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🗞 Cemented his legacy

🗞 Cemented his legacy

August 16, 2020

G'day sports fans,

Ronnie O'Sullivan has just won a 6th World Championships. Earlier this week, he said he's still hanging around because..."They are so bad. A lot of them you see now, you look at them and think, 'I would have to lose an arm and a leg to fall out of the top 50'. "

In today's edition of Sport Journal:

🏉 & 🇦🇺 Round reviews

⚽️ Lyon stun Man City in UEFA Champions League

🏍 Dramatic crash at the MotoGp (no injuries)

...and much more.

Live Sport

⚽️ Europa League Semi-Final: Sevilla 0-1 Man Utd - (9') Fernandes opens scoring from penalty spot.

🎱 World Snooker Championship: O'Sullivan 18-8 Wilson

O'Sullivan wins sixth world crown and record 37th ranking title. It comes 19 years after his first.

🇦🇺 AFL

EXCLUSIVE: Shane Crawford urges Essendon to pursue Cats' Tom Hawkins — wwos.nine.com.au

Shane Crawford believes the Bombers should make a serious play for Geelong star Tom Hawkins in a bid to rev...

Results

Geelong Cats 91 (14.7) Port Adelaide 31 (4.7) - Cats by 60: Tom Hawkins with a virtuoso performance to dismantle Port Adelaide by 10 goals. (match report)

North Melbourne 52 (8.4) Brisbane Lions 53 (7.11) - Lions by 1: Brisbane draws level on points with top-ranked Port Adelaide after grinding past North Melbourne. (match report)

Melbourne 100 (16.4) Collingwood 44 (6.8) - Demons by 64: Melbourne scored its best win in almost two years, crushing an insipid Collingwood at the Gabba. (match report)

Fremantle 36 (5.6) Carlton 40 (5.10) - Blues by 4: Newnes nails miraculous set shot to sink Freo after the siren. (match report)

Western Bulldogs 111 (16.15) Adelaide Crows 54 (8.6) - Bulldogs by 57: A career-best haul from Aaron Naughton (including 6 goals from his first six kicks) leads the Western Bulldogs to a big win over Adelaide. (match report)

St Kilda 68 (10.8) Essendon 33 (5.3) - Saints by 35: After Monday night's drubbing, St Kilda dominated the Gabba clash, powering to a 35-point win after having control of the contest from the opening passage of play. (match report)

West Coast Eagles 81 (12.9) v Hawthorn 49 (7.7) - Eagles by 32: Seven in a row: Eagles cruise past Hawks to boost flag hopes.

Today: Richmond (1.25) v Gold Coast Suns (3.10): Both sides came through their last game all-clear (team news). To win, the Suns will need to overcome a horrible recent record against Richmond which has seen them lose five straight.

Richmond have covered the line in their last 8 at the Gabba (-22.5) @ 2.0
Each of Gold Coasts last 7 away matches have gone OVER total points line (129.5) @ 1.87

🏉 NRL

In 5 of the 7 matches one converted try would have seen a different result. It's incredibly competitive.

Warriors 12-18 Panthers: Penrith have won nine matches in a row for the first time in club history, coming out on top against a spirited Warriors side. (match report)

Eels 12-14 Dragons: Dragons drama to the end as Mary farewelled with Eels upset. (match report)

Sharks 30-18 Titans: Proctor sent off over alleged bite, as Sharks fight back to beat Titans (match report)

Cowboys 30-31 Rabbitohs: Reynolds heroics (with the 20th field goal of his career) at the death to get Rabbitohs home over Cowboys (match report)

Get Caught Up: Round 14 - NRL — www.nrl.com

Get caught up with all the talking points from round 14 of the 2020 NRL Telstra Premiership in one place.

Raiders 36-8 Broncos: Broncos won (the first half). Raiders bury Broncos with stunning second-half surge. (match report)

Knights 26-24 Sea Eagles: Knights escape Sea Eagles' clutches in crucial comeback win. (match report)

West Tigers 29-28 Bulldogs: Brooks muzzles Bulldogs' biteback to boot Tigers to thrilling win (match report)

Not for the squeamish! 😛 C: Twitter

⚽️ Football

A-League: Sydney FC 1-2 Western United: Steven Lustica’s last-minute winner crashed the party as Sydney FC were forced to lift the Premiers Plate following a 2-1 defeat against finals-bound Western United. (match report)

‘We've got to be better’ – Wilkinson insists Sydney FC must shake off end of season slump | Hyundai A-League — www.a-league.com.au

Sydney FC captain Alex Wilkinson has faith that his side will turn the corner in the Hyundai A-League Finals Series after the Premiers closed the campaign with five straight winless games.

Wilkinson not only led the Sky Blues to tie Melbourne Victory’s tally of four Premiership titles but the 36-year-old became the first individual to claim five Premiership winners medals – three with Sydney and two with the Central Coast Mariners.

UEFA Champions League:

Bayern 8-2 Barcelona: A thrashing in the Champions League quarterfinals showed Bayern Munich at the peak of its powers and Barcelona at the end of the line. "We have hit rock bottom," said Shakira's husband, Gerard Pique. (BBC) Barcelona have since sacked their Manager.

Man City 1-3 Lyon: Lyon will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals on Thursday (5am); Raheem Sterling missed open goal with score at 2-1 after VAR allowed controversial Lyon breakaway goal to stand. Lyon were (11.0) to win 🤯.

🌎 International

🏏 MS Dhoni announces retirement from International cricket

👊🏻 UFC 252: Stipe Miocic outpoints Daniel Cormier in Las Vegas to retain heavyweight title

Stipe Miocic cemented his legacy as the greatest heavyweight champion in UFC history with a unanimous decision win over Daniel Cormier, who confirmed his retirement after their hotly-anticipated heavyweight title trilogy fight at UFC 252.

🏍 MotoGp: Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales narrowly avoid high-speed crash at Austrian MotoGP

Johann Zarco and Franco Morbidelli collided at Turn 3, with the wreckage from the flying bikes narrowly missing Rossi and Viñales. All riders were unharmed.

🏎 F1

Lewis Hamilton dominated the Spanish Grand Prix to take his fourth victory in six races so far this year.

The Mercedes driver led every lap from pole position and was simply too fast for Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who was unable to challenge. (BBC)

🎾 Tennis

Halep beats Mertens to win Prague Open (BBC)

Serena Williams loses to World #116 in Top Seed Open

Coco Gauff loses to Jennifer Brady in Top Seed Open last four in Kentucky

🏉 Rugby

Waratahs seal convincing win as Western Force remain winless.

The Waratahs continued their recent resurgence with a 28-8 win over the Western Force in Friday's Super Rugby AU clash on the Gold Coast.

Reds secure valuable win over in-from Rebels

The Reds moved up to second on the Super Rugby AU table after a late try from Hamish Stewart handed them a precious 19-3 bonus-point victory over the Rebels in Brisbane.

Highlanders thump Hurricanes as Super Rugby Aitearoa comes to a close

The Highlanders brought down the curtain on the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition with a 38-21 victory against the Hurricanes in Dunedin.

Blues v Crusaders was cancelled following the NZ Government implementing lockdown levels that prohibit events taking place for the next 12 days.

📺 Live sport

Monday

⛳️ 07:00 - Korn Ferry Tour, Boise Open, Round 4 (Fox Sports More or Kayo Sports)

⛳️ 09:00 - Men, US Amateur Championship Round (Fox Sports or Kayo Sports)

⚾️ 09:08 - MLB - New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox (ESPN 1 or Kayo Sports or Sky Sports 3)

⚽️ 10:30 - MLS - FC Dallas v Nashville SC (BeIN Sports 1 or Kayo Sports)

🇦🇺 19:10 - AFL - Richmond Tigers v Gold Coast Suns (Fox Footy or Kayo Sports)

🏏 20:00 - Test Match - England v Pakistan (Fox Cricket or Kayo Sports)

Tuesday

🏀 08:30 - NBA Playoffs First Round - Boston Celtics v Philadelphia 76ers (ESPN 1 or Kayo Sports)

⚾️ 09:05 - MLB - New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox (ESPN 2 or Kayo Sports)

⚾️ 09:10 - MLB - Miami Marlins v New York Mets (Sky Sports 3)

🏀 11:00 - NBA Playoffs First Round - Los Angeles Clippers v Dallas Mavericks (ESPN 1 or Kayo Sports)

⚾️ 11:40 - MLB - Los Angeles Angels v San Francisco Giants (Sky Sports 3)

⛹🏻‍♀️ 17:00 - Super Netball - West Coast Fever v Melbourne Vixens (Telstra TV)

⛹🏻‍♀️ 19:30 - Super Netball - Queensland Firebirds v NSW Swifts (Telstra TV)