollars a year at Racing, making him the highest-paid player in the world.

Golf: The European Tour appointed two female non-executive directors yesterday as it continued a structural overhaul after a testing year during which it lost a major sponsor and the chief executive decided to stand down. Jutta af Rosenborg and Sophie Goldschmidt, who will join on Jan. 1, have been brought in following a behind-the-scenes restructuring process.

Basket, NBA: Dirk Nowitzki can still fill up the basket in his 17th season with the Dallas Mavericks, but it has become time to lighten the load on the 7-foot German sharpshooter. “Our roster is built on a lot of guys that can make plays. A lot of guys that can contribute,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle told reporters. Actions backed up the coach’s words as the Mavs mauled the Knicks 107-87 to improve their mark to 18-8. Nowitzki led their scoring parade with 16 points while the eight-man bench supplied 50 points against the New York Knicks.

Formula One: Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has revisited his German bribery trial in a mischievous Christmas card depicting himself handing over $100 million to a masked highwayman pointing a pistol at him. “This is not a robbery. I am collecting for the Bavarian state,” says the cartoon figure on horseback as Ecclestone holds the sack of money.