🗞 An ANZAC Day to remember

G’day Sports Fans,

📊 Star Collingwood veteran Scott Pendlebury has become the first VFL/AFL player to reach 10,000 career possessions.

The dual premiership player brought up the milestone late in the first quarter of the Magpies' Anzac Day blockbuster against Essendon at the MCG.

📧 P.S. First time reading? Subscribe here for free.

📺 FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE SPORT

19:35 - Super Rugby Pacific - NSW Waratahs v Chiefs (Stan Sport)
19:40 - AFL - Port Adelaide Power v St. Kilda Saints (Fox Footy or 7mate)
19:45 - A-League Men - Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United (Paramount+)
20:00 - NRL - Manly Sea Eagles v Parramatta Eels (Fox League or Channel 9)

🏉 Sunia Turuva has told his Penrith teammates he will exit the NRL club at the end of this season and follow Jarome Luai to Wests Tigers in 2025.

Sources have told AAP Turuva addressed Penrith's playing group on Thursday morning to inform them he would leave the NRL club and move to the Tigers on a three-year deal.

⛳️ LIV Golf Adelaide is back for its second instalment this weekend and you can watch all the action from today live on Seven Network and 7plus.

After the success of last year’s debut tournament, this year’s edition promises to be even bigger and better with crowd capacity increased by 50 per cent to about 120,000 over the three rounds.

This year’s star-studded field features Aussie superstar Cam Smith, as well as former world No.1s Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka.

🏈 The National Football League has announced its second international academy will be opened on Australia's Gold Coast in September 2024.

In partnership with and based at A.B. Paterson College in south-east Queensland, the first NFL academy in the southern hemisphere will drive Asia-Pacific talent development and player pathways, including college scholarships. This builds off the success of the NFL's International Player Pathway program, as well as the increasing flow of talent from the region into the league. (ESPN)

Ranked as one of the greatest punters in College Football history, Aussie Tory Taylor is expected go in the 5th or 6th round in this weekend’s NFL draft. (dearoldgold.com)

🥊 Australia’s Tim Tszyu will return to the United States in August to face undefeated KO King Vergil Ortiz Jnr.

Only 48 hours after learning he may not fight for a world title this year, Tszyu has been officially confirmed for a stacked US card set to by headlined by superstar Terence Crawford

🏀 Minnesota forward Naz Reid was named the 2023-24 NBA Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday night, becoming the first Timberwolves player to win the award.

Reid, 24, averaged career highs of 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds to help Minnesota finish with the second-best record in franchise history (56-26) and clinch the third seed in the Western Conference.

He also became the third undrafted player to win the award, along with John Starks (1997) and Darrell Armstrong (1999).

⚽️ Liverpool have opened talks with Feyenoord manager Arne Slot as they search for Jurgen Klopp's successor.

Klopp announced in January he would leave Anfield at the end of the season and the Reds have been conducting extensive research around a number of candidates.

Slot, who led Feyenoord to the 2022-23 Eredivisie title, has emerged as a candidate who fits Liverpool's criteria.

Feyenoord have won the Dutch Cup this season and are second in the Eredivisie.

🎾 14-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal conceded that if the action in Paris were to kick off today, he would not be able to participate but vowed to keep fighting for the chance to play at his most successful tournament one last time.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen in the next three weeks. I will keep fighting and doing the things I believe I have to do so I can try to play in Paris, and if I can play, I play, if I can’t, I can’t,”

🏎️ Red Bull design chief Adrian Newey is to leave the team in the wake of the controversy involving allegations about team principal Christian Horner.

Newey, regarded as the greatest Formula 1 designer in history, has told Red Bull he wants to move on, having become unsettled following the allegations.

🎱 Seven-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan believes he is capable of winning a world title in his 50s after he thrashed Jackson Page 10-1 to reach the last 16 at the 2024 event.

"Can I win a World Championship at 50, who knows? I'm probably the only player able to do that but let's see, let's have an experiment."

⚽️ Arsenal and Manchester City are considering a summer move for Newcastle United's Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 26. 

Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are also interested in signing Guimaraes, who reportedly has a AU$190m release clause in his contract at St James' Park.

TODAY 

05:00 - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City (Optus Sport 1)
05:00 - Super League - St Helens v Huddersfield Giants (Fox League)
05:30 - PGA TOUR - Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Round 1 (Fox Sports)
09:30 - NBA Playoffs First Round - Philadelphia 76ers v New York Knicks (ESPN)
10:00 - NFL - NFL Draft, Round 1, Night 1 (7mate, ESPN 2)
12:00 - NBA Playoffs First Round - Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets (ESPN)
17:05 - Super Rugby Pacific - Crusaders v Rebels (Stan Sport)
19:35 - Super Rugby Pacific - NSW Waratahs v Chiefs (Stan Sport)
19:40 - AFL - Port Adelaide Power v St. Kilda Saints (Fox Footy or 7mate)
19:45 - A-League Men - Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United (Paramount+)
20:00 - NRL - Manly Sea Eagles v Parramatta Eels (Fox League or Channel 9)
00:00 - Indian Premier League - Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings (Fox Cricket)

SATURDAY

03:10 - MLB - Detroit Tigers v Kansas City Royals (ESPN)
04:45 - Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby v Saracens (Stan Sport)
05:00 - Spanish La Liga - Real Sociedad v Real Madrid (Optus Sport 2)
09:00 - NFL - NFL Draft, Rounds 2-3, Night 2 (ESPN 2)
10:00 - NBA Playoffs First Round - Dallas Mavericks v Los Angeles Clippers (ESPN)
12:05 - Super Rugby Pacific - Fijian Drua v Moana Pasifika (Stan Sport)
12:30 - NBA Playoffs First Round - Phoenix Suns v Minnesota Timberwolves (ESPN)
13:45 - AFL - North Melb. Kangaroos v Adelaide Crows (Fox Footy)
14:35 - Super Rugby Pacific - Brumbies v Hurricanes (Stan Sport)
15:00 - A-League Women Semi-Final - Sydney FC Women v Central Coast Mariners Women (Paramount+)
15:05 - NSW Cup - Western Suburbs Magpies v North Sydney Bears (Fox League)
15:05 - Shute Shield - Newcastle Wildfires v Eastwood Rugby (Stan Sport)
15:05 - Shute Shield - Southern Districts Rugby v Western Sydney Two Blues (Stan Sport)
15:05 - Shute Shield - Gordon Rugby v Sydney University Rugby (Stan Sport)
15:10 - Shute Shield - Randwick Rugby v Eastern Suburbs Rugby (Stan Sport)
15:10 - Shute Shield - West Harbour Pirates v Northern Suburbs Rugby (Stan Sport)
16:35 - AFL - Geelong Cats v Carlton Blues (Fox Footy)
17:05 - Super Rugby Pacific - Highlanders v Western Force (Stan Sport)
17:15 - A-League Men - Wellington Phoenix v Macarthur FC Bulls (Paramount+)
17:15 - A-League Men - Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners (10 Bold or Paramount+)
17:30 - NRL - Wests Tigers v Brisbane Broncos (Fox League)
19:35 - NRL - North Queensland Cowboys v Penrith Panthers (Fox League)
19:35 - Super Rugby Pacific - Queensland Reds v Blues (GEM or Stan Sport)
19:40 - AFL - Fremantle Dockers v Western Bulldogs (Fox Footy or 7mate)
19:45 - A-League Men - Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers (10 Bold or Paramount+)
20:00 - Indian Premier League - Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians (Fox Cricket)
21:30 - Premier League - West Ham United v Liverpool (Optus Sport 1)
22:00 - Spanish La Liga - Las Palmas v Girona (Optus Sport 6)
00:00 - Premier League - Newcastle United v Sheffield United (Optus Sport 3)
00:00 - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Luton Town (Optus Sport 5)
00:00 - Premier League - Fulham v Crystal Palace (Optus Sport 4)
00:00 - Premier League - Manchester United v Burnley (Optus Sport 2)
00:00 - Premiership Rugby - Leicester Tigers v Bristol Bears (Stan Sport)
00:00 - Super League - Salford Red Devils v Warrington Wolves (Fox League)
00:00 - Indian Premier League - Lucknow Super Giants v Rajasthan Royals (Fox Cricket)

SUNDAY
00:05 - Premiership Rugby - Harlequins v Northampton Saints (Stan Sport)
02:00 - NFL - NFL Draft, Rounds 4-7, Day 3 (ESPN)
02:30 - Premier League - Everton v Brentford (Optus Sport 1)
02:45 - PGA TOUR - Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Round 3 (Fox Sports)
05:00 - Premier League - Aston Villa v Chelsea (Optus Sport 1)
05:00 - Spanish La Liga - Atletico Madrid v Athletic Club (Optus Sport 2)
08:00 - NBA Playoffs First Round - Miami Heat v Boston Celtics (ESPN)
10:30 - NBA Playoffs First Round - Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets (ESPN)
12:30 - NHL Playoffs First Round - Vegas Golden Knights v Dallas Stars (ESPN 2)
13:00 - AFL - Gold Coast Suns v West Coast Eagles (Fox Footy)
14:00 - NRL - Dolphins v Newcastle Knights (Fox League)
15:00 - A-League Men - Sydney FC v Perth Glory (10 Bold or Paramount+)
16:00 - AFL - Hawthorn v Sydney Swans (Fox Footy or 7mate)
16:05 - NRL - Canberra Raiders v Cronulla Sharks (Fox League or Channel 9)
17:00 - A-League Men - Melbourne City v Western United (Paramount+)
20:00 - Indian Premier League - Gujarat Titans v Royal Challengers Bangalore (Fox Cricket)
23:00 - Premier League - Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion (Optus Sport 4)
23:00 - Premier League - Tottenham v Arsenal (Optus Sport 3)