G'day sports fan,

"I'm chasing my contenders. I'm talking about that GOAT status." - Alexander Volkanovski, UFC's offical #1 Pound for Pound ranked fighter.

🗓 ON THIS DAY

• 1907 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Brisbane: Australian Horace Rice beats Harry Parker of New Zealand 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

• Happy 55th Birthday to 1966 Jon Sieben, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 1984), born in Brisbane, Queensland.

ARREST THIS MAN! 🌭🍺

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🇦🇺 Essendon has delisted the son of club legend James Hird amid reports Hird is set to throw his name into the ring to coach the Bombers once again.

Rumours are swirling around a potential Hird-Essendon reunion following the sacking of Ben Rutten, with Hird's former coach and current Essendon board member Kevin Sheedy understood to be adamant on bringing the prodigal son back home.

🏉 Wests Tigers captain James Tamou has succeeded in his desperate bid to play one more game this season - and possibly ever.

The veteran forward was sent off by referee Ben Cummins at the SCG on Saturday for spraying the match official and labelling him "f---ing incompetent."

The Tigers succeeded, reducing the ban to only one game at the NRL judiciary. Tamou will be available to play against the Raiders at Leichhardt Oval in the Tiger's last game of the year.

🇦🇺 Meanwhile, Brisbane Lions star Cam Rayner will miss next week's elimination final against Richmond after the AFL tribunal upheld his one-match ban for a dangerous tackle.

📺 The Rugby World Cup has a new home in Australia, with Stan Sport and Nine securing exclusive broadcast rights to this year's women's tournament in New Zealand and the 2023 men's showpiece in France.

🏉 AUS v RSA in Australia since 2014 - The Wallabies play the SpringBoks on Saturday at the Adelaide Oval.

• AUS 24-23 RSA (2014) 🦘

• AUS 24-20 RSA (2015) 🦘

• AUS 23-17 RSA (2016) 🦘

• AUS 23-23 RSA (2017)

• AUS 23-18 RSA (2018) 🦘

• AUS 28-26 RSA (2021) 🦘

• AUS 30-17 RSA (2021) 🦘

🎾 A fan Nick Kyrgios said was "drunk out of her mind" during the Wimbledon final is taking legal action against the Australian tennis player.

Kyrgios, who lost the final to Novak Djokovic in July, said the woman looked "like she has had about 700 drinks" as he complained to the umpire about her.

Anna Palus has now instructed solicitors to bring defamation proceedings against Kyrgios. (nine)

👊🏻 Alex Volkanovski is officially the best fighter in the entire UFC after he was elevated to top spot on the pound-for-pound rankings. Kamaru Usman drops to 4th.

🥊 George Kambosos will have a chance for revenge against undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney in an October rematch in Melbourne.

American Haney, 23, claimed a unanimous decision when the pair met in the Australian city in June.

"I'm 29; this is do or die for me now," said Kambosos, who had an unblemished record of 20 straight wins before his defeat against Haney.

The fight will be staged at the Rod Laver Arena.

🏉 Cameron Munster’s manager has revealed the Storm “have put themselves back in the frame” after tabling an “impressive” offer to the star five-eight.

If the Munster bid fails, Wayne Bennett has confirmed his interest in luring Latrell Mitchell to the Dolphins — however the Rabbitohs superstar has made it clear he has to be their No.1 target to consider the switch.

THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTY!

Brisbane Broncos v Parramatta Eels (Fox League or Channel 9)

🥧 Clinton Gutherson has scored at least one try in four of Parramatta's last five matches against Brisbane.

🥧 Ryan Matterson scored a try in his last two appearances at Suncorp Stadium.

5️⃣ Parramatta has won five of its last six matches against Brisbane.

❌ Brisbane has failed to cover the line in each of its last four matches.

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🌍 World Sport

🏓 The fastest growing sport in America - Pickleball’s growth to 4.8 million players last year in the U.S., representing a participation growth rate of 39.3% since 2019.

⚽️ Organizers have sold 2.45 million tickets for the FIFA Footbal World Cup in Qatar, which kicks off on Nov. 20.

🏎 Formula 1’s return to Las Vegas presents a massive opportunity for hotels and casinos — and MGM Resorts is betting big on the event buying up tickets and building packages, costing up to $100k.

🥇Saudi Arabia wants to host the Olympics, calling it the “ultimate goal” of its sports strategy.

The country has leaned into sports as part of its efforts to diversify its economy beyond oil. However, some have charged that the efforts are an attempt to “sportswash” Saudi Arabia’s checkered human rights record.

⚽️ Wild scenes here as an optical illusion makes it look like the ball hits the back of the net. Players on the pitch were also convinced, including the opposing goal keeper who ran to the bench to celebrate... (to be continued)

📊 Harry Kane has now scored the most goals (185) for one club in Premier League history.

🏟There is a growing sense that Manchester United could be sold by the Glazer family, according to the Independent. The team was valued at US$4.6 billion by Forbes in May.

🏟Forbes unveiled its list of the most valuable NFL teams in 2022 — and the Dallas Cowboys lead the group at a world-record $8 billion.

The NFL’s 32 teams are now worth an average of $4.47 billion — a 28% increase year-over-year.

🏟The Los Angeles Angels MLB franchise have announced that owner Arte Moreno is exploring a sale of the team.

The team was estimated to be worth $2.5 billion

⛳️ Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are spearheading a new venture that will have the world's top golfers competing against each other in a non-green grass, stadium environment.

Apparently it's definitely not a counter to LIV golf, and was in the works for 2 years. Although any detail is a bit fuzzy.

⚽️ Remember the goal / no goal above? well, this is how it played out 🤣 you love to see it.

⚾️ Only three players in MLB history have launched 700 career home runs. Can Albert Pujols, weeks from his retirement, become the fourth?

Pujols, 42, hit another on Monday — his 14th of the season and seventh in his last ten games.

He's now at 693 HR, and with 41 games left — and one HR every 4.4 at-bats in the past two weeks — 700 is legitimately in play. (Axios Sports)

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