G'day sports fans,

A classic: "I was once offered a Foster's from someone over the fence, but it was warmer and frothier than a Foster's" - Bob Willis (England player, on playing in Australia)

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🪄 The AFL fixture will expand to 23 games in 2023, with the league set to confirm South Australia as the host of the ‘Magic Round.’

News Corp first reported South Australia had beaten New South Wales for the rights to hold the new showcase weekend, which will see all nine games played in Adelaide and its surrounds, including the Barossa Valley.

🏉 There are 11 changes to the starting side, two debutants, and a new captain, but Dave Rennie believes his side is “strong” enough to overcome the threat of a boilover from the Azzurri. (Rugby)

Prop Alaalatoa earns the captaincy.

🏉 The National Rugby League have released the 2023 schedule along with a blockbuster pre-season draw that brings live NRL to more fans than ever before, right across Australia and New Zealand.

• Click here to see your club's 2023 NRL Draw.

🏀 Aussie Oklahoma City Thunder star Josh Giddey showed his silky skills, but despite the 20-year-old hitting 18 points, and 15 rebounds — including five offensive rebounds — OKC fell 136-132 to the Milwaukee Bucks in a double-overtime thriller.

🎾 Australia is the first country into the Billie Jean King Cup semi-finals after beating Belgium in a brilliant performance in Scotland.

Storm Sanders paved the way for Australia’s upset victory with a 6-2 6-2 thrashing of 54th-ranked Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck before Ajla Tomljanovic clinched the win.

Australia entered its final group B clash on Thursday night knowing a 2-1 loss to Belgium could be enough to advance because of the latter’s shock defeat to Slovakia.

🏉 Victor Radley wants the State of Origin eligibility rules changed but emphasised he has no regrets over defecting to England for the World Cup.

🏏 Vics slump to 95-year low in bowler-dominated day. Mark Steketee and Michael Neser took nine wickets between them as Victoria were bowled out for just 63 in a bowler-dominated day one at Allan Border Field

🏉 Australia continues to look like the team to beat as the pre-tournament favourites had no issue in overcoming Lebanon in their last-eight clash.

The Kangaroos were comfortable winners but will face a tougher class against Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand.

The Kiwis were underwhelming last week as they struggled to get the better of Fiji, and they know a repeat performance will end their participation in the tournament.

They will need to be much better than they have shown throughout the tournament to date but even if they do improve, it is hard to see them overcoming Australia, who look capable of covering the -11.5 handicap.

🌍 World Sport

🏏 England stormed into the Men's T20 World Cup final with a sensational 10-wicket demolition of India at the Adelaide Oval.

Openers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales overcame a feverish India-supporting atmosphere and chased 169 without the loss of a wicket.

📈 World Cup Stat: An Incredible 23% of Brazil’s World Cup squad have played for the Portuguese side, FC Porto

🥤 There was nothing "dodgy" about a drink prepared for Novak Djokovic during Saturday's Paris Masters semi-final win, says his wife Jelena.

A video showing Djokovic's physio Ulises Badio mixing a drink while being shielded by his team has been viewed 15 million times on social media.

Jelena Djokovic wrote on Twitter: "I don't see anything dodgy."

⛳️ Tiger Woods has announced that he will return to action in next month's Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

Woods, 46, has not played since the Open Championship at St Andrews in July, when he missed the cut.

✈️ New Zealand are such outsiders the Rugby League World Cup organisers have already booked New Zealand’s flight home — for the day after the semi-final.

⚽️ Manager Gareth Southgate has included James Madison, Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford, Newcastle striker Callum Wilson, Manchester City full-back Kyle Walker, and Arsenal defender Ben White in England's 26-man squad for the Fifa World Cup in Qatar.

⚽️ Midfielder Mario Gotze has been named in Germany's World Cup squad after a five-year absence.

Goetze, 30, scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final.

🏒 Actor Ryan Reynolds has his eyes on a major sporting purchase, revealing he’s interested in buying the NHL franchise the Ottawa Senators.

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