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G’day Sports Fans,

📊 Wild Stat: From 1997 to 2013 Tiger Woods was a combined 126-under-par in major championships. Among players with 90 or more rounds played in that time frame. Steve Flesch is in 2nd, and 251 strokes behind Tiger, at 125-over-par. Phil Mickelson is third +128.

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🐴 Australian three-time Olympic medallist Shane Rose has been stood down from competition for wearing a mankini during a show jumping event.

Riders were encouraged to wear fancy dress at the event.

Paris 2024 hopeful Rose wore three costumes - a fluorescent orange mankini, a gorilla costume and a Duffman outfit from the Simpsons.

👊🏻 icymi: The undefeated Ilia Topuria knocked out Alexander Volkanovski, arguably the best featherweight in MMA history, with a lethal combination in the second round to become the UFC featherweight champion in the main event of UFC 298 on Saturday night at Honda Center. The time of the finish was 3 minutes, 32 seconds.

Volkanovski called for an immediate rematch, saying: “I’ve been a company man … it has to happen”.

🏉 Pre-Season Challenge Wrap: The Wests Tigers started the year on a winning note, but it's likely the Warriors left Christchurch the happier of the two sides after toughing it out with 12 men for an hour of the 18-16 loss. 

Reece Walsh (1 try, 2 try assists) launched his 2024 season in style as the Broncos downed the Cowboys 46-20 in Mackay.

The Dolphins overcome some poor discipline and a determined Gold Coast Titans outfit to record a 26-14 win in their opening Pre-Season Challenge match.

🇦🇺 Richmond started its journey under new coach Adem Yze with a win, albeit in a pre-season match simulation, with the Tigers seeing off Melbourne by 23 points.

After four terms of the unofficial hit-out, the Tigers were in front 18.9 (117) to 14.10 (94) in unusually still conditions at Casey Fields.

🇦🇺 Shai Bolton starred with four goals, Clayton Oliver impressed in his return as a relentless and professional Tigers outfit defeated Melbourne 21.21 (147) to 22.13 (145) over seven periods in the first pre-season game of 2024.

⛳️ Australia’s Jason Day remains firmly in the hunt at the $20m USD Genesis Invitational thanks to a clutch eagle on the 17th hole to save his third round as he remains just four strokes off the leader Patrick Cantlay going into the final round.

⚽️ EPL WRAP: Luton 1-2 Man United: Rasmus Hojlund (2) scored for the sixth successive Premier League game as Manchester United survived a Luton Town display of fierce determination to stay in contention for the top four with victory at Kenilworth Road.

Brighton thrashed 10-man Sheffield United (5-0), who stayed bottom of the Premier League and conceded five goals at home for the third consecutive game.

The game swung in the 12th minute when United's Mason Holgate caught Kaoru Mitoma in midfield with a horrific challenge just below the knee.

The Everton loanee was shown a yellow card, but it was upgraded to a red after intervention from the video assistant referee (VAR).

🏎️ Formula 1 has urged Red Bull to resolve the controversy surrounding Christian Horner as soon as possible.

Horner, Red Bull's team principal, is facing allegations of inappropriate and controlling behaviour towards a female colleague.

Horner, who has led the team since 2005, has denied the allegations.

🏀 Miami’s Bam Adebayo was announced as the replacement for Philadelphia's Joel Embiid in the Eastern Conference starting lineup for today’s (AEDT) All-Star Game. Embiid - the reigning MVP and two-time defending scoring champion - is missing the game because of a knee injury.

🏉 Tariq Sims made the tackle of the week in his Catalans debut… Worth a watch with sound for crowd atmosphere and the French commentator (Twitter)

⚽️ Manchester United's 26-year-old England striker Marcus Rashford is on Paris St-Germain's shortlist to replace 25-year-old France forward Kylian Mbappe, who intends to leave the club at the end of the season.

While, Real Madrid have reserved the number 10 shirt for Mbappe should he join from Paris St-Germain this summer.

🏀 Stephen Curry might be considered the greatest shooter in basketball history. But Sabrina Ionescu certainly made him prove it.

The Golden State Warriors guard edged the New York Liberty guard 29-26 in an NBA vs. WNBA 3-point contest - the first of its kind.

🏏 England spiralled to a miserable and massive defeat by India on the fourth day of the third Test in Rajkot.

In perhaps their worst performance since captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum took charge, England were dismantled by Yashasvi Jaiswal's 214 not out, then capitulated with the bat.

Set a notional 557 to win, the tourists were bundled out for an embarrassing 122 in a blur of irresponsible strokes.

TODAY

05:00 - PGA TOUR - The Genesis Invitational, Round 4 - [Fox Sports]

06:30 - NASCAR Cup Series - NASCAR Daytona 500- [Fox Sports]

07:00 - NHL - New York Islanders v New York Rangers - [ESPN]

07:00 - Spanish La Liga - Real Betis v Deportivo Alaves - [Optus Sport 2]

08:00 - Men's NCAA - SMU Mustangs v Memphis Tigers - [ESPN 2]

10:30 - Sheffield Shield - New South Wales Blues v Victoria - [KAYO Sports]

10:30 - Sheffield Shield - Tasmania Tigers v Western Australia - [KAYO Sports]

12:00 - NBA All-Star Game - Eastern v Western - [ESPN]

15:00 - Test Match - India v England - [Fox Cricket]

TUESDAY

01:00 - Pakistan Super League - Lahore Qalandars v Quetta Gladiators - [Fox Cricket]

05:00 - NHL - St. Louis Blues v Toronto Maple Leafs - [ESPN]

07:00 - Premier League - Everton v Crystal Palace - [Optus Sport 1]

07:00 - Spanish La Liga - Athletic Club v Girona - [Optus Sport 2]

07:30 - NHL - Seattle Kraken v Detroit Red Wings - [ESPN]

11:00 - Men's NCAA - Virginia Tech Hokies v Virginia Cavaliers - [ESPN 2]

19:00 - A-League Men - Melbourne Victory v Western United FC - [Paramount+]