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August 02, 2020

G'day sports fans,

Stat: Only one US city has won 3 major sports championships in the same year: Detroit in 1935, when the Lions won the NFL title, Tigers won the World Series and Red Wings took the Stanley Cup.

In today's edition of Sport Journal;

🇦🇺 Analysis of the weekend

🏉 Round wrap up

📺 New Nike Ad

🇦🇺 AFL

Where every AFL club will finish and the projected final top eight: The Run Home

We’re officially over halfway done with the 2020 season, and almost every AFL club has just eight games left to play. It’s time to start looking towards the finish line.

The Fox sports experts have their say on finishing positions (continue to article)

Three teams are predicted to have 11 wins or more:

1. Port Adelaide (11.8 projected wins)

2. Brisbane Lions (11.85)

3. West Coast Eagles (11)

🏉 NRL

All the latest info on who's in, who's out, injuries and unavailability for all rosters for 2020.

West Tigers 20-26 Warriors (match report) Hiku the hero as Warriors wear down Wests Tigers.

Broncos 26-36 Sharks (match report) Sharks stage late attack to continue Broncos' pain.

Roosters 18-12 Titans (match report) Roosters dig deep to outlast gutsy Titans.

Cowboys 12-14 Raiders (match report) Raiders pushed all the way before subduing Cowboys.

Sea Eagles 12-42 Panthers (match report) Cleary all class as Panthers run Sea Eagles ragged.

Bulldogs 16-18 Eels (match report) Underdogs fight back but Eels hang on in nail-biter.

Storm 26-16 Knights (match report) Shoulder to sideline Smith '2-3 weeks' as Storm nullify Knights.

⚽️ Football

Arsenal have now won ten percent of all FA Cups (14)

Arsenal's talisman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang worked his Wembley magic once again as they came from behind to beat Chelsea and win the FA Cup for a record 14th time.

Chelsea took the lead in the Heads Up FA Cup final inside five minutes through Christian Pulisic's smart finish but then fell victim to the brilliance of Aubameyang, who was also Arsenal's hero when he scored twice in the semi-final win over Manchester City.

Bonus: Arsenal's win condemns Tottenham to three qualifying rounds just to reach Europa League proper.

⚽️ A-League:

Western Sydney Wanderers 1-0 Wellington Phoenix (match report) Yeboah with priceless goal as Wanderers sink Phoenix to boost finals hopes.

Melbourne City FC 2-0 Sydney FC: (match report) Melbourne City sent a message of intent to their rivals with a commanding display.

Newcastle Jets 1-0 Western United FC (match report) A first-half headed goal from Roy O'Donovan proved enough for Newcastle Jets. Jets now into 7th but inferior goal difference could put pay to their charge.

Tonight: Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners: Two sides with nothing to lose will hopefully find a way to go for broke and put on a show for those of us who dare to watch.

🎾 Tennis

Nick Kyrgios withdraws from US Open because of coronavirus concerns

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the US Open because of the coronavirus pandemic, saying it "hurts me at my core" to miss the tournament.

Fellow Australian and women's world number one Ashleigh Barty already withdrew last week.

In a video on social media Kyrgios, 25, also criticised the behaviour of some players during the pandemic.

"Let's take a breath here and remember what's important, which is health and safety as a community," said Kyrgios.

🏉 Rugby

Rebels score first to be a spirited Western Force in Super Time

Isi Naisarani scored a try in Super Time as the Melbourne Rebels sealed a 25-20 win over the Western Force.

Brumbies snatch victory at death over Reds

The Brumbies snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as Mack Hansen kicked a last-minute penalty to beat the Reds 22-20.

Crusaders return to winning ways, piling more misery on the Chiefs.

The Crusaders bounced back from last week's Super Rugby Aotearoa defeat with a 32-19 triumph over the winless Chiefs in Hamilton.

Blues bash the Highlanders

The Blues were too good for the Highlanders as they ran in five tries for a comfortable 31-21 victory in Dunedin on Sunday.

🗞 In other news

🐴 Glorious Goodwood

Stradivarius wins record fourth Goodwood Cup under Frankie Dettori, to confirm his place as one of the great stayers. Prize money now passes AU$5.3m.

Battaash eclipsed his own track record as he claimed the King George Qatar Stakes for the fourth successive year at Glorious Goodwood in 55.62 seconds.

⛳️ Branden Grace tests positive for coronavirus and will miss US PGA. The South African was tied 2nd place in the Barracuda Championship, when he woke up and didn't feel good, he notified the PGA and his test returned positive. (BBC)

🏎 British GP - Hamilton wins again

With only three tyres on his car, Lewis Hamilton made it and won the race!

A puncture on the last lap and he limped across the line. Verstappen pitted to go for the fastest lap point. If he hadn't he would've won the race.

Bottas and Sainz also suffer front-left punctures late on

Magnussen & Kvyat out after crashes; Hulkenberg out before race starts

🏀 NBA:

🏀 NBL confirms 12 Melbourne United players have coronavirus

  • Melbourne United and South East Melbourne Phoenix players are in isolation

  • There will be no further group training sessions for United or Phoenix until further notice.

🏅 Athletics: Noah Lyles says fellow world champion Christian Coleman should take "more responsibility" after he was provisionally suspended for missing three doping tests in a year. (BBC)

📺 Live sport

Monday (AEST)

🏌🏼‍♀️ 07:00 - LPGA Drive On Championship, Round 3 (Fox Sports)

🏀 08:00 - NBA - Orlando Magic v Sacramento Kings (ESPN 1)

⛳️ 09:00 - PGA TourBarracuda Championship, Round 4 (Fox Sports)

⚾️ 09:08 - MLB - New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox (ESPN 2 or Sky Sports 3)

🏀 10:30 - NBA - Milwaukee Bucks v Houston Rockets (ESPN 1)

🏀 11:00 - NBA - Dallas Mavericks v Phoenix Suns (SBS Viceland)

🏒 12:30 - NHL - Vancouver Canucks v Minnesota Wild (ESPN 2)

🇦🇺 19:10 - AFL - Port Adelaide Power v Western Bulldogs (Fox Footy)

⚽️ 19:30 - A-League - Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners (Fox Sports More)

Tuesday (AEST)

🏀 08:30 - NBA - Memphis Grizzlies v New Orleans Pelicans (ESPN 1)

⚾️ 08:40 - MLB - Cincinnati Reds v Cleveland Indians (Sky Sports 3)

🏀 10:00 - NBA - San Antonio Spurs v Philadelphia 76ers (SBS Viceland)

⚾️ 10:10 - MLB - Milwaukee Brewers v Chicago White Sox (ESPN 2)

🏀 11:00 - NBA - Los Angeles Lakers v Utah Jazz (ESPN 1)

⚾️ 11:10 - MLB - San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Dodgers (Sky Sports 3)

🇦🇺 19:10 - AFL - Richmond Tigers v Brisbane Lions (Fox Footy)

⚽️ 19:30 - A-League - Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory (Fox Sports More)

🏏 23:00 - ODI Series - England v Ireland (Fox Cricket)