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πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Aussie Sport

Aussie Cameron Smith started the final round of the Masters in second place, 3-shots behind World Number One Scottie Sheffler.

After 6 holes, he's now (-6) and four behind. Rory McIlroy has made a bit of a run and is (-4) through 10.

πŸ‰ Bulldogs coach Trent Barrett believes halfback Kyle Flanagan "will gain a lot of confidence" from his performance in Canterbury's 32-12 loss to Penrith on Sunday. (match report)

πŸ‰ The Sharks have extended Wests Tigers' winless start to the year to five games, comfortably easing to a 30-4 win at PointsBet Stadium.(match report)

πŸ‰ Parramatta won 26-20 after withstanding a second half Gold Coast fightback in which the home side scored two tries on the back of controversial captain's challenge calls and another while Eels prop Junior Paulo was in the sinbin. (match report)

Watch the best highlights from an entertaining round of football

πŸ† NRLW Grand Final: The Chooks ran over the top of St George Illawarra in the second half to win 16-4 at Moreton Daily Stadium.

It was the first grand final to not feature the Broncos in NRLW history. Brisbane had won all three titles contested prior to Sunday.

πŸ† AFLW Grand Final: Just in case there was any lingering doubt, Adelaide has firmly cemented its claim as the first dynasty of the NAB AFLW competition, defeating Melbourne by 13 points to win its third premiership.

🀞🏼 Carlton coach Michael Voss is hopeful the hamstring injury suffered by captain Patrick Cripps is minor but says it's a "wait and see".

Cripps left Sunday's 30-point loss to Gold Coast late in the first quarter nursing his left hamstring and did not return to the field after the break. (AFL)

πŸ‘ŠπŸ» UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski delivered the most dominant title defence of his reign with victory over 'The Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung at UFC 273.

Australia's Volkanovski, 33, looked a class above two-time title challenger Jung as he outboxed and outwrestled his opponent in Jacksonville, Florida.

He stopped him with strikes to earn a fourth-round TKO victory.

πŸ‰ Super Rugby: The Melbourne Rebels overcame a red card to centre Ray Nu'u to post a gutsy 22-21 win over Western Force.

Four tries sourced from mauls helped the Brumbies power past Fijian Drua and return to the top of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder with their seventh win from eight games. (33-12)

❌ Australian rugby league champion James Maloney has reportedly tested positive for a banned substance in France. (nine)

🌍 World Sport

🏎 Charles Leclerc took a dominant victory in the Australian Grand Prix to move into a commanding position in the World Championship.

The Ferrari driver was in total control of the race when his main rival Max Verstappen retired with a technical failure on his Red Bull at two-thirds distance.

Verstappen is 46 points - almost two clear wins - behind Leclerc after just three races of the season, in two of which the Red Bull has failed to finish.

Red Bull's Sergio Perez was second after winning battles with Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.

"We're already miles behind, so I don't even want to think about the championship fight at the moment," Verstappen

⚽️ With France forward Kylian Mbappe, 23, expected to remain at Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid are preparing to step up their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland - dealing a blow to Manchester City's chances of signing the Norwegian, 21. (Sunday Mirror)

❀️ Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has died aged 24 after being hit by a vehicle.

Florida Highway Patrol said Haskins had been walking on a highway in Fort Lauderdale "for unknown reasons" and had been attempting to cross when he was hit by a dump truck.

A standout player at Ohio State University (Go Buckeyes), where he kept out Joe Burrow, Haskins was selected by Washington as the 15th overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft.

⚽️ EPL: Man City 2-2 Liverpool: Manchester City retained their slender one-point advantage at the top of the Premier League as they fought out a classic draw with closest rivals Liverpool at Etihad Stadium.

  • De Bruyne (5') - City

  • Jota (13') - Liverpool

  • Gabriel Jesus (36') - City

  • ManΓ© (46') - Liverpool

Brentford (2-0) delivered a huge blow to West Ham's top-four hopes as the Bees moved further clear of the relegation places.

Leicester (2-1) continued their fine run of recent form as homegrown talent Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall played a starring role in a hard-earned win over Crystal Palace.

Bottom club Norwich City (2-0) kept alive their slim hopes of avoiding a quick-fire return to the Championship and dealt a blow to fellow strugglers Burnley with a crucial win at Carrow Road.

⛳️ Ratchanon Chantananuwat (At 15 years and 37 days) has become the youngest male player to win an event on a major Tour with victory at the Trust Golf Asian Mixed Cup in Thailand.

🐴 Sam Waley-Cohen, an amateur jockey, in his last competitive ride, won the Grand National in England.

"It's a dream. It won't sink in for weeks - it feels like a fantasy, and I just don't know what to say."

That was the reaction after winning on $51.0 outsider Noble Yeats, bought by his father Robert two months beforehand.

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