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🗞 Another Ashes Classic
Sport Journal
July 09, 2023
G'day sports fans,
“We got beaten to the punch everywhere” - Eddie Jones reflects after nightmare defeat versus the Springboks.
🇦🇺 Aussie Sport
Cummins and Starc ‘combine’ to take danger-man Brook.
🏏 England sneak home, in a another Ashes classic: Headingley has delivered another Ashes nail-biter with Harry Brook's fearless 75 edging England home by three wickets to keep the series alive.
Third men's Ashes Test, Headingley (day four):
Australia 263 (Marsh 118; Wood 5-34) & 224 (Head 77; Broad 3-45, Woakes 3-68)
England 237 (Stokes 80; Cummins 6-91) & 254-7 (Brook 75, Woakes 32*; Starc 5-78)
England win by three wickets; Australia lead series 2-1
Fourth Test: Wednesday July 19-Sunday July 23, Old Trafford
SUNDAY WRAP
⛳️ Cameron Smith won the London LIV golf tournament, at Centurion (-16). The music was pumping, the crowd was roaring, and both putts and pints were sunk.
The Aussie Rippers lost out on the team event after Smith’s two putt on the last. Marc Leishman finished T2.
It was a timely win for Cameron Smith who defends The Open in two weeks.
🏉 A controversial offside decision has handed the Dolphins a golden point victory against the Titans, as Jamayne Isaako slotted a penalty goal right in front.
With the game at 21-21 in extra time, Isaako attempted a field goal from right in front but missed to the right.
Referee Grant Atkins then blew his whistle for offside with Isaako going on to hit the penalty goal and seal a 23-21 win.
🇦🇺 Geelong belted lowly North Melbourne by 62 points - 19.11 (125) to 9.9 (63) - to break back into the top eight ahead of next week's crucial game against Essendon. (match report)
🇦🇺 Essendon produced a scintillating attacking first-half display to take a big step towards finals footy with an 18-point victory - 17.13 (115) to 15.7 (97) - over fellow top-eight hopefuls Adelaide at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.
🇦🇺 Carlton is threatening to make a late charge after hammering Fremantle - 14.14 (98) to 6.9 (45) - climbing to 11th on the ladder with a comprehensive 53-point win.
🏉 The Junior Wallabies have claimed a tense 44-35 victory over rivals New Zealand U20s to book their place in the U20 World Championship fifth-place final.
🏉 Rugby League Players Association chief executive Clint Newton has responded to accusations of bullying and threatening behaviour from NRL boss Andrew Abdo.
The dispute between the two parties over a new CBA reached fever-pitch this week when RLPA members voted to boycott media commitments on NRL, NRLW and State of Origin game days, regardless of whether or not their team was playing.
🐴 Station One Update: He got to the front without any issue, and then was suddenly gone, during his race on Saturday at Caulfield. It was not like the big boy. Turns out he suffered a bleed, which something that happens with horses that give the effort he does. He licked the bin last night which is a big positive, and will continue with treatment and take it easy this week.
Volkanovski celebrates after dismantling Yair Rodriguez (Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
👊🏻 Alexander Volkanovski has revealed that he will require surgery on his arm after re-asserting himself as the world's best pound-for-pound fighter in his featherweight title defence.
Volkanovski was expected to be given a stiff test by Yair Rodriguez at UFC 290 but finished off the big-hitting Mexican inside three rounds for a TKO win.
"I'll be completely honest with you, I need to get a little bit of surgery on my arm," he said.
"Going through camp was a bit of a struggle but I was always going to turn up here and do my thing.”
⛹🏻♀️ A fairytale season was capped with a memorable 60-59 extra-time victory over NSW Swifts in the grand final as the Adelaide Thunderbirds broke through for their first Super Netball title.
🙋🏼♀️ The Wallaroos have banked their first-ever Pacific Four Series victory with a thumping 58-17 win over the United States, including a hat trick of tries from winger Maya Stewart.
🇦🇺 Nine things we learned: Jamie Elliott is back to his bestStopping Aliir Aliir is key to stopping the Power, the Demons' defenders are hard to keep out of the game plus more lessons from round 17 (Read: AFL)
🏉 The Canterbury Bulldogs are reportedly set to make a bizarre offer for Gold Coast Titans captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui, with a $4 million contract and a share in a pub on the table.
The Laundy family, who are the Bulldogs’ major sponsors, own 30 pubs across New South Wales and have reportedly been in contact with NRL chief Andrew Abdo about seeking approval for the deal.
🌎 World Sport
🏎 Max Verstappen cruised to victory in the British Grand Prix for his sixth win in a row and a record-equalling 11th consecutive triumph for Red Bull.
McLaren's Lando Norris fought off an attack from Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes after a late safety car to finish second to give the 160,000 fans a double home podium to cheer.
Verstappen's eighth win in 10 races this year brought Red Bull level with the record McLaren established in their historic 1988 season with Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.
Oscar Piastri made it a great day for McLaren with fourth ahead of George Russell's Mercedes.
The attendance at this year's British Grand Prix is 480,000, and makes it the most-attended 3-day weekend in Formula 1 history.
⚽️ Chelsea want £40m for Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku, who is attracting interest from Al-Hilal and Juventus, whileInter Milan have had an offer for the 30-year-old rejected.
📲 Sports Social
⛳️ The boss said if they make the putt into the cup, everyone can leave early (Twitter)
☔️ Rain at the Ashes saw Captain America at silly mid off (Twitter)
🍾 "Ladies and gentlemen... if you are opening a bottle of champagne, don't do it as the players are about to serve" - Aussie Ump at Wimbledon (Twitter)
👋🏼 David De Gea sends farewell message to Man United (Twitter)
🐶 More Team walkouts should showcase puppies available to adopt (Twitter)
⚽️ France striker Kylian Mbappe has called his club side Paris St-Germain "divisive" as doubts intensify over his future at the French champions.
The 24-year-old, whose contract at PSG expires in 2024, made the comments to France Football magazine.
"I think that playing for PSG doesn't help much because it's a divisive team, a divisive club," Mbappe is reported as saying.
🏀 The NBA's all-time winningest coach has a new deal. The San Antonio Spurs announced on Saturday that Gregg Popovich, who has led the franchise to five NBA championships, has agreed to a new five-year contract with the team.
🏉 All Blacks captain Sam Cane has taken to social media to apologise for kicking a pitch invader after New Zealand's 41-12 win over Argentina in the Rugby Championship.
🚴🏻 Canadian climber Michael Woods timed his ride to perfection to claim his first stage win on the Tour de France. While Tadej Pogacar closed the gap to Jonas Vingegaard on GC to 17 seconds going in to Monday’s rest day.
🤣 Meme of the Day
📺 Live Sport - TV Guide
🗓️ TODAY
06:00 - NBA Summer League - Charlotte Hornets v Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN)
08:00 - NBA Summer League - Houston Rockets v Detroit Pistons (ESPN)
09:00 - Major League Baseball - MLB Draft, Day 1 (ESPN 2)
10:00 - NBA Summer League - Portland Trail Blazers v San Antonio Spurs (ESPN)
12:00 - NBA Summer League - Golden State Warriors v New Orleans Pelicans (ESPN)
20:00 - Test Match - England v Australia (GEM)
🗓️ TUESDAY
10:00 - MLB All Star Weekend - MLB Home Run Derby (ESPN)
10:00 - NBA Summer League - Dallas Mavericks v Philadelphia 76ers (ESPN 2)
12:00 - NBA Summer League - Utah Jazz v Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN 2)
21:30 - Tour de France, Stage 10, 167.5km (SBS)
