G'day sports fans,

“A little bit silky, eh?” - Italy second-rower Rinaldo Palumbo describing his gymnastic touchdown against Australia.

🇦🇺 Aussie Sport

🏆 Australia Men 20 v Fiji Men 17: Australia's men's rugby sevens team has won the prestigious Hong Kong Sevens for the first time in 34 years, beating Fiji 20-17 in a dramatic final.

♘ The Newcastle Knights are reportedly the unlucky team that will miss out on playing during Magic Round next year.

🏏 Australian T20 captain Aaron Finch says he’s not going to retire “just yet” but the decision looms large after his side crashed out of their World Cup defence at the Super 12 stage.

⛹🏻‍♀️ Australia’s year of total netball dominance has continued, with the Fast5 title now in the trophy cabinet for the first time in history.

🦘 Kangaroos skipper James Tedesco doesn’t care what the rankings say. He’s declared his side the best in the world heading into their semi-final showdown against New Zealand.

🧑🏻‍🦽 For the first time, the wheelchair rugby league world cup is getting equal billing with the men's and women's tournaments, and judging from the reaction to the Wheelaroos opener, people like what they see.

🐴 Racing

Melbourne Cup Carnival: The week in review — www.racenet.com.au

Herald Sun racing writer Gilbert Gardiner runs a rule over the Melbourne Cup Carnival to identify the horses to follow and forgive after four superb days at Flemington.

🐴 ICYMI: Flightline, the world's top-rated racehorse, justified his exalted reputation as he routed his rivals to win the Breeders' Cup Classic.

The colt, ridden by Flavien Prat for American trainer John Sadler, has been called the best horse in the United States since the legendary Secretariat.

Victory in the $6m race at Keeneland, Kentucky, was the sixth in a row for the unbeaten 2-5 favourite.

🌍 World Sport

⚽️EPL:

Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table as Gabriel's close-range finish gave them victory away to Chelsea (1-0) at Stamford Bridge.

Unai Emery enjoyed a dream debut as Aston Villa manager with an impressive and deserved 3-1 victory against Manchester United at Villa Park.

Mohamed Salah struck twice in the first half as Liverpool secured their first (2-1) away win in the Premier League this season with victory at Tottenham.

Miguel Almiron continued his scoring streak as Newcastle consolidated their spot in the Premier League's top four with another confident victory (4-1) over Southampton.

⚾️ The Houston Astros won their second World Series title as a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies helped them clinch the seven-game series 4-2.

Game six remained scoreless until Kyle Schwarber hit a home run in the sixth inning to put the Phillies ahead.

But the Astros hit straight back through Yordan Alvarez's three-run homer, before Christian Vazquez drove in Alex Bregman to make it 4-1.

Roared on by an ecstatic home crowd, the Astros closed out the win.

🏉 Samoa set up a World Cup semi-final meeting with England after edging a pulsating encounter against Tonga in Warrington.

Tries from Jaydn Su'a and Jarome Luai gave Samoa a slender half-time lead, with Daniel Tupou and Siosiua Taukeiaho crossing for Kristian Woolf's side.

Brian To'o's converted try secured the win, despite Sione Katoa's late effort for Tonga ensuring a grandstand finish.

Samoa will now face England at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on Saturday (GMT).

🎾 Denmark teenager Holger Rune stunned defending champion Novak Djokovic in the Paris Masters final to claim his first ATP Masters title.

The 19-year-old denied Djokovic's hopes of a record-extending seventh Paris title with a 3-6 6-3 7-5 win.

🏉 England made a sobering start to their autumn campaign as Argentina shocked an 80,000-strong Twickenham crowd with an audacious and deserved (30-29) victory.

🏏 South Africa are out of the Men's T20 World Cup after being stunned by 13 runs by Netherlands in their final group match.

🏏 A 25-ball blitz from Suryakumar Yadav set up a dominant victory in the final Super 12 game of the T20 World Cup as India smashed Zimbabwe by 71 runs.

⚽️ Chelsea and Manchester City will compete for the signing of AC Milan's Portugal striker Rafael Leao, 23, with bids expected to be in the region of £105m. (Tuttomercato, via Mail on Sunday)

⚽️ Gareth Bale scored a last-minute equaliser in extra time before Los Angeles FC beat Philadelphia Union on penalties to win the MLS Cup.

He came on in the 97th minute before heading in to make it 3-3 right at the death, minutes after Philadelphia had scored.

LAFC then won the shoot-out 3-0 to win the title for the first time.

🎾 Spain's world number one Carlos Alcaraz has been forced to pull out of the upcoming ATP Finals and Davis Cup Finals due to injury.

The 19-year-old retired from his Paris Masters quarter-final against Denmark's Holger Rune with a stomach muscle injury.

A scan revealed an abdominal muscle tear, which he confirmed on Twitter would keep him out for up to six weeks.

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